Coordinator of Civic Engagement named

Elaine Giles has been named coordinator of civic engagement in the Office of Student Life at Coastal Carolina University.

Giles comes from Florida State University where she served as the dommunity engagement graduate assistant in the Center for Leadership & Social Change. She has a master’s degree in higher education and a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University. In her time at FSU, she worked extensively on Alternative Break trips. While in her undergraduate program at LSU, Giles founded and implemented Geaux BIG Baton Rouge, a day of service initiative in which more than 800 students provided assistance to the local community in one day. She can be reached at Egiles@coastal.edu or 843-349-2939.