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CSU announces Jostens as class ring provider

Charleston Southern University has chosen Jostens to enhance the official CSU class ring tradition. As the nation’s leading provider of custom class jewelry, graduation products and yearbooks, Jostens will offer CSU students and alumni new designs and programs. The CSU ring is an important symbol of the school’s mission and commitment to faith.  “My high […]

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CSU holds ceremony supporting organ donation

In a private ceremony on Friday morning, representatives from Charleston Southern University and Sharing Hope SC shared testimonials and support of organ donation. CSU staff, faculty and students from nursing, physician assistant and public health programs attended. Current CSU public health major Laura Shelanskey, who serves as vice president of the Public Health Club and […]

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COVID-19 Update from the President

It’s the last week of classes for the semester! Final exams are only days away, and we’re making our way to the first of May. COVID-19 cases remain low within our campus community, and we currently have zero positive cases on campus. I am thankful for each one of you who continue the pledge to stay #BUCSAFE for the […]

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Prof. Thomas Keating wins 2021 Excellence In Teaching Award

The South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (SCICU) recognized the 20 winners of this year’s Excellence In teaching awards and their achievements in the classroom and campus communities. Charleston Southern University congratulates Thomas Keating, professor of theatre, upon his selection as the university’s recipient of the 2021 award. Keating holds a Master of Fine Arts […]

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Online student ministry degree offered this fall

Current and prospective students interested in student ministry at Charleston Southern University will be able to take courses fully online later this year. Beginning fall 2021, the College of Christian Studies will offer the online degree in addition to its current on-campus Bachelor of Arts in student ministry. Primarily targeting prospective students who are current […]

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COVID-19 Update from the President

All semester we have had the goal to make our way to the first of May—which is the day our 2021 graduates walk across the stage on Buccaneer Field. Though we may have limited guest tickets, physical distancing, and masked faces, it will be our first “normal” graduation experience since 2019. We have also invited our 2020 grads […]

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Program at CSU encourages future minority male educators

African American students make up approximately 16% of K-12 public school enrollment in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. Even fewer are the available African American teachers in public schools. Although South Carolina’s African American K-12 students make up almost 50% of the public classroom, less than 20 […]

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New intramural complex to begin construction this fall

Students at Charleston Southern University will enjoy intramural sports on new turf soon. After the prior intramural field was replaced with the new residence hall in 2019, students moved games to the large grassy lot at the front of campus. The new field, with artificial turf and outdoor lighting, will begin construction in October behind Buc Park.  Per the 2020-2025 University Strategic Plan, high […]

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Helping others find financial freedom

Dr. Gary Metts, an assistant professor of criminal justice and the assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Charleston Southern University, has spent the last five years helping others find financial freedom.  In his partnership with Seacoast Church, a local church in the Charleston area, Metts volunteers his time to being […]

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Woman Wednesday Series: Laurel Glover

Laurel Glover is an assistant professor of public health in the College of Health Sciences at Charleston Southern University and a doctoral candidate. For the last year, she has led the University Pandemic Task Force as the infection control/COVID-19 coordinator.  Glover’s personal experience in the early days of the pandemic prepared her for this role. […]

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