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.
The faculty at Wingate considers personal attention, active learning and global perspectives to be the core of the learning experience. Eighty-seven percent of the Wingate faculty hold the highest degree in their field.
Nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist or nurse, and 71 percent of graduate students are enrolled in health sciences.
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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.
After a career as a coach, teacher, recruiting and administrator, Steve Poston is retiring after leading a Wingate athletics department that has been far and away the best in the South Atlantic Conference during his two decades in charge. In January, Poston will step down after 50 years as a full-time employee at Wingate.
Dr. Shanta Dube will bring 20 years of experience in public health research, practice and academic instruction to Wingate as director of the university's new online Master of Public Health program, which expects to enroll its first class this fall, pending approval by the SACSCOC.
Dr. Cornel West, an outspoken professor, author and civil-rights activist, discussed race in America, among other topics, during a "Community Conversations" Lyceum event on Thursday night.
Having come to Louisiana from Mexico at age 6, a Wingate honors student who spent her summer researching families in early Christianity says mothers who leave their children when they immigrate to the US are making a sacrifice similar to those who joined the first monasteries. Her work is part of a Reeves Research grant.
Small class sizes and an intimate learning environment help make Wingate's nursing program one of the best in North Carolina.
Cornel West was scheduled to speak at Wingate last spring when Covid-19 halted most in-person events. This month, students and the public will get a chance to hear from the provocative social justice crusader via a free webinar set for Feb. 18.
2020 graduates of the University's physician assistant studies program all passed their national certifying exam on the first try. That surpasses the national first-time-pass rate by five points.
As the number of Covid-19 cases increases in North Carolina, Wingate University is taking extra precautions to keep students and employees safe. All students are required to have a Covid-19 test on-site before being allowed to move into their residence halls, and employees are strongly encouraged to have a test.
On Jan. 21, Wingate will honor a student, a staff member and two faculty members for upholding the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Attorney Toussaint Romain, known for his peacemaking efforts in the midst of the 2016 Charlotte riots, will speak at the virtual event.
Chris and Melody Stinson helped their children set up agribusinesses as a way to teach them about life. Having grown up on the family farm, the kids have gone all in on the project.
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