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Some aggressive lenders will go as far as mailing a pre-written check to South Carolinians that, if cashed, locks them into high-interest debt they can’t possibly repay. To find these customers, lenders tap into personal data to market to those with financial hardships. An estimated 400,000 South Carolinians are struggling financially due to heavy-handed marketing tactics such as these, according to a study by Coastal Carolina University. A proposal introduced Tuesday by a Republican senator would make them illegal.

Coastal Carolina University unveiled a new strategic plan called "CCU Reach," which provides a "tealprint of the future." The initiative was approved by the board of trustees last month and introduced to faculty and staff during the Spring 2024 University Convocation and general faculty meeting last Thursday.

A pair of artists with local ties are looking to reflect the spirit of one Pee Dee county with their latest work. Christine Crawford and Allison Dunavant with Girls Who Paint Murals are creating the work of art outside the Marion County Administration Building at its Fallen Hero Plaza. Crawford and Dunavant, who are both Coastal Carolina University graduates, said they were asked to create something that reflected the spirit of the county and to honor first responders.

Ignite National is partnering with the community and local businesses to organize a Winter Giveback event. The event is set to be held from 12:30-2 p.m. on Jan. 20 at the Lackey Chapel on the campus of Coastal Carolina University.

A full slate of events are planned in the Grand Strand to celebrate and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Grand Strand Freedom Week will include a parade, a special church service, a forum and business expo and more. The events are hosted by the Carolina African American Heritage Foundation, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and the city of Myrtle Beach.

You might’ve heard the saying “art is all around you,” but if you're in Conway or downtown Myrtle Beach, the saying is literal with the recent installation of Coastal Carolina University’s (CCU) Art Cubes.

Coastal Carolina University unveiled a new mural in Hicks Dining Hall on Tuesday. The mural marks the culmination of a collaboration between CCU Food Crew and the visual arts department, which is housed in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts.

Crews are hard at work to complete one of the newest buildings on Coastal Carolina University’s campus. WMBF News told you about CCU breaking ground on the new Thompson Library back in May of 2022. As the building comes to life, students can expect the finished product to offer more open space, tons of natural light, and more technology. “We have a brand new facility for our students as you know, we continue to have growing enrollment numbers record for freshmen and growing for the third year in a row,” said Vice President for Finance and Business Administration and CFO Alan West.

A new honor society at Coastal Carolina University recognizes student engagement and participation on campus and encourages learners to take advantage of co-curricular activities

Coastal High School social studies teacher Sarah Vicini helped prepare the room for the school assembly, never suspecting that she would be the star of the show. The big reveal came at the end of the event in the charter school’s multi-purpose room on Thursday. Vicini received the coveted Milken Educator Award, billed as the “Oscars of Teaching.” The Milken Family Foundation keeps its presentation ceremonies a secret. Thursday’s event was disguised as a National School Choice Week 2024 observance. Distinguished speakers included South Carolina Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver and the foundation's Dr. Joshua Barnett. Sarah Vicini, 29, has never taught anywhere else, and said after the ceremony that she never will. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Coastal Carolina University, and signed on at Coastal High School. This is her sixth year teaching U.S. History, Government and Economics, Psychology and Law.

WMBF News Anchor Rachel Bogle sat down with Coastal Carolina University Associate Professor Justin Vaughn to talk South Carolina's pair of February primaries.

Every Tuesday evening in February, there is a free jazz concert at Chapin Memorial Library in Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University's Student Jazz Ensemble is one of the groups that will perform in the "Jazz in the Stacks" concert series. It’s a chance for the students to grow their performance skills while entertaining community members.

Coastal Carolina University is gearing up for the launch of a four-year undergraduate nursing program. This comes as the local area deals with a “critical nursing shortage,” the university said. Recently, the new four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program was approved for Coastal by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education and the South Carolina Board of Nursing. The program is set to launch in the Fall 2024 semester.

A Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office program has always been focused on inmates working towards their GEDs, but now they’re encouraging higher education as well. The program is partnering with Coastal Carolina University and associate professor Jennifer Schlosser to offer a sociology class for a handful of men.

A cryptic request to declassify sensitive information regarding a national security threat set Washington abuzz on Wednesday after the leader of the House Intelligence Committee released a vague statement that raised more questions than answers. “We could be on the threshold of a space arms race, which actually, the United States is running about third in that behind China and Russia,” said Mark Chandler, a professor of practice in Coast Carolina University’s department of intelligence and security studies and a former senior Defense Department executive. “You could have a space arms race, if you will, if this becomes operationalized, and that's the key word.”

A Tuesday murder in Myrtle Beach is putting a spotlight on the dangers that people who experience homelessness face every day. Coastal Carolina University professor Sara Brallier said Robert Khattar's murder is a nightmare for many sleeping on the street. Khattar was sleeping in front of 1526 Plaza Place where he was assaulted and killed on Wednesday. The coroner said he had multiple blunt force and chopping injuries on his face.

Presidents Day occurs at a crucial moment this year, with the presidency on the cusp of crisis as we inexorably shuffle toward a rematch between the incumbent and his predecessor. It’s the sort of contest we haven’t seen since the 19th century, and judging by public opinion of President Biden and former President Trump, most Americans would have preferred to keep it that way. But the third installment of our Presidential Greatness Project, a poll of presidential experts released this weekend, shows that scholars don’t share American voters’ roughly equal distaste for both candidates. Justin Vaughn is an associate professor of political science at Coastal Carolina University. Brandon Rottinghaus is a professor of political science at the University of Houston.

Coastal Carolina University’s Charles Joyner Institute for Gullah and African Diaspora Studies will host the International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora (IGGAD) 2024 Conference. The conference focuses on oral Gullah Geechee language traditions. Additionally, there will be art, fashion, and performances to celebrate the culture.

The spring semester is well underway and we’re catching up with our Hometown Chants on what’s going on. We have updates on academics, upgrades to campus and our Sports Director Dave Ackert has the scoop on what to look forward to with spring sports this semester.

Coastal Carolina University’s new $29 million Thompson Library is nearing completion. Crews have been hard at work making sure the library is ready just in time to welcome students for the fall semester. The project earned approval back in February 2021. The new library will include more space, natural light, a virtual reality and data visualization lab, 3-D printers, individual studios for video and audio production and a new Starbucks.

It all started during the 2011 college football season when the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Coastal Carolina University hatched a plan: they’d get a live rooster mascot to show off at their tailgate. The Japanese Shamo they found for sale was just right—a fighting rooster like the Chanticleer, complete with feathers the same shade of teal as the school’s colors. But caring full time for a chicken, it turns out, isn’t exactly what frats do best. Enter Melissa Stalvey. Her husband’s family had been raising chickens in Myrtle Beach for a generation, and although she’d grown up in Indiana as a Notre Dame fan, she’d come to “bleed teal” in support of her husband’s alma mater. An arrangement was made whereby she would keep Maddox (named after the CCU English professor who picked the school’s mascot in the 1960s), allowing the Kappa Sigs to pick him up on game days.

High school students across the state participated in Coastal Carolina University's 43rd annual Dr. Subhash Saxena High School Math Contest on Friday. The event aims to stimulate and promote interest in math among high schoolers.

It's a sign of the changing seasons. As we spring forward this weekend, you may also start noticing other signs of spring like bugs. There are tens of thousands of insect species in the Palmetto State, and they all form a vital and complex ecosystem that sometimes gets overlooked. Some are often labeled as pests. Yet, they all serve a purpose.

TikTok is facing a potential ban in the U.S. if the Senate takes up and passes a House bill that passed with broad bipartisan support and a pledge from the president to sign it as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle warn about the threats it poses to national security. “It is the access to the data, and the data we're talking about is your personal data. So if, if China so wanted, they could access your data and then do an influence campaign against you,” said Mark Chandler, a professor of practice in Coastal Carolina University’s department of intelligence and security studies and a former senior Defense Department executive.

Emma Romito has never been in a sucking pluff mud grip or hammered apart oyster clusters on the public shellfish beds in Murrells Inlet. She doesn’t track the tides, know it’s important to rinse mud from boots and buckets before it dries harder than cement or get a homecoming feeling when she inhales the salty marsh. There aren’t coastal oyster beds in Cincinnati, Ohio. But she spent a day of her spring break with her sister and mother shoving oyster shells in a wire box they’d built with other volunteers gathered in the back parking lot of the Coastal Carolina University Science Center.

The way people buy and sell homes with a real estate agent could soon change for buyers, sellers, and agents. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed Friday to pay a lawsuit settlement of $418 million to home sellers across the country. So, what could that mean for all parties involved? Coastal Carolina University Economics Professor Robert Salvino said the biggest motivation for this shift is that people aren't comfortable with the commission, and as home prices have increased because of inflation, so have commission percentages.

Homelessness is an issue that affects communities on the Grand Strand and beyond. Two Coastal Carolina University sociology professors, Stephanie Southworth and Sara Brallier, have been studying and advocating for those facing homelessness in Horry County for nearly a decade.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Coastal Carolina student-athletes went from the college campus to an elementary school classroom on Wednesday morning. For the 21st year, CCU student-athletes visited kindergarten classrooms and read to students for the United Way of Horry County’s “Caring for Kindergartners” event.

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.

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 celebration of life in memory of President Emeritus Ronald R. Ingle on Thursday.

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.

A professor and assistant professor from the Department of Sociology at Coastal Carolina University have coauthored a book together about homelessness in Horry County.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Matt Oakley just graduated from Coastal Carolina University and now he’s playing for the biggest stage he’s ever performed on, The Carolina Country Music Festival.

Coastal Carolina University’s $20 million indoor practice facility just took a big step forward. The roughly 93,000-square-foot facility received final approval from the South Carolina State Fiscal Accountability Authority on June 28.

Fans of Coastal Carolina University living in Conway won’t have to go all the way to Myrtle Beach for their Teal Nation merchandise for much longer.

A Coastal Carolina University faculty member brought home the grand prize from a regional art competition in Lake City. Amira Hanafi, a writer-in-residence in the Dept. of English, took part in the annual ArtFields competition.

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette was in Conway on Monday morning to designate Conway as the first South Carolina Trail Town. The event was an effort to attract people to the city through its’ nature trails and paths. The group led hikers along two miles of trails in downtown Conway. A Coastal Carolina University official said the creation of a Conway/CCU greenway, on top of the trails recognized in the designation, will make the space between downtown Conway and CCU’s campus a pathway — instead of what some people might see as an obstacle.

Coastal Carolina University along with nearly 20 internal and external agencies participated in a simulated school shooter scenario on Wednesday morning. Student volunteers acted as the armed aggressor and victims or those who were injured in the simulated situation. The training exercise involved police, sheriff, and fire agencies from Conway, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, and Horry County. Conway Medical Center also prepared for incoming victims on-site at the hospital.

On Wednesday, a team of marine science researchers and students from Coastal Carolina University took to the water to make improvements to the smart reef system they developed back in 2020.

A $50,000 grant has been rewarded to one of the biology professors at Coastal Carolina University. Chiara Gamberi, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Gupta College of Science and a founding member of the University’s Disease Modeling Research Center, received a grant from the TANGO2 Research Foundation for her research project.

The Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina University is about to elevate its standing in the Myrtle Beach golf market with some course changes and improvements, and the building of a grand clubhouse that will serve as a learning facility.

Many fortunate students embark on study abroad experiences at some point during their undergraduate education. However, few have the benefit of working with a corresponding group of students in a foreign country to create an artistic exhibit for public display. Fewer still have the opportunity to then travel to that international destination, meet their online student colleagues in person, and take part in the exhibit’s opening. A group of Coastal Carolina University students had a chance to do just that – and now, they’ve brought the project back across the pond for a public exhibit at the Myrtle Beach Art Museum.

Coastal Carolina University is welcoming the class of 2027 to campus today.

Coastal Carolina University is offering a new pathway for South Carolinians who want to finish their college degrees.

On Saturday, Coastal Carolina University fans are decked out in teal as the Chanticleers traveled to California to play UCLA. The town green was turned into the “town teal” for the big game.

The former head football coach for Coastal Carolina University is having a stadium renamed in his honor at Fordham University.

Coastal Carolina University has coordinated an interactive documentation project with people experiencing homelessness in Horry County that resulted in a traveling exhibit of photographs and stories. “Reframing Homelessness: A Photovoice Exhibit” will be on display at Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach on Saturday, September 9, 2023 and at the Horry County Memorial Library in Conway on September 18 – 19, 2023. SC Humanities supported this exhibit with a Mini Grant.

Coastal Carolina University broke ground on a $20 million indoor practice facility Sept. 7, making another push to remain competitive in an ever-changing college athletics landscape.

Coastal Carolina’s first home game kicks off this weekend, and it’s Teal Nation’s first time being open during football season. Brendan McShane, who manages the store selling CCU apparel, said they’ve got everything fans need for the big game.

The Coastal Carolina University board of trustees on Friday approved a new online STEM degree, broke ground on their new indoor football practice facility, and more.

Horry County Schools welcomed around 350 new teachers this year, and the district said nearly 100 of them just graduated from Coastal Carolina University. It’s all thanks to a partnership between the district and the university. The district allows CCU students in the education program to do their student teaching within the district.

Coastal Carolina University is hosting an inaugural recreation and sport management symposium this week.

Coastal Carolina University is working with J. Reuben Long Detention Center to offer a jail experience class for the fourth year in a row. The class is for students working toward a career in law enforcement as well as incarcerated inmates completing a recovery program as part of their sentence.

Coastal Carolina University has moved up two spots to number 36 in the Regional Universities (South) list for 2024!

Coastal Carolina University is set to open its second Teal Nation store location. The store will be located at 324 N. Main St. in downtown Conway.

Coastal Carolina University was ranked number 23 in Forbes' annual list of America's Best Employers by State for 2023! CCU was one of three universities in South Carolina to receive this honor.

This Hispanic Heritage Month, a Coastal Carolina University student is showing a greater role in the future of Horry County. Kareem Barbis is just one example of the fastest-growing group in the area building the region’s future while facing the obstacles that come with being a first-generation college student, and second-generation immigrant.

Students at Coastal Carolina University had the chance Thursday to learn from emergency response and management crews. Officials from Conway Fire Rescue to the South Carolina Highway Patrol were on campus to help students and staff familiarize themselves with CCU’s newest emergency response procedures.

Dr. Sara Rich is an assistant professor of Honors and Interdisciplinary Studies at Coastal Carolina University. She is both an art historian and maritime archaeologist. She is the author of three books, one of which is Mushroom, part of the Object Lessons series. Her teaching focuses primarily in the areas of Sci-Art, Art History, Colonialism, Archaeology, Studio Art, Pseudoscience, and Prehistory. Her professional research focuses primarily in the areas of Nautical Archaeology, Archaeological Science, Archaeological Theory, Art history, Studio Art, Speculative Philosophy, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, and Speculative Fiction.

October is here, and that means millions of Americans are preparing to start repaying their college loans after a more than three-year pause. According to financial tech company Smart Asset, the average national student debt per borrower is $28,400.

This week, Coastal Carolina University students are taking a stand against relationship violence. On Tuesday, students rallied as they shared stories about their connection to domestic abuse. The event was called Take Back the Night. It raised awareness for relationship violence and celebrated the strength of survivors.

A decade of storytelling is on display by Coastal Carolina University’s The Athenaeum Press. The newly opened exhibit — “Local Stories Matter” — is the mastermind of present and past CCU students and is in honor of the 10-year anniversary of The Athenaeum Press.

If you’re looking for the professor of NASCAR, look no farther than Coastal Carolina University. Jacqueline Hague is bonafide, and NASCAR-sanctioned. She asked, and received, permission to claim the name. “I am the official professor of NASCAR,” laughed Hague, who teaches recreation and sports management at CCU.

Horry Georgetown Technical College and Coastal Carolina University have teamed up for the second ‘Light Up the Night 5K’ that sheds light on domestic violence.

There is a new place to grab Chanticleers gear. Coastal Carolina University opened its second Teal Nation store in downtown Conway on Monday. The store is located at 324 North Main St. A grand opening and ribbon cutting was held at 10 a.m. There was a line stretching down the block before the doors were opened.

It’s been two days since Hamas fired more than 2,000 rockets towards Israel, sparking a deadly war. On Monday, News13 spoke with a Coastal Carolina professor and retired marine intelligence officer about how the U.S. is helping Israel.

The Conway Chamber of Commerce is hosting a watch party for Coastal Carolina University’s football game on Tuesday.

Marine Science professor at Coastal Carolina University, Dr. Daniel Abel has been studying sharks coast to coast for more than 40 years, publishing four books about them.

You’ll hear fans cheering on Saturday, but not because the chants scored a touchdown. The Bands of America Regional Championship is coming to Brooks Stadium for the first time, giving high school bands a chance to show off their skills and hopefully take home a trophy.

A new federally funded Coastal Carolina University program will aim to address a shortage in special education teachers in South Carolina. The U.S. Office of Special Education Programs recently awarded CCU a five-year grant totaling nearly $1.25 million to train special education teachers serving children with “high-intensity needs,” according to a department news release.

Local taxpayer dollars are expanding the future of Horry County and higher education. The Coastal Carolina University Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance has been operating since July 2022. Now, with funding from a local tax, they may soon have a piece of campus to call its own.

Faculty members of Coastal Carolina University are looking to offer some insight into ongoing global conflicts this weekend. A discussion, titled “Perspectives on Current Wars: Israel/Gaza and Ukraine,” will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at room 101 of Brittain Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

At least a dozen earthquakes have shaken the Palmetto State so far in 2023, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. However, an earthquake in Horry County isn’t really something you have to worry about. While the county does have a few geo-physically inferred faults, most of the risk is in the greater Charleston area. An inferred fault basically means the fracture between two blocks of rock wasn’t directly observed, but deduced from previous seismic measurements. “We’re not on a plate boundary. So, the stresses to break that kind of rock aren’t there anymore,” said Rich Viso, associate dean of The Gupta College of Science at Coastal Carolina University. “But once it’s been broken, is broken, it can sit there and be locked and not move for a long time. But the fractures can still exist, so those would be the faults.”

Coastal Carolina University and the Conway Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Conway mayoral debate next week ahead of the November election, the university announced Thursday. The debate, put on by the Edgar Dyer Institute for Leadership and Public Policy and chamber, is Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. in Johnson Auditorium, located in CCU’s E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration building.

Coastal Carolina University will celebrate its 2023 homecoming with several events to kick off the week! Chanticleers can celebrate "It's the Great Homecoming, Teal Nation" starting October 24.

Coastal Carolina University hosted a student workshop Saturday for middle and high school students participating in National History Day. Organizers said National History Day is a great way to empower students to learn about the past in a creative and hands on way.

A Georgetown County resident reeled in a bonnethead shark over the weekend. A bonnethead shark is a type of hammerhead shark. Johnny Cooper’s fishing rod caught beachgoers’ attention Saturday afternoon when they noticed it pulling him closer to the water. Once he reeled in the shark, he unhooked it and threw it back in. Daniel Abel, a marine science professor at Coastal Carolina University, said once they’re caught, the time starts ticking for the sharks to be released safely.

Topics during the Conway mayoral debate at Coastal Carolina University ranged from growth and residential development to the candidates’ leadership qualities. Mayor Barbara Blain-Bellamy and former Horry County School board chairman Ken Richardson took the stage Wednesday night in front of an audience of roughly 150 people. After a coin toss, Blain-Bellamy elected to let Richardson have his opening statement first.

