College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Shuler digs through 300 years of history
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 historyAlumni Q&A: Jeff Christmas `02
Jeff Christmas is currently a manager at Boeing South Carolina plant over the wiring team in Building 20 Cell 30. He has been an avionics technician for Boeing, and he is also a U.S. Army veteran. Q. What are some of the skills you learned at CSU that have benefited you the most? I learned […]
| READ MORE: Alumni Q&A: Jeff Christmas `02Alumni Q&A: Hope Harrison Avery `88
Hope Harrison Avery is an HR director with an agency providing services to individuals with intellectual disabilities. She uses her sociology degree every day in not only recruiting but in developing staff. She considers herself a servant leader who sees the value in empowering staff to do their best. Q. What skills did you learn […]
| READ MORE: Alumni Q&A: Hope Harrison Avery `88Gorsky practices music therapy abroad
Melinda Gorsky’s study abroad trip to Jamaica this summer included working in Jamaican schools, care centers, orphanages and hospitals and living and studying in rural Jamaica. Gorsky, a music therapy major, learned of the program through CSU’s director of music therapy, Dr. Jennifer Whipple. She applied and was accepted to the Jamaica Field Service Project, […]
| READ MORE: Gorsky practices music therapy abroadFaculty and students engage in research projects
As we look toward the start of a new academic year, it’s a great time to recognize some of the research projects Charleston Southern professors are conducting. Undergraduate students enjoy the opportunity to interact with professors in completing research projects. Here are some of the highlights: Ricard Bordas, assistant professor of music Professor Bordas serves […]
| READ MORE: Faculty and students engage in research projectsCSU alumni make top business list
Two Charleston Southern University graduates have made FLEX College Prep’s 47 Top Entrepreneurs & CEOs with Liberal Arts Degrees list. Danny Nicholson ’84, president of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, is listed at #31, and Millicent Brown Lann ’93, managing partner of Premier Care, is listed at #40. Both graduated with communication degrees. View the entire […]
| READ MORE: CSU alumni make top business listMusic allows Slice to impact lives
Holly Slice deliberated between pursuing music or medicine until she discovered the field of music therapy. An entrepreneur, Slice owns Lowcountry Pianist & Company LLC, is an adjunct professor in CSU’s music therapy department, owns With My Song LLC, a music therapy services business, and is a music instructor. She said, “I’m grateful that my education at […]
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