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CSU College of Business receives continuing accreditation

The Board of Commissioners of the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) is pleased to announce that, at its meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 16-17, 2018, Charleston Southern University in Charleston, South Carolina was granted reaffirmation of accreditation of the business and management programs offered through its College of Business. The College […]

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CSU AFROTC Det. 772 wins S.C. Unit of the Year

Charleston Southern University’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 772 has been named the South Carolina Air Force Association AFROTC Unit of the Year for 2017. The award marks Det. 772’s successful year of transition from a 2-year program to a 4-year program, accepting freshman and sophomore cadets. The program experienced a 400 percent increase in size, […]

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CSU signs agreement with S.C. technical colleges to ease transfer process

Charleston Southern University and 16 other South Carolina private nonprofit colleges and universities have signed a partnership agreement with the state’s 16 technical colleges to ease the transfer process for technical school associate degree recipients. The agreement between South Carolina’s Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) and the S.C. Technical College System (SCTCS) will enhance transfer […]

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CSU announces third president

The Charleston Southern University Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointment of Dondi E. Costin, PhD, to serve as the third president of Charleston Southern University. Dr. Jairy C. Hunter Jr. has provided the university with inspirational and transformative leadership for 34 years as CSU’s second president, and will transition to president emeritus on June 1, 2018. Dr. Costin has a track record in key […]

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CSU announces first doctoral program

Charleston Southern University announced that its first doctoral program – the Doctor of Education (EdD) with an emphasis in Leadership – will accept applications starting July 1, 2018. The inaugural cohort of 20 students will begin in January 2019, with completion in December 2021. The program will consist of 60 semester hours. Courses will be […]

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A mission trip that planted seeds

Almost 14 years ago, Dr. Charles Smedley and Dr. David Naylor took some CSU students on a mission trip to Romania. They would work with orphan children and with poor people in the community. Daniel Puiu, a Romanian working in ministry at that time, clearly remembers watching the CSU group teaching and singing with the […]

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Professor wins Dissertation of the Year Award

Ben LeVan, a professor in CSU’s College of Business, is the winner of the Academy of Human Resource Development’s Esworthy Malcolm S. Knowles Dissertation of the Year Award.  LeVan knew he was a finalist when the announcement came during a ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, but he did not know he was the winner.  “We all want […]

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Climbing the CSU ladder from RLC to VP

Not long after graduating from Liberty University with a degree in Biblical Studies, Jim Rhoton was back in the Lowcountry unsure of God’s plan for his life. He accepted a job as a Residence Life Counselor at Charleston Southern in 1999. While working for the university, he pursued his Master’s in Business Administration and eventually landed in […]

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Fultz announced as new Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at CSU

Dr. Daniel D. Fultz, a Professor in the Communication department, has been selected to serve as the new Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Dr. Fultz has more than 25 years of experience in higher education, having taught courses in most areas of communication as well as business, sport science, global studies […]

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