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Club connects students from around the world
Students from around the globe have gathered at CSU to form a community based in culture, diversity and connection. The International Club was founded in 2017 and has grown into a place for students to meet with others from their own cultures and to broaden their horizons through meaningful interactions with students from other cultures. […]
| READ MORE: Club connects students from around the worldAlumni Q&A: Karriema Calhoun `11
Karriema Calhoun `11 is a senior versatile technologist working in information technology at Boeing. Her primary responsibilities include looking for opportunities to save money and drive reduction in various IT services and functions, as well as developing communication messages and marketing campaigns to spread awareness of these opportunities and how employees can contribute to success […]
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The legacy of the Johnny Ward family includes five Charleston Southern graduates, years of service and multiple students impacted by the five endowed scholarships the Wards have funded. Ward, the retired founder of W&W Truck & Tractor, Inc. of Moncks Corner, wasn’t involved with CSU until his two daughters attended. Then president, Dr. Jairy Hunter, […]
| READ MORE: Ward family impacts CSUOvercoming obstacles on the way to an MBA
Antwione McKinney earned his MBA with a management information systems emphasis in 2018. He’s grateful for the opportunity, but nothing about earning his master’s degree was easy. McKinney has worked in the IT field for nearly two decades and currently is the director of technology for a private academy in the Mount Pleasant area. He […]
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Maybe it is your first semester of college, and you are knee-deep in studying and starting to become overwhelmed. Maybe it is your fifth semester of college and you are starting to realize you never quite figured out the best way to excel in classes and not feel like you are drowning in school. Or maybe you […]
| READ MORE: How to thrive in college: CSU editionMath professor, mascot wearer – you never know where Grieves will turn up
Dr. Justin Grieves, associate professor of mathematics, likes to have fun. Outside the classroom, he has found a unique avenue for fun – dressing as a mascot. Grieves has been Chas the Crab at Charleston’s STEM Festival, Bucky at CSU football games, and Chelsea the Riverdog at the local minor league ballpark. Despite the very […]
| READ MORE: Math professor, mascot wearer – you never know where Grieves will turn upLook out for Frisbee Friday
Charleston Southern University students have formed an unofficial event based around frisbee, friendship and forming bonds with the community around CSU. Frisbee Friday meets on Friday evening each week for a massive game of ultimate frisbee, where attendance above 80 people is common. This makes Frisbee Friday one of the largest group events on campus, […]
| READ MORE: Look out for Frisbee Friday3+2 Athletic Training Program leads to 2 degrees in 5 years
In response to nationwide changes, Charleston Southern University’s undergraduate athletic training program has transitioned to a graduate program with the option of a 3+2 program, allowing a student to complete a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology and a Master of Athletic Training in just five years. Dr. Brian Smith, director of the athletic training program, says the benefit of the […]
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Christian Hanley is CSU’s director of alumni and parent engagement. Hanley graduated from CSU in 2013 and was working at CEMS Engineering before returning to CSU. “I have a heart for things going on at CSU,” said Hanley. “I learned a lot here and met a lot of people who have continued to pour into […]
| READ MORE: `13 graduate serves alumni and parentsCSU Chapel: From not good enough to accepted
God used the lack of a football scholarship to a Division I school to bring the Rev. Dhati Lewis to Himself. Lewis, the son of a professional football player, dreamed of going pro also. When he didn’t receive a scholarship to play ball, he went into a tailspin and began studying world religions. But nothing […]
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