More than $1 million was granted to Coastal Carolina University for a new training program to help with the early childhood special education teacher shortage. The federal grant was given to CCU in September and will fund the program for the next five years. Rhonda Miller, the associate professor of special education at CCU, says early childhood and special education are both demanding professions and can cause burnout quickly.

Conway’s annual Halloween Golf Cart Parade and Coastal Carolina University’s Homecoming Parade are combining forces for one big celebration on Saturday. The city and university decided why not combine the two events after finding out they fell on the same weekend this year. The parade starts in front of the Conway Public Safety Building on 9th Avenue, then travels down Laurel Street through downtown before ending in the area of Marina Drive and Elm Street.

Coastal Carolina University just launched a program that provides guaranteed admission and free tuition to South Carolina students who meet certain criteria. On Oct. 27, CCU announced Coastal Commitment, an initiative that ensures admission and free tuition to in-state students who graduate in the top 10% of their high school class and whose families have an annual income of less than $80,000. These students will also receive an invitation to join the HTC Honors College without having to submit a separate application.

Coastal Carolina students and the community took a stand against hunger, packing over 10,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger on Friday. Rise Against Hunger is a nonprofit that ships meals to developing countries. Participants at CCU utilized teamwork and collaboration by packing through an assembly line.

Coastal Carolina University set new enrollment and freshman retention records in the fall semester, the CCU governing board learned on Thursday, Oct. 26. Total undergraduate enrollment grew by 5.2% to 10,830, Dr. Amanda Craddock told the Academic Excellence and Student Experience Committee at Thursday’s committee meetings, which preceded the general board meeting on Friday, Oct. 27.

Dr. Mikel Norris, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Coastal Carolina University said South Carolina, like other early voting states, plays a crucial role in a candidate’s path to the White House.

Coastal Carolina University held its second annual Coastal Carolina Fitness Challenge on Sunday. The event was designed to promote health and fitness. Two-person teams competed in competitive challenges, with one male and one female on each team.

Coastal Carolina University’s Department of Recreation and Sport Management (RSM) hosted its third annual Strikes for Symposium at 810 Billiards & Bowling in Conway on Wednesday. The bowling event focused on raising funds for the 2024 Recreation and Sports Management Symposium, which provides students an opportunity to network with more than 100 industry professionals.

Two Coastal Carolina University professors are bringing light to the struggles of the local homeless population, and it’s all thanks to a disposable camera.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Gaza would be demilitarized and Israel would maintain control following the war in Gaza. Coastal Carolina University’s Mark S. Chandler, a professor of practice and director of government relations in the Department of Intelligence and Security Studies, shares his commentary.

After the town of Atlantic Beach removed its entire election commission last Friday, experts say both the state’s and the county’s hands are tied. Associate Political Science Professor at Coastal Carolina University, Drew Kurlowski said municipalities can only remove individual members from a commission for violating certain regulations. But, since Atlantic Beach removed its entire commission, that’s different under the law. “If that is the case, it would be my understanding that well that they can’t do that,” said Kurlowski. “The municipality is required by state law to have a municipal election commission.” Kurlowksi added that the only way an election commission can be dissolved is if the municipality has an agreement for the county to take over its elections. But, he said that agreement must be solidified beforehand. “They can’t dissolve the commission and then go to the county and say, ‘We need you to do this,’” said Kurlowski.

Coastal Carolina University and Santee Cooper held a ribbon cutting on Monday to unveil 13 new electric vehicle charging stations that were installed on campus. The charging stations were funded through Santee Cooper’s EVolve $25,000 grant program, which as awarded to CCU in January.

South Carolina’s lieutenant governor visited Coastal Carolina University on Thursday to talk about workforce development with the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies. Representatives from Santee Cooper and Conway Medical Center also talked about how the workforce needs to continue to improve and grow. “Here in South Carolina, we’ve been very focused on creating the workforce of tomorrow, making sure that the world-class companies that are coming here to our state have the workforce that they need,” Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette said.

Coastal Carolina University is offering free tuition to qualifying students starting in 2024. The new initiative, “Coastal Commitment,” guarantees admission and free tuition to South Carolina students who graduate in the top 10% of their high school class and whose families have an annual income of less than $80,000.

A Coastal Carolina University professor is sharing her difficult life chapter full of twists and turns through a children’s book, and gifting the story "All Dogs Come From Heaven" this holiday season will help provide educational, behavioral and residential programs to families in need.

Melissa Stalvey nuzzled her boy. Glory awaited. From their usual end zone perch near the Coastal Carolina University student section, they waited for the Maddox Cam — the moment a faithful constituency turns its focus to a feathered favorite. Stalvey didn’t want anything to spoil Maddox’s final homecoming game. She whispered a quick pep talk.

If there’s a shadow over the Coastal Carolina University football team, it’s probably cast by Sgt. Eric Hooks and Capt. Harvey Knox. The hulking CCU police officers accompany the Chanticleers on road trips, and do guard duty on the sideline at games. They’re like helicopter moms, hovering over their football team. And if you mess around, they can play mama bear, too. The pair are both former football players, and they look like it. While you might think keeping watch over a football team would be like herding large cats, it’s not. The coaches and captains maintain good discipline, Knox said.

Coastal Carolina University and Santee Cooper have partnered together to install 13 new electric vehicle charging stations on campus. The partnership comes through a $25,000 grant program. Over the next five years, South Carolina will receive close to $70 million through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, which aims to expand the electric vehicle charging in the state. According to the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, there are more than 13,000 electric cars registered in the state, compared to 4.5 million other vehicles.

s temperatures dip Wednesday night, people sleeping outside face the daunting task of keeping warm. Two Coastal Carolina University Sociology Professors, Dr. Stephanie Southworth and Dr. Sara Brallier are not only looking to bring awareness to homelessness in Myrtle Beach but also help people sleeping outside prepare for the cold temperatures. It’s called the Community Change Initiative, and the idea for it all started in a classroom.

The Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees recently approved two new four-year degree programs, including one that will be the first of its kind in South Carolina. The Bachelor of Arts degree in cyberthreat intelligence will be the first degree program shared between two colleges, the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts and the Gupta College of Science. There are also plans to further cross platforms and even share faculty members.

The Israel Defense Forces says troops were injured in a drone attack by Hezbollah on Sunday. Mark Chandler with Coastal Carolina University joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss the latest developments.

The Iowa caucus is almost here – and former president Donald Trump seems to be leaving his competitors in the dust. According to a recent ABC News poll, Trump leads the Republican primary at 62 percent. However, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley seems to be making some small strides. "Some people are pouring money into her campaign because they don’t want to see Trump win the republican primary," said Dr. Mikel Norris, a political science professor at Coastal Carolina University.

The judge who presided over one of South Carolina’s biggest trials in years will be speaking at a local college’s spring commencement. During a Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees meeting Thursday, S.C. Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman was approved to be the keynote speaker at CCU’s May 2024 commencement ceremony. They also approved giving Newman a Doctor of Public Service honorary degree.

The Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees approved a new campus master plan during its meeting on Thursday. The campus plan will be a conceptual guide as new building projects are presented to the board for approval. Included in the campus plan are parking deck options and other facilities, including a proposed Convocation Center and Center for the Arts. The board also approved gameday enhancements to Brooks Stadium, as well as a planned building for the Conway Medical Center College of Health and Human Performance.

Years of hard work and dedication paid off for hundreds at Coastal Carolina University on Friday. The university's fall class of 2023 had its commencement ceremonies in the morning, and it's a moment the new grads will never forget.

The Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries (PASCAL) announced earlier this month that 37 member libraries have joined the Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust (EAST), a shared print consortium that allows member libraries to responsibly clear physical spaces in local collections and create spaces for new library services while preserving access to scholarly resources. Regional shared print programs such as EAST create agreements to distribute storage responsibilities between libraries in order to retain and provide access to unique print holdings for a specified time period. Participation in this major print retention partnership represents a milestone for South Carolina libraries that PASCAL has been working towards for several years. CCU is among the 17 PASCAL member libraries joining EAST as Retention Partners.

A 25% increase in freshmen applications at Coastal Carolina University leaves some wondering if this will affect housing and classroom size in the future. This is the third year Coastal Carolina University has a record of first year freshman student enrollment.

Before he even knew it was happening, Coastal Carolina redshirt junior Braydon Bennett was being trained to be a running back and indoctrinated into the sport. He is the son of Brandon Bennett, a member of the University of South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame as the second-leading career rusher in school history, behind only legend George Rogers. He had been a workhorse for the Gamecocks over four seasons from 1991-94, accumulating nearly 4,000 yards from scrimmage and 28 touchdowns.

Bachman's Warbler was a small migratory bird discovered right here in South Carolina. It was declared extinct in October 2023, following a line of other extinct birds from our region. Coastal Carolina biology professor Chris Hill explains some of the reasons we have lost a few of our native birds over the years.

When the waters rise, there is often the classic culprit many outside of the research field point to; climate change. However, is there more to it when it comes to our local water levels? That's the focus of a new research endeavor over at the Coastal Carolina University Marine Science Center.

Coastal economies and properties are already at risk due to rising sea levels — with 60 miles of coastline along the Grand Strand that are already seeing impacts.

Coastal Carolina University is starting a new health care school under its umbrella of programs, thanks to a $10 million donation — the largest contribution the university has ever received — from Conway Medical Center, according to a news release from CCU.

Coastal Carolina University is welcoming a record number of first-year students onto their campus. Nearly 5,000 students are moving their things into dorms and getting settled before classes start.

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.

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.

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.

A broadly accepted theory of evolution tells us life as we know it evolved from the sea millions of years ago.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Coastal Carolina University wants incoming freshman to have that college experience, starting with campus tours.

A residential hall on Coastal Carolina University’s campus will be undergoing a name change. The university announced that Teal Hall will be renamed to DeCenzo Hall in honor of the school’s former president, Dr. David DeCenzo and his wife Theresa. DeCenzo recently retired after more than 13 years as CCU’s second president.

Coastal Carolina University, the city of Conway and Conway Downtown Alive are hosting the official Teal Alley ribbon cutting and unveiling of the CCU student mural installation.

CCU class within the school's honors interdisciplinary studies program centered around how women were impacted by flooding specifically in the Rosewood community.

Sourav Batabyal, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics in the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration, was featured as an expert on Zippia’s latest report on the job market for recent college graduates.

Coastal Carolina University (CCU) is on the lookout for more international students. CCU teamed up with the University of South Carolina as well as the College of Charleston to form a new consortium of institutions called Study South Carolina. The organization is also backed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the South Carolina Association of International Educators.

Almost a dozen different species of sharks have been caught in Winyah Bay this year.

While attending college at Coastal Carolina University, Brandon Brown ran a partial NASCAR schedule. Once the Virginia native earned a marketing degree in the fall of 2018, he went full-time racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. On Oct. 2, he won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega.

A Day in the Life of Dr. Dan Abel, CCU’s Shark Whisperer.

More data is needed to assess the threats to Murrells Inlet, and more cooperation among residents is needed to help mitigate those threats, according to a study by students at Coastal Carolina University.

Cameron Jackson may be young but he has a lot of big ideas. And the former college athlete has decided to bring one of them to Baton Rouge, in a part of town most developers don't take seriously for innovative business ideas.

As Donovan Harris from our sister station WPDE found out, there wasn’t a shortage of cell phones in hands at Coastal Carolina University, and some political candidates are using this to their advantage.

Coastal Carolina University’s Saltwater Angler Club is hosting its 11th annual saltwater fishing seminar Saturday on campus.

Drew Kurlowski is an assistant professor of politics at Coastal Carolina University who specializes in campaigns and elections. He tells News13, South Carolina is different from other early primary states like Iowa or Nevada. Kurlowski explains the democratic electorate here is more diverse and conservative. While the GOP aligns with the more conservative core of the party.

Kevin Schnall is settling into being the acting head baseball coach at Coastal Carolina, and based on their performance, the Chanticleers are settling into Schnall leading the team. With their 3-2 win over Maryland on Sunday at Springs Brooks Stadium, the Chanticleers have won five consecutive games to improve to 7-3 on the season.

Are credit scores truly fair assessments of a person’s credit worthiness? Darlene Booth-Bell Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Accounting, E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University (CCU) and the Ultrascale Systems Research Center (USRC), a joint program between Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the New Mexico Consortium (NMC), in Los Alamos, New Mexico, have a strong relationship that has involved many CCU students over the past several years. This collaboration has resulted in multiple year-long research assistantships at CCU, summer internships and permanent job placements at the NMC and LANL.

Every owl fancier has a story of the first time they heard an owl — or, rather, didn’t hear one. It’s unforgettable to see an enormous bird, whose wingspan can reach more than six feet, slipping through the air without even a whisper.

Coastal Carolina University researchers are trying to improve Horry County’s coronavirus testing capacity by developing a test of their own.

A fifth-grade teacher at Riverside Elementary School and a Coastal Carolina University graduate is this week’s Classroom Champion.

Coastal Carolina standout and Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year DJ Williams is taking her talents to Italy. On Friday, Williams signed with Gesam Gas Le Mura Lucca of the Serie A1, the top women’s basketball league in Italy.

Coastal Carolina University will hold a virtual summer commencement ceremony as the battle against COVID-19 continues. The decision was announced during a CCU Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.

If you could use a break from your day-to-day COVID-19 routine that offers a beat and a groove, tune in to Coastal Carolina University’s Cultural Arts Facebook page. CCU’s own Steve Bailey, a prolific artist widely known for his pioneering work on the six-string fretless bass, will perform with five-time Grammy award-winning bassist Victor Wooten July 16 at noon on Edwards Live.

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) and FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with Coastal Carolina University’s Burroughs and Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, are developing a warning system for more accurate and timely detection and forecasting of inland and coastal floods, under a variety of precipitation regimes. The technology will enable local and state governments to more effectively plan and respond to tropical storms.

Since the start of July, Tom Mullikin, a research professor at Coastal Carolina University and the commissioner of the South Carolina Floodwater Commission, and a handful of others, have been hiking, kayaking and sightseeing across the state of South Carolina in an effort to raise awareness of Floodwater Prevention and Resiliency across South Carolina and engage leaders and citizens in protection and enjoyment of South Carolina’s natural resources.

Sourav Batabyal, Ph.D., an assistant professor of economics in CCU's Wall College of Business Administration, is featured in a Q&A about fair-credit credit cards.

Meghan Miller, a 2008 CCU graduate, has been promoted to co-anchor of News 13 at 5 and News 13 at 6.

It was Tuesday, July 30, 2002, when Coastal Carolina University dignitaries - the chancellor, the athletic director, the football coach, a couple of trustees - gathered beneath a pop-up tent in the sweltering Grand Strand, South Carolina, sun. They smiled from beneath their hard hats, stuck their ceremonial shovels into the sandy soil of Conway, South Carolina, and broke the ground that would become the foundation for their new football stadium.

There has been plenty of heart-filled pride in Conway, S.C., during this 2020 college football season. Following a 51-0 thumping of Georgia State in Atlanta last Saturday, the Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers, in only their third season as a full-fledged Football Bowl Subdivision program, improved to 6-0 and rose to No. 15/16 in the polls.

A litttle-known college in South Carolina is starting to get NCAA football recognition and a player from Lachine is one of the team’s driving defensive forces. Enock Makonzo, a redshirt junior, has 36 tackles — 25 solo — through six games for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, along with six tackles for losses and two quarterback sacks. The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder is a hybrid linebacker and safety.

Brandon Brown announced in September that he would be running the full NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule in 2019. Now, he is taking on an additional role as an executive for Brandonbilt Motorsports in 2019 and beyond.

Former Coastal Carolina University football players Alex Ross and Kerron Johnson are among the hundreds of players reporting this week to the inaugural Alliance of American Football (AAF) training camp in San Antonio.

In the WMBF News newsroom, the WMBF morning people love to listen to a few bus drivers over our newsroom scanner. It’s a morning routine for the drivers, and unintentionally, is giving us a good start to the day, too. So we had to meet a few of these people, and one in particular, who keeps the fun going for everyone. “Good morning, Mr. Darby, how are you," a fellow bus driver said over the Coastal Carolina University shuttle radio. “I’m doing excellent how are you, Ms. Jessica,” Caleb Darby responded. “Living the dream,” Jessica said.

South Carolina's teacher shortage is a growing problem, especially in rural counties. A new study conducted by Winthrop University shows around 7,300 teachers left their jobs before the current school year. News13 sat down with Education students at Coastal Carolina University to figure out what is keeping them motivated to become educators in this state despite rising issues.

As we get closer to the Superbowl, companies are ramping up their advertising efforts. The new ad from razor manufacturer Gillette, released Monday on social media, is already drawing controversy. The nearly two-minute long video targets issues in the wake of the #MeToo movement, like bullying, sexual masculinity and toxic masculinity, but never once shows an actual razor.

Jamey Chadwell came to Coastal Carolina with eight years of collegiate head coaching experience, during which he compiled a 60-36 record.

Coastal Carolina University’s status as a “military-friendly school” has risen, according to a news release from the institution.

VIQTORY, a veteran-owned communication and marketing firm, awarded Coastal Carolina University a bronze rating for the university's dedication to student veteran services.

Three young women will represent Georgetown County in the Miss South Carolina/Miss South Carolina Teen Pageant in Columbia in June. Brooke Vu, a Coastal Carolina student from Myrtle Beach, was crowned Miss Georgetown County 2019 during a competition held Saturday evening at Waccamaw High. Bluffton's Julia Herrin won Miss Georgetown Teen and also won in the Teen Talent category; Jada Samuel was awarded the Miss Five Rivers crown.

Ensign Marquay Byrd never expected he would become a naval officer. His original plan did not include signing a contract as a cryptologic warfare officer. As he worked his way through college to earn his degree in applied physics, he never anticipated to one day be sitting in a classroom at a place called Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station learning the skills he would need to become a leader in the Navy’s information warfare community. When Byrd entered Coastal Carolina University, he had one goal: to never see his family struggle again.

When senior Bobby Holmes takes the mound for the first time this season, Coastal Carolina coach Gary Gilmore may have the sleeve of his baseball jersey ready for alternate use. Hopefully it’s moisture absorbent.

Coastal Carolina University is hosting a lecture series called "Great Decisions in Foreign Policy." Throughout the month of February, various speakers will visit the university to discuss a wide array of topics. Saturday, the topic is: The United States and Mexico: Partnership Tested with Abelardo Rodriguez.

Coastal Carolina University football players spent part of Tuesday reading to kindergartners across Horry County.

The Coastal Carolina women’s golf team shared the team title Tuesday in the largest collegiate golf tournament in the country. The Chanticleers shot a 4-under-par 284 in the final round at the 5,984-yard Osprey Point to tie North Florida at 1-over 865 for the team championship in the Kiawah Island Spring Classic, which expanded from 43 to 49 teams this year. Tulsa was third at 8-over 872.

Coastal Carolina Men’s Golf continues their partnership with the special players of the Grand Strand Miracle League for an upcoming golf clinic.

SINGER and songwriter David Bankston has had a long and diverse career in music. After starting out in a 70s folk rock band that had a major label deal, he transitioned to musical theater and other artistic ventures before becoming Associate Professor of Music at Coastal Carolina University.

Many Aynor residents have come through Aynor Elementary School’s Child Development program, and a good number of them have been taught by Pattie Carmichael. Minus one year when she taught first grade, Carmichael has been teaching in AES’ Child Development area for 21 years.

