Newberry College

Newberry College
Type	Private college
Established	1856
Endowment	$17.5 million (2023)
President	Maurice Scherrens
Students	1,312
Location	Newberry, South Carolina, 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.newberry.edu

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

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.

External links

[1] ttps://newberrywolves.com/

[2] "Pruitt Obituary". Retrieved 24 April 2013.

[3] "Corey Anderson UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.

[4] 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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Affiliate members	Barton Bulldogs (football) Belmont Abbey Crusaders (field hockey) Converse Valkyries (field hockey) Emmanuel Lions (beach volleyball) Erskine Flying Fleet (beach volleyball) Lander Bearcats (field hockey) Mount Olive Trojans (field hockey)

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