When Samad “Sammy” Nasrollahi ’80 (pictured above, center, during his days as a Fleet soccer player) emigrated from Iran to the United States in 1974, he had never heard of Due West, much less Erskine College. How does a young man…
Erskine President Emeritus Dr. John Little Carson, a member of the Erskine College Class of 1967 who led his alma mater from 1998 to 2005, died Wednesday, Sept. 13. A native of Gastonia, N.C., Carson was an E.B. Kennedy Scholar…
Erskine Homecoming 2023, set for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14, gets a jump start at 9 a.m. Friday with the 50th Annual Erskine Open Golf Tournament at The Links at Stoney Point on Lake Greenwood and finishes strong Saturday with…
Richard Beck, who grew up in the Charleston area, is a retired dentist and a member of the Erskine College Class of 1968. He recently wrote and published Remaining Folly: A Sea Island’s Journey. On its cover the book is…
They went to Paris for their 25th wedding anniversary, but to commemorate 30 years of marriage, Diana Palecek and Eric Moore of Charlotte, N.C., members of the Class of 1989, came back to Due West, where they first met as…
Oldtimers in Due West remember the several bamboo groves in the town. A street was once named “Bamboolevard,” and children played in the bamboo grove above Grier Field while their parents watched the Flying Fleet play baseball. One such grove…
Gov. Henry McMaster was Erskine’s commencement speaker May 6 as graduating college and seminary students were recognized at a ceremony under the towers of the Erskine Building on the Due West campus. “It is really an honor to be here…
A group of Erskine College students and staff members traveled to Columbia Wednesday, April 19 for Higher Education Day. The purpose of their trip was to thank Gov. Henry McMaster and members of the General Assembly for their continued support…
Associate Professor of Music Dr. Keith Timms was one of 21 professors from member colleges honored by South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) in its 2023 Excellence in Teaching Awards this month. Each year SCICU recognizes outstanding faculty members…
The Rev. Kyle E. Sims has been appointed Director of Seminary Admissions and Church Relations. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Erskine College, a Master of Divinity degree from Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, and a Doctor of…
