George Metz, dean of the School of Education, has been named vice president for enrollment management at Charleston Southern University, effective March 1. Metz has been at Charleston Southern since 2013. He was previously a professor of education at Bluffton University of Ohio. “The Lord has blessed me with the opportunity to not only lead […]
A surprise announcement during Charleston Southern University’s homecoming weekend earned a standing ovation from the Buccaneer football team. Sam and Angie Kelly of Greenville announced they were donating funding to establish the Angie & Sam Kelly Strength and Conditioning Center in the field house. The Kellys’ donation, combined with university funding, will enhance and enlarge the […]
“Keeping Your Focus on Christ” was Tommy Kelly’s chapel message at Charleston Southern University Oct. 28. He used Matthew 14:22-33 to demonstrate how to keep your focus on Christ: Alone time with God. “You expect God to do great things with you, but you aren’t spending time with Him,” said Kelly. Jesus demonstrated how to […]
When Izabella McMillon was a young child in Communist Romania, a pastor in a secret church she attended told her one day God was going to do something big with her, but for the moment she needed to be quiet. Today McMillon lives in the U.S. and works for Operation Christmas Child, which provides gifts […]
Ron Jackson, founder of Parson’s Pantry, Inc., will finish his fourth annual Parson’s Pantry Walk at Charleston Southern University Sept. 29. Jackson, a retired minister and 1970 graduate of Charleston Southern, plans to begin his walk Sept. 21 at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia and complete his Capital to the Coast Walk Sept. 29 […]
Writer: Kevin O’Rourke, Assistant Sports Information Director, CSU Charleston Southern sophomore forward Javis Howard is preparing for the 2015-16 season with an added sense of perspective. Howard spent 12 days in the Philippines this summer with Athletes in Action, and the experience impacted him both on and off the basketball court. Howard and nine teammates from Division […]
For 15 years, members of Deer Park Baptist Church in North Charleston have supplied hot and tired families with free lunch on move-in day at Charleston Southern University. According to the volunteers, church member Bob Ketchem is the driving force behind the lunch tent. Ketchem, owner of Bob’s Viddles, said it’s a team effort. “It’s […]
As the new academic year begins at Charleston Southern University, faculty and staff are welcoming a record number of students — an 18 percent increase in new freshmen and a 5 percent increase in overall enrollment over fall 2014. “We are excited to welcome approximately 3,580 students to campus this fall,” said Debbie Williamson, vice […]
Charleston Southern University has created the Singleton Memorial Fund in memory of Chris Singleton’s mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton. Ms. Singleton was one of the nine individuals killed June 17 at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Chris is a rising sophomore at Charleston Southern and a member of the Buccaneer Baseball team. Funds will be used to […]
The mother of a baseball player at Charleston Southern University was among the victims of a mass shooting June 17 at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. A news release from the university June 18 stated that the CSU “family’s thoughts and prayers go out to all the individuals affected by the shooting.” School president Jairy […]