In Serving On  March 18, 2013  No comments

To many, Lisa Barr Surratt, a 2003 graduate, is a charming, intelligent and outgoing preacher’s wife and mother of two, with one on the way. To others, she, a physician’s assistant in the emergency room at Summerville Medical Center, is Doc.

However, what many do not know — but are starting to — is that she has added pioneer, activist and abolitionist to her repertoire of titles. In June of 2012, she officially opened the East Coast A21 office in Mount Pleasant.

The A21 Campaign, or simply A21, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose purpose is “abolishing slavery in the 21^st centu...

In CSU News On  March 18, 2013  No comments

Students at Elevate, CSU’s midweek worship time, packed 1,049 shoe boxes to be distributed around the world by Samaritan’s Purse as part of its annual Operation Christmas Child.

Children living in poverty-stricken areas of the world received the boxes which were packed with care by students and area church volunteers. Dean of Students, Clark Carter, and Campus Minister, Jon Davis, then drove the boxes to Charlotte to the regional assembly center.

Students, encouraged by their success in packing more than 300 boxes in one night before Christmas 2011, went all out to more than triple the num...

In Serving On  March 18, 2013  No comments

In the fall the CSU baseball team got the opportunity to volunteer at the Summerville Miracle League. They usually serve the community once a semester, and the Miracle League was the first thing on their mind.  The team has a heart for kids with special needs, especially since two players have a brother involved in the Miracle League.

The Miracle League is an organization that provides a chance for children and young adults to play our national pastime.

Every CSU baseball player is matched with a child, or a buddy, for the day...

In Serving On  March 18, 2013  No comments

Assistant football coach David Padilla summed up his message at the first Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting of the semester in three words: “God is better.”

Using personal examples and anecdotes, Padilla, who is also campus director for FCA, encouraged the crowd to view God as a father figure who wants nothing more than for His people to love Him. He reminded the student-athletes that “the Bible is not a rule book but a love story of the relationship between us and our Savior...

In Learning On  March 18, 2013  No comments

Gary Vance has been named dean of the College of Adult and Professional Studies.

Vance’s 26 years in the corporate world have prepared him to lead CSU’s growing College of Adult and Professional Studies. In addition to the bachelor of science in organizational management, students may now enroll in the master of science in organizational management. The first classes for the master’s degree started in the fall.

“Our master’s program is accelerated, relevant and provides the skills that are important in today’s business world,” said Vance...