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Contact your legislators TODAY…
Call or write your elected officials to thank them for a positive
Legislative year, including the following highlights:
- The addition of $1 million in recurring funds to support The Next Fuel
energy research program.
- An additional $2 million for renovations at USC Columbia involving
Gambrell Hall, steam line replacements, and West Campus safety
improvements.
- An appropriation to the College of Mass Communications and Information
Studies of $1.5 million in the name of August Baker to fight illiteracy in
conjunction with the public libraries of the State.
- An additional $200,000 for the Poison Control Center.
- An appropriation of $75,000 to the School of Public Health to train
public safety officials to work with South Carolinians with epilepsy.
- A 4% pay raise for faculty and staff.
- An additional $30 million for the endowed chairs centers of excellence
program.
- Every regional campus received an appropriation for campus
renovations, and USC Beaufort received a recurring $500,000 addition to
its base operating budget.
- USC Upstate received $1 million in recurring funds for increased
program offerings in Greenville County.
The Bill including the provisions above has been forwarded to the
Governor for his signature or consideration of vetoes.
To contact your legislators, look for this box on CAN’s website:
www.CarolinaAlumni.org/advocacy
 By
simply entering your zip code, you can find the names and contact
information for your elected officials!
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USC in the News
More Great News!
The general assembly also appropriated $188 million in lottery funds for
merit and need-based scholarships for students from South Carolina.
In the fall of 2004, 96% of all incoming resident freshmen at
the University of South Carolina received financial aid funded by the South
Carolina Education Lottery. Of all South Carolinian undergrads at USC,
62% received lottery funding in the fall of 2004.
Carolina Day at the Statehouse was a great
success!
The Carolina Action Network (CAN) celebrated its second Carolina Day at
the Statehouse on March 30. Over 200 advocates from around the state, as
well as students from many of our USC campuses, enjoyed speaking to their
legislators during a meeting of the House of Representatives and also took
advantage of the opportunity to visit the offices of their senators.
This event is a valuable component of our advocacy program, and we thank you
for taking the time to become involved and support the University of South
Carolina. Your help made a tremendous difference and was sincerely
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