Winthrop University
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Winthrop University is a public, four-year liberal arts
university in Rock Hill, South Carolina
, USA
. In 2006-07, Winthrop University had an enrollment of 6,292 students. The University has been recognized as South Carolina's top-rated university according to evaluations conducted by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. Winthrop has been rated by the Commission as "substantially exceeding standards" every year since that classification was created in 2003.
The University was also named by the John Templeton Foundation
as a University that "encourages character development". In addition, Winthrop has received numerous Top-10 Regional Public University (South) rankings by U.S. News & World Report and has been rated among the Princeton Review's "Best Southeastern Colleges."
s and many of Winthrop's buildings are on the National Historic Register.. The Winthrop University campus also has its own zip code of 29733.
Winthrop's campus is divided into two distinct areas: The main campus which houses the academic buildings, dormitories, library and student center and the larger Recreational and Research Complex located approximately one mile northeast of the main campus.
Winthrop's main campus has seen extensive development during the last decade. A new $12 million Dalton Hall opened in 1999. The Courtyard at Winthrop, which features apartment
style residences for students, opened in 2003. The Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education and Wellness Center, which was opened in 2007 and serves as the new home of the University's physical education department and intramural sports. The most recent addition, in 2010, is the DiGiorgio Campus Center, which added a 128000 square feet (11,891.6 m²) multipurpose campus hub featuring a 225 seat movie theater, food court, campus bookstore, post office, and casual dining. The DiGiorgio Center is connected to the West Center via an open-air plaza.
In addition to hosting the University's intercollegiate athletic facilities, the Recreational and Research Complex also hosts the Piedmont Wetlands Research Project, a golf course (open to faculty, students and alumni), and a world-class disc golf
course (which has been the site of the United States Disc Golf Championship
since its inception in 1999).
Winthrop's campus has served as the location for numerous movies, television and other video productions, including the films Asylum
and The Rage: Carrie 2
. Additionally, the Winthrop Coliseum hosted numerous television tapings of various syndicated WCW
and NWA
television shows in the 1980s and 1990s.
Ninety (90%) percent of freshman and Forty-four (44%) percent of all undergraduate students live on-campus.
s through four colleges: The College of Arts & Sciences, The College of Business Administration, The Richard W. Riley College of Education and The College of Visual and Performing Arts. In all the University offers 41 undergraduate and 24 graduate degrees.
According to the University, "(i)n addition to full institutional accreditation, the university has achieved 100 percent national accreditation in all eligible programs." Currently, the student-faculty ratio is 15:1.
The University currently has 298 employees who earn $50,000 or more per year (and are thus publicly disclosed pursuant to the state's Freedom of Information Act).
. It has routinely been ranked by US News, Consumer Reports, Barron's Best Buys and the Princeton Review as one of the best values in higher education. In 2006, it was ranked the 8th best Public University in the Southeast by US News and World Report.
and 45 countries
. As of 2003, the average age of an undergraduate student was 21.4 years, while the average age of a graduate student was 34.4 years.
Of the student population, 5,097 are undergraduate students while 1,144 are graduate students. The University has 1,935 male students and 4,306 female students. The University has 1,374 African-American students, 24 Native American students, 86 Asian students, 109 Hispanic students and 3,390 non-Hispanic white students. Sixty-seven(67%) of 2008 freshman returned in 2009]].
The University's average class size is 17 to 26 students, with freshman classes averaging 23 students. All freshman and second-year students are required to live on campus, unless they live at home with their parents or legal guardians. However it has recently been discovered that simply having a parent or guardian sign the lease for off campus housing will allow any student to live off campus even if the student in question is a freshman or second-year student.
In addition to completing the academic requirements of their chosen degree, full-time Winthrop undergraduates, in order to graduate, are required to attend three cultural events for every 20 semester hours. The university maintains an extensive calendar of events that qualify as being "cultural events".
Cultural events are typically on a wide variety of subjects, and have included in the past:
The university has over 150 student organizations. It has eight campus ministries, 14 club sports teams, 18 clubs associated with an academic department, 16 Greek organizations, 16 Honor Societies, 30 special interest clubs and groups, 17 professional groups, 12 non-ministry religious groups, eight university representatives, seven residence hall councils, and eight service groups]].
