College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Sculptor, storyteller, sailor, 1973 alumnus shares her love for the Savior
Normandie Fischer ’73 did not have a typical college experience, especially at the then Baptist College at Charleston. Fischer grew up in a family of unbelievers. She was happily pursuing a sculpting degree in Perugia, Italy, when she needed to move home (and eventually to Charleston) to help a family member. “I was distracted during this […]
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Even as a freshman, Ashleigh Mizner ’21 would pop in the office of Stephanie LeVan, director of the Global Education Center, and remind LeVan she wanted to study abroad and find out what her next steps were. Mizner, a political science major and family communication minor, did indeed study abroad in spring 2020 in Barcelona, […]
| READ MORE: Alum meeting needs of international Disney employeesPermanent practice field for The Pride of the Lowcountry
You are sitting at a football game. You are feeling as energized as Charleston Southern’s team is as they are in the heat of the moment. You are feeling energized as the other members of the audience are getting excited. And then CSU’s marching band, The Pride of the Lowcountry, starts to play from the […]
| READ MORE: Permanent practice field for The Pride of the LowcountryStudents, alumni cast in Daniel and the Kings world premiere
Joining Broadway, Off-Broadway, and local performers, four students and an alumna of Charleston Southern University add to the talented cast of Daniel and the Kings where they bring an incredible biblical story to life on the big stage. This musical has been 13 years in the making, and the Charleston stage is where it kicks off. […]
| READ MORE: Students, alumni cast in Daniel and the Kings world premiereTeaching the Holocaust through history and theater
Professor Thomas Keating and Dr. John Kuykendall collaboratively taught The Holocaust in History and Theater to provide students with a complete understanding of the tragedy that occurred. Kuykendall, a history professor and dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, lectures on the history of the Holocaust while Keating, a theatre professor and coordinator […]
| READ MORE: Teaching the Holocaust through history and theaterCSU voice students advance to regional competition
Eight voice students from the Charleston Southern University Horton School of Music and Performing Arts are advancing to the National Association of Teachers of Singing Mid-Atlantic Region competition. The students earned awards competing in state-level events held in the fall and spring by the South Carolina Chapter of NATS. Student auditions are in various categories […]
| READ MORE: CSU voice students advance to regional competitionTheatre professor directs new musical at Flowertown Players
Thomas Keating, professor of theatre at Charleston Southern University, puts on his director cap for the southeast premiere of Boundless at Flowertown Players in Summerville. The new musical, created by Mary Fishburne, is a fictional story based on the true events of the Nickel Mines Amish school shooting, where a man shot 13 girls in a one-room […]
| READ MORE: Theatre professor directs new musical at Flowertown PlayersLaw enforcement background benefits Ashleigh Wojslawowicz’s doctoral research
Charleston Southern University’s trifecta alumnus, Ashleigh Newell Wojslawowicz ’10, ’13, ’21, is living her life’s purpose in God’s perfect plan. Currently a Master Crime Scene Investigator, Wojslawowicz, 33, holds the highest tier level of certification by the International Association of Identification as a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst. She recently shared her research at the […]
| READ MORE: Law enforcement background benefits Ashleigh Wojslawowicz’s doctoral researchCampaigns and Elections
In the Charleston Southern political science department, there is a class that is only offered every two years in the fall: Campaigns and Elections. In this course, students learn what goes into campaigns and learn prediction criteria. Students even try to predict the outcome of a real election as it and its campaign play out. […]
| READ MORE: Campaigns and ElectionsStudents portray personal 9/11 stories through theatre
Students and staff alike can remember the tragic events that occurred Sept. 11, 2001. Terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York City’s financial district, taking down both Twin Towers and killing nearly 3,000 people 21 years ago. Many students attending Charleston Southern University now were barely alive when the attack occurred, […]
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