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Charleston Southern Celebrates Flight School with Ribbon Cutting

Charleston Southern University held an official ribbon cutting ceremony May 5 at Summerville Airport in celebration of its purchase of Chucktown Flight Training, LLC. The Charleston Southern aeronautics program began in 2021 with 19 students and one faculty member... Continue Reading »

Charleston Southern Offers Support to Limestone, St. Andrews Students

In the wake of recent closure announcements from Limestone University and St. Andrews University, Charleston Southern University is stepping forward with a plan that offers impacted students a clear, streamlined path forward in their academic journey with minimal disruption.... Continue Reading »

Civil Rights Champion, Former U.S Ambassador to Speak at Anderson’s Spring Commencement

Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young is the keynote speaker for Anderson University’s Spring 2025 Commencement May 9. Ambassador Young has earned worldwide recognition as a champion of civil and human rights. In addition to... Continue Reading »

CSU Holds Residence Hall Groundbreaking Ceremony

Charleston Southern University hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking April 28 in celebration of the new residence hall construction set for this summer. The new building will mirror Barbara C. Mead Hall, built in 2019, and it will be completed by... Continue Reading »

2025 SCBC Call for Nominations

Nominations to be considered at the 2025 SCBaptist Convention Annual Meeting are due no later than midnight on May 31, 2025. The nomination process utilizes the DocuSign platform. Once submitted, the forms are automatically routed to the appropriate Convention... Continue Reading »

U.S. Navy Band made stop at CSU for 100th Anniversary Tour

The U.S. Navy Band performed to a packed house of 1,500 attendees at Charleston Southern University’s Lightsey Chapel Auditorium on Sunday, March 30. The band performed a wide-ranging selection of music, from classic patriotic tunes such as “God Bless... Continue Reading »

God Working Amidst Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge Fires: Churches and Communities Gather to Pray for Rain and Serve Those in Need

More than 100 people and at least 10 local church pastors gathered in the parking lot of “Hometown,” (a grocery store that no longer exists) to pray for rain. According to officials, more than 10,000 acres have burned in... Continue Reading »

Online Betting is Exploding: Collateral Damage Destroying Lives

“There was just something in my brain that kept me going.” Those are the chilling words of Kavita Fisher, a 41-year-old mental health professional who struck it big in online gambling, winning close to $500,000. According to the Wall... Continue Reading »

Self Named Director of CSU’s Dewey Center for Chaplaincy

Charleston Southern University has named Chaplain Monty Self the new director of the Dewey Center for Chaplaincy. Prior to CSU, Self served at Baptist Health, a 12-hospital system in Arkansas, where he was a senior staff chaplain and a... Continue Reading »

CSU Launches New Tuition Promise Program Covering Housing, Food

Charleston Southern University has launched a new scholarship program for Pell-eligible students pursuing STEM degrees, nursing, accounting, aeronautics, kinesiology, or education. The Palmetto Academic Excellence (PAE) Award, like Charleston Southern’s innovative Buc Promise program, covers tuition for all four... Continue Reading »

Q&A with Michael Bryant, Dean of NGU’s College of Christian Studies

North Greenville University announced Michael Bryant as the new dean of NGU’s College of Christian Studies on Feb. 20 in a press release. He will replace the founding dean, Walter Johnson, who retired after the spring of 2024. This... Continue Reading »

Climbing Together at IMPACT 2025

South Carolina Baptist pastors and leaders converged at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., for a time of equipping and encouragement at IMPACT. Breaking records with 1,284 in attendance, IMPACT is the South Carolina Baptist Convention’s largest gathering of... Continue Reading »