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Van McCarty – the newly sworn adjutant general of South Carolina – presented the EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE MEDAL to Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Tom Mullikin, former commander of the S.C. State Guard (SCSG) and a former U.S. Army officer, during ceremonies at the Adjutant General’s headquarters building, Mon., Mar. 11.

The Joe Moglia Story was just missing another win or two. By now, you probably know the structure of the story pretty well: Ivy League assistant quits coaching in the early-1980s, leaves to work for Merrill Lynch, then makes infinity dollars as CEO of TD Ameritrade.

In an effort to highlight the young leaders who are leading undergraduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.’s Nu Phi Chapter at Coastal Carolina University and did an interview with Joshua Jenkins the president of the chapter.

In Aug. 2018, Coastal Carolina University opened the Early Childhood Development and Literacy Center on campus. Many students are CCU’s faculty and staff’s children, and the others are students that live in the area. Director Angela Huggins works hard to make the lessons enjoyable and is proud of the center.

It’s rare for a NASCAR driver to attend and graduate college, but that’s exactly what Brandon Brown did in December. Now, he’s putting his marketing degree to use for his family-run NASCAR Xfinity Series operation, Brandonbilt Motorsports.

For nearly 39 years, Pat Singleton-Young has steadily broadened the scope of Coastal Carolina University’s diversity objectives.

Pat Singleton-Young, most commonly known as “Ms. Pat,” is the newest name on a Coastal Carolina University building, but her real impact was cemented years ago through the students she helped. On Friday, hundreds gathered on CCU’s campus to dedicate a new residents hall in her honor, cementing her legacy on a campus she worked decades on. The residents hall was built in 2016 and houses hundred of students each year.

Aynslee van Graan in action during training. Photo: Reg Caldecott Local athlete, Aynslee van Graan from TuksAthleticks, might be a novice when it comes to competing against the world’s best, but that does not mean she will be making up the numbers on Saturday when lining up to compete in the World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.

The No. 86 Chevrolet Camaro may look familiar to NASCAR Xfinity Series fans, but the man behind the wheel might look familiar to people in the Fredericksburg area. Brown went to Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and graduated in 2018 with a degree in marketing and a minor in communications. While he was in college, he moved up to NASCAR’s Gander Outdoors Truck Series and had to juggle his education and a professional racing career.

Daniel Pinckney and Tyrus Ceo are one step closer to opening a business in downtown Lake City. They are the newest winners of the Lake City Launchpad competition and owners of Top Notch Boutique.

A Darlington County native is making her way to Myrtle Beach to attend Coastal Carolina University on an athletic scholarship.

The Chanticleer’s head football coach is working hard in his first year to build a connection with Coastal Carolina fans on and off the field.

Gary Gilmore has been around the game of baseball for most of his life. He led Coastal Carolina University to a national championship in 2016. So, when he speaks about one of his players, it is worth listening. And that is exactly what he did, in detail, when asked about junior pitcher Austin Kitchen, a Mt. Lebanon High School grad who is 5-1 this season, a year after missing all of 2018 with a torn ACL in his right knee.

As one of six children growing up in Baltimore, Md., Terri DeCenzo learned at a young age that volunteering was of great importance in developing characteristics that increase awareness of those less fortunate. “My father was a consummate volunteer and I always respected that he never said no,” said Terri, who now lives in Pawleys Island, S.C. “He served the church, our school, our recreation leagues and the hungry. He was president of a bank, but he would serve lunch to the homeless in Baltimore during his lunch time.”

Charleston County School District (CCSD) announced Trevor Strawderman as a district executive director effective July 1. Strawderman currently serves as the principal of North Myrtle Beach High School, a position he has held for 10 years. He is also a member of the South Carolina State Board of Education.

A lot has changed since Elise Testone rocked prime time as a 2012 American Idol finalist. Instagram was in its infancy and social media reach had only scratched the surface. A trained musician before she landed an Idol slot (Testone has a BA in music and vocal performance from Coastal Carolina University), she thought she was somewhat wise when it came to the music industry, but Testone quickly learned that she was immersed in a complicated business.

The Chanticleers home-opener is just 75 days away and renovations at Brooks Stadium are only a few weeks away from completion. The first of two construction phases began in 2016, the nearly three-year project had to be done in phases so the football team could use the stadium during the season.

Stingray injuries are happening more often along the Grand Strand this summer. Myrtle Beach Fire Department said crews have responded to seven stings in the past two weeks, and now it has to order more stingray kits that are used to treat the injuries. "It’s a two bag system. One bag holds the water and the other one heats it like a military MRE,” said Myrtle Beach Fire Battalion Chief Brian Mitchell.

The Sandy Island Cultural Initiative (SICI) met with the public Wednesday to discuss the preservation of the Sandy Island School. A collaboration among the Sandy Island community, Coastal Carolina University and Brookgreen Gardens, SICI was awarded a National Park Service Civil Rights Grant of $104,000 to document and begin preservation on the Sandy Island School.

George Weathers used to arrive at school at 8:30 a.m. and say the Lord’s prayer at the first bell. There were two classroom with four or five rows of chairs: first grade through fourth and fifth through eighth. The teacher was strict, he said. That was in the 1940s. The Sandy Island School closed in 1966.

The Myrtle Beach Art Museum has infused a little Murrells Inlet character. Devann Gardner grew up in Murrells Inlet and will not be far from home as she works to shape the minds and passions as the Museum’s Children’s Art Educator.

Stellar is exactly what LA Angels’ Tommy La Stella’s 2019 campaign has become. From disposable bench option for the Cubs, to infield institution for the Angels, it’s been a pretty wild last several months for Tommy Boy.

You've seen the heartbreaking video of the turtle with a straw caught in its nose, and you've heard about fish pumped with microplastics. But there are bigger casualties of the plastic problem, according to scientists. Sharks and rays are also suffering as a result of plastic pollution.

Twitter is on the case. While the limited-character data the social media site generates is just a starting point, it goes where academic papers fail to tread. Scanning both academic papers and Twitter, researchers at the University of Exeter in England found more than 1,000 cases of “entangled individuals” among sharks and rays.

Veterans of Foreign Wars participated in overseas military operations in the past. Now, Coastal Carolina University students are conducting their own operation with a goal to outfit the Murrells Inlet VFW Post 10420 with solar panels for their facility.

A group of Coastal Carolina University alumni are making it their mission to protect the ocean. The former students have formed a nonprofit, hoping to make a difference in the marine environment. “Every single action that you do, whether small or big as it be, you can be a hero in that sense," said Kyle Massie, executive director of Ocean Heroes Project.

Sometimes Facebook is good for something. For retired Coastal Carolina University professor Rev. Dr. Preston McKever-Floyd, sharing inspirational memes on social media gained him a Facebook friend that ended up changing his life.

After nearly a year of waiting, the actress is finally getting a chance to see the fruits of her labor with the TV series “Grand Hotel.” “It’s been kind of crazy,” she says. “We filmed the pilot for the show over a year ago, and it’s finally airing. The anticipation kept building, and I didn’t know what to expect because this is my first real lead role.”

Back in the late 1980s when Coastal Carolina University offered Sunny Gupta a scholarship to attend the school, they never imagined they would be renaming the College of Science for him years later. CCU President David DeCenzo said that when Sunny Gupta was applying to college, out of the six or seven very well-known universities he sent information to, only one saw his potential.

Students with the Boys and Girls Club of the Grand Strand created rap videos this week. They did it during the Each 1 Teach 1 Entrepreneurship Institute business course at Coastal Carolina University.

Insider is always looking for examples of how our industry works with their communities in innovative ways. We noticed an article on the WPDE TV news site featuring a Coastal Carolina student, Nicolas Rosa, and an internship he recently started with Coastal Outdoor. You can read the full article through this link, but we went ahead and contacted Pudge Roberts at Coastal Outdoor for more details.

ith the rise of careers in music technology, young people don’t have to wait to travel to Nashville to get their start in the industry. One new Masters program at Coastal Carolina University is music to the ears of some who want to make their mark in music.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Coastal Carolina University is one of just 120 in the country. OLLI classes are held for a variety of subjects like writing, technology, cooking, knitting and the most popular, history. The classes average about $5 an hour after a membership fee.

Among the hundreds of individuals who graduated from Coastal Carolina University during Fall 2019 Commencement was Doris Glass. What makes Doris stand out from all the others is that she just turned 89.

Coastal Carolina’s Kevin Schnall is the sixth-best assistant baseball in the nation, according to a recent poll conducted by Baseball America. The high-profile sports magazine asked college coaches to list 10 assistant coaches who they believe have the brightest futures.

Crabtree Greenway is new city administrator Adam Emrick’s favorite recreational amenity, but he thinks most people don’t even know it exists. Using just a little creativity, he says, the Greenway can connect Conway High School with Frank Theatres, Walmart, the Conway Recreation Center and about half a dozen subdivisions while requiring walkers and cyclists to cross very few streets. “It’s amazing what we could connect with it,” he said.

After a five-month-plus health sabbatical, Joe Moglia is returning to his job at Coastal Carolina.

Former Coastal Carolina golfer Dustin Johnson has started the new year with a bang. Johnson, 33, won the Tournament of Champions by carding an 8-under par final round 65 to win by eight shots.

Coastal Carolina University will celebrate the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with an evening of song and inspirational words on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Coastal Theater of the Lib Jackson Student Union. The event is free and open to the public.

Coastal Carolina athletes are excelling in the classroom like never before. A record 264 student-athletes posted at least a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) for the fall 2017 semester, including a record 129 who earned Dean’s List honors and another 48 who had a perfect 4.0 GPA to receive President’s List recognition.

Battling for everything she gets is nothing new for Janae Camp. As one of Johanna and Reginald Camp’s 18 children, she is used to earning what she receives at home. Her ability on the basketball court earned her a scholarship to Coastal Carolina this season, but that opportunity requires academic achievement, and Janae’s battle for that has been exceptionally challenging and complicated. And for all but the past two years, that battle went unrecognized.

Students, faculty and staff at Coastal Carolina University are giving their time to assist local families in need with the Empty Bowls fundraiser, taking place on Thursday from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the courtyard of the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts courtyard.

Charlie Tingen, an alumnus of Coastal's BFA in musical theatre program, performs in local production of Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady.

Shark Tank, not the show but just like it, came to CCU Thursday night. The event was designed to showcase local entrepreneurs.

A jump rope contest that banned her because of her age was Amber Campbell’s first athletic challenge. “I was only 5 years old, and you had to be 7 to compete, so I told my Mom,” Campbell said. The three-time U.S. Olympian retired from professional athletics in July, and is now the organizational development coordinator for the City of Myrtle Beach. A 2004 Coastal Carolina University graduate, the athlete will be honored at the 2018 Celebration of Inspiring Women on Feb. 5.

A 2004 Coastal Carolina University graduate, the athlete will be honored at the 2018 Celebration of Inspiring Women on Feb. 5. The event, at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Conference Center, is part of the eighth annual Women’s Leadership Conference and Celebration of Inspiring Women.

Coastal Carolina graduate Josh Norman is having a busy offseason, as he continues to be one of the more active players in the NFL off the field. The Washington Redskins cornerback started a seven-on-seven high school football league in his hometown of Greenville that will be played later this year, recently took part in NFL UK Live shows in Scotland and England, and Tuesday joined a committee bent on making social change through the NFL.

Terri DeCenzo and Hatton Gravely joined News13 NOW at 9 a.m. on Friday to talk about the upcoming 8th Annual Women's Leadership Conference and Celebration of Inspiring Women.

A survey to help the homeless is being conducted by volunteers throughout Horry County. Volunteers throughout the community are helping, including around 50 Coastal Carolina University students.

Janki Patel has found herself lumped in many different categories during her time as a student at Coastal Carolina University. Last week, Patel and other Coastal Carolina students, professors and staff opted to approach the uneasy topic of race during an hour-long forum.

Coastal Carolina University sent congratulations to two ROTC alumni for their achievements. Lt. Joshua Collins '17 graduated from Ranger School, and Lt. Joshua Salters '17 will complete the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course this week.

Rick Mueller, who has worked in professional football for more than 20 years, including five years with the Philadelphia Eagles through the 2016 season, has been named Coastal Carolina football’s executive director of player personnel.

Free tax assistance will be available at Coastal Carolina University beginning Tuesday, Feb. 13, through Thursday, March 29, through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service. The University's accounting students will prepare and e-file basic tax returns for taxpayers with annual earnings of less than $54,000.

Students from Coastal Carolina University walked parts of Horry County for a lesson normally not taught in a classroom.

Three Grand Strand women were honored Monday night at Coastal Carolina University’s Women in Philanthropy and Leadership’s Celebration of Inspiring Women. The three women are Renee Hembree, Amber Campbell and Dr. Murph Fore.

Sydney James knows the answer to the age-old question, “If humans evolved from apes, why are there still apes?” Her interest in anthropology, archeology, and all things history has earned the Coastal Carolina University sophomore a spot at the Koobi Fora Field School in Kenya this summer.

Women from all walks of life gathered together to not only educate women, but challenge them to be the best they can be. This event is hosted by Coastal Carolina University's Women in Philanthropy and Leadership (WIPL). This year, it kicked off with former first daughters Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Bush Hager.

Former President George W. Bush's twin daughters were in Myrtle Beach Tuesday. Barbara Pierce Bush and sister Jenna Bush Hager gave personal and motivational stories at the Women's Leadership Conference hosted by the Women in Philanthropy and Leadership for Coastal Carolina University.

The Department of Theatre at Coastal Carolina University will be performing the musical "Bullets Over Broadway” using props from the original Broadway production.

Coastal baseball players may not have received much love from Sun Belt Conference coaches, as none were selected to the preseason all-conference team, but D1baseball.com showered some accolades on several Chants.

Eleven of the 16 players who signed on Wednesday to play for Coastal Carolina are offensive guys and will address various needs on the roster, said head coach Joe Moglia.

The Department of Theatre at Coastal Carolina University presents the musical “Bullets Over Broadway,” which incorporates the original Broadway production props.

If you're looking for weekend plans, how about seeing a musical? The Bullets Over Broadway musical is at Coastal Carolina University. The production is set in the 1920's and includes props from the original Broadway show.

Conway, S.C. (WPDE) — Adults with autism are learning job skills through volunteer work at Coastal Carolina University. Keegan Rupnik said he doesn't use the computer often. "Only when I'm playing video games or watching YouTube."

When Brandon Brown is behind the wheel, he’s got a familiar face riding shotgun: the head Chanticleer, Chauncey. Thanks to a partnership with Coastal Carolina University, the CCU student is accompanied by the university mascot every time he takes a spin as a NASCAR driver.

Coastal Carolina University’s board of trustees approved a new degree program at its meeting today, the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Education. The proposed doctoral program will offer three specialization areas: education leadership; higher education administration; and curriculum, instruction and assessment.

Educators of the future are taking a stand, following a vigil held on the camps of Coastal Carolina University honoring the 17 lives lost in a Florida shooting.

A student at Coastal Carolina University wants to bring awareness to the opioid epidemic in Horry County, and help provide resources for those who may struggle with addiction.

Political science scholars Michelle Schwarze, Brandon Turner and Rodolpho Hernandez will hold a roundtable discussion on Adam Smith’s economic theory and its relation to democratic citizens in the 21st century on Monday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in the James J. Johnson Auditorium at Coastal Carolina University. The event, part of CCU’s politics and economics lecture series, is free and open to the public.

Is the role of a teacher being shifted to being a defender? Some are calling for reform in the classroom in wake of the Parkland, Fla. school shooting. Wilson Wiggins at the Spadoni College of Education says he's as passionate as ever to fulfill his lifelong dream of teaching.

A group of Coastal Carolina University students are sharing their passion for fishing with local children, for free.

More than 40 Coastal Carolina University students volunteered during the eighth annual Screen Shot 2018-02-23 at 12.41.40Women's Leadership Conference and Celebration of Inspiring Women Feb. 5-6 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

There’s a misconception that the PGA is for men, and the LPGA is for women. That is true of the golf tours. But it’s not entirely true of the teaching and club professional organizations that use the initialisms, and Paige Cribb is one of the best examples as a pioneer in the PGA of America.

The aftermath of the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida has many begging the question: how can we prevent tragedies like this? Some talks have turned to mental health on student campuses and the services that are available to students. At Coastal Carolina University, it's something they say they take very seriously.

In its second season in the Sun Belt Conference, Coastal Carolina will host Louisiana-Monroe, Appalachian State, Arkansas State and Georgia Southern in football games this upcoming season. The conference announced its football schedule for 2018 on Tuesday, allowing the Chanticleers to fill out their slate.

Paige Cribb, Georgetown native and director of student support for Coastal Carolina University’s PGA Golf Management Program, has become the first female president of the Carolinas PGA, which is the largest of the PGA of America’s 41 sections.

Students from Carvers Bay and Georgetown high schools will compete against their peers from across the Lowcountry at Coastal Carolina University's 39th annual Dr. Subhash C. Saxena High School Math Contest.

Having a sustainable Georgetown County means having employment, education opportunities and bringing college-educated people to the county, while encouraging them to stay, spend money, create businesses and volunteer. That is the idea behind a new community initiative called the United Nations Youth Corps, made possible through a partnership between Georgetown RISE, Coastal Carolina University and the Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation, which involves supplying interns to local businesses and county agencies. Representatives from those groups met at the Bunnelle Center in Pawleys Island for a reception to honor the Youth Corps interns on Feb. 22.

The family of the late Peggy Shelley of Garden City Beach has made a significant donation to the Coastal Carolina University Spadoni College of Education. The gift, given jointly by Dr. and Mrs. Ed Shelley Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Jay Shelley and their father, Billie Shelley, will establish the Peggy S. Shelley Early Childhood Lab School.

Western Carolina University art professor Heather Mae Erickson’s ceramics exhibit titled “The Perfect Imperfection Collection” is on display at Coastal Carolina University’s on-campus art gallery until Thursday, March 29, with a reception on Thursday, March 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

U.S. Army Spc. Raymond Felton of Greenwood, South Carolina, was named the 2018 Soldier of the Year.

Former Gilbert High and Coastal Carolina standout Connor Owings underwent successful kidney transplant surgery Wednesday.Owings got his new kidney from his mother, Sherri, and the surgery was performed at MUSC in Charleston. Gilbert baseball coach Ashley Burnett said the surgery went well and Owings is likely to remain in the hospital for two weeks.

After a legendary high school career at Hartsville, Jaylen Shaw envisioned a productive and successful career at the University of South Carolina. Luckily for Coastal Carolina, things didn’t go as planned for Shaw in Columbia. Instead, Shaw is closing out one of the better careers in the history of the CCU program.

To their surprise and excitement, Coastal Carolina University was voted as one of the 2018 Top and Most Affordable Military-Friendly Online College options in the nation. “I was extremely surprised and proud that we earned that, because online colleges are huge for our military folks,” said CCU military funding coordinator Greg Nance. “A lot of them might not be close to a college and they have to take their classes on military installation. Being able to take those online helps that demographic.”

Hannah Battley, a music major from Loris, is among four Coastal Carolina University music students who have been awarded an Herron-Carleton-Talbert scholarship from the Grand Strand Opera Workshop.

Vocalist Bobbie Rowe will bring her soulful, smooth vocals to the stage alongside guitarist Drew Anthony as they perform an acoustic concert Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Edwards Recital Hall at Coastal Carolina University. Tickets are $17, and CCU discounts are available.

