CCU In the World
Click each section below to read about CCU student and staff engagement around the world.
Spring 2024
Shawn McDonald, a computer science sophomore from Myrtle Beach, was selected for the DAAD RISE, a highly competitive summer research internship in Germany.
For 10-12 weeks, Shawn will conduct research at Hochschule Düsseldorf - University of Applied Sciences; project title: “AI for Optics in autonomous driving - machine vision, sensor calibration & fusion.”
Last summer, Shawn had an NSF REU at the ODU Vision Lab in Norfolk, Va.
2023-2024 CCU Fulbright Awardee Sydney Madden featured on U.S. Embassy in Jamaica post.
2023-24 Fulbright Awardee Sydney Madden explaining her work in Jamaica– post from U.S. Embassy in Jamaica. Click the link to view the video.
This semesters spring break saw several programs go abroad!
Recap time from some of the study abroad programs that took place over spring break! Wall College of Business, Business & Culture in Spain and Italy; Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts, International Business Ethics & World Religions in Germany and Austria; CCU's first Alternative Spring Break Abroad, Homeless Support in Greece
Interested in going abroad? Email: studyabroad@coastal.edu
Above: Wall College of Business-Business and Culture in Spain & Italy
Below: Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts-International Business Ethnics & World Religions in Germany & Austria
Below: CCU's first Alternative Spring Break Abroad-Homeless Support in Greece
Public Health senior, Clare Cuenya, recently completed an internship abroad in Buenos Aires and Cordoba, Argentina.
I recently completed my senior Public Health internship in Buenos Aires and Cordoba, Argentina (5 weeks in each city). December 9-February 17. I was assisting the local free clinics in some of the poorest parts of the country.
Throughout this experience, I have witnessed several different cases and have been able to see the differences between public and private medicine within this country. Public medicine is entirely free in Argentina, and I will add that all of these listed offerings from my assigned clinic are ALL free! I have been amazed at the diligent basics that this country's medicine consists of and comes from all basic things with limited importing items and technologies in their slower developments of medicine.
I have been able to fully immerse myself into not only my healthcare project but also a variety of extracurricular volunteering opportunities and projects that have enhanced my love of helping others of all ages, forms, and locations! I hope this helps you get a glimpse of what an awesome experience this was for me!"
-Clare Cuenya
Faculty Member April N Abbott, Ph.D. Conducted Research in the Antarctic over the Winter.
2/6/24
"In November, I travelled to Punta Arenas Chile to meet the Research Vessel Ice Breaker (RVIB) Nathaniel B Palmer for an Antarctic research cruise. After we all rubbed the toe of the Magellan statue in the town square, said to provide safe passage for seafarers heading south, we crossed the infamous Drake Passage and went through the scenic straights along the western edge of the Antarctic peninsula before continuing onto our study area, the Amundsen Sea. With a science party of 45 representing more than 10 institutions and 23 funded research proposals, we spent about two months collecting water, sediment, air, and ice samples to constrain chemical cycling in this rapidly changing environment. I was responsible for collecting and processing the sediment cores collected using a 'mega-corer,' a device that lets us take up to 12 cores at once. We collected cores from 9 locations, processing a total of 99 cores! Working in 24 hour daylight with penguins and seals making regular appearances was fascinating. Following a very successful science program, in late January we headed to Christchurch New Zealand to offload the ship and begin our trips home. This cruise was part of the international GEOTRACES program, a collaboration of scientists from 35 countries to characterize and understand the marine biogeochemical cycles of trace elements and their isotopes in the ocean" -April N Abbott
"Me in front of the RVIB Nathaniel Palmer before we left the dock in Punta Arenas, Chile."
"Me and a colleague in front of the RVIB Nathaniel Palmer at a sea ice sampling station. We were moored in 'fast ice' so were able to put the gangway down to allow the science party on the ice."
"An Adelie penguin runs towards the camera during a sea ice sampling stop."
"A group of scientists gather on the bow to watch the Getz Ice Shelf pass by."
