Archives for: May 2010
Keyes sisters hit the big screen
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Johnnie Keyes remembers the first time she saw Letters from Home, the short film produced and directed by her two daughters Karen and Keva. She received a phone call in the office on a Friday afternoon. Karen and Keva told her to meet them in the parking lot next to the CSU football field. When she arrived, she was greeted [...]

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Center for Christian Leadership helping the University grow

When you plant bold seeds in South Carolina soil, you expect them to grow strong and true. Charleston Southern University was planted in North Charleston in 1964, watered by prayer and tended by faithful stewards over several decades. Now ready to bloom, CSU is quickly moving in the direction of an exciting vision, aided by the efforts of the newly established Center for Christian Leadership (CCL). I arrived at CSU in June of 2007 and have since been given the honor of acting as the director of the CCL.

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Bisson carries torch for Canada
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Every athlete dreams of representing his or her country in the Olympic Games. Although not competing, cross country freshman Shaun Bisson got his chance to represent Canada as one of the torch bearers for the 2010 torch relay.

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Three inducted into CSU Hall of Fame
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The 2009 Hall of Fame class included women’s soccer player Betsy Lapp-Blackwell, baseball player R.J. Swindle and men’s tennis player Sandeep Yeni Reddy.

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Shopping for Scholars
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The second floor of the Strom Thurmond Center was alive with excited activity as the Women’s Council spent two days sorting and cataloguing donated auction items ranging from gift baskets to beach and golf vacations. But all their hard work and long hours were for a good cause – student scholarships.

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Class Notes

1974 Howard Hodges retired June 30, 2009, from the Army National Guard after 27 years of service, including three years on active duty with the U.S. Army parachute team, the Golden Knights, and a tour in Bosnia as a peacekeeper. He spent the last five years on active duty with the Army Guard doing personnel and public affairs work. Currently, [...]

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Heart defect survivor offers hope to others
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Mark Steven (Steve) Catoe, a 1988 graduate of Charleston Southern University and the author of Adventures of a Funky Heart!, is an advocate for people of all ages living with a heart defect. He speaks to heart families at conferences around the country and has lobbied for new congenital cardiac care legislation in Washington, D.C.

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Sleep out for the homeless benefits shelters

You’re cold, hungry, and you can’t remember the last time you’ve had a hot shower. You have nothing, and you are completely alone; you don’t even know when your next meal will be. Many of us have no clue what that would be like.

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Ling Endowed Scholarship Established

Friends and family of Elaine Ling of Moncks Corner, and her late husband, Frank, have established an endowed scholarship in the Ling’s honor at Charleston Southern University.

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Tales of the freshmen point guards

Imagine being a freshman athlete on a collegiate team. You are still trying to get to know your teammates and your coaches, while building relationships with all the new people around you.

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