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Wingate University strives to make education at an independent university affordable. In fact, one college-loan website ranks Wingate tops among North Carolina colleges and universities in providing financial aid.
![An image of the front of the Wingate Magazine for Winter 2021.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1639404606/wingateedu/jx2zrzenfxqpgqpsinbh/magazinethumbnaildec2021.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1639404606/wingateedu/jx2zrzenfxqpgqpsinbh/magazinethumbnaildec2021.jpg","width":480}])
The latest edition of Wingate Magazine is now available online.
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We are planning an in-person commencement ceremony for Dec. 18, 2021. Get all the details here.
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According to the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, 96 percent of first-year students entering Wingate in 2017 said the University's good academic reputation was important or very important in their decision to attend Wingate.
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Taylor Sligh, Marta Falcon and Geniece Crawford Monde will be honored at a Jan. 19 virtual event.
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Thirteen Wingate happenings in 2021 that deserve a second look.
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Student volunteers survey residents and address vaccine concerns with help from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Food Lion Feeds.
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A course-record number of business students gave away shoes valued at over $21,000.
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A rainy morning turned into a gorgeous day to be a Wingate University graduate, as more than 250 students earned degrees during two fall commencement ceremonies.
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Jacob Flowers is planning to work as an emergency medical technician in his hometown while preparing to apply to physician assistant school.
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Eli Greear won the Outstanding Student of 2021 award from the N.C. chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association this fall. He is one of 159 graduate students earning diplomas this week as Wingate prepares for a pair of Commencement ceremonies on Saturday.
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Three weeks of online, asynchronous classes will start Dec. 20.
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The Wingate Rehabilitation and Performance clinic, which launched in June, has saved patients money while giving students valuable hands-on experience.
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Wingate is reviving a treasured tradition at Fall Commencement and making diplomas more functional. Spring Commencement has been shifted to better meet student needs.
Campus Community Spotlight
Our people set us apart from our peer institutions and help make the traditions and values that are unique to Wingate University. Through interviews with faculty, staff and students, you'll start to understand the phrase "The Wingate Way." To view more videos, click here.
A Golden Door Scholar and Political Science major, Lilian found her voice and confidence to be an advocate in the community.
A transfer graduate student studying occupational therapy, McKenzie brought a world of experience from the deaf community to her studies.
The Burnsville Learning Center in rural Anson County needed help discovering and cataloging who was buried in a Civil War-era cemetery. Wingate history professor, Dr. David Mitchell, proposed that Julia Lasure could tackle it as an internship.