CoBE Institute-Sustainable Solutions for Micropreneurs in Panama
1/19/24
The Community and Business Engagement Institute is an associate-led professional
organization housed in Coastal Carolina University's Wall College of Business that bridges the gap between business
theory and workplace experience by pairing high-achieving students with real-world business-consulting projects. Since
2008, CoBE has partnered with 61 organizations for a total of 67 projects, many of which have been for organizations
within Horry County. With the increased global connection in today's world, there is a growing demand for global
competency. CoBE partnered with a nonprofit in January of 2024 on a week-long international travel program to expose
these CoBE associates to micropreneurs in Panama City and the broader Coclé Province of Panama in need of sustainable
business solutions. Global Business Brigades is an international movement of university students and professionals
building economic opportunities in the developing world. The students worked alongside promising local entrepreneurs
and experienced year-round staff to create financial opportunities in remote, rural, and under resourced areas of Panama.
Business student volunteers participated in a short-term 'brigade' to facilitate financial literacy workshops and provide
consulting to micro-enterprises on topics ranging from marketing to accounting. In Panama specifically, volunteers also
provided capacity building workshops to the leaders of the community banks to increase membership, improve operations,
and identify lower risk borrowers.
Fall 2023
CCU Strengthened Relations in Iceland
In September, Provost for the Center for Global Engagement, Darla Domke-Damonte, and CCU President, Michael Benson, travelled to Iceland to strengthen existing connections. Iceland often has the largest number of international students from one country at CCU.
The Men's Basketball team took a trip to the Dominican Republic
At the beginning of the semester, the men's basketball team took a trip to the Dominican Republic. They helped local students learn about the sport and fostered connections with them.
A CCU student and a recent CCU graduate are about to partake as teaching assistants in Spain. Alexia Pistachio-Carrasquillo (Marine science major and biology minor) and Logan Bellos (Languages and Intercultural Studies major) are both participating through the North American Language and Culture Assistance Program (NALCAP). Both are members are Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society which partnered with NALCAP for this program.
Summer 2023
Steven Higginbotham, Professor of Theatre, participated in the La MaMa Umbria 2023 International Symposium for Directors, representing CCU in this forum of theatre directors from around the world. In addition to leading his own session and projects, Professor Higginbotham worked with Dmitry Krymov (Staging Chekhov and Shakespeare), Thomas Ostermeier (Theatre of Contradiction), Iman Aoun (Theatre of the Oppressed in Conflict Zones), and Ong Keng Sen (Unhappy Archives: Building Performance around Decoloniality).
Winter 2022-2023
December 2022/January 2023
CCU’s Chanticleer Regiment marched in the 2023 London New Year’s Day Parade and participated in concerts and excursions over the new year’s holiday. The group included students from 24 majors, ranging in age from 18-31, and just under 50% applied for their first passport to participate in the program!
Faculty Member Charles Clary's Residency in France
Charles Clary, associate professor of visual arts at Coastal Carolina University, will begin teaching the fall capstone class in that department remotely from Lacoste, France for the first couple of weeks of the semester. He has been there since June for a 3-month residency, making art in a medieval village and improving his craft. Clary says the experience will show his students the type of opportunities that can come with a degree in the arts.
Earlier this year, Clary was named the HTC Distinguished Scholar Teacher Lecturer. Next month after he returns to campus, he will give a talk related to his field. In conjunction with that, he will exhibit his work in the Rebecca Randall Bryant Gallery in the Edwards Building.
Click here to learn more about Professor Clary's residency in Lacoste, France.
A big congratulations to the 12 graduating students who participated in the Sino-American Cooperation in Higher Education and Professional Development 1+2+1-degree program (CHEPD) from Coastal Carolina University!
June 2021
President Benson was able to share his congratulations via a recorded, celebratory video with attendees at the graduation ceremony in China. These Chinese students who attended Coastal Carolina University and participated in the CHEPD program have completed their dual degree program requirements and are preparing to move forward in their lives and career. We are proud of their success and wish them all the best in the future!
