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 [...]

Polly Hunter props up her bright pink laptop on a small coffee table beside Ms. N, announces she has a surprise and plugs in an external speaker. Out bursts the chorus to Swanee River. “Is that the song your mom used to sing to you Ms. N?” asks Hunter. “Yes ma’am, I believe it is,” said Ms. N. Hunter, a [...]

Little did our team know the sights, sounds and powerful Spirit of God that we would encounter on the day we journeyed up Chacha Mountain in Haiti. The mountain is one of the many picturesque ranges in view from Pastor Maxeau’s Valley of Hope Church. There are about 7,000 people living in the many mountains surrounding Valley of Hope. On [...]

The Corporation for National and Community Service honored Charleston Southern as a leader among institutions of higher education for its support of volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. Charleston Southern was admitted to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for engaging its students, faculty and staff in meaningful service that achieves measurable results in the community. CSU students, [...]

The School of Education, in collaboration with the department of English, was awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad program for a five-week teaching and research trip to Ghana, West Africa. The Teaching & Learning in Ghana 2011 team was in Ghana from June 16 through July 25. Dr. Don Clerico, who lead his eighth [...]

Saturday, November 6, marked the 8th Annual Shopping Scholars Auction sponsored by CSU Women’s Council. The ladies-only event included donated and handmade gifts and offered something for everyone – from gift baskets, jewelry and beach vacations to a golf cart sporting a huge red bow. After the bidders studied the silent and live auction items, the bidding began. For the [...]

I began calling on CSU from a banking standpoint three years ago and have continued visiting regularly ever since. I have been very impressed with the strong management and fiscal responsibility of CSU, the variety and scope of programs offered and the foundational principles of the University.

Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts presented a check in the amount of $7,000 to President Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr., for a scholarship fund that Metts endowed at the university. The presentation was made during a special scholarship dinner on the campus of Charleston Southern University.

My official title is Law Enforcement Specialist, and I am currently employed by L-3 Communications, Inc. in support of the United States Coast Guard as an instructor at their Maritime Law Enforcement Academy located at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in North Charleston.

Dedicating a Habitat house in Moncks Corner on a beautiful Sunday afternoon was the perfect way to begin the week of Thanksgiving.