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Thirty-six students were honored at Coastal Carolina University's 2017 Student Invovlement Leadership Awards (SILA), which were held recently. The event featured the outstanding achievements and intiatives that CCU students and student orgnaizaitons have created and participated in during the 2016-2017 academic year.

Eleven Coastal Carolina University students in sororities and fraternities spent their Spring Break volunteering in a homeless shelter in downtown Atlanta, Ga., doing service for the estimated 14,000 homeless in the city. The Greek student volunteers worked from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily in the Central Night Shelter, assisting as needed.

Seven Coastal Carolina University honors students presented research papers at the Southern Regional Honors Conference in Asheville, N.C., from March 30-April 1. The theme of the conference was "Diving into Diversity." The students were accompanied by Christine Rockey, instructor of the CCU honors program, and Jeremy Killian, a lecturer of the honors program.

Eight Coastal Carolina University students have participated in the European Union (EU) Simulation program hosted by the State University of New York. The program involves more than 20 universities from the United States and Europe and brings more than 140 students to the annual Model EU Conference in New York City. Participating students are from CCU's Department of Politics in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts.

Thirty-one Coastal Carolina University students had roles in "Big Love," performed eight times through April 8 at the Myrtle Beach Education Center. Written by American playwright Charles Mee and first performed in 2000, "Big Love" tells the story of 50 sister brides who flee to an Italian villa to escape arranged marriage contracts with their fifty cousins.

Eight Coastal Carolina University students recently attended the International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT) in Norway, where the main topic was discrimination. The students presented their research papers to a public discussion about discrimination in late March.

Clemson University has announced the President's List for the fall 2016 semester.

Clemson has announced the Dean's List for the fall 2016 semester.

Six Coastal Carolina University music students were selected as winners of the inaugural Carolina Master Chorale/Coastal Carolina Student Vocal Competition recently. They performed four separate concerts with the Carolina Master Chorale in Pawleys Island, Surfside Beach, Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach.

A total of 11,758 students enrolled during the 2016 fall semester at The University of Alabama were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the President's List with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.

Siena College Dean's List for the Spring 2016 semester.

Students on the Siena College Dean's List for the Fall 2015 semester.

Approximately 2,253 students have made the Fall Semester 2016 Dean's List for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University.

Coastal Carolina University has announced that 740 students made the President's honor list for high academic achievement for the 2016 Fall Semester.

Springfield College Recognizes Dean's List Students for the 2016 Fall Semester.

A total of 719 students were eligible to walk in Coastal Carolina University's fall 2016 commencement, compared to 595 in 2015 and 590 in 2014. Two ceremonies were held in the HTC Center on campus, one on Friday, Dec. 16 and one on Saturday, Dec. 17. Speaking to Coastal Carolina University's largest class of fall semester graduation candidates, commencement speaker Susan O'Malley advised the graduates to follow their passions. "If you follow you passion, you'll find your purpose," said O'Malley, who, following her own early goals, became the first female president of a professional sports franchise at age 29 when she assumed the leadership of the NBA's Washington Bullets (now the Wizards).

The winners of the annual freshman Big Read Essay Contest on Aug. 21 at Coastal Carolina University were announced at the New Student Convocation.

Clemson University awarded nearly 1,000 degrees in the summer 2016 graduation ceremony.

Coastal Carolina University's held commencement ceremonies for an estimated 360 candidates for graduation Aug. 5, 2016, at the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center on campus. Speaker Robert Young congratulated the class for being the 'first CCU students ever to graduate from the number one university in the nation,' referencing the national College World Series baseball title CCU won on June 30. Young is professor of marine science and director of undergraduate research at CCU.

Coastal Carolina University welcomes its newest class of 692 first-time transfer students.

Coastal Carolina University welcomes 2,306 first-time freshmen to its campus for Fall 2016. Go, Chants!

Nine Coastal Carolina University art students have been invited to exhibit their watercolor paintings at the 39th Annual South Carolina Watermedia Society Exhibition to be held Oct. 8 through Nov. 27, at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach.

Clemson University has announced the President's List for the spring 2016 semester.

Clemson University has announced the Dean's List for the spring 2016 semester.

Dr. Dennis M. Wiseman, provost of Wofford College, has announced Dean's List students for the Spring 2016 semester.

Clemson University awarded more than 3,200 degrees in spring 2016 commencement ceremonies.

Approximately 1,940 students have made the Spring Semester 2016 Dean's List for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University.

Coastal Carolina University has announced that 640 students made the President's honor list for high academic achievement for the 2016 Spring Semester.

Coastal Carolina University's Dalton and Linda Floyd Family Mentoring Program recognizes CCU students who have served as a mentor to children in Horry and Georgetown County Schools for more than one year.

Wofford College conferred degrees to 325 graduates at the 162nd Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 15, 2016