By: Jenna Hallman, PhD, NBCT

Every year the senior Teaching Fellows from all eleven institutions converge in Columbia for Hill Day. The event, facilitated by PSTA and CERRA, provides an opportunity for graduating seniors to be recognized in the House and the Senate, learn about current legislation, and meet with legislators. This year, Ms. Tanja Warren from Coastal Carolina University recorded the day and shared the video below. Thanks, Ms. Warren!

By: Jenna Hallman, PhD, NBCT

Hill Day, on April 19th, featuring the Teaching Fellows from Lander University, Coastal Carolina University, Winthrop University, Francis Marion University, USC Columbia, and USC Upstate. The Fellows heard from Representative Shannon Erickson, Senator Greg Hembree, and Senator Mike Fanning. They were also recognized in both the House and the Senate for their commitment to teaching in a SC public school.
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​Many thanks to PSTA for facilitating the event. 

By Dr. Jenna Hallman

​USC Aiken Senior Teaching Fellow James Walsh was awarded the 2023 South Carolina Association of Middle Level Educators (SCAMLE) Teacher Candidate of the Year. All of us at USC Aiken – and especially your Teaching Fellows family – are so very proud of you! Congratulations, James!

​USC Aiken is honored to have named four Teaching Fellows as Banksia Scholars, the highest academic recognition on campus. The four Scholars are (left to right): Maddie Hawkins, Dr. Tim Lintner, USC Aiken Teaching Fellows Campus Director, Palmer Wiggins, Lauren Lee, and Skylar Shirey. Our Fellows program could not be more proud of you!

​By: Dr. Tim Lintner, Campus Director

​By: Dr. Tim Lintner, Campus Director

Provided by Dr. Timothy Lintner, Campus Director

By Dr. Tim Lintner, Campus Director

​During their Freshman year, all USC Aiken Teaching Fellows take Emerging Leaders, a university-wide class for identified student leaders. Part of the leadership experience is going to a local “ropes” course in Aiken. Each year, I hear how easy this course is; not physically or mentally challenging the Fellows to problem-solve, collaborate, or experience true leadership first hand. Well . . . . The USC Aiken Sophomore Teaching Fellows just returned from their experience trip in Charleston. And to assure that they would have an opportunity to problem-solve, collaborate, and experience true leadership first hand, they spent a half-day on the Charleston Ropes Course. Riddle-solving, teamwork, a bit of physics, a bit more nerves, a blindfold and a zip-line later, the Fellows came away physically exhausted but wholly enriched by new opportunities to practice leadership. LEAD-Up, Aiken Fellows!

By: Dr. Tim Lintner, Campus Director

The School of Education at USC Aiken is proud to recognize Teaching Fellows Rachel Weatherford and James Walsh who both presented at the South Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics (SCCTM) annual conference in Greenville. Both presentations were extremely well received with many participants staying after to chat. Well done, Rachel and James!