To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Women’s and Gender Studies program at Coastal Carolina University has launched a unique webpage to highlight and honor the women who have helped build and strengthen the University since its founding in 1954. Highlighted on the webpage are current students, graduate students, alumnae, faculty and staff who have all contributed to Coastal Carolina over the years.

Sporting Hawaiian shirts and a pitch pipe, a student barbershop quartet called the Fortissibros is serenading the Coastal Carolina University campus with nostalgic tunes.

A campus police officer at Coastal Carolina University in Conway has been named officer of the year.Charles Kessler, an investigator with Coastal Carolina University’s Department of Public Safety, has been awarded the distinction from the National Association of Campus Safety Administrators, according to a press release from the school.

Hundreds of students from Horry and Georgetown counties are bringing history alive. More than 400 students took part in a the National History Day competition held at Coastal Carolina University.

Coastal Carolina University and SOS Healthcare invited adults with disabilities and their families to learn about how to help find jobs and develop financial independence.

New research shows some species of sharks are coming to the Carolina coast earlier than normal, and staying longer. Coastal Carolina University's Shark Research Team studies and tags sharks along the coast.

Jennifer Boyle, Ph.D., professor of English at Coastal Carolina University, has received the HTC Distinguished Teacher Scholar Lecturer Award, given annually to a faculty member who demonstrates outstanding teaching through scholarship and mentoring.

Coastal Carolina University students say more young people are speaking out following the Parkland, Fla. school shooting.

Vilmarie Ocasio joined News13 NOW at 9 a.m. on Thursday to talk about her Multiple Sclerosis awareness campaign. March is MS awareness month, and this year Ocasio is encouraging people to wear a stylish orange item, then take a picture and post it to social media using the hastag #MSwithStyleAwarenesMonth

A student group at Coastal Carolina University held a conference to help women enter careers in national security and intelligence.

Coastal Carolina was building toward a late night of revelry Tuesday at Springs Brooks Stadium with a 5-1 lead over Clemson in the eighth inning. The Chants were about to have a number of reasons to celebrate.

The quotes on the wall set the tone as one walks into Dylan Blanton’s home. They send a message to the young man that he's unstoppable despite every sign saying otherwise. "Regardless of ability or disability, Dylan is my favorite person," said Dee Saddler, Blanton's caretaker.

With Lugoff native Monte Lee at the helm of the Clemson baseball program, the Chanticleers expect to see a lot more of the Tigers in Conway in the coming seasons. Lee is in his third year as the Clemson head coach after spending seven seasons leading the College of Charleston program, and playing Coastal Carolina regularly during his tenure there.

At a time when cell phones and video games vie for kids’ time and attention, one local group is working to introduce children to the healthier and more rewarding alternative of track and field. Before the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational took over Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium for a major college meet last weekend, the Myrtle Beach Track & Field Club held its annual Kids Day competition. More than 60 local kids between the ages of 6 and 12 took advantage of the opportunity to test their skills at running, jumping and throwing under the instruction of college athletes.

Coastal Carolina University has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, a national award given by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report.

The Women in Intelligence and National Security (WINS) recently hosted their second annual Intelligence and National Security Conference.

In August of 2017, former Coastal Carolina men’s soccer forward Tobenna Uzo signed a professional contract with United Soccer League (USL) club Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. With the 2018 USL season starting on Mar. 17 for the Switchbacks, Uzo reflected on the moment he signed with the club and talked about his expectations for the season.

The most opioid deaths in the state happen right here in Horry County, according to state officials. Two students at Coastal Carolina University are leading an initiative, hoping to turn the problem around.

Two students at Coastal Carolina University are leading an initiative, hoping to raise awareness about addiction.

"Real men don't cry." It's a saying you've probably heard before. If you ask Matt Wilkinson, Professor of Sociology at Coastal Carolina University, it's long outdated.

Two Coastal Carolina students started The Horry Hope Initiative to research drug addiction and found it can affect almost anyone.

Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, Winthrop University and The Citadel have joined forces to provide a seamless transition from each institution’s Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree programs to Clemson’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program in Education Systems Improvement Studies.

New Conway Police Chief Dale Long arrived at 6:45 a.m. for his first day in charge of the department but was locked out of his new workspace. It wasn't until someone asked what he was doing in his sergeant’s office that Long admitted the problem. "I don't have a key to the office yet," Long recalled saying.

Waynesburg University and Coastal Carolina University have established a consortium agreement for fourth-year students enrolled in Waynesburg's Marine Biology Program for the 2018-2019 academic year.

CCU scientist Zhixiong Shen contributes to a study that has revealed for the first time the last 500-year flood history of the Mississippi River. It shows a dramatic rise in the size and frequency of extreme floods in the past century -- mostly due to projects to straighten, channelize, and bound the river with artificial levees.

Coastal Carolina concluded its spring practices with its annual intrasquad Spring Game on Friday night at Brooks Stadium. The two-hour session included various formats, including two live sessions that featured the first and second offensive units against the first and second defensive units.

When Coastal Carolina won the College World Series in 2016, it was nowhere on the national radar. It appears some national outlets are trying to make sure such a thing doesn't happen again.

Growing up in Penn Township, Maranie Rae Staab was always the friend with a camera. That hasn't changed except that her subjects have gone global. Staab, 30, whose work is being exhibited at Penn State, New Kensington, from April 9 to 27, is a journalist and self-taught independent photographer who ignores the natural human instinct to fear the unknown and shy away from uncertainty.

Owning a small business or becoming an entrepreneur is about to get easier in North Myrtle Beach. A new initiative will bring the North Myrtle Beach Innovation Center to the area, a business incubation center, according to a press release from the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Team Fredette is going to give it another go. The squad, which entered The Basketball Tournament in 2017 before losing in the first round, has already secured a spot in the 2018 field, according to E.J. Gallup, a Coastal Carolina alumnus and former Myrtle Beach resident who's part of the team.

Nearly two years since Coastal Carolina won the NCAA national championship, it’s still a hot topic in baseball. Zach Remillard, now a member of the Winston-Salem Dash minor league baseball team in the Chicago White Sox organization, said he has even been asked about it by an opposing first baseman while he standing on first base following a single.

A Coastal Carolina University student turned dive instructor will be remembered in a very unique way. Christopher Chong was a crew member at Express Watersports and well-known around Murrells Inlet. After he passed away in a diving accident late last year, his friends and coworkers wanted to create a memorial in his honor.

The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and ESPN announced today that a new college tournament is coming to our area. It's called the "Myrtle Beach Invitational." It will debut in November at Coastal Carolina University with eight teams.

ET Online reports that NFL star Josh Norman will be vying for the mirrorball trophy during the four-week, all-athlete edition of the dance competition show, Dancing With the Stars.

Sustainable development is on the agenda in Georgetown County, and the next generation of county leaders are already tackling the challenge head-on. A group of Coastal Carolina University students spent the spring semester as interns for local government agencies and nonprofits in Georgetown County. They will be followed this summer by another group who will intern at area businesses.

Like many states across the country, South Carolina is facing a teacher shortage. To help find new educators, districts like Horry County are recruiting both in and out of state. Dr. Ed Jadallah, Dean of CCU’s College of Education, has decades of experience inside the classroom and said a lot of teachers don’t return after the first year because they don’t feel prepared.

Since 2007, Coastal Carolina University has been raising money for the American Cancer Society (ACS) through Relay for Life. This year, just days before the event, they finally reached their $1 million goal. Each year, CCU partners with the ACS for the annual Relay for Life. The event invites students and community organizations to set up tables as vendors and raise funds to be donated towards cancer patients.

Twelve years, thousands of volunteers, countless hugs, tears and laughs, and an unwavering dedication to defeating cancer. Add all that up, and you get an organization that has raised $1 million since 2006 for the American Cancer Society. Two days ahead of its annual Relay For Life event that took place Saturday, the Coastal Carolina University student-run chapter of Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) reached the million-dollar mark of lifetime funds raised.

With a 23-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship, Coastal Carolina’s women’s golf team just needed to stay focused for their first Sun Belt title, and that they did.

Coastal Carolina men’s basketball coach Cliff Ellis has signed a pair of international players for his 2018-19 signing class. David Kralj comes to CCU after playing in Slovenia, where he led the Slovenian national team in scoring, and Ebrima Dibba is a 6-foot-5 point guard from Sweden who attended St. Benedict’s Prep School in New Jersey.

Bree Newsome is the keynote speaker for the fifth annual Ella Baker Day Celebration at Coastal Carolina University, which will be held on April 19 at 6 p.m. in the James J. Johnson Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

On Nov. 12, 2017, the Coastal Carolina men’s soccer team won the Sun Belt Tournament for the second straight season by defeating Georgia State 2-0. While senior forward Martin Melchor would score one of his seven season goals in the final five minutes of the Sun Belt Championship game, the other goal was scored by the unlikeliest of players. A five-foot-eight, 140-pound midfielder by the name of Saif AlHameli.

The Coastal Carolina University Jazz Big Band and Carl Payne Big Band will team up for a dual performance on Saturday in honor of International Jazz Day, according to a press release.

Conway is planning a big welcome home event for poet, educator, advocate and National Book Award-winner Nikky Finney Friday at Coastal Carolina University and Saturday at the Conway City Hall and Whittemore Park Middle School.

Coastal Carolina students in Robert Johnson’s Apex Predators class are making a difference and raising money to conserve land that is halfway around the world. At the beginning of the semester, Johnson gave his students a choice. “This fundraiser was something I came up with and asked my students if they were interested,” said Johnson. “A lot of the work I do is international conservation, and I was just in Sumatra back in December and I came up with the idea while I was over there. After discussing it with the people I worked with over in Sumatra, I brought up to my students.”

On Thursday evening, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Brandon Brown visited /r/NASCAR to answer fan questions in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session. The 24-year-old Brandonbilt Motorsports driver is currently running a part-time schedule in the series, finishing thirty-sixth in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway, and is scheduled to race Friday night’s Richmond Raceway event.

June 27, 2015 marked a day Bree Newsome said she couldn't stand to the side. That day, she climbed. "Putting myself at risk in that way was just me trying to demonstrate, 'This is how serious the issue is,'" she said Thursday in front of students at Coastal Carolina University as the school celebrated a civil rights icon, Ella Baker.

Are you a fisherman who would like to meet some former and current NFL players and have a chance at winning $30,000? Former Coastal Carolina standout running back Mike Tolbert is providing just that atmosphere through his non-profit, the SPADE Foundation, next month in Charleston.

“I chose to enter ArtFields this year because it’s a wonderful opportunity to connect the community with the world of fine art. It’s also a wonderful competition to feature the scope and breath of so many talented Southern artists,” Charles Clary, assistant professor and Foundations Coordinator, Visual Arts at Coastal Carolina University.

The Fall, a documentary film on the two women – Mary Decker and Zola Budd – whose clash in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics remains one of the most memorable moments in Olympic history, debuts in the U.S. at an exclusive premier at Coastal Carolina at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Union.

After winning the stroke play portion of the 2018 Sun Belt Men’s Golf Championship by 26 strokes the previous three days, Coastal Carolina continued its strong play Wednesday as it defeated South Alabama, 3-2, in the morning semifinal and turned around in the afternoon to defeat Georgia Southern, 4-1, in the final to be crowned Sun Belt Conference Champion at the Raven Golf Course at Sandestin.

After winning the Sun Belt conference for the first time in program history, the lady Chants gathered Wednesday to learn their NCAA Region destination.

For the first time since 2013, the Coastal Carolina men’s and women’s golf teams have both qualified for the NCAA tournament in the same season.

Calm, analytical and without emotion — Coastal Carolina coach Joe Moglia called on that process to make scores of successful decisions as CEO of TD Ameritrade. So with Moglia facing potentially serious respiratory problems, he relied on his business past to temporarily walk away from the Chanticleers first season in the FBS Sun Belt Conference.

Travis Dannelly watched his parents’ involvement in local civic organizations growing up, and always knew he wanted to give the same level of commitment to his community. Dannelly was reared in Conway. He graduated from Carolina Forest High School in 2002 before going on to attend Coastal Carolina University. He played football under Coach David Bennett, and went on to work in the banking industry at both First Citizens Bank and CresCom Bank beginning in 2008.

Students from Coastal Carolina University presented the results of a semester-long internship program focused on sustainable development in Georgetown County on April 23 at the Bunnelle Foundation in Pawleys Island.

An educator-in-residence program offered by Coastal Carolina University is an attempt to address the teacher shortage in South Carolina. The program allows students who are working on their masters’ degrees in education to participate in a residency similar to how medical students receive practical training.

Coastal Carolina University has released its annual seasonal hurricane forecast. The forecast calls for "normal to above normal" hurricane activity.

With three weeks of games and conference tournaments yet to come, it’s way too early to know which teams will make the NCAA baseball tournament field of 64, and where those teams will play their regionals But it’s not too early to predict, and Baseball America currently projects Coastal Carolina, which is ranked 15th nationally by the publication, to host one of 16 NCAA regionals based on the season through this past weekend.

The Hurricane Genesis & Outlook (HUGO) Project at Coastal Carolina University anticipates a “normal to above normal” hurricane season in 2018, with a high probability of a landfall on both the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, according to its extended range forecast for the North Atlantic released Wednesday.

Baseball America and writer Teddy Cahill has named the top 10 college baseball stadiums in the country and Coastal Carolina’s Springs Brooks Stadium made the list at No. 8. The stadium opened in 2015, seats 2,500 and has a capacity of 5,400 including grass berms, a boardwalk and standing room only sections in the grandstands.

Forecasters at Coastal Carolina University say it's probable that at least one hurricane will make landfall on the East Coast this year. CCU's outlook also predicts 11 to 18 named storms in the Atlantic in 2018, and two to five major hurricanes, or storms that reach Category 3 or higher.

CONWAY, SC (WBTW) - Researchers at Coastal Carolina University say this hurricane season could see "above normal" activity in the Atlantic Ocean.

Coastal Carolina University looking to build a median fence along highway 544 to make it safer for students to cross. CCU started work on pedestrian safety after a student was hit and killed crossing 544 back in 2016.

David DeCenzo, the President of Coastal Carolina University, wanted to improve customer service on the campus. He knew how important academic customer service is to enrollment and the University. President DeCenzo wanted to provide faster, friendlier and more accurate help for students. He was intrigued by the idea of a concierge service to help students and turned to newly hired April Betsch to explore the idea.

Malene Krolboll Hansen created a list of pros and cons before she decided to attend Coastal Carolina on a golf scholarship in 2014. At the top of the cons list was the distance Coastal is from her family in Denmark. More than 4,000 miles is a daunting number for a teenager about to leave home.

As any loyal fan of the show knows, “Dancing With the Stars” can be a risky proposition for the injury-prone. So it seems fair to ask Josh Norman — a guy who makes many millions playing cornerback for Washington but is taking time this spring to moonlight on the special “Athletes” edition of ABC’s hit reality competition — a question like this: Is he concerned about getting hurt out there on the dance floor, especially when he’s doing a running leap over 5-foot-4 dance partner Sharna Burgess?

Tim Meacham, who serves as university counsel at Coastal Carolina University, has established the Timothy Meacham Endowed Scholarship in Political Science. The gift supports the University’s I’M IN endowment campaign, university officials said, which has a goal of increasing CCU’s endowment by $20 million by 2020. To date, more than $19 million has been raised.

The tropical paradise of Hawaii is being shaken to its core with a cataclysmic combination of volcanoes and earthquakes. While our state doesn't have any volcanoes in our backyard, South Carolina is the epicenter of the largest earthquake ever to strike the Eastern U.S.

When Jim Garren was named the head men’s golf coach at Coastal Carolina last July, the former Oklahoma assistant immediately faced a pressing issue. The Chanticleers were returning four players and bringing in just one incoming freshman, and their final event of the fall, the East Bay Deli Classic at Kiawah Island, S.C., featured a six-count-four format.

Coastal Carolina alumnus De’Angelo Henderson will have some new faces competing with him for playing time in the Denver Broncos backfield this upcoming preseason training camp and season.

De’Angelo Henderson isn’t wasting much time giving back to the Myrtle Beach community as an NFL player. The Coastal Carolina graduate who is entering his second season as a running back with the Denver Broncos will hold a free youth football camp on the CCU campus. It is tentatively scheduled for July 7.

Coastal Carolina alumnus Dustin Johnson held the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking for 64 weeks.

Coastal Carolina opponents have learned this year that you run at your own risk against Matt Beaird. CCU’s senior catcher has thrown out 22 of 32 would-be base stealers.

In a collaboration with Georgia Tech and funded by the National Science Foundation, Coastal Carolina University is sending graduate student Elana Ames and undergraduate student Alec Villafana on a month-long research cruise off the coast of Brazil to study nitrogen fixation.

One of its best rounds of the season wasn’t enough to get the Coastal Carolina men’s golf team into its fifth NCAA Championship in program history.

Head football coach Joe Moglia believes there are four principles in life that if applied, provide a foundation upon which to build a successful life of leadership and impact, and he made sure Coastal Carolina University graduates knew what those principles were before they crossed the stage to receive their diplomas.

Did you watch Josh Norman on “Dancing with the Stars?” Come on now — be honest. I taped it. And when the time was right, I went to the show and there on the screen, with dancing partner and professional dancer Sharna Burgess, was Norman.

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - After April’s fire at the Windsor Green condo complex took the home and nearly the life of 23-year-old Khrysta Boulavsky, a graduate student at Coastal Carolina University, her CCU family has rallied to raise money to help her and her mother get back on their feet.

Unapologetic reminders of the 2016 national championship grace the scoreboard and walls of Spring Brooks Stadium. And inside the ballpark — tucked away in the Omaha Room — a shiny, encased College World Series trophy sits at the helm, as if it’s hosting a dinner party. In that spirit, Coastal Carolina is hungrier than ever.

Josh Norman and partner Sharna Burgess were on a couch at the far end of the dance studio devouring a late-afternoon snack. They were laughing and being playful, oozing with the same chemistry that shines on the ballroom floor.

After leading Coastal Carolina to a regular-season conference championship, coach Gary Gilmore has been named Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year. Gilmore was recognized via a vote by conference coaches after leading the Chanticleers to a 23-7 league record in 2018. CCU enters the conference tournament Wednesday with a 38-17 overall record.

A local veterans organization will soon save money on its energy bills thanks to a group of Coastal Carolina University students.

Kevin Woodall Jr. said he believes attending Coastal Carolina for three years is “one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.” The fourth year at CCU wasn’t necessarily his decision, as he went undrafted last June despite putting up some of the best power-hitting numbers in the NCAA during the 2017 regular season.

Waccamaw Getaway Festival is at Bucksport Marina in Conway this weekend. The three day music festival kicks off tomorrow night with a local band Oracle Blue's album release party. It started as a dream for these college friends, grouped together for the music program at Coastal Carolina University.

A new housing program for teaching students at Coastal Carolina University is aimed at helping alleviate one South Carolina's biggest challenges: a shortage of public school teachers. CCU's educator in residence program, launched for the first time last fall, places student teachers and first-year teachers in apartments on Georgetown's Front Street. The residents, who are all master's students at CCU, work or have an internship in the Georgetown County School District.

For months after Coastal Carolina surfaced out of the Big South in 2016 to win an NCAA baseball regional at NC State, then a super regional at LSU before rolling Florida, Texas Tech, TCU and Arizona in the College World Series to earn its first national title, coach Gary Gilmore accepted thanks at almost every turn.

The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season is just days away, and scientists at Coastal Carolina University predict it may be a bit busier compared to last year's initial projections.

