CCU IN THE NEWS

A Coastal Carolina University graduate has made protecting the oceans her mission.

Coastal Carolina University senior Clinton Patton loves music and helping students succeed. Those passions sparked a unique idea for his senior class project at CCU.

CCU alumna Brooke Weisbrod among the ESPN talents sharing wisdom at graduation ceremonies around the country this spring.

Richard Flight, associate professor of marketing in Coastal Carolina University's E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration, shares insight on Memorial Day sales and travel.

Coastal Carolina’s assistant professor of music, Dr. Eric Schultz, can officially say he is a Grammy nominee.

Waccamaw Indian People Chief Harold “Buster” Hatcher didn't think he'd done anything significant when he was told Coastal Carolina University would award him with an honorary degree.

Blaine Pearson, Ph.D., assistant professor in CCU's E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration, shares expert insight on behavioral finance - the study of how individual psychology, including cognitive biases, affect the financial decisions of individuals.

It was the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another over at Coastal Carolina University on Friday.

Most students get two graduations in their lives: high school and college. Typically, those ceremonies are several years apart, but that’s not the case for Colin Scholl.

Coastal Carolina University held a celebration of life in memory of President Emeritus Ronald R. Ingle on Thursday.

Henry “Hank” Plyler, a 2005 Coastal Carolina University graduate and Myrtle Beach native, has made a donation to support the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration Endowed General Scholarship fund. In recognition of his gift, the University has announced the naming of the Henry “Hank” Plyler Bridge, which extends over the pond located between Prince Lawn and the Wall Building. The fund assists full-time Wall College students with the costs of attending CCU.

Coastal Carolina University held a dedication ceremony Monday to rename one of its major buildings. CCU is renaming the building, formerly known as the Academic Office and Classroom Building II, to bear the new name Penny Hall as a way to show their appreciation for Horry County’s penny sales tax.

Coastal Carolina University has opened its first-ever merchandise store, Teal Nation at Broadway at the Beach. The grand opening gave students, staff, alumni, and visitors the chance to check out a one-stop shop for all of their Chanticleer needs.

During a meeting outside of the Coastal Carolina University campus the CCU board of trustees has approved new tuition rates to increase accessibility to the university’s program and a new degree program.

An intelligence expert who is now a professor at Coastal Carolina University said the suspected Chinese spy balloon likely featured new technology that allowed it to be controlled on its path over important military sites.

When Alondra Johnson first heard Jimi Hendrix’s music at 12 years old, she knew she wanted to play guitar. She now has taken that love of music onto the global stage.

Ron Ingle, Coastal Carolina University’s former president who led the school through its transition to an independent institution and into one of the state’s larger college, has died. Ingle served as president for 14 years from 1993 to 2007, starting when CCU gained independent status away from the University of South Carolina system.

Coastal Carolina University’s Regiment Band is traveling to London. 87 band members are set to perform in the city’s New Year’s day parade. An invitation for the band to participate was received a year ago after the parade’s talent scouts searched for the worlds finest university bands.

Nearing the end of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Coastal Carolina University (CCU) is inviting the entire community to enjoy an award-winning film, followed by a discussion, to better understand the culture and the influence it has on each individual, and the community.

It wasn’t a smooth transition starting college at first for Coastal Carolina University senior Alexis Mulero, because she said she didn’t know people and missed her pet. But, that changed for students this year, thanks to a four-legged colleague named, Treasure.