At home in USC’s Women’s Quad

06/12/13

When Lorie Bellot first visited campus to interview for a job with University Housing, she visited many of the residence halls and the Horseshoe. The campus was beautiful. Then she stopped by the Women’s Quad. That moment felt like a movie, she says.

“We rode the cart through the middle of the quad and it just felt like – I don’t even know how to describe it,” she says. “It’s like when the clouds open up and the sun rays come through. You hear the birds chirping. In my heart I thought ‘I just have to work here. I must work in the women’s quad.’”

Serving those who served our country

06/10/13

Paul Millard knows what military veterans can bring to the University of South Carolina’s campus – he sees it every day.

As the coordinator of transfer and special student populations in USC’s Student Success Center, Millard helps veterans navigate life as college students, working to understand their issues and ease their concerns. He also works to help faculty and staff around campus recognize veterans’ needs and attributes.

Pillars: A jumpstart for new Gamecocks

06/03/2013

For rising sophomore Kelsey Cornman, the Pillars for Carolina extended orientation program at the University of South Carolina last summer was a life-changing experience