The 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season is just days away, and scientists at Coastal Carolina University predict it may be a bit busier compared to last year's initial projections.

Coastal Carolina University officials have a plan for improving pedestrian and bike safety on S.C. 544 near the university.

Jay Causey had an opportunity to walk on at Coastal Carolina after graduating from Conway High School in 2015. So why did it take him two more years to find his way to his hometown college’s campus?

The Myrtle Beach Fire Department has announced a new fire chief, as current Fire Chief Alvin Payne prepares for retirement. Deputy Chief Tom Gwyer, a 25-year veteran of the department, will take the position in early July.

After about a year of research and planning, all 45 police officers within the Department of Public Safety at Coastal Carolina University are sporting new uniforms that add comfort and professionalism to their appearance while not skimping on safety.

South Carolina is currently dealing with a teacher shortage. According to the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement (CERRA), 6,705 teachers left their jobs in the 2016-17 school year. Low pay and lack of support in the classroom were some of the main issues cited by departing teachers. As the school year wraps up, a new program at Coastal Carolina University is looking at the future and fill teacher vacancies in our area.

Public Safety officers at Coastal Carolina University are sporting some new uniforms Monday! All 45 officers now have their own set of Armorskin, which adds comfort and professionalism to their appearance, as well as extra safety.

She crossed her fingers and waited for the call. Nikko Austen Smith, a 2018 Coastal Carolina University graduate, had already been through the first step - sending in a self-taped audition in hopes of landing a spot on her dream show "Queen Sugar."

Brookgreen Gardens is the site of an archaeological dig by Coastal Carolina University students.

Coastal Carolina University May 15 announced that, in recognition of a gift received by retired CCU mathematics faculty member Subhash C. Saxena to the College of Science, it has established the Dr. Subhash Saxena Math Suite.

Greeenwood native Josh Norman has one more accolade to add to his quickly growing list: recipient of an honorary doctorate of public service from Coastal Carolina University. CCU president David A. DeCenzo surprised Norman with the honorary degree Wednesday.

What you got to love about this D.J. Johnson is that he's a jock. He does not care. Or not excessively, anyhow. His South Florida workout buddy won the U.S. Open, right in front of him. Do you think DJ was, like, moved? Oh, please. Johnson just about walked off the 18th green without shaking Brooks Koepka's hand before remembering the be-nice code of the modern PGA Tour.

A Coastal Carolina University professor recently received a Fulbright Award to teach in Poland. A press release says William Hills, a professor of psychology in the university's College of Science, received a Fulbright Award to teach gerontology at the Medical University of Lublin for the 2018-19 school year.

Individual South Carolina artists working in prose, poetry, and theatre acting and playwriting have won $5,000 fellowships based on recommendations made by out-of-state review panelists, who select these fellows based solely on a review of anonymous work samples, according to a news release from the S.C. Arts Commission board.

Enrollment for Coastal Carolina University's new Early Childhood Development and Literacy Center is now open for the upcoming 2018 fall school year. Program leaders say the scheduled opening date is August 13. The new center will be inside the Kingston Hall building.

While you were likely sleeping at 3 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Coastal Carolina alumnus Josh Norman was in a Walmart in San Antonio, Texas, on a shopping spree. But he wasn’t shopping for himself.

Monday was World UFO Day and people all over the world looked up at the sky to see if they could spot something that's out of this world.

About 20 years ago, Joe Oestreich and his bandmates in Columbus rock act Watershed were playing a Cheap Trick cover at a venue called the Brewery in Raleigh, North Carolina. “We saw one guy out in the crowd who was loving it, just going nuts,” Oestreich said recently by phone from his office at Coastal Carolina University, where he now chairs the English department.

A Professor of Sociology at Coastal Carolina University has been working with her students for nearly two years on a program that will supply free bike rentals for the homeless population in Horry County.

Joe Moglia will be fielding questions about college football on Monday at the Sun Belt Conference Football Media Day in New Orleans. First, you can wake up to Coastal Carolina’s head football coach talking business as a guest host on the CNBC morning show Squawk Box from 7-9 a.m. Thursday.

Florence-Darlington Technical College and Coastal Carolina University have been ranked by Onlinecolleges.com for having one of the best online degree programs in the state.

With up to 3.6 inches of rain falling in the Pawleys Island area, Monday was a good day to talk about coastal flooding. On average, there are about six storms a year that produce at least 2 inches of rain in 48 hours, according to 30-year survey of weather data for the county. In the last week, there were two such storms.

Former Conway High coach Chuck Jordan is back in football, and Coastal Carolina has a new football staff member.

Matt Hazel is back in the NFL. The Indianapolis Colts signed the Coastal Carolina alumnus Sunday. Hazel will provide receiver depth for the Colts, who lost rookie Deon Cain to a torn ACL following their preseason opener.

Coastal Carolina University's bike rental program gets a makeover and new name - fitting to the process.

Coastal Carolina University is hopping today, as freshmen begin to move into their dorms for the start of the Fall 2018 semester.

The family of Joseph W. and Frances F. Holliday of Galivants Ferry has made a financial contribution to the College of Science at Coastal Carolina University. The gift supports the University’s I’M IN endowment campaign, which to date has secured more than $22 million for CCU’s endowment. The newly established endowed fund will support research by marine science students working on sustainability issues related to oceans. Preference will be given to projects by students who are formally enrolled in the sustainability certification program.

Coastal Carolina University student Madison Scholar has been awarded a Rotary Global Grant for up to $50,000 to study in the United Kingdom during the 2019-20 academic year.

Your high school seniors may have new options after school. Coastal Carolina University's Department of Visual Arts is working to create two new majors. It would be an expansion of the department's bachelor's degree programs in art and graphic design to provide more opportunities for creative students.

Coastal Carolina University received a $6,000 donation from Myrtle Beach area Walmart stores during CCU’s recent back-to-school event at the Carolina Forest Walmart on Myrtle Ridge Drive. CCU’s move-in day is typically one of the busiest days of the year for the Myrtle Ridge Walmart location, said Michael Willard, store manager. Willard says the day historically rivals that location’s Black Friday.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Faith Farley of the Marshall University School of Physical Therapy has earned a position on Team USA to compete in the 2018 World Championship for Functional Fitness in London, England Oct. 5-7.

In ancient Greece a messenger named Pheidippides ran from the city of Marathon to Athens to tell of the military victory the Greeks held over the invading Persians. Though the military no longer uses running as a method of message delivery, running is still used as a way to maintain overall readiness, personal fitness and esprit de corps among Soldiers. “What I like about running is (that) you get what you put in,” said Staff Sgt. Claudia McNally, a psychological operations specialist assigned to Company A, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group, here.

You need only to listen to Joe Moglia’s press conference from Sun Belt Conference Media Days in July to know Coastal Carolina has a unique football coach. While the league’s other nine coaches were addressing football issues, Moglia’s 15 or so minutes were taken up with talk of NASA, ISIS, North Korea’s nuclear program, the U.S. military and the 2016 presidential election, with some football sprinkled in. Coastal president David DeCenzo knew he was getting an atypical football coach when he hired Moglia in December 2011.

Monday, Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order, which created the South Carolina Floodwater Commission. The commission has been created "due to a need for communication and coordination between local authorities, state officials, federal agencies, and the private sector."

Wayne Wardien watched the water climb to his front steps during the great flood of 2015. A year later, he pulled up strips of new bamboo flooring ahead of Hurricane Matthew’s flood, the first to breach the Socastee home where the Minnesota transplant has lived for nearly a quarter century.

Former Coastal Carolina football star Josh Norman, an all-pro defensive back in the NFL, has donated $1.5 million to his alma mater. The school announced that Norman, a Greenwood native who currently plays cornerback for the Washington Redskins, made the largest donation ever by a former student-athlete.

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 10804 in Little River, SC went solar this year with the help of a student group from nearby Coastal Carolina University (CCU). The 15.1 kilowatt solar installation will keep the VFW’s electricity bills low, allowing them to spend more of their budget directly on their core mission of serving veterans through camaraderie, veteran advocacy, and programs like job training and financial support.

A Coastal Carolina University owned cultural arts center is now one step closer to coming to downtown Myrtle Beach.

Coastal Carolina University will enter into negotiations with the city of Myrtle Beach to bring a theater to the Superblock area.

The Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees voted "yes" to a new performing arts center in Myrtle Beach's Superblock area.

ADJUST COMMENT PRINT First, there was a dream. Then came the league, the team, the logo and GM/head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Now, Calgary Cavalry FC has signed its first two players. The soccer squad is finding its feet, so to speak, after inking its first four legs to its Spruce Meadows-owned stable — two belonging to veteran Nik Ledgerwood, and the other two owned by young talent Sergio Camargo.

As the effects of climate change continue to unfold in front of us; as scientists continue to report the gravity of the situation; and as our political system continues to deny reality, it can be easy to lose hope and lose sight of the progress we’re making. ... In Little River, South Carolina, a group of foreign combat veterans support each other at their local VFW Post 10804. This group of veterans, predominantly conservative senior citizens, provides incredible services for their fellow veterans. They assist VFW members that are unemployed, have physical and mental health challenges, or are otherwise in need of a helping hand. They provide meals, clothes, even financial support for their fellow veterans. When a group of RE-volv Solar Ambassador college fellows from Coastal Carolina University approached them about going solar, they were all ears.

Horry County spends more than half a million dollars annually to monitor the quality of water throughout the county. ... Coastal Carolina University (CCU) receives $54,500 for additional testing along the river that require lab testing like fecal bacteria levels.

RE/MAX Southern Shores, the Grand Strand's top producing real estate brokerage for the last six years, observes Mandy Dunlap on her achievement of 20 years at RE/MAX Southern Shores. The Pittsburgh, Pa. native graduated from Duquesne University with a Bachelor of Science in French. She then made the move to the Grand Strand and received her Master’s in Education at Coastal Carolina University. Dunlap taught French for 12 years at North Myrtle Beach High School, where she met her husband Harold, the football coach and athletic director.

The terms “Gullah” and “Geechee” may be vaguely familiar to the general public, but a Coastal Carolina University institute is on a mission to make sure they become widespread cultural knowledge. Two scholars have won a sizeable grant to make Gullah historical records accessible and engaging to the public.

Several South Carolina groups are suing the federal government after it approved five permits to start an early offshore drilling process called seismic testing. Before drilling for oil and natural gas off the Atlantic coast could begin, surveyors would use seismic air guns to see what's below the ocean floor. "If you go to the extent where you're trying to see deep into the Earth, you have to make a large sound," said Dr. Paul Gayes, the executive director of the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies at Coastal Carolina University.

Coastal Carolina alumnus and Greenwood native Josh Norman has announced that two of the three endowed scholarships he recently established as part of his $1.5 million donation to the university will be named in honor of his two favorite professors in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts. The Robin E. Russell Scholarship will support students in the department of theatre, and the Linda P. Kuykendall Scholarship will support students in the department of communication, media and culture. The third scholarship is named the Joshua R. Norman Walk-On Student-Athlete Endowed Scholarship.

It took a tiebreaking vote at Conway Middle School before Conway native Abby Merrell was declared the school’s Teacher of the Year. “I was very, very surprised. The other teacher is a really, really great teacher and I really thought she would win,” Merrell said. The CMS curriculum coach Joey Trail, and other administration made the big announcement in person, to the excitement of Merrell’s class, and all the students lined the hallways to congratulate her.

After serving 12 years as Coastal Carolina University President, Dr. David DeCenzo announced Friday that his last day as president would be June 30, 2021. The reason for such an early announcement was to give the search advisory committee for his replacement time to be formed, and to get moving on the search. DeCenzo plans to work directly with his replacement for a year before his departure.

An announcement has been made by Coastal Carolina University that President David A. DeCenzo intends to retire in 2021. In a release from CCU, it is said the board of trustees approved the formation of a presidential search advisory committee to begin the process of selecting CCU’s next chief executive on Friday.

Karyn Tomczak, a Coastal Carolina University dance professor, is back to teaching dance classes after her car accident, except for the moment she is teaching dance from her wheelchair.

An announcement has been made by Coastal Carolina University that President David A. DeCenzo intends to retire in 2021.

Matt Hogue stood in southwest corner of Brooks Stadium on Saturday, watching 88 of the top high school seniors in South Carolina taking part in the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl. It was the second high school game on Coastal Carolina’s campus in five weeks, and the CCU athletics director said there’s a chance this could become a regular occurrence. But it included a big “if”.

As a year full of flooding events comes to a close, South Carolina’s first state commission designed to tackle floodwaters will hold its first meeting Thursday in Columbia. The commission, created in an Oct. 15 executive order by Gov. Henry McMaster, is meant as a “state-wide flood accommodation, response and mitigation effort,” according to the text of the order.

Dalton B. Floyd, Jr. will serve as gubernatorial appointee for Seat 16, At-Large and the Governor's appointee seat, respectively.

It’s easy to make New Year’s resolutions. The hard part is keeping them. But before you blame yourself entirely for your previous lack of success, consider this: Your location may be setting you up for failure. For insight on the challenges in keeping resolutions and tips on overcoming them, we asked a panel of experts to share their thoughts. Terry F. Pettijohn II Ph.D. – Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Coastal Carolina University, College of Science

Two Coastal Carolina University faculty members have won a grant to digitize Gullah-Geechee documents on one central website, a portal the researchers hope will connect both academics and the public with a treasure trove of history.

Gov. McMaster’s Floodwater Commission Task Force started with a promise only a few weeks after Hurricane Florence.

Once a community of several hundred people, Sandy Island’s isolated population has dwindled down to between 50 and 60 at any given time. But Coastal Carolina University is making sure the undeveloped river island’s legacy of freedom, self-governance, education and political power within its African-American population is protected.

“Just survive.” “Be strong.” “Don’t give up.” Those thoughts frequently channeled out the fear or inevitable negativity floating around the mind of Di’Janai “DJ” Williams, a teenager who was dealing with rounds of chemotherapy treatments from a cancer diagnosis she learned of just upon starting a new chapter in her life as a student-athlete for the Coastal Carolina women’s basketball team. Williams found out in September 2015, just prior to the start of preseason practice last season that she had a rare form of cancer – a teratoma of the ovary – that needed to be treated right away.

Joe Moglia has been the subject of profile pieces from the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and Grantland, to name a few. If there’s one thing he knows, it’s taking an uncertain leap.

The reigning national champion Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. You can say it over and over again. Gary Gilmore won’t complain. “It’s still music to my ears.”

Across college campuses around the U.S., more than 1,000 students commit suicide annually, according to a report from Emory University. Beyond campuses, one person attempts suicide in this country every 38 seconds. Many of these people struggle in silence, feeling like they have nowhere else to turn. Twin sisters at Coastal Carolina University are wanting to change that notion. They have made it their mission to let those hurting know that there is another way.

Two Coastal Carolina University students are joining the community’s fight against heroin with The Horry Hope Initiative. For a CCU Swain Scholars program, Sydney Brown and Ashley Lynch are going to be surveying people on their perceptions and experiences with drugs, particularly heroin and opioids, in an effort to help spur educational programs and raise awareness about their dangers.

The boys are back in town. That was the theme of the national championship ring ceremony at Springs-Brooks Stadium on Saturday as the 2016 Chanticleer baseball players finally received their rings. The stadium was filled to the brim with a record crowd of 3,222 there to witness Coastal’s finest receive their rings. But no one there could’ve predicted the famous faces that would congratulate the Chanticleers.

It's a sign of the changing times. A need for advanced training to know what to do should there be an active shooter or aggressor on campus is being addressed at Coastal Carolina University. Campus police and university officials are rolling out an enhanced training program called SAFE for CCU students and employees.

The Grand Strand played host to the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Women’s Basketball Tournament last weekend, hosting 15 teams from across the country to battle for an automatic bid into March Madness. This has consistently been one of the most competitive conferences in women’s college basketball and this season was no different.

Coastal Carolina University is adding a kindergarten. University officials hope the Chanticleer Center for Literacy and Early Childhood Education will be ready by the fall semester of 2018. The program will include a playground and four classrooms that will house a full-day kindergarten and half-day programs for kids ages 3-5.

More than a 100 golfers hit the green on Sunday to help local students afford a college education.

Two Coastal Carolina University students have joined the community’s fight against heroin by beginning to survey people on their perceptions and experiences with drugs.

Horry County, S.C. (WPDE) — As thousands of people begin to head to the beach’s along the Grand Strand, questions about the shark population start to pop up.

Dozens of Coastal Carolina University football players, coaches and staff stepped up to the line Thursday. But it wasn’t the sideline or a hash mark. It was a taped pink line going down the middle of the chapel at the Evans Correctional Institution in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Head coach Joe Moglia was glassy-eyed.

Whether it’s flipping the classroom to maximize in-class time for hands-on learning, strengthening the connection with online learners, or encouraging deeper understanding of course content through real-world examples, video is being used in a variety of innovative ways for today’s technology-savvy students. At Coastal Carolina University, the faculty are using the Echo360 video and active learning platform to strengthen student engagement and enhance the overall student learning experience.

Kelsie Miller wants to shed light on a dark subject. Three years ago, the Coastal Carolina University student and her mentor Chris Donevant-Haines brought the Out of the Darkness Walk to the campus. The purpose was to help raise awareness about suicide prevention.

Among Georgetown County’s natural gems are stunning marine beasts that only the lucky few ever encounter. Most of these charismatic sea creatures arrive when the water temperature rises and the period of daylight lengthens in spring, and leave when these move in the opposite direction in late fall. They co-exist peacefully with bathers and boarders blissfully unaware of their presence, and they provide thrills to visitors to piers and fishers in coastal waters who encounter them. Many people irrationally fear these animals, a condition known as galeophobia, but instead we should revere them as ocean guardians, bellwethers of how we are harming the oceans, and sources of infinite, pure fascination.

Creating the Conway Critters was hot and dusty at times, but the three Coastal Carolina University students who spent all day Friday and part of Monday casting the bronze critters didn’t seem to notice.

Coastal Carolina football coach Joe Moglia’s living arrangements 36 years ago were less than ideal. The oldest of five children raised by immigrant parents in New York City, Moglia had dealt with hardship before. He grew up sharing a two-bedroom, one-bathroom home with his family in Manhattan while splitting time between school, sports and working at his father’s fruit store.

Coastal Carolina University graduate and three-time Olympian Amber Campbell will serve as the commencement speaker at graduation ceremonies this weekend.

This is not your everyday yard sale; it’s an annual rite of passage, for spring cleaning across student housing for Coastal Carolina University, with good buys before goodbyes. The school’s 2017 “Campus Salvage” sale – cash only – for its sustainability scholarship fund and benefiting local charities, is 8 a.m. May 13 at 370 Allied Drive, Conway, in the Portable On Demand Storage company parking lot, in Atlantic Center, across U.S. 501 from CCU. Admission is free, or pay $5 for early bird entry at 7 a.m.

Former Coastal Carolina running back De’Angelo Henderson has signed a four-year contract with the Denver Broncos, according to The Denver Post. The contract is worth $2.55 million, with just over $500,000 counting against Denver’s $167 million salary cap in 2017. The Broncos selected Henderson in the sixth round of the NFL Draft on April 29 with the 203rd overall pick.

CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – A newly-formed committee at Coastal Carolina University aims to improve student and pedestrian safety along Highway 544 near campus. “You’ve got students crossing anywhere and everywhere walking in and out of traffic standing in the turn lane waiting to cross and it’s just not safe,” said University President, David DeCenzo.

