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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SWU students teach in Ukraine
A team from Southern Wesleyan University recently returned from a unique week-long “academic missions” trip to Ukraine. Pictured from left are education students Caroline Hudson and Devri Burdick, Susan Shotsberger and Dr. Paul Shotsberger.
Teacher of the Year grateful for supportive family
Dana Jackson, left, a 2009 graduate of SWU’s master of education degree program, is pictured with husband Henry Jackson, right, and children Mathew and Megan Jackson. Dana’s teaching colleagues at Windsor Spring Elementary School named her...
SWU professor awarded grant
Dr. G. Fred Woodworth, professor of education at SWU, is pictured conducting a class about social and emotional needs of gifted learners for a group of Pickens County gifted/talented teachers last year. He was awarded a state grant to offer two...
Fit for learning
Jennifer Wagner, assistant professor of education at Southern Wesleyan University, feels that opportunities exist within the school day for becoming active and developing healthy habits.
Education professor publishing paper
Jennifer Wagner, assistant professor of education, is a coauthor of a paper being published in the Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina. The paper, titled “A Qualitative Study of Daily Physical Activity in Community-based Learning...
Colber named Pendleton High Teacher of the Year
Dr. Cheryl Colber, adjunct professor of education at Southern Wesleyan University and cooperating teacher for the university’s program in Special Education, was named Teacher of the Year at Pendleton High School.
Preparing leaders
Robert Walter, right, facilitator for a symposium for Upstate education leaders, shares thoughts with SWU business professors Debra Eischen, left, and Laura Timmerman before the start of a session at The Founders, on the university’s campus in...
Connecting with science
Leah Strickland beams as she makes a circuit that lights an LED for a small traffic light she created during Camp Invention at Southern Wesleyan University. Youngsters from grades 1 through 6 learned science in many fun ways during the camp, held...
SWU hosts guidance counselors
A group of 40 guidance counselors toured Southern Wesleyan University’s campus in Central June 19 and stayed for a campus fair and Mediterranean-themed dinner at The Founders. The tour was organized by South Carolina Independent Colleges and...
Frayer named Teacher of Year
Deirdre Frayer, a Southern Wesleyan University student at Charleston, was nominated Teacher of the Year for her school Clay Hill Middle School, located in Dorchester School District 4.
Columbia students are teachers of the year
Ashley Robinson, left, of Burnside Elementary School and Audrey White Garner, right of Burton Pack Elementary School, both in Richland School District 1, were voted 2013 Teacher of the Year at their schools.
‘Camp Invention’ offers learning disguised as fun
Camp Invention, a summer day camp full of “real world” challenges with a fun twist, is returning this summer to Southern Wesleyan University. In partnership with Invent Now Kids, Southern Wesleyan University is offering the...