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Sweet 16 line-up for 2021-22

Charleston Southern University Office of Student Life has unveiled the upcoming academic year’s Sweet 16 events. Last year, the student body voted for new events and chose their favorites from previous years too. New events include a Fall Dance, Oyster Festival, outdoor concerts and more! Registration for events open as early as midnight on July […]

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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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Heart Health Week kicks off Feb. 22

February is often considered the month of love, with couples sending heart emojis and sharing a box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day. But did you know that February is also American Heart Health Month? That’s right. And although it may sound like an annual campaign, heart health is more important now than ever before. Not […]

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CSU celebrates Black History

The celebration of Black History in America has changed drastically over the past century. In 1926, only half a century after the 13th Amendment abolished U.S. slavery, Dr. Carter G. Woodson coined the second week of February as Negro History Week. The week lines up with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass—one a presidential […]

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CSU breaks another OCC national record

The challenges of the year 2020 did not hold the Charleston Southern University campus back from achieving another record-setting goal. Last night, students, faculty and staff packed Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes until every last stuffed animal, pencil, jump rope and toothbrush had a home. This year’s goal was set at 7,000 packed boxes. CSU packed […]

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CSU sets OCC packing goal to 7,000 boxes

With the end of the fall semester in short range, students, faculty and staff sets sights on an exciting opportunity to give during the holiday season. Last year, the Charleston Southern University campus broke the national record for the most Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes packed by a university: 5,249 boxes. CSU’s goal this year? […]

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Big South Virtual 5K begins Oct. 18

The Hercules Tires Big South Virtual 5K race, which serves as a fundraising opportunity for youth athletics programs, will be held virtually from Oct. 18 through Nov. 15. Participants will have four weeks to complete the 5K–at home, on a track, on a trail, in a park or on a treadmill. They record and submit […]

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CSU to host event focused on media’s role in elections

Charleston Southern University’s Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership (WCCL) will host an Engage Event on Thursday, September 10 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. to examine the media’s role, function and activity in presidential elections.  CSU alumna Danielle Hensley of WCBD News 2 will interview Shannon Bream of Fox News. Bream will help CSU students understand a broad […]

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Diploma pickup for CSU Class of 2020

Recent graduates had a unique opportunity to pick up their diplomas earlier today. Donned in cap and gown, Charleston Southern University’s newest alumni trickled into the Health Science building—six feet apart and with masks—to grab a quick photo with President Dondi Costin and receive a Bible and alumni gift. More than 214 participated from 10 […]

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Marketplace Ministries Institute to host free leadership webinar

Charleston Southern University’s College of Business and Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership Marketplace Ministries Institute will host a webinar for business and church leaders on Wednesday, June 17 from noon to 1:30 p.m. called “Stewarding Influence and Technology in the New Marketplace.” Two national marketplace ministry experts, Mike Sharrow of C12 Group and Lee Truax of […]

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