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  Bennett College
Bennett College is a four-year liberal arts college for women, affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Bennett College is one of the few remaining four-year liberal arts colleges for women and one of only two historically fl colleges for women.
Bennett College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees.
www.petersons.com /blackcolleges/profiles/bennett.asp?sponsor=2892   (733 words)

  
  Bennett College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bennett College was founded in 1873 as a normal school to provide education to newly emancipated slaves, holding its inaugural classes in the basement of Warnersville Methodist Episcopal Church North (now St. Matthew's United Methodist) in Greensboro.
Bennett College's current president is Johnnetta B. Cole, a graduate of Oberlin College and Northwestern University, a professor emerita of Emory University, and past president of Spelman College.
Bennett is consistently ranked among the top historically fl colleges and universities, both for its academic achievements and its relatively reasonable tuition rates.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bennett_College   (540 words)

  
 Bennett College -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Bennett College was founded in 1873 as a (A two-year school for training elementary teachers) normal school to provide education to newly emancipated slaves, holding its inaugural classes in the basement of Warnersville Methodist Episcopal Church North (now St. Matthew's United Methodist) in Greensboro.
At its inception, Bennett was a (Click link for more info and facts about coeducational) coeducational school (offering both (A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12) high school and (The body of faculty and students of a college) college level courses), and remained so until 1926.
Bennett is consistently ranked among the top historically fl colleges and universities, both for its academic achievements and its relatively reasonable (A fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)) tuition rates.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/be/bennett_college.htm   (601 words)

  
 Bennett College for Women
On Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 11:00 am in the Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel, Bennett College for Women will continue one of their oldest and memorable traditions, Convocatum Est, the ceremony of matriculation for new students.
During the ceremony, all students new to the College and dressed in their white, are formally introduced to and welcomed by the College community.
The students witness their signature in the College Register and Dr. Julianne Malveaux will give her first Presidential Address to the Bennett community.
www.bennett.edu   (132 words)

  
 Soul Of America - Black Colleges : Greensboro: Bennett College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Bennett College is a private, United Methodist Church affiliated, four-year liberal arts institution for women.
Bennett was reorganized in 1926 to become a College for Women.
Centrally located in urban Greensboro, North Carolina, the average student enrollment at Bennett is 600 women, the majority of whom are of African American descent from 29 states and 11 foreign countries representing the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe.
www.soulofamerica.com /colleges/greens_bennett.html   (304 words)

  
 GBGM Feature
Flanked by faculty and student representatives, Bennett College President Johnnetta B. Cole proclaimed the United Methodist-related school to be on "solid" financial ground and announced a new $600,000 gift from Bill and Camille Cosby.
"The Bennett College faculty is very supportive of her administration and her presidency," said Dr. Audrey Campbell, who teaches psychology at the school and is president of the faculty senate.
Bennett College is one of 11 historically fl colleges and universities related to the United Methodist Church.
gbgm-umc.org /global_news/full_article.cfm?articleid=3232   (1125 words)

  
 Player Bio: Rick Bennett :: Men's Ice Hockey
A 1990 graduate of the College, Bennett ranks 21st all-time in scoring at PC with 134 points (50 goals, 84 assists).
Bennett is involved with all aspects of on ice instruction for the Friars.
Bennett, Pooley and Friar Volunteer Coach Rob Gaudreau all were Hobey Baker Finalists, giving Providence the distinct honor of being the only program in the country with three Finalists on its coaching staff.
friars.collegesports.com /sports/m-hockey/mtt/bennett_rick00.html   (382 words)

  
 Freddie Mac :: Freddie Mac, Bennett College Join Forces to Help Hurricane Victims Moving to Greensboro NC
Bennett has a long history of responding to crisis and has provided critical support to North Carolinians during the civil rights movement, when they faced homelessness or when they reach out across state lines to help Americans affected by natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
Bennett has already begun to enroll students from the New Orleans' area who were attending Dillard or Xavier Universities when the Hurricane struck.
Bennett College was founded in 1873 as a co-educational institution.
sev.prnewswire.com /null/20051027/CLTH10127102005-1.html   (504 words)

  
 Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History - - Black Women's Colleges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
With the founding of colleges for African American women during the nineteenth century, much debate ensued on the philosophy of Black women's education, especially on the role of Black women's education for the betterment or "uplift" of the race.
Bennett was founded as a coeducational institution in 1873 and was reorganized as a college for women in 1926.
Bennett College began in 1873 in the basement of St. Matthew's Methodist Episcopal Church in Greensboro.
college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/women/html/wm_040001_blackwomensc.htm   (490 words)

  
 Bennett Wins Accreditation in Triumph for Johnnetta Cole
Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C., signifying that the school had been removed from its probationary status by the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools.
She arrived at Bennett in July 2002 after becoming one of the most well-known leaders in education during her tenure at Spelman College in Atlanta.
She had pledged to reverse the fortunes of a college grappling with declining enrollment, facilities in need of renovation and the aftermath of financial mismanagement.
www.blackcollegewire.org /news/031212_bennett-accredited   (450 words)

