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ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë student singers advance to national singing competition

A large group of Charleston Southern students participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Mid-Atlantic Region Conference and Student Auditions in Februaary, and several have advanced to the NATS National Student Auditions competition. The NATS National Student Auditions begin with a preliminary YouTube round. Students will submit videos to be adjudicated, and then […]

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Metts named historian for S.C. FBI National Academy Board of Directors

Dr. Gary Metts, assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and director of the criminal justice graduate program, was appointed historian of the South Carolina FBI National Academy Board of Directors in early March. Metts said, “I am excited and blessed to represent ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë and my fellow law enforcement officers […]

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Charleston Southern NAfME student representative

The annual National Association for Music Education Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit (CLAS) is an exciting multiday event from June 10th to June 12th that brings together NAfME Collegiate members from across the nation for leadership learning sessions, advocacy training, and professional networking in Washington, D.C. As part of the 2024 National Leadership Assembly, NAfME leaders and advocates will be […]

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DAR providing scholarships for students

Dr. Mark Williams, chair of the history department, and Dr. John Kuykendall, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, accept a scholarship check from the Daughters of the American Revolution, represented by Maggie Adams and Angie Cease ’92.

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Sculptor, storyteller, sailor, 1973 alumnus shares her love for the Savior

Normandie Fischer â€™73 did not have a typical college experience, especially at the then Baptist College at Charleston.  Fischer grew up in a family of unbelievers. She was happily pursuing a sculpting degree in Perugia, Italy, when she needed to move home (and eventually to Charleston) to help a family member.  “I was distracted during this […]

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Alum meeting needs of international Disney employees

Even as a freshman, Ashleigh Mizner ’21 would pop in the office of Stephanie LeVan, director of the Global Education Center, and remind LeVan she wanted to study abroad and find out what her next steps were. Mizner, a political science major and family communication minor, did indeed study abroad in spring 2020 in Barcelona, […]

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Permanent practice field for The Pride of the Lowcountry

You are sitting at a football game. You are feeling as energized as Charleston Southern’s team is as they are in the heat of the moment. You are feeling energized as the other members of the audience are getting excited. And then ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë’s marching band, The Pride of the Lowcountry, starts to play from the […]

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Students, alumni cast in Daniel and the Kings world premiere

Joining Broadway, Off-Broadway, and local performers, four students and an alumna of ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë add to the talented cast of Daniel and the Kings where they bring an incredible biblical story to life on the big stage. This musical has been 13 years in the making, and the Charleston stage is where it kicks off.  […]

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Teaching the Holocaust through history and theater

Professor Thomas Keating and Dr. John Kuykendall collaboratively taught The Holocaust in History and Theater to provide students with a complete understanding of the tragedy that occurred. Kuykendall, a history professor and dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, lectures on the history of the Holocaust while Keating, a theatre professor and coordinator […]

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ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë voice students advance to regional competition

Eight voice students from the ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë Horton School of Music and Performing Arts are advancing to the National Association of Teachers of Singing Mid-Atlantic Region competition. The students earned awards competing in state-level events held in the fall and spring by the South Carolina Chapter of NATS. Student auditions are in various categories […]

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