The Coastal Carolina University men's club ice hockey team won the East Coast Collegiate Hockey Association championship on Feb. 10.

Fifteen CHANT411 student employees answer questions for students, families, faculty, staff and visitors who want a need information about the University.

More than 100 students work at Coastal Carolina University as resident advisers within University Housing, serving as live-in peer leaders and role models. The RAs are assigned to a wing, floor or building to serve the residents who live there.

Sixteen Coastal Carolina students have been carefully picked to star in this Spring season's theatrical event "She Kills Monsters," directed by Coastal's own Benjamin Sota. This diverse and professional cast will deliver a high-octane, action-packed adventure that inspires the geek and warrior within us all.

Three students who recently traveled abroad as part of Coastal Carolina University's Education Abroad program won a photography contest hosted by the Center for Global Engagement. The photos were displayed in the student union as part of a photography exhibit for several weeks.

Forty-three Coastal Carolina University students have been selected to lead this summer's Orientation programming for incoming students. This summer, these hand-picked individuals will be the first point of contact for new students as they begin their college careers at CCU. Orientation team members are selected in order to put together a diverse staff, full of various experiences, backgrounds, strengths and challenges.

Eight hundred and seventy-five students at Coastal Carolina University earned a perfect 4.0 GPA during the Fall 2018 semester. The academic achievement earns them a spot on the President's List.

More than 2,400 students at Coastal Carolina University were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2018 semester. That's more than 23 percent of the student body earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Shannon Brophy, an intelligence and national securities studies major at CCU, will be spending the spring 2019 semester in the Sultanate of Oman as an intern with the United States Department of State. Brophy will join the U.S. embassy in Oman's capital, Muscat, as part of the US Department of State's Student Internship Program. This marks the first time a Coastal Carolina University student has been awarded this U.S. government internship.

Coastal Carolina University held two commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14, and more than 700 students were eligible to participate. Ceremonies were held at 2 and 6 p.m. in the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center. Barbara Blain-Bellamy, mayor of Conway, S.C., was the speaker.

This semester, 20 Coastal Carolina University seniors showcased their artwork in the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts.

Twenty-eight students in the Delta Zeta Chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma, the Public Health Honor Society at Coastal Carolina University, hosted a health and hygiene drive to collect items and raise awareness about the homeless population in Horry County.

Seven Coastal Carolina University students from various colleges and degree programs have been named the 2019 Dyer Fellows. Dyer Fellows are select students who study and attend workshops, culminating in an individualized research project on a topic of public policy; they also travel to Washington, D.C., to explore centers of policy formation and implementation.

The Lambda Kappa Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at Coastal Carolina University was granted Superior Chapter status by the Beta Alpha Psi Board of Directors. Superior chapter recipients will receive a $500 award courtesy of KPMG and the KPMG Foundation. The faculty advisers for CCU's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi are Philip Njoroge, Ph.D., assistant professor of accounting, and Sheila Mitchell, lecturer of accounting. There are 30 CCU students in the chapter.

The seventeen members of the CCU Percussion Ensemble performed a variety of music on Nov. 13, 2018, in Coastal Carolina University's Wheelwright Auditorium.

CalypSamba, the Coastal Carolina University World Percussion Ensemble, presented an evening of cross-cultural fusion music featuring percussionist Scott Kettner on Nov. 7 in CCU's Wheelwright Auditorium.

Kaleb Thompson, a senior hospitality, resort and tourism major, is one of nine S.C. college student recipients of the S.C. Tourism Student Award.

The Education Abroad unit in the Center for Global Engagement at Coastal Carolina University took five students to attend the Lessons From Abroad conference in Greenville, S.C., on Sunday, Oct. 14. Sponsored by the South Carolina Association of International Educators and hosted by Furman University, the conference assists college students with the process of transitioning back to the United States after an education abroad experience. The conference also helps students to reflect on their time studying and living in another country. The five CCU students who participated in the conference are: Hannah Hamelman, a senior history major from Conway, S.C., studied abroad with Narxoz University in Kazakhstan, Spring 2018. Kyle Johnson, a senior communication major from Longs, S.C., studied abroad with Exeter University in the United Kingdom, Fall 2016, and Deakin University in Australia, Spring 2017. Troy Kinner, a senior art history major from Myrtle Beach, S.C., studied abroad with Osaka Gakuin University in Japan, Fall 2017. Victoria "Tori" Schroeder, a junior public health major from Cherry Valley, Ill., studied abroad with Veritas University in Costa Rica, Spring 2018. Zahra Slimani, a freshman interdisciplinary studies major from Myrtle Beach, S.C., spends each summer abroad in Morocco with family.

