Claflin News

Claflin University has entered into a partnership with Savannah River Remediation to encourage and promote student careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) areas.

Thanksgiving is a time for everyone to give thanks for the blessings in their life. At Claflin University, the holiday is also a time to give back. All Claflin University departments and organizations donated 94 decorative boxes containing items to make a Thanksgiving meal, such as ham, turkey, greens and dressing. The boxes provided 92 local families in need with a Thanksgiving meal.

Claflin University, along with three other institutions of higher learning in South Carolina, has formed a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to create environmental sustainable campuses and further promote green causes to surrounding communities.

Claflin University received a major gift from one of South Carolina’s most prominent philanthropists and business leaders when Darla Moore committed $1 million to the institution’s Department of Music.

President Henry N. Tisdale and First Lady Alice Carson Tisdale received the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Education Award on Nov. 3 in recognition of their commitment to furthering education in the community.