Scores from the Past - Lander University

Lander University has been providing educationaland cultural opportunities to the people ofGreenwood County since 1904, when Lander relocatedto Greenwood from Williamston, S.C. Founded inWilliamston in 1872 as a women’s college, Lander isnow a coeducational, state-assisted university offeringmajors, minors and emphases in more than 60 areas ofstudy.Among the degrees offered by Lander are the bachelorof arts, the bachelor of science, the M.Ed. inMontessori education and the M.A.T. with concentrationin art.Lander is fully accredited by the Commission onColleges of the Southern Association of Colleges andSchools to award bachelor’s and master’s degrees.The following programs are accredited by their stateand national accrediting agencies: athletic training,music, business administration, nursing, teacher education,Montessori program and visual arts.Full-time enrollment is approximately 3,000 witha student body representing 29 states and 17 foreigncountries. The College of Business and Public Affairsenrolls the largest number of majors, followed by theCollege of Education. Lander has an exceptionallystrong science program, and more than 90 percent ofthose applying to medical school in recent years havebeen accepted. Students in Lander’s engineering dualdegree program have a 100 percent acceptance rate atClemson.Located in the heart of Greenwood, Lander servesas the cultural focal point of the area. Our CulturalCenter houses Lander’s Fine Arts programs and thisstate-of-the-art facility is also the home of the Greenwood-LanderPerforming Arts series.Events for community residents of all ages are hostedby the university. These include the Scholastic ArtAwards Competition for junior and senior high schoolartists throughout South Carolina; a high school theatrefestival and Fine Arts study tours.Lander athletics teams have reaped honors at boththe district and national levels, including 12 nationalchampionships in men’s tennis. A member of theNCAA Division II, Lander plays in the Peach BeltConference and sponsors teams in men’s and women’sbasketball, golf, soccer and tennis; men’s baseball; andwomen’s softball and volleyball.The university’s 130,000-square-foot John Drum-Lander University at a GlanceDanny McKenzieAcademic AffairsGlenda RidgelyBusiness and AdministrationLander Vice PresidentsAdam TaylorGovernmental RelationsRandy BouknightStudent AffairsRalph PattersonUniversity Advancementmond Complex, whichhouses the Finis HorneArena and the Joe V.Chandler Physical Educationand Exercise StudiesCenter, opened in 1993,and basketball fans canwatch the Bearcats play inthe 2,500-seat arena.The entrance to Lander,the 300-bed CentennialHall dormitory and theEquestrian Center were recentlycompleted. Lander has also recently redesignedand expanded the campus dining hall.Construction on the Jeff May Complex, which willhouse the baseball, soccer, softball and tennis programs,is expected to be finished in Fall 2011.