events

Founders’ Day

Olin B. Sansbury, Jr. Campus Life Center Ballroom 180 Gramling Drive, Spartanburg, SC, United States

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 […]

Sparty’s Kids Camp Week 1

Spartan Recreation Center

Sparty’s Kids Camp provides summer activities over eight weeks for youth ages 5-11 at the Spartan Rec Center.

Sparty’s Kids Camp Week 2

Spartan Recreation Center

Sparty’s Kids Camp provides summer activities over eight weeks for youth ages 5-11 at the Spartan Rec Center.

Watershed Ecology Center Summer Camps

Discover Motion and Connection at science-based day camps for students entering grades 1-3 and 4-6. The camps are held at Palmetto House and Roel Pavilion, respectively, on the USC Upstate campus. Learn more about Watershed Summer Camps.

Sparty’s Kids Camp Week 3

Spartan Recreation Center

Sparty’s Kids Camp provides summer activities over eight weeks for youth ages 5-11 at the Spartan Rec Center.

Sparty’s Kids Camp Week 4

Spartan Recreation Center

Sparty’s Kids Camp provides summer activities over eight weeks for youth ages 5-11 at the Spartan Rec Center.