University of South Carolina Regional Campuses - Garnet and Black Yearbook (Beaufort, SC)

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CENTER County and the College trustees will possess a lunc- tional and beautitul lacility. The Center furnishes the tirst two years ot college worlc to students in the Beaulort area. The convenient location enables these students to receive a quality education at an economy price. To assure the main- tenance oI standards, all Faculty members are chosen by department heads at the Columbia campus. The University operates a complete day and even- ing session. In this way courses are available in the daytime to regular college age students and at night to military and adult students. Beaufort, I-Iampton, .Iasper and Colleton Counties as well as the military HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION bases in the area are represented n . 1 nec' body. The Center also atten'pts to :erfe if J educational needs ot the area by furnfhrg :ac te: tor extension courses in education and non-acadefrc courses, such as piloting, which are oi gene J ntere to adult students. The Center has continued to expand its act f t ez to meet the educational needs ot the area. New courses have been added each school year. Tne tffo year secretarial training course represents the rrost recent addition. The Center has prospered and ff. continue to prosper because it meets a reai neeo tor higher educational opportunity in one ot South Caro- lina's most rapidly developing regions. The Beaufort County I-ligher Education Commission appointed by the Governor serves as a liaison between Beautort County a': the University in administering the Center. Pictured are Howard Cooper, Mrs. Lee Bradbury and Marvin Dukes, Chairman. 'Nlct Pictured: Dr. Parker Jones. i'rr f 5 if i six, E X it Q ,,,. Wai.. 3 is 'ho 3 if ji N3 434' i 'issa it I ff

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All I K JOHN JOSEPH DUFFY, JR. Resident Director Beaufort Center BEAUFORT ln July, 1959, the University of South Carolina and Beaufort County began operating the Beaufort Center. The tirst classes met in September in tive rooms of the Beaufort College Building. Since T959 the student body has grown from 70 to 2l5 and the faculty from six to ll. The number of courses otfered has increased correspondingly. The Center now occupies the entire ante-bellum College building. For the first time in more than a hundred years, this historic building is being used for the purpose for which it was built. Extensive restoration of the building is planned for this summer. When the T963 Fall session opens the University, the Architects drawing of the proposed renovated Beaufort College building which houses the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center. f'f '?' 1 f NN wx XB ff ' : XA? i Nfwsswswws--w-f,. R- - 9 s c F , IIi ., Q . minima Q RFI Y s

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Q, V W' i ay E ,-'--::,,,,.. fg.: ,,.., 2: , , . ,. ,,,V- L ,Q ,AM CGASTAL CARCDLINA During the summer ol 1954 a number of citizens ol 1-lorry County created the Coastal Educational Foundation, an eleemosynary corporation tor the establishment ol a junior college in Conway. To this end they enlisted the help of their own public school otticials, secured the sponsorship ol the College of Charleston, and solicited their fellow citizens for ti- nancial support. The Coastal Carolina Junior College opened September 20, 1954, with an initial enroll- ment of tilty-three students. From September, 1954, through June of 1958, the Coastal Carolina Junior College was an ott-campus branch of the College ol Charleston. During this period a thriving summer school was established which rivaled the regular session in registrants and enthusiasm. The summer school otterings were de- signed primarily lor the teachers ol the public school system. In September, 1958, Coastal Carolina Junior Col- lege became an independent institution and con- '1 if nf' rm. ' 5, .9 1' ar YC fy 5 WB .. ky if it E Q Q E1 l 1 3 is Q E ' 1