Home Football Game: Senior Day/Homecoming
2025-11-01 13:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Dixie High School, 1 Haynes Street, Due West, 29639, United States
Join us for our third home football game on November 1st, played at Dixie High School. More details to come soon!

Fleet Fellowship: Martha Margaret Cotten, Director of Global Education at Erskine Seminary
2025-11-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Galloway Center, 8 Dode Phillips Road, Due West, SC, 29639, United States
11:00 a.m. in Galloway Gym.

Pre-Professional Speaker Series: Chiropractic Medicine
2025-11-04 12:00 - 13:00 | DMSC Auditorium
On November 4th from 12-1 p.m., representatives from Sherman College of Chiropractic will attend to discuss graduate training and chiropractic medicine in the current healthcare environment. This event will take place in DMSC and is free and open to the public.

Presidential Scholarship Competition
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-08 | SC
The Erskine Presidential Scholarship Competition, an invitation-only event, is scheduled for November 7-8. The Presidential Scholarship is the highest scholarship award offered at Erskine College, and covers tuition, room and board, and required fees, minus any state, federal, or outside scholarships and grants. The Erskine Presidential Scholarship Competition by invitation only About the Scholarship The Presidential Scholarship is the highest scholarship award offered at Erskine College, and covers tuition, room and board, and required fees, minus any state, federal, or outside scholarships and grants. The Solomon Scholarship, the college’s second highest scholarship, covers up to 16 credit hours of tuition per semester and is renewable for a total of four years.
Each year, our top admitted students join us for the Presidential Scholarship Competition where they interview with faculty and staff, enjoy camaraderie with their fellow competitors, and spend the night in the Erskine dorms. Learn more about the scholarship.
Fall 2025 Competition: November 7-8Activities
Friday, November 7, 2025
Individual interviews
Group interviews
Team building activity
Debate
Catered lunch
Friday evening
Dinner with student hosts
Stay overnight in the dorms
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Breakfast with Admissions

Interested? Apply to Erskine today! We’re sending out invitations to the competition soon.
Apply Now!

Fleet Fellowship: Dr. Pip Mohr, Biblical/Theological Studies Professor at Erskine College
2025-11-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Galloway Center, 8 Dode Phillips Road, Due West, SC, 29639, United States

Pre-Professional Speaker Series: Staff Sergeant Michael Mulvoy
2025-11-11 12:00 - 13:00 | DMSC Auditorium
Staff Sergeant Michael Mulvoy, healthcare recruiter for the US Army, will be on campus on November 11 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in DMSC Auditorium as part of the Pre-Professional Speaker Series. He will discuss healthcare job opportunities in the Army and the Health professions scholarship program that covers tuition and living expenses during medical/graduate school training. This event is free and open to all!

Lecture: Contemporary Global Affairs with Van Hipp
2025-11-13 18:00 - 19:30 | SC
Join us for a talk on November 13th from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. with Van Hipp, Chairman of American Defense International in Washington, DC, and frequent international affairs commentator.
Hipp previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army in the early 1990s, an active duty officer in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Restore Freedom, and Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party. He is also the author of The New Terrorism: How to Fight It and Defeat It.
The title of his presentation will be: Keeping America Safe in the Current National Security Landscape.
This will take place in Bowie Arts Center.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF VAN D. HIPP, JR.

