Nearing Enrollment’s End, Lots of North Carolinians Still Uninsured
The Winston-Salem Journal, March 10
*Quotes Associate Professor of Healthcare Management Michael Matthews.
*Also ran on NC Spin blog and The Charlotte Observer.
Knowledge Park: Learning from Others’ Mistakes and Successes
Business Week, March 9
*Mentions Winthrop.
*Also ran in The Herald.
Winthrop Women Win First Big South Title, Advance to NCAAs
The Herald, March 9
Belton Addresses Dropout Rate, Curriculum at Meeting
The Index-Journal, March 9
*Quotes Montrio Belton ’96, ’99.
S.C. College Notes
The State, March 9
*Mentions Inauguration and former trustee Jimmie Williamson’s new appointment.
Honoring Youthful Achievement
The State, March 9
*Mentions Ieshia Janay Rhames who notes that she plans to attend Winthrop.
Winthrop on ESPN
ESPN, March 9
*Stories on Winthrop’s basketball teams in the Big South Conference tournament ran on ESPN and
cable news outlets across the United States, including California, Vermont and Texas.
*The women won their first Big South Conference championship and advance to the NCAA
tournament. The men made it to the championship finals.
News Briefs
Lake Wylie Pilot, March 9
*Mentions late English Professor Cynthia Furr.
Is the Field Running Against Sen. Lindsey Graham Too Crowded?
The Post and Courier, March 8
*Quotes Professor of Political Science Scott Huffmon.
Lent Begins and Latino Pope Urges Welcome of Immigrants, Will We?
The State, March 8
*Mentions Joe Zdenek, retired world languages professor.
*Also ran in The Herald.
Full Text of Thank You Letter from Kowalski Family to Winthrop
The Herald, March 8
TEDxPhiladelphia is Back
NBC10.com, March 8
*Mentions Joshua Nims ’97, co-founder of Franklin's Paine Skatepark Fund in 2000 and operations
manager for Schuylkill River Development Corporation.
*Also appeared in Philadelphia Magazine.
Kicking Off Discussion on Winthrop Football
The Herald, March 8
Winthrop Should Stick to Education, Not Football
The Lancaster News, March 7
*Letter to editor
Big Vision for Rock Hill’s Textile Corridor
Charlotte Business Journal, March 7
*Article quotes Mayor Doug Echols ’77, City Manager David Vehaun ’86 and President Comstock. Also
mentioned are Skip Tuttle, president of the Winthrop Real Estate Foundation, and Gary Williams,
president of the Winthrop Foundation.
The development plan for the former Bleachery site in Rock Hill is starting to take shape.
In a presentation this week to Rock Hill City Council, the site’s master developer, Sora-Phelps, laid out a
vision for a $170 million project that would bring 1,000 jobs and 800 residents to the 21-acre site.
“It’s going to change the landscape of Rock Hill forever,” says Rock Hill Mayor Doug Echols.
The detailed plan totaling 1.3 million square feet of development includes a mix of student and senior
housing, other residential buildings, shops, offices, a textile museum, open and civic space and a small
hotel. It would be connected to downtown Rock Hill by a trolley.
“I think we’re going to see a very busy, bustling place,” says Tim Elliott, director of design for Sora
Development of Baltimore. “I kind of view this whole vision here where education, commerce,
residential, retail and, most importantly, heritage thrive.”
Sora along with Phelps Development of Greeley, Colo., has a preliminary agreement with the city to
develop the site.
Next up is City Council action on the master plan, which City Manager David Vehaun expects to come
before council within the “next couple of weeks.”
Then the parties will negotiate a development agreement that specifies the way Sora-Phelps will buy
parcels within the targeted tract, which once housed Rock Hill Printing & Finishing textile operations.
The property is owned by the city. The development is expected to qualify for various tax credits. The
city is also expected to fund infrastructure work around the site. But it’s unclear what, if any, other
financial incentives Rock Hill will contribute.
“We are very motivated to see that site move along very quickly,” Vehaun says. An agreement could be
presented to the City Council within 90 days.
One piece of the plan appears to be quickly taking shape.
Sora, local real estate executive Skip Tuttle and Rock Hill businessman Gary Williams have formed a
partnership to buy the 300,000-square-foot Lowenstein building for a mixed-use project dominated by
offices.
Tax credits would allow Lowenstein Development to offer rents at a “very competitive rate,” Tuttle says.
A 250-bed student housing component is also expected to move forward quickly on the section of the
property closest to Winthrop University.
The public space may include a 4,000-square-foot textile museum to pay homage to the site’s clothmaking past. Elliott says it could display some of the more than 500,000 fabric designs that nearby
Springs Creative possesses.
Jayne Comstock, president of Winthrop, says Knowledge Park may even change the university’s degree
offerings as Winthrop works with businesses in the development. Perhaps, she says, the university’s
students could digitize some of those fabric designs.
Closer Look
The Bleachery is a part of the 100-acre Knowledge Park area, where Rock Hill wants to attract
“knowledge” industries and jobs that will transform the city’s core. Sora has undertaken large-scale,
university-related, downtown redevelopment projects elsewhere. The largest is a $330 million Rowan
Boulevard redevelopment in Glassboro, N.J., which has the aim of reconnecting the borough to Rowan
University, near the suburbs of Philadelphia.
Winthrop Players and Coaches Talk About Buzzer Beater against High Point
The Herald, March 7
Straight Talk: Dr. A.J. Angulo
WRHI, March 6
Why is Tim Scott Suddenly on a Black Revival Tour?
The Root, March 6
*Mentions Winthrop.
In the Galleries: Furniture, Glass
The Charlotte Observer, March 6
*Mentions Winthrop.
More Than 20 Events Scheduled for Winthrop President’s Inauguration
The Herald, March 5
Independent “Contingency Plan” in Works if Lindsey Graham Loses Primary
Charleston City Paper, March 5
*Mentions Winthrop Poll.
The T-Rav Effect
FITS News, Marc
*Mentions Winthrop Poll.
A Year Later, No Justice for Lancaster Girl Who Died of Brain Injury
The Herald, March 5
*Suspect in case is Phillip Bryan Gleason, a former Winthrop student and Iraq War veteran.
“Class A” Office Space Envisioned in Remake of Lowenstein Building at Knowledge Park
The State, March 4
*Also appeared in The Herald.
*Similar story in The Mecklenburg Times.
Are Libraries Obsolete?
CN2, March 4
*Interview with Dean of Dacus Library Mark Herring.
Hometown Hero: Boyd Jones
CN2, March 4
School Officials in Fort Mill Defend Common Core
The Fort Mill Times, March 4
*Quotes Associate Professor Judy Britt.
Winthrop and Comporium Continue Long-Standing Partnership; Comporium Announced as Presenting
Sponsor of Inauguration
The Fort Mill Times, March 4
*Also ran in The Leader Post, Finwin.com, TMC.net and others.
Football Heading to Winthrop?
My Fox Carolinas, March 4
New Study Outlines Cost of Football Team at Winthrop University
WBTV, March 3
Knowledge Park Plan: 1K New Jobs, $134M in Private Investment
WRHI, March 3
*Mentions Winthrop.
A Tribute to Boyd Jones
Campus Activities Magazine, February edition