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	Wilberforce University
		Wilberforce University was the outcome of a plan by the Cincinnati Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to establish an educational institution for fls in Ohio.
		The famous Wilberforce University fountain was transferred from the original campus and reconstructed on the new campus in the fall of 1974.
		Wilberforce is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees.
	www.petersons.com /blackcolleges/profiles/wilberforce.asp?sponsor=1714 (1138 words)

	Wilberforce University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wilberforce University, located in Wilberforce, Ohio, was founded in 1856.
		It was the first university owned and operated by African-Americans, and is named for the 18th century English statesman and abolitionist William Wilberforce.
		Wilberforce University is affiliated with the A.M.E. Church and is a participant in the United Negro College Fund.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilberforce_University (102 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Wilberforce,
		An MP and close associate of Pitt the Younger, he was a prominent campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade, successfully promoting a bill outlawing its practice in the British West Indies (1807).
		In the UK, William Wilberforce headed the Clapham Sect that led to the cessation of Britain's role in the slave trade in 1807.
		Use the Wilberforce; England's angst-filled celebration of the abolition of slavery.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Wilberforce, (744 words)

	Soul Of America - Black Colleges : Wilberforce University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wilberforce University is named after the 18th century English statesman and abolitionist William Wilberforce.
		The University is religiously affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a participant in the United Negro College Fund.
		Wilberforce is also one of two, four-year institutions in the country with a mandatory cooperative education program.
	www.soulofamerica.com /colleges/wilberforce_u.html (277 words)

	Using Wilberforce and Central State University
		Wilberforce quickly took on the character of the new president, the school was now Black owned, operated and served an exclusively Black clientele although the university's doors were open to all.
		During this period the theology department of Wilberforce was separated from the school and in 1894 was incorporated as the Payne Theological Seminary.
		Using the Remembering Wilberforce project as a model, students will visit the Wilberforce University website to view the pieces placed there by past students, faculty, and staff that describe what life was like during their time at the institution.
	www.coe.ohio-state.edu /beverlygordon/gordon/courses/863/johnston.html (5110 words)

	Greene County and Wilberforce - Ohio's historic Wilberforce University, the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		And it was this church that founded and led Wilberforce University, which from its inception in Xenia, Ohio, was an important station on the Underground Railroad in the Midwest.
		Wilberforce University's role was also critical to the fl community in another sense.
		When Wilberforce was established, the center of this driving force, this urge toward education, was transferred from Philadelphia and New York to Ohio.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1546/is_n2_v10/ai_16883762 (844 words)

	Wilberforce and Central State
		Wilberforce University and Central State University are the two historically fl, four-year universities in Ohio.
		Central State University was established on March 19, 1887 by the Ohio General Assembly in an act that created a Combined Normal and Industrial Department at Wilberforce University.
		Wilberforce University was the first Black school designated as a center for military training, and in later years had a ROTC program.
	www.coe.ohio-state.edu /beverlygordon/gordon/courses/863/carter.html (2090 words)

	Wilberforce Central: The Coalition
		By expanding the history of Wilberforce and the anti-slavery campaign into the entire House, Hull Museums are allocating a more appropriate level of display and resource in line with Wilberforce's status and the significance of the subject of slavery in the World today.
		William Wilberforce, son of Hull, led the long and arduous campaign against the slave trade, which resulted in the abolition bill in 1807, a turning point in British history.
		Wilberforce University, the first historically fl university in the nation, was founded on the hopes and dreams of people in America who were often times denied the rights that today we take for granted.
	www.wilberforcecentral.org /wfc/Coalition/index.htm (1002 words)

	Wilberforce University
		Under the leadership of Dr. Rembert E. Stokes, cooperative education was implemented at Wilberforce University in 1964 and became a mandatory cooperative education program in 1967.
		During Williams’s seven year tenure at Wilberforce University, she has organized and developed relationships with representatives from public and private businesses; local, state, and federal governmental agencies; non-profit organizations to help develop cooperative education, internship, and full-time work opportunities for our students.
		AVeTEC and Wilberforce have entered into a relationship to strengthen the ties between the Springfield community and Wilberforce as significant efforts are made to increase the scientific and research capacity of the region’s economy and its academic institutions.
	www.ecampusrecruiter.com /wilberforce/index.php?script=local-login&menu_id=195 (955 words)

	Amazing Grace: The Movie - Wilberforce University
		The average household income of Wilberforce students hovers just above the nation's poverty line, but its students have not surrendered their hunger for excellence and thirst for achievement in the midst of economic and social challenge.
		To the contrary, the Wilberforce legacy was protected, cultivated, and spread.
		At every commencement, the "Wilberforce Bible" is read, and in the margins are the unmistakable musings and notes of none other than William Wilberforce.
	www.amazinggracemovie.com /wilberforce_university.php (360 words)

