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Allison Brown receives CIC/UPS scholarship

The South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities has announced that Allison Brown has received the CIC/UPS Scholarship for Charleston Southern University. “This is my third time getting this scholarship, and it has meant so much to me and my family,” said Brown. “Covering college costs is hard, and this scholarship has allowed me to continue […]

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Mayo family donates Dr. S.M. Mayo’s books to CSU

The family of Dr. S.M. Mayo, former chair of the BCC/CSU religion department, has donated his personal library to Charleston Southern. Mayo was a professor from 1976 until his death in 1997. Something of a Renaissance man, Mayo set out to become an aeronautical engineer until God changed his pathway. He was a graduate of […]

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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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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 […]

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Charleston Southern top-ranked in S.C. for online programs

Charleston Southern’s online bachelor’s programs and online bachelor’s programs for veterans are the top-ranked programs in South Carolina according to U.S. News & World Report’s best online programs list, released in February. According to U.S. News & World Report, “Charleston Southern University′s online programs are among more than 1,800 programs surveyed by U.S. News. Only regionally accredited institutions whose programs […]

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DAR providing scholarships for students

Dr. Mark Williams, chair of the history department, and Dr. John Kuykendall, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, accept a scholarship check from the Daughters of the American Revolution, represented by Maggie Adams and Angie Cease ’92.

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CSU’s Dewey Center for Chaplaincy partners with ICISF

The Dewey Center for Chaplaincy at Charleston Southern University recently entered into a strategic partnership with the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc., of Ellicott City, Maryland.  Dr. Ron Harvell, director of the Dewey Center, said, “Together, we will provide accessible training for those serving, or preparing to serve, in environments where crisis intervention skills […]

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Nubuya begins scholarship to assist black women studying computers and technology

Junior, senior, and graduate black women enrolled in computer science or a technology-related degree or a graduate program within the College of Math and Science with financial need may be eligible for a new scholarship, The NEXT IT GIRL in Memory of Karen Vaughn Endowed Scholarship. Funded by alumnus Napiya Nubuya ’14 and her organization, […]

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Fall 2023 Dean’s List Releases

Congratulations to the more than 900 undergraduates named to the Dean’s List for fall 2023 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, undergraduates must earn a 3.5 GPA or better and earn 12 or more credit hours for the semester. View the list here!

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Community Research Institute wins award 

Prestige Awards named Community Research Institute the Corporate Training Company of the Year – South Carolina for 2023-2024.  Community Research Institute, a partnership between the CSU Nielsen College of Business and Abbey Research, provides internships to NCOB students to conduct research about Gen Z students and workers.  CRI has developed training pertaining to working with […]

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