It’s a Great Time to Be a Buccaneer!

October marked my one-year anniversary as president of Charleston Southern, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than during Homecoming Week! There’s something extra special about enjoying the festivities as an alum, even more so during CSU’s 60th anniversary year! 

The best parts about Homecoming are the opportunities to connect with alumni, engage with students and employees, and honor those who have invested their time, energy, prayers, and support into Buc Nation. 

During Homecoming we also celebrated the Golden Anniversary of the Class of 1974. When they graduated, the university was still mostly a blank landscape, an idea, and a vision coming to fruition. 

I believe God has blessed Charleston Southern because we’ve been faithful to the mission. We believe in our students and love our alumni. We plan to ramp up the number of our alumni events in the coming days because alumni are the best marketing we have. You are the product we put out, and the talent here is exceptional.

Our Homecoming festivities also included a celebration of the late Barbara Mead and the naming of our newest residence hall in her memory and honor. It was a celebration of a life well lived, one where she put other people above herself. Barbara was a true Buccaneer. 

A $1.5 million gift from Mead’s estate funded the Barbara “Binky” C. Mead Endowed Scholarship and represents the largest single scholarship gift to the university to date. The naming of Mead Hall symbolizes her legacy that will continue to live on in our university’s life. We are grateful for her servant heart and leadership for so many years.

I know the power that the transformation of education can have on a life. I am an example of it. The future of Charleston Southern University is bright if we remain faithful. Great days lie ahead of us, and I invite you to be a part of it in whatever way you can.

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