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  The Official Site of Wofford College Athletics
Terriers Fall 14-5 To UNCG The Wofford College baseball team was defeated 14-5 by UNC Greensboro in the second round of the Southern Conference Tournament on Wednesday in Charleston.
Baseball Falls 21-12 To Elon The Wofford College baseball team was defeated by Elon 21-12 in the opening round of the Southern Conference Tournament on Wednesday in Charleston.
The Wofford College baseball team was defeated 14-5 by UNC Greensboro in the second round of the Southern Conference Tournament on Wednesday in Charleston.
athletics.wofford.edu   (454 words)

  
 Wofford College Newsroom - National Recognitions
Wofford College ranks among the nation’s top 10 college campuses in the percentage of students receiving credit for study abroad, according to Open Doors 2005, an annual report published by the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES).
Wofford was among the 20 campuses chosen to participate in the first Project DEEP in 2002-2003.
Wofford scored in the top quartile of all the colleges and universities on these benchmarks, and was in the top 5 percent in "student faculty interaction" and "supportive campus environment" for first year students.
www.wofford.org /newsroom/natlRecognitions.asp   (1597 words)

  
  Wofford College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wofford was founded in 1854 with a bequest of $100,000 from the Rev. Benjamin Wofford, a Methodist minister and the college's namesake.
Wofford is one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War and still operating on its original campus.
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en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wofford_College   (687 words)

  
 College Town
Wofford's mission is to provide superior liberal arts education that prepares its students for extraordinary and positive contributions to society.
A member of the Southern Conference, Wofford is the smallest college or university in the country competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level in football- but still achieved a national ranking and a 9-3 record in 2002.
Wofford was the first independent college in South Carolina to receive a chapter for a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (1941).
www.collegetownsc.org /college_Wofford.asp   (428 words)

  
 CampusChamps.com - Wofford College Athletics
Chartered in 1851 and opened in the fall of 1854, Wofford is proud of its long tradition of excellence in liberal arts education and its distinction as South Carolina’s first independent college to earn a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in 1941.
Roughly 1,100 students are enrolled at Wofford, and the student to faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Wofford senior women's golfer Laura Robinson finished with a 6-over-par 78 during the fourth and final round Saturday to complete her competition in the World Amateur Team Championship at the Rio Grande Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
www.campuschamps.com /college_spotlight/wofford_college.shtml   (532 words)

  
 Wofford College, a prestigious undergraduate liberal arts college in Spartanburg SC seeks dynamic candidates for the ...
Wofford College, a prestigious undergraduate liberal arts college in Spartanburg SC seeks dynamic candidates for the creation
Wofford College, a leading undergraduate liberal arts college in Spartanburg SC invites applications for a full time position in Chinese language and literature or linguistics or cultural studies, this position to begin in September, 2004.
The Department of Foreign Languages at Wofford seeks a dynamic teacher and scholar who would like the challenge and responsibility of creating and implementing a new program in Chinese language, literature, and culture.
www.csulb.edu /~txie/CLTANews/Update0309/wofford_college.htm   (367 words)

  
 Panthers.com - Wofford College
The story is told that Wofford College athletic teams took their nickname from a professor's dog that raced out of the grandstand during a 1909 baseball game and drove off an opposing runner as he tried to tie the score.
Wofford is in the top 30 percent of US News and World Report 's national ranking of 217 liberal arts colleges and stands in the top five nationally in the percentage of undergraduates receiving credit for study abroad.
Wofford offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 25 majors and eight minors and is noted for excellent pre-professional programs in health fields and law, study abroad, student voluntarism and a creative writing concentration that includes publishing student novels.
www.panthers.com /news/default.aspx?id=2378   (508 words)

  
 Wofford College Newsroom - News Release
Roberta Bigger, Wofford dean of students, who nominated Wallace, said, “Dean Wallace received this award because she demonstrates a genuine and sincere sense of caring and concern for student, a commitment to personalized student experiences and evidence of successful efforts in humanizing the campus community.
She joined the Wofford staff in 1990 as director of health services after being on the nursing staff at Emory University Hospital and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Decatur, Ga. She was assistant dean of students from 1995 to 1999, when she was named associate dean of students.
In addition to her work at Wofford, Beth is involved in her church, as a member of the board of Carolina Counseling, and at Dorman High School, where her three children have been students and athletes.
www.wofford.org /newsroom/newsRelease.asp?id=389   (527 words)