In addition, the university hosts many events that are available free of charge or at a reduced rate for full-time students. Events typically include concerts, shows, comedy routines and other forms of student-oriented entertainment. One of these events is the annual Big Man on Campus Pagaent, an all-male beauty contest. This event is organized by Delta Zeta Sorority to raise money for their philanthropy, the speech and hearing impaired. Another winthrop tradition, the Kappa Sigma oyster roast, is a social event held annually welcoming all new freshman and transfer students as well as returning students to the start of each fall semester. This event is a campus favorite and attendance has been known to exceed 1200 students. student organizations, historically Greek
, sponsor contestants.
(NCAA) and competes on the Division 1 level. Additionally, Winthrop University President Anthony DiGiorgio serves on the Board of Directors
of the NCAA.
Winthrop is a charter member of the Big South Conference
. Winthrop's teams are known as the Eagle
s and their colors are garnet and gold.
The university sponsors 18 intercollegiate teams (8 Men's and 10 Women's) in the sports of baseball
, basketball
, cross country
, golf
, soccer, tennis
and track
on the Men's side, and basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball
, tennis, track and volleyball
on the Women's side.<]].
The university has labeled itself, "The Campus of Champions", as its intercollegiate athletic teams have experienced success in recent years. Specifically, the University has won numerous Big South Conference championships in the following sports: Baseball (3 since 1995), Men's Basketball (9 since 1988), Men's Cross Country (2 since 2000), Men's Soccer (5 since 2002), Men's Tennis (4 since 1997), Women's Tennis (10 since 1994), Softball (3 since 1989) and Women's Volleyball (4 since 2002).
At the heart of the University's athletic facilities is the Winthrop Coliseum
. In addition to serving as the home venue of the Men's and Women's basketball and volleyball teams, the University's athletic department offices are located in the Coliseum. The arena
features 6,100 permanent seats and hosts numerous non-University shows and events in addition to Winthrop athletic contests. The Coliseum also served as the temporary practice site of the NFL
's Carolina Panthers
until completion of the team's facilities in Charlotte.
The Winthrop baseball team plays in the Winthrop Ballpark, a multi-million dollar 1,989-seat baseball stadium which opened in 2003.
Opened in 2005, the university's track and field teams compete on the $2.8 million Irwin Belk Track Complex. The facility hosts numerous Division 1 meets.
The university's soccer teams compete at the recently completed Eagle Field. The facility, considered by many to be one of the top intercollegiate facilities in the country, features 1,800 permanent seats, a press box, field house and a Daktronics LCD scoreboard. In addition, the playing field is a Tifway 419 hybrid Bermuda grass with Eagle Blend and Sun Star.
The softball team competes at the Winthrop Softball Complex which opened in 2001. The facility includes four fields, locker rooms and an indoor batting cage.
The tennis teams compete at the Winthrop Tennis Complex which opened in 2003. The complex includes 12 lighted courts, seating for 300 and a club house with public restroom facilities, locker rooms and offices.
On March 5, 2007 the Winthrop Eagles Men's Basketball team was ranked in the Top 25 of both major college basketball polls for the first time in school history. The Eagles ranked #22 in the USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 poll and #24 on the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 poll. Later that spring on March 16, 2007 the Winthrop Eagles defeated Notre Dame
for the first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament win in school history.
6 of the 8 Men's Basketball team's championships and national rankings came during Gregg Marshall
's tenure as head coach. Marshall left Winthrop to become the head coach at Wichita State University
. Marshall's assistant at Winthrop, Randy Peele
, was named as Marshall's successor, and led the Eagles to their most recent Big South Championship in 2008 and subsequent 13 seed in the NCAA tournament
On March 6, 2010, Winthrop defeated Coastal Carolina University by a score of 64-53 in the Big South Conference championship game, marking the 10th time Winthrop has won the Big South men's basketball tournament - a conference record. By winning the conference tournament, Winthrop secured an automatic bid into the opening round game of the NCAA tournament, their ninth appearance in that tournament and also a conference record. Winthrop also appeared in the first "opening round game" of the NCAA tournament in 2001 (formerly called the "play-in game") wherein two teams with automatic berths compete for one of the #16 seed positions. Only Florida A&M has also made more than one appearance in this game.
