University of South Carolina

What a night in Columbia! 🤙

GAMECOCKS!!!!!!

We had ourselves a time last night at Garnet and Black Madness 🤙

Wish you were here 📍

We're proud to be home to the #1 first-year student experience in the nation among public universities. 🎉 Want to experience it for yourself? Apply by October 15 for an admission decision by mid-December. sc.edu/Apply

Still on top! USC is once again the nation’s #1 public university for first-year experience! This is also our 28th consecutive year celebrating the #1 undergraduate international business program in the nation. More: https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2026/09/usc-retains-top-us-news-rankings.php

Twenty-five years later, we remember. 🇺🇸

Our vision is not only for the Carolina of today or next year, but also for the Carolina that serves and leads our state through another 225 years.

Across the board, we are breaking records by attracting, admitting, enrolling, retaining and graduating more students.

This is the state of the University of South Carolina in our 225th year – focused forward, planning strategically and educating the minds that will build our tomorrows.

Join us live from the Horseshoe for the 2026 State of the University Address: www.facebook.com/uofsc

Join us tomorrow on the Horseshoe for President Amiridis’ 2026 State of the University address. Sept. 9 | 10 a.m. | Watch live at facebook.com/uofsc

See you on the Horseshoe next week as President Amiridis delivers the 2026 State of the University address, reflecting on where we’ve been and sharing a look at what’s ahead. Sept. 9 | 10 a.m. | go.sc.edu/sotu

Friday is #CollegeColorsDay, Gamecocks! Don't forget to wear your best Garnet and Black!

Join President Amiridis on the Horseshoe in two weeks for the 2026 State of the University address as we celebrate recent achievements and look toward USC’s future. Sept. 9 | 10 a.m. | go.sc.edu/sotu

What a beautiful morning it was exploring one of Columbia’s iconic rivers with the South Carolina Honors College Floatilla 🤙

Happy FDOC, Gamecocks! 📚 ✨Repost for 4.0 energy✨

First Night best night. 🎆 Welcome home, Gamecocks!

Home at Carolina 🤙

We ❤️ our orientation leaders! Orientation: ✅ Up next: MOVE-IN! 📦

When USC alum Beau Welling isn’t designing golf courses or helping plan iconic developments like Greenville’s Camperdown Plaza he’s...promoting curling? 🥌 https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2026/05/beau-welling-curling-carolinian.php

World-class resources, opportunities and key mentors here enabled Braden Guliano to bring his ideas to life in real world settings. He came to USC driven. He left connected. #MeantToBeUSC sc.edu/MeantToBe

Braden Guliano came to USC ready to build. He left with a degree, a network of mentors, his own tech consulting startup and the confidence to navigate whatever comes next. #MeantToBeUSC https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2026/07/07-braden-guliano-builds-engineering-career.php

One of the most historic buildings on campus will undergo a major renovation late this year. Imagine McKissick transformed into a dynamic hub for students to study, learn and interact with the museum's collections. That's the plan: https://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2026/04/mckissick-museum-renovation.php

History, but make it a hot take. 🔥 As the nation marks 250 years, four USC scholars debate the stories behind the Echoes of Independence exhibit. Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/KTds6G0kM6Q?si=AnMkh-cBHs-HLWWC

You'd be hard pressed to find bigger fans and supporters of the University of South Carolina than our Columbia medical school's new namesakes, Kay and Eddie Floyd. Hear their children reflect on their legacy in this month's episode of Inside Carolina: https://youtu.be/Y_FHx2DTre8

When Madison got to USC, she wasn't exactly sure what was in store. Here, she found her passions and mapped out a plan for her future. The latest episode of Inside Carolina honors our newest alumni. 🎓 #ForeverToThee26 Watch here: youtu.be/2HaYANfHNrk

Gamecocks will never forget. 🇺🇸

Stephanie Kyle came to USC to learn how business moves. She left ready to lead globally. #MeantToBeUSC

Everything changed for Stephanie Kyle the day she toured USC. Here, the Moore School alum found her passion for connecting the dots. Her experiences led her to a successful global business career. #MeantToBeUSC go.sc.edu/MeetStephanieKyle

