Warriors speak the language of baseball
Members of the Southern Wesleyan University Baseball Team share ball-playing skills with Puerto Rican youngsters.
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Brothers, SWU graduates, in dental practice together
Southern Wesleyan graduates John and Joe Atcheson at their dental offices in Six Mile.
SWU graduate seeks to nurture healthy communication
Dr. Ashley Joiner George, a SWU graduate, pictured with her husband Thomas. She is studying the critical role of communication within health care.
SWU alumnus' school benefits from Colbert gift
Damon Qualls, center, assistant principal of Berea Middle School and a 2013 SWU MEDAS graduate, pictured with comedian Steven Colbert and actress Yvette Nicole Brown at the DonorsChoose.org Partnership Summit this past May at New York.
Ministry founded by SWU graduate making impact on area teens, tourists
Establishing a ‘beachhead’ on the Grand Strand - Ground Zero, founded by SWU graduate Scott Payseur, renovated a 1958 movie theater located at the old Pavilion site in Myrtle Beach. Inside is an auditorium where monthly Ground Zero Connection...
Learning to lead like Jesus
Phyllis Hendry, CEO of Lead Like Jesus and a SWU alumna from the North Augusta Learning Center, speaks during "Encounter," a one-day leadership development workshop based on the greatest leader of all time, Jesus.
SWU prepares for spring 2015 commencement
SWU will award degrees May 8 and 9, 2015, during two commencement ceremonies at Central. John H. Dickey (left) is the commencement speaker and Cmdr. Dennis Andrews (right) will deliver the baccalaureate sermon.
Father, daughter both named teachers of the year
Amanda Link Harris, a Southern Wesleyan University graduate, was recently named Teacher of the Year at Walhalla High School. Dale Link, her father, and also a Southern Wesleyan graduate, was named Teacher of the Year at Tamassee-Salem High School.
Renovation reveals memories
Brothers Will (left) and Jake Vess (right) look at a doorframe with their grandfather, Rev. Willett Vess, as he points out the height marking he made of Will when he was a youngster visiting the home.
Bench Dedication at Southern Wesleyan University
Lisa McWherter, VP for advancement, and Todd Voss, university president, are pictured with Anne Sheriff (center) at the bench dedicated to her late husband, Jimmy Don Sheriff, and in honor and memory of her family members.
SWU alumna honored for excellence in teaching at UGA
Paula Preusz Lemons, pictured in one of her classes, received the University System of Georgia Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Lemons graduated from SWU with a BS in biology.
Two SWU graduates earn national boards
Southern Wesleyan University education graduates Morgan Harper McKenzie and Greg Fish completed their national board certification, becoming two of three SWU graduates within the School District of Pickens County to earn the honor this academic...
Simmons Family Christian Education Endowed Scholarship to benefit SWU ministry, missions majors
Pictured in front from left are Shelby Jean Simmons, Rachel Lavonia Simmons and Mary Jo Simmons, who established the Simmons Family Christian Endowed Scholarship. Standing behind them are Dr. Lisa McWherter, vice president for advancement; Rev...