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
university in Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state. It is also the third-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina. The population was 71,459 as of . Rock Hill has undergone rapid growth between...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In 2006-07, Winthrop University had an enrollment of 6,292 students. The University has been recognized as South Carolina's top-rated university according to evaluations conducted by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. Winthrop has been rated by the Commission as "substantially exceeding standards" every year since that classification was created in 2003.
The University was also named by the John Templeton Foundation
John Templeton Foundation
"The John Templeton Foundation is a philanthropic organizationthat funds inter-disciplinary research about human purpose and ultimate reality. It is usually referred to simply as the Templeton Foundation...
as a University that "encourages character development". In addition, Winthrop has received numerous Top-10 Regional Public University (South) rankings by U.S. News & World Report and has been rated among the Princeton Review's "Best Southeastern Colleges."
Campus
The University's campus is located in the city of Rock Hill, South Carolina, in one of that city's five historic districtHistoric district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
s and many of Winthrop's buildings are on the National Historic Register.. The Winthrop University campus also has its own zip code of 29733.
Winthrop's campus is divided into two distinct areas: The main campus which houses the academic buildings, dormitories, library and student center and the larger Recreational and Research Complex located approximately one mile northeast of the main campus.
Winthrop's main campus has seen extensive development during the last decade. A new $12 million Dalton Hall opened in 1999. The Courtyard at Winthrop, which features apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
style residences for students, opened in 2003. The Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education and Wellness Center, which was opened in 2007 and serves as the new home of the University's physical education department and intramural sports. The most recent addition, in 2010, is the DiGiorgio Campus Center, which added a 128000 square feet (11,891.6 m²) multipurpose campus hub featuring a 225 seat movie theater, food court, campus bookstore, post office, and casual dining. The DiGiorgio Center is connected to the West Center via an open-air plaza.
Disc golf
Disc golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Of the more than 3000...
course (which has been the site of the United States Disc Golf Championship
United States Disc Golf Championship
The United States Disc Golf Championship is a disc golf tournament held at the Winthrop Gold Course, on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The professional event was held annually from 1999 to 2010, before moving to a biennial schedule. Along with the PDGA World...
since its inception in 1999).
Winthrop's campus has served as the location for numerous movies, television and other video productions, including the films Asylum
Asylum (2008 film)
Asylum is a horror film from 20th Century Fox released on DVD in 2008. David R. Ellis, of the sequel to Final Destination and the movie Snakes on a Plane, directed. Parts of the movie were filmed on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. The film stars Sarah Roemer.- Plot :A college...
and The Rage: Carrie 2
The Rage: Carrie 2
The Rage: Carrie 2 is the 1999 sequel to the 1976 horror film classic Carrie. Directed by Katt Shea, the film starred Emily Bergl, Mena Suvari, Jason London and Amy Irving.-Plot:...
. Additionally, the Winthrop Coliseum hosted numerous television tapings of various syndicated WCW
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
and NWA
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
television shows in the 1980s and 1990s.
Ninety (90%) percent of freshman and Forty-four (44%) percent of all undergraduate students live on-campus.
Academics
The University grants undergraduate degreeUndergraduate degree
An undergraduate degree is a colloquial term for an academic degree taken by a person who has completed undergraduate courses. It is usually offered at an institution of higher education, such as a university...
s through four colleges: The College of Arts & Sciences, The College of Business Administration, The Richard W. Riley College of Education and The College of Visual and Performing Arts. In all the University offers 41 undergraduate and 24 graduate degrees.
According to the University, "(i)n addition to full institutional accreditation, the university has achieved 100 percent national accreditation in all eligible programs." Currently, the student-faculty ratio is 15:1.
Faculty
The University currently employs 279 full-time and 276 part-time faculty members; 62 of whom are classified as minorities and 322 of whom are women. Of the 555 faculty members, 290 have earned their terminal degree, 237 have a non-terminal Master's degree and 12 have a non-terminal Bachelor's degree.The University currently has 298 employees who earn $50,000 or more per year (and are thus publicly disclosed pursuant to the state's Freedom of Information Act).
