Student News

11/03/2025 10:02:59 AM

Meet Kelsey Whetstone, a new Clyburn Scholar at SC State University

As a first-year biology student at South Carolina State University, Kelsey Whetstone is striving toward a career in pediatric medicine. An Orangeburg resident, Whetstone is cozily familiar with SC State, having spent her pre-kindergarten years at SC State’s Childhood Development Learning Center and her K-8 years at Felton Laboratory School on campus before enrolling at the High School for Health Professions. Plus, her parents are Bulldog alumni, making her a legacy freshman.

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10/30/2025 10:18:04 AM

Meet Malcolm Salters, a new Clyburn Scholar at SC State University

Malcolm Salters wants to be a lawyer and a lawmaker, and he already has a leg up toward that goal via an internship with a state legislator’s law firm. And although he is in his first year of studies at South Carolina State University, he already has one college degree under his belt, thanks to a dual enrollment program between Kingstree High School and Williamsburg Technical College.

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10/30/2025 08:32:36 AM

Meet Dashon Pinckney, a new Clyburn Scholar at SC State University

Dashon Pinckney knows what it means to be out front. Before arriving as a first-year student at South Carolina State University this fall, Pinckney served as drum major of the Eau Claire High School Marching Band in Columbia, South Carolina, leading his peers to excellence with discipline, creativity, and unity.

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10/28/2025 04:22:48 PM

Meet Savanna Mansel, a new Clyburn Scholar at SC State University

For first-year South Carolina State University student Savanna Mansel, marketing is more than a major – it’s a mission. Mansel’s passion for marketing stems from her lifelong drive to connect people with what they need. She plans to utilize her creativity and problem-solving skills to develop meaningful products and services that enhance people's lives.

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10/27/2025 03:39:29 PM

Meet Ja’Leeah Juanita-Teresa Jones, a new Clyburn Scholar at SC State University

You might call Ja’Leeah Juanita-Teresa Jones a community service juggernaut. The first-year student from Fort Mill, South Carolina, arrived at South Carolina State University this fall with a résumé filled with service initiatives focused on youth advocacy and outreach during high school.

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10/23/2025 03:48:17 PM

Meet Rhiazia Grant, a new Clyburn Scholar at SC State University

Inspired by her mother’s resilience and faith, Rhiazia Grant is building a future in medicine and mental health as a first-year student at South Carolina State University. The Mauldin, South Carolina, resident is one of nine newly inducted Clyburn Scholars in SC State’s Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College.

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