Faculty
Charleston Southern’s newest published authors
At Charleston Southern, students are not the only ones to accomplish big dreams, but our faculty do as well. Dr. Heather Chadwick and Mr. Boyce Smith recently published the second revised edition of Mastering Personal Finances: A Biblical Approach along with Ron Blue. Professors in the Nielsen College of Business, they serve as assistant director and director […]
| READ MORE: Charleston Southern’s newest published authorsClassroom project would change lives of foster children
Entering the foster care system understandably fills children with anxiety. A classroom project completed for an Early Childhood Practicum class has the potential to help ease that anxiety. Alyssa Phillips, a senior child development major, created a project called The Distraction Bag. While comfort bags filled with basic necessities are given to some children in […]
| READ MORE: Classroom project would change lives of foster childrenPoole appointed dean for CSU’s College of Health Sciences
Dr. Gabby Poole has been selected as the dean of the College of Health Sciences at Charleston Southern University. Having served as interim dean since January 2022, Poole previously served as the founding program director for the Physician Assistant Program. Poole shared her plan to build upon the work during her time as interim, noting […]
| READ MORE: Poole appointed dean for CSU’s College of Health SciencesStudent and faculty research showcased at Symposium
The annual Spring Symposium featured student and faculty research on April 21. Presentations and posters covered a wide variety of disciplines. Presentations: Poster: The symposium is sponsored by the Publications Committee. Members for 2022-2023 are: Kristen Hixon, Dianne Boykin, Daniel Leach, Timothy Banks, Dr. Charles Smedley, Carla Marchione, and Jan Joslin. Photos by Dianne Boykin
| READ MORE: Student and faculty research showcased at SymposiumWalker receives Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Melinda Walker was one of 21 winners recognized recently with Excellence in Teaching Awards by the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities. Walker was Charleston Southern University’s selection for the 2023 award and will be recognized at CSU’s commencement. Walker, professor of biology, joined CSU as a faculty member in 1995 and is the […]
| READ MORE: Walker receives Excellence in Teaching AwardFaith integration: C.S. Lewis Institute book group at CSU
“All art is about the presence or absence of God in someone’s life, about how our lives are filled or empty based on what we know or don’t know about Him,” said Dr. Cole Jeffrey. Religion is a constant topic of discussion in literature, especially at a school like Charleston Southern University and with an […]
| READ MORE: Faith integration: C.S. Lewis Institute book group at CSUCSU mourns longtime piano professor
The Charleston Southern family is mourning the loss of Professor Emeritus of Music Eugene Henry Koester who died Feb. 3 at the age of 91. Koester graduated in 1969 from the then Baptist College at Charleston, now CSU, in the first graduating class. He held a Master of Music in piano performance from the University […]
| READ MORE: CSU mourns longtime piano professorTheatre professor directs new musical at Flowertown Players
Thomas Keating, professor of theatre at Charleston Southern University, puts on his director cap for the southeast premiere of Boundless at Flowertown Players in Summerville. The new musical, created by Mary Fishburne, is a fictional story based on the true events of the Nickel Mines Amish school shooting, where a man shot 13 girls in a one-room […]
| READ MORE: Theatre professor directs new musical at Flowertown PlayersFor 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, […]
| READ MORE: For the love of teachingCSU view: herbarium celebrates 10 year anniversary
It’s been 10 years since the Charleston Southern Herbarium was registered with the New York Botanical Garden. Curator Kevin Jones says the herbarium started as a project of Dr. Jim Barrier and Professor Steve Best in 1994. In recent years, Jones has worked with students and research assistants in his Plant Taxonomy class to expand […]
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