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Annual CSU golf tourney raises record-breaking $100k for scholarships

On Monday, March 31, Charleston Southern University hosted its 36thannual President’s Golf Tournament at Coosaw Creek in North Charleston. The event raised more than $100,000 for student scholarships—by far the most ever raised in the history of the tournament. “Yesterday was a pivotal day in hitting and exceeding our fundraising goal at this fun event,” President B. Keith Faulkner said. “This […]

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Top OCC packers take shoeboxes to children

Each year the CSU student who packs the most Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes is invited to help deliver OCC boxes somewhere in the world. A delay due to COVID resulted in three individual winners traveling for CSU earlier this year. Sarah Durham ’24, Kelly Venning ’23, and D.J. Brummett ’25 were accompanied by CSU President […]

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Faulkner named to Charleston’s Most Influential List

We are excited to announce that President Keith Faulkner ’98 was named one of Charleston’s 50 Most Influential for 2024. This honor highlights his commitment to the university, his leadership, innovative initiatives to improve the student experience, his unwavering faith that guides his decisions, and his service to the Charleston community. We are blessed to […]

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Five new members of CSU Board of Trustees announced

The Charleston Southern University Board of Trustees welcomed five new members and approved the 2025 officers at the January board meeting. Dean Murphy will serve as chair of the board for the second year. Jerry Williams will serve as vice chair and Bill Carpenter as secretary for the second year. The five board members include […]

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Five members of CSU board honored for service

Charleston Southern University recognized five members of the board of trustees at the board’s October meeting for five years of service to the university. Completing their terms on the board were: Michelle “Missie” Branch, Phil Byrd, Mark Hood, Dr. D.J. Horton, and Dr. James Merritt. President B. Keith Faulkner said, “Charleston Southern University appreciates the […]

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President Faulkner receives 2024 Leadership in Education Award

B. Keith Faulkner, president of Charleston Southern University, is this year’s recipient of the William R. Rakes Leadership in Education Award by the Virginia State Bar Section on the Education of Lawyers in Virginia.  The Rakes Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and vision in improving legal education as well as in advancing […]

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CSU Alumnus Inaugurated as Fourth President

Charleston Southern University inaugurated B. Keith Faulkner as the university’s fourth president Monday, March 25 in a service in Lightsey Chapel. Faulkner was unanimously elected by the Board of Trustees on July 25, 2023, and began his service as president in October. He is the first Charleston Southern alumnus to serve the university as president. […]

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Five new trustees join CSU Board of Trustees in January 

Charleston Southern University is welcoming five new members to the Board of Trustees this month who will serve until December 2028.  CSU President B. Keith Faulkner said, “We are delighted to welcome our new trustees and look forward to their assistance and leadership as we work together to prepare servant leaders to lead significant lives. […]

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Trustees honored for service

Five trustees representing approximately 50 years of service completed terms on the CSU Board of Trustees. Gloria Thiem accounts for 30 of those years herself. Thiem’s first term on the Board was from 1987-1991. In addition to serving on the Board of Trustees, she has been a member of the Board of Visitors Scholarship Program, […]

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CSU dedicates intramural plaza for third president

On Friday, November 17, 2023, Charleston Southern University held a dedication of the new intramural plaza along Alumni Drive.   Costin Plaza is named for Dr. Dondi Costin and his wife, Vickey, for their dedication to student-centered projects during their tenure as the third president and first lady of Charleston Southern. Joining the Costins in […]

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