Pictured from left are Lorraine Wylie, dean, school of education; Tara Hulsey, dean, Derry Patterson Wingo school of nursing; Trudy Morris, director, graduate education; Jairy Hunter, CSU president; Alisa Harrison, enrollment counselor; Ashley Millwood, enrollment counselor; Christi Coghill, enrollment counselor; Bill Bowers, director, graduate services center; Jackie Fish, dean, criminal justice department; and John Duncan, dean, school of business.The Graduate Services Center at Charleston Southern University celebrated its grand opening on Jan. 28 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“The creation of the Graduate Services Center puts into place a new organizational structure that should enhance the visibility of Charleston Southern’s graduate programs, while at the same time centralizing functions in an effort to gain greater benefit from concerted efforts,” said Jim Colman, vice president of academic affairs.
Bill Bowers of the school of business has been named the director of graduate studies. He will be responsible for leading the graduate studies program in the areas of marketing, recruitment, and retention.
Charleston Southern offers graduate degrees in criminal justice, education, and the master’s in business administration. A master’s in nursing is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2009.
“According to Business Week magazine, since 2001 the only group with positive growth in their ‘real wages’ are those Americans who’ve earned a graduate degree,” said Bowers.