Upstate Magazine

A magazine for alumni and friends of the University of South Carolina Upstate

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Fall 2024

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  • Spartan Women Crack the Code: More alums and students are discovering the opportunities in high-tech fields.
  • A World Away: International students step into a new life far from home.
  • Raising Awareness: The visual impairment program is making a difference in education and research.

Upstate Magazine Spring 2024 cover

Spring 2024

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  • Putting the AI in Academia: How artificial intelligence is being incorporated in the classroom.
  • A Foot in Two Worlds: First-generation faculty draw from dual perspectives.
  • Focus on the Future: USC Upstate launches new strategic plan.

Upstate Magazine Fall 2023 cover

Fall 2023

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  • Good neighbors – How USC Upstate is making generational change possible in Spartanburg.
  • Finding Their Place – Halla Banafa ’13 and Kat Carrig ’16 find joy working with teens in need.
  • Breaking the Code – Midas Hampton ’15 looks for the answer to one big question.

Upstate Magazine Winter 2023 cover

Winter 2023

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  • Thinking Globally – Students gain career competencies and broader world view
  • Open to Interpretation – Minor trains students to bridge language barriers
  • New Leadership – Tierney Bates seeks to have an impact in Student Affairs

Upstate Magazine Winter 2021 cover

Winter 2021

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  • Dr. Harris lays out his vision for USC Upstate
  • Meet the Class of 2025
  • eSports brings competitive gaming on campus

Upstate Magazine Cover Summer 2021

Summer 2021

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  • Lenny Mathis: Upstate Game-Changer
  • Meet the Class of 2021
  • Unknown Upstate: For the Love of Music

Upstate Magazine Fall/Winter cover 2020-2021

FALL/WINTER 2020-2021

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  • Lenny Mathis: Upstate Game-Changer
  • Meet the Class of 2021
  • Unknown Upstate: For the Love of Music

Upstate Magazine Spring 2020 cover

SPRING 2020

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  • Spartanburg’s Beaumont Mill could help teachers tell their community’s history
  • USC Upstate and the College of Charleston join forces to offer new dual nursing degree
  • Meet the new director of USC Upstate’s Center for African American Studies

Upstate Magazine Fall 2019 Edition cover

FALL 2019

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  • Hubbell Lighting internship program attracts best and brightest
  • Inside The Studio, USC Upstate’s student-run design agency
  • Meet the new director of USC Upstate’s Center for African American Studies
  • Mary Black School of Nursing welcomes Dr. Shirleatha Lee as new dean