CCU and German partner universities lead a global virtual summer school with students in four countries
July 2020
While the COVID-19 pandemic made traveling internationally challenging, there are still ways for students to get international experience in a virtual setting. This summer, the Wall College of Business is delivering a virtual program for 14 students from our partner universities in Germany, Italy, Russia, and Spain. The students are taking workshops from 6 Coastal Carolina University professors as well as two partnering professors from Germany using Zoom. This program on comparative business culture is taking place from July 27 until August 7, 2020 and covers topics like cross-cultural management, global supply chain, entrepreneurship, business culture, and the global economy. Each session also has a student leader from either the Wall Fellows or the Community & Business Engagement (CoBE) program who assists with managing the session. The students are working in global virtual teams to make class presentations by sharing their screen. For their final project, each team selected a European company and will be discussing the strategies, advantages, and challenges for the company if it expands to the USA. By working in virtual teams, the students are both learning about the US business culture and about how to manage a project in a virtual setting. CCU’s Wall College of Business has hosted a summer program on campus for students from its partners in the Consortium for International Double Degrees (www.cidd.org) annually since 2004. This year’s program was adjusted to provide continuity of opportunity for students in light of the pandemic, and while it is anticipated that future years will return to in-person summer programs again, there has been much learned through this experience. For more information about the summer school program, please contact Dr. Yoav Wachsman, professor of economics and assistant dean for international and special programs in the Wall College of Business, at 843-349-2683 or yoav@coastal.edu. For more information about the Consortium for International Double Degrees, please visit www.cidd.org. For more information about campus global initiatives at CCU, please visit www.coastal.edu/globalinitiatives.
CCU Theatre Professor Steve Earnest produces Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat in Nanjing, China
CCU professor of theatre Steve Earnest has produced the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Nanjing Normal University as a part of his yearlong Fulbright to work with colleagues at Nanjing Normal University to develop an English-language-based theatre program. For more information, click here. To see examples of the performances in January 2020 at Ginling College, please click here.
CCU Students Participate in the Model EU Conference in Brussels, Belgium
January 7-12, 2020
Four students from the Department of Politics, Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts have participated in the SUNY Model EU program hosted by the Vesalius College in Brussels, Belgium, the capital of the European Union. The Model EU simulation involves over 20 universities from the US and Europe and brings over 120 students to the annual Model EU Conference. Joshua Mallon, Marissa Morini, Morgan-McKay Hoppmann, and Eliecer Fernandez, accompanied by Dr. Mariam Dekanozishvili and Dr. Frederick Wood, successfully represented the Republic of Lithuania. During the European Council simulation, students discussed urgent challenges in the EU and adopted resolutions on such matters as European Security and Defense Policy, cybersecurity, transatlantic relations, the EU multi-annual budget, plastic recycling, etc. In addition to daily negotiations, CCU students had a unique opportunity to visit the EU Parlamentarium, the European History House, Atomium Museum and the historic town of Brugges. Model EU is one of the many experiential learning initiatives in the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts. “Model EU offers our students an opportunity to experience global diplomacy, hone their negotiation, public speaking, and leadership skills,” noted Mariam Dekanozishvili, assistant professor of politics, who has prepared and accompanied students on the program.
CCU students and faculty win prestigious scholarships/fellowships in 6 countries
September 2019
2019 has been a great year for prestige international scholarships at Coastal Carolina University. 2 CCU faculty have been awarded Fulbright Scholar Awards Emma Howes to Kazakhstan and Steve Earnest to China). CCU alum Hannah Hamelman received the university’s first Critical Languages Scholarship to study Russian in Tbilisi, Georgia in Summer 2019; 2 CCU students received Gilman Awards (Jalil Bonds to study theatre in Italy and Emily Doscher to do an environmental law internship in Greece), and Maddy Scholar was awarded a Rotary Global Grant to complete her masters degree in conflict management at the University of Manchester .
