Winthrop University is a public university in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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19 Facts About Winthrop University
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Winthrop University received a grant from Robert Charles Winthrop, a Boston philanthropist and chair of the Peabody Education Board in Massachusetts, to establish the school.
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Since its inception, Winthrop has developed into a comprehensive university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees through five colleges and schools.
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Winthrop University's campus has served as the site for filming of numerous movies, television and other video productions, including the 2008 film Asylum, and the 1999 film The Rage: Carrie 2.
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Additionally, the Winthrop University Coliseum has hosted numerous television tapings of various syndicated television programs.
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Winthrop University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, and specialist degrees.
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Winthrop University is one of 37 universities nationally—and the only public or private institution in South Carolina—with all arts programs accredited.
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Winthrop's University College allows faculty and staff to work across disciplines to ensure all students have a common academic foundation.
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Winthrop University employs 286 full-time and 222 part-time faculty members, 59 of whom are classified as minorities and 290 of whom are women.
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Winthrop University has been rated by the commission as "substantially exceeding standards" every year since that classification was created in 2003.
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Winthrop University recognizes 19 chapters of national fraternities and sororities with over 700 students members.
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Winthrop University is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and competes on the Division I level.
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Winthrop University is a charter member of the Big South Conference.
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Winthrop University's teams are known as the Eagles and their colors are garnet and gold.
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Winthrop University has labeled itself "The Campus of Champions" as its intercollegiate athletic teams have experienced success in recent years.
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Winthrop University has won more Big South Conference Championships than any other school in the conference.
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Winthrop University left Winthrop to become the head coach at Wichita State University.
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In March 2012, Winthrop University named Pat Kelsey as the new head coach of the Eagles.
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Kelsey left Winthrop University following the 2021 season to become head coach at the College of Charleston.
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