Seventeen Coastal Carolina University students held a Hurricane Florence relief event on Monday, Nov. 12, at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach that raised $1,000. "We were excited to partner with House of Blues on obtaining a bit of relief for those affected by Hurricane Florence and its aftermath," says Deborah Breede, a professor of communication at CCU who teaches a communication activism course. "This disaster has impacted our community, our campus, and our students. My students stand 'Carolina Strong' with House of Blues and Horry County in order to raise funds for hurricane relief."

Forty Coastal Carolina University students will perform in the Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Garrett Griffin, assistant professor and director of bands for the Department of Music. The performance is on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Wheelwright Auditorium. The concert includes six pieces, including traditional American river songs like "Shenandoah" and "Down the River."

Twenty-two Coastal Carolina University students will bring to life Thornton Wilder's timeless, Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Our Town," on Wednesday, Nov. 7, through Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Edwards Theatre at CCU. The landmark American drama tells the story of a small community that represents every town the world over. Wilder delivers universal truths on what it means to be human.

Fifteen students were accepted into the Call Me Mister program at Coastal Carolina University for the Fall of 2018. The Call Me Mister programs aims to assist with the recruitment, training, and certification of elementary teachers from disadvantaged communities who are planning to teach in South Carolina schools, especially in the lowest performing elementary schools.

Eight students have been nominated for Homecoming Court at Coastal Carolina University for 2018. The Homecoming theme for the University this year is "Haunted Halloween," and Homecoming events have included fall festivals, a farmer's market, a zombie run, a trunk or treat for the community, and more, culminating in the football game versus Appalachian State on Nov. 3.

Coastal Carolina University welcomes nine students to its Class of 2020 Wall Fellows, a two-year program that prepares top students across all majors for high-level careers in major U.S. and international organizations. The highly selective leadership development program is designed to supplement students' regular academic coursework. Along with coursework, the Wall Fellows program also consists of a combination of individual reading and studying, developing a personal mission statement and resume, professional internships, leadership training, project execution and character-building opportunities.

Eighteen Coastal Carolina University students will perform in the Stephen Sondheim classic musical "A Little Night Music" from Wednesday, Oct. 24, through Saturday, Oct. 27. The musical revolves around the themes of love and grief and is infused with humor, irony and warmth.

Eight Coastal Carolina University students have been named the Wall Fellows Class of 2019. Coastal Carolina University's Wall Fellows Program is a two-year program that prepares top students across all majors for high-level careers in major U.S. and international organizations. The highly selective leadership development program is designed to supplement students' regular academic coursework. Along with coursework, the Wall Fellows program also consists of a combination of individual reading and studying, developing a personal mission statement and resume, professional internships, leadership training, project execution and character-building opportunities.

Forty-five Coastal Carolina University students were accepted into Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) theatre program at Coastal this fall. The four-year course of study is highly competitive and recruits high school students from across the country.

The Rotaract Club at Coastal Carolina University welcomed 15 new members this month. The Rotaract Club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Carolina Forest-Sunrise in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Club members participate in an array of community service events, from road cleanups to donation drives.

Twenty-one Coastal Carolina University students presented their work at the South Carolina Association of Teacher Educators (SCATE) Conference Oct. 4-5, 2018.

The HTC Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies was established at Coastal Carolina University on Oct. 12, and the 700 students who had been accepted into the University's honors program are now the first students housed in the new college. The HTC Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies will feature many new initiatives and a revised curriculum. It will support students who have ties to majors and departments across campus: from honors students to interdisciplinary studies students, who build their own, innovative academic majors. In addition, the college will continue to support and advise undeclared first-year students as they select and transition into their major.