Anna Sharpe, Author at My TJ Now

Wins for the Winthrop Plan

Anna Sharpe

Two more targets of President Dan Mahony’s Winthrop Plan were recently met. The 2025 target goal for unrestricted giving was set at $700,000. As of December 2018, unrestricted gifts were…

Town Hall Tuesday

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On Tuesday, Jan. 29, students, faculty and staff attended a town hall sponsored by the Council of Student Leaders. Students were encouraged to ask questions and air grievances regarding dining…

Faculty diversity is higher than ever

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In the month of January, a target of goal 3 of President Daniel Mahony’s Winthrop Plan was reached six years ahead of schedule. Goal 3 focuses on hiring and retaining…

Elizabeth Warren comes to S.C.

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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren visited Columbia College on Wednesday, Jan. 23 for an organizing event. She was one of many politicians to visit the Palmetto state recently. Sen. Bernie Sanders,…

WU gets real about abortion

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On Tues. Jan. 22, Winthrop’s Planned Parenthood Club invited Calla Hales, an administrator for A Preferred Women’s Health Center, and Ashley Skidmore, a member of the advocacy group Charlotte for…

New student housing project approved

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Plans for The Nest, a 85-unit student housing project located on Stewart Ave. and White St., was unanimously approved by the Rock Hill Planning Commission on Jan. 7. The project…

Experiencing poverty

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For those living in poverty, there are many difficult decisions involving money and their daily lives that need to be made. Many people have said that they do not understand…

Combatting local human trafficking

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A New Creation, a shelter for victims of human trafficking, has opened in Rock Hill. On Nov. 7, Nancy Landerman, the creator, founder and executive director of A New Creation,…

Trustees approve new budget, work on improving enrollment

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On Nov. 2, Winthrop’s Board of Trustees met to review and approve the University's budget and share updates from the committees on finance, enrollment and retention, student life and athletics,…

Casting the first vote

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The November elections will be the first time many students will be voting and many of them have said that this is not only exciting, but also confusing and intimidating.…