College of Business
CSU students teach financial literacy in low-income afterschool program
Students and faculty from Charleston Southern University are going beyond their four walls of a campus classroom to teach financial literacy to children in North Charleston. This semester the Hans A. Nielsen College of Business’s Center for Personal Financial Management began a partnership with local nonprofit Beyond Our Walls, which provides free afterschool and summer […]
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U.S. News and World Report lists Charleston Southern University on its Best Online Programs for 2022 rankings. Charleston Southern’s Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans is ranked No. 21 nationally, and is the top-ranked program in South Carolina. Additionally, CSU is ranked No. 29 nationally for Best Online Bachelor’s Programs. Dr. Dondi E. Costin, president, said, “These […]
| READ MORE: CSU nationally recognized for online programs by U.S. NewsMultimillion-dollar gift establishes Hans A. Nielsen College of Business at CSU
Charleston Southern University’s Board of Trustees approved the naming of its business school after receiving a $2 million dollar commitment from the Nielsen family. The gift, from alumnus Roger Nielsen and his wife, Joyce, and their children, Brian and Kristen, is in honor of Roger’s father, Hans A. Nielsen. “Roger and his family have extended their legacy as difference makers by investing their resources to support generations of CSU students following in Roger’s footsteps,” President […]
| READ MORE: Multimillion-dollar gift establishes Hans A. Nielsen College of Business at CSUNew Miss CSU crowned for first time in 2 years
After a night of sparkle, song and science experiments on Saturday, a new Miss Charleston Southern University shined through to gain the coveted title and scholarship. Six young women showcased their social platform, red carpet style and unique talents to become the face of the university in 2022. Hanahan native Brittany Priester, a senior business […]
| READ MORE: New Miss CSU crowned for first time in 2 yearsFirst accelerated MBA cohort crosses finish line
In 10 short months, six students in Charleston Southern University’s Accelerated MBA program have completed their degree. Alexander Andronica, Ana Brown, Yolanda Chang, Caitlyn Emberson, Alannah Peters and Owen Ravenel kicked off the new program last fall as its first cohort. From Charleston to California to Canada, these Buccaneers represent a wide variety of backgrounds […]
| READ MORE: First accelerated MBA cohort crosses finish lineBusiness students support nonprofit, fight human trafficking
Business students completed a semester-long project bringing awareness to a Latin American nonprofit that houses pregnant, sex-trafficked victims. Along the streets of Medellin, Colombia, are homeless women who wait for a helping hand to afford their next meal or fund their drug habit. Unfortunately, due to the country’s poverty and crime levels, the only people […]
| READ MORE: Business students support nonprofit, fight human traffickingInterwoven: Williams finding commonalities that unite
It’s an unlikely story – how a young white man brought the Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum and Educational Center, a project started by the last living people who attended the school, to life. But, maybe not, when you consider that Will Williams, a Charleston Southern junior marketing major, says that God made His presence […]
| READ MORE: Interwoven: Williams finding commonalities that uniteYoung Alumni: Heather Crothers
Heather Crothers ’09 is Vice President and Human Resources Innovation Manager at South State Bank and holds SHRM-SCP, senior certified professional status. She and her husband, fellow 2009 CSU alum Scott Crothers, have two children, a 3-year-old son and an 18-month-old daughter. Scott is an athletic trainer with the Clemson University football team and is […]
| READ MORE: Young Alumni: Heather CrothersDewees family experiences miracle
In Ezekiel 36:26 it says, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you…” Charleston Southern University alum James Dewees lived through this promise in a much more literal way than most. Dewees graduated in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in business management. He has since then worked his way […]
| READ MORE: Dewees family experiences miracleMarketplace 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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