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[Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-universitys-stem-scholars-in-biology-program-accepting-applications-for-its-2020-cohort) Oct 21, 2019 ## [Coker University Band PAYS Tribute to America](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-university-bands-musical-tribute-to-america) The Coker University Band will be performing a Musical Tribute to America – In Honor of Our Veterans on Monday, November 11, 2019, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Watson Theater of the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center on the university's Hartsville campus. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-university-bands-musical-tribute-to-america) Sep 29, 2019 ## [Coker University’s Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery Presents Katy Mixon’s “Act of God”](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-universitys-cecelia-coker-bell-gallery-presents-katy-mixons-act-of-god) Coker University's Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery presents a mixed media exhibit titled “act of God” by Orangeburg, South Carolina, artist, Katy Mixon. The exhibition begins with a reception at 7pm on Monday October 21, 2019, and will run through Friday, November 15, 2019. The opening reception is free, open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-universitys-cecelia-coker-bell-gallery-presents-katy-mixons-act-of-god) Sep 09, 2019 ## [Coker Included in USNWR’s Best Regional Universities in the South](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-included-in-u.s.-news-world-reports-best-regional-universities-in-the-south-recognized-as-a-best-value-school) [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-included-in-u.s.-news-world-reports-best-regional-universities-in-the-south-recognized-as-a-best-value-school) Aug 23, 2019 ## [COKER CONTINUES TO EXPAND ON ITS STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVES](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-continues-to-expand-on-its-student-success-initiatives) LendEDU Ranks Coker University’s Average Student Loan Debt Per Borrower the 10th Lowest in the United States In an effort to continue meeting the needs of its students and making a quality college education more accessible, Coker University recently welcomed its first cohort of 18 Foster Scholars and its second cohort of 18 STEM Scholars in Biology (SSB). In addition, the university’s library recently launched ‘Stock, Paper, Scissors,’ a supply closet for any students in need of basic school ... [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-continues-to-expand-on-its-student-success-initiatives) Aug 22, 2019 ## [Coker’s Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery Presents Sue Carrie Drummond](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/cokers-cecelia-coker-bell-gallery-presents-local-artist-jim-bodens-out-of-paradise-0) Coker University's Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery presents “Dwelling Upon,” an exhibit of mixed media by Jackson, Mississippi, artist Sue Carrie Drummond. The exhibition begins with a reception at 7pm on Monday September 23, 2019, and will continue through Friday, October 18, 2019. The opening reception is free, open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/cokers-cecelia-coker-bell-gallery-presents-local-artist-jim-bodens-out-of-paradise-0) Aug 07, 2019 ## [Princeton Review Names Coker a “Best Southeastern” College for 15th Consecutive Year](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/princeton-review-names-coker-a-best-southeastern-college-for-15th-consecutive-year) Coker University (formerly Coker College) has been included in The Princeton Review’s “2020 Best Colleges: Region by Region” web feature as a “Best Southeastern” school, making this the institution’s 15th consecutive year on the prestigious list. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/princeton-review-names-coker-a-best-southeastern-college-for-15th-consecutive-year) Jul 26, 2019 ## [Coker University's Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery Presents Local Artist Jim Boden’s Out of Paradise](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/cokers-cecelia-coker-bell-gallery-presents-local-artist-jim-bodens-out-of-paradise) Coker University's Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery presents Hartsville, South Carolina, artist Jim Boden’s Out of Paradise, an exhibition that begins with a reception at 7pm on Monday, August 26, 2019, and will continue through Friday, September 20, 2019. The opening reception is free, open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/cokers-cecelia-coker-bell-gallery-presents-local-artist-jim-bodens-out-of-paradise) Jul 01, 2019 ## [Coker College Begins Operating as Coker University](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-college-begins-operating-as-coker-university) Hartsville, S.C. – July 1, 2019 – Effective today, Coker College will begin operating as Coker University. The City of Hartsville issued a proclamation that today, July 1, 2019, is Coker University Day. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-college-begins-operating-as-coker-university) Jun 05, 2019 ## [Coker College Awards 2019 Excellence in Teaching Scholarships](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-college-awards-2019-excellence-in-teaching-scholarships) Coker College recently awarded full-tuition Excellence in Teaching scholarships to two deserving Teachers of the Year: a M.Ed. in Literacy Studies scholarship was awarded to Joshua Jennings, an English teacher and chair of the English department at Lake City Early College High School in Lake City and 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year for Florence District 3, and a M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instructional Technology scholarship was awarded to Terry Ann Grandison, a 2nd grade teacher at Washington ... 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