Student Life
Passport to Purpose officially rolls out
While CSU began incorporating many aspects of the Passport to Purpose into the curriculum and activities in the last two years, students received their actual passport at the beginning of fall semester. The passports incorporate checklists for each of a student’s four years: Freshman year, Discover Your Passion: A time to learn more about yourself, God, […]
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Once again, Charleston Southern University surpassed its Operation Christmas Child gift goal. In the 11th year of packing these shoeboxes, the campus exceeded its 12,000-box benchmark with a whopping 13,019. This is the fourth year in a row where CSU has come out on top as the top college/university packer. Last year, the university collected close […]
| READ MORE: CSU breaks national OCC record for 4th yearSeth Friend Returns as Campus Minister
Campus Ministries at Charleston Southern recently expanded its reach through a new Campus Minister, Seth Friend. Friend and his wife, Connor, are both 2019 graduates of Charleston Southern and have one son. Alongside Jon Davis, associate vice president for spiritual life, and two graduate assistants, this team is reaching the campus of CSU with the […]
| READ MORE: Seth Friend Returns as Campus MinisterBucs prepare for Homecoming Week
Homecoming week is right around the corner at CSU and with it comes a plethora of opportunities for Buccaneers to engage in events and activities all across campus. For the first time ever, the CSU community can participate in three unique service opportunities as a part of the new homecoming event, which invites students, faculty, […]
| READ MORE: Bucs prepare for Homecoming WeekCSU partners with Roper St. Francis Express Care
Charleston Southern University has partnered with Roper St. Francis Express Care to provide convenient access to healthcare for full-time undergraduate and graduate students. Open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Roper St. Francis Express Care on University Boulevard is less than one mile from residential students on CSU’s campus. All full-time […]
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When David Greenwood was sentenced to 46 hours of community service helping with Operation Christmas Child his sophomore year, he thought, it won’t be as bad as picking up trash. At the time, he didn’t know much about OCC. Laurie Diel, CSU’s OCC coordinator, assigned him to the Charleston Room assembling the boxes that arrive […]
| READ MORE: They call him Mr. OCCBUCSAFE Update from the President
After careful review of recent guidance from the CDC, the consistent drop in COVID-19 cases on campus, reduced transmission levels in the Charleston area, our Community Immunity percentage, and vaccine accessibility, the University Pandemic Task Force has recommended we ease some BUCSAFE protocols. Beginning Tuesday, March 1, Charleston Southern University will shift to a mask-optional […]
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Cases on campus and off are drastically declining. Thank God! The University Pandemic Task Force has been monitoring community transmission rates very closely, and Charleston County has finally moved to the Substantial level of transmission after many, many weeks of High levels of cases, percent positivity, hospitalizations, and deaths. Berkeley and Dorchester counties remain at the […]
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Our campus has continued to see an overall downward trend of COVID-19 cases. Praise God for that! Due to that consistent decrease, we reverted back to full in-person learning on Monday. This does not mean that we can throw all caution to the wind, however. Community transmission remains at the high level in Berkeley, Charleston, […]
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We have begun trending downward in our quarantine and isolation numbers on campus! This gradual dive mimics what we’ve seen in other parts of the country and in our community, so we are hopeful this trend will continue in the days and weeks ahead. I’m certainly encouraged by this news. Please remain vigilant, hopeful, and […]
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