Southern Wesleyan University has recently doubled the Internet bandwidth available at the main campus. The Charleston, Greenville and North Augusta learning centers will soon have double their Internet bandwidth as well.
Southern Wesleyan prepares for Winter Graduation
Dr. Lawrence Clayton
Southern Wesleyan University graduates, their family members and friends will gather at the university’s campus for Winter Graduation, Dec. 8 and 10. Ceremonies for graduates in the traditional program will be Thursday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. and ceremonies for graduates in the Adult and Graduate Studies program will take place Saturday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. (Central, Greenville, Greenwood and Spartanburg locations) and at 3 p.m. (Charleston, Columbia and North Augusta locations).
The speaker for the graduation ceremonies will be Dr. Lawrence Clayton, member of the University of Alabama faculty and a member of Southern Wesleyan’s board of visitors. Baccalaureate services will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, with Pastor Steve Lane of New Beginnings Community Church in Richmond Hill, Ga., delivering the sermon. Read more >> Clemson Elementary students visit historic church at SWU
Joy Bryant presented an engaging, interactive history of Freedom’s Hill Church to students from Clemson Elementary School during a Nov. 23 visit to the campus in Central. She told the story of Adam Crooks, the church’s young minister, who loved God and hated slavery. Freedom’s Hill, originally built in 1848 in the Snow Camp community of North Carolina, was relocated to the university’s campus in 2000. Bryant is executive director of alumni and constituent relations at Southern Wesleyan. More than 100 students visited Freedom’s Hill as part of a social studies field trip that also included the Central Heritage Museum, Collins Ole Town and the Central Railway Museum.
Fine Arts faculty at area events Dr. Don Campbell, professor of music, will be conducting the GAMAC Chorale, Orchestra Boy Choir and Girl Choir in The Joy of Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m. at Boulevard Baptist Church. The concert has been an Anderson Christmas tradition for 21 years. Read more >>
Dr. Melanie Rowell, associate professor of music, performed with the Clemson University Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, Dec. 1 at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts in Clemson. Christmas/New Year’s break:
Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 through Monday, Jan. 2, 2012; university offices will close at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, and offices will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.New Staff Council
At its October meeting, the board of trustees unanimously supported the formation of a staff council and the appointment of a staff representative to the board. The purpose for creating this council is to not only provide staff with board representation, it is also to facilitate a greater sense of involvement and communication and to foster a culture of trust between the staff, faculty, administration and Board. This initial organizational meeting is open to any interested staff (defined as employees below director level) and is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Teter Hall. Videoconferencing will be available for all learning centers. This first meeting will be key to determining the level of interest and involvement among staff eligible to participate and to discuss a suggested first-year agenda, as well. This is an exciting year of transition and the opportunity and momentum for change is tangible. Become a part of helping to make this new level of staff involvement meaningful.Drop in December 14
The Office of Information Technology invites all faculty and staff to a reception on December 14 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. in the Mitchell Conference Room. During this “drop-in” style reception, refreshments will be served and several door prizes will be given away. Come and fellowship with the IT team and see what’s happening with technology. We will also have computer systems setup to provide any demonstrations you would like or help you solve any minor issues. London trip update
Due to a lack of sufficient interest, The “London in ’12” trip, originally scheduled over spring break, has been postponed, according to Chuck Mealy, organizer of the trip. Mealy added that a decision will be made as to whether the trip will be rescheduled to May Term or sometime next year. Future plans will be announced in SWU News at some point in the Spring, Mealy said. View previous SWU News editions
"Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.
You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.”
– Psalm 128:1-2
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