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Centers and Institutes

Are you a current student looking for help with classes or career advice? Maybe you’re a recent college grad looking to develop your leadership skills, or perhaps you’d like training in the discipline of Chaplaincy? You can do all of this and more with CSU’s robust network of centers and institutes designed to develop you as a person and enrich your education no matter what stage of life you’re in or your degree level.

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Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership

Looking for additional biblical training that relates to your field of study? Check out the WCCL’s four institutes: the Biblical Worldview Institute, Faith and Learning Institute, Marketplace Ministry Institute, and Leadership Institute.
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Strack Center for Global Leadership and Ministry

CSU partnered with Dr. Jay Strack’s Student Leadership University, offers students a chance to earn credits toward their degree by taking SLU classes in global leadership, biblical worldview, and more with SLU’s world-class leaders and speakers.

Center for Personal Financial Management

The Center for Personal Financial Management at Charleston Southern University trains and equips CSU students and the campus family with biblical principles of financial wisdom and money management.

Center for Chaplaincy

The Center for Chaplaincy at Charleston Southern University offers academic programming for students seeking to enter the chaplain ministry as well as training for current chaplains.
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Community Research Institute

The Community Research Institute is a partnership of the CSU Nielsen College of Business and Abbey Research to conduct academically sound research to provide evidence-based solutions to the community.
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Center for Global Education

The Center for Global Education works to prepare every CSU student to be ready to thrive in the culturally diverse, global marketplace.
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Centers for Success

The Hub, located on the second floor of the L. Mendel Rivers Library, offers academic and accessibility services to support your educational journey. For career preparation, our Career Center in Student Center East helps Buccaneers successfully transition from academic life to professional careers.