Homecoming
We usually host an event for CIC alumni on the Friday evening of Homecoming.
2025 CIC Homecoming Celebration
Friday, Oct. 24, 2025
4- 6 p.m.
Kennedy Greenhouse Studio and Rose Garden
820 Sumter St. Columbia, SC 29201
In addition to refreshments and cordial conversation, you’ll have a chance to see the premiere of the new Cocky's Reading Express short film. Experience the illuminating impact of this iconic literacy initiative throughout South Carolina. We're excited to welcome alumni back to campus over Homecoming weekend and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Cocky's Reading Express. Admission is free and guests are welcome.
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iSchool Alumni Happy Hours
Each year, there are two librarian conferences held at the Columbia Convention Center: SCASL in March and SCLA in October. We hold happy hour events in conjunction with these conferences one day after the conference sessions.
The Baldwin Business and Financial Journalism Lecture Series
This is an annual lecture series that started in 2015 and brings accomplished business and financial journalists to share their expertise. The lectures are funded by the Baldwin Business and Financial Journalism Endowment, given by the late Kenneth W. Baldwin Jr.
A 1949 graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Baldwin funded the endowment in 2009 to equip students with a depth of knowledge to investigate and report on the most significant and complex business and financial topics that affect consumers and taxpayers.
Fall 2025 Lecture: Stay tuned for details to be confirmed soon!
The Buchheit Family Lecture Series
This is an annual lecture series that was created in 2000 in honor of the late Phil Buchheit, who was the former president and chairman of Mid-South Management Company and the former publisher of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The lectures are funded by the Buchheit Family Endowment, which provides undergraduate scholarships and graduate and doctoral fellowships to students of the university’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications.