events

Walk As One

YMCA of Greater Spartanburg 151 Ribault Street, Spartanburg, SC

Join us as we participate in the City of Spartanburg’s 37th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Week Celebration Walk! Students are encouraged to wear USC Upstate or student organization attire. Once you park, look for Student Involvement staff members to check-in and receive complimentary donuts and coffee. CLICK HERE to learn more. Questions? […]

MLK Day of Service

Join us in honoring Dr. King’s legacy on MLK Day of Service! Please see the following service opportunities. Two USC Upstate sites are available, each with transportation provided from campus: Ruth’s Gleanings (12 volunteers) and UpLift Outreach (30 volunteers). CLICK HERE to learn more and register. Questions? Contact Caitlynn Myer. Sponsored by the Office of […]

Homecoming

Visit the Homecoming page for more information on this year’s events.

Founders’ Day

Olin B. Sansbury, Jr. Campus Life Center Ballroom

Open House: Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes

USC Upstate Library

To celebrate the exhibition, Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes, the USC Upstate Library, the USC Upstate Watershed Ecology Center, and university sustainability initiatives are hosting an open house on Thursday, February 22, from 11 am to 2 pm. “Real People, Real Climate, Real Changes, ‘Real Live'” will take place on the library’s 1st floor.  The open […]

Regional Spelling Bee

Olin B. Sansbury, Jr. Campus Life Center

Each year the University hosts the Regional Spelling Bee for students from Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union counties. The contest will bring together youths from public, private and home-school environments. The winner has the opportunity to represent Upstate South Carolina in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The final round is open to the […]

International Women in Science Exhibit

USC Upstate Library

Organized by Alex Lorenz, Assistant Professor of German Studies and Director of Global Engagement, this exhibit features profiles of 22 distinguished women, ranging from 17th-century astronomer Maria Cunitz to 20th-century mathematician and programming pioneer Grace Murray Hopper. Other researchers, discoverers, and innovators featured in the exhibit are noted for their contributions to physics, ecology, physiology, […]

Piedmont Region III Science Fair

University Readiness Center (URC) Great Room

The Piedmont Region III Science Fair is hosted annually by USC Upstate. The main sponsor of the Piedmont Region III Science Fair is the Rotary Club of Spartanburg. This fair is an ISEF-affiliated fair and serves students from grades 1-12 in the South Carolina counties of Chester, Cherokee, Lancaster, Spartanburg, Union, and York. Projects arrive March 12 […]

Threading Spartanburg: A Collaborative Showcase

Studio Upstate 172 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC

Spring 2024 Sociology & Photography Class Exhibition Discover new perspectives on Spartanburg through the lenses of USC Upstate’s Sociology and Photography classes in a unique collaborative showcase at Studio Upstate. Photo’s and Essay’s: 5:30-7 p.m. Threading Spartanburg (PDF)

Edmunds Lecture Series: Speaker George F. Will

Chapman Cultural Center 200 E. St. John St., Spartanburg, SC

George F. Will’s newspaper column has been syndicated by The Washington Post since 1974. Today it appears twice weekly in more than 300 newspapers across 47 states and four countries. In 1976 he became a regular contributing editor of Newsweek magazine, for which he provided a bimonthly essay until 2011. In 1977 he won a […]