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This online degree is geared toward those who desire to become policymakers in their communities. Students will be equipped to enter a variety of fields, including community development, policy writing, human services, investigation, and education. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/masters-program-in-criminal-and-social-justice-policy-at-coker-college) Apr 09, 2018 ## [REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR COKER COLLEGE SUMMER THEATRE CAMPS](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/registration-now-open-for-coker-college-summer-theatre-camps) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/_DSC6795.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/registration-now-open-for-coker-college-summer-theatre-camps) Hartsville, S.C. – April 9, 2018 – Registration is now open for Coker College’s annual summer theatre camps for kids of all ages. Coker College will host two day camps this summer––“Disney’s The AristoCats KIDS” and “Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, Jr.” The “Disney’s The AristoCats KIDS” camp, for children ages 6 to 11, will be held Monday through Friday, June 18-29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Everybody wants to be a cat in Disney's stage adaptation of the animated classic motion ... [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/registration-now-open-for-coker-college-summer-theatre-camps) Apr 07, 2018 ## [SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY PRESIDENT AND CEO ROBERT C. TIEDE TO GIVE COKER COLLEGE’S 110TH COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/sonoco-products-company-president-and-ceo-robert-c-tiede-give-coker-colleges-110th) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/Tiede_Rob_small.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/sonoco-products-company-president-and-ceo-robert-c-tiede-give-coker-colleges-110th) 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 ... [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/sonoco-products-company-president-and-ceo-robert-c-tiede-give-coker-colleges-110th) Mar 28, 2018 ## [COKER COLLEGE TO HOST A PERFORMANCE OF WALKING OUT THE DARK, BY RONALD K. BROWN/ EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-college-host-performance-walking-out-dark-ronald-k-brown-evidence-dance-company) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/Logos%20and%20Photos/CokerCollege_RoundTableClassroom.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-college-host-performance-walking-out-dark-ronald-k-brown-evidence-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 ... [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-college-host-performance-walking-out-dark-ronald-k-brown-evidence-dance-company) Mar 26, 2018 ## [COKER COLLEGE TO HOST FIRST-EVER ALUMNI DANCE CONCERT](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-college-host-first-ever-alumni-dance-concert) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/Logos%20and%20Photos/alumni-giving_0.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-college-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. [Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-college-host-first-ever-alumni-dance-concert) Mar 02, 2018 ## [COKER’S CECELIA COKER BELL GALLERY PRESENTS JEAN RENE LEBLANC’S “GREEKOPOLIS” EXHIBITION](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/cokers-cecelia-coker-bell-gallery-presents-jean-rene-leblancs-greekopolis-exhibition) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/Greekopolis_02%20(1).jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/cokers-cecelia-coker-bell-gallery-presents-jean-rene-leblancs-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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[Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/coker-college-hosts-american-college-dance-association-southeast-conference-march-2-5) Jan 25, 2018 ## [ELSIE MUFUKA (‘08) RECEIVES COKER COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S 2018 OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/elsie-mufuka-08-receives-coker-college-alumni-associations-2018-outstanding-young) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/Elsie%20head%20shot.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/elsie-mufuka-08-receives-coker-college-alumni-associations-2018-outstanding-young) 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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[Read More](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/gayle-sawyer-70-receives-coker-college-alumni-associations-2018-distinguished-service) Jan 25, 2018 ## [KAREN EDWARDS (‘98) RECEIVES COKER COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION’S 2018 DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/karen-edwards-98-receives-coker-college-alumni-associations-2018-distinguished) [![](https://blogs.coker.edu/hubfs/edwards_karen.jpg)](https://blogs.coker.edu/news-stories/karen-edwards-98-receives-coker-college-alumni-associations-2018-distinguished) 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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