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S outh Carolina State University (SCSU) in Orangeburg, South
$15 Million Residence Hall Renovations
$8 million in state funding to take their STEM program housed in the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Transportation to a higher level. Their ROTC program is one of the best programs in the country having produced 23 general officers, only 2nd to West Point. SCSU is the only HBCU in the country with a nuclear engineering program. Students can get a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering, which prepares students to work in the field of nuclear engineering – whether it’s with the federal government, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or with different nuclear sites around the country. “It bodes well for our students,” said Conyers. “We are in proximity to Savannah River Site, which is a nuclear site. Our students are very well sought
after.”
SCSU is also the only HBCU in South Carolina with a theater arts program. Even with all this growth and accomplishments, Conyers’ vision is to grow the university – particularly the endowment and the student population is his top priority. Conyers isn’t one for slow-motion. Within 48 hours of accepting the interim president position for the university, he made the decision to utilize funding from Covid-19 to provide $9.8 million in debt relief to over 2500 students. This singular action allowed many students to return to school. “Some of this debt was years old, but students were stuck in limbo because they couldn’t retrieve their transcripts and things that they would need to get back in school. But this debt relief allowed for them to get a fresh start to get back on the path to
Carolina, is a small HBCU with a tight-knit student community. President Alexander Conyers says students are fully committed to and receive the same quality education than any of the larger universities at SCSU. President Conyers has worked in a bi-partisan manner with members of the South Carolina General Assembly to secure record funding for the University. In fact, South Carolina State University has recently received over $150 million for new construction and infrastructure renovations. Select projects include the following: $54. 7 Million-New Academic Building $30 Million- New Library $24.2 Million- Renovation and Student Center Expansion
What Conyers says rings true when you take a close look at South Carolina State. S.C. State University is the only public 4 year HBCU in South Carolina with a Division 1 athletics program. “So, when you have student- athletes who want to play college sports at the next level, whether it’s volleyball or football or any sport they can do it with us as a Division 1 school,” Conyers said. SCSU has produced over 40 NFL players, four football Hall of Famers, and six players that are currently playing in the NFL. A SCSU player has participated in the last three Superbowl’s. SCSU is doing equally well in academics. This past June, the university was allocated
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