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SLU founder, CSU alum receives honorary doctorate

Charleston Southern University bestowed the honorary doctorate of Christian leadership upon Dr. Jay Strack, president and founder of Student Leadership University, at commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 5 at North Charleston Coliseum. Based in Orlando, Florida, Student Leadership University provides leadership training for students ages 13 to 24. Student Leadership University says, “We believe that God […]

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Friendship and a CSU diploma reconnect alums

After long careers working at Westvaco, what many refer to as The Paper Mill, three Lowcountry women embraced something else they shared in common.  All three were graduates, at different times and under individual circumstances, from Charleston Southern. Meet Esther Wilkins, class of ’91; Victoria Montgomery, an ’04 AND ’09 MBA graduate, and Shellie Snider, […]

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Simple gesture of encouragement still impactful years later

When Amy Lewis Nolan-Roney graduated from Charleston Southern University in 1994, she was accepted into a research program at MUSC.  The biology major had graduated in three years, but even though her grades were obviously good enough, her confidence needed a major boost. “I kept questioning myself, can I do this? Will I be able […]

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