Together Again: IGNITE

Half of the Class of 2020 (IGNITE) had completed their Globalization seminar when all travel and gatherings were suspended due to the pandemic. With the remaining Globalization, Call to Action and Promise of Leadership seminars postponed, IGNITE has remained connected through multiple Zoom check-ins

Liberty Fellows Leading in Sustainability

The first observance of Earth Day on April 22, 1970 was the result of bi-partisan leadership of Senator Gaylord Nelson and Congressman Pete McCloskey, who found common ground on their concern for the deteriorating environment. The first Earth Day helped align Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor

Jane Frederick ('06) reflects on her 2020 AIA Presidency with Madame Architect

Source: Madame Architect

April 1, 2021

Below are excerpts from Jane's interview. Click the link above to read the full interview. You’ve recently ended your tenure as the AIA President. Tell me about how you started getting involved in AIA. Because Beaufort is so small and didn’t have an AIA section, our first involvement was at the

Kerri Forrest ('18) on the struggles of Lowcountry art organizations in the pandemic

Source: Charleston Magazine

March 30, 2021

Nonprofits across the region suffered symptoms from the COVID shutdown, but according to a report by Together SC and the College of Charleston’s Joseph P. Riley Jr. Center for Livable Communities, arts organizations were hurt the most severely. Survey responses from 566 charitable organizations

Dr. Scott Porter ('12) featured in Town for giving back

Source: Town magazine

March 25, 2021

Dr. Scott Porter ('12), Prisma Health Chief of Orthopedic Oncology, was recently featured in Town magazine for giving back. “Oncology surgeons get to do some incredible stuff,” Porter shared. “But the emotional turmoil on some of us is not without cost. As a guy who cuts out cancer, I hate it with

Adela Mendoza's ('16) Liberty Fellowship project receives $25,000 grant

Source: Greenville Journal

March 22, 2021

Upstate Hispanic Alliance received a $25,000 grant from Power:Ed, a philanthropy of SC Student Loan. The grant will provide small scholarships to graduates of the nonprofit's program Student DREAMers Alliance, which was created by Adela Mendoza ('16) for her Liberty Fellowship project. “This

Barbara Melvin ('14) named SCMA Woman of the Year

Source: Moultrie News

March 16, 2021

Barbara Melvin ('14), chief operating officer of the South Carolina State Ports Authority, was named the 2021 SCMA Woman of the Year at a virtual awards presentation held during the 3rd annual Palmetto Women’s Manufacturing Forum hosted by the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance. The award was

Liberty Fellowship accepting nominations for the Class of 2023

Liberty Fellowship is accepting online nominations through July 1 for its 16th Class of Fellows. “We look forward to receiving nominations from across the state and announcing the new class at the end of this year,” said Ann Marie Stieritz, president and CEO of Liberty Fellowship. “As a Fellow

How a retired Army Ranger helped Ron Rivera separate the interesting from the important

Source: The Washington Post, Sam Fortier

January 8, 2021

In combat zones around the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan, Lt. Col. JC Glick spent a fair amount of his time reading through pages and pages of “SitReps,” or situation reports. The updates his platoons filed every day helped commanders track targets of interest, but they were sometimes wordy

The journey of Michael Allen: From running back to architect to entrepreneur

Source: Upstate Business Journal, Anna Lee

December 18, 2020

There came a time in Michael Allen’s life when he had to choose between football or architecture. It was 2005; Allen was by then in his late 20s, and his dreams of playing in the NFL were evaporating. A star athlete who grew up in Conway, South Carolina, Allen attended Clemson University on a