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Sustainable Community Collaborations with Global Reach

Sustainable Community Collaborations with Global Reach is the third Ideal in USCB’s Academic Master Plan. Academics at USCB must leverage creative, interdisciplinary partnerships to solve 21st century problems in our own backyard. To this end, we promote flexible academic platforms that engender cross-curricular collaboration. We measure our success by outcomes in the community—health, economic, educational, environmental, etc. We recognize that innovative approaches to local and regional problems can also have global applications. Academics at USCB cultivates an environment of entrepreneurship and creativity to spark innovation, invention, and a rich flow of ideas.

Here below is a list of seventeen USCB projects on collaborative initiatives stewarding our region.

Woman with DrumDr. Najmah Thomas, associate professor of public health and coordinator of the Human Services Program, is working with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture to make farming accessible to African Americans, including the local Gullah-Geechee community, and other socially disadvantaged groups. 

Education Students in a Group USCB has received a $5.1 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Called MASTERY (Melding Academics, Support, and Training of Educators for higher Retention Yields), this grant project will expand USCB’s recruitment, preparation, and support of highly qualified, diverse teacher candidates to serve in 21 high-need schools in the Beaufort County School District. Aligned with local community needs, MASTERY will focus on developing teacher candidates in the critical shortage areas of early childhood education, gifted and talented education, middle and high school math and science, special education, and English as a Second Language. The grant also will provide teacher candidates and working teachers with university-based and district-level support. 

Hospitality Students at FenceCollaborating with local community and business leaders, USCB’s Center for Lowcountry Hospitality Education has established tourism ambassador programs for Hilton Head Island and Bluffton. Trained in regional knowledge, culture and ecology, the Ambassadors provide a valuable service to the region’s many visitors, helping ensure a quality guest experience. 

Nursing Student Injecting MannequinUSCB has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to advance healthcare education in the region and meet the growing demand for registered nurses in the Lowcountry. The grant project is a significant milestone in expanding enrollment in USCB’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing. It is a strategic partnership among USCB, Beaufort Memorial Hospital, the City of Beaufort, and Beaufort County.