Posts made in April, 2009

CSU Open House is a topic that most students wouldn’t think about when it comes to Charleston Southern, until this semester that is. CSU decided to finally answer the call of the students. There has been a desire for this policy to be put into action for many years. Senior Suzanne Deer said, “I was on SGA as a freshman, and we tried to get the school to allow it.” When asked about her opinion on the subject, RLC Taren Hazelrigg said, “When I was an undergrad student/resident here I remember for years wanting the freedom to have something like what the new open house provides.” Ever since the policy was put into effect in January, it has been a huge success. “I have really enjoyed having open house here on campus,” stated freshman Drew Nethery. “I...

Recently students, faculty and staff filled The Charleston Room to share lunch and become better acquainted with CSU’s Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Jim Colman and his wife, Becky. The lunch was part of a series of events sponsored by residence life to give the campus community an opportunity to get to know the faculty in an informal setting. The Colmans came to CSU in 2006 from Oklahoma Baptist University and have endeared themselves to faculty, staff and students. Mrs. Colman is actively involved in campus events and activities. Her warm smile instantly puts people at ease, and her genuine concern for others is evident. In fact, she has been overheard saying that she will nurture anything that stands still long enough. She and several others engage...

Dean of the School of Nursing Dr. Tara Hulsey was born in Georgetown, S.C., and was raised in Orangeburg, S.C. At an early age her maternal grandparents moved closer to Tara’s family to help care for Tara and her sister. Her grandfather was a Lutheran minister, who preached well into his 80s, and her grandmother was Baptist, and as Tara recalls “never said anything bad about anyone.” Both had a strong Christian influence in her life, and Tara publically accepted Christ at age 13. After graduating from high school, Tara received a bachelor of science in nursing at Clemson University. “I always knew I wanted to be a nurse – even at age 7. I wanted to serve others,” said Tara. She went on to earn her master of science in maternal and child nursing from...

2009-2010 Student Government Association Officers President Jordan Pace Junior from Wellford, S.C., major: religion, minor: history Vice President Christine Hart Sophomore from Charleston, S.C., major: biochemistry   Secretary/TreasurerOmar Montes de Oca Sophomore from Bronx, N.Y, major: economics, minor: political...

As part of our ongoing effort to keep the safety and security of students, faculty and staff our number one priority, we have recently installed 11 new emergency phones on campus. It is very important that you be familiar with the locations of these phones, as well as the 8 emergency phones that were already in place. Here are the locations for the new phones: Women’s South (softball side) Women’s North (parking lot side) Women’s North (Russell East end) Baseball Press Box Quad 1 North Side (rear parking lot) Football Stadium (center south end) Derry Patterson Wingo (parking lot side) Jones Hall (flagpole end, parking lot side) Strom Thurmond Cafeteria Entrance Science Building (center parking lot side) Science Building (North end, pond side) Here are the...