  
 Wofford College - From The Archives
The photos are from Wofford College Illustrated, 1898, an early pictorial yearbook of the college.
The Wofford College campus, upon which the students live, is a high, well-drained hill, removed from the dust and smoke and noise of the city.
Truly, Wilson is the college man’s candidate, and such a step taken by the students of the country in their characteristic enthusiasm will aid materially in bringing about the object of the movement.
blogs.wofford.edu /from_the_archives   (3094 words)

  
 Wofford College: Historic "Old Main" | Kairosnews
Wofford is one of only a handful of colleges and universities in the United States that were founded before the Civil War and still operate on their original campuses.
Wofford is presently known in the academic world as a true "Pheonix rising from the ashes." It lost almost its entire endowment as a result of the Civil War.
A former President of the college went on to become the President of Southern Methodist University, Drew University and, finally, Chancellor of The University of North Carolina (as well as head of the entire University of North Carolina educational system).
kairosnews.org /wofford-college-historic-old-main   (636 words)

  
 "The Washington Monthly College Guide " by The Editors
College rankings are now so influential that universities and higher-education journals hold regular chin-stroking sessions about whether the numbers-game has too much influence over the way schools behave.
All of the existing college rankings have the same aim—to help overwhelmed parents and students sift through the thousands of colleges and universities in this country by giving them some yardstick for judging the “best” schools.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of colleges and universities refuse to grant NSSE permission to release their schools' scores to the public, and legislation to force them to do so, sponsored by Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), has been stifled in Congress.
www.washingtonmonthly.com /features/2005/0509.collegeguide.html   (2178 words)

  
 Wofford College - Spartanburg, SC - Colleges of Distinction   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wofford College - Spartanburg, SC - Colleges of Distinction
Wofford initiatives like the January Interim and the learning community teaching model offer students unique educational opportunities.
Wofford has given its faculty the resources and support to think creatively in crafting an academic program that is bold and innovative.
www.collegesofdistinction.com /collegetemplates/default.asp?cid=263   (225 words)

  
 The Citadel (8-20) At Wofford (11-16) - College Basketball - Wofford   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Wofford fell victim to College of Charleston on Wednesday, 69-64.
Wofford was leading, 37-36 at halftime, but the team went a cold 10-of-30 from the field in the second half.
Wofford did force 22 turnovers, but the Terriers yielded a 38-20 edge on the glass.
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 Wofford College Newsroom - News Release
Science is a part of every student’s program at Wofford, and about 30 percent of the degrees awarded are to students majoring in one of the sciences.
Wofford’s science programs and professors have been recognized nationally and internationally for innovation and excellence.
Goldey, an associate professor, was named the 2002 Outstanding Educator of the Year by the United Methodist Higher Education Foundation, given to teachers in Methodist-related schools and seminaries who have made an extraordinary impact on their students, peers, the institution, church and community.
wofford.info /newsroom/newsRelease.asp?id=203   (627 words)

  
 Purdue shocked by tiny Wofford at home - USATODAY.com
But with losses already this season at Arkansas, Wisconsin and Alabama, Wofford was on the verge of a fourth straight setback to a major-conference opponent when Purdue took a 55-48 lead with 9:24 remaining in the game.
Purdue coach Matt Painter was not surprised to see Wofford hang around after falling behind by 10 points in the first half and then by six midway through the second half.
Salters led Wofford with 13 points, while Matt Estep added 11 and Nichols scored all 10 of his points in the second half.
www.usatoday.com /sports/college/mensbasketball/2007-12-19-wofford-purdue_N.htm?csp=34   (782 words)

  
 Wofford College - March 2003
Wofford College is presenting an exhibition of ceramic works by Alice McNair Hughson in the Main Level Cases in The Sandor Teszler Library in Spartanburg, SC, through Mar. 21, 2003.
Hughson is currently a senior at Wofford College where she is an English major.
During her interim study for Wofford College in Jan., 2001, she studied with Jim Kempes in Abiquiu, NM, at the Ghost Ranch.
www.carolinaarts.com /303wofford.html   (311 words)

  
 FastWeb: Wofford College
Wofford is a good place to prepare for graduate studies or professional education in schools of business, dentistry, law, medicine, and theology.
Wofford ranks third among all baccalaureate institutions in the U.S. in the percentage of its students receiving credit for study abroad, according to Open Doors 2002, an annual report published by the Institute for International Education.
The College is associated with several international education organizations, and the assistant dean of the College serves as the director of programs abroad.
www.fastweb.com /fastweb/colleges/view_wofford_college_9759   (1600 words)

  
 Wofford College   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the summer of 1994, 25 middle school children from the Spartanburg, South Carolina, area checked into a dormitory of Wofford College for two weeks of hands-on science.
Wofford is among 213 colleges and universites that have received $290 million in grants from the Institute to revitalize undergraduate education, attract talented women and minority students to science, and strengthen ties with students and science teachers in surrounding communities.
The college organized workshops that train professors to use the equipment and prepare lessons that are lively and interactive.
www.hhmi.org /annual95/c142.html   (537 words)

