1975 Clyde Cargill recently celebrated his 28th wedding anniversary with his wife, Debra Huson, a Cal State Fresno. Cargill writes, “I retired in 2010 as chief of logistics programs, Department of the Army, with 33 years of service. During my government career, we lived in Germany, Korea, California and New Jersey.” Clyde and Debra currently reside in Lake Ridge, Virginia. [...]

Charles “Charlie” Boyette, ’77, age 61, died July 22 in Moncks Corner. He was retired from the S.C. Law Enforcement Division as a lieutenant. Dr. Ruby Matthews, age 85, died Sept. 15 in Charleston. She taught education and guidance for many years at CSU. She was a member of many educational groups and served as the international president of Delta [...]

August 31 marked the first Chapel service for the fall semester featuring three CSU graduates who challenged and inspired students.  Daniel Bryant graduated in 2005 and is an art teacher for Dorchester School District 2. While at CSU Bryant created a cartoon drawing which has now evolved into Karate Dogs, a character building cartoon. “I came here, to CSU, as [...]

Three graduates were honored as part of the annual alumni awards. L.C. Knight ’73, received the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award. Knight is the Sheriff of Dorchester County, a position he has held since 2009. Prior to his election to Sheriff, he was a Dorchester County magistrate and held several positions in the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. After [...]

A quintet of former Buccaneers had their legacies cemented in history when they were inducted into the Hall of Fame Oct. 2.  Josh Aydlette (track and field), Anthony Reed (track and field), D’Angelo Dereef (football), Collin Drafts (football) and Priscilla Lauoletolo Moleni (women’s volleyball) comprise the class of 2011.  A four-time Big South Conference indoor weight throw champion, Aydlette is [...]

Sarah Hathcock started her nursing undergraduate studies in 2001. Since then she has managed a full schedule with a job, caring for her family and furthering her education. She is currently studying to receive her master of science in nursing. Her diligent work has earned her the American Sub-Contractor’s Roy H. Lightsey Jr. Scholarship for $2,500. Hathcock attributes her ability [...]

The College of Adult and Professional Studies has added a new, fully online undergraduate degree concentration in project management. Project Management has become an industry standard with opportunities ranging from the management of large government contracts to multiple projects within private industry. The need for comprehensively trained, certified project managers has become increasingly important to growing companies. The CAPS degree [...]

The University has partnered with Omni Update, a higher education content management software company, to begin design on a new web presence. The move follows CSU’s release of mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Droid users. OmniUpdate is recognized as the leading web content management system (CMS) provider for colleges and universities in the country. Charleston Southern University [...]

Jonathan Davis moved to the Lowcountry in May 1991, three months before his contract began as an assistant football coach at Charleston Southern University. He lived alone and worked for no pay – his wife, Lynette, left behind in New Jersey, worked to support both of them – to pursue his dream in the competitive world of college athletics. He [...]

The student affairs division promoted several staff members this summer. Rev. Clark Carter ’87, former campus minister, is the new dean of students. Carter provides leadership for student discipline, student life, campus ministries and the general oversight of the work of the associate dean and assistant deans in the division. Carter says serving as campus minister helps in his role [...]