  
 ESPN.com - ncw - Division III school allows just three points
Bennett scored its first point with six minutes left in the first half and trailed 61-1 at the break.
Bennett is a predominantly fl women's college known more for its liberal arts programs than athletics.
The school was founded in 1873 as a coed institution and became a women's college in 1926.
espn.go.com /ncw/news/2001/0116/1018374.html   (427 words)

  
 Feel the love
Bennett proved the counselor wrong in 1988 when she graduated from UC Riverside with a degree in liberal arts.
Bennett's demonstration of her selfless, considerate nature is no surprise to Allen.
Bennett lists several as inspiration supporters; including David Morgan, associate director at Occidental College, John B. Slaughter, the former President of Occidental and now an education professor at USC, her best friend Nina Patterson, students' parents, Carolyn Bivens, Cynthia Cherry, associate vice president of Student Affairs and Michael Jackson, vice president of Student Affairs.
www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V139/N59/02-feel.59c.html   (818 words)

  
 William Bennett takes college 'teach-in' concept to the right   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Bennett stopped at the University of California, Los Angeles, this week during a cross-country tour of college campuses intended to convince students that the war in Iraq is justified.
Bennett said he is determined that teach-ins not be the exclusive province of liberals and leftists.
Bennett launched the campus initiative, which is funded by private donations, in March 2002.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/04/03/state1439EST0085.DTL   (250 words)

  
 GBGM Feature
In a July 21 news conference, Johnnetta B. Cole marked her third anniversary as president of the historically fl United Methodist women's school by again pledging that she will continue in the position until the school "is fully on solid ground" financially.
Cole recounted a visit to the campus by Elizabeth Dole when she was running for the Senate and a promise from her to help Bennett College.
Bennett alumnae have raised more than $1 million for the third year in a row.
gbgm-umc.org /global_news/full_article.cfm?articleid=3388   (616 words)

  
 Sharing God's Gifts: Black College Fund: Supported Colleges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Bennett College was founded in 1873 as a coeducational normal school and was chartered as a four-year college in 1889.
In 1926, Bennett reassessed its mission and determined it would be a greater community resource by becoming a senior college dedicated solely to educating women.
Bennett offers 30 majors and awards bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, bachelor of arts and sciences in interdisciplinary studies and bachelor of social work degrees.
www.umcgiving.org /content/BCF/sc_bennett.asp   (526 words)

  
 Business North Carolina: Cover Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Call it a crusade: reviving Bennett, a small, historically fl college for women that in 2002 was nearly $4 million in debt and tapping its meager endowment to stay afloat.
Bennett was started in 1873 in a church basement by former slaves.
Bennett wouldn’t have rehired him for the 2003 fall semester, he believes, in part because he was critical of the college’s awarding an honorary doctorate to a local Krispy Kreme Doughnuts franchisee.
www.businessnc.com /archives/2004/06/sister.html   (2833 words)

  
 Atlanta Daily World
Althia Collins, who became Bennett's 13th president in July 2001, resigned from the position after seven months and was harshly criticized for her management of the school.
Bennett has faced many trials and tribulations in past, but I am elated that Dr. Cole has taken on the challenge of restructuring Bennett College.
Bennett College is an institution based upon 129 years of tradition, excellence, education, and sisterhood.
zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=4189065&BRD=1077&PAG=461&...&rfi=6   (820 words)

  
 NBC 4 - College Basketball - Bennett Blessed At Saint Mary's With Contract Extension   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Bennett and the Gaels just finished one of the most impressive seasons in Saint Mary's basketball history.
Bennett guided the Gaels to a 25-9 record in 2004-05, matching a school record for wins in a season.
Bennett was hired on April 10, 2001 and took over a program that was 2-27 in 2000-01 and ranked 315th in the college RPI.
www.nbc4.tv /cbask/4329149/detail.html   (345 words)

  
 Bennett College - WelcomeToNC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The goal of Bennett College is to maintain distinction as an institution of higher learning while offering women an education conducive to excellence in scholarly pursuits, preparation for leadership roles, and life-long learning in a contemporary society.
In the implementation of its purpose and educational goals, Bennett College seeks to bring together a cosmopolitan administration, faculty, and staff that endorses the nature and purpose of a liberal arts college for women, and whose scholarship, skills, and values are supportive of the mission of the college.
The College endeavors to be fiscally stable and provide an educational experience in a beautiful and secure environment which is supportive of the needs of students, faculty, and staff and contributes to the community.
www.welcometonc.com /detail/301.cfm   (347 words)

