{"id":9723,"date":"2019-06-19T15:13:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T15:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csu.wpmudev.host\/?page_id=9723"},"modified":"2023-11-15T10:49:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:49:06","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-layout-id_c3d955-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_c3d955-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_c3d955-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1172px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}#kt-layout-id_c3d955-5f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_c3d955-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_c3d955-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_c3d955-5f\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_c3d955-5f\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_a5cdaa-5e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div id=\"nav_menu-26\" class=\"widget widget_nav_menu\"><div class=\"menu-sidebar-about-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebar-about\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-12144\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-12144\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/\">About ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12145\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-12145\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/accreditation-disclosures\/\">Accreditation &#038; Disclosures<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12146\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-12146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/at-a-glance\/\">At a Glance<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12147\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-12147\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/board-of-trustees\/\">Board of Trustees<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-41186\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-41186\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/church-relations\/\">Church Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12148\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-12148\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12150\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-12150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/map\/\">Map &#038; Directions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12153\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-12153\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/our-community\/\">Our Community<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12155\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-12155\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/president\/\">Office of the President<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-35740\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-35740\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/strategic-plan\/\">Strategic Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12157\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-12157\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/university-resources\/\">University Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-12158\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-12158\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/about\/what-we-believe\/\">What We Believe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-2 kadence-column_2f6ac1-5f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><h2 class=\"title-lines \" id=\"\" style=\"color:#272e35;\">A look into the past<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Southern University, formerly Baptist College at ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥, is affiliated with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbaptist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Carolina Baptist Convention<\/a>. The university offers\u00a0more than 60 undergraduate degrees, more than 20\u00a0graduate degree programs, two doctoral degrees, 29 online degree programs and enrolls more than 3,500 students. The university has graduated more than 21,000 students in its 59-year history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nurgent need for another college in the Lowcountry became a matter of active and\norganized consideration in 1954. South Carolina Baptists made its establishment\na matter of official deliberation at a meeting of the General Board in\nSeptember 1955.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After considerable study by official education committees, both locally and convention wide, the Capital Needs Committee of the State Convention brought a recommendation which initiated efforts to begin seeking both a site and funds for the establishment of a college. The&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scbaptist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">South Carolina Baptist Convention<\/a>&nbsp;agreed to support the plan, and more than 70,000 individuals made contributions ranging from $1 to $20,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former\nÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ mayor, J. Palmer Gaillard Jr., was instrumental in helping\nsupporters acquire 500 acres of land 16 miles from the city limits of\nÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥, at the northeast intersection of Interstate 26 and Highway 78. In\n1964, trustees were elected by the South Carolina Baptist Convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr.\nJohn A. Hamrick, pastor of First Baptist Church of ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ and founder of\nFirst Baptist Church School, was elected the first president of the university by\nthe Board of Trustees in November 1964. The first semester of ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥\nSouthern University was in the fall of 1965, in buildings of the First Baptist\nChurch of North ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥. Administrative offices were located in the First\nBaptist Church of ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥. Professors from The Citadel and the Medical\nUniversity offered to serve as part-time professors to supplement the small\nfaculty. The old St. John Hotel, now The Mills House Hotel, offered to rent\nrooms to house students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By September 1966, buildings on the campus were ready, and the university&#8217;s second year began amid construction, landscaping, and the physical development of the campus. By the third year, a 60-member faculty was in place, and majors were offered in 17 academic areas. In 1969 the founding class graduated, and by 1970 the school gained accreditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1984, Dr. Jairy C. Hunter Jr. became the second president of ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Southern University. The Graduate Studies Program in education became accredited in 1986. It was expanded to include concentrations in elementary and secondary education beginning with the 1988 spring term. