College of Information and Communications
Faculty and Staff
Rebecca Boyd
Title: | Undergraduate Student Services Manager |
Department: | Office of Undergraduate Student Services College of Information and Communications |
Email: | boydrr@mailbox.sc.edu |
Phone: | 803-777-3311 |
Office: | School of Journalism and Mass Communications 800 Sumter Street, Room 118D Columbia, SC 29208 |
Education
B.A., Astronomy, University of Virginia
M.A., Media Arts, University of South Carolina
Position
Rebecca Boyd manages the day-to-day functions of the College of Information and Communications Office of Undergraduate Student Services. She also advises undergraduate students on course selection, degree progression, study abroad, engagement on campus, leadership opportunities and career pathways.
Background
Prior to joining the CIC, Boyd was the undergraduate coordinator at the USC School
of Visual Art and Design. She advised students in the media arts, art studio, art
education, art history, and film & media studies programs. She also taught video
production and screenwriting courses.
Boyd's own documentary films have screened at the Indie Grits Film Festival, the
Reel Black Pix Film Festival, and the Leander McCormick Observatory Public Nights.
Her feature film script, "In Spite of It All," placed in the top 5% in the 2015 Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship competition and was the only
script from South Carolina to progress that far in the competition that year. It
was described by a Nicholl reader as "a thoroughly enjoyable, charming love story
just brimming with Irish wit and sass."
Boyd loves helping students find ways to exercise their intellectual curiosity and
make the most of their time at USC. She also relishes a challenge and is undaunted
when life's 'plot twists' require creative thinking and changes of plans.
Awards
2023 CIC Impact Award
Spring 2023 recipient of the Two Thumbs Up Award from the USC Student Disability Resource Center for "having gone above and beyond to accommodate students."
Spring 2019 recipient of the Ada B. Thomas Outstanding Advisor Award .