Student Life
Barbara Mead’s legacy lives on through Endowed Scholarship
A gift from the estate of a longtime Charleston Southern University employee will bless studentsfor years to come. The gift of nearly $1.5 million from the late Barbara “Binky” Mead is the largest single gift to endow scholarships in the history of the university. Each year, multiple students will benefit from Mead’s generosity through The […]
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“All art is about the presence or absence of God in someone’s life, about how our lives are filled or empty based on what we know or don’t know about Him,” said Dr. Cole Jeffrey. Religion is a constant topic of discussion in literature, especially at a school like Charleston Southern University and with an […]
| READ MORE: Faith integration: C.S. Lewis Institute book group at CSUThe Spring Career Expo: getting prepared for the real world
Job searches and interviews can be very daunting, mainly because we typically do not know what to expect or are feeling underprepared. Charleston Southern University strives to prepare students for these opportunities. On February 28 and March 2, CSU will host its annual Spring Career Expo, with four sessions; two sessions per day. The sessions […]
| READ MORE: The Spring Career Expo: getting prepared for the real worldBeing an international student at Charleston Southern University
The transition from high school to college can be very difficult for students, even more so for international students. Thankfully, Charleston Southern University offers a lot of resources to students to not only make their transition into the university a lot smoother but also their years throughout until graduation. Some of the resources CSU offers […]
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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, […]
| READ MORE: Passport to Purpose officially rolls outCSU breaks national OCC record for 4th year
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 […]
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