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Newberry College#Setzler Administration

{{Short description|Lutheran college in Newberry, South Carolina, US}}

{{distinguish|Newbury College (disambiguation){{!}}Newbury College}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Newberry College

| image = Seal_of_Newberry_College.png

| image_size = 150

| image_alt = The facade of a historic, brick campus building

| caption =

| established = {{start date and age|1856}}

| president = David Harpool (interim)

| type = Private college

| city = Newberry

| state = South Carolina

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|34.2851|-81.6207|format=dms|region:US-SC_type:edu|display=it}}

| students = 1,521

| religious_affiliation = Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

| endowment = $17.3 million (2018){{cite web|work=U.S. News & World Report|title=Newberry College (profile)|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/newberry-college-3440|access-date=July 27, 2020}}

| athletics_affiliations = NCAA Division II – South Atlantic

| nickname = Wolves

| campus = {{convert|90|acre|ha|0}}

| logo = Logo_of_Newberry_College.png

| logo_size = 200

| website = {{URL|https://www.newberry.edu/|newberry.edu}}

}}

Newberry College is a private Lutheran college in Newberry, South Carolina. As of 2023, it had 1,521 students.{{Cite web |title=Newberry College {{!}} College welcomes another record class |url=https://www.newberry.edu/news/college-welcomes-another-record-class |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=www.newberry.edu}}

Academics

{{Infobox US university ranking

| USNWR_REG = 10 (tie) of 90

| Wamo_BAC = 84 of 242

}}

Newberry College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award bachelor's and master's degrees.{{Cite web |title=Institutions |url=https://sacscoc.org/institutions/ |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=SACSCOC |language=en}}

Athletics

{{main|Newberry Wolves}}

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, Newberry fields 22 intercollegiate varsity sports teams, along with cheerleading and dance teams. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field and wrestling. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field, triathlon, and volleyball. Women's acrobatics & tumbling and women's wrestling will begin competition in the 2024-25 academic year.{{Cite web|url=https://newberrywolves.com/|title=Newberry College Athletics - Official Athletics Website|website=Newberry College Athletics}}

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.{{cite web|title=Pruitt Obituary|url=http://genealogytrails.com/scar/newberry/pobits.htm|access-date=24 April 2013}}

Pruitt also began the Newberry College Jazz Festival, held each spring since 1958.{{Cite web |last=College |first=Courtesy of Newberry |date=2023-03-02 |title=Newberry College’s 65th Jazz Festival to feature saxophonist Jeff Coffin |url=https://www.newberryobserver.com/features/lifestyle/40753/newberry-colleges-65th-jazz-festival-to-feature-saxophonist-jeff-coffin |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=Newberry Observer |language=en-US}} The festival has hosted artists including Jeff Coffin, Delfayo Marsalis, Terell Stafford, Al Chez, and others.{{Cite web |title=Newberry College {{!}} College’s 65th Jazz Festival to feature saxophonist Jeff Coffin |url=https://www.newberry.edu/news/colleges-65th-jazz-festival-to-feature-saxophonist-jeff-coffin |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=www.newberry.edu}}

File:Newberry College Historic District.jpg

Notable alumni

See also

  • {{Annotated link|Newberry College Historic District}}

References

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External links

{{Collier's Poster}}

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  • {{Official website}}
  • [https://newberrywolves.com/ Official athletics website]

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