The University initiated compulsory community service courses to expand the application of the service-learning model.

He was met with much resistance from state leaders; however, the University initiated a massive fund-raising campaign 1991.

After the details of Haskins' ever-growing involvement became more clear, the University initiated legal action to recover the buyout money.

The University initiated several procedures, systems, and policies on 31 July 2007 to fortify its academic integrity.

The University brought in new faculty and initiated minor programs beginning with dance in 1977.

Following this, the University initiated an audit looking into outside employment by faculty members.

In 2011, the University initiated a Ph.D.

In the early 1970s, the University of South Carolina initiated the refurbishment of its "Horseshoe".

University initiated a new trend in sports movement of students with disabilities.

After a 2-year hiatus due to political unrest, the University started lectures in 1913 and initiated a program of constructing more than twenty buildings.