Newberry College is a private

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college in Newberry, South Carolina. It has 1,250 students.

Accreditation

Newberry College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award bachelor's degrees.

Athletics

Newberry athletic teams are the Wolves. The college is a member of the Division II level of the

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(NCAA), primarily competing in the

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(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

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(NAIA) from 1961–62 to 1971–72. Newberry competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. The school is famous for being on the losing end of a tilt against Furman University, in which Frank Selvy scored 100 points.

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. The Newberry College marching band, which has been in existence since that time, is one of the most unusual aspects of Newberry College's music program. Newberry is one of the smallest colleges in the country with a marching band, and it is the only Lutheran school in the country with a marching band. Also in 1956, Pruitt hosted the first jazz festival at Newberry College. This jazz festival has since become a unique annual tradition at Newberry College, and is considered to be the second oldest jazz festival in the nation.

V-12: Navy College Training Program

In 1943, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox announced the start of a new college training program, the

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. The program was designed to supplement the force of commissioned officers in the

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during

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. Newberry College became one of 131 colleges and universities in the United States chosen to participate in the V-12 program. On July 1, 1943, the first 325 cadets arrived on campus; they included both V-12 Cadets and V-5 Aviation Cadets. The cadets attended classes for periods of one to six terms of 16 weeks. Work was planned so that each term was the equivalent of a normal college semester. The Navy handled the discipline of its cadets, directed the physical fitness program, provided military drills and cooperated with the College in the direction of the program. During the 27 months the V-12 Program were a part of the college, over 1,000 cadets were assigned to Newberry. On October 31, 1945, the V-12 Unit was decommissioned and Newberry College returned to its civilian status.

Notable alumni

* Corey Anderson – professional

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; ''Ultimate Fighter 19'' winner, competing in the

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's Light Heavyweight Division *

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, professional MMA fighter *

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* Brandon Bostick * Henry L. Carroll * Frederick H. Dominick *

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– professional mixed martial artist; former

Bantamweight Champion * Mark Hammond * Butler B. Hare * James Butler Hare *

Greg Hartle Gregory Alan Hartle (born February 14, 1951) is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cardinals in the tenth round of the 1974 NFL D ...

* James Haskell Hope * Stuart Lake * Asbury Francis Lever * Mike Longabardi * Debola Ogunseye *

Ron Parker Ron Parker (born August 17, 1987) is a former American football free safety. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He had also played for the Oakland Raiders, the Carolina Panthers, had a brief stint with the ...

* Amanda Pennekamp * John H. Pitchford (1857–1923) – lawyer and politician, served on the Oklahoma Supreme Court (1921–23) and died in office Thoburn, Joseph B. ''A Standard History of Oklahoma'',Vol. IV, p. 1548.
(1916). The American Historical Society. Chicago and New York. Available through Google Books. Accessed May 4, 2020. *

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* Ralph Rowe * Corey Washington

References

External links

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Official athletics website
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