Graduates recognized at Erskine commencement
Graduating college and seminary students were honored at Erskine College Saturday, May 14, as their family members and friends gathered for a ceremony under the towers of the Erskine Building on the Due West campus. This year’s commencement speaker was…
First two seniors in retooled Music Education major ready to graduate
Rachel Bullock and Sam Tam of the Class of 2022 are the first students to complete Erskine’s recently relaunched Music Education major. Associate Professor of Music Dr. Keith Timms recreated the major, which had been discontinued more than a decade…
Erskine commencement set for May 14
Erskine will mark the conclusion of the 2021-22 academic year with a commencement ceremony honoring college and seminary graduates Saturday, May 14, at 10:30 a.m. under the towers of the Erskine Building. This year’s commencement speaker is New York Times…
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…
History majors present research at Phi Alpha Theta conference
Erskine College seniors Kaitlyn McCort and Mary Pratt presented research March 5 during a regional meeting of Phi Alpha Theta, a history honor society, at Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. Accompanying the students was Assistant Professor of History Dr.…
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…
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…
Amaya Richardson wins UPS Scholarship
Amaya Danae Richardson, an Erskine College junior from Inman, S.C., was selected to receive a CIC/UPS Scholarship provided by the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, D.C.…
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,…