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For the love of teaching

Even as a child growing up in Illinois, Amanda Butler knew she wanted to be a teacher. “I loved school. I wanted to live there. I wanted to be there all the time,” she says. That dream of being a teacher was ignited into a passion in 2006 when Butler moved to Bartow County, Georgia, […]

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Bucs prepare for Homecoming Week

Homecoming week is right around the corner at CSU and with it comes a plethora of opportunities for Buccaneers to engage in events and activities all across campus.  For the first time ever, the CSU community can participate in three unique service opportunities as a part of the new homecoming event, which invites students, faculty, […]

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Physician assistant students planting seeds of service in Dominican Republic

The Charleston Southern Physician Assistant program sent a group of students and faculty to the Dominican Republic on their annual summer trip to serve the local community through medical care.  Dr. Scott Wade, director of didactic education for the PA program, leads the group that partners with Sowers for the Kingdom. This DR ministry partners […]

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Hurricane Ian Update – Campus Offices Closed

The National Weather Service has issued a Hurricane Warning for the Charleston area. As a result, Charleston Southern University offices and buildings will close on Friday, Sept. 30, with the exception of the Dining Hall and Residence Life. Rivers Library will also close on Friday. In accordance with the CSU Emergency Plan, essential staff will […]

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Hurricane Ian Update – Move to Virtual Learning

Due to Hurricane Ian’s potential impact to the Charleston region this week, Charleston Southern University will move to virtual learning on Thursday and Friday. Though the storm’s path isn’t currently projected to be a direct hit on the South Carolina coast, tropical storm conditions are expected.  What to Expect Currently a Category 4 storm, Hurricane […]

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President Costin to serve on Big South Conference Executive Committee

Charleston Southern University President Dr. Dondi Costin is the new vice president of the Big South Conference Executive Committee for 2022-23. The Big South Conference Executive Committee has the authority to make decisions, when necessary, for the Big South Council of Chief Executive Officers. Additionally, the Executive Committee hears any appeals regarding penalties imposed by the […]

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Monitoring Hurricane Ian

The Charleston Southern University Emergency Management Team is monitoring the path and projected impacts of Hurricane Ian. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm will rapidly intensify as it heads toward Cuba and the western Florida coast this week. It’s likely the storm will lose strength as it approaches the United States later in […]

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CSU view: A brief history of the CSU Women’s Council

In 1966 there was a group called Baptist College at Charleston Women’s Club. The founding members were: Charlene Kirk, chairman; Mary Dobbins, Mattie Leigh Francese, Faye Hester, Margaret Mack, Epsie Reeves, Judy Stewart, and Marcia Wilson.  Those eight women had concern for scholarships for students in need as well as beautification projects for the university […]

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CSU partners with Roper St. Francis Express Care

Charleston Southern University has partnered with Roper St. Francis Express Care to provide convenient access to healthcare for full-time undergraduate and graduate students. Open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Roper St. Francis Express Care on University Boulevard is less than one mile from residential students on CSU’s campus.   All full-time […]

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CSU named to U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges List

U.S. News & World Report has once again named Charleston Southern University to its Best Colleges list for 2022-2023 in the Best Regional Universities in the South category. In the Best Colleges category, CSU is ranked No. 49, up from No. 57 last year; in the Best Colleges for Veterans, CSU is ranked No. 23, up […]

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