Cost
Winthrop's tuition for the 2011-12 academic year is $23,796 per year for out-of-state undergraduate students and $12,186 for in-state undergraduate students. Room and board is currently $6,994. Currently, 4,587 undergraduate students receive some form of financial aid.Rankings
Winthrop has been ranked in numerous college rankings. In 2007, it was named one of the top ten regional public universities in the southSouthern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
. It has routinely been ranked by US News, Consumer Reports, Barron's Best Buys and the Princeton Review as one of the best values in higher education. In 2006, it was ranked the 8th best Public University in the Southeast by US News and World Report.
Student population
The University comprises 6,241 students. Students come from 44 statesU.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
and 45 countries
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
. As of 2003, the average age of an undergraduate student was 21.4 years, while the average age of a graduate student was 34.4 years.
Of the student population, 5,097 are undergraduate students while 1,144 are graduate students. The University has 1,935 male students and 4,306 female students. The University has 1,374 African-American students, 24 Native American students, 86 Asian students, 109 Hispanic students and 3,390 non-Hispanic white students. Sixty-seven(67%) of 2008 freshman returned in 2009]].
The University's average class size is 17 to 26 students, with freshman classes averaging 23 students. All freshman and second-year students are required to live on campus, unless they live at home with their parents or legal guardians. However it has recently been discovered that simply having a parent or guardian sign the lease for off campus housing will allow any student to live off campus even if the student in question is a freshman or second-year student.
Student life
Winthrop's DiGiorgio Student Union Program Board has been ranked the best Program Board in the nation three times for the quality and variety of programming, including both lecturers and entertainers. The trade publication Campus Activities Magazine has named the university as having the "Best Campus Program" in the nation three times: 1995, 2002 and 2004. Winthrop is the only university in the nation to be on the ballot every year since this award was inaugurated in 1995.In addition to completing the academic requirements of their chosen degree, full-time Winthrop undergraduates, in order to graduate, are required to attend three cultural events for every 20 semester hours. The university maintains an extensive calendar of events that qualify as being "cultural events".
Cultural events are typically on a wide variety of subjects, and have included in the past:
- Films (both in English and foreign languages)
- Plays
- Concerts (Chamber, Orchestral, and on the university's Aeolian-SkinnerAeolian-SkinnerÆolian-Skinner Organ Company, Inc. — Æolian-Skinner of Boston, Massachusetts was an important American builder of a large number of notable pipe organs from its inception as the Skinner Organ Company in 1901 until its closure in 1972. Key figures were Ernest M. Skinner , Arthur Hudson Marks ,...
pipe organPipe organThe pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
) - Sculpture and art exhibitions
- Technology Lectures
The university has over 150 student organizations. It has eight campus ministries, 14 club sports teams, 18 clubs associated with an academic department, 16 Greek organizations, 16 Honor Societies, 30 special interest clubs and groups, 17 professional groups, 12 non-ministry religious groups, eight university representatives, seven residence hall councils, and eight service groups]].
In addition, the university hosts many events that are available free of charge or at a reduced rate for full-time students. Events typically include concerts, shows, comedy routines and other forms of student-oriented entertainment. One of these events is the annual Big Man on Campus Pagaent, an all-male beauty contest. This event is organized by Delta Zeta Sorority to raise money for their philanthropy, the speech and hearing impaired. Another winthrop tradition, the Kappa Sigma oyster roast, is a social event held annually welcoming all new freshman and transfer students as well as returning students to the start of each fall semester. This event is a campus favorite and attendance has been known to exceed 1200 students. student organizations, historically Greek
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
, sponsor contestants.
Athletics
The university is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNational Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) and competes on the Division 1 level. Additionally, Winthrop University President Anthony DiGiorgio serves on the Board of Directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
of the NCAA.
Winthrop is a charter member of the Big South Conference
Big South Conference
The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision...
. Winthrop's teams are known as the Eagle
Eagle
Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...
s and their colors are garnet and gold.
The university sponsors 18 intercollegiate teams (8 Men's and 10 Women's) in the sports of baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, soccer, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
on the Men's side, and basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, tennis, track and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
on the Women's side.<]].
The university has labeled itself, "The Campus of Champions", as its intercollegiate athletic teams have experienced success in recent years. Specifically, the University has won numerous Big South Conference championships in the following sports: Baseball (3 since 1995), Men's Basketball (9 since 1988), Men's Cross Country (2 since 2000), Men's Soccer (5 since 2002), Men's Tennis (4 since 1997), Women's Tennis (10 since 1994), Softball (3 since 1989) and Women's Volleyball (4 since 2002).
