CENTRAL — Southern Wesleyan University student Jacob Wiles, a sophomore majoring in Secondary Social Studies from Easley, has been selected to receive a UPS Scholarship provided by the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU) and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).

At the national level, CIC teams up with the UPS Foundation to distribute funding of the UPS Scholarship. Through this program this year, SCICU awarded $52,000 in UPS Scholarships to 20 students at private institutions across SC.