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A good beginning is one thing. Butunderstanding what your story isreally about? That takes courage andconfidence, intellectual muscle andprofessional commitment. It takesan education that not only lets youexplore the “givens” of academicthinking but also inspires you tochallenge the boundaries betweenthe classroom and the world beyond.It takes USC Upstate. Here, you willinteract extensively with real-worldprofessionals in your field, use realworldtechnologies and strategies oncampus, and benefit from invaluableinternship, study abroad, andservice experiences. And throughit all, you will assess, evaluate, androad test your ideas to find out howfar they can take you.Real-worldinspirationNykia Henderson’s beyond-the-classroom experience
“I was in 9th grade when I visited anautopsy laboratory as part of a field trip,”says Nykia Henderson, a native ofSpartanburg, remembering the beyondthe-classroomexperience that allowedher to find her calling in life. “That wasthe moment when I decided to be a nurse.And USC Upstate has been an amazingexperience. The curriculum is extremelychallenging, but the class sizes are smalland the teachers know your name by thesecond week. And, of course, we have thebest, most well-connected, most high-technursing program in the region. You’ll findUSC Upstate graduates and students atalmost every hospital in the region.”She thoroughly enjoys working within thestate-of-the-art facilities of the Mary BlackSchool of Nursing. But not surprisingly thebest part of her USC Upstate story, saysNykia, has been her incredible “beyondthe-classroom”learning experiences. “I’minvolved in many different student clubson campus, and I’ve made friends fromaround the world. But what I’ve lovedmost are the off-campus experiences. Andit’s not just my internships. I’ve traveledto Florida to work on three differentservice projects. I’ve volunteered at a foodbank in Atlanta through our communityservice organization, IMPACT. I’ve foundinspiration from so many different sources.”““I was a scared freshman,so I wanted a smallcommunity. I liked theUpstate too much to leavebut didn’t want to miss outon a big college experienceeither. USC Upstate wasperfect. It’s opened myeyes, made me view theworld in a whole differentway, and really forced meto think about what myfuture should look like.”“Nykia Henderson/ Nursing/Spartanburg, South CarolinaServe others in local soup kitchens. Find an internship with such multinationalsas BMW Manufacturing, IBM, American Express, and Lockheed Martin.Study theatre in London. Teach in school classrooms across the Upstate.Learn Chinese in China. Discover nursing externships at the Upstate’s besthospitals, or abroad in places like Haiti or Ukraine. Spend your SpringBreak building Habitat for Humanity homes. Prepare for global careers andlives through the faculty-led, short- and long-term study abroad programsorganized by our Center for International Studies. Or help unlock themysteries of mitochondrial DNA within our advanced laboratories right hereon campus. At USC Upstate, you will be powerfully inspired by many lifechanging,résumé-building experiences even before you graduate.A Story Rooted within the UpstateWith the highest per capitaconcentration of internationalbusiness in the U.S., SpartanburgCounty provides our students awide variety of possibilities forinternships and professionaldevelopment.Our Metropolitan StudiesInstitute is aimed at enablingUSC Upstate students and facultyto play a central role in leadingnew scholarship, research, andcommunity initiatives within theUpstate region.A selection of our undergraduateprograms are also offeredthrough USC Upstate’s Greenvillecampus, which serves more than1,000 students every year.Our new campus in downtownSpartanburg, the George DeanJohnson, Jr. College of Businessand Economics (JCBE) Campus, islocated adjacent to the ChapmanCultural Center in RenaissancePark and exemplifies ourcontinual efforts to betterserve and inspire students andcommunities across the Upstate.
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