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WBC Creative Entrepreneur Initiative

The Creative Entrepreneur Initiative at Benedict College Women’s Business Center is a six-weeks course designed to achieve the following learning outcomes: Define and explain business models for creative entrepreneurs, to include the introduction of a Business Model Canvas as a tool for business planning. Fully develop clients understanding of business concepts and strategies that involve

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Benedict College’s Environmental Engineering program receives accreditation

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Benedict College has become the 1st HBCU in South Carolina to receive accreditation for its Environmental Engineering program. Clemson University is the only other school in the state to have this accreditation for its Environmental Engineering program. The college received the honor from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, or ABET. “ABET

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‘You might as well do you’: Serena Williams and the never-ending struggle to balance work, family

Serena Williams has lived a lifetime of firsts in her 40 years. And the tennis champion added another twist to her ample resume last week: retirement. In a long, honest and provocative essay for Vogue, Williams said her desire to have a second child with husband Alexis Ohanian â€“ and its associated health risks and parental obligations – meant saying farewell

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Benedict College Becomes First HBCU With Esports Degree And Gaming Room

The institution is the first historically Black college to jump into the esports space. As esports has quickly risen among gamers worldwide, even with space opening for the sporting category in the 2024 Olympics, many colleges are following suit, academically. With an esports team at Syracuse University and esports majors at universities like Northwood and The Ohio State University, Benedict College

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Benedict College Congratulates Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis on Making the Post and Courier Power List

24. Roslyn Clark Artis The Benedict College president is getting more national attention and has built a strong reputation across the city, including winning the Columbia Chamber’s Trailblazer Award. She spearheaded a project for a group of historically black colleges to share courses, which offers classes online to help with graduate rates, that is gathering

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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina invests in BlueScholars at Benedict College and Claflin University

BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina is partnering with Benedict College and Claflin University to give more students an opportunity to pursue an education while getting a head start on their career paths. The BlueCross BlueScholars program will select four students from each institution to receive a full four-year scholarship that covers tuition, room and board.

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Benedict College Alumni surpass fundraising goal for the 8th consecutive year

Thanks to the unprecedented support from Benedict alumni and friends across the country, the Annual Alumni Fund Campaign surpassed its record-setting $1.5 million goal by $33,000. This year’s success is due to an extraordinary Campaign Leadership team led by the College’s Assistant Vice President, Ada Brown Belton. The leadership team consist of members from around

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43rd annual law enforcement conference held at Benedict College

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) Don’t be alarmed if you noticed a large number of police cars around benedict college today. They will be there until this Friday. The annual South Carolina Association of Law Enforcement Explorers (S.C.A.L.E) program, is happening around campus this week. As crime rates increase here in South Carolina, the explorer program here

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