CCU Fulbrighter meets with US Ambassador to China
August 2019
CCU Fulbrighter Steve Earnest who will be working on developing an English language theatre curriculum with Nanjing Normal University as a focal point of his year-long Fulbright Award to Nanjing, China, meets with US Ambassador, The Honorable Terry Branstad, in Beijing at the beginning of his Fulbright Grant. To learn more about his grant, please visit https://www.coastal.edu/coastal-now/news/news-article/index.php?id=5034.
CCU Women’s Basketball Experiences Competition and Culture in Cuba
August 2019
CCU Women’s Basketball Team with head coach Jaida Williams traveled to Havana and Veradero, Cuba, from August 11-17, 2019 to play exhibition games with the Cuban National Women’s Team. The team conducted a basketball clinic for about 50 kids during their week in Cuba and participated in a number of cultural learning experiences, including tours of local facilities and salsa lessons. Joining the team for part of their experience was former multisport student-athlete Brooke Weisbrod ’01, a member of CCU’s Sasser Athletics 
Hall of Fame and ESPN college basketball analyst, who congratulated the players for being the first CCU women’s basketball team to travel abroad. Aja Blount, sophomore forward from Northampton, Pa., noted, “This has been my first time out of the country and it’s been an awesome experience. I enjoy seeing how different we live from the Cubans. It’s cool seeing the classic cars and how people live here. I also like interacting with the Cubans and trying to speak Spanish to them from what I learned in Spanish class. Everyone here is so kind and polite.” The Chanticleers fought hard in the three exhibition games played at the Havana Sports Complex, and though they lost the three games, they learned a lot. Caitlin Roche (Senior, Montvale, N.J.) “The past three days I have been able to watch my teammates compete at a very high level against a 
very strong and talented Cuban team. Although we did not come out with the win today, these past three games have all been great learning lessons. I believe this experience is one that has helped us all come closer as a family and better as a team. This is the type of experience that will especially count down the road. The Cuban team impressed me very much. Their players were all extremely quick, athletic and skilled. I got a sense that they were all so knowledgeable, their understanding of the game and how it should be played was clear. Not one player on their team was selfish.”
CCU philosophy professor teaches in International Summer School in Germany
June 2019
CCU philosophy professor Nils Rauhut was working with CCU exchange partner, the Technische Hochschule Rosenheim, to teach in its location in Rosenheim, Germany, as a part of the International Summer School on Business Ethics on the broader theme of Doing Business Across Europe that runs from June 24 – July 19, 2019. The summer school ?as a whole moved students across three countries (Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain) for the learning experience. Further detail about the program is available at: https://www.th-rosenheim.de/die-hochschule/aktuelles/details/international-summer-school-an-der-th-rosenheim-2034/. The universities have a program for students to study as exchange students for a semester or year at the other institution. For further information about education abroad opportunities for semester or longer study at partner institutions, please see https://www.coastal.edu/educationabroad/step2researchprograms/exchangepartnerprograms/.
CCU German professor invited to participate in German-American Fulbright Commission Program “On the Road! Exploring the U.S.-American Heartland”’
May 2019
Gary Schmidt, CCU professor of German and chair of the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies, has been selected by the German-American Fulbright Commission for a special program entitled “On the Road! Exploring the U.S.-American Heartland.” This program is being organized as part of the Year of German-American Friendship celebration and provides three groups of Fulbright Scholars the opportunity to embark on a week-long journey across the U.S. to explore German heritage in the American heartland. Participants will organize different events to engage Americans in a dialogue on Germany and the transatlantic friendship. Participants will help plan the activities throughout the four stops per group and execute them independently as a team. The final destination of the week-long trip (May 11-19, 2019) is the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where a conference with up to 150 Fulbright grantees and alumni will be held. Gary Schmidt was selected to serve as a Fulbright Scholar for the “German Studies Seminar” in Berlin and Leipzig in 2005 on current trends in German literature.