  
 Wofford College « Et Cetera: Publick and Privat Curiosities
Wofford was led by Kevious Johnson with 145 yards rushing on 20 carries.
Wofford was able to gain three first downs, but were stopped on a fourth-and-six, turning the ball over on downs.
Wofford College, the smallest college in NCAA Division I, is facing The University of Montana on Saturday, November 24 at 2:05 p.m.
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 Wofford (2-2) At East Carolina (1-1) - College Basketball - Wofford
Wofford is coming off an 81-15 win over Toccoa Falls in its home opener.
The 15 points were the fewest scored by a Wofford opponent since the Terriers posted a 20-14 win over Presbyterian in the 1929-30 season.
Wofford scored the first 21 points of the second half and outscored the Eagles, 31-5, in the frame.
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 Wofford College - My College Guide
The National Center for Student Engagement ranks Wofford in the top 5% nationally for a supportive campus environment and for student/faculty interaction.
In an Open Doors survey, Wofford ranks 2nd in the nation for the percentage of students who earn credit abroad.
Wofford ranked eighth among 200 liberal arts colleges across the countryin the inaugural rankings in “The Washington Monthly College Guide.” The rankings were based on three “central criteria” to answer the question,”What does America need from its universities?”
www.mycollegeguide.org /CollegeDetail.php?CollegeID=84   (117 words)

  
 Wofford (11-15) At College Of Charleston (16-9) - College Basketball - Wofford
Wofford comes in having upset Georgia Southern on Saturday, 78-62, so the 6-7 Terriers are more than up to the task of knocking off the SoCon's top guns.
Wofford, however, holds the advantage in the all-time series, 66-44.
Wofford held CofC below its season average in points in the first meeting, but stopping the Cougars at home will be a more difficult task.
www.thehometownchannel.com /cbaskd25/7327044/detail.html   (668 words)

  
 Wofford College FYI
The goal of Wofford’s First Year Interface program is to accelerate a first year student’s interaction, involvement, and impact at Wofford.
The FYI program at Wofford College presents a series of opportunities for students who have decided to join the Wofford community in the fall of 2008.
Students invited to the program are believed to be future candidates for top scholarships, fellowships, and other opportunities at the college and outside of the college by the time they are seniors.
woffordfyi.com /news/whatIsFYI.aspx   (860 words)

  
 Case Studies - Wofford College
Buildings, including the college’s architectural signature Main Building, are benefiting from generous contributions from its alumni and the community, with nearly $8 million raised toward its restoration and renovation.
Wofford is proud to be one of fewer than 200 American colleges operating on its original campus.
According to Wofford President Benjamin B. Dunlap, “The renovation project is a showcase that reflects the rich history and foundation on which the college was built.
www.armstrong.com /commflooringna/wofford-college-case-study.html   (645 words)

  
 MySpace.com - Wofford College - 53 - Male - SPARTANBURG, South Carolina - www.myspace.com/woffordcollege
Wofford College is a small liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Wofford Tradition: Dr. Herman Baer graduated from Wofford in 1857.
Eventually he became a trustee and a successful pharmacist, although he remained - according to the diplomatic college historian - a 'direct and blunt old gentleman.' In 1900, Dr. Baer decided that it was time to honor founder Benjamin Wofford and made arrangements to place an impressive bronze plaque in the vestibule of the chapel.
www.myspace.com /woffordcollege   (367 words)

  
 ..1.AAA Wofford Family Clearinghouse Database: Old Main Building, WOFFORD College
SPARTANBURG, SC - The Campus Union at WOFFORD College held a press conference and crawfish boil during the second week of September to officially launch a student-oriented campaign for renovating Main Building.
The students at WOFFORD want to show the alumni and the Spartanburg community that we are really behind the college’s effort to renovate Main Building, says Leigh.
Founded in 1854 and related to the United Methodist Church, WOFFORD was South Carolina's first independent college to receive a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
www.angelfire.com /ok2/kristi/Oldmain.html   (751 words)

  
 cMarket - Wofford College Terrier Club
Wofford College’s winning spirit is exhibited on and off the field.
Wofford, home to a number of sports teams, offers students the opportunity to excel in baseball, basketball, football, golf, track and field, volleyball and more.
The college’s “Terrier Ball” online auctions give participants the chance to preview items that will be sold at their event.
www.cmarket.com /customers/success-wofford.htm   (325 words)

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