2024 fall semester kicks off at USC-Aiken [Video]

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – Fall semester is underway at USC-Aiken. Freshmen are likely getting their first look at what will be home away from home for the next four years. The rest of the student body and faculty will notice some big changes to their campus.

USC-Aiken is evolving. A new construction project on campus that is well underway.

Dr. Phil Bridgmon, the Provost and Executive Vice-chancellor of Academic Affairs at USC-Aiken said, “It’s very exciting if you drive by the campus, especially that northeast corner with our 60 million plus advanced manufacturing collaborative building”.

That project is a partnership with the Department of Energy and Savannah River Nuclear solutions.

It will be followed by a cyber security building in concert with the South Carolina National Guard. Those projects are causing a ripple effect of change.

“What it’ll mean is having to relocate athletic facilities so you’ll see some of that excitement as …