Not all of Cocky’s biggest moments happen on the field. Walker Weaver and Emma Connelly have spent four years helping children in South Carolina fall in love with reading by putting the Cocky in Cocky’s Reading Express. 📚 go.sc.edu/CockyReads26

We're live now on Facebook with our Friday morning commencement exercises for the class of 2026. 🎓 #ForeverToThee26 Tune in and celebrate with us. ➡️ facebook.com/UofSC

Here's a health to the graduating Gamecocks from the class of 2026. 🎓 #ForeverToThee26

Sharing a few snapshots from last night's Flick at Finlay Park 🛼🎬🍿🌳 Good luck on finals, Gamecocks!

It was a perfect night for a flick at Finlay Park 📽️🍿 Happy last day of classes, Gamecocks!

Stressed? Campus walk! Overwhelmed? Campus walk! Sad? Campus walk! Totally fine? Also campus walk!

Dr. Jim Augustine has taught the vast majority of physicians who have graduated from our Columbia medical school. It's quite the unlikely legacy for Augustine, born to parents without high school diplomas.

Named in 2022, Celia Dial Saxon Hall is the first campus building named for a Black man or woman. It honors Celia Dial Saxon, a pioneering educator who uplifted South Carolina students after attending the Normal School of SC when it was located in Rutledge College during Reconstruction. #USC225

Calling all May 2026 graduates! Commencement is 42 days away and we want to hear YOUR story. 🎓 Share your South Carolina journey with us for a chance to be featured in our commencement coverage: go.sc.edu/CFS26

TWO hours left to #Give4Garnet! 🎉 Explore 200+ causes and support what matters most to you: https://give4garnet.sc.edu/

That garnet glow = Gamecocks making a difference. 🎉 Capstone is glowing tonight because #Give4Garnet is already a success, but we can do even more. Your gift fuels real impact. Join us: https://give4garnet.sc.edu/a/gday/104390/G4GLight

Give 4 Garnet is finally here! For the next 1 day, 08 hours, and 01 minute, we will come together to make a difference for the colleges, programs and causes we love the most. 🎉 Join us to make a lasting difference: https://give4garnet.sc.edu/

🎾 Ricardo Acioly left Brazil at age 16 for college and to pursue his pro tennis dreams. He succeeded in both, traveled the world as a player and coach, and now directs strategic development at the renowned Evert Tennis Academy. https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2025/09/acioly-tennis-carolinian.php

They came with a calling and today, they take the next step toward it. Happy Match Day, Gamecocks! We’re proud to educate the next generation of health care providers for South Carolina and beyond.

Making life better for people in South Carolina is at the heart of what we do as the state's Flagship university. More on today's USC Brain Health Center ribbon cutting and the center's mission to provide world class care to patients with cognitive disease. 🧠 go.sc.edu/BHCRibbonCutting

The ribbon has been cut on the USC Brain Health Center! ✂️ The center will deliver exceptional treatment and support for patients living with cognitive conditions. https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2026/03/brain-health-center-advanced-imaging-alzheimers-dementia-care.php

In 1898, Newberry County native Mattie Jean Adams became the first woman to graduate from the University of South Carolina, then called South Carolina College. More than a century later, generations of women have followed in her footsteps. #WHM #USC225

While coaching his son’s flag football team last fall, former USC quarterback Connor Shaw went into sudden cardiac arrest. Now fully recovered, Shaw aims to increase CPR training and bring AEDs to athletic fields statewide and beyond. https://sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2026/01/connor-shaw-carolinian.php

Capstone is glowing garnet tonight for the Gamecock Pharmacy Class of 2025 with a 98.8% first-time NAPLEX pass rate! That’s 10% above the national average and #1 in the state and SEC. Way to go, Gamecock pharmacists. 👏

Birds of a feather read Carolinian together! The latest issue, featuring our favorite bird, is hitting mailboxes now.🐔 Read it online: go.sc.edu/carolinian