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Sculptor, storyteller, sailor, 1973 alumus shares her love for the Savior

Normandie Fischer ’73 did not have a typical college experience, especially at the then Baptist College at Charleston.  Fischer grew up in a family of unbelievers. She was happily pursuing a sculpting degree in Perugia, Italy, when she needed to move home (and eventually to Charleston) to help a family member.  “I was distracted during this […]

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Community Research Institute wins award 

Prestige Awards named Community Research Institute the Corporate Training Company of the Year – South Carolina for 2023-2024.  Community Research Institute, a partnership between the CSU Nielsen College of Business and Abbey Research, provides internships to NCOB students to conduct research about Gen Z students and workers.  CRI has developed training pertaining to working with […]

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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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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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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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Great Scott! CSU alumnus running for president

United States Senator Tim Scott announced his bid for the presidency to a packed crowd at Charleston Southern University, May 22. Scott, a 1988 Charleston Southern political science graduate, was introduced by Republican party officials, his nephew Ben Scott III, and 12-year-old Southerlyn Surratt, a friend from his church. She said, “He is thoughtful, generous, […]

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MBA alum brews up unique coffee business

After retired Navy engineer Derek Hicks ’21 MBA sold his company that he built from the ground up (or more accurately, in his garage)—a business that won global industry awards—he immediately started thinking about what’s next. “Being an engineer, I wanted to be outside of my comfort zone so I could grow,” he said of […]

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