Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University
Motto	Ex Libertate Veritas ("From Liberty, Truth")
Established	1954
Type	Public
Endowment	$17.7 million
President	David A. DeCenzo
Academic staff	556
Students	8,360
Location	Conway, South Carolina, USA
Campus	Urban 307 acres
Colors	Teal and Bronze
Athletics	NCAA Division I Big South Conference 17 intercollegiate teams
Nickname	Chanticleers
Mascot	Chauncey the Chanticleer
Website	www.coastal.edu

Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is an independent, state-supported, liberal arts university in Conway, South Carolina, USA, located eight miles (13 km) west of Myrtle Beach. Founded in 1954, Coastal became an independent university in 1993. The University enrolls approximately 8,300 students on its 307-acre (1.24 km²) campus. Baccalaureate programs are offered in 51 major fields of study, along with graduate programs in education, business administration (MBA) and coastal marine and wetland studies.

The school is composed of its main campus in Conway and also offers courses in Litchfield, Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach. The University is a Sea-grant institute and owns part of Waties Island, a 1,105-acre (4.47 km²) barrier island which serves as a natural laboratory. Coastal Carolina is also the home of the Scholars Academy, a high school program for gifted students.

Academic Organization

The E. Craig Wall, Sr. College of Business Administration

• Department of Management, Marketing and Law
• Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
• Professional Golf Management Program

Spadoni College of Education

• School of Teacher Education

Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts

• Department of English, Journalism and Communication
• Department of Foreign Languages
• Department of History
• Department of Music
• Department of Philosophy and Religion
• Department of Politics and Geography
• Department of Theater
• Department of Visual Arts

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

• Department of Biology
• Department of Chemistry and Physics
• Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies Graduate Program
• Department of Computer Science
• School of Health, Kinesiology and Sport Studies
• Department of Marine Science

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

• Chanticleer Company

Coastal Carolina University Bands

• Concert Bands
• The Spirit of the Chanticleer Marching Band and Pep Band

Accreditations

The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

In addition, several of the University's other programs have been accredited. They include:

• The E. Craig Wall, Sr. College of Business Administration - accredited by AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).

• The Spadoni College of Education - accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) as well as the South Carolina State Board of Education.

• The Department of Computer Science - accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

• The University is also an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

University Leaders

Director	From	To
Edward J. Woodhouse	1954	1955
George C. Rogers	1955	1961
William C. Casper	1961	1963
Chancellor	From	To
Edward M. Singleton	1963	1983
Fredrick W. Hicks, III	1983	1985
Ronald G. Eaglin	1985	1992
Ronald R. Ingle	1992	1993
President	From	To
Ronald R. Ingle	1993	2007
David A. DeCenzo	2007	present

Media and Campus Publications

Student Radio

• WCCU - Student-run online radio station launched in Spring 2009.

University Publications

• Coastal Today - A half-hour television program produced by the University.
• Coastal Carolina Magazine
• Coastal Carolina Newsletter

Student Publications

• The Chanticleer - The student newspaper
• Archarios - A student-produced literary art magazine
• Tempo - A student-produced features magazine

Student life

Housing

• The Rivers - Waccamaw and Santee Halls
• The Woods - Dogwood, Oak, Cypress, Elm, Maple and Palmetto Halls
• The Gardens - Azalea and Magnolia Halls
• University Place - University Place

Student activities

Student organizations include the Student Government Association (SGA), S.T.A.R. (Students Taking Active Responsibility) and the Coastal Productions Board, along with a number of other academic, honor, service, interest, social and religious organizations. Intramural sports are also offered through the Department of Campus Recreation.

A crowning achievement of the University's student activities, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleer Rugby team (a member of USA Rugby South ) won the Small College National Championship in 2009.

Greek life

Fraternities

• Alpha Phi Alpha
• Delta Chi
• Kappa Alpha Psi
• Kappa Sigma
• Pi Kappa Phi
• Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Tau Kappa Epsilon
• Phi Beta Sigma
• Phi Gamma Delta
• Omega Psi Phi

Sororities

• Alpha Delta Pi
• Alpha Xi Delta
• Alpha Kappa Alpha
• Gamma Phi Beta
• Delta Sigma Theta
• Zeta Phi Beta (Suspended until 2015)^[1]
• Sigma Sigma Sigma
• Phi Sigma Sigma

Athletics

Main article: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Coastal Carolina's athletic programs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big South Conference (the football team competes in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision). The primary colors of the university's athletic programs are teal, black and bronze.

Until the mid-1960s Coastal's teams were known as the Trojans. Upon its affiliation with the University of South Carolina, the push was made for a mascot more in line with the parent's mascot (the Gamecock); the ultimate choice was the Chanticleer (pronounced SHON-ti-clear), the proud, witty rooster made famous in "The Nun's Priest's Tale" of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (the mascot itself would be named Chauncey). When Coastal became an independent university in 1993, despite some calls for "a complete split from USC" (i.e., change the mascot), the Chanticleer remained the school's mascot.^[2]

Notable alumni

Athletics

Name	Notability
Mickey Brantley	Former Seattle Mariners and Yomiuri Giants outfielder
Amber Campbell	Hammer thrower who competed in 2005 World Championships and 2008 Olympic Games
Kheli Dube	Forward, New England Revolution (MLS)
Gary Gilmore	CCU Head Baseball Coach, also played collegiate baseball at CCU
Keith Glauber	Former Cincinnati Reds pitcher
Tom Gillis	PGA Tour professional
Dustin Johnson	4 Time PGA Tour winner & member of the 2010 USA Ryder Cup Team
Luis Lopez	Former Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos infielder
Kirt Manwaring	Catcher who played with the San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros
Joseph Ngwenya	MLS forward, currently playing with D.C. United
Stu Riddle	Former Head Coach, Kalamazoo Outrage. Member of the 1996 New Zealand Olympic Soccer Team
Jerome Simpson	Wide Receiver, Cincinnati Bengals. Drafted in the 2nd Round (46th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft
Quinton Teal	Defensive back, San Diego Chargers
Tyler Thigpen	Quarterback, Buffalo Bills
Mike Tolbert	Fullback, San Diego Chargers
Maurice Simpkins	Linebacker, NFL

Arts, Entertainment, and Media

Name	Notability
Bailey Hanks	Actress and winner of MTV's Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods
Michael Kelly	Actor featured in films such as Dawn of the Dead (2004), Invincible (2006), Changeling (2008) & The Adjustment Bureau (2011).

Notes

1. ^ http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/08/13/1634449/sorority-kicked-off-ccu-campus.html
2. ^ http://www.coastal.edu/about/chanticleer.html

References

• Coastal Carolina University Welcome
• Coastal Carolina University Location
• Coastal Carolina University Quick Facts
• Coastal Carolina University Factbook
• Coastal Carolina Athletics
• Coastal Carolina University History and Traditions

External links

• Coastal Carolina University
• Coastal Carolina Athletics official website

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