Coastal Carolina’s all-time leading scorer in basketball was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame on Monday night. Tony Dunkin, a native of Rains, played at CCU from 1989-93 and was a four-time Big South Conference Player of the Year, the only four-time conference player of the year in NCAA basketball history.

Two officials from Coastal Carolina University (CCU) in the United States of America (USA) have called on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah as part of their visit to the University. The two officials, Prof. Daniel Ennis (Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts and Vice President of CCU), and Prof. Richard Aidoo (Assistant Dean and Professor of Politics) were in UCC to discuss the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UCC and CCU which was signed in March 2017. The MoU paves way for the two institutions to embark on short-term study abroad programmes; faculty and exchanges; cooperation in scholarly and creative activities and other activities that would be agreed by the two institutions.

Michael Bonner, the North Carolina Teacher of the Year who was recently featured on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," recently spoke at the Coastal Carolina University's Spadoni College of Education's Masquerade Gala.

Coastal Carolina head women’s basketball coach Jaida Williams has a new assistant in Vanessa Taylor, who has spent the past five seasons as the head coach at North Carolina Central. Taylor boasts 23 years of women’s basketball head coaching experience, and Williams cited Taylor’s character, knowledge of defense and winning history in the hire.

The Coastal Carolina baseball team made quite a first impression in its first year in the Sun Belt Conference. The Chanticleers recorded the best record in conference games at 22-7-1, and Monday it was announced the Chants have the conference’s player of the year and freshman of the year for 2017.

Coastal Carolina center fielder Billy Cooke was named the Sun Belt Conference player of the year, leading the way for a Chanticleers team that hopes to repeat as the College World Series champion. Meanwhile, Cory Wood, a key utility player for the Chants, is the Sun Belt freshman of the year. Overall, six Chanticleers were named to the All-Sun Belt baseball first and second teams.

The Sun Belt Conference is changing its structure in football. The conference will be splitting into a pair of five-team divisions beginning in 2018, with the division champions meeting for a conference championship game at the home stadium of the team with the better College Football Playoff ranking. Coastal Carolina, which is moving up to the Football Bowl Subdivision level and joining the Sun Belt this upcoming season, will be in the East Division along with Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State and Troy.

The way the Coastal Carolina baseball team closed out the regular season reminds senior pitcher Alex Cunningham of last season, and that can’t be a bad thing. The Chanticleers won the 2016 College World Series, and Cunningham has a feeling of déjà vu. The Chants enter the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship having won 12 of their past 14 games and 11 consecutive games against Sun Belt opponents.

Coastal Carolina has been awarded the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship tournament for the 2018-19 season. Springs Brooks Stadium was named the host site following the conference’s annual Spring Meeting that concluded on Monday in Point Clear, Ala. The 2016-2017 tournament is being played this week at Georgia Southern’s J.I. Clements Stadium in Statesboro, Ga., and Louisiana-Lafayette is the host next season.

The E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration at Coastal Carolina University has awarded professorships to four faculty members who exemplify excellence in teaching, research and service. Professorships have been awarded for 2017-2018 to The Vereen Teaching Impact Award to David Fink and Richard Drass; the Baxley Applied Impact Award to Robert Salvino; and the Blanton Distinguished Research Impact Award to Monica Fine.

Georgetown city, county and school district officials met May 17 with representatives from Coastal Carolina University and nonprofit groups, and other concerned citizens and officials for the first of many meetings to discuss sustainable development goals in this area.

It's a beautiful time to be a Chanticleer. Coastal Carolina is experiencing arguably the greatest calendar year in the athletic department's history. Just how epic? The baseball team won the school's first ever national championship in 2016 only one day before the huge announcement that the university would be moving up to the Sun Belt Conference.

Former Coastal Carolina three-sport star Brooke Weisbrod, who is among the school’s best ever women’s basketball players, was one of four people inducted into the Big South Conference Hall of Fame on Thursday night. The induction ceremony was part of the league’s annual Spring Meetings Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner at The Marriott Resort in Hilton Head Island.

From late 2010 to the summer of 2016, Joe Harris played professional basketball around the globe. The former Coastal Carolina star’s multitude of teams included Cader, B.C. Prievidza, the Salon Vilpas Vikings, Bakken Bears and Ovarense Aerosoles stretching from South America to Scandinavia. Now that he’s settled on a more permanent career and a home in Myrtle Beach, Harris’ new team is the Georgetown County Sheriff’s department.

Several top colleges called upon leaders in the sports world to the stage. Yale University and Coastal Carolina University called upon their own alums to deliver commencement addresses in Chicago Cubs President of Operations Theo Epstein (Yale ’95) and three-time Olympian hammer thrower Amber Campbell (CCU ’04).

Coastal Carolina outfielder Cory Wood (Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson HS) was named to Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team, the publication announced today. Wood becomes the Chanticleers’ 11th Freshman All-American and 10th since 2007.

The Wall Fellows, a student group from the E. Craig Wall Senior College of Business at Coastal Carolina University (CCU), visited the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in London, thanks to the CCU's Grant Center for Real Estate and Economic Development.

The Coastal Carolina University football team will open the season Sept. 2 hosting the University of Massachusetts. The Chanticleers and Minutemen contest will kick-off at 7 p.m. at the newly expanded Brooks Stadium and will be broadcast on ESPN3. CCU is in the second year of its two-year transition to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and will be eligible to play for a Sun Belt Conference title.

Not only did Coastal Carolina have a successful athletic season in its first year in the Sun Belt Conference, the Chanticleers also performed well in the classroom for the 2016-17 academic year.

Fresh off a productive college basketball career at Coastal Carolina, Elijah Wilson is ready to take his game to the next level. With help from his basketball coach at Laney High School, the former Chanticleer is getting a chance to show his talents at the highest level of the sport. Wilson will join some NBA draft prospects Wednesday at the Charlotte Hornets’ Spectrum Center for a pre-draft workout in front of Hornets brass.

Returning to Coastal Carolina University for his senior season proved to be a profitable move for Alex Cunningham. Outfielder Billy Cooke doesn’t plan to see his senior season at CCU.

It appears Coastal Carolina will have had the services of shortstop Jordan Gore, relief pitcher Will Latcham and second baseman Wood Myers for just one season each. All three have a year of eligibility remaining after transferring to CCU but were selected Wednesday on the final day of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.

The Coastal Carolina baseball team is not losing a single position player to graduation this year, as the team’s only seniors were three pitchers. But Major League Baseball came a calling this week, and the prospective 2018 roster took a hit. The Chants are likely to lose speedy outfielder Billy Cooke, who is the reigning Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, shortstop Jordan Gore of Conway and second baseman Wood Myers, as all three rising seniors were drafted by MLB teams.

A troupe begun by a core of recent Coastal Carolina University graduates with theater degrees will take big first steps through its premiere play, ready to help raise awareness for plights across a segment of the service personnel population. Boots on the Ground Theater will present George Brant’s “Grounded,” geared to mature audiences, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday at Atlantic Stage, in Myrtle Beach Mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, near Briarcliffe Acres, and near the AMC (formerly Carmike) 12 cinema, between Victoria’s Secret, and Bath & Body Works. Tickets are $14, and available through 843-655-4953; 800-838-3006, Ext. 1; or groundedBOTG.brownpapertickets.com. The director, John Patrick “J.P.” McLaurin, spoke about assembling this endeavor among a company of about eight and additional real-life education that comes with this entertainment – for the players and patrons.

Few people achieve the rank of head coach of a Division I college football program. Even fewer chair $20 billion publicly-traded companies. Joe Moglia does both--at the same time. Moglia, the head coach of Coastal Carolina football and the chairman of TD Ameritrade has one of the unique resumes in modern business.

(VIDEO) The work was designed by Cat Taylor, who is a lecturer at Coastal Carolina University, and the students painting the mural are part of his Arts 499 mural painting class. Taylor, a mason, said there are masonic symbols throughout the mural.

The work was designed by Cat Taylor, who is a lecturer at Coastal Carolina University, and the students painting the mural are part of his Arts 499 mural painting class.

Onetime local rocker returns to ComFest with new essay collection and forthcoming book on Ryan Adams Years ago, a Watershed performance at ComFest wouldn’t have been all that unusual. Whether cradling a Fish Boat sandwich and Skittle-colored beer mug at the annual Party with a Purpose or raising rawk hands at any number of sticky-floored venues around town, fans could catch sets by the beloved local power-pop act on the regular. Watershed never stopped rocking, but ever since bassist/co-vocalist Joe Oestreich skipped town to pursue a writing career several years ago, live shows have been few and far between. On Saturday, though, for the first time since 2006, Oestreich and guitarist/co-vocalist Colin Gawel, alongside guitarist Rick Kinsinger and original drummer Herb Schupp, will perform on ComFest’s main stage. “I would be incredibly fired up just to go to ComFest this year,” said Oestreich by phone from Conway, South Carolina, where he teaches creative writing at Coastal Carolina University. “The fact that Watershed gets to play, and that we get to play sandwiched between the Floorwalkers and Willie Phoenix, our hero — that just seems like a gift from the gods.”

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) – Coastal Carolina University had a total economic impact of $565.8 million in 2016, which equates to $1.5 million per day, according to a new study.

Of the five members of the 2016 Coastal Carolina football team who were invited as undrafted free agents to three-day NFL rookie mini-camps in early May, only linebacker Alex Scearce has made a 90-man roster. Scearce has signed a three-year contract and made the 90-man roster of the Chicago Bears, which means he'll join the team for training camp next month and will likely be on the team at least through preseason. "It's a great opportunity and a great experience," Scearce said. "They have some veteran guys in front of me at the inside linebacker position so I've really got to bust it. There are a lot of people who wish they were in the spot I'm in now."

At the moment, Elijah Wilson and Joe Harris find themselves at the opposite ends of their basketball careers. Wilson said Saturday he is close to signing a deal to play professionally overseas, while Harris recently hung up his high-tops, graduated from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and began working as a sheriff’s patrol deputy out of the Georgetown County Sheriff’s department. While the two former Coastal Carolina standouts are traveling very different paths now, part of their journeys to get to this point was celebrated Thursday night.

Amber Campbell is not sure how many big events she has left in her future. While she admits she is leaning toward retiring from track and field after the season, the Coastal Carolina alumna is hoping to make another appearance for Team USA in the IAAF World Championships this August in London.

Researchers at Coastal Carolina University predict the ongoing hurricane season will produce a slightly fewer than average number of storms. The so-called HUGO team predicts eight to 14 tropical storms, with 11 most likely and 12 being the long-term average. Of those, three to eight will become hurricanes, with five most likely and six the average. And one to three of those will become major hurricanes of Category 3 strength or greater, with two the most likely and three average.

Amber Campbell’s track and field career could be down to just three events. The Coastal Carolina alumna finished fourth in the women’s hammer throw (241 feet, 5 inches) Sunday at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, coming up short of landing a spot with Team USA for the IAAF World Championships later this summer. The top three make the U.S. squad and will represent the country at the World Championships in August in London. Gwen Berry (245-3) won the event and will be joined by Maggie Ewen (244-7) and Deanna Price (243-0) on the U.S. squad.

The total economic impact of Coastal Carolina University on South Carolina was approximately $565.8 million ($1.5 million per day) in 2016, according to a new study by CCU’s Grant Center for Real Estate and Economic Development.

A few recent media stories about Coastal Carolina University portray students in less than appealing ways. Clearly, this is not a majority of students. This is not the CCU I know.

Alex Ross did not play organized professional football during the 2016 season. That made for a long year for the most prolific quarterback in Coastal Carolina and Big South Conference history. Being unable to stick with an NFL team in his first year out of college and being shunned by a Canadian Football League team increased his resolve, and led him to the beautiful west coast province of British Columbia.

Coastal Carolina officially joins the Sun Belt.

With two outs in the seventh inning Sunday night, State College Spikes reliever Will Latcham grabbed his Red Bull. Latcham took a few sips and chugged the rest before heading to the mound to close out his team’s 3-1 win over the Batavia Muckdogs at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. He downs the energy drink whenever he pitches for the sugar rush. He feeds off of it like he feeds off of the adrenaline rush from the fans in the ballpark. Latcham wants to carry all that energy with him to the mound.

CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – Horry County Schools officials say as fewer college students choose careers in education, and more educators leave the job, the shortage of available teachers is reaching a crisis level. The district faces two distinct problems: recruiting teachers and retaining teachers. The teacher shortage isn’t unique to Horry County as the need for educators is obvious across the nation.

MURRELLS INLET, SC – The Murrells Inlet Intracoastal Multipurpose Path is coming to fruition. The project is led by a non-profit organization known as Murrells Inlet 2020, and comprised of community leaders and area businesses. The group surveyed the needs of area residents in 2015 and identified expanded bike and walking paths as a top priority.

Life moves full throttle, no brakes. Former Coastal Carolina baseball standout Mike Morrison knows that better than most. Mere days after reaching the pinnacle of his college career, the Gilbert native found himself on the road headed toward his first assignment in Kannapolis, N.C., as a minor leaguer. “There was no down time. I was home for like two days, and then (the Chicago White Sox) sent me straight to (Low-A) Kannapolis,” he said. “So I got in my car one morning, hadn’t thrown a baseball in two days, got up there and the coach asks if I can pitch that night. Obviously, the answer was yes to that.”

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — It’s a proud day for Laney High School as another one of their alumni will be playing professional basketball next season. Today, Elijah Wilson signed to play with WBC Riffeisen Wels in Austria.

Four artists, two from the Charleston area and one each from Columbia and the Grand Strand, are the newly minted recipients of $5,000 grants from the South Carolina Arts Commission that executive director Ken May called a potential "life-changing experience." The artists submitted samples of their work anonymously that were then judged by out-of-state panelists. The award categories were in visual arts, craft, media-production and media-screenwriting. The grant money can be used as the artists see fit.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The sight of a total solar eclipse is an event you can't miss, but your health and safety are very important. Permanent eye damage or severe visual loss - even blindness - can happen by looking directly at the sun. This is good to remember, because on Aug. 21, millions will be looking to the sky for the first total solar eclipse in decades. Dr. Louis Rubbo, an astronomy professor at Coastal Carolina University, said it's an experience you want to see, but not with your bare eyes.

Four students have been selected as recipients of Coastal Carolina University’s prestigious Grant Center Scholarship Award. These include: Patrick Dempsey, Charleston, Austin Johnson, Conway, Blake Osting, Early Branch, S.C., and Erin McQuade, Sayreville, N.J.

Daniel J. "Dan" Mitchell, a libertarian economist and senior fellow at the Cato Institute, will speak at Coastal Carolina University's Economic Summit scheduled for September 29 at Pine Lakes Country Club in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Matt Hazel, looking to nail down a spot with the Washington Redskins for the 2017 season, is fairly blunt in describing his goal. "I want a Super Bowl. I've seen the Patriots go numerous times. I'm trying to get there, where they are," he said, offering a few thoughts in the midst of a football camp that he led at North Augusta High School Thursday morning. Hazel, who was a standout wide receiver for the Yellow Jackets and then Coastal Carolina University, took his first NFL steps with the Miami Dolphins, and now has landed in Washington with the Redskins.

Coastal Carolina University professor Henry Lowenstein has written a book about the little-known history of First Lieutenant Frank Philby “Bud” Hayes’ military service in World War II.

The official NASCAR Camping World Truck Series roster has been revealed for NASCAR Heat 2. Check out the roster below.

TWIN FALLS — Little was known about the history of First Lieutenant Frank Philby “Bud” Hayes’ military service — until now. “The Rescue Man: A ‘Snafu Snatching’ Rescue Pilot’s Extraordinary Journey through World War II” chronicles the Filer native’s military career during World War II. The book is written by Henry Lowenstein and was released in June.

At Coastal Carolina University’s Kids’ Camps, everything is about the students.

Coastal Carolina University's Brandon Brown is featured in the announcement of the official NASCAR Camping World Truck Series roster for NASCAR Heat 2.

Jim Garren wants to bring to Conway what he just experienced in Norman, Okla. Fresh off a 2016-17 national championship as an assistant coach at Oklahoma, Garren has been named the men’s golf coach at Coastal Carolina.

Jane Johansen has been named vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer (CFO) at Coastal Carolina University.

CCU marine science professor Rob Young explains why dolphins occasionally venture into fresh water.

We are delighted to announce that Katie Estabrook has joined The Daniel Island News team as a general assignment reporter. A native of Mooresville, North Carolina, Katie is a recent honor graduate of Coastal Carolina University (CCU), where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communication with a focus on interactive journalism.

I first met Tracy Fish on a muggy evening in Conway, SC sitting on a screened in porch sipping a glass of whiskey. There was a long table full of folks, carousing and cracking jokes, and Tracy was one among them. The thing I remember most that night were her stories and her unending sense of humor and lightness. She is not just a woman in her own right—commanding a presence with her voice and wit, but a talented photographer who uses her camera to share these visual yarns from the road.

Schools.com recently released their list of the best four-year colleges and universities in South Carolina. The schools were ranked based on factors like cost, program availability and graduation rates, according to the website.

CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – A total of 18 football Chanticleers will have degrees once classes start this fall. According to a GoCCUSports article, these student-athletes will either be working towards their Master’s or a second undergraduate degree by the time CCU’s football season starts in the fall.

The "skinny repeal" really narrowed in on a handful of issues Republicans wanted to see changed. Vice President Mike Pence was ready to make the deciding vote, but it still didn't pass. “It just didn't work. I mean, this is probably the last resort,” said Holley Tankersley, associate dean and professor of politics at Coastal Carolina University.

Imagine standing in an open field with the summer sun beating down on you. Then, slowly but steadily, the sun blackens. The temperature drops, birds become quiet, and crickets begin their evening chirps. In less than a minute the bright daytime sky is replaced by twilight. Day has turned into night. This is a total solar eclipse and one is about to happen in our area. On Aug. 21, the “Great American Eclipse” will be visible along a narrow band that stretches from Oregon, across the central United States, and out through our home state of South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) – A Coastal Carolina University graduate sent a text to the wrong person, but the chain of events that followed was oh so right. Justin Campbell sent pictures of his graduation to a total stranger and the positivity that resulted during and after the exchange is garnering national attention.

Matt White keeps on hitting new, higher notes, in multiple realms as a musician and educator. The professional trumpeter and composer, and for Coastal Carolina University, its coordinator of jazz and commercial music, and director of ensembles, has released his second CD with the Super Villain Jazz Band, “Worlds Wide,” on Ear Up Records.

Washington cornerback Josh Norman is among the newest group named to Coastal Carolina’s athletic hall of fame.

CCU marine science professor Erin Burge explains that some fish feed during lower light periods.

Animals often become confused and change their behavior in response to a solar eclipse. CCU marine science professor Rob Young says that fishermen have reported changes in how fish hit their lines during an eclipse.

It took CCU alumnus Michael Kelly seven years before he managed to earn a living as an actor. He was 30 years old. And even then, he didn’t quit his part-time job. It would take a decade more for him to land the role that changed his career.

The Chanticleers play their first game as members of the Football Bowl Subdivision on Sept. 2. It’s a bigger stage that comes with more scholarships and TV time, as well as more pressure to compete with some of the titans in the Sun Belt.

Four departments at Coastal Carolina University are hosting film screenings that are free and open to the public throughout the fall semester.

