The Conference Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken is located on the first floor of the Business and Education Building on the University of South Carolina Aiken campus. USC Aiken is located near the city of Aiken in the western section of South Carolina. Aiken is noted for its famous thoroughbred horses, its numerous parks and spacious avenues, and its stately Winter homes built during an era when the city rivaled Palm Beach as one of the most renowned winter colonies in America. With the construction of the nearby Savannah River Plant in 1952, many highly trained scientists, engineers, and craftsmen from all over the nation established their homes in Aiken and Aiken County. Since its inception, Aiken has enjoyed a distinctly cosmopolitan atmosphere.Established in 1961, USC Aiken was first housed in a former winter colony mansion known as Banksia. In 1972, the campus was moved to its present site. USC Aiken awards baccalaureate degrees in more than 30 majors and concentrations.
The Conference Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken offers complete conference services and facilities to meet your meeting and event needs. Our goal is to ensure that your meeting, seminar or conference is a successful experience that meets your goals and expectations. The Conference Center can provide you with a number of services including:
For more information, contact Mary Anne Cavanaugh, Conference Center and Special Events Director, at 803/641-3587 or maryanc@usca.edu
- EVENT PLANNING
Our office can assist you with planning for your meeting space needs, arranging for catering, arranging for audio visual services and equipment, and handling details such as room signs, etc.- PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
The Office of Continuing Education can assist you with selecting speakers or facilitators for your program. We can also help you develop your budget, timeline of events, and evaluation forms as well as agendas for your event. Local lodging information is available upon request.- REGISTRATION MANAGEMENT
The Office of Continuing Education is designed to handle mailouts of brochures and to process all billings and receipts in a central location. We can also provide detailed financial reports. Services for on-site registration, customized packets, badges, name tents and rosters are available as well.- EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
The USC Aiken campus has a wealth of knowledge available to you through our excellent faculty resources. You also have access to on-site information through the Gregg-Graniteville Library on campus. Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) are available for qualifying programs.