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/academics\/college-of-business\/\">College of Business<\/a>&nbsp;began to offer a Master of Business Administration degree in 1990. In 1993, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/academics\/college-of-education\/\">College of Education<\/a>&nbsp;began offering a Master of Education in Educational Administration. In 1999, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/academics\/college-of-humanities-and-social-sciences\/ms-criminal-justice\/\">Master of Science in Criminal Justice<\/a>&nbsp;was added to the graduate offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\n1990, the school achieved university status and changed its name to ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥\nSouthern University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The university has grown from an initial student body of 588. From 2005 to the present, several significant buildings have been added including the Science building, the Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership, the Athletic Performance Center, the Singleton Baseball Complex and the Health Science building. New programs in physician assistant studies, doctor of education in leadership, and doctor of physical therapy have been added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jairy C. Hunter retired in May 2018, and Dr. Dondi E. Costin became the third president on July 1, 2018. In October 2023, B. Keith Faulkner became the university&#8217;s fourth president. A member of the Class of 1998, Faulkner is the first alumnus to serve as president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From\nits beginning the university has sought to provide not only excellent academic\nopportunities, but has, in all its planning, held to the ideal of the development\nof the total individual. Employment of personnel deeply committed to assisting\neach individual student to attain his maximum potential within a Christian\nenvironment has made this institution distinctive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MILESTONES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1955<\/strong> Official deliberation held at the <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scbaptist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">South Carolina Baptist Convention<\/a> General Board regarding the establishment of a college in the Lowcountry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1964<\/strong> Trustees elected by the SCBC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1964<\/strong> Dr. John A. Hamrick elected first president of the Baptist College at ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1965<\/strong> First semester held in the fall; classes held at First Baptist Church of North ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1966 <\/strong>Buildings on campus ready to receive students; Fred K. Norris Hall and C.S. Jones Hall open with temporary spaces for the library and dining hall. Students housed in temporary housing on campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1967<\/strong> Field House, Student Center, and Russell East and Russell West dormitories open<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1968<\/strong> H.E. Ashby Hall dedicated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1968<\/strong> First Commencement held with 41 graduates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1969 <\/strong>Founding class graduates with 158 graduates, most had enrolled as freshmen in 1965<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1970<\/strong> L. Mendel Rivers Library dedicated; Dr. Billy Graham was guest speaker, and Al Hirt, trumpeter, played<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1970 <\/strong>Accreditation awarded from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Dec. 2, 1970<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1971<\/strong> Air Force ROTC program, Detachment 772, added as a four-year program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1971<\/strong> Between 1971 and 1973, athletic programs began transitioning from NAIA to NCAA Division I, and women&#8217;s teams were added in basketball, cross country, and tennis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1975<\/strong> Lowcountry seismographic stations set up by U.S. Geological survey and monitored by Dr. Joyce Bagwell of the chemistry department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1975<\/strong> 10th anniversary of the college celebrated; All athletic teams moved to NCAA Division I on Sept. 1, 1975<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1977<\/strong> First college to offer a bachelor&#8217;s degree through an evening school program in the Lowcountry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1979 <\/strong>Buccaneer Track celebrated its 100th win in March<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1983<\/strong> BCC becomes founding member of the Big South Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1983<\/strong> Dr. John A. Fincher elected interim president<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1983<\/strong> Women&#8217;s Auxiliary Advisory Council forms to fundraise for university; name later changed to Women&#8217;s Council<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1984 <\/strong>Dr. Jairy C. Hunter Jr. elected second president of the Baptist College at ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1984<\/strong> Lightsey Chapel Auditorium dedicated; Men&#8217;s Quads residence halls open<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> Club football begins; first marching band formed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> Julia Yost, former campus nurse, donates money to light the Chapel spire in memory of her husband, Oliver J. Yost, former head of the music department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1985<\/strong> John W. Beasley &#8217;71 was first alumnus named to the Board of Trustees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1986<\/strong> Graduate studies program in Education accredited<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1986<\/strong> Dr. Jairy C. Hunter Jr. inaugurated April 18, 1986<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1987<\/strong> Dr. June Scobee &#8217;71 was the first woman and first graduate to serve as commencement speaker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1989<\/strong> Athletic Hall of Fame established<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/academics\/college-of-business\/\">College of Business<\/a> offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/academics\/college-of-business\/mba\/\">Master of Business Administration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1990<\/strong> Baptist College at ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ renamed ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Southern University and achieves university status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1991<\/strong> Hunter Reception Center opens, and Robert M. Condra Memorial Gates added; Club football moves to NCAA Division III, and Homecoming moved to football season<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1992<\/strong> The Gene and Fred Ott Endowed Chair of Religion, the university&#8217;s first endowed chair, established<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1993<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/academics\/college-of-education\/\">College of Education<\/a> began offering&nbsp;Master of Education in Educational Administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1993<\/strong> Commencement held at North ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Coliseum for the first time; football moves to NCAA Division I-AA (which later became Division 1 FCS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1994<\/strong> University celebrates its 30th anniversary; first Miss ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Pageant won by Danielle Fogle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1995<\/strong> Derry Patterson Wingo School of Nursing building dedicated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1996<\/strong> Internet access added to campus, and Comcast cable added to residence hall rooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1997<\/strong> The Horton family donated $1 million in memory of former chair of the Board of Trustees, W. Gregory Horton, to establish the Horton School of Music and the Horton Chair of Church Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1997<\/strong> Men&#8217;s Basketball advances to the first round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to UCLA 109-75 in Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1998<\/strong> First