CCU: People, Places, Perspectives

South Carolina native and award-winning author Rebecca Godwin '77 has led a literary life of writing, teaching, and publishing

Socastee's Sarvis House transformed from urban blight to potential treasure.

Armed with insatiable curiosity, intrinsic determination, and a genuine interest in people, Hannah Hamelman (’18) is going places — both literally and figuratively.

Barbara Astrini creates animated videos and graphics for Nick Jr.

Amy Hiatt Hall (’00) attributes her success in the marketing industry to creativity, hard work, and connections to people willing to lend a hand throughout her career – including professors from her undergraduate days at CCU.

CCU virtual heritage project brings sacred rites to the masses.

For the Edwards family, there’s no end in sight for the return on a good investment

Ben Sota builds a health care empire one joke at a time

Bronze statue brings more than pride to CCU campus

Playful becomes provocative in the work of Charles Clary

Academic and community forces united on the Coastal Carolina University campus this spring to explore and celebrate the ways African culture permeates global civilization, with an emphasis on connection, documentation and discovery.

Nationally acclaimed band Ranky Tanky brought its mix of jazz, gospel, Gullah and funk music to the CCU campus for a free, outside performance on Prince Lawn on Thursday, May 9, at 8 p.m. More than 500 people attended, bringing lawn chairs and blankets. It marks the first time in recent history CCU has held a free, outdoor public concert.

Coastal Carolina University’s widely renowned theatre program continues to shine in a national spotlight.

Brandon Snider '99 and Kevin Kane '98 brought their act, along with seven members of their Collective NY acting ensemble, to CCU to share knowledge of what it means to succeed in New York.

In any given venue around town, eyes are drawn, movements slow and minds are preoccupied with art lining a wall and permeating a space. In this unlikely experiment, a small town community is enveloped in beauty for a nine-day festival that reminds the visitor why and how the presence of art affects – or could affect – our daily lives.

Reflecting on the Life and Legacy of Charles Joyner

Jeff Rich explores the beauty of Southern rivers while bringing to the surface what lies beneath

CCU students collaborate with area museum to create renewable, accessible exhibit.

With the arrival of Hurricane Florence, CCU’s class of 2022 endured the most unpredictable first semester in the history of the University. Newly arrived freshmen held a unique perspective on the experience.

CCU professor brings Western theater to the Chinese stage

A Chanticleer with talent, background experience, and determination. These qualities cinched Uptegrove’s new position as communications coordinator at the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired in Kansas City, Mo., starting Dec. 1, 2020.

CCU's Department of Anthropology and Geography has recently gained a new space that not only transforms the learning process for students, but also offers a facility for research, interdisciplinary projects, and community building.

During a time when nothing seems to go as planned, it’s nice to know that some formulas still work: a talented student combined with supportive faculty and outstanding opportunities is able to realize the global mission and goals of a charitable organization.

Demonstrating a key indicator of academic excellence, Coastal Carolina University’s award-winning Waccamaw literary journal has earned yet another national nod for a recently published poem.

Chanticleers and their fans across the nation remember the exciting weekend in December 2020 when ESPN’s College GameDay rolled onto the Coastal Carolina University campus to broadcast its live national pregame show leading up to the Top 20 matchup between CCU and Brigham Young University.

Coastal Carolina University and Horry County Schools educators recently took to their Zoom screens in a collaborative partnership to build connections between the area’s K-12 and university-level instruction.

For Coastal Carolina University alum Alexis Widdifield ’15, the path to graduate school started with just a hunch.

The key to becoming a successful poet? Turns out it’s not ideas, vocabulary, or some kind of magical transcendence. It’s persistence.

In the very best academic lessons, students arrive at the juncture where theory meets practice. In a recent CCU television journalism course, a collaborative project yielded just that – and even better, the learning extended beyond students to include community members, the instructor, and a national organization.

“I have a place to be now. That’s how I feel about the tribe. It’s a place that people who have not been accepted in the full society of this country can be accepted.”