The Office of the Provost encourages leadership in faculty who have demonstrated exceptional ability and leadership promise.
The Garnet & Black Associate Professors Program is a mid-career professional development initiative designed to invest in the personal and professional success of associate professors at the University of South Carolina. The program is open to tenured Associate Professors on the USC Columbia campus who have been tenured for at least 2 years.
The PAL Fellowship is a year-long invitation-only program for emerging campus leaders who are ready to take their already considerable talents to the next level while addressing USC's capacity-building needs.
The SEC supports and promotes collaborative programs and activities designed to highlight the teaching, research and service accomplishments of SEC students, faculty and staff, including related successes within the Conference’s intercollegiate athletics programs. It showcases these achievements on regional, national and international levels using digital and social media platforms. The Office of the Provost coordinates the initiatives below for the University of South Carolina.