NEWS BRIEFS It’s been an eventful semester for Coker College. With continued growth in all areas of campus, the college is making headlines. Here are just a few of the highlights. For full stories and more up-to-date Coker news, visit us online at coker.edu/current-top-stories
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TONY FLOYD NAMED AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FELLOW
ensure a positive and effective learning environment for her students.
Tony Floyd, vice president for administration and THREE HARTSVILLE STUDENTS BECOME legal counsel at Coker College, has been named an FIRST GRADUATES OF PULSE PROGRAM American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for academic year 2014-15. Floyd will be the first ACE Fellow Hartsville High School students Sarah Floyd, Nicole Hyman and Alex Morrison performed senior vocal rein Coker College history. citals at Coker College in February, becoming the first The ACE Fellows Program, established in 1965, is de- graduates of the PULSE program. The three students signed to strengthen institutions and leadership in have been enrolled in courses at Coker since 2011 American higher education by identifying and pre- through Accelerated Learning Opportunities (ALO) paring emerging leaders for senior positions in col- offered as part of an initiative known more broadly lege and university administration. Thirty-one Fel- as PULSE, Partners for Unparalleled Local Scholastic lows, nominated by the senior administration of their Excellence. institutions, were selected this year following a rigorA one-of-a-kind public-private partnership formed ous application process. to implement a comprehensive scholastic excellence program in Hartsville public schools, PULSE BANKS RECEIVES SCICU EXCELLENCE IN expands curriculum opportunities and improves stuTEACHING AWARD dent achievement through collaborative initiatives. Through the program, Coker College provides colJill Banks, Coker College professor of psychology, was lege-credit courses to eligible high school students honored with the South Carolina Independent Colin art, music, theater and dance, among other ALO leges and University’s (SCICU) Excellence in Teaching opportunities. Award in April. The Excellence in Teaching Award was created to COKER ANNOUNCES THREE ASSOCIATE honor those faculty members from SCICU’s member VICE PRESIDENT APPOINTMENTS institutions who demonstrate the highest standards of teaching that encourage students to strive for ex- William Carswell, previously associate professor of music, has been appointed associate provost for acacellence in their studies and intellectual pursuits. demic affairs. Carswell will work alongside provost Banks has served Coker College and its students since Tracy Parkinson as a representative of the academic 1987 and is regarded around campus as one of the division of the college, while providing leadership for College’s most engaging faculty members, regularly curriculum implementation, personnel management making use of creativity and innovative pedagogy to and budget planning.
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Brianna Bunce-Douglas, previously director of human resources, has been appointed associate vice president of administration. Bunce-Douglas’ responsibilities include overseeing the office of human resources; the office of college services; campus retail operations; and Kalmia Gardens fundraising, marketing and maintenance. Adam Connolly, previously director of admissions, has been appointed associate vice president for enrollment management. Connolly’s responsibilities include overseeing undergraduate admissions and financial aid, representing enrollment management on administrative committees and predicting future and consistent enrollment growth with the retention committee.
SODEXO TO MANAGE COKER'S FOOD SERVICES & FACILITIES Coker College has entered into a new contract with multinational food services and facilities corporation Sodexo. Effective at the beginning of the 2013-14 academic year, Sodexo will handle all dining and facilities management services. Sodexo currently provides on-campus facilities solutions to more than 200 colleges, universities and private schools. Sodexo will bring to campus many improvements, including extended dining hall hours, a new coffee shop that proudly serves Starbucks coffee, and a WOW Chicken & Sauce—a New Orleans-inspired cafe serving wings, sandwiches, nuggets, wraps and more.
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