Inaugural Garnet & Gold Forum features Eric Metaxas as speaker
Eric Metaxas, New York Times #1 best-selling author, renowned commentator, and nationally syndicated radio show host, spoke on the topic of “Christian Thinking in a Secular Society” at Erskine’s Garnet & Gold Forum May 14. “Truth is truth,” Metaxas declared,…
Day of Giving 2022 donations exceed goal
Enthusiastic staff members set up headquarters for Erskine’s fourth annual Day of Giving April 27 in the recently renovated Alumni House, where gifts were tracked throughout the day. This year’s goal of $175,000 was met and exceeded by more than…
Euphies win Darlington Cup Debate
The Darlington Cup debate at Erskine College, pitting the Euphemians against the Philomatheans, took place Friday, March 25, in Memorial Hall Auditorium. Participating members of the opposing literary societies were asked to consider whether United States intervention in foreign conflict…
Educator wins Erskine’s Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Fay Simpson Sprouse ’84 received the Alumni Distinguished Service Award during Erskine’s Alumni Weekend celebration March 25-26. This year’s event offered a variety of activities, including a meet and greet in the newly renovated Alumni House with Erskine President…
Competitive speech and debate team to launch this fall
Erskine College, whose literary societies trained championship debaters in the 19th century, will sponsor a competitive speech and debate team beginning in the fall of 2022. Stepping up to coach the new team is Erskine staff member and seminary student…
Networking, Erskine style: one senior’s experience
Psychology major Faith Wright (pictured above), from Columbia, Missouri, was recruited as a tennis player and completed her graduation requirements last month. During her final semester at Erskine in the fall of 2021, when she was searching for an internship,…
Erskine College trustees announce appointment of new president
The Board of Trustees of Erskine College has announced the appointment of Dr. Steven C. Adamson as 18th president of the institution. Currently provost and executive vice president at Arizona Christian University, where he has served for the last five…
Inaugural SCSL ‘Palmetto Award for Best Overall Delegation’ goes to Erskine
Erskine College received the first annual Palmetto Award for Best Overall Delegation at this year’s fall session of the South Carolina Student Legislature (SCSL). The new Palmetto Award is to be presented annually to the delegation which, in the opinion…
Erskine memories evoke gratitude and pride for 1990 graduate
The following reflection by Lee Atkinson ’90 was originally written in May 2020, just prior to the 30th anniversary of the Erskine College Class of 1990. His daughter, Rebecca Delaney Atkinson, graduated magna cum laude in May 2021. Father and…