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publications. Her poetry, fiction, and essays regularly appear in highly regarded literary journals across the country.

She was mentored by U.S. Poet Laureate James Dickey.

Dr. Malphrus has been a faculty member at USCB since 1998.

Rod Casavant has joined the University of South Carolina Beaufort’s Center for Strategic Planning as a facilitator. He is chairman emeritus, SCORE SC Lowcountry Chapter, where he led a team of 40-plus certified business mentors (2017-22) supporting start-up businesses and in-business clients in Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, and Colleton counties.

Casavant is a SCORE certified Business Mentor and on the organization’s National Advisory Council. He had a 30-plus year career with Eli Lilly & Company in multiple leadership roles.

Rod has a B.A. in chemistry from the University of South Florida and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwest-

ern University.

• The Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce will host two events July 11 for members and guests.

Coffee and Connection, a networking event, will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. at Seaglass Windowscapes, 70 Pennington Drive, Suite 4.

The event is free for Chamber members and $10 for non-members and representatives not named under a member’s listing. Registration is encouraged, at blufftonchamberofcommerce.org.

Lunch & Learn will be held the same day, from 11:30 to 1 p.m. at the Don Ryan Center for Innovation, 7 Venture Drive in Bluffton.

The topic is “Time Blocking Your Weekly Schedule,” presented by Brent Whitaker and Thomas Joyner of Business on Purpose.

Lunch begins at 11:45 a.m. with the program starting at noon.

Cost is $20 for chamber members, and $25 for non-members or representatives not named under a member’s listing. For more information and to register, visit blufftonchamberofcommerce.org.

• Mental Health America Beaufort Jasper has received full three-year accreditation status with the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. CARF, based in Tucson, Ariz., is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services, enhancing the lives of persons served worldwide. It has been considered the benchmark of quality health and human services for more than 50 years.

The survey was conducted by a CARF surveyor who spent two days onsite visiting the Bluffton office of MHABJ. The survey consisted of a full review of the facilities, meetings with the board of directors and a thorough review of the organizations compliance with CARF policies involving safety and program content and execution. The CARF Accreditation expires May 31, 2026.