	Cambridge University Sport: Wilberforce Road Sports Ground
		The 8 lane synthetic track (10 lane 100m) is the largest in Britain and is equiped to cope with competition from junior to Senior elite level.
		Wilberforce Road track is the training and competitive base for the University Athletics Club and also the Cambridge and Coleridge Athletics Club for the residents of the city.
		The facility is host to University and College matches as well as local clubs, schools and regional training and matches.
	www.sport.cam.ac.uk /wilberforce (179 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: Strengthening the legacy
		National Wilberforce alumni board member Flora Shaffer, co-chairwoman of the association's fundraising committee and a Las Vegas resident of five years, said increasing awareness of Wilberforce will help shed light on the importance of historically fl colleges and universities in America today.
		Wilberforce Las Vegas Alumni President Robert Ridenour, who was born and raised in Cleveland, recalled a subtle example of that when, at age 6, he attended a parade there for Jesse Owens after the fl track star won four gold medals and deflated Adolf Hitler's theory of Aryan supremacy at the 1936 Olympics.
		That reason for optimism, local Wilberforce alumni say, can be attributed in part to the values-centered education they received at Wilberforce that encouraged not only book learning but also instilled in them the self-respect and confidence they needed to navigate through hatred and ignorance.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/lv-other/2005/feb/18/518317109.html (1352 words)

	Wilberforce University Considering Cutting Two-Thirds Of Its Majors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A multimillion-dollar deficit and decline in private donations has Wilberforce University considering cutting almost two-thirds of its majors as well as its track teams.
		A committee of administrators, faculty and students came up with a financial plan and presented it to the private, historically fl university's board of trustees and the faculty union over the weekend.
		The university, which has about 800 students, said it had money problems earlier this summer and laid off 11 full-time administrative and support staff in June.
	www.wcpo.com /news/2003/local/07/22/wilber.html (372 words)

	Who Was William Wilberforce? - Prison Fellowship
		By any measure, William Wilberforce was a most remarkable man and, indeed, he has been described as “the greatest reformer in history.” His legacy influenced the lives of kings and presidents and touched the poor and downtrodden in nations throughout the world.
		Wilberforce was born in the port city of Hull, England, on Aug. 24, 1759, into a prosperous merchant family that we would today describe as “upper middle class.” His family harbored hopes that young William might increase the family fortune or perhaps win an election to a prestigious political post.
		But Wilberforce’s family, alarmed by his growing attachment to someone they considered a religious fanatic, took him away from Newton’s influence and that of the evangelical uncle and aunt with whom Wilberforce had been staying.
	www.wilberforce.org /article.asp?ID=2659 (1541 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Wilberforce University
		Flake, a former congressman, is currently the senior pastor at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral in Jamaica and president of Wilberforce University in Ohio.
		Flake, who in 2000 became president of his alma mater, Wilberforce University in Ohio, was in Houston this past weekend to help Greater Ward Chapel Community AME Church, the church in which he grew up and preached his first sermon, celebrate its 90th anniversary.
		Flake, who also serves as president of Wilberforce University, a private fl college in Ohio, told the crowd that challenges they face in life are mountains that faith can move.
	news.surfwax.com /colleges/files/Wilberforce_University.html (1818 words)

	Wilberforce, Ohio
		Wilberforce, is a small community in Greene county.
		Despite its size the town is home to Central State University and Wilberforce University, both of which are historically African-American universities.
		Also of note in Wilberforce is National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center which offers insight into the history and culture of Afro-Americans.
	www.planetware.com /ohio/wilberforce-us-oh-700.htm (103 words)

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		"Wilberforce did not require a rediscovery or reawakening from our students or our community because we never forgot who he was," Marshall Mitchell, executive vice president of Wilberforce University said.
		Wilberforce University is the country's first, private historically fl college and the first college or university that was sponsored by a religious order or denomination in America.
		"When Wilberforce got the abolition of the slave trade through the British parliament, American fl communities were celebrating him… and it was in his honor that they named Wilberforce University," James G. Basker, president of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, said.
	www.cbn.com /cbnnews/109084.aspx (927 words)

	Wilberforce University - Encyclopedia.com
		Wilberforce University at Wilberforce, Ohio, near Xenia; African Methodist Episcopal; coeducational; chartered and opened 1856.
		The university adopted a cooperative education program in 1964, whereby its students alternate periods of academic and professional work.
		AT&T Foundation Announces Two Grants Totaling $50,000 for Wilberforce University, University of Dayton; Grants will aid Wilberforce's tech education program, UD's electro-optics research.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-WilberfUn.html (476 words)