Facilities
Winthrop Coliseum
Winthrop Coliseum is a 6,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was built in 1982 and is home to the Winthrop University Eagles basketball team. It hosted the Big South Conference men's basketball tournament three times and the conference title game in 2005, 2006, and...
. In addition to serving as the home venue of the Men's and Women's basketball and volleyball teams, the University's athletic department offices are located in the Coliseum. The arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
features 6,100 permanent seats and hosts numerous non-University shows and events in addition to Winthrop athletic contests. The Coliseum also served as the temporary practice site of the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
's Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
until completion of the team's facilities in Charlotte.
The Winthrop baseball team plays in the Winthrop Ballpark, a multi-million dollar 1,989-seat baseball stadium which opened in 2003.
Opened in 2005, the university's track and field teams compete on the $2.8 million Irwin Belk Track Complex. The facility hosts numerous Division 1 meets.
The university's soccer teams compete at the recently completed Eagle Field. The facility, considered by many to be one of the top intercollegiate facilities in the country, features 1,800 permanent seats, a press box, field house and a Daktronics LCD scoreboard. In addition, the playing field is a Tifway 419 hybrid Bermuda grass with Eagle Blend and Sun Star.
The softball team competes at the Winthrop Softball Complex which opened in 2001. The facility includes four fields, locker rooms and an indoor batting cage.
The tennis teams compete at the Winthrop Tennis Complex which opened in 2003. The complex includes 12 lighted courts, seating for 300 and a club house with public restroom facilities, locker rooms and offices.
Men's basketball
Perhaps the University's most well-known athletic team is the Men's basketball team which has earned a berth in nine NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournaments since 1999. Additionally, they have won the Big South Conference Championship in 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010.On March 5, 2007 the Winthrop Eagles Men's Basketball team was ranked in the Top 25 of both major college basketball polls for the first time in school history. The Eagles ranked #22 in the USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 poll and #24 on the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 poll. Later that spring on March 16, 2007 the Winthrop Eagles defeated Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
for the first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament win in school history.
6 of the 8 Men's Basketball team's championships and national rankings came during Gregg Marshall
Gregg Marshall
Gregg Marshall is the current head basketball coach at Wichita State University.-Education:Gregg Marshall graduated from Randolph-Macon College with a B.A. degree in Economics/Business in 1985...
's tenure as head coach. Marshall left Winthrop to become the head coach at Wichita State University
Wichita State University
Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
. Marshall's assistant at Winthrop, Randy Peele
Randy Peele
-External links:*...
, was named as Marshall's successor, and led the Eagles to their most recent Big South Championship in 2008 and subsequent 13 seed in the NCAA tournament
On March 6, 2010, Winthrop defeated Coastal Carolina University by a score of 64-53 in the Big South Conference championship game, marking the 10th time Winthrop has won the Big South men's basketball tournament - a conference record. By winning the conference tournament, Winthrop secured an automatic bid into the opening round game of the NCAA tournament, their ninth appearance in that tournament and also a conference record. Winthrop also appeared in the first "opening round game" of the NCAA tournament in 2001 (formerly called the "play-in game") wherein two teams with automatic berths compete for one of the #16 seed positions. Only Florida A&M has also made more than one appearance in this game.
Notable alumni
- Craig BradshawCraig BradshawCraig Bradshaw is a New Zealand professional basketball player who last played with the NZL NBL team Otago Nuggets....
, professional basketball player for Australian team, Brisbane BulletsBrisbane BulletsThe Brisbane Bullets were, until 2008, a professional basketball team competing in Australia's National Basketball League. The Bullets were one of only two teams that survived since the NBL's inception in 1979; the only surviving team is now the Wollongong Hawks. The team played in Midnight Navy... - Bob CrawfordBob CrawfordRobert Remi Crawford is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.-Playing career:Drafted by the St...
