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Charleston’s Best and Brightest recognized

The Charleston Business Magazine named five Charleston Southern alumni to the 2023 Best & Brightest 35 and Under list.

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Life abroad with Solomon and Danielle Brown

Solomon ’21 and Danielle Hensley Brown ’18 recently returned to the United States after six months living in Europe. Follow along to find out what they were doing in Poland. Chance to play pro football Solomon: I was helping a friend who had graduated from CSU in 2022 and was working on continuing his football career. […]

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Alumni award winners 2023

Harold H. Adams Jr. ’69, Distinguished Alumnus Hal was elected vice chair of the CSU Board of Visitors when it was created in 1988. CSU awarded him an honorary Doctor of Business Administration in 2000. Hal started his career in property-casualty insurance and began to notice other insurers offering programs to particular business segments and […]

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Turner named to 40 under 40

Dr. Tony Turner, vice president for enrollment, was named to the 2023 40 Under 40 list by the Charleston Regional Business Journal. In addition to being a CSU vice president, Turner serves as Commissioner for the Commission for Innovative Enrollment and Marketing for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities; served as president of the North […]

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CSU presents endowed scholarship in honor of Keith and Deborah Summey

Charleston Southern University announces the establishment of The Keith and Deborah Summey Family Endowed Scholarship to honor the Summey’s record of public service. Keith Summey is retiring this month after serving as Mayor of North Charleston for 29 years. The endowment will provide financial assistance to numerous students from the Charleston tri-county region. The Summeys […]

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Alumnus comes full circle

Not only does Tricy Peralta Kosobud-Sossamon ’92 hold the distinction of being named the first CSU Homecoming Queen, she was also the first Homecoming Queen crowned during football season in fall 1991 after the university changed its name in 1990. Through personal tragedies, career changes, and perseverance, Kosobud-Sossamon has relied on the foundation of faith […]

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CSU’s College of Education recognized for continued CAEP national accreditation

The Charleston Southern University College of Education is among a select group of education providers recognized for excellence in preparing the next generation of teachers. This fall, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation has continued the CSU College of Education’s national accreditation. Accreditation is the ultimate stamp of approval from education peers that […]

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Esports club exploding in campus rec

Sports have been seen as the ultimate physical competition between players around the world. They have united fans on a global scale to support their favorite players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Serena Williams, and Tom Brady.  In this day of age with the increases in technology, we have taken the next step with esports. If you […]

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Alum meeting needs of international Disney employees

Even as a freshman, Ashleigh Mizner ’21 would pop in the office of Stephanie LeVan, director of the Global Education Center, and remind LeVan she wanted to study abroad and find out what her next steps were. Mizner, a political science major and family communication minor, did indeed study abroad in spring 2020 in Barcelona, […]

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CSU family shows up again with record-breaking numbers of OCC shoeboxes

The CSU Family has packed the most Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes of any college or university in the nation for the fifth year in a row, with a total of 13,601 boxes in 2023. “Every area of campus participated in packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child,” said Jody Jennings, vice president of student life and […]

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