“Shark, hook seven!” yelled Coastal Carolina University graduate student Matt Larsen, right before he grabbed a 40-pound Finetooth shark with gloved hands and pulled it on the boat Wednesday morning. Students studying marine science at CCU get real hands-on experience when they study sharks—they learn how to properly hold them, tag them and release them back into the sea. For the past 15 years, CCU professor and shark expert Dan Abel has been taking his undergraduate and graduate students out on cruises to Winyah Bay to research sharks traditionally found along the Carolinas.

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - A program at one local university is changing the stereotypes for people with disabilities to go to college. Not only are these students getting a secondary education, but they're also learning to be self-sufficient and find a job after graduation. "I think it's really opened some eyes and some hearts to the abilities of these students, and just realizing that they may have some difficulties, as we all do. We all have our challenges and places where we excel and places where we probably will never excel, and that's what we focus on with our students. We find where their strengths are and we focus on those," said Cheryl Morgan, director of the LIFE Program.

When the 23-year-old Coastal Carolina University junior isn’t studying marketing and communications at school, he’s out competing with some of the top racers in the country.

People all around the country are helping out in any way they can for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Coastal Carolina University students, Taylor Moon, Trevor Greene, and Mary Rufo started a fundraising campaign called 'Teal for Texas' to help. They're also getting graded for it.

Coastal Carolina made school history Saturday night by playing in its first game as a Football Bowl Subdivision member. That was cause for celebration in itself. The program's first win over an FBS opponent made it a truly special occasion for the Chanticleers.

If anyone doubts the Washington Redskins’ decision to make Josh Norman the highest-paid cornerback in the National Football League, it’s certainly not Coach Jay Gruden. The plain-spoken head coach told On Tap during the team’s training camp in Richmond that despite signing a whopping five-year, $75 million deal in 2016, Norman shows no signs of complacency and routinely works harder than anyone on the team.

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - Coastal Carolina University is second when it comes to the best value for a southern regional university. That's according to the 2018 edition of the U.S, News and World Report’s "Best Colleges" annual rankings. In 2016, CCU ranked 8th in best value. It has consistently earned high marks in this category for the past years.

Lawmakers from the South Carolina House of Representatives met on Wednesday with dozens of community members to talk about the state’s opioid and heroin epidemic. The lawmakers make up the House of Representatives Opioid Abuse Prevention Study Committee and wanted to hear from the public how they can help the growing epidemic.

Horry County, S.C. (WPDE) — The heroin epidemic is making headlines again, and this time local law enforcement and university employees are coming together. The Video Production Services team within Coastal Carolina University's University of Communication recently teamed up with community leaders to make public service announcements to educate our community.

Artist Jim Arendt's solo exhibit "Remnants" includes 10 life-sized sculptures of the human form in repose. This solo exhibit is on view at Arts Center of Greenwood through Oct. 28, with an artist's talk and reception Sept. 22. Arendt makes frequent use of fabric, primarily blue denim, to reinforce the idea of the "worn-out" laborer in his sculptural forms. Arendt's art investigates how individual lives are affected by transitions in economic structures.

Those without a home make up 10 percent of South Carolina's population. There are 492 homeless and counting in Horry County. The county also has the highest rate of unsheltered homeless people in South Carolina at 40 percent. These startling numbers were shown at the Women in Philanthropy and Leadership Luncheon presented by Swain Scholar Kerry Dittmeier.

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - National Hazing Prevention Week is underway and campuses like Coastal Carolina University are taking action to promote the prevention of hazing. With over 11,000 students enrolled at CCU, many of which are involved in Greek Life, hazing is something the campus takes very seriously.

Former Coastal Carolina wide receiver Matt Hazel is getting a second opportunity with the Indianapolis Colts, who signed the free agent Monday for the second time this month. Hazel was claimed off waivers by Indianapolis on Sept. 3, a day after being cut by the Washington Redskins, and played three snaps in the team’s season-opening 46-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, recording his first career catch for 1 yard.

CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – Two Coastal Carolina University seniors launched a new company on Tuesday afternoon and did it with the help of the Conway Innovation Center (CIC). The company, LYSI U.S., is the exclusive domestic sales and distribution agent of the Icelandic fish oil giant, LYSI.

Myrtle Beach resident Nina Sedorenko knew she had a historical treasure in her hands, but she was unsure what to do with it. In her possession were dozens of original photographs from World War II, and some appeared to be related to the Japanese surrender that ended it on Sept. 2, 1945 -- 72 years ago this month.

Coastal Carolina University officially recognized a new building on campus Wednesday. The 52,000 square foot building is full of offices, classrooms and labs.

Coastal Carolina’s English department is growing rapidly. Last week the department held the first event for the Words To Say It Visiting Writers Series. Jason Ockert, a professor at CCU, explained what the series hopes to offer the community.

People familiar with taking fish oil supplements who may be sick of the gross aftertaste could find Coastal students Sean Edwards and Ross Kunmann’s new project interesting. Recently, the Icelandic fish oil company, Lysi U.S., launched in Horry County, giving the Wall Fellows students an 11 percent market share of global fish oil production. The oil aids in the health of the cardiovascular, brain, nervous, joints and immune systems.

CCU’s theatre department starts off the production season with “Arms and the Man,” a classic-comedy by George Bernard Shaw. “Arms and the Man” is a play that pokes fun at the absurdities of war and idealistic notions of love. First produced in 1894 at the Avenue Theatre in London and one of Shaw’s first commercial successes, this romantic comedy travels from the battlefield to the boudoir with crackling wit, irony and charm.

A Myrtle Beach local and Coastal Carolina University alumna is asking for help after Hurricane Maria destroyed much of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Cari Baun, 35, graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science in nursing in 2011. She worked at several hospitals in the area before moving to St. Croix and serving the people there.

On Sept. 28, Coastal Carolina participated in America’s PrepareAthon!, a nationwide, community-based campaign for action meant to increase emergency preparedness. This was the fourth year that Coastal Carolina participated and the event featured several local agencies in honor of National Preparedness Month.

Two students from a South Carolina university haven’t graduated yet, but thanks to the school’s help, they’ve already started their own business. Sean Edwards and Ross Kunmann have created LYSI U.S., which will serve as the exclusive American distributor fish oil products developed by Iceland-based LYSI. The two celebrated the launch of their company at a reception Tuesday, 19 September at the Conway Innovation Center, a business incubator in Conway, South Carolina, U.S.A.

James Arendt, director of the Bryan Art Gallery and assistant professor of art at Coastal Carolina University, is getting his chance to put his art in an exhibition in Baku, Azerbaijan. This exhibition, “From Waste to Art,” not only gives artists the chance to show their work, but also raises public awareness on waste problems.

On Oct. 1, a gunman opened fire on a country music festival from the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel, killing at least 58 people and injuring over 500 others, making it the deadliest mass shooting in United States history. Country music singer Jason Aldean was performing at the time when the shots rang out. Aldean stopped in the middle of the song he was performing and ran off stage after realizing what was happening. It was in that moment that all hell broke loose.

Carson Berry, a marine science junior, is fundraising to get a robotic arm. Berry has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 2 and in the past few years, he has been robbed of his arm strength and upper-body strength. SMA is a disease that takes away people’s physical strength by affecting the motor nerve cells in the spinal cord, preventing the ability to walk, eat or breathe.

Horry County, S.C. (WPDE) — An Horry County teacher and Coastal Carolina University alum is being honored for always going above and beyond for his students. On Wednesday, the College Football Playoff Foundation honored Whittemore Park Middle School teacher Chad Hamilton with the Extra Yard Award. The award recognizes teachers who go above and beyond, inspiring students every step of the way. Hamilton currently teaches 6th grade. Before becoming a teacher, he attended CCU and played football for the Chants.

The Coastal Carolina Track and Field program will be without a place to train on campus for the next month as the facility closes to get a facelift. However, once complete, the Chanticleers will have one of the most unique facility in the nation — a teal-colored track.

Coastal Carolina University Baseball Coach Gary Gilmore will be the guest of honor for an event to support Students in the Word, a nonprofit religious education program that serves Waccamaw Middle and Waccamaw High school students.

On Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, SōL hosted a campus-wide prayer on Prince Lawn, which started at 10:08 p.m., the time the Las Vegas shooting rampage started. The purpose of gathering was to collectively bring in a moment of unity on the University’s campus in an open, loving and diverse atmosphere. Over 60 people showed up for the event. SōL caters to college students and younger people in the community. Their motto is, “Where people are loved and Jesus is made known,”

Coastal Carolina University’s artist-in-residence previewed an epic new sculpture of the university’s mascot, “The Chanticleer.”

Coastal Carolina receiver Malcolm Williams discusses the shooting death of his 5-year-old nephew on July 30 and the role it played in his school-record 266 receiving yards Saturday at Louisiana-Monroe.

On Sept. 29, 2017, the Department of Public Safety at Coastal Carolina released the 2017 Clery Report. Captain Thomas Mezzapelle, training and compliance officer at the department of public safety, gave his thoughts on the recent report. “For the most part, we had less crimes across the board,” said Mezzapelle. “Some numbers went up and some numbers went down. As we grow, the numbers are going to go up.”

It won’t be long now before Conway’s critters will be crawling the streets of Conway. The eight critters, the brainchild of Conway City Councilwoman Jean Timbes, were crafted by three Coastal Carolina University students – Erin Ryan, Chris Kunk and Brittany Clark -- under the direction of Coastal Carolina University assistant professor of art Alexandra Knox.

Coastal Carolina University baseball Coach Gary Gilmore discussed his faith recently at Belin Memorial United Methodist Church.

Coastal Carolina University has coordinated a training program that will bring a Chinese delegation of middle and high school principals to Grand Strand classrooms.

When Ja’ree Tolbert arrived at Coastal Carolina University as a freshman in 2014, he was prepared for four or five years of the college life. He was ready to experience Division I football, academics and the social life that revolves around a college campus.

Horry County — Coastal Carolina University officials and state education officials discussed a growing question on campus Friday -- how to fill area teaching vacancies. Professors at CCU believe one of their programs can solve the problem in Horry County and across the Pee Dee.

Conway, S.C. (WPDE) — Imagine getting an alert saying your child has been told to 'shelter in place' on a college campus. A short time later, you get the 'all clear' alert, but nothing further. That's what happened to Coastal Carolina University parents and students. They were left wondering about a shooting victim that was found on Friday near campus.

A Chinese delegation of 25 middle and high school principals and members of the Ministry of Education for the People’s Republic of China this week is visiting middle and high schools in Horry, Marion and Georgetown counties and participating in teacher education classrooms.

MARION, SC (WBTW) – Coastal Carolina University is hosting a delegation of education officials from China that will tour a number of local schools this week. Wednesday, the group visited middle and high schools in Marion County.The program is part of an effort to learn more about school administration, teacher education and school management.

A Chinese delegation of 25 middle and high school principals and members of the Ministry of Education for the People’s Republic of China this week is visiting middle and high schools in Horry, Marion and Georgetown counties and participating in teacher education classrooms.

CONWAY, SC (WBTW) -Sculptures from Coastal Carolina students are popping up around the City of Conway. The animals are all creatures you can see in that area. They are affectionately known as the “Conway Critters”.

Coastal Carolina senior Malene Krolboll Hansen of Denmark earned her second career individual victory on Sunday, claiming the Ladies Fall Invitational title when the final round was canceled due to inclement weather and unplayable conditions.

Joseph Opala, American Gullah historian and Coastal Carolina University scholar-in-residence for November, will give a lecture titled “Gullah Homecomings” on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. in the Myrtle Beach Education Center Theater. The free lecture is the first event of Opala’s residency at CCU and is open to the public.

Gabriel "G" Diaz, a 2015 graduate of Waccamaw High School, was selected as a member of this year's Coastal Carolina University Homecoming court. Diaz said he was nervous before the ceremony on Oct. 28, and although he wasn't named Homecoming king, he said he was excited to be nominated since he had been trying since his freshman year.

The Coastal Carolina men’s soccer team won its second straight Sun Belt conference title with a 2-0 win over Georgia State on Sunday afternoon in Conway.

Manning native Tyrice Murray, a music major at Coastal Carolina University, recently performed in the school’s Percussion Ensemble during its fall concert, which was held Nov. 7 at Wheelwright Auditorium.

As of Oct. 27, graduate students now have the option of pursuing a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Physical Theatre and a Master of Arts in Applied Politics. CCU is the only college in the United States that offers a B.F.A. in Physical Theatre. Students can learn the basic framework of the program from CCU’s website.

The Chanticleers, who began the season 2-4, defeated Clemson in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night at Historic Riggs Field in Clemson to reach the national quarterfinals for the third time in the past six years and first time since 2013.

Darlington, S.C. (WPDE) — Coastal Carolina University student Blake Walker spent time Tuesday talking with fifth graders at Darlington Middle School. Walker got an invitation to talk with students and didn't want to miss the opportunity.

Through CCU’s partnership with Aramark, they have hired a new dietitian to help promote a healthier campus. Molly Ford is a recent graduate of Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she studied in the Dietetic Internship program.

Imagine you have no place to call home, no belongings, no family. That is what the 428,000 children in foster care go through every day. However, thanks to some students here at Coastal Carolina, a child is going to filled with hope. Students in a “First Year Experience” course linked with an upper business management course offered by the Wall College of Business have been raising money for a certain cause.

CONWAY, SC - Amanda Ferrigno, a hospitality, resort, and tourism management major from Union performed in Coastal Carolina University's International Poetry Slam on Nov. 16 at James J. Johnson Auditorium.

The Grant Center for Real Estate and Economic Development at Coastal carolina university, which was launched at the beginning of 2016, has announced three major initiatives as part of its strategy to develop a prominent role in the international real estate sector: It has appointed Dr. Robert F. Salvino, Ph.D. to serve as its first associate director.

Seven players on the Coastal Carolina football team were named to the 2017 Sun Belt All-Star rosters. The FBS conference released rosters for three, offensive teams, defensive teams, Special Teams, and a list of players who received honorable mention recognition. The highest honor for the Chanticleers went to Shane Johnson, Coastal’s senior linebacker who was named to the All-Defense Second Team.

The cultures and history of the South Carolina coast will be the focus of study at a new institute jointly proposed by the Baruch Foundation and Francis Marion and Coastal Carolina universities.

Josh Norman likes to use the persona of “Dark Knight” while on the football field. On Monday night, he took on a different nickname: Santa. The former Coastal Carolina standout and current Washington Redskins cornerback returned to his hometown of Greenwood on Monday night to play Santa and hand out gifts to children at Morris Chapel Baptist Church, according to the Greenwood Index-Journal.

After more than 50 years as fertile ground for scientific research, the 16,000 acres at Hobcaw Barony will find a place for the humanities. The Belle W. Baruch Institute for South Carolina Studies is a partnership between the Baruch Foundation, Coastal Carolina University and Francis Marion University. It joins the University of South Carolina’s Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences formed in 1969 and Clemson University’s Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, which traces its origins to 1965.

Two of coach Cliff Ellis’ most significant victories during his nine seasons with the Coastal Carolina men’s basketball program have come at home against Big South rival Winthrop.

Some political experts want to see a public opinion poll right here along the Grand Strand. Coastal Carolina Political Science Chair Doctor Holley Tankersley said we might get a better picture of who the true front runner to the White House is after the South Carolina primaries, but the predictions might be more accurate beforehand, if we had another poll in our state.

College/post grad degrees: Bachelor of Science in both marine science and biology, with a double minor focus in chemistry and environmental sciences from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C.; Master of Science in ecology and environmental sciences from the University of Maine in Orono.

Given his gift of gab and love of the spotlight, it seems perfectly natural Carolina cornerback Josh Norman was originally a theater major when he arrived at Coastal Carolina as a football walk-on.

Local education leaders say a partnership with Coastal Carolina University helps with recruitment and keeping more teachers local. Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) assists with the recruitment, training, and certification of elementary teachers from disadvantaged communities who are planning to teach in South Carolina schools.

Terri DeCenzo and Marjorie Thompson joined News13 NOW at 9 a.m. on Monday to talk about the Women’s Leadership Conference and Celebration of Inspiring Women. The conference and the celebration are two closely linked events held in conjunction with each other at Coastal Carolina University on Feb. 10 & 11, 2016.

The signing came at the Chinese University President Delegation, hosted by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in Washington, DC on Jan. 11-13. The delegation consisted of high-level representatives from 15 Chinese universities. MU was one of only three American universities invited to this event. Troy University and Coastal Carolina University were the other two.

Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., is ready to break ground on a three-story academic and classroom building. WBTW-TV says the $18 million, 52,000-square-foot building will be constructed next to the Wall College of Business and Brittain Hall. The university's plans call for construction to be completed by June 2017. The building is designed to provide about 100 offices for faculty and administrative staff, 15 to 18 classrooms with capacities ranging from 25 to 25, space for information technology services, and a "grab-n-go" food service operation.

What's the first thing you think when you see a homeless person in our area? A group of Coastal Carolina University students is working to shed light on the perception and reality of the homeless in Horry County. Three Coastal Carolina University students have spent time in homeless camps, homeless shelters, even parks, learning more about the people they're studying. And now they want community input- they are doing a survey on the average person's perception of the homeless right here in Horry County.

In what has become a highlight on the Grand Strand professional and social calendar each year, the sixth annual Coastal Carolina University Women’s Leadership Conference, put on by the school’s Women in Philanthropy and Leadership program drew more than 600 people to Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Thursday.

“Whoever replaces him has the potential to rearrange the balance of the court and who that fifth vote would be to determine a case,” Frederick Wood said. Associate Professor of Politics as Coastal Carolina University, Frederick Wood, explains when you take away that conservative vote, it could turn the Supreme Court into a very moderate court.

When Brandon Brown was racing at Old Dominion Speedway in 2011, he could only dream of contending at Daytona International Speedway. That dream came true five years later in the NextEra Energy Resources 250. Brown, 22, survived the late race carnage in the season-opener for the Camping World Truck Series to score a career-best fourth place finish. It had the Coastal Carolina University student and the small Virginia based team celebrating as if they had just won the Daytona 500.

Allison Reilly, 18, drove home 150 miles from Coastal Carolina University to her parents' house in Columbia, South Carolina, to cast the first ballot of her life for Marco Rubio. She liked Rubio's positions on national security. But almost as important was the education she received paying close attention to a political campaign "It's been crazy," Reilly said of the past two months.

Thus, Dr. Rob Salvino, assistant economics professor at Coastal Carolina University, said the hospital may be fulfilling a future need. "There is good evidence that health care quality here is certainly on the upswing and it is on a pretty fast steep upslope," said Salvino. "Just in the past couple years there has been a lot of notice."

“The common knowledge is that Hillary has the Democratic vote sewed up in South Carolina,” said Chip Brown, a teaching associate of politics and geography at Coastal Carolina University.

Coastal Carolina University was also called in as a third party to do additional testing to see how much, if any, sewage remains in the water. According to Mark Kruea, spokesman for the city of Myrtle Beach, the results indicate that no additional tests would be needed.

The Grant Center for Real Estate and Economic Development at Coastal Carolina University, which was launched at the beginning of 2016, has announced three major initiatives as part of its strategy to develop a prominent role in the international real estate sector: It has appointed Robert F. Salvino, Ph.D. to serve as its first associate director. It is the first academic institution in the world to become a "Supporting Partner" of the International Ethics Standards Coalition, a group of 64 leading real estate and construction organizations creating new ethics standards for the global market. It has joined FIABCI (the Paris-based International Real Estate Federation) as an Academic Member.

