By Mona Prufer
Eliza Glaze, associate professor of history at Coastal Carolina University, has been awarded a prestigious National Humanities Center (NHC) fellowship for the academic year 2010-2011. She is one of 36 leading scholars from 19 colleges and universities in 17 states and six other nations to receive the grants for individual research projects.
Glaze will [...]
By Mona Prufer
Coastal Carolina University Research Economist Don Schunk has accepted a position with U.S. Bank at the company’s headquarters in Minneapolis and will be leaving CCU at the end of June. Schunk said he and his wife Tammy made the decision to return to their home state of Minnesota to be closer to aging [...]
By Mona Prufer
Coastal Carolina University is offering textbook rental services at the CCU Bookstore this fall, which could save students as much as 50 percent on their book purchases.
Rent-A-Text will offer students a rental option on 64 titles selected by faculty for use this fall. The list of rental titles is expected to grow.
Coastal Carolina [...]
By Mona Prufer
Sixteen Coastal Carolina University students have been awarded scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year through the university organization Women in Philanthropy and Leadership for Coastal Carolina University (WPL).
Recipients of the 2010-2011 scholarships are:
• Alyson Arnette of Dillon is a senior majoring in health promotion.
• Dakota Beach of Columbia is a junior majoring in [...]
By Mona Prufer
Two Coastal Carolina University seniors have been awarded the Dalton and Linda Floyd Family Mentoring Program Scholarships for 2010-2011. Melissa A. Gibson, an elementary education major from Pawleys Island, and Peter V. Phillips, a physical education major from Metuchen, N.J., received the scholarships for being exemplary mentors.
Gibson began mentoring in January at Waccamaw [...]
By Mona Prufer
Coastal Carolina University’s 2010 Mentor Awards were presented recently by the Dalton and Linda Floyd Family Mentoring Program. Three students were recognized and honored for outstanding service and performance for the 2009-2010 school year.
Kelly Muench, senior marine science major from Marlton, N.J., received the Mentor of the Year Award. Muench, who began mentoring [...]
By Mona Prufer
Coastal Carolina University has two new billboards in the community, donated by the Burroughs & Chapin Co. and Coastal Outdoor Advertising.
The billboards, which showcase five outstanding faculty members from each of the University’s four academic colleges and Kimbel Library, are located on U.S. 17 Bypass between 38th and 48th Avenues North in Myrtle [...]
By Maratha Hunn
Coastal Carolina University students on the NASCAR Kinetics Team invite the public to a free viewing party of the upcoming NASCAR race at Talladega Speedway on Sunday, April 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. on campus at the CINO Grille. The CCU Custom Car Club will also host its annual car show in [...]
By Mona L. Prufer
Coastal Carolina University Theatre will present “The Will Rogers Follies, A Life in Revue,” a musical based on the life and career of the famed humorist. Performances will run through Saturday, April 24 in Wheelwright Auditorium. All performances will be held at 7:30 p.m.
“The Will Rogers Follies, A Life in Revue” recreates [...]
By Mona Prufer
Plans to establish a campus chapel at Coastal Carolina University are now under way as a result of the commitment—and the dream—of a local family.
Sarah and A. Edward Jackson III of Myrtle Beach and officials of the Coastal Educational Foundation have signed a memorandum for the construction of a non-denominational chapel “to serve [...]
By Melany Mader
In a nation where more than 1,437,180 people will be diagnosed with cancer this year, Coastal Carolina University, and the community surrounding the campus, join with the American Cancer Society in our movement to end cancer. Relay For Life is an American Cancer Society event where no one fights cancer alone and we [...]
Coastal Carolina University has chosen “The Brief History of The Dead” by Kevin Brockmeier for its 2010 Big Read program. Incoming freshmen will be assigned to read the novel this summer, and Brockmeier will visit the University in the fall to speak to the freshman class.
“The Brief History of The Dead” is a fantasy novel [...]
In anticipation of further state budget cuts as a result of the prolonged economic recession, Coastal Carolina University’s board of trustees voted on a series of cost-saving measures today at a specially called meeting.
The board directed the University administration to identify $4 million in savings in the institution’s budget and to look for new means [...]
The “Adapting Spaces: A Photographic Exploration in Four Acts” exhibit has just opened in the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal Carolina University. The exhibit which continues through April 9, is free and open to the public.
This four-person exhibit explores [...]
By Mona Prufer
Coastal Carolina University students placed third in the Big South College Quiz Bowl Tournament held recently at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. The academic tournament is held annually at one of the Big South Athletic Conference schools for students from member schools.
Competing were CCU students Seth Morgan of Myrtle Beach, a senior seeking [...]
By Martha Hunn
Pierre Henry Valdema of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a junior computer science major at Coastal Carolina University, has been awarded a full scholarship that will enable him to complete his degree at CCU.
While Valdema’s family and home survived the Jan. 12 earthquake, the collapse of the economy in Haiti has made it impossible for his [...]
By Mona Prufer
Coastal Carolina University names career center director Tom Woodle has been named the director of the Career Services Center at Coastal Carolina University.
Duties of the position include the day-to-day management of the center, coordination of an advisory board, planning and implementation of career counseling and assessment, and representing the University at state, regional [...]
