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Engage Upstate Spotlight: Bringing Local History to Life
Tammy Pike, senior instructor of history, has woven South Carolina women’s history into her Service Learning courses in a way that brings local history to life. Pike has established a significant partnership with Joe Hursey, historian at the Piedmont Historical Preservation Society. In her HIST U325 course, Women in the US Since 1865, students transcribed…
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Marketing/PR Intern for Engage Upstate
About the Internship Site Engage Upstate (AKA Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement) works with instructors and community partners to infuse academic courses with meaningful real-world service projects. The service projects are designed to get students out into their communities while tying course concepts to their out of class experiences and honing career readiness…
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Service Learning and Community Engagement News – November 2024
In this edition… find out which of our 40+ new Spring ’25 SL/CE courses are right for you, meet the new Engage Upstate team, and see what community engagement events are in store for November! Via the USC Upstate Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement. Announcing: 40+ New SL/CE courses for Spring ’25! With…
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Introducing Engage Upstate’s two new VISTAs and new C.E. Coordinator
After successfully partnering as a host site for the United Way of the Piedmont’s VISTA program last year, we are happy to announce two new VISTAs will be joining our team for the 2024-2025 academic year: Matt Hagen and Horace McCollin! We are also happy to announce that our previous VISTA, Sam Reinhardt, will be…
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Rebuilding our Space with Spartanburg Area Conservancy
Edit 11/06/2024: Our Engage Green program wraps up for the semester this month, but check out SPACE’s social media for announcements about ongoing volunteer events and stay tuned for next semester! While the aftermath of Helene and its massive impact on the landscape of Spartanburg Area Conservancy’s well-loved properties like the Cottonwood Trail, Glendale Shoals,…
Author: Sam Reinhardt