CCU Students and Professors Participate in International Student Festival in Trondheim, Norway, on the theme of Global Migration
February 2019
Eight CCU students (Madison Scholar, Morgan-Mckay Hoppmann, Eliecer Fernandez, Lendon Little, Jeffrey Hutchins, Caitlyn Fegett, Sophie Sumpter, and Lukas Little) are participating in a CCU course, titled “Global Perspectives: Migration,” through which they are participating in the 2019 International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT) in Norway’s historical city of Trondheim from February 7 - 17. This year’s event brings together about 500 students from 145 countries to deliberate on the issue of global migration through workshops and plenary sessions, amidst other cultural events culminating in the awarding of the Student Peace Prize. Students get to listen, debate, and dialogue with some inspiring speakers like Tawakkol Karman, the Yemeni human rights activist and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner. They also hear from a refugee group about life in a refugee camp and get to participate in a digital simulation of a refugee camp. While encountering the proverbial Norwegian winter in Trondheim, the CCU students can take part in a snow day featuring many of Norway’s celebrated winter games, enjoy the hospitality of being a guest in a Norwegian home, and also visit the eleventh century Nidaros Cathedral built over the burial site of King Olav II, that century king of Norway who became St. Olav, the patron saint of Norway. The professors for this course are Dr. Richard Aidoo, associate professor of politics and assistant dean of the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts, and Dr. Mariam Dekanozishvili, assistant professor of politics.
During his opening remarks, Tyler Stewart, President of ISFiT 2019 stressed that “The challenges associated with migration … are not problems that are going to solve themselves or to disappear overnight, and we can’t leave it to politicians to solve these problems for us. Students need to take an active role in deciding the future of their countries” CCU students have been participating in this biannual global event since 2013, as part of their studies and have developed lifetime friendships around the world.
“This year’s theme of global migration represents one of the most complex and politically charged issues of our time, and future diplomats and policymakers will have to develop the resolve to address such an issue. ISFiT continues to be one of the unique global platforms for achieving such a task” says Richard Aidoo, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Politics and Assistant Dean of the Edwards College who is leading the team along with Mariam Dekanozishvili, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Politics.
CCU theatre department clowns it up at festival in Costa Rica in cooperation with Patch Adams
August-September 2018
CCU assistant professor of theatre Ben Sota is participating with CCU theatre student Milla Blackwelder in the 10th Annual Clowning and Caring in Costa Rica and 3rd Annual La Carpio Festival in San Jose, Costa Rica from August 26 – September 2, 2018. For the 3rd time in 10 years, Clowning & Caring in Costa Rica is holding a festival in La Carpio, the largest settlement of migrants in Central America and one of the most distressed community in Costa Rica. CCU participants will be participating in workshops, performances, and presentations at the La Carpio Festival in San Jose, Costa Rica, in affiliation with Patch Adams. Participants in the festival are required to travel to the festival dressed as clowns, and our CCU team was called on to check in the passengers on their Spirit flight! Want to learn more about their experience? Read about it in Grand Strand Magazine.
CCU Student Awarded $50,000 Rotary Global Grant for Masters Program in Peace and Conflict in the United Kingdom
August 2018
Madison Scholar, a senior majoring in Intelligence and National Security Studies major at Coastal Carolina University, has been awarded a Rotary Global Grant from Rotary District 7770 to pay for her to do her master’s degree program in peace and conflict prevention/resolution in the United Kingdom. Ms. Scholar is the third CCU student to have be awarded a Rotary Global Grant from Rotary District 7770. For more information, please see https://www.coastal.edu/coastal-now/news/news-article/index.php?id=4907. To learn more about the mentoring program at CCU to help students apply for the Rotary Global Grant, please visit: https://www.coastal.edu/globalinitiatives/prestigescholarinitiatives/rotaryglobalgrant/.
