Nielsen College of Business
Nielsen College of Business reaccredited through IACBE
The Hans A. Nielsen College of Business at Charleston Southern University was granted reaffirmation of specialized business accreditation for 2025 to 2031 for its business degree programs Dec. 3, 2024, by the Board of Commissioners of the International Accreditation Council for Business Education. The Nielsen College of Business has demonstrated compliance of its business programs […]
| READ MORE: Nielsen College of Business reaccredited through IACBEFirst Personal Financial Management graduate earns CFP® Certification
Jadyn Watson, a May 2024 summa cum laude Nielsen College of Business graduate, recently became the first Personal Financial Management degree program graduate to pass the Certified Financial Planner, CFP®, exam. Watson and her class were the first to graduate from Charleston Southern University as personal financial majors. The CFP® exam is a rigorous test with an […]
| READ MORE: First Personal Financial Management graduate earns CFP® CertificationEmory Hiott named Breland/Adams Chair
Recently, Dr. Emory Hiott ’14 MBA, assistant professor of marketing, was announced as the Royce W. Breland Jr./Harold H. Adams Jr. Endowed Chair of Business in the Nielsen College of Business. To be selected for this position, Hiott went through an extensive interview process that involved a committee of Nielsen College of Business faculty, emeritus […]
| READ MORE: Emory Hiott named Breland/Adams ChairCPFM 5-year anniversary dinner
The Nielsen College of Business hosted a five-year Anniversary Celebration Dinner for the Center for Personal Financial Management (CPFM), in late October. The CPFM was started by Professor Boyce Smith and Dr. Heather Chadwick in the fall of 2019, in partnership with the Ron Blue Institute. The CPFM at Charleston Southern University trains and equips […]
| READ MORE: CPFM 5-year anniversary dinnerCommunity 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 […]
| READ MORE: Community Research Institute wins awardStudents and faculty demonstrate creative teamwork in Kenya
Compiled by Dr. Valerie Sessions, Emory Hiott, and Jan Joslin / Photos provided For four CSU students and their professors, Spring Break 2023 was a time to serve in another part of the world. The Department of Computer Science and the Hans A. Nielsen College of Business offer a joint experiential learning course titled Creative Teamwork. The […]
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The Hans A. Nielsen College of Business honored 19 students who attained superior academic records by inducting them into the international honor society, Sigma Beta Delta, on April 20. To qualify for an invitation to join Sigma Beta Delta, students majoring in business must be in the top 20% of their junior, senior or second-year […]
| READ MORE: Sigma Beta Delta inducts 19 in 2023Creating more opportunities: CSU’s MS in Human Resources Management partners with SHRM
Charleston Southern University’s Master of Science in human resource management provides an opportunity for human resources professionals and students to continue their education and advance their skills in the HR field. These skills include leadership, benefits administration, recruiting, training, development, employee relations, HR management, and more. “The Master of Science in human resource management was developed […]
| READ MORE: Creating more opportunities: CSU’s MS in Human Resources Management partners with SHRMHal Adams honors lessons learned from business professor
A project completed for the late Dr. Royce Breland’s business class in the late 1960s led to the success of one of Harold H. Adams Jr.’s biggest business proposals 25 years later. Reflecting on his time spent at Baptist College at Charleston, now CSU, Adams realized the leadership and influence Breland had on him and […]
| READ MORE: Hal Adams honors lessons learned from business professorHumbled by the Himalayas: Dr. Don Lauer ’21 climbs Everest with son
What most would only dream of doing, three-time alumnus and adventurer Don Lauer has likely achieved it. When his son Matthew was only 8 years old, Lauer made a promise he intended to keep. “We free climbed a mountain peak about 1,000-feet high, and I was explaining to him some of the mountain structures. I […]
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