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University of South Carolina Did YOU Know? 'Since the Office of Fellowships and Summer Programs was established in 1994, university students have won 94 national fellowships and scholarships, totaling more than $2.5 million dollars. 'Private support for USC reached a record $101.3 million in 1997-98, increasing more than 50% from the previous year. *For the past ten years, the Sociology Department faculty have ranked among the top 10 departments nationally for having articles published in the field's most prestigious journals. The Geography Department is considered No. 1 in the Southeast and in the Tod 5 nationally for programs in geographic information systems, remote sensing and cartography. Thirty-five South Carolina governors hold degrees from USC. 'Research funding for USC reached a record $92 million in 1997-98. The Geography Department's Hazards Research Laboratory, launched in 1995, is one of the few centers nationally that uses geographic information processing techniques in analysis and management of environmental hazards. Through its public service programs, USC touches every corner of the state. The School of Music reaches 28,000 people state-wide through concerts, lessons and music programs. The Writing Center has helped more than 3,000 people with questions. Its Writers Hotline averages 9 calls a day from citizens, governmPnt PmnlniTODf Irtiinrorr ?ir*rl likr<irioc uiviii viiiuiwywvj. iwdUiLio, lawyud anvi nuianv^o. The Palmetto Poison Center at USC's College of Pharmacy answers more than 35,000 calls annually from South Carolinians. *The average SAT score of the 1998 Carolina Scholars is 1483. The Carolina Scholars rank in the top 3% of their high school graduating classes. *The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks USC 32nd among all colleges and universities DISCOVER Ci in attracting freshman National Merit Scholars iin 1998. USC enrolled 62 freshman merit scholars and was the only South Carolina institution on the list. *USC's College of Library and Information Scienre ic ranked 1 ^rh in the nation in overall ex cellence, with three of the college's programs ranking in the Top 10 in US News and World Report. *USC's School of Public Health was the first in the US to have a department of exercise science. The addition of this department underscores the important role that physical activity plays in public health. *Based on its enrollment, USCs School of Public Health is the sixth largest in the nation. *USC's College of Journalism and Mass Communications public relations and advertising programs are ranked 12 th and 13 th, respectively, at the graduate level in US News and World Report. i *For nearly two decades, USC's student advertising team has consistently earned regional and national recognition in the National Student Advertising Comnetition: The College World a ? I _ 0 Series of Advertising. *The Darla Moore School of Business continues to receive accolades and top rankings in some of the country's top magazines. In March, USC was ranked No. 2 in the country in international business at the graduate level in US News & World Report. *USC's School of Law is ranked in the second tier in US News and World Report magazine's rankings of American law schools. *The USC School of Public Health, funded with a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, is developing a physical activity program for high school girls in South Carolina and study the program's impact on physical activity, fitness and attitudes. *USC's historic Horseshoe is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. *The USC College of Social Work is ranked 29th out of more than 100 social work programs in the country in US News and World Report. *The Thomas Cooper Library has been ranked 52nd by the Association of Research Libraries, which represent the largest and most prestigious college, university and public libraries in the US and Canada. *USC's College of Liberal Arts has named a new dean! 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