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    SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY PRESIDENT AND CEO ROBERT C. TIEDE TO GIVE COKER COLLEGE’S 110TH COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS

    Hartsville, S.C. – April 5, 2018  –  Coker College and its board of trustees is pleased to announce Sonoco Products Company’s newly elected President and CEO, Robert C. Tiede, will give the college’s 110th commencement address on Saturday morning, May 12, 2018. “Sonoco Products Company and Coker College have a historic connection, a communal connection, and, hopefully, a continuing connection,” says Coker College President Dr. Robert Wyatt. “We’re honored to have Rob Tiede address the class of ...
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    COKER COLLEGE TO HOST A PERFORMANCE OF WALKING OUT THE DARK, BY RONALD K. BROWN/ EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY

    Hartsville, S.C. – March 28, 2018  – Coker College is hosting a performance of Walking Out the Dark, by internationally-renowned Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, A Dance Company, on Tuesday, April 24, at 7:30pm in the Watson Theater in the Elizabeth Boatwright Performing Arts Center. The performance is free with Coker ID and $5 for general admission. Walking Out the Dark is constructed as a danced conversation between mother brother, sister, lover, friend. The piece aims to examine what impedes our ...
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    COKER COLLEGE TO HOST FIRST-EVER ALUMNI DANCE CONCERT

    Hartsville, S.C. – March 26, 2018  – Coker College’s dance department is hosting its first-ever alumni dance concert on Friday, April 20, 7:30pm in the Watson Theater.
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    COKER’S CECELIA COKER BELL GALLERY PRESENTS JEAN RENE LEBLANC’S “GREEKOPOLIS” EXHIBITION

    Hartsville, S.C. – March 2, 2018  –  Coker College’s Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery presents Jean Rene LeBlanc’s "Greekopolis," an exhibition that begins with a reception at 7pm on Monday, March 12, 2018, and will continue through Friday, April 6, 2018. The opening reception is free, open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
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    COKER COLLEGE HOSTS AMERICAN COLLEGE DANCE ASSOCIATION SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE MARCH 2-5, 2018

    Hartsville, S.C. – February 19, 2018  –  Coker College is hosting the American College Dance Association Southeast Conference March 2-5, 2018, with over 400 college dance students and faculty visiting Hartsville.
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    ELSIE MUFUKA (‘08) RECEIVES COKER COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S 2018 OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD

    Hartsville, S.C. – January 25, 2018  –  Elsie Chipo Mufuka, Coker College class of 2008, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Coker College Alumni Association’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award. This prestigious award is given annually by the Coker College Alumni Association and presented to a graduate of the past 20 years who has already made significant achievements in his or her chosen profession and who shows exceptional potential for future accomplishments.   
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    GAYLE SAWYER (‘70) RECEIVES COKER COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S 2018 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

    Hartsville, S.C. – January 25, 2018  –  Gayle Buckheister Sawyer, Coker College class of 1970, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Coker College Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious award is given annually by the Coker College Alumni Association and is presented to a graduate who has highly demonstrated their commitment to Coker’s ideals of character, culture and service.
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    KAREN EDWARDS (‘98) RECEIVES COKER COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S 2018 DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

    Hartsville, S.C. – January 25, 2018  –  Karen Lear Edwards, Coker College class of 1998, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Coker College Alumni Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award. This prestigious award is given annually by the Coker College Alumni Association and is presented to a graduate who has reached an outstanding level of achievement in his or her profession.
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    COKER’S CECELIA COKER BELL GALLERY PRESENTS KRISTINE THOMPSON’S “TOUCHING PICTURES” EXHIBITION

    Hartsville, S.C. – January 22, 2018  –  Coker College’s Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery presents Kristine Thompson’s “Touching Pictures” exhibition, which begins with a reception at 7pm on Monday, February 5, 2018, and will continue through Friday, March 2, 2018. The opening reception is free, open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.
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    COKER COLLEGE PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH APPLE IPADS TO ENHANCE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

    Hartsville, S.C. – January 19, 2018  – Coker College has partnered with Apple to provide incoming first-year students with their own iPads. Students who enroll at the college’s Hartsville campus will receive a brand new device, preloaded with the programs and apps required for success in their classes. When students graduate from Coker College, the iPad is theirs to keep.
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