Jenna Johnson

1 week ago | baptistcourier.com | Jenna Johnson

Charleston Southern University held an official ribbon cutting ceremony May 5 at Summerville Airport in celebration of its purchase of Chucktown Flight Training, LLC. The Charleston Southern aeronautics program began in 2021 with 19 students and one faculty member and has grown to 170 students and several faculty members, all U.S. Air Force combat pilot veterans. President B.

2 weeks ago | baptistcourier.com | Jenna Johnson

Charleston Southern University hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking April 28 in celebration of the new residence hall construction set for this summer. The new building will mirror Barbara C. Mead Hall, built in 2019, and it will be completed by August of 2026 — in time to welcome Buccaneers for fall semester. The newest three-story suite-style residence hall will house 216 students.

2 months ago | baptistcourier.com | Jenna Johnson

Charleston Southern University has launched a new scholarship program for Pell-eligible students pursuing STEM degrees, nursing, accounting, aeronautics, kinesiology, or education. The Palmetto Academic Excellence (PAE) Award, like Charleston Southern’s innovative Buc Promise program, covers tuition for all four years. However, for PAE-award eligible students, CSU will also cover housing and select meal plans for students in their sophomore, junior, and senior years.

Dec 11, 2024 | baptistcourier.com | Jenna Johnson

Charleston Southern University will complete its second construction phase to fill out the 28,000-square-foot science and engineering building. In conjunction with CSU’s rapid growth in engineering and aeronautics, the board of trustees unanimously approved the next phase of the project with completion expected in summer of 2025.

Nov 27, 2024 | baptistcourier.com | Jenna Johnson

It’s official: Charleston Southern University has packed the most Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes of any college or university in the U.S. for the sixth year in a row. This year is Charleston Southern’s 13th year of packing as a university. Since 2019, the CSU family has packed 63,388 boxes for children around the world. Total number of boxes packed for 2024 is 13,670.