CCU Students and Faculty Participate in Eurasian Security Workshops in Kazbegi and Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
June 2018
Eight CCU students studying Intelligence and National Security Studies or Political Science led by three faculty from the Department of Politics (Mariam Dekanozishvili, Richard Aidoo and Nora Fisher Onar) in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, participated in the Summer School “Security in the Eurasian Region” jointly organized by CCU and Ilia State University in the Republic of Georgia (June 7-15, 2018). The eight CCU students were joined by twelve Georgian students. Together, the students had an opportunity to participate in various workshops on the topic of Eurasian Security taught by CCU and Ilia State University professors in the mountain town of Kazbegi. The program concluded with the visit to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. After briefings by government officials at the Ministry of Defense Training Center and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, CCU students visited the historic Tbilisi downtown. Summer School participants were awarded certificates at the closing banquet at Ilia State University. “This is a unique experiential learning opportunity for CCU students. Within this past week, our students not only obtained new perspectives regarding Georgia and the wider Eurasian region, but also forged new friendships with their Georgian peers. The Summer School provided opportunity for cultural exchange and joint learning. This constitutes a true global experience,” commented Dr. Dekanozishvili, who developed and co-led the program.
Coastal Carolina University graduates 12 students in China and signs new agreement
June 2018
On June 13, 2018, at Shaanxi Normal University in Xi’an, China, Coastal Carolina University President David DeCenzo recognized 12 students who were part of a 1+2+1 Sino-American Cooperation on Higher Education and Professional Development (CHEPD) double degree program at CCU in a joint graduation ceremony with participating Chinese universities. President DeCenzo also signed a new agreement to expand cooperation by adding a new experimental class in Business and Accounting with Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications to support enhanced recruitment of Chinese students by sending a few CCU professors each year to teach in China. President DeCenzo was also invited once again to present on the China- US Presidents’ Forum at the annual meeting and graduation event. His topic was innovation in higher education cooperation.
“Our partnerships in China have led to enhanced student recruitment, faculty exchange, cooperation in creative endeavors, and higher visibility of the quality of CCU programs abroad," said Darla Domke-Damonte, who began the cooperation with China in 2007.
CCU psychology professor Dr. William Hills receives Fulbright to work in gerontology education in Poland in 2018 - 2019
May 2018
Professor William Hills, a professor of psychology in CCU’s College of Science, has been awarded a Fulbright to Poland for 2018/19 on the topic, “The Importance of Gerontology Education: Making Career Choices for the Future of Poland.” His grant will involve teaching students at the Medical University of Lublin and working with colleagues there to further service delivery efforts and integration of older adults into all levels of Polish society. Coastal Carolina University has 19 Fulbright scholars among its current faculty and staff, and 12 former Fulbright scholars among its retired faculty and staff. Professor Hills, who has previously received a Fulbright in 2013 to teach at Russian State Social University in Moscow, Russia, and who participated in a Fulbright Group Hays project to Poland in 2003, is one of approximately 1,100 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program in 2018-2019. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, a division of the Institute of International Education. Click here to read the full story »
CCU delegation explores cooperation with the University of the West Indies
February 2018
CCU representatives met with schools, institutes and colleges at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus in Jamaica to explore collaboration in teaching, research, and exchange. The group’s visit was coordinated through Ambassador Richard Bernal’s office at UWI and CCU’s Center for Global Engagement. Ambassador Bernal serves as the pro-vice-chancellor of global affairs at UWI. Participating in the visit from CCU were representatives from three colleges: Teresa Burns ( associate dean in the College of Science); Taylor Damonte (director of Clay Brittain Jr. Center for Resort Tourism from the Wall College of Business); Wesley Fondren ( chair of the Department of Communication, Media, and Culture) and Frederick Wood ( chair of the Department of Politics), both from the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts; and Darla Domke-Damonte, associate provost for global affairs.
CCU professor Billy Hills launches fourth book in series with Russian State Social University
February 2018
CCU professor of psychology has launched his fourth book in cooperation with Russian State Social University. Hills, who served as a Fulbright scholar at Russian State Social University in 2012 – 2013, has worked in cooperation to develop bilingual research work on a variety of contemporary topics over the past four years to which scholars from Russia and the USA have contributed.
