Amazing opportunity for rising high school sophomores and juniors sponsored by USC Upstate, BMW Group and SAM.
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Congratulations, Mary!!

This #BlackHistoryMonth , we honor the contributions made by Black #USNA midshipmen and alumni!

➖Wesley Brown, first Black graduate of USNA
➖LT. j.g. Madeline Swegle, U.S. Navy's first Black female tactical air pilot
➖MIDN 1/C Grant Booker, '22 #PlebeSummer Reg. Cmdr.

Just in. A special message for the organization from the President Biden and the The White House. Happy Founders’ Day! #j5 #foundersday #foundersday 2023

Congratulations to our friends and partners at the @maryblackfoundation for receiving an $8 million gift from Mackenzie Scott. Great news for Spartanburg!

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For College Colors Day, our staff are showing off their college pride! CCD was established 18 years ago to celebrate collegiate fandom - how do you show your college pride?! 👩‍🎓 👨‍🎓 #collegecolorsday

One in eight men in the U.S. are diagnosed with prostate cancer. Learn about the risks and prevention tips from Gibbs Cancer Center oncologists and sign up for a free prostate cancer screening Sept. 13. discoverhealth.org/gibbs-cancer-c…

Curious what we're up to in Spartanburg County? Stay in the know with all the things Spartanburg Academic Movement is working on to impact our community at bit.ly/SAMNewsletter. #LearnWithSAM

In our latest blog, Dr. Jennifer Parker shares about SAM's CRSC initiative and working with Spartanburg families, schools, and communities to build supports and systems that increase children’s success where educational disparities exist. bit.ly/3wkxLBq. #LearnWithSAM

Dr. Russell Booker is committed to increasing opportunity for Northside families and we are honored that he’ll be a speaker spotlight at the inaugural Building #OneSouthCarolina forum honoring the Northside Initiative on May 10. Register at furman.edu/building-oneso…. #LearnWithSAM

This week, with our friends at Higher Education Insight, we convened a task force of college presidents and provosts, district superintendents, adult education experts and OneSpartanburg to bridge postsecondary attainment gaps and boost college degrees in Spartanburg County.

Great event. Congratulations on your new role Julius Fridriksson. Thanks for your continued leadership Dr. Araceli Hernández-Laroche!

A key collaborator in the #Spartanburg Northside Initiative, Russell W. Booker, Ph.D., CDE is committed to expanding educational opportunities for Northside youth. Gain his insight at our Building #OneSouthCarolina forum on May 10. Register: furman.edu/building-oneso….

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Broome High School seniors participating in SAM's Start Smart program met their coaches in-person Friday.
The program is designed to ease the transition from high school to college and help ensure students persist through their first semester.

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💡SAM board members and staffers rolled up our sleeves Wednesday and walked through data, dug into challenges specific to our county and students and looked toward solutions and resources as we plan for our next steps. Thank you to @MillikenandCo for hosting us!

We're excited to welcome Dr. Robert Blaine, senior executive and director for the Institute for Youth, Education and Families, a program of National League of Cities, to the StriveTogether board.

Learn more about our board here: ow.ly/wByk50HIALg

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Michael McAfee, president and CEO of @PolicyLink, to the StriveTogether Board of Directors.

Learn more about the board here: ow.ly/cAPG50HIARl

We're honored to have Andrea “Andi” Phillips, co-founder and managing partner at Maycomb Outcomes join the StriveTogether board.

Learn more about our board here: ow.ly/AQxy50HIAVY