The Panthers have seen Norman, 28, develop into one of the best cover men in the NFL. Norman had four interceptions in the first four games last season, returning two for touchdowns, then quarterbacks stopped throwing his way. Opposing passers had a league-worst 54.0 QB rating when throwing at Norman, who expects to remain in Charlotte.
"I have been in the Carolinas my entire life," Norman said. "I went to (high school) in South Carolina, played at Coastal Carolina in college and been with the Panthers since Day 1. I have no reason to leave."

"One of the things we want to look at is maybe less about the tweet and maybe more about the message that, or the discussion that was happening," said Drew Kurlowski, an assistant politics professor at Coastal Carolina University. "So, it's interesting that being buried underneath 'bless your heart' was the actual substance of the message."
Haley's tweet was retweeted more than 7,000 times and Trump's received more than 3,000 retweets. Kurlowski explained that many find this conversation entertaining, but the real questions for each candidate should be about the political issues at hand.
During his class Wednesday, many of Kurlowski's students said they had seen the tweets and retweeted one or both of them.

Norman sees the billion-dollar business of the NFL and the salary cap rising each year. A former theatre major at Coastal Carolina, Norman is also familiar with the value of entertainment. Norman regularly gets into character on the field for games, be it Batman or Maximus from Gladiator or another movie character. While that earned him a lot of press in his breakout 2015 season, it’s nothing new. At his 2012 pro day at Coastal Carolina, Norman changed outfits before each drill so as to make the day fun and interesting for scouts and fans.

State Superintendent Molly Spearman announces Joey Trail is a finalist for the state Teacher of the Year at Forestbrook Middle School on Monday, March 7, 2016. Trail, the 2015-16 Horry County Schools Teacher of the Year, is an English language arts teacher at the middle school. He's one of five finalists of the 82 state districts.
Trail earned a bachelor of arts degree in middle levels education at Coastal Carolina University in July 2013 after many years of performing on cruise ships.

The WMBF News Political Expert and associate professor of politics at Coastal Carolina University, Holley Tankersley reflected on past elections.
“At the end of the day, most voters are going to vote on their comfort level with the political party, and the political party stands for a particular set of issues,” she said.

At two schools – Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina and the University of South Florida – 100 percent of 2015 MBA graduates were employed three months after graduation. Among all ranked MBA programs, the average was 84 percent.

A second Outstanding Alumnus Award is presented to Conway businessman, H. Delan Stevens. A native of Conway, Stevens is the son of Elnita Stevens and the late Hal Stevens. He is a 1979 graduate of Conway High School. He graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree in political science after excelling as a scholar-athlete on the tennis team.
Stevens serves on the Horry Telephone Cooperative Board as the vice president, and as a trustee for Coastal Carolina University where he recently was awarded The Alumnus of the Year. Delan established the Frank A.Thompson II Scholarship Endowment to help deserving students attending CCU.

Researchers from Coastal Carolina University report that based on their sample of rental properties in Georgetown and Horry counties, occupancy this weekend could be close to 95 percent.

TRANSLATION: Joseph Fitsanakis: The reasons of the attack in Pakistan
The professor in the University Coastal Carolina, Carolina of the South, and specialist in intelligence and contraterrorismo speaks of the cruel act of Sunday.

Among the 129 business schools that submitted job placement data to U.S. News in an annual survey, two of them -- the University of South Florida and Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina -- saw 100 percent of MBA graduates who sought jobs employed three months after completing their degrees in 2015.

Carol Megehee, a co-author on the study and professor of marketing at Coastal Carolina University in the US, said that how and when you wear a prominent brand can have a big impact on your target audience’s unconscious bias. But it might not always be positive. “If you’re a woman who is going in to interview with another woman you may not want to over flash with luxury brands because it might actually work against you,” she explained. Megehee noted in her study that brand logos had considerable benefits in most interactions, but there was a clear gender bias between women where, at least anecdotally, she believes jealousy may be at play.

If the Boston Red Sox appeared to have a bit more energy on the field this morning, it may have been the “Green Mountain Goodness” they spread on their toast for breakfast. Or maybe it was “Mad River Mojo,” or “Stowe Cinnamon Raisin,” or another of the many tasty and unique varieties from the new official peanut butter of the Red Sox, the Vermont Peanut Butter Company. When the Red Sox approached VTPB about making it their official brand of the healthy snack food, it brought things full-circle for Kaiser who attended Coastal Carolina University on a full Division I baseball scholarship. He then went on to train with the Baltimore Orioles, before moving to Vermont to focus on raising his daughter and following his passion for backcountry skiing and mountain biking.

A music professor at Coastal Carolina University has tuned up a concert saluting the late “Mother of Folk.” For “A Jean Ritchie Tribute,” at 4 p.m. Sunday in CCU’s Edwards Recital Hall, on the main campus in Conway, Jill Trinka also will welcome two special guests: Jonathan Pickow – Ritchie’s son – and Susan Brumfield, a former student of Trinkla’s who later worked with Ritchie and is a professor of music at Texas Tech University. Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/entertainment/article74177587.html#storylink=cpy

EDUCATION AND CAREERS Making the decision to pursue an MBA isn’t made in a heartbeat. See what the women in this diverse student panel have to say, as they take us inside their journey to business school and beyond. Jada Bynum, Marketing and Hospitality Major, Resort Tourism Management, Coastal Carolina University -- “Taking inspiration from my dad’s entrepreneurship, I knew business would be a versatile vehicle to use my creativity.”

Cory Shaw created a user management dashboard for hotels that launched a year ago. About 50 hotels are using it, but Shaw hopes to give it broader application.

While on a study tour in Barcelona, business administration students from Coastal Carolina University were provided an exciting opportunity to enhance their studies and meet with attorneys and real estate business professionals, gaining first-hand knowledge and experiences on the international marketplace that no text book could ever provide.

A group of leading real estate students from the Business College at Coastal Carolina University participated in a mini-seminar in Milan during a study tour to learn about current investment and business conditions in Italy, including real estate development market conditions.

CCU marine science professor Susan Libes is interviewed about the algae in Lake Busbee.

Kelly Daniel is realizing her dream of attending college thanks in part to receiving university-funded scholarships.

A Coastal Carolina University student was one of four runners-up for an international ethics competition sponsored by the International Ethics Standards Coalition (IESC).

Five Horryites are among the 54 women competing for the title of Miss South Carolina 2016, including Miss Coastal Carolina University Shelby Dangerfield.

Kelly Daniel is realizing her dream of attending college thanks in part to receiving university-funded scholarships.

AKRON, Ohio — Dustin Johnson is not one for many words and he really doesn't need to say much. The easy smile behind the beard says it all. If winning the U.S. Open championship wasn't enough, Johnson added his third World Golf Championship on Sunday, the first time he has won back to back.

When she needed it most, former Coastal Carolina track and field standout Amber Campbell saved her best for last. Seeking a third straight trip to the Olympic Games in the hammer throw competition, Campbell posted a throw of 74.03 meters on her final attempt to claim top honors at U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. Campbell’s final throw Wednesday not only represents a career best, but also an all-time high mark at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

EUGENE, Ore. – It was billed as the “Hammer at Hayward,” the Olympic Trials men’s and women’s hammer throws, an event normally resigned to a field way behind the stadium, taking center stage at American track and field’s most storied venue Wednesday. Amber Campbell didn’t waste the moment in the spotlight.

Most university presses publish scholarly manuscripts written by professors. The Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University isn’t most university presses, though, and their work is anything but ordinary, instead drawing on a diverse group of students to bring attention to subjects that most universities might overlook. The Athenaeum Press tells stories.

In 2015, more than 626,000 South Carolinians were affected by almost 40 breaches. Experts said the total number is probably higher since companies only have to notify Consumer Affairs when more than 1,000 people are affected by hackers. A computer science expert at Coastal Carolina University, William Jones, said while personal computers used to be the target, now hackers go for the big score.

In his third season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Brandon Brown is still making a name for himself in racing, but he does so by balancing his schedule with his academic requirements as a rising junior majoring in business administration at Coastal Carolina.

This year's corn maze at Thompson Farm will feature a design that honors the Coastal Carolina University men's baseball team's recent national championship win.

Four-man crew aboard CCU professor Joe Winslow’s boat, Hooligan, weighed in a 44.07-pound smoker king mackerel

Sharks populations are growing, and they're biting more than ever.

Conway, S.C. (WPDE) — Most incoming freshmen at Coastal Carolina University will move in Friday, but some students were able to move in early on Wednesday.

Students at Coastal Carolina University are settling into the new year, and for some, the new college lifestyle. One group of students and faculty is trying to push a theme heading into the new semester.

Coastal Carolina enters the 2016 season as the favorite to claim the Sun Belt Conference men’s soccer title as it earned the top spot in the preseason poll released on Tuesday morning.

While students caught up and reminisced with each other about their summers on the first day of class Monday, Coastal Carolina University administrators continued to work on the university's plan in the event of a hurricane evacuation.

Carissa Medeiros, the director of emergency management at CCU, is in charge of a plan to get students from outside the area - roughly half the student body - prepared in the event they have to be evacuated.

Hard work pays off for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers on their road to the World Series championship

Coastal Carolina University Athletes are doing their part to help Louisiana flood victims.

The CCU Athletic Department teamed up with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to plan a flood relief drive, and on Thursday the students held a day of giving on campus. They collected everything from cleaning and school supplies to toiletries.

Imagine taking the pulse of a remote area of the ocean in real time to understand trends, anticipate problems, and devise mitigation measures for immediate corrective actions. Imagine if ocean technology pioneers had a platform to rapidly prove new marine technologies in the field. Six miles off the coast of Southern California, Catalina Sea Ranch is doing exactly that.

Some students and staff from Coastal Carolina University will be waiting out Hurricane Matthew on the campus of Clemson University. According to Kathy Hobgood, executive director of University Housing at Clemson, 47 students and 11 staff from the university based in Conway arrived at Clemson by bus and vans on Wednesday.

Hurricane Matthew made landfall in South Carolina on Saturday, with residents either evacuating or opting to stick it out as flooding, power outages and strong winds ensued. The storm would leave in its wake enormous amounts damage across the state, as well as a large portion of the East Coast. And the Coastal Carolina football team found itself in the middle of it all.

From football to the Marines—one man who once led men on the gridiron defending the legacy of his team now embraces a legacy of leading Marines. A former NCAA Division I student athlete who played linebacker for Coastal Carolina University, 2nd Lt. Tyler R. Watkins, transitioned from leading men on the gridiron to leading Marines in the Corps. Watkins is currently assigned to the Plans and Research section at Marine Corps Recruiting Command aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.

CCU graduate Brooks Marzka '01 is being called the “Most Interesting Fan in the World.” He snagged the home run hit by the Cleveland Indians’ Jose Ramirez in the second inning of World Series Game 5 at Wrigley Field. The former NCAA Division I outfielder chucked the ball back onto the field. It went all the way to Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, but Marzka claimed he missed his target.

The Coastal Carolina men’s soccer team scored a 1-0 victory against third-seeded Georgia State in the Sun Belt tournament championship match in Atlanta.

SPARTANBURG, SC .- UPSTATE Gallery on Main presents “Frayed,” a selection of denim drawings by prominent Conway, S.C., multidisciplinary artist, Jim Arendt. The exhibition, which opened on November 8 and runs through December 30, features approximately a dozen of Arendt’s recent works. An artist’s reception will be held from 5 – 8 p.m. November 17.

Coastal Carolina University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has received its second $1 million grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation, according to a news release. The institute is housed in the school’s Office of Academic and Community Outreach and provides non-credit classes for students 50 years old or older.

Coastal Carolina will become the 12th member of the Sun Belt conference next year and transition to the top tier of college football, a person directly involved in the decision told The Associated Press on Monday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the conference and school were not prepared to make an official announcement. A news conference is planned for Tuesday on Coastal Carolina's campus in Conway, SC, near Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina will become a full Sun Belt member in all sports but football next year. The Chanticleers' football team competes in FCS. NCAA rules require a one-year transition period for schools moving up to FBS. Coastal Carolina will need to expand its stadium to meet FBS requirements and join the Sun Belt in 2017.

Coastal Carolina made one of the biggest moves in athletic department history official on Tuesday, announcing the school's addition to the Sun Belt Conference as its 12th member. Coastal Carolina will join the league in 2016-17 for all sports but football and make its gridiron debut in 2017.

The Sun Belt Conference found its 12 member. And this time, conference commissioner Karl Benson didn’t divulge this info via Twitter. Benson instead opted for more traditional means. He joined Coastal Carolina officials to make the announcement Tuesday on the school’s Conway, South Carolina campus. Coastal Carolina is set to step into Sun Belt competition beginning in 2016-17. The Chanticleers — say it with me, CHANT-IH-CLEARS — will play their inaugural football season in 2017.

Coastal Carolina has received and accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference. CCU President David DeCenzo made the widely-speculated news that the school was moving to the FBS official during a press conference Tuesday at The HTC Center. “This is an historic moment in the life of Coastal Carolina University,” DeCenzo said. “I accept the Sun Belt’s invitation to become its 12th member. We are excited and honored you have selected us.” Tuesday’s announcement wrapped up a quick courtship and marriage that began earlier this summer with Sun Belt officials visiting Coastal and discussing the possibilities. The league chose CCU over Eastern Kentucky.

Clinical psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at Coastal Carolina University Emalee Quickel said coloring, “brings us a positive experience and builds mastery.” Coloring requires the same type of cognitive skills as it does to worry and creating something beautiful makes people feel they have accomplished something. “It’s just very easy so I think that is why people gravitate to it,” she said. “It is a simple task that gets people out of their heads and focused on the moment. A lot of stress comes from ruminating about the past or stressing about the future.”

Since Joe Moglia took over as head coach entering the 2012 season, the Coastal Carolina football program has prided itself on thinking outside of the box and being original in its ideas and approach. Of course, nothing was more telling of that philosophy than Moglia’s hiring in the first place, as the university gave the former CEO and current chairman of TD Ameritrade a chance to return to his roots in football. And the Chanticleers will be even more unique starting this 2015 football season as they debut new teal turf inside Brooks Stadium.

Best College Reviews, a ranking service for American colleges and universities, has released a list of the top 50 Colleges by the Sea. Data regarding distance to the nearest beach, recreational activities near the school, natural setting, and educational opportunities on or using the sea were all taken into consideration. The list of 50 schools includes: Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC

A brand new sculpture in the heart of Coastal Carolina University's campus, meant to represent school spirit, will be unveiled this week. And when university officials commissioned it to campus staff, it opened the doors for students to get hands on experience on the sculpting process. More than a year in the making, campus was buzzing Tuesday about the new 7-feet-high bronze Chauncy Chanticleer statue that will stand tall at the entrance of the new TD Sports Complex. "Everyone's asking about it, everyone's trying to peek around and see it," according to Alex Knox, Assistant Professor at CCU. Knox worked on molding and casting the sculpture with the man behind the design, Logan Woodle.

Indigo, second to rice, was one of South Carolina's most important cash crops during the colonial period, as its leaves could be processed and fermented to yield a blue dye. It is with indigo dye that denim gets its blue color. For Myrtle Beach artist, Jim Arendt, Assistant Professor and Gallery Director at Coastal Carolina University, denim "is tinged with the bitterness of the work of enslaved Africans, who produced the valuable blue due of indigo."

Beach erosion is a serious issue in North Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University personnel are taking measurements to determine the loss, and will be surveying the beach. The information will be submitted to the US Army Corps of Engineers as part of the formal process the city has to follow as NMB seeks emergency beach renourishment funds.

Many area hotels and businesses rely on tourism and people coming to spend their time and money, but hotel managers say with the severe flooding some visitors physically couldn't get here. Director for Resort Tourism at Coastal Carolina University, Taylor Damonte, says anytime there is a name storm or severe weather warning the occupancy rates are lower but he admits they weren't expecting it to be this severe.

The Coastal Carolina University personnel are taking measurements to help determine sand loss from the recent storms. The resulting information will be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of the formal process the city must follow as it continues to seek emergency beach renourishment funds.

Twenty-seven Coastal Carolina University students have been awarded scholarships totaling $30,000 for the 2015-2016 academic year through Women in Philanthropy and Leadership for Coastal Carolina University (WIPL). The 2015-2016 recipients are from eight states, including 17 from South Carolina. Since its inception in 2007, WIPL has provided 152 scholarships for deserving Coastal Carolina University students. The organization reached a milestone in 2013 when its endowed scholarship fund passed the $100,000 mark, with the potential to generate a $5,000 scholarship to be awarded each year. The second Women in Philanthropy and Leadership Legacy Endowed Scholarship was awarded for the fall 2015 semester.

Jamia Thomas Richmond, an education professor at Coastal Carolina University, said she always enjoys hearing Spearman speak because she has such a passion for education.

Coastal Carolina University’s Spadoni College of Education will host a public forum on “The State of Education in South Carolina” on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Wheelwright Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman is the keynote presenter. Her talk will be followed by a panel discussion with Randall Dozier. Georgetown County schools superintendent; Rick Maxey, Horry County schools superintendent; Kristi Kibler, a Georgetown teacher and Joey Trail, 2015-16 Horry County Teacher of the Year.

“I think it’s important for the next president, whoever he or she may be, to learn from the lessons of the past and use those lessons to focus on the future,” Bush told an audience of more than 300 at Coastal Carolina University in Conway Tuesday.

ooking at the race between several Republican candidates, Frederick Wood, an Associate Politics Professor at Coastal Carolina University, says what’s most unusual is the fact two non-traditional candidates have held the lead for so long. Those candidates are Ben Carson and Donald Trump.

Eddie Dyer taught political science at Coastal Carolina University for more than 30 years. He says Trump hit all the right issues people want to hear, but never went into detail.

As 133 world leaders met in Paris for a second day to talk climate change on Tuesday, students at Coastal Carolina University held their own kind of climate change conference regarding South Carolina. "But they're also engaging the conversation with local citizens on their use of energy because South Carolina consumes a lot of energy, more than many other states," said Dr. Pamela Martin, Professor of Politics and International Relations at CCU.

John Kenny at the Georgetown Innovation Center is looking for people who want to turn their ideas into businesses. The non-profit at 901 Front St. has resources available from Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University and Horry-Georgetown Technical College to do everything from market research and product testing to providing financial and legal advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. The Georgetown office is a satellite of a similar center in Conway and one of five in the state.

Recent mass shootings have prompted local law enforcement agencies to brush up on active shooter plans. Captain Thom Mezzapelle works with the Coastal Carolina University Department of Public Safety. He also assists the university in training students and staff on an activity shooter plan.

Coastal Carolina’s winter graduating class was so large, the university needed two days to accommodate the two indoors ceremonies. Including graduate students, there were 595 graduates from the university’s five colleges in ceremonies held Friday and Saturday. State Superintendent Molly Spearman, the keynote speaker, was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the university in public service.

Political experts look at the GOP debate in Las Vegas and point out the stand-out moments, the winners, and the topics discussed. Assistant Politics and Geography Professor at Coastal Carolina University, Kaitlin Sidorsky recognized four winners.

A survey by Coastal Carolina University shows over 100,000 cubic yards of sand were lost, with the most severe damage on the island’s narrow south end.

In a back room on the second floor of Wheelwright Auditorium at Coastal Carolina University sits a little-known, state-of-the-art gem. The recording studio, which students use to gain hands-on experience, connects to the auditorium so any performances or talks can be recorded and tracked, and there’s smaller rooms inside the actual studio for ensembles or singular artists. “A lot of people don’t know it’s up there,” said Matthew White, a trumpet professor and director of CCU’s jazz ensemble who also runs the studio.