Glenn F. McConnell

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Glenn McConnell
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22nd President of the College of Charleston

McConnell is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Secession Camp #4. [11] The Sons of Confederate Veterans were charged in 1906 by Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee, Commander General of the United Confederate Veterans, with "the vindication of the cause for which we fought." [12]

During a 1999 appearance on ABC News' Nightline , [13] then-Senator McConnell made the following statements about the flag:

In 2000, when the Confederate flag was brought down from atop the dome of the State House, Senator McConnell successfully advocated for flying another Confederate flag from a flagpole in the front of the Statehouse, on the grounds, near the Confederate Soldier Monument. [14] He rejected the suggestion that the Confederate flag be placed in a glass case by saying, "Encasement represents entombment," and by saying that he wanted "no part in symbolically burying the Confederate banner." [15] The resulting bill that was passed in 2000 was called a compromise. [16]

After the 2015 shooting at a historically black church, McConnell condemned the shooter's motives, in which he said that he does not represent the Confederate flag or the South. He also supported the decision of Governor Nikki Haley to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House. [ citation needed ]


Committee assignments

Lieutenant governor (2012–14)

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Ken Ard resigned his position in March 2012 because of ethics violations. At that time, the State Senate President Pro Tempore, became the lieutenant governor when the position became vacant, leading to McConnell resigning his senate seat to become the lieutenant governor. [17]

Presidency of the College of Charleston

On June 18, 2014, McConnell resigned his position as lieutenant governor to become president of the College of Charleston on July 1, 2014. McConnell assumed the presidency of his alma mater in July 2014. He is a former student body president at the College of Charleston, where he earned his undergraduate B.S. degree in political science in 1969. He has an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the College of Charleston as well as other honorary degrees. [18]

In 2016, following reports of sexual assault, McConnell temporarily banned alcohol from Greek activities. He also oversaw the implementation of the Collegiate Recovery Program, an initiative that supported students in recovery from addiction. [19] In the Summer of 2016, the College of Charleston stopped considering race a factor in student enrollment. [20]

On January 29, 2018, McConnell announced his retirement from the College of Charleston citing health issues. [19]

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  2. ↑ Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigns; McConnell to replace him thestate.com March 9, 2012 Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Ry Rivard, Charleston Divided Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine , Inside Higher Ed , March 26, 2014
  4. 1 2 "Meet Glenn McConnell". Senatormcconnell.com. 2001-01-09. Archived from the original on 2011-12-27. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
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  19. 1 2 By, Paul Bowers and Deanna Pan. "College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell cites health, age as reasons he's leaving this summer". Post and Courier. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
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Preceded by President pro tempore of the South Carolina Senate
2001–2012		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
2012–2014		Succeeded by
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