Engage Upstate

Year: 2026

  • Engage Upstate Spotlight: VITA Tax Services

    Supplying our communities with the tools they need to prosper is important, and that why professor Michael Wooten is committed to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) project. Professor Wooten, senior instructor of accounting, and the students working in VITA have spent the past 14 years working to provide Spartanburg with tax resources and tools…

  • Engage Upstate Spotlight: ASL Interpreting

    Engage Upstate Spotlight: ASL Interpreting

    American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is an important part of communication and inclusivity, and our Upstate students in ASL Interpreting courses have been working to build a stronger bond with the Deaf community. Students in Dr. Lana Cromeenes’s ASL interpreting courses work with the School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg to present plays…