School of Nursing students graduate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1999<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/academics\/college-of-humanities-and-social-sciences\/ms-criminal-justice\">Master of Science in Criminal Justice<\/a> added as a graduate offering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1999<\/strong> Whitfield Stadium Center dedicated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2000<\/strong> The Brewer Center and Whittington Hall dedicated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2001<\/strong> First ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥-area university to offer students free wireless internet connections in residence hall rooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2002<\/strong> ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ appears in the book <em>Great Colleges for the Real World<\/em> by Michael P. Viollt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2003<\/strong> ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ builds its first Habitat for Humanity house with funding from Board of Trustees member Johnny Ward<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2004<\/strong> University celebrates 40 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2005<\/strong> Science Building opens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2005<\/strong> Enrollment passes 3,000 for the first time at 3,022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2006<\/strong> <a aria-label=\"L. Mendel Rivers Library (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L. Mendel Rivers Library<\/a> renovated, and Java City opens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2007<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyndhamhotels.com\/wingate\/north-charleston-south-carolina\/wingate-by-wyndham-charleston-university-boulevard\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wingate by Wyndham Inn<\/a>&nbsp;opens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2007<\/strong> School of Nursing chosen one of 15 nursing schools in the nation to pilot the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; dining hall renovated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2008<\/strong> Campus streets named; Collegiate Learning Assessment national study places ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ in top 10 percent of universities for value-added education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2009<\/strong> University goes tobacco free<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2010<\/strong> Brick walkway added around Reflection Pond, and bricks sold to benefit scholarships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2011<\/strong> University named to the President&#8217;s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the first time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong> Athletic Center opens <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2013<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/offices\/wccl\/\">Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership<\/a> opens; Nursing expansion opens; ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Herbarium accepted for registry with the prestigious New York Botanical Gardens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2014 <\/strong>Chick-fil-A Express opens, and Hunter Reception Center expanded and renamed the Jairy C. and Carolyn K. Hunter Center, in recognition of Dr. and Mrs. Hunter&#8217;s 30 years of service to ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2014<\/strong> ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ celebrates its 50<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2017<\/strong> Athletic Performance Center opens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2018<\/strong> Singleton Baseball Complex and Health Science building open; first residence hall built in more than three decades opens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2018 <\/strong>Physician Assistant Studies program begins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2018<\/strong> Dr. Dondi E. Costin elected third president of ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Southern University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2018<\/strong> The first doctoral program is announced for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/academics\/college-of-education\/doctor-of-education\/\">Doctor in Education &#8211; Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2019<\/strong> Bachelor of Science in engineering launches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2019<\/strong> Major update of Bucky, the athletic logo, unveils<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2019<\/strong> ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ breaks national record for colleges packing the most Operation Christmas Child boxes with a total of 5,249 boxes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020<\/strong> ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ moved to fully online learning during spring 2020 due to COVID-19 and held a virtual commencement ceremony<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020<\/strong> Strategic Plan rolls out with Passport to Purpose plan <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020<\/strong> <a aria-label=\"Dewey Center for Chaplaincy (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/multimillion-dollar-gift-from-local-chaplain-funds-new-center-at-csu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dewey Center for Chaplaincy<\/a> launches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020<\/strong> First collegiate <a aria-label=\"Aeronautics program (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlestonsouthern.edu\/south-carolinas-only-collegiate-aeronautics-program-coming-to-csu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aeronautics program<\/a> in South Carolina announced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021<\/strong> Doctor of Physical Therapy program launches; the College of Education implements Call Me Mister program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021<\/strong> Major renovations to the Student Center include The Cove, a student meeting place with the Buc Stop Grill, a student conference room, and a renovated Campus Store<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2022<\/strong> College of Business named Hans A. Nielsen College of Business after a $2 million gift from Roger Nielsen &#8217;74 and his family<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2022<\/strong> ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Metro Chamber of Commerce names ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Business of the Year for 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong> Intramural Field opens, serving campus recreation and the Pride of the Lowcountry, ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥&#8217;s marching band<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong> First official Ring Ceremony held<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong> Gift from the late Barbara &#8220;Binky&#8221; Mead for $1.5 million is largest single gift to endow scholarships in university history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2023<\/strong> B. Keith Faulkner &#8217;98 elected ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥&#8217;s fourth president<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥ Southern University, formerly Baptist College at ÎçÒ¹¿ì²¥, is affiliated with the\u00a0South Carolina Baptist Convention. The university offers\u00a0more than 60 undergraduate degrees, more than 20\u00a0graduate degree programs, two doctoral degrees, 29 online degree programs and enrolls more than 3,500 students. The university has graduated more than 21,000 students in its 59-year history. 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