Greensboro College is a

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in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the

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and was founded in 1838 by Rev. Peter Doub. The college enrolls about 1,000 students from 32 states, the District of Columbia, and 29 countries.

History

The first college to open its doors within the town of Greensboro was the woman's college, Greensboro Female College. The school occupied a campus near the heart of the city within what would become the College Hill Historic District. The institution had its origin in 1833, when the Greensboro Female College was organized as an institution for local children. It was the intent of the Rev. Peter Doub that the institution grow to serve women. Through the Methodist Church, a charter was secured in 1838, an event which makes the college one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States. The college became coeducational in the late 1950s. The cornerstone of the first building was laid in 1843, and in 1846 the institution opened its doors to students. Young women came from many southern states to become the first classes of the new president, the Rev. Solomon Lea, and his faculty.

Campus

Greensboro College - Finch Memorial Chapel

Located in the College Hill Historic District of Greensboro, North Carolina, the college's properties include several buildings of interest. Most are red-brick buildings built in a neoclassical revival or colonial styles. However, the most historic buildings are located around the campus quadrangle. The oldest building and the administrative center of Greensboro College is the Main Building, housing the offices of the president, senior administrative officers, and important departments. The building also hosts the Brock Historical Museum, which displays artifacts relating to the history of the college as well as its relationship with the

. The Finch Memorial Chapel was built in 1954 and is the worshiping heart of the college community. It is named after Hannah Brown Finch, an 1885 graduate and wife of Thomas J. Finch, the latter of whom was involved with

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and politics. Chapel services are held every Thursday. The J.A. Jones Library is the bibliographic heart of the college community. Named after

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, it houses the college's library collections. The building is also home to the Levy-Loewenstein Holocaust Collection, the First Citizens Bank Global Communications Center, and the Sternberger Cultural Center, the latter of which includes a 100-seat lecture hall. The Cowan Humanities Building houses the offices of the Art and English/Communications, as well as a large lecture hall and several art galleries, including the Anne Rudd Gaylon Gallery, the Irene Cullis Gallery, and the LIFT Gallery. The building is also home to Middle College. The Odell Memorial Building houses the offices of the performing arts departments, such as Theater and Music, and the 787-seat Huggins Performance Center. The building was built in 1922, but renovated in 1997 after a substantial donation from business leader Kenneth Lenon Huggins. The performance center is named after Huggins' wife, Gail. Proctor Hall houses the offices of most academic departments while also containing classrooms and seminar rooms of various sizes. It consists of two buildings, an east and a west building. The Proctor Hall – East houses science laboratories and the offices of the Biology, Chemistry, Business, and Accounting Departments. Proctor Hall – West is where offices of other departments, such as the humanities and social sciences, are located. The Hall, first built in 1950, was named after Fred and Myrtle Proctor. The Proctors donated the funds necessary to renovate and update the halls in 1998.

Academics

Academic programs are organized across five different schools, the School of Arts, the School of Business, the School of Humanities, the School of Science and Mathematics, and the School of Social Sciences and Education. Greensboro College offers four undergraduate degrees – Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Science – across 35 undergraduate majors and 26 minors. The academic calendar consists of two semesters and a summer-school session. Full-time undergraduates must carry a minimum academic load of 12 credit hours per semester. Additionally, the college offers five graduate degrees (masters-level): * Master's of Education in Birth-Kindergarten Education; Elementary Education; or Special Education/General Curriculum * Master's of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). * Master's of Arts in Theology, Ethics, and Culture.

Honors program and academic honor societies

The George Center for Honors Studies welcomes accepted students whose high school GPA is at least 3.65 and whose SAT score is at least 1240 or ACT Composite score is at least 26. They are interviewed prior to being determined for suitability for the program. Honors students are privy to certain courses that are team-taught by two professors and must complete a thesis to graduate. The student committee of the program also organizes extracurricular activities and outings for Honors students. The Honors Program is housed in the Honors House, just north of the Cowan Humanities Building. Greensboro College also has local chapters of the following national honor societies: * Alpha Chi, a national honor society recognizing superior academic achievement *

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, national sociology honor society *

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, national biology honor society *

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, international business honor society * Kappa Delta Pi, international education honor society *

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, national history honor society *

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, international French honor society *

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, national political science honor society * Psi Chi, national psychology honor society * Sigma Delta Pi, national Spanish honor society * Sigma Tau Delta, international English honor society *

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, national religion honor society

Athletics

The Pride's athletic program competes in the

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's Division III and the

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. It offers 17 intercollegiate sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, wrestling and tennis. Women's sports include basketball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The men's golf team has twice won the Division III national championship, in 2000 and 2011. The men's soccer team was NCAA Division III runner-up in 1989 when they lost 2–0 to

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. Women's soccer saw one of their own players,

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, chosen to play for the

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in 2018. As of the beginning of the 2011–2012 school year, 77 Pride student-athletes had been named All-Americans and 26 had been named Academic All-Americans.

Middle College

''Greensboro College Middle College'' (GMC) is a high school program on the campus of Greensboro College located in Greensboro, North Carolina. It schools the 11th and 12th grades, and allows students to finish their high school career while earning college credit. GMC's main focus is to provide a more flexible learning environment for students previously unsuccessful or dissatisfied with traditional high school. As of the 2011–2012 school year, there are about 120 students enrolled.

Notable alumni

* Sallie Southall Cotten 1863, writer and clubwoman *

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'55, soap opera and Broadway actress *

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'68, current U.S. Representative (D-NY) and chairwoman of the

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* Ryan Nelsen, professional soccer player and coach (attended) * Sarah Dessen, novelist (attended) * R. Carter Pate '76, chairman of the board of Red Lion Hotels Corporation and former CEO of

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* Frederick A. Davie, '78, executive vice president at Union Theological Seminary and chairman of the

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Civilian Complaint Review Board *

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'85, Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies at Harvard Divinity School and interim Pusey Minister of the

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* Dr. Jeremy Kinney '94, curator, Smithsonian

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* Heather Macy '00, basketball coach *

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'06,

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Majority Whip *

'19, soccer player for Puerto Rico Sol FC and the

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(1839-1920), poet

Gallery

File:LRobertsonParlor.jpg, Lucy Robertson Parlor in Main Hall File:StuGC.jpg, "The Stu", the campus Student Center File:StuLoungeGC.jpg, The Student Lounge in the "Stu" File:GCHistoryMural.jpg, A mural depicting Greensboro College's history next to Proctor Hall. File:ReynoldsCtr.jpg, The Royce Reynolds Center File:WestHallGC.jpg, West Hall (Student Residences) File:PrideFieldGC.jpg, Pride Field File:EntranceSignGC.jpg, The main entrance into the Greensboro College campus File:GCWildlife1.jpg, Some native wildlife at Greensboro College

Notes

External links

Official website

Official athletics website

Greensboro College student yearbooks on DigitalNC.org
{{Authority control Former women's universities and colleges in the United States Private universities and colleges in North Carolina Universities and colleges in Greensboro, North Carolina Educational institutions established in 1838 Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 1838 establishments in North Carolina