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SmartChat - Dr. Harris Pastides
Date: February 21, 2012
Dr. Harris Pastides, president of the University of South Carolina (USC), will be speaking to students on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 4 p.m., in the dining hall. Pastides' presentation will be a part of GSSM's SmartChat Speakers Series.
Pastides is serving as the 28th president of USC, elected to that position by the university's board of trustees on Aug. 1, 2008. His election marked the first internal candidate for the presidency of the university in over a half-century. Previously, Pastides served as vice president for research and health sciences and dean of the Arnold School of Public Health. He and his wife, Patricia, first came to the university in 1998.
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The SmartChat Speakers Series strives to enhance the education of GSSM students while also inspiring them through the stories and experiences of some of the Palmetto State's most promising leaders in technology, engineering, entrepreneurship, research and medicine.
