Taryn Auerbach: Following Her Dreams and Helping Students Do the Same

Alumni

February 14, 2022

Taryn Auerbach has known she wanted to teach high school English since she was in high school herself, but her time at Columbia College built her confidence not only to pursue that dream, but also to...
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How Columbia College Helped Erica Cooper Discover Her Future

Alumni

October 28, 2021

For as long as she can remember – and even before that – Columbia College graduate Erica Cooper has had a deep love for fine arts. She started competing in pageants at 18 months old, began taking...
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Betty Jean Ulmer McGregor reflects on her time at Columbia College

Alumni

October 13, 2021

The fourth South Carolinian to be selected as the National Mother of the Year was Betty Jean Ulmer McGregor, the 2009 Mother of the Year. Recently, she was interviewed by Winthrop University, and she...
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Alumna Performs in "Grace for President"

Alumni

September 29, 2021

Check out Alumna and P.L.A.C.E. Fellow Erica Cooper interviewed for her performance in the Columbia Children's Theatre Performance of Grace for President! WIS-TV Interview
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Say Yes to the Dress’s Lori Allen Speaks on her Columbia College Experience

Alumni

September 22, 2021

That's how I make my decisions. I go with my gut, and I never look back. As an 18-year-old girl, with intentions to move back down South for college after a recent relocation to Fairfield, OH, Lori...
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One Smart Cookie - Shennice Cleckley

Alumni

August 16, 2021

Columbia College Alumna Shennice Cleckley was featured on the cover of July’s Columbia Business Monthly. The founder of Smart Cookie, a business consultancy firm that works with Christian female...
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Alumna Elected Mayor

Alumni

August 2, 2021

“Never limit yourself.” That is the advice from Columbia College alumna Kayce Munyeneh, recently elected as the youngest and only Black mayor in Cheverly, Maryland’s ninety-year history. After high...
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