Academics
Behind the scenes with coroner, former CSU professor
Charleston County Coroner Rae H. Wooten, former nursing professor at Charleston Southern University, gave a presentation Wednesday to current students about her job as coroner. The Alpha Nu Omega Student Nursing Organization hosted the presentation and question-and-answer session. Wooten shared her path to becoming a coroner, explaining that she started as a nurse. She said […]
| READ MORE: Behind the scenes with coroner, former CSU professorCSU names Fall 2019 Dean’s List
Congratulations to the 872 undergraduates who were named to the Dean’s List for fall 2019! To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or better and earn 12 or more credit hours for the semester.
| READ MORE: CSU names Fall 2019 Dean’s ListFaculty Spotlight: Dr. Soohyun Yun
Dr. Soohyun Yun performed at the Piano Texas International Festival in summer 2019, including three concerts and three public master classes. Yun won the concerto competition and performed Schumann Piano Concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under the baton of maestro Miguel Harth-Bedoya. She also performed in the Ilshin Art Hall in Seoul, Korea […]
| READ MORE: Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Soohyun YunU.S. News once again names CSU top-ranked in S.C. for online bachelor’s degrees, #11 nationwide
U.S. News and World Report’s 2020 ranking for online programs lists Charleston Southern University at #11 nationally for Best Online Bachelor’s Programs. This ranking represents a jump of 14 positions in a single year and again makes CSU the top-ranked school in the state of South Carolina for online bachelor’s degrees. CSU also ranks #8 in […]
| READ MORE: U.S. News once again names CSU top-ranked in S.C. for online bachelor’s degrees, #11 nationwideScholarships established in David Gray’s memory
Two scholarships honoring the memory of Major W. David Gray ’01, who was killed Aug. 8, 2012, in Afghanistan, have been established. AFROTC Cadet Gabrielle D’Amico, a sophomore majoring in criminal justice with an aerospace studies minor, is the recipient of The Major W. David Gray Air Force Leadership Funded Scholarship for 2019-2020. The Major W. David […]
| READ MORE: Scholarships established in David Gray’s memoryRalissa DeJong completes Meraki internship
When Ralissa DeJong sent in her internship application to the Meraki Honors Program of King’s College, she had no idea that she had just set into motion a series of events that would lead to the summer of a lifetime. Born and raised in Arizona, DeJong came to visit CSU after a friend recommended the […]
| READ MORE: Ralissa DeJong completes Meraki internshipCSU graduates first Physician Assistant class
The inaugural Charleston Southern University Physician Assistant class graduated Saturday, Dec. 14. All 25 students in the first cohort, which began in January 2018, received a Master of Medical Science in physician assistant studies degree. The PA students finished their clinical rotations in December. Graduates are now eligible to sit for the national certification examination […]
| READ MORE: CSU graduates first Physician Assistant classFaculty Spotlight: Dr. Carissa T. Smith
Dr. Carissa Smith is the author of the recently published Cyborg Saints: Religion and Posthumanism in Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction in Routledge’s Children’s Literature and Culture Series. Promotional material says, “Cyborg Saints charts new ground in joining religion and posthumanism to represent the creativity and diversity of young people’s fiction.” Smith is also […]
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The most interesting items Ethan Shuler has found in his archaeological dig at Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site in Summerville are a musket ball and a red glass jewel bead. He’s also found mounds of broken bricks, but that hasn’t dimmed his enthusiasm. “I wanted to get out and find history,” said Shuler. “It’s awesome […]
| READ MORE: Shuler digs through 300 years of historyCybersecurity program continues to grow
The world of cybersecurity is rapidly evolving, and Charleston Southern University is at the forefront of this new frontier with its cybersecurity major, which graduated its first class in the spring. Dr. Yu-Ju Lin has been working at CSU for over 16 years and is the director of graduate studies in computer science. In 2017 […]
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