  
 Choir(s)
Bennett College, celebrating its 130th year as a Historically-Black College, is one of eleven predominately fl United Methodist Church-related institutions of higher learning in the country.
In 1994 The BENNETT COLLEGE CHOIR performed for President Bill Clinton during the 50th Anniversary Gala of the United Negro College Fund Annual Meeting and at the opening of Africa University, the first United Methodist University in Africa.
In March 1987, the BENNETT COLLEGE CHOIR was invited by the Diva Foundation to perform at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at a celebration honoring Marian Anderson.
www.gbhem.org /bcf/bcfumschools/bc/choir.asp?column_id=61   (791 words)

  
 DAHLIA MORAGA BENNETT - Tempe, Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Dahlia Moraga Bennett was born in Tempe in 1919, and has lived here all off her life.
BENNETT: No, No. The store was on the other side of the bridge that crosses into, into those dormitories that are over there on.
MARVEL BENNETT: There was a group of houses in Mickey Mouse that was fronted by an open canal, and the back yard backed up to the railroad tracks.
www.tempe.gov /museum/oh123.htm   (6379 words)

  
 Bennett Land Dispute   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
That plan is different from what Bennett College Vice President of Administrative Services Andrena Coleman talks about, and City Redevelopment Administrator Caroline Wells said she doesn’t know what’s planned for the one-acre Gorrell Street property and has heard only a basic concept for what the college and the school system plans on doing there.
She said the college is trying to come up with the $32,000 it would cost to buy the land and an undisclosed amount to build the facility, which she said would be owned by Bennett.
Wells said the college has had its application to use the land pulled from the redevelopment commission’s agenda three times since the beginning of the year and that each time details of the college’s proposal have changed.
www.rhinotimes.com /greensboro/archives/052203/story03.html   (710 words)

  
 Freedom Socialist Newspaper --- Hidden from history: Bennett College women and the Greensboro sit-ins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The college chapter of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) asked me to be their adviser.
I had come to Bennett College from Alabama A. and M. College in Normal, Alabama, where I served as the Acting College Chaplain and taught courses in history and sociology from 1958 to 1959.
In the women of Bennett College and their adviser and teacher, the word and the deed coalesced and became one.
www.socialism.com /fsarticles/vol26no1/greensborositin.html   (1178 words)

  
 "Cole to leave Bennett College next June" : News-Record.com : Greensboro, North Carolina
During her tenure, the college embarked on the Revitalizing Bennett Campaign in 2003 with a goal of raising $50 million by 2007.
Not only did they give Bennett College an excellent rating, they noted that among all of the four-year colleges and universities that they have reviewed in recent years, Bennett College's processes and procedures are among the best they have seen.
What a joy it is for me to report that Bennett alumnae have come through for the fourth consecutive year by raising over $1 million dollars for the Alumnae Annual fund, and the percentage of alumnae giving to the annual fund has increased from 14% in 2004 to 30%.
www.news-record.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060711/NEWSREC0101/60711004   (1502 words)

  
 RPI: President's Speech: Bennett College for Women Commencement
It is a great privilege to receive an honorary degree, especially one from Bennett College for Women.
Bennett College has the high distinction of being one of only two historically Black institutions of higher learning for women in the United States.
Bennett College also, has the high distinction of having, as its talented leader, “’Sister President’ Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole,” who has led both institutions.
www.rpi.edu /president/speeches/ps050804-bennett.html   (288 words)

  
 Health & Human Development | News and Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
University Park, Pa — Approximately 200 friends and family members of Edna Bennett Pierce (’53, HEc) gathered on a crisp October morning to dedicate the Bennett Family Child Care Center and to honor her for the leadership gift that led to the construction of the new facility.
The leadership gift for the Bennett Family Center — named to honor the entire Bennett family — is one in a long line of gifts from Edna and her late husband, Gene Bennett.
The Bennett Center is one of two certified childcare facilities operated by the College of Health and Human Development.
www.hhdev.psu.edu /news/news_dev/benn_dedicate.html   (388 words)

  
 What's New
Bennett College for Women, a four-year liberal arts school, was founded in Greensboro, NC in 1873.
Dole said, “Bennett College for Women is part of the historical landscape of this country and has been a vital source for educating women of color since 1926.
My wife, Senator Elizabeth Dole, is vitally interested in the well being of Bennett College and all of the HBCUs in the state of North Carolina and throughout the nation.
www.gbhem.org /bcf/bcfumschools/bc/whatsnew.asp?column_id=57   (436 words)

  
 Hoover's - Bennett College Financial Reports - Download Financial Reports
Subscribers have access to a variety of Bennett College financial reports including Bennett College's income statement, balance sheet, liabilities, shareholders equity, and cash flow statement.
Bennett College financial reports can be downloaded into Excel or CSV format by subscribers.
The Bennett College financial reports offered by Hoover's provide more detail about Bennett College's financial performance than most information services.
www.hoovers.com /bennett-college/--ID__138473,target__financial_reports--/free-co-samples-index.xhtml   (157 words)

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