Van Hipp is Chairman of American Defense International, Inc. He’s a former Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, as well as a former member of the Presidential Electoral College. In 1990, he was sworn in as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army (Reserve Forces and Mobilization). In this capacity, he served as the Army Secretariat’s “point man” for the successful mobilization, and then demobilization, of the Army’s reserve forces for Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Following the “Tailhook Scandal,” Hipp was named as the Principal Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Navy. Hipp served in this capacity until January 1993.
Hipp is a veteran of the U.S. Army and served on active duty in both Operation Desert Storm and Operation Restore Democracy. He is a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. He continues to speak on defense issues at public forums across the country and writes a regular column for Newsmax on International Policy. His book, “The New Terrorism: How to Fight It and Defeat It,” was published in February 2015. One hundred percent of all proceeds go to scholarships for the children of fallen Guardsmen and Guardsmen wounded in action in the War on Terror. All scholarships are being administered by the National Guard Educational Foundation (NGEF).
Since the September 11th attacks, Hipp has appeared on the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Channel well over 600 times as an expert commentator on the War on Terror and has been a guest on most of the network’s major news programming. In addition, he has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, the London-based Sky News Channel, Newsmax TV, and the CBS Evening News.
He currently serves as a member of the Board of Visitors of Charleston Southern University, as a member of the National Capital Salvation Army Advisory Board, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Palmetto Promise Institute. In addition, Van Hipp was the recipient of the Salvation Army National Capital Area Command’s 2015 “Compassionate Citizen Award.”
On November 3rd, of 2016 he presented a lecture entitled “The Greatest Challenge Of Our Next President: Keeping America Safe During These Times” at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, MI. He also served as moderator for two National Security Town Halls for President Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election cycle. Recently, he has been elected to the Board of Trustees for the American Battlefield Trust.
Hipp received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Wofford College and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. In 2014, Hipp was the recipient of Wofford College’s Distinguished Service Award. In addition, he was the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden Leadership Award for National Security in May 2018.
Van Hipp is married to the former Jane Grote of Nashville, Tennessee, and they have three children: Trey, Sarah Camille, and Jackson. Van and his family split their time between Alexandria, VA and Georgetown, SC.

Alumni Career Panel (Fleet Fellowship Credit)
2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Carson Performance Hall (Memorial Auditorium), 1 Bonner Street, Due West, SC, 29639, United States
On Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall, come hear several alumni share their career paths and how a liberal arts education can give students an advantage in the job market! This event is free and open to the public.

Teacher Cadet Day
2025-11-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Erskine College, 2 Washington St., Due West, SC, 29639, United States
Teacher Cadet Day will be held on Thursday, Nov. 14th on Erskine’s campus! Students from three surrounding high schools will visit campus to experience classes and Education Department activities, take part in campus tours, and enjoy lunch in the Founders Room. Lunch will include speakers from the Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid, and Dean Shane Bradley, with a blessing by Jamie Williams. The day will conclude with photos with Ace before students return to their schools.
For more information, contact Kani Garren at garren@erskine.edu.

Swamp Rabbits Erskine Alumni Event
2025-11-15 15:00 - 19:00 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 North Academy Street, Greenville, SC 29601
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS STUDENT & ALUMNI EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Although this is no longer a student and alumni networking event, you can still buy tickets for the game HERE.

Fleet Fellowship: Brad Anderson, Pastor at Cayce Presbyterian and Director of Camp Horizon at Bonclarken
2025-11-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Galloway Center, 8 Dode Phillips Road, Due West, SC, 29639, United States

Convo Opportunity: Koinonia Student Worship
2025-11-20 19:30 - 20:30 | Lesesne Auditorium
7:30 p.m. in Lesesne Auditorium.

An Erskine Christmas
2025-11-21 19:30 - 20:30 | Carson Performance Hall (Memorial Auditorium), 1 Bonner Street, Due West, SC, 29639, United States
Come ring in the Christmas season with The Erskine Music Department at their annual Christmas concert on November 21st at 7:30 p.m. Entry is free and all are invited!

Fleet Fellowship: Dr. Jamie Williams, Director of Campus Ministries at Erskine
2025-11-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Galloway Center, 8 Dode Phillips Road, Due West, SC, 29639, United States

Lessons and Carols 2025
2025-12-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Due West ARP Church, 112 N Main Street, Due West, SC, 29639, United States
We invite the community to An Erskine Celebration: Christmas Lessons & Carols on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7:00 p.m.! This free event, which will be held in the Due West ARP Church, will feature Christmas music and Scripture readings. The event is a convo opportunity for students. Featuring music by: Dis We Bahamian Group
Due West ARP Church Choir
The Erskine Choraleers
Erskine students Rachel Jordan and Sarah Rentz
Erskine alumni Cal and Sadie Boykin and Florica Saracut
The Johnson Bentley Band from Due West and Bethel Mennonite Chapel
Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church of Donalds, S.C.
Resounding Joy Handbell Choir, Honea Path Baptist Church
Timms & Clarke Vocal Ensemble

Convo Opportunity: Koinonia Christmas Worship
2025-12-04 19:30 - 20:30 | Lesesne Auditorium

English Department Senior Seminar Presentations
2025-12-09 17:00 - 18:30 | SC
Tuesday, December 9
5-6:30 p.m.
Bowie Divinity Hall

“Follow the Leader: The Influence of School Teachers and Mentor Figures
in Contemporary Middle Grade Literature”
by Abby Cooper

“Beyond the Flames: The Untold Reality of Firefighters — A Documentary Exposé”
by Molly Waters

* This is a FREE event for all.

