Dr. Warren Carson of Tryon recently assumed the duties as interim vice chancellor of the University of South Carolina Upstate’s Greenville Campus.

Carson will have day-to-day operational and strategic planning responsibility for the entire USC Upstate Greenville campus, which is located at the University Center of Greenville and enrolls approximately 1,000 commuting junior- and senior-level students.

Carson, who previously served as associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and chief diversity officer, will continue his new assignment through the remainder of the 2012-2013 academic year.

“Given the pending changes in our programs and services in Greenville, I am confident that Dr. Carson will effectively guide the USC Upstate into this new and exciting transition,” said Dr. Charles Harrington, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs. “During the next few months, a search for a permanent replacement will be conducted.”

Carson’s new duties are a result of the retirement of Dr. Judith S. Prince, who served as the vice chancellor of the Greenville Campus from July 2004 to January 2013.

For more information about USC Upstate, visit www.uscupstate.edu. For more details about the USC Upstate Greenville Campus, contact Dr. Warren Carson at 864-552-4242 or wcarson@uscupstate.edu.

– article submitted by Tammy Whaley