“Textural Tracings,” an exhibition of the work of three sculptors from the Washington, D.C., area, will open with a reception on Thursday, Jan. 21 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The reception and exhibit in the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery at Coastal Carolina University are open to the public. The show continues through Friday, March [...]
Coastal Carolina University biology professor Chris Hill has discovered that the Saltmarsh Sparrow, a shoreline bird that populates the eastern coast, exhibits “extreme levels of multiple mating,” making it probably the most promiscuous bird in the world.
The remarkable findings of the new research have been published in The Auk, the journal of the American Ornithologists [...]
By Martha Hunn
Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the bond rating for Coastal Carolina University’s Revenue Bonds. This upgrade paves the way for the University to acquire loans at lower interest rates, resulting in savings for taxpayers.
According to Moody’s Investors Service analyst Lori Schomp, the University was upgraded to A2 from A3. The rating upgrade [...]
By Martha Hunn
Coastal Carolina University will begin the new year with the addition of more than 1,000 beds for student housing as a result of the recent acquisition of CampusEdge by the CCU Student Housing Foundation, an apartment complex located on U.S. 544 near its Conway campus.
The transaction was completed on Dec. 30, 2009, according [...]
Coastal Carolina University, Francis Marion University, The (Florence) Morning News, WBTW News 13 and scnow.com will sponsor a series of political debates during the upcoming election season. Two gubernatorial primary debates will be held in June. Nominees for state superintendent of education, lieutenant governor and governor will debate prior to the November general election.
Republican and [...]
Coastal Carolina University Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek announced on Thursday morning that head women’s soccer coach Rohan Naraine’s contract will not be renewed.
“I want to thank Rohan Naraine for his years of dedicated service to Coastal Carolina, both as a head coach and assistant coach,” Yurachek said. “He has had many positive accomplishments on [...]
Coastal Carolina University President David DeCenzo has named Hunter Yurachek director of athletics. Yurachek will take over in January and replaces Warren “Moose” Koegel, who is moving into a fundraising role at the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation, which directly supports Coastal Carolina Athletics.
“First I would like to thank Dr. DeCenzo and (search committee chair) Charles Hodge [...]
Aneilya Barnes, assistant professor of history, will talk about “Blood Sports and Imperial Power in Ancient Rome” at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the Recital Hall of the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts. The talk, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by [...]
The New World Performance Laboratory (NWPL), a professional theatre company based in Ohio, will present its production of “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5 and Friday, Nov. 6 at Coastal Carolina University’s Black Box Theatre, located in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
General [...]
Local students attending Coastal Carolina University will have more opportunities to study abroad thanks to a new grant from the Horry County Higher Education Commission.
The $20,000 annual grant, called the Horry County Higher Education Commission International Awareness Award, will become available to students for the spring 2010 semester. The awards will be given in increments [...]
“Brooklyn Painters,” an exhibit of work by Brooklyn-based artists, will be on display from Thursday, Oct. 22 until Monday, Nov. 30 at Coastal Carolina University’s Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery. An opening reception will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22. Admission is free and open to the public. The gallery, [...]
This year the Coastal Carolina Invitational fishing tournament turns 36. The fishing match, which began in 1974, is the oldest collegiate event of its kind in the country. This year’s event is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13
After 36 years, many things about the tournament remain the same: competition fishing is scheduled for the last Friday [...]
“The Spitfire Grill,” a heartwarming American musical, will be performed by Coastal Carolina University Theatre starting Thursday, Sept. 24 and running through Oct. 3.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24 and Friday, Sept. 25, at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27 and at 7:30 p.m. from Wednesday, Sept. 30 [...]
Coastal Carolina University’s Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Awards. The deadline for submitting nominations is Oct. 16.
Five alumni awards are presented annually, recognizing outstanding alumni from each of the four colleges (E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration, the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, the Spadoni College of [...]
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September 15, 2009 0By Corrie Lacey
For nine years, the University of Cambridge’s most talented directors, producers, actors and technicians have traveled 3,500 miles across the Atlantic to bring Shakespeare to American universities and theatres. And for the first time, the University’s leading student theatre company, Cambridge American Stage Tour (CAST), will include a stop in South Carolina to [...]
By Mona Prufer
Coastal Carolina University has been awarded its first grant from economic stimulus funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The University will receive a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Recovery Program grant award of $138,807 to fund one sworn officer position in the Department of Public Safety for three years. [...]
Coastal Carolina University is completing the first phase of its 18-month statewide marketing initiative aimed at enhancing and promoting the institution’s identity. The campaign was unveiled at a “Brand Roll-Out” event at Brooks Stadium on June 23.
“The University is moving forward with these creative efforts that will establish the Coastal Carolina University brand in the [...]
Source Derivation: An Installation, a sculpture exhibit by Stacy Isenbarger, opened earlier this month in Coastal Carolina University’s Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery. The exhibit, which explores the cultural meanings of sacred and secular imagery, will remain up until Aug. 28. It is free and open to the public.
A closing reception will be held at [...]
Coastal Carolina University will host the Third Annual Coastal Honor Band and Scholarship Festival on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. in Wheelwright Auditorium. The festival concert is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.
The event featuring regional high school instrumental band students, is a culmination of four days of rehearsal, [...]