How to Dress for Success
2026-01-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Bowie Arts Center, 2 Bonner Street, Due West, SC, 29639, United States
A “How to Dress for Success” seminar for Erskine students will be held on the evening of Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in Bowie Arts Center (women) and in the Founders Room (men).
This event will be for convocation credit. The women’s seminar speaker will be Stani Day ’10, and the men’s speaker is Michael Noble ’99. Stani Day ’10 with her husband Lee Day ’08 Michael Noble ’99 with his wife Crystal Noble ’01

Speaker Series: Dr. Keisha Bentley
2026-01-20 12:00 - 13:00 | DMSC Auditorium
Erskine alumna, Dr. Keisha Bentley, from S2TEM Centers of South Carolina, will be the guest speaker on January 20th from 12-1 p.m. in DMSC auditorium. She will be speaking on Science and Education, The South Carolina Coalition for Science and Mathematics. This event is free and open to the public.

Student Resumes: What should faculty know?
2026-01-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Founders Room, Moffatt Dining Hall, 2 Washington St., Due West, SC, 29639, United States
The Office of Career Services presents a lunch and learn event for faculty. Grab your meal in Moffatt and join us in Founders Room to find out how you can help your students prepare for today’s job market.

Hear from Career Services Coordinator Andy Anderson and Director of Human Resources Andrea Norman.

Speaker Series: Emma Ferguson
2026-01-29 17:00 - 18:00 | DMSC Auditorium
Emma Ferguson, MLA(ASCP), Laboratory Education Coordinator from Bon Secours Saint Francis Health System in Greenville, will be the guest speaker on January 29th from 5-6 p.m. in DMSC auditorium. She will be speaking on Careers in the Medical Laboratory. This event is free and open to the public.

Spring Career Fair
2026-02-03 12:00 - 15:00 | Bowie Arts Center, 2 Bonner Street, Due West, SC, 29639, United States
Information to come soon!

Suturing Clinic
2026-02-10 12:00 - 16:00 | Daniel·Moultrie Science Center, SC, United States
U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) will be on campus February 10, 12:00-4:00 p.m. to offer a suturing clinic for pre-medical and allied health students. This will take place in the anatomy lab, Daniel·Moultrie Science Center 114.

Erskine Charter Day
2026-02-19 08:00 - 14:00 | Erskine College, 2 Washington St., Due West, SC, 29639, United States
Join us for Erskine Charter Day, when Upstate and Mid-state schools come visit Erskine! More details to come soon.

Grad Fair
2026-03-02 10:00 - 14:00 | Watkins Student Center, SC, United States
The Grad Fair will take place in Watkins Game Room on March 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. All seniors are encouraged to attend!

Seniors, order your cap & gown.
Get a head shot for resumes, LinkedIn, and the senior booklet.
A Herff-Jones representative will be available for anyone to look at class rings.
A Grad Images representative will be available to take graduation photos.
Freebies from the Alumni Office.

Presidential Scholarship Competition
2026-03-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Erskine College, 2 Washington St., Due West, SC, 29639, United States
The Erskine Presidential Scholarship competition will take place on March 20th from 8AM – 5PM. More information to come soon!

Day of Giving
2026-03-24 | Erskine College, 2 Washington St., Due West, SC, 29639, United States
The Annual Day of Giving will take place on March 24th, 2026. More information to come soon!

Spring Open House
2026-04-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Erskine College, 2 Washington St., Due West, SC, 29639, United States
This event will take place on April 18th from 8AM – 5PM. More information to come soon!

Alumni Day 2026
2026-04-18 08:00 - 18:00 | Erskine College, 2 Washington St., Due West, SC, 29639, United States
Erskine’s Alumni Day 2026 is scheduled for April 18th, 2026. More details to come soon!

Garnet, Gold, & Boom 2026
2026-04-18 14:30 - 17:00 | Erskine College, 2 Washington St., Due West, SC, 29639, United States
Join us for the 2026 Garnet, Gold, & Boom! This event will take place on April 18th at 2:30 PM on Huggins Field. More info to come soon!
