Board of Commissioners 2026-2027 Meeting Schedule
The South Carolina Commission for Community Advancement and Engagement Board of Commissioners will hold virtual quarterly meetings at 10 a.m. on the following dates:
- March 19, 2026
- June 18, 2026
- September 17, 2026
- December 10, 2026 (moved to second Thursday due to the holidays)
- March 18, 2027
- June 17, 2027
- September 16, 2027
- December 9, 2027 (moved to second Thursday due to the holidays)
(Board meetings begin at 10 a.m. on the third Thursday and are held virtually via Zoom unless otherwise noted.)
The meetings will be streamed live via the Commission’s YouTube page. Those who wish to participate in the public input portion of the meeting should email your comments to info@advance.sc.gov. Comments must be received no later than 12 noon on the day prior to the scheduled meeting. Please include the following information when submitting public comments:
- Name
- Phone Number
- Date of Meeting
- Meeting Name
- Agenda Item
- Comment (500 words or less)
For more information, contact the Commission at 803-333-9621 or info@advance.sc.gov.
Please join us at the Native American Studies Center on May 9, 2026, for our AG + Art , “The Tour of Lancaster County!,”
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. : Take-N-Make Corn Husk Doll Kits
Pick up a corn husk doll kit to make your own creation at your convenience!
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. : Homemade Canned Goods
Shop for jams, jellies, and more made by Catawba Nation artist Marie George.
10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. : Guided Garden Tours
Take a tour of the Center's Three Sisters and Medicine Wheel Gardens with Master Gardener Intern and USC Lancaster Professor Claudia Heinemann- Priest.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Native American Studies Center, USC Lancaster
119 S. Main St.
Lancaster, SC 29720
Please join us at the Native American Studies Center for the W. Brent Burgin Lunch and Learn Lecture Series "Cold Mountain Field Notes" on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Noon, with Dr. Christopher Bundrick, ISC Lancaster Professor of English
In August of 1997, Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain" became the number one bestselling book on The New York Times Fiction list- a place it occupied for many weeks.
Native American Studies Center, USC Lancaster
119 S. Main St.
Lancaster, SC 29720
Native American Studies Center, USC Lancaster
119 S. Main St.
Lancaster, SC 29720
