Our speaker on Wednesday morning, October 14th was Dr. Dennis Pruitt, Vice President for Student Affairs, Vice Provost, and Dean of Students at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Pruitt has served in this role since 1983.
At Carolina, Pruitt oversees housing, health services, student-engagement initiatives, Healthy Carolina, judicial affairs and academic integrity, disability services, residential learning communities, campus recreation, Greek Life, the Russell House University Union, student involvement and leadership programs, multicultural student affairs, parents programs, student government and organizations, alcohol and drug programs and student media.
Pruitt earned his doctorate in education from Carolina, his master’s degree in counseling/student personnel services from West Georgia College and his bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Armstrong Atlantic State University.