	Wilberforce University
		Founded in 1856, Wilberforce University is the first institution of higher education owned and operated by African Americans.
		Named after the 18th century English statesman and abolitionist, William Wilberforce, the university is one of two four-year-institutions in the country with a mandatory Co-operative Education program.
		Wilberforce University was established during one of the most tumultuous times in American history.
	www.homeschoolfriendlycolleges.com /oh/wilberforce/wu.htm (281 words)

	United Negro College Fund \| Member College Detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The nation’s oldest, predominantly fl, private university, Wilberforce was established in 1856 and is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
		Housed on a beautiful 120-acre campus, the university offers students a small community atmosphere with a faculty/student ratio of 12:1 and an average class size of 18 students.
		Wilberforce is an innovator in cooperative education programming — it was one of the first universities to institute a mandatory co-op program to enforce a much-needed blend of academic coursework and related work experience.
	www.uncf.org /members/memberdetail.asp?SchoolID=37 (244 words)

	Remarks by Secretary Slater at the Wilberforce University Commencement; Wilverforce, OH (5/9/98)
		Wilberforce University -- the nation’s oldest, private historically fl liberal arts college -- has seen a lot of change since it was founded in 1856, six years before the Civil War.
		And because Wilberforce is one of only 4 institutions in the country with a mandatory cooperative education program, you have practical skills to go with your broad liberal arts education.
		Remember what Dr. Benjamin Mays of Morehouse University said, "It is not a shame to live and to die with dreams as yet to be fulfilled.
	www.dot.gov /affairs/1998/5998sp.htm (1424 words)

	Day 2: Tuesday, August 4
		At any rate, Wilberforce, named after the late 18th century British abolitionist, was chartered to operate without regard to race, gender, or national origin.
		Hardy and Cheryl Brown's son, Hardy Jr., graduated from Wilberforce and is at present a stockbroker with Sun America.
		For lunch, the tour arrived at the National African American Museum, located on the the original site of Wilberforce University, adjacent to the campus of Central State University, which in 1947 was created as a secular split and spinoff from Wilberforce.
	www.blackvoicenews.com /ugr/urg_1998/day-to-day/tuesday1.html (1590 words)

	Wilberforce University
		Wilberforce University President, Reverend Dr. Floyd H. Flake, today announced that the University’s commencement speaker will be New York Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
		Student life at Wilberforce is both rich and meaningful.
		The Wilberforce experience is well rounded and tailored to provide just such an environment.
	www.wilberforce.edu /home/home.html (124 words)

	William Wilberforce - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		William Wilberforce - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Wilberforce, William (1759-1833), British statesman and reformer, born in Hull, England, and educated at the University of Cambridge.
		Wilberforce, Samuel (1805-73), English Anglican prelate and educator, who helped preserve the Oxford movement, which emphasized the catholic...
	encarta.msn.com /William_Wilberforce.html (102 words)

	Central State University
		In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African Americans access to a college education.
		The university was the first private, historically fl college formed in the United States.
		In 1887, the Ohio government began to provide Wilberforce with state funds to help finance the institution, bringing to an end the university's exclusively private status for the time being.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=679 (478 words)

	USNews.com: America's Best Colleges 2007: Wilberforce University: Mission
		Founded in 1856 as America's first fl college by leaders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Wilberforce University is a predominately African-American, private co-educational, liberal arts institution.
		The University awards the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees.
		Wilberforce University is a member of the United Negro College Fund, the NAIA athletic conference, and is a participant in the OhioLINK library consortium.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drmiss_3141_brief.php (179 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Release : Secretary of Energy Announces $375,000 Grant to Wilberforce University and Ohio State ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The partnership between Wilberforce University, a historically fl university in Wilberforce, Ohio, and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, one of the Nation's premier engineering universities, has been selected through a competitive award process to provide new educational opportunities for undergraduate engineering and science students at Wilberforce University.
		The DOE grant, awarded over three years, will allow Wilberforce University to establish an undergraduate minor in nuclear engineering and several outstanding Wilberforce students will enroll in the master's and doctoral program in nuclear engineering at Ohio State University.
		Hobson is Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, which funds most of the operations of the Department of Energy, the civil operations of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation, which is administered through the U.S. Department of the Interior.
	releases.usnewswire.com /printing.asp?id=39695 (550 words)

	Wilberforce University incorporated in 1856
		On Aug. 30, 1856, Wilberforce University, the first institution of higher education owned and operated by African-Americans, was incorporated in Xenia.
		It was founded by the African Methodist Episcopal Church and named for William Wilberforce, an 18th-century English statesman.
		In 1887 the state began to fund the university and established a department that became Central State University.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/08/30/loc_ohiodate0830.html (248 words)

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