What inspires you? - University of South Carolina Upstate

USC Upstate is as much a story about a dynamic, rapidly evolvingcampus ideally poised to meet the demands of higher educationin the new millennium as it is about a community that inspiresand empowers you to meet the challenges of careers, lives andleadership in the new century. As a student here, your story will beimpacted in fundamental ways by a campus undergoing dramatictransformation, thanks to an unprecedented and comprehensive10-year, $131 million master plan. A powerful blend of beauty,character and modern comforts, our residential Spartanburgcampus today includes such state-of-the-art facilities as the $24million Health Education Complex.InspirationwithinSmart classroom technology, Promethean marker boards, and tieredseating are all part of the mix that enable USC Upstate faculty to betterengage their students, says Instructor of English Tasha Thomas. Inaddition to mentoring her students at USC Upstate, Tasha also serves asDirector of the Spartanburg Writing Project, an organization dedicatedto furthering professional development for Spartanburg and UnionCounty K-12 teachers in the area of writing instruction.Extraordinary facilities designed to inspire exceptional achievement