CCU Students Participate in the Model EU Conference in Brussels, Belgium
January 2018
Five students from the Department of Politics, Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts participated in the elite European Union (EU) Simulation program hosted by the Vesalius College in Brussels, in the capital of the European Union. The Model EU simulation involves over 20 universities from the US and Europe and brings over 120 students to the annual Model EU Conference. CCU students Madison Nowlin, Mary Casey, Connor Kilgore, Casey Mallon, and Shadda Corwin, were accompanied by Dr. Mariam Dekanozishvili and Dr. Frederick Wood, and successfully represented the Republic of Estonia. During the European Council simulation, students discussed urgent challenges in the EU, such as the refugee crisis, cybersecurity, transatlantic relations, etc. and adopted resolutions. In addition to daily negotiations, CCU students had a unique opportunity to visit the major EU institutions and meet EU officials. Model EU is one of the many experiential learning initiatives in the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts. “Model EU offers our students an opportunity to experience global diplomacy, hone their negotiation, public speaking, and leadership skills,” noted Mariam Dekanozishvili, assistant professor of politics, who has prepared and accompanied the students to Brussels.
CCU professor leads undergraduate and graduate students on a marine research vessel off the coast of South America.
January 2018
Till Hanebuth, Associate Professor of School of Coastal and Marine Systems Sciences at Coastal Carolina University, and two of his students are beginning their work aboard the German marine research vessel Sonne as part of an international team that is gathering data on the large Mar del Plata Canyon off Argentina for the upcoming six weeks. This research is important because the steep slope at the seaward limit of a continental margin, covered by thousands of feet of water, host canyons and mountains of similar dimension like we know it from the high mountains on land. These canyons act as main pathways for tides and ocean currents flowing up and down, but also allow for channelized, very substantial flow of sand from shallow waters down the slope into the ocean basins, which are several miles deep.
Leslie Wallace, assistant professor of art history in the CCU Department of Visual Arts delivered a public lecture on falconry in ancient China
Leslie Wallace, assistant professor of art history in the CCU Department of Visual Arts delivered a public lecture on falconry in ancient China at the Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Center at the Al Ain Zoo as part of the 4th International Falconry Festival. Please click for more information about programs and projects in the Department of Visual Arts.
CCU Men’s Basketball Plays in Tournament in the Bahamas
November 2017
CCU’s men’s basketball team played as a part of the 2017 Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Tournament, winning third place in the tournament. For more information, please check out the tournament webpage and for more information about CCU Men’s Basketball, please visit to GOCCUSPORTS.
Multiple CCU faculty participate in National Fulbright Association meeting.
November 5, 2017
Professors William Hills, Daniel Ennis, Darla Domke-Damonte, and Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Mimouna Zitouni participate in the National Fulbright Association meeting in Washington, DC. Hills and Ennis both had collaborative posters accepted to present at the meeting, and Domke-Damonte and Hills had a roundtable session accepted for presentation at the conference. CCU has 17 former Fulbrighters among its faculty, with three current faculty having awards and one student having received awards for 2017-18. CCU has developed a Fulbright Council with more than 20 members which actively mentors both faculty and student applications to the Fulbright award programs. For more information, please visit our Fulbright Initiative pages.
Recruiting in Taiwan with newest partner Oh!Study
Leisha DeRiso, Asst. Dir. of Recruitment and Admissions, spent a week traveling throughout Taiwan educating potential students on the opportunities available at CCU.
CCU management faculty member awarded Best Paper in International Business Education at conference in Dubai, UAE
July 2017
Assistant professor of management Nicholas Rhew was awarded the CUIBE Award for Best Paper in International Business Education for his paper, entitled "The essential role of international business education in the fight against political corruption." The award was presented on July 4, 2017, at the Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education, which promotes best practices in international business education, at the conference held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
CCU professor of English Anna Oldfield will serve as Fulbright Specialist to Kazakhstan
September – October 2017
Dr. Anna Oldfield will be working with Kazakh Ablai Khan University of World Languages and International Relations on a Fulbright Specialist Project to undertake recording recording and translation of local culture in Kazakhstan in September – October 2017.
