Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Myrtle Beach High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Myrtle Beach High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
(see more)Colleges across the country are recognizing students from Myrtle Beach High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from Myrtle Beach High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
Belmont Students Travel the World for College Credit
More than 700 Belmont students started their summer off by participating in one of 45 faculty-led Maymester and Summer Study Abroad programs. These short-term programs, lasting anywhere from a week to a month, are led and designed by Belmont faculty to explore one or two certain areas of study, while giving students the opportunity to travel to and discover a new place.
Study Abroad -
2019 Jul 22
Clemson University announces spring 2019 President's List
Clemson University has announced the spring 2019 President's List.
President's List -
2019 Jun 13
More than 760 students named to President's List for Spring 2019
Nearly 770 Coastal Carolina University students were named to the President's List for the Spring 2019 semester. To be named to the President's List, students must achieve a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) for the semester. CCU has a student body of 10,600. More than 2,000 students were also named to the Dean's List for the spring semester, which means more than 21 percent of the student body earned recognition on either the Dean's List or the President's List. Of those on the President's List, 141 are freshmen, 177 are sophomores, 166 are juniors and 285 are seniors.
President's List -
2019 May 30
Columbia State Pins 46 New Nursing Grads
Columbia State Community College nursing faculty pinned 46 new nursing graduates in front of family and friends during a traditional ceremony held May 3 in the Webster Athletic Center.
Graduation -
2019 May 28
Local Students Graduate from Bucknell University
Bucknell University presented degrees to nearly 900 graduates at Commencement on May 19, 2019.
Graduation -
2019 May 22
Columbia State Announces Spring 2019 Graduates
Columbia State is pleased to announce the spring 2019 graduates. In total, 490 students graduated from Columbia State May 4, with 344 degree and certificate candidates recognized during the fall commencement ceremony.
Graduation -
2019 May 22
Belmont University Announces Spring 2019 Dean's List
The following students achieved the Dean's List at Belmont University for the Spring 2019 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.
Dean's List -
2019 May 17
CCU Honors Class of 2019 is the largest yet
The Coastal Carolina University Honors Class of 2019 is the largest in history, with 83 graduates earning a total of 89 degrees. Each student has completed a rigorous curriculum consisting of at least 24 credit hours of honors courses while maintaining at least a cumulative GPA of 3.5. The average GPA of this spring's graduating class is 3.72. Each honors student also completes a final honors thesis or project which is presented in a public forum.
Honors List -
2019 May 10
More than 1,200 graduate as part of CCU's Class of 2019
Coastal Carolina University graduates are exactly what the world needs, according to commencement speaker and doctoral candidate Leigha Peterson. Peterson addressed the graduating class of 2019 - more than 1,200 students - during three separate commencement ceremonies at the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center May 10-11. "Whatever you are, put it out there," she said, "because it is better than good enough. It is exactly what the world needs!"
Graduation -
2019 May 15
Dozens of CCU students join the ranks of Beta Gamma Sigma
Dozens of sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students at Coastal Carolina University were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma on April 2. Beta Gamma Sigma is the international business honor society accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Honor Society -
2019 Apr 3
Students in business honor society host food drive
Several students who are members of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society at Coastal Carolina University organized a food donation drive to benefit Churches Assisting People in Conway, S.C.
Volunteer -
2019 Mar 11
More than 100 CCU students serve Housing as resident assistants
More than 100 students work at Coastal Carolina University as resident advisers within University Housing, serving as live-in peer leaders and role models. The RAs are assigned to a wing, floor or building to serve the residents who live there.
Work Experience -
2019 Feb 5
Clemson University announces fall 2018 Dean's List
Clemson University has announced the Dean's List for the fall 2018 semester.
Dean's List -
2019 Feb 4
CCU Department of Theatre Presents: "She Kills Monsters"
Sixteen Coastal Carolina students have been carefully picked to star in this Spring season's theatrical event "She Kills Monsters," directed by Coastal's own Benjamin Sota. This diverse and professional cast will deliver a high-octane, action-packed adventure that inspires the geek and warrior within us all.
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2019 Feb 1
Wofford College announces Fall 2018 Dean's List
Dr. Michael J. Sosulski, provost of Wofford College, has announced Dean's List students for the Fall 2018 semester.
Dean's List -
2019 Jan 22
Bucknell Students Named to Dean's List
Bucknell University has released the dean's list for outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2018-19 academic year. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a scale of 4.0 to receive dean's list recognition.
Dean's List -
2019 Jan 10
Belmont University Announces Fall 2018 Dean's List
The following students achieved the Dean's List at Belmont University for the Fall 2018 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.
Dean's List -
2018 Dec 20
CCU's Public Health Honor Society host a health and hygiene drive for local homeless shelter
Twenty-eight students in the Delta Zeta Chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma, the Public Health Honor Society at Coastal Carolina University, hosted a health and hygiene drive to collect items and raise awareness about the homeless population in Horry County.
