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Multimillion-dollar gift establishes Hans A. Nielsen College of Business at CSU

Charleston Southern University’s Board of Trustees approved the naming of its business school after receiving a $2 million dollar commitment from the Nielsen family. The gift, from alumnus Roger Nielsen and his wife, Joyce, and their children, Brian and Kristen, is in honor of Roger’s father, Hans A. Nielsen.   “Roger and his family have extended their legacy as difference makers by investing their resources to support generations of CSU students following in Roger’s footsteps,” President […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

Let me be the first to say how much I appreciate all of your patience and understanding as we continue the journey to the end of the pandemic. I continue to be impressed by your grit, Buccaneer!  Earlier this week, we announced a temporary accommodation that authorizes faculty to determine if their class(es) are held in person […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

Given the current surge of COVID-19 cases in our area; the relative scarcity of testing resources in the Charleston area; limited on-campus isolation/quarantine housing for students because of this surge; and the ability of our university infection control coordinator to maintain timely notification to individuals impacted by the rapid rise in cases, we have decided to decentralize […]

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Pairing technology and other fields in applied computing

This story has been relocated to the Charleston Southern University blog found here!

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

What a difference a week makes!  In a matter of just a few days, our quarantine and isolation numbers have increased to the highest level we’ve seen thus far during the pandemic. This comes as no surprise to us, given the nature of the Omicron variant and the fact that our community transmission levels remain […]

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BUCSAFE Update from the President

Happy New Year, Bucs. I hope you enjoyed your well-deserved break and are ready to get back to work. Ready or not, here we go!  Thanks to God’s faithfulness and your resilience, we thrived through another calendar year in a COVID-19 world. The virus may still be with us, but the Lord was with us long before this virus appeared, and He’ll be with […]

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CSU offers area’s only SEVP-certified IEP course

Non-English speakers in the Lowcountry may better prepare for higher education in the United States through the Intensive English Program (IEP) at Charleston Southern University. Beginning January 10, participants in the program will take 18 hours of instruction per week with additional optional courses to gain better English-speaking skills.  An IEP serves students who are […]

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Alum creates nonprofit to honor son’s memory

Chris Kinsey ’20 walked the CSU stage at graduation a year late, due to COVID-19, and carried her late son Ben’s picture with her to remind herself who she does it all for.  “I’ve learned that everyone grieves differently, and for me, the only way I’m getting through it is to know I’m helping others […]

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Students perform at CSO’s 2021 Tour of Homes

A few weeks before Christmas break, students and faculty from Charleston Southern University’s Horton School of Music performed in the 2021 Symphony Tour of Homes. The 24th annual event hosted by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra League is a self-guided tour of five stunning homes on Kiawah Island. Nearly 1,000 tickets were sold. Dr. Soohyun Yun, director […]

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