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Business professor Dr. Andy Burkemper has had many students participate in Leadership and Entrepreneurship conventions and presentations that give students expansive knowledge. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/students-participate-in-national-business-conventions) Dec 14, 2023 ## [Coker Alumna receives Honorary Doctorate](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-alumna-receives-honorary-doctorate) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/hellen.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-alumna-receives-honorary-doctorate) Hellen Jeanette Jackson received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Coker University on December 8, 2023, at Winter Commencement. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-alumna-receives-honorary-doctorate) Dec 05, 2023 ## [Elson-Enriquez joins Coker's Board of Trustees](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/elson-enriquez-joins-cokers-board-of-trustees) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/Elson-EnriquezPhoto.jpeg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/elson-enriquez-joins-cokers-board-of-trustees) Isabel Elson-Enriquez joined Coker University’s Board of Trustees in November 2023. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/elson-enriquez-joins-cokers-board-of-trustees) Nov 28, 2023 ## [Coker breaks ground on new seating honoring student](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-breaks-ground-on-new-seating-honoring-student) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/garrett.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-breaks-ground-on-new-seating-honoring-student) Coker University broke ground on the Garrett Bakhsh Fan Den on November 27, 2023. The stadium seating will honor Garrett Bakhsh, a Coker freshman who died in January 2020 from a bar shooting in Hartsville. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-breaks-ground-on-new-seating-honoring-student) Nov 16, 2023 ## [Land of the Free and Home of the Brave](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/land-of-the-free-and-home-of-the-brave) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/iStock-1353937063.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/land-of-the-free-and-home-of-the-brave) Veterans Day is a special day for everyone in America. It is a day we honor those who fought for our country so that we may live in peace. For Zyaria Gary, a fourth-year nursing student, it means more. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/land-of-the-free-and-home-of-the-brave) Nov 06, 2023 ## [Coker Enactus to Reinstate Recyling on Campus](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-enactus-to-reinstate-recyling-on-campus) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/image_6483441%20(2).jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-enactus-to-reinstate-recyling-on-campus) When the vice-president of Coker Enactus, Matthew (Matty) Tricker, arrived in South Carolina from England to start school at Coker University, he noticed something missing. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-enactus-to-reinstate-recyling-on-campus) Oct 25, 2023 ## [How Coker's security team plans to improve safety](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/how-cokers-security-team-plans-to-improve-safety) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/IMG_0662.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/how-cokers-security-team-plans-to-improve-safety) Michael Williamson, Coker University’s Safety Director, is proud to serve the students of Coker. His top goal for the 2023-2024 school year? He wants to strengthen the relationship between students and his officers while keeping the Coker Community safe. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/how-cokers-security-team-plans-to-improve-safety) Oct 11, 2023 ## [The Impact on One Another](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/the-impact-on-one-another) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/290-DSC_9037.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/the-impact-on-one-another) Coker University education students Jokeither Jackson and Ashton Goodwin assisted in Butler Academy’s Summer Reading Camp during the summer of 2023. In three short weeks, Butler’s students made a tremendous amount of growth in their reading skills. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/the-impact-on-one-another) Sep 08, 2023 ## [Hartsville High School Day on Coker University's Campus](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/hartsville-high-school-day-on-coker-universitys-campus) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/3C5B7200-B206-4737-BFF0-8C420E93BF1B.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/hartsville-high-school-day-on-coker-universitys-campus) Coker University will host Hartsville High School students, faculty, and staff on Saturday, September 23 for Hartsville High Day on Coker’s campus. 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