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January 2013
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October 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Students
Benedict College today announced the withdrawal of three students implicated in the Sept. 23 physical attack on an individual in the Five Points area of Columbia, SC.
Stanley McBride, John Sumner and Michael Kendrix were all arrested last week in connection with the attack. From the statement:
Thursday
May 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Finance, Headlines, South Carolina
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Courtesy of Benedict College
Benedict College recently received two federal grants totaling $3.4 million over a five-year funding period from the United States Department of Education. The five-year grant comes under the Department of Education’s Upward Bound program which seeks to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education.
Upward Bound participants must be potential first-generation college students, low-income individuals, or individuals who have a high need for academic support in order to successfully pursue a program of education beyond high school.The first award is a renewal grant to serve 100 participants from five 5 high schools in Fairfield, Lexington, and Richland counties: Airport, Brookland-Cayce, C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy, Fairfield Central, and W.J. Keenan high schools. The second award is a new award to serve 60 students at Camden High School located in Kershaw County. According to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs, Debra Saunders-White, new awards made up only 8 percent of the successful applicants.
The United States Department of Education funded a total of 780 programs in the first funding slate out of 1,562 applicants.
“This funding will help ensure that low-income students are well-prepared and well-equipped to excel in higher education, which is so important for success in todays world,” said Dr. David H. Swinton, President and CEO of Benedict College. “In addition, in an increasingly global marketplace, the math and science training will help make sure Americas students can compete with anyone in the world.”
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Monday
April 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Headlines, Leadership, North Carolina, North Carolina Central University, South Carolina, Sports
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Benedict College alum and track and field icon Dr. LeRoy Walker died today at the age of 93. Dr. Walker was among the greatest coaches in the history of amateur track and field, coaching Olympians from North Carolina Central University and serving as the first black head coach of the men’s Olympic team in 1976, and first black president of the U.S. Olympic Committee 20 years later.
During Walker’s coaching career at North Carolina Central, he coached athletes to 11 Olympic medals and sent track & field athletes to every Olympic Games from 1956 to 1980. His stellar reputation began when Lee Calhoun won back-to-back Gold Medals in the 110m hurdles in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Games. In all, Walker coached eight Olympians, 30 national champions, and 80 All Americans. He also served as a coach or consultant for several foreign Olympic Teams from 1960 through 1972, and in 1976, he was named the U.S. men’s head coach, the first African-American man to serve in that position.
Walker also served in a number of national leadership roles for the sport of track & field. He was chairman of the AAU men’s track & field committee from 1973-76 and the coordinator of coaching assignments for the AAU and TAC (forerunner to USATF) from 1973-80. He became TAC president from 1984-88 and later served as senior vice president for sport of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. He also served as President of the U.S. Olympic Committee from 1992-96.
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Saturday
February 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Headlines, News
A campus lockdown of Benedict College has been lifted, hours after school officials received a call from a non-student threatening to “shoot up the school.”
(Benedict Spokesperson Kymm) Hunter said De’Amontez Anibario Valdez, who is not a student at the school, called the college switchboard just before noon and threatened to “shoot up the campus.”
“We are taking this very seriously,” Hunter said earlier. “We believe he is armed and is dangerous.”
Hunter said that while police are continuing to check cars and limit traffic from entering the campus, students and campus personnel are now able to move about freely. (The State)
Officials believe the threat was made as a result of a relationship dispute between Valdez and another non-student, who is believed to be dating a Benedict student.
Tuesday
January 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College
Benedict College last nighted hosted Civil Rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson, who implored the crowd to be active participants in the voting process and in protests against economic inequality. Rev. Jackson, a North Carolina A&T alumnus, specifically addressed proposed legislation requiring voters to show identification at polling places in South Carolina.
“Your governor, a woman of color, could not vote before ’65,” Jackson said. “She got the right to vote with the rest of us. They’re now trying to undermine your easy access to voting.”
Thursday
January 2012
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College
Benedict College today announced its place on G.I. Jobs Magazine’s annual list of the nation’s most military friendly colleges and universities. Benedict was ranked in the top 20 percent of schools making academic programs and job placement opportunities accessible for veterans, along with benefits for their spouses and children.
G.I. Jobs Magazine compiles its data from government and private entities providing support to military families, and through surveys of more than 300 military personnel currently enrolled in colleges and universities nationwide.
Sunday
November 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Lane College, Sports
There was no miracle finish for the 2011 Benedict College Tigers football team, as a last-second, last-ditch effort fell short and Lane College took a 19-13 victory Saturday in a NCAA Division II contest at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium.
Trailing 19-0 at the half, Benedict rallied with a pair of touchdowns in the second half and got the ball with 1:01 left in the game and 77 yards away from a potential game-winning touchdown and extra point.
The Tigers picked up some big yardage, as quarterback Simeon Kelley rushed for gains of 12 and 20 yards, and then completed a 17-yard pass to Harlon Samuels for a first down at the 23-yard line. But then the Tigers stalled, with Kelley throwing an incomplete pass on first down, a delay of game penalty on second down pushed them back five yards, and Kelley was sacked on the next play.
Sunday
October 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Clark-Atlanta University, Georgia, Sports
The Benedict College Tigers rushed for a season-high 185 yards against one of the top defenses in the SIAC to take a hard-earned 10-7 Homecoming victory over the Clark Atlanta Panthers on Saturday at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium.
Tyquan Bazemore rushed for a season-high 80 yards, and Milton Myers rushed for a season-high 72 yards for the Tigers, who improved to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the SIAC.
“Our game plan was to run the ball,” said interim head coach James Woody. “We wanted to establish the run and then open up our screen passes and vertical game.”
via Benedict College Athletics – Benedict Runs Over Clark Atlanta For Homecoming Win.
