Student Life
Music Performance Senior Wins Second in National Contest
By the time Jairus McClanahan captured second place in the nation at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Conference in Las Vegas in late June, he had won at the state level, regional level, made it through the video submission round and through the live semifinal round. If that isn’t impressive enough, singers […]
| READ MORE: Music Performance Senior Wins Second in National ContestCSU students advance to top 14 in national singing competition
Charleston Southern University seniors Timmi Winston and Jairus McClanahan have both earned spots in the top 14 in their respective categories for the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Student Auditions, and have advanced to the Semifinals to be held in Las Vegas at the end of June. Both students have advanced in […]
| READ MORE: CSU students advance to top 14 in national singing competitionBusiness student rides with vets, meets President
Matthew Shelton is a regular at the gym, but he isn’t ordinarily a cyclist. But that didn’t stop him from cycling 30 miles over two days in late April. Shelton, a junior majoring in management, and a Marine Corps veteran, was one of 70 veterans selected to participate in the 15th Annual Wounded Warrior Project White […]
| READ MORE: Business student rides with vets, meets PresidentMom of special needs children wins CSU college tuition giveaway
Charleston Southern University announced the winner of the College Tuition Giveaway in partnership with HIS Radio on Monday morning. Ashley Shaw of Anderson, South Carolina, won a full year of college tuition at CSU. Her father, Doug Hoard, nominated his daughter for the contest noting that she is a young wife and mother of three, […]
| READ MORE: Mom of special needs children wins CSU college tuition giveawayCSU 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, […]
| READ MORE: CSU AFROTC Det. 772 wins S.C. Unit of the YearCSU 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 […]
| READ MORE: CSU announces third presidentCSU 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 […]
| READ MORE: CSU announces first doctoral programA 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 […]
| READ MORE: A mission trip that planted seedsWhat do you treasure?
To fully embrace the most important week of the year for Christians, international students and faculty started chapel by reading scripture in nine different languages. Korean, Mandarin, Catalan, Italian, Afrikaans, Serbian, Spanish, Finnish and Hindi gave the student body a clear understanding of God’s message and reach beyond CSU’s campus. The guest speaker for the […]
| READ MORE: What do you treasure?Good news, financially, for CAPS students
The S.C. Tuition Grants Commission has approved Charleston Southern University’s College of Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS) as an eligible program for receipt of the S.C. Tuition Grant. CAPS is an affordable, flexible and fully online program offering both bachelor’s and master’s degrees for working adults. The awarding of the grant will begin with the […]
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