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| Type | Private college |
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| Established | 1856 |
| Endowment | $17.5 million (2023) |
| President | Maurice Scherrens |
| Students | 1,312 |
| Location | , , United States 34°17′06″N 81°37′15″W / 34.2851°N 81.6207°W |
| Campus | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| Nickname | Wolves |
| Website | www |
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Newberry College is a private Lutheran college in Newberry, South Carolina. It has 1,250 students.
Accreditation
Newberry College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award bachelor's degrees.
Athletics
Newberry athletic teams are the Wolves. The college is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) since the 1996–97 academic year. The Wolves previously competed in the Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC, now known as Conference Carolinas) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1961–62 to 1971–72.
As of 2023[update], Newberry competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.[1]
Music program
The music program at Newberry College has a history in vocal and instrumental performance dating back over 100 years and a jazz band and marching band in existence since 1956. In 1956, a major turning point in the school's musical history took place, when respected military band leader and alumnus Charles "Chief" Pruitt organized the jazz band and the marching band after returning to the school to teach music.[2]
Notable alumni
- Corey Anderson – professional mixed martial artist; Ultimate Fighter 19 winner, competing in the UFC's Light Heavyweight Division[3]
- Kelly Anundson, professional MMA fighter
- Lee Atwater
- Dike Beede
- Coleman Livingston Blease
- Brandon Bostick
- Henry L. Carroll
- Frederick H. Dominick
- Cody Garbrandt – professional mixed martial artist; former UFC Bantamweight Champion
- Mark Hammond
- Butler B. Hare
- James Butler Hare
- Greg Hartle
- James Haskell Hope
- Stuart Lake
- Asbury Francis Lever
- Mike Longabardi
- Debola Ogunseye
- Ron Parker
- John H. Pitchford (1857–1923) – lawyer and politician, served on the Oklahoma Supreme Court (1921–23) and died in office[4]
- Billy Rhiel
- Ralph Rowe
- Corey Washington
See also
- Newberry College Historic District – U.S. historic district at Newberry College
References
- ^ https://newberrywolves.com/
- ^ "Pruitt Obituary". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Corey Anderson UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ Thoburn, Joseph B. A Standard History of Oklahoma,Vol. IV, p. 1548. (1916). The American Historical Society. Chicago and New York. Available through Google Books. Accessed May 4, 2020.
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