Monday
September 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Fort Valley State University, Georgia, Sports
The Wildcats of Fort Valley State University (FVSU) absolutely had to win for a couple of reasons. First, the 0-3 Wildcats were in jeopardy of becoming one of only a few teams in the history of FVSU Football to lose their first four games of the season. And second, another loss would be a barometer to measure just how stormy the rest of the season could be for the Wildcats. Fortunately, the 40-23 win over Benedict saved the Wildcats from a certain date with history and diverted them from the path of a looming storm which could have wreaked havoc on their season.
Along with the symbolic storms which confronted the Wildcats in Thursday night’s match up in Columbia, SC, the night presented two practical challenges as well. First, there was a light, yet steady rain at Benedict’s Charlie Johnson Stadium throughout most of the game. The second occurred with just over nine minutes left in the first quarter when the stadium lights went out in the middle of an FVSU drive and play was halted for at least 20 minutes.
Read the full story at:
Fort Valley State University – Wildcats beat Benedict for first win of the season
Monday
September 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Sports
Benedict College’s athletics director has named James Woody as the head coach for the Benedict College Tigers football team.
Benedict President David Swinton made the announcement during a Monday news conference in Columbia.
Woody previously worked as an Offensive Coordinator for Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, and had previously enjoyed a year off from coaching with his family.
Read the full story at:
Benedict College Names New Football Coach James Woody | wltx.com
Thursday
September 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College
In 2006, Benedict College was awarded a $600,000.00 grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a program called Project SUSTAIN (Sustainable Urban Services to Advance Independent Neighborhoods). The components of the program included financial literacy and job readiness training, basic computer skills, and a homework assistance center for area youth.
To accomplish this task, Benedict College acquired a vacant substandard building once called “The Candy Shop Nightclub”. The distressed site was formerly home to prostitution and drugs. The College through its non-profit Benedict-Allen CDC has renovated the facility, equipping it with state of the art technology to serve area residents and college students transforming the site into a power for good in our community.
On Friday, September 16, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. college officials, neighborhood leaders, area residents and students will come together to dedicate the new facility and its grand opening.
Monday
September 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Bowie State University, Maryland, Sports
The Bulldogs rolled up 473 yards in total offense and cruised to a 31-14 victory for Bowie State over the visiting Tigers of Benedict College. This was a designated conference game for Bowie State and improved the Bulldogs overall record to 2-0 (1-0 CIAA).
Junior Kevin James scored the first points of the afternoon for Bowie State, hauling in a 33 pass from senior Clifton Budd at the 5:33 mark of the opening period. Senior Michael Gagne added the extra point for a 7-0 Bulldogs lead.
Gagne made the score 10-0 Bowie State with 5:39 left in the first half after drilling a 24-yard field goal. Bowie State kept Benedict College in check the first half, holding the Tigers to just 81 yards in total offense while managing 213 total first half yards themselves.
Read the full story at:
Bowie State University Athletics – BOWIE STATE CRUISES TO 31-14 HOME WIN OVER BENEDICT COLLEGE
Friday
September 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Finance
During Benedict College’s recent Fall Convocation, Mr. Nicholas Perkins, President and CEO of Perkins Management Services Company, presented a $1 million gift to Dr. David H. Swinton, President and CEO of Benedict College. The gift was given to establish an endowed chair in Hospitality Management in honor of Dr. Arthur G. Gaston. The primary objective of the endowed chair is to establish a degree program in the field of Hospitality Management. A portrait was unveiled in honor of Dr. Arthur G. Gaston during the convocation, and will be featured in the College’s Business Development Center.
The late Dr. Arthur G. Gaston was a successful business man and civil rights activist. He was born in 1892 in a log cabin in Demopolis, Alabama, and was raised by his former slave grandparents. In 1905, he moved to Birmingham, where he attended Tuggle Institute, a privately run charitable school for black children.
Read the full story at:
Benedict College receives $1 million gift | News | Northeast Columbia News
Company President and CEO Nicholas Perkins, a Fayetteville State alumnus, discussed the gift on the 9/8 edition of HBCU Digest Radio. Listen to the episode here.
Monday
September 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College, Sports, Virginia Union University
Virginia Union University’s Cheston Hickman passed for 185 yards and three touchdowns as VUU downed Benedict College 27-0 in Columbia, S.C., on September 3. It was the second consecutive shut-out for the Panthers.
Hickman connected with Matias Parker for scoring strikes of 16 and 43 yards and then hooked up with Stephen Templeton for a 14-yard touchdown pass. Hickman 9-for-20 on the days.
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Virginia Union University – VUU Gets Second Straight Shut-Out
Wednesday
August 2011
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Written by HBCU Digest, Posted in Benedict College
Courtesy - Sanford Greene
Benedict College alumnus Sanford Greene was recently profiled as one of the nation’s best comic book illustrators out of South Carolina, in a story previewing the inaugural edition of Cola-Con, a conference assembling the burgeoning hip-hop-comic book culture. From the Charleston City Paper:
Another South Carolina hero is Sanford Greene, a world-renowned comics illustrator who has worked for industry titans Marvel and DC Comics, as well as on the 2008 blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight.
Greene considers the Southern states to be a relatively unknown hotspot for national talent. “Arguably, I would say the South — in terms of just its collective group of illustrators in this industry — is probably the strongest in the country simply because of the names that are here locally in this region,” Greene says. “Kind of like the SEC, you know how dominant they are. I think that’s how the comics industry is — we would be the SEC of the industry.”
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Hip-Hop and comics collide at Cola-Con | Features | Charleston City Paper