, stand-up bassist in the band, The Avett BrothersThe Avett BrothersThe Avett Brothers is a folk rock band from Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett and Seth Avett, who play the banjo and guitar respectively, and Bob Crawford who plays the stand-up bass. Joe Kwon, cello, and Jacob Edwards, drums, are touring members of... - John GilkersonJohn GilkersonJohn Gilkerson is an American soccer player.-College and Amateur:Gilkerson was a standout defender during his college career at Winthrop University. He was named to the All-Big South first team in his junior and senior years. In 2006, he was named to the NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region Team...
, professional soccer player with MLS's New York Red Bulls - Anne King GregorieAnne King GregorieAnne King Gregorie was a South Carolina historian, and professor of history at Arkansas College and at the University of South Carolina where some of her papers are deposited....
(1902), historian and first woman to be granted a doctorate in History by the University of South CarolinaUniversity of South CarolinaThe University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House... - Chip HugginsChip Huggins"Chip" Huggins is a realtor and a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented his Lexington County district since being elected in 2000 to succeed André Bauer....
, (1987), member of South Carolina House of RepresentativesSouth Carolina House of RepresentativesThe South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the upper house being the South Carolina Senate. It consists of 124 Representatives elected to two year terms at the same time as US Congressional elections...
http://www.scstatehouse.net/members/bios/0897727165.html - Dr. Mary Gaulden JaggerMary Gaulden JaggerMary Esther Gaulden Jagger was an American radiation geneticist, professor of radiology and political activist who authored some 60 scientific publications.- Early life :...
, (1942), one of the founding members of the National Organization for WomenNational Organization for WomenThe National Organization for Women is the largest feminist organization in the United States. It was founded in 1966 and has a membership of 500,000 contributing members. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S...
. - Henry KalungiHenry KalungiHenry Kalungi is a Ugandan footballer who currently plays for Proline FC of the Ugandan Super League, on loan from Richmond Kickers of the American USL Professional Division.-College and Amateur:...
, (2009), professional soccer player with USL's Richmond KickersRichmond KickersThe Richmond Kickers are an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid... - David KengaDavid KengaDavid Kenga is a Kenyan soccer player who currently plays for Indiana Invaders in the USL Premier Development League.-College and Amateur:...
, (2006), professional soccer player with Charleston BatteryCharleston BatteryCharleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.... - Michael LukMichael LukMichael Chi Ho Luk is a Canadian footballer born in Hong Kong. He is playing for Hong Kong First Division League club Sun Hei as Defender or Midfielder.-Early life:Michael Luk was born on 22 August 1986 in Hong Kong to parents Joe Luk and Susan Choi...
, (2009), professional soccer player in China - Actress Andie MacDowellAndie MacDowellRosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell is an American model and actress. She has received the Golden Camera and an Honorary César.-Early life:...
attended Winthrop in 1977 (as Winthrop College) but dropped out as a sophomore in 1978 to sign with Elite Model ManagementElite Model ManagementElite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
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- Stephen NserekoStephen NserekoStephen Nsereko is a Ugandan footballer who currently plays for Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division.-College and Amateur:...
, (2010) professional soccer player with USL's Richmond Kickers - Marco RedaMarco RedaMarco Reda is a Canadian soccer player, currently without a club.-Toronto Lynx:Reda signed for the Toronto Lynx in 1998 and established himself there as one of the best defenders in the A-League, helping the Lynx reach the playoff semifinals in 2000...
, (2000), professional soccer player Toronto FCToronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.... - Daniel Revivo, (2008) professional soccer player in Sweden
- Linda H. ShortLinda H. ShortLinda H. Short is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 17th District since 1992.-External links:* official SC Senate website* profile*Follow the Money - Linda H. Short** campaign contributions...
, (1984), member of South Carolina State SenateSouth Carolina SenateThe South Carolina Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives...
http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=BS021924?q=print - Kevin SloweyKevin SloweyKevin Michael Slowey is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Slowey was selected by the Twins with the 73rd pick in the 2nd round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.-College:...
, (2003), professional baseball player with the Minnesota TwinsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the... - Matt StinsonMatt StinsonMatt Stinson is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.-Youth:Stinson began his youth career with Clarkson Comets SC in Mississauga, Ontario. In 2008, aged 16, he joined TFC Academy for the youth sides inaugural season...
, professional soccer player MLS, Toronto FCToronto FCToronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.... - Ben Thurmond, professional baseball player with San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....