Community Service -
2018 Dec 10
CCU chapter of Beta Alpha Psi granted Superior Chapter status
The Lambda Kappa Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at Coastal Carolina University was granted Superior Chapter status by the Beta Alpha Psi Board of Directors. Superior chapter recipients will receive a $500 award courtesy of KPMG and the KPMG Foundation. The faculty advisers for CCU's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi are Philip Njoroge, Ph.D., assistant professor of accounting, and Sheila Mitchell, lecturer of accounting. There are 30 CCU students in the chapter.
Honor Society -
2018 Nov 27
More than 700 graduate from Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University held two commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14, and more than 700 students were eligible to participate. Ceremonies were held at 2 and 6 p.m. in the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center. Barbara Blain-Bellamy, mayor of Conway, S.C., was the speaker.
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2018 Dec 17
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New Members
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Honor Society -
2018 Nov 15
CCU students 'unpack' education abroad experiences at regional conference in Greenville, S.C.
The Education Abroad unit in the Center for Global Engagement at Coastal Carolina University took five students to attend the Lessons From Abroad conference in Greenville, S.C., on Sunday, Oct. 14. Sponsored by the South Carolina Association of International Educators and hosted by Furman University, the conference assists college students with the process of transitioning back to the United States after an education abroad experience. The conference also helps students to reflect on their time studying and living in another country. The five CCU students who participated in the conference are: Hannah Hamelman, a senior history major from Conway, S.C., studied abroad with Narxoz University in Kazakhstan, Spring 2018. Kyle Johnson, a senior communication major from Longs, S.C., studied abroad with Exeter University in the United Kingdom, Fall 2016, and Deakin University in Australia, Spring 2017. Troy Kinner, a senior art history major from Myrtle Beach, S.C., studied abroad with Osaka Gakuin University in Japan, Fall 2017. Victoria "Tori" Schroeder, a junior public health major from Cherry Valley, Ill., studied abroad with Veritas University in Costa Rica, Spring 2018. Zahra Slimani, a freshman interdisciplinary studies major from Myrtle Beach, S.C., spends each summer abroad in Morocco with family.
Study Abroad -
2018 Nov 15
Belmont Sends Thousands of New Bruins into Nashville for Service
The beginning of a new school year looks different each year. It can include moving into a new dorm room, wayfinding through campus or scoping out the best spots for future study sessions. For more than 2,000 Belmont University freshmen and transfer students, this year's new school year included all these things and a special opportunity to serve their community. During the Towering Traditions orientation program, new Bruins spend an afternoon traveling to 26 locations across the greater Nashville area for service. The event, called SERVE, allows students to immerse themselves in their new hometown.
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2018 Nov 5
CCU students perform in Sondheim's classic 'A Little Night Music'
Eighteen Coastal Carolina University students will perform in the Stephen Sondheim classic musical "A Little Night Music" from Wednesday, Oct. 24, through Saturday, Oct. 27. The musical revolves around the themes of love and grief and is infused with humor, irony and warmth.
Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2018 Oct 24
Newly established Honors College at CCU has more than 700 students
The HTC Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies was established at Coastal Carolina University on Oct. 12, and the 700 students who had been accepted into the University's honors program are now the first students housed in the new college. The HTC Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies will feature many new initiatives and a revised curriculum. It will support students who have ties to majors and departments across campus: from honors students to interdisciplinary studies students, who build their own, innovative academic majors. In addition, the college will continue to support and advise undeclared first-year students as they select and transition into their major.
Honors List -
2018 Oct 15
CCU welcomes 21 freshmen as the 2018 Teaching Fellows cohort
Twenty-one Coastal Carolina University freshmen have been named South Carolina Teaching Fellows for 2018-2019.
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2018 Oct 2
Belmont University Draws Record 8,318 Students for Fall 2018
Belmont University kicked off classes for its fall 2018 semester with a record-breaking enrollment number as the University welcomed 8,318 students to campus, nearly triple the enrollment in 2000 and marking a 65 percent increase in the last decade alone. This marks Belmont's 18th consecutive year of record enrollment.
Enrollment -
2018 Sep 18
New students enroll at Fort Lewis College
The Fall 2018 semester welcomed new transfer and freshmen students from all over the country and globe to Durango, Colorado.
Enrollment -
2018 Sep 4
Troy University announces students accepted for admission in July
Troy University is proud to announce students who have been accepted for admission during July.
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2018 Aug 30
CCU students travel abroad to Tanzania
Eleven Coastal Carolina University students traveled to Arusha, Tanzania, for more than three weeks over the summer in order to advance their studies in public health and statistics.
Study Abroad -
2018 Aug 29