Gilman Scholarship Award first for CCU - Supports CCU student to study in Japan
July 2017
Jagger Weatherspoon, a history and a Coastal Carolina University history major and religious studies minor from Myrtle Beach, has been awarded a 2017 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad in Japan this coming academic year. Weatherspoon is the first CCU student to receive the scholarship, which seeks to strengthen intercultural understanding and prepare undergraduates for a global economy by increasing the number of American students who can study abroad. He will study at CCU partner institution, Osaka Gakuin University, for the Fall 2017 semester. For more information about the mentoring program to assist CCU students to apply for this program, please contact the Center for Global Engagement (843-349-2213) or check our our webpage.
Prof. Anna Oldfield delivers invited lecture on “Memories don’t Burn: Azerbaijani Bardic Singing and the Persistence of Culture” at University of Bonn (Germany)
July 2017
CCU students represent Poland and Latvia at Model EEU conference in New York
March/April 2017
Eight CCU students participated in the Model EU conference in New York from March 31 – April 2, 2017, representing Poland and Latvia, as they discussed and adopted resolutions to address critical issues in the European Union. According to assistant professor Mariam Dekanozishvili, who accompanied the group, this program is a wonderful opportunity for them to hone their negotiation and diplomacy skills. For more information, click here.
Second CCU faculty member awarded Fulbright for 2017-18 for research on Brexit
March 2017
Maggi Morehouse, the Burroughs Distinguished Professor of Southern History and Cultures at Coastal Carolina University, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Research/Teaching Fulbright Award to the United Kingdom. Beginning in January 2018, she will be researching the attitudes of UK blacks toward Brexit. For more information, please click here.
CCU Computer Science Professor teaches in special experimental class program in China
CCU professor and department chair William Jones teaches as part of an innovative experimental class program in partnership with Huaqiao University in Xiamen, China. Students in this China Higher Educational Professional Development (CHEPD) 1+2+1 program spend their first year in China taking coursework, including Professor Jones’s course and then transfer to the USA to complete an undergraduate degree in computer science. Upon completion of degree requirements at CCU, they return to China to finish their Chinese degree requirements, earning both institutional diplomas! Please visit the CHEPD page for more information.
First ever CCU Student Awarded Fulbright Research Grant
March 2017
Peter Seifarth has become the first CCU student to be awarded a Fulbright Research/Study Grant to conduct research on theatre in Nepal in 2017-18. CCU has a Fulbright Council that offers mentoring assistance to students and faculty applying for Fulbright grants. To learn more about Peter’s award and Fulbright at CCU, please click here.
CCU Rotaract Club supports project to help children getting cleft palate surgery in the Philippines
March 2017
The Rotaract Club of Coastal Carolina University partnered with the Rotary and Rotaract Club of Dipolog City in the Rotary Smiles Project. The Rotary Smiles project, hosted by the International Children's Surgical Foundation and the Rotary Club of Dipolog City, provides over 70 children in Dipolog City surgery for cleft palate. The Rotaract Club of Coastal Carolina University made connections with the Rotaract Club of Dipolog City over the summer at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conference in Washington D.C. The Rotaract Club of Coastal Carolina University mailed cards for the children in the Philippines and a banner signed by all the members to show support for the project. The club also made a $202 donation which was able to support over 30 children going through the surgery with toys, fruit, books, and water.
Eight CCU students represent USA at ISFiT Conference in Trondheim, Norway to discuss Discrimination
February 2017
Eight students from the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal Carolina University are currently in Norway to represent the USA at the biennial global event - International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT) 2017 and are working with over 450 students from around the world to discuss discrimination. To read more about the event, please click here.