Graduates Enter the World of Fashion

Billy Boyd ’03 and Quentin Gilmore ’03 have embarked on the ambitious venture of designing and marketing a clothing line. Boyd said, “The initial idea to create a clothing line stemmed from our ambition to be entrepreneurs. Most of Quentin’s and my influences come from CSU where we were exposed to different races, cultural backgrounds, religions and fashion trends. “Our goal with the Ross NuMan clothing line is to create a positive image for men by portraying a self-assured... Read More

Graduate Services Center celebrates opening

The Graduate Services Center celebrated its grand opening Jan. 28 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Located on the first floor of Jones Hall, the Graduate Services Center will become the hub of activity for CSU’s graduate programs. The oversight of the graduate degrees at Charleston Southern until now had been decentralized. Each director was responsible for advising, promotion, recruiting, enrolling, advertising, and retention of its students. “The creation of the Graduate... Read More

CSU Partners with Trident Health System

Charleston Southern and Trident Health System have entered a partnership in providing resources to underwrite the cost needed for a new faculty position. The School of Nursing is currently one of 15 pilot schools in the country implementing quality and safety education content into the BSN curriculum. As part of this initiative, the school is expanding the skills laboratory to include high fidelity simulation technology to be integrated throughout the curriculum. This technology... Read More

Graduate program expanding

By 2010, it is speculated there will be a shortage of 1,000,000 nurses in the U.S. Compounding this problem is the nursing faculty shortage. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of schools responding to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) survey stated they turned away qualified applicants for their undergraduate nursing programs due to the faculty shortage. CSU’s School of Nursing has been unable to accept all qualified applicants to our BSN program consistently over... Read More

Class Notes: Spring 2009

Here are the latest Class Notes from Charleston Southern University alumni. If you graduated from CSU, and you would like us to share your story, contact Jan Joslin (’82) in University Relations at jjoslin@csuniv.edu. 1968: Howard M. Surface has been appointed health director of the Lee County Health Department in Sanford, N.C. He received a master’s in public health degree from UNC, Chapel Hill in 1974. 1969: John Harper, Ph.D., is the school superintendent for the Bartow... Read More

Amy Nokes: My Inspiration

Starting in about fifth grade Amy Nokes decided to babysit for the Schueler family in Chicago, Ill., where she grew up. For seven years, Nokes consistently showed up for the family, babysitting as often as twice a week, growing ever closer to the oldest boy, Henry, as well his siblings, Anna and Joe. Even when she wasn’t babysitting, Nokes spent time with the Schuelers, going to Henry’s baseball games, Anna’s basketball games, or just playing with Joe at the park. Now a... Read More

A Hero’s welcome

On Nov. 12, 2008, after a 36-year delay, Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tallon was awarded a Purple Heart at Lightsey Chapel Auditorium for injuries he received on a combat mission in Vietnam. He was also awarded The Air Medal and The Bronze Campaign Medal with Bronze Star attachment. Tallon got his draft notice in June of 1969 and was in the Army by August. He flew combat missions over North Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. He was an OV-1 Mohawk reconnaissance pilot and flew most of... Read More

Jenise Durant Touching Lives

December graduate Jenise Durant from Lynchburg, S.C., recently was honored by the Dorchester County Department of Juvenile Justice as the 2008 Volunteer/Intern of the Year. The award is given annually to the intern making significant improvements in the lives of the youth of Dorchester County. “I am very grateful and blessed to even be involved with the Department of Juvenile Justice, so winning this award is like icing on the cake,” said Durant. “I want to thank everyone... Read More

Bucs Give to make dream come true

Thanks to the support of the football coaching staff and team, Rory Killeen, father of senior defensive lineman Jake Killeen, was able to watch his son play in his final game for CSU. Rory is in a difficult battle with pancreatic cancer, and with decreased mobility was unable to come for the senior day festivities at CSU. In fact, the illness is so severe that Jake was honored at last year’s senior day for fear that his dad wouldn’t make it to the 2008 home finale. Diagnosed... Read More

Postell: ‘Music is who I am’

Judy Postell Cone is petite, soft-spoken and moves fluidly around the pianos and organs at the Fox Music Store in North Charleston. Although she retired from the public school system in 1996, her schedule is packed with private lessons and senior adult group lessons at the store. She is also the organist and choral director serving with her husband, Frank, pastor, at Rutledge Baptist Church in Charleston. “Music is who I am, and I know God had a plan for me from the very beginning,”... Read More