Social justice award winners work hard for diversity, equity, inclusion
Two faculty members and a student have been recognized for their social justice efforts on campus and in the larger community as 2022 Social Justice Award winners.
Student Gateway
Keep Carolina safe
You have a critical role in reducing the spread of COVID-19 on campus and in the Carolina Community. Demonstrate your commitment to keep UofSC in good health.
Let's Get to Work
Check out this week's highlighted jobs, internships, co-ops and service opportunities from YOUR UofSC career finder, Handshake.
2021: A year in review
2021 was a challenging year for just about everyone. But it was also a year to remember, with plenty of reasons for the University of South Carolina to celebrate — and even get a little cocky.
Announcements
Program helps students with ADHD improve organization, time management
Thriving in College with ADHD is an eight-week program to help students manage their ADD/ADHD symptoms and develop study, organization and time management skills.
Outstanding Senior Award applications due Jan. 21
Students selected for this award also will be considered for the university’s top undergraduate honors: the President’s Award, Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award and Steven N. Swanger Leadership Award.
COVID-19: What you need to do right now
As we begin the new semester with a new, highly contagious variant of COVID-19, there are some simple steps you can take to help keep yourself and our community safe and our university going strong.
Russell House transforms into Study Union for finals week
Each semester during the exam period, the Russell House transforms into Study Union; an entire facility dedicated to supporting Gamecocks through the always stressful final exam period.
Garnet Media Group excels in collegiate media awards
Garnet Media Group took home three first-place Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker awards and four College Media Association Pinnacle awards over the weekend. These awards are given to the nation’s best collegiate media entries.
Student Events
Guided Meditation
Monday, Jan. 17, 2022
Location: C.A.L.M. Oasis - Center for Health and Well-Being 215
Invisible No More Book Launch and Roundtable (Virtual)
Monday, Jan. 17, 2022
Location: See event description for more details.
Dates and Deadlines
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day (no classes)
Monday, Jan. 17, 2022
Last day to change/drop a course without a grade of 'W' being recorded (part of term 30)
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022
University Senior Awards Deadline
Friday, Jan. 21, 2022
DEADLINE -Magellan Scholar proposals due
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022
Magellan Apprentice Application Deadline
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022
Magellan Mini-Grant Application Deadline
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022
Tools and Resources
Stories for Students
Michael Amiridis selected as 30th president of the University of South Carolina
Michael Amiridis, the chancellor of the University of Illinois-Chicago since 2015, has been named the 30th president of the University of South Carolina.
Amiridis named 30th president of University of South Carolina
Michael Amiridis has been named the 30th president of the University of South Carolina. Amiridis was selected during a meeting on Friday (Jan. 14) by the university’s Board of Trustees to lead the state's flagship university system.
Leadership program puts pharmacists on forefront of improving health care
Helping develop and inspire pharmacy leaders is the goal of the Walker Leadership Scholars Program at the University of South Carolina’s College of Pharmacy, says program founder Donna Walker (1979 pharmacy, 1984 MBA). Each year, the competitive program selects two high-capacity students from the first-year pharmacy class to be scholars for three consecutive years.