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Lander to battle for peach belt crown - Lander University

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<strong>Lander</strong> <strong>University</strong> at a Glance<br />

<strong>Lander</strong> <strong>University</strong> has been providing educational<br />

and cultural opportunities <strong>to</strong> the people of<br />

Greenwood County since 1904, when <strong>Lander</strong><br />

relocated <strong>to</strong> Greenwood from Williams<strong>to</strong>n, S.C. Founded<br />

in Williams<strong>to</strong>n in 1872 as a women’s college, <strong>Lander</strong> is<br />

now a coeducational, state-assisted university offering<br />

majors, minors and emphases in more than 60 areas of<br />

study.<br />

Among the degrees offered by <strong>Lander</strong> are the bachelor<br />

of arts, the bachelor of science, the M.Ed. in Montessori<br />

education and the M.A.T. with concentration in art.<br />

<strong>Lander</strong> is fully accredited by the Commission on Colleges<br />

of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools<br />

<strong>to</strong> award bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The following<br />

programs are accredited by their state and national<br />

accrediting agencies: athletic training, music, business<br />

administration, nursing, teacher education, Montessori<br />

program and visual arts.<br />

Full-time enrollment is approximately 2,900 with a<br />

student body representing 29 states and 18 <strong>for</strong>eign<br />

countries. The College of Business and Public Affairs<br />

enrolls the largest number of majors, followed by the<br />

College of Education. <strong>Lander</strong> has an exceptionally strong<br />

science program, and more than 90 percent of those<br />

applying <strong>to</strong> medical school in recent years have been<br />

accepted. Students in <strong>Lander</strong>’s engineering dual degree<br />

program have a 100 percent acceptance rate at Clemson.<br />

Located in the heart of Greenwood, <strong>Lander</strong> serves as<br />

the cultural focal point of the area. Our Cultural Center<br />

houses <strong>Lander</strong>’s Fine Arts programs and this state-of-theart<br />

facility is also the home of the Greenwood-<strong>Lander</strong><br />

Per<strong>for</strong>ming Arts series.<br />

Events <strong>for</strong> community residents of all ages are hosted by<br />

the university. These include the Scholastic Art Awards<br />

Competition <strong>for</strong> junior and senior high school artists<br />

throughout South Carolina; a high school theatre festival<br />

and Fine Arts study <strong>to</strong>urs.<br />

<strong>Lander</strong> athletics teams have reaped honors at both the<br />

district and national levels, including 12 national championships<br />

in men’s tennis. A member of the NCAA Division II,<br />

<strong>Lander</strong> plays in the Peach Belt Conference and sponsors<br />

teams in men’s and women’s basketball, soccer and<br />

tennis; men’s baseball and golf; and women’s softball and<br />

volleyball.<br />

The university’s 130,000-square-foot John Drummond<br />

Complex, which houses the Finis Horne Arena and the Joe<br />

V. Chandler Physical Education and Exercise Studies<br />

Danny McKenzie<br />

Academic Affairs<br />

Glenda Ridgely<br />

Business and Administration<br />

<strong>Lander</strong> Vice Presidents<br />

Center, opened in 1993, and<br />

basketball fans can watch the<br />

Bearcats play in the 2,500-<br />

seat arena.<br />

The entrance <strong>to</strong> <strong>Lander</strong>,<br />

the 300-bed Centennial Hall<br />

dormi<strong>to</strong>ry and the Equestrian<br />

Center were recently completed.<br />

<strong>Lander</strong> has also<br />

recently redesigned and<br />

expanded the campus dining<br />

hall.<br />

Construction is currently<br />

underway on the Jeff May<br />

Adam Taylor<br />

Government Relations<br />

Randy Bouknight<br />

Student Affairs<br />

Ralph Patterson<br />

<strong>University</strong> Advancement<br />

Complex, which will house the baseball, soccer, softball<br />

and tennis programs.

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