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2021 Homecoming Concert to Feature Big Latto |
Tickets are $30 for Claflin students and $45 for general admission. Click here to purchase your ticket.
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Click the video for a special message from Big Latto! Be sure to share the video to invite others to purchase tickets for the concert.
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SWV To Headline Presidential Scholarship Gala During 2021 Homecoming Weekend |
R&B legends SWV are the featured performers for the 27th Annual Presidential Scholarship Gala on Friday, November 19, at 7 p.m., at Camp Landy in Orangeburg, S.C. Proceeds from the Gala benefit Claflin University’s Presidential Scholars, high-achieving students who receive full tuition, room and board, and a book stipend because of their outstanding academic accomplishments.
The event will honor a former Claflin University distinguished administrator, Mrs. Alice Carson Tisdale. Former First Lady Alice Carson Tisdale, who will be recognized posthumously, was the director of Claflin University’s honors college which bears her name. She was also the wife of the eighth president of Claflin University, Dr. Henry N. Tisdale.
Sponsorship opportunities for this event are as follows:
President’s Circle Sponsor - $50,000
Platinum Sponsor - $25,000
Diamond Sponsor - $15,000
Gold Sponsor - $10,000
Silver Sponsor - $5,000
Friends of Claflin Table Sponsor - $2,500
Individual Presidential Gala Ticket - $250
Student Presidential Gala Ticket - $50
2021 Homecoming Guidelines
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We look forward to hosting safe and exciting homecoming events this year (November 13-20). To do so, everyone must be vaccinated and provide a negative PCR (nasal) test taken within 72 hours of the homecoming event(s) you plan to attend.
- Face coverings are required for all events.
- This year’s Gala will be held at Camp Landy, an outdoor facility in Orangeburg, S.C. The attire is semi-formal. Be sure to check the weather forecast prior to the event.
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Be sure to share the video to invite others to purchase tickets for the concert.
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DJ Envy of The Breakfast Club is the Special Guest of the Homecoming Alumni Social |
DJ Envy of The Breakfast Club will be the featured entertainer at Claflin University’s Homecoming Alumni Social on Friday, November 19, at 9 p.m. at The Cinema in Orangeburg. Come dance the night away to music and enjoy an evening of networking, great food, and cocktails. Tickets are $25. Purchase your tickets today at alumni.claflin.edu.
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Be sure to share the video to invite others to purchase tickets.
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2021 Homecoming Schedule of Events - November 13-20 |
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2021 Homecoming Guidelines
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The health and safety of the campus community during our exciting 2021 Homecoming calendar of events is the University's top priority. To do so, everyone must be vaccinated and provide a negative PCR (nasal) test taken within 72 hours of the homecoming event(s) you plan to attend.
- Face coverings are required for all events.
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Please scan this QR code with your smart device or click here to visit the Homecoming web site to download the schedule.
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The inauguration of Claflin University’s ninth president, Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack, will be held on November 19, 2021, at 10 a.m. This event will be broadcast live on Claflin University’s Facebook page. Because of COVID-19, attendance to the historic ceremony will be by invitation only. Dr. Warmack’s inauguration was originally scheduled for March 2020. However, the celebration was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Arischa Conner Frierson, '98, has recurring roles in two streaming shows this fall. She will have a role in Hulu’s “Dopesick” which is streaming now and Apple TV’s “Swagger”, which releases at the end of the month.
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Congratulations to Ferlondo Tullock, ’94, who received a unanimous vote to serve as the new Calhoun County School District Superintendent. He will replace Superintendent Dr. Steve Wilson, who will retire in January after a nearly 50-year career in education. Tullock currently serves the school district as the deputy superintendent.
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Rev. Roberta Sonsaray White, '99, was commissioned as a deacon in the United Methodist Church through the Baltimore/Washington Conference on Wednesday, October 2. She will complete a three-year residence-in-ministry requirement before being ordained. While at Claflin University, White was a member of the Alice Carson Tisdale Honors College. She currently serves as a chaplain in the healthcare setting which is where she carries out her call to ministry. She will also serve as a minister-in-residence at her home church.
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Would you like to purchase Claflin University items for yourself or as gifts? Proceeds from the items above will support scholarships for the next generation of visionary leaders at Claflin University.
Click here to order today.
If you are paying by check, please make payable to Claflin University. Please put t-shirt size on the memo line. Mail to:
Claflin University
Attn: Marcus Burgess
400 Magnolia Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
For more information, please call (803) 535-5348.
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Panther Pride - Athletics Headlines
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400 Magnolia Street
Orangeburg, SC 29115
1.800.922.1276
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@Claflin is published by the Office of Communications & Marketing
President: Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack
Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement: Dr. Marcus H. Burgess, '96
Assistant Vice President for Communications & Marketing: George Johnson Jr.
Public Relations Director: J. Craig Cotton
Web Communications Manager: Colin Myers, '07
Director of Athletic Media Relations: Trevin Q. Goodwin
Photographers: Cecil Williams, '60, Geoff Henderson and Colin Myers, '07
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