Benjamin Wofford (October 19, 1780–1850) was a Methodist minister who was a co-founder and the namesake of Wofford College in South Carolina in the United States.
22-854: The Wofford Terriers are the athletic teams that represent the Wofford College , located in Spartanburg, South Carolina , in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Southern Conference since the 1997–98 academic year. Wofford and the other SoCon members play football in the Football Championship Subdivision . Prior to
44-744: A farm and continued preaching locally in South Carolina. Wofford became involved in banking and other investments in the region. Wofford was a co-founder of Central Methodist Church in Spartanburg in 1837. Wofford was involved in various church charitable causes, including donating to Randolph-Macon College in Virginia during the 1830s. Wofford married Anna Todd, the only child from a wealthy Spartanburg family, in 1807. The Woffords had no children. His wife died on October 2, 1835, at age 51. On September 6, 1836, Wofford married Maria Scott Barron,
66-428: A self-contained environment (93% of students live on campus). The Village apartment-style housing for the senior class was a 2008 "Dorm of Distinction" as chosen by University Business Magazine . Students participate in various service, pre-professional, religious, social, and other student organizations. Student publications at the college started with a literary magazine first published in 1889. The student newspaper,
88-617: A variety of student service organizations on campus, including the Bonner Scholars, and ONE. Around half the student body is said to participate in Greek life. In each of the years from 1901 through 1904, two women graduated from Wofford. In 1964, Wofford became the first private college in South Carolina to desegregate voluntarily with the admission of Albert Gray. Benjamin Wofford Benjamin Wofford
110-424: Is 1:11. Wofford offers academic majors in a variety of areas including 27 majors. The college also offers pre-professional programs in teacher education (secondary certification), dentistry, medicine, law, ministry, engineering, and veterinary science. The college's Army ROTC program was established in 1919. The Interim program is designed to provide students with opportunities to gain new experiences outside
132-464: Is a Wofford alumnus. A member of the Southern Conference , Wofford College sponsors teams in nine men's, eight women's, and one coed NCAA sanctioned sports: Although the sport has a story with the college that traces to the 1860s, the first Wofford team was formed in 1889, though records of that era are thin. Between 1898 and 1903, a well-balanced Wofford baseball team won about 33 games with 13 losses. Early Wofford teams played at textile parks until
154-792: Is still unknown. The Terriers' men's basketball team competes in the Southern Conference. They have won 4 regular season SoCon Titles and 5 SoCon Tournament Championships and 1 SoCon Tournament Runner-Up. The Terriers currently hold a 1–5 record in the NCAA Tournament. Wofford has defeated various high major opponents during their 27 years in D1. They have beaten North Carolina twice, South Carolina twice, Georgia twice, Clemson, Georgia Tech, NC State, Seton Hall, Purdue, Tulane, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Auburn, Virginia Tech, Air Force, George Mason, Xavier and Texas A&M since joining D1 for
176-615: Is the Terrier . In the 2010 NCAA Division I graduation success report, 9 of 13 Wofford teams posted GRS scores of 100, the highest available mark. For the past 16 years, the Carolina Panthers have made their summer training camp home at Wofford. The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas (a high school all-star football game) is played at Wofford's Gibbs Stadium. Boss, a Boston Terrier , is the mascot for Wofford's teams. Wofford offers
198-631: Is the oldest structure on campus and was designed by the noted Charleston architect Edward C. Jones . In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of the honor society Phi Beta Kappa , and the Beta of South Carolina chapter was the first at a private college in South Carolina. The Wofford College Historic District consists of the Main Building, which was designed by Edward C. Jones in the Italianate style, and six two-story brick residences. It
220-487: The Carolina Panthers , donated $ 150 million to the college's endowment, which, according to Wofford statements, exceeds $ 400 million. The academic year consists of a four-month fall semester, a one-month January term called the Interim, and a four-month spring semester. 136 full-time faculty teach at the college, 92 percent of whom have earned a doctorate or equivalent terminal degree. The FTE faculty-to-student ratio
242-630: The Old Gold and Black , is published every other week; the yearbook is called The Bohemian . Delta Phi Alpha , the national collegiate German honorary society, was founded at Wofford, as was the National Beta Club, an honorary society prominent in American high schools. In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of the academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa . This was the first chapter at a private college in South Carolina. Wofford has
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#1732794013364264-653: The 1995–96 season. The women's basketball team played its first tournament in 1980–81. Wofford fielded its first football team in 1889 . That season, Wofford and Furman played the first intercollegiate football game in South Carolina. There is no record of more than four games in a season before 1900. The Terriers fielded their first team in 1975, currently competing in the SoCon. Wofford's records include most victories (14) in 1994, fewest losses (3) in 1994 and 2009, 11 consecutive wins in 1994, most goals scored (53) in 1994, fewest goals allowed (14) in 1991. Since its inception,
286-708: The 1995–96 year, the Terriers played in Division II in all sports, and until the 1988–89 period, Wofford's athletic teams were members of the NAIA . The football team plays in Gibbs Stadium . The basketball teams moved to the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium for the 2017–18 season. The Wofford campus is also the former site of the training camp of the NFL's Carolina Panthers , whose former owner, Jerry Richardson ,
308-500: The field was leveled and expanded to add a baseball diamond. Home games are played at Russell C. King Field , with a capacity of 2,500. The first basketball teams started in early 1900s, with class teams and a varsity team. The first Wofford game recorded was a 1906 win over Wake Forest . Due to the lack of records about those years, the court where Wofford played their games until the Andrews Fieldhouse opened in 1929
330-548: The nation's top ten in the Institute of International Education Open Doors Survey, which is based on comparing the number of students earning credits abroad in a given year to the number of students in the graduating class. Wofford's 2009 score was 93%, compared to the Lincoln Commission national average of 9% of graduates earning credits abroad. The college has had six Fulbright English Teaching assistantships in
352-481: The past four years as well as two Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships . In 2012, Rachel Woodlee was selected as Wofford's sixth Rhodes Scholar . Wofford is tied for 59 of 199 in U.S. News & World Report ' s list of the best national liberal arts colleges. The Wofford Terriers compete in NCAA Division I in the Southern Conference . Wofford's colors are old gold and black . The school mascot
374-597: The realm of traditional academics and allows students to become involved in departments outside their academic majors. Interims generally fall into one of four categories. In the most common type, students enrol in faculty-proposed projects on campus. These projects range from participation in theatre to pottery, knitting, and short story writing. Students may elect to enrol in internship projects that are supervised by faculty but involve working off-campus in legal, medical, dental, congressional, corporate, or non-profit settings. Students may propose independent research projects under
396-620: The southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War that still operates on its original campus. The 175-acre (71 ha) campus is a national arboretum . Wofford was founded with a bequest of $ 100,000 from Benjamin Wofford , a Methodist minister and Spartanburg native who sought to create a college for "literary, classical, and scientific education in my native district of Spartanburg." The college's Main Building
418-673: The supervision of a faculty sponsor. Finally, faculty-led travel projects take groups of students and professors to study in other parts of the United States or in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, or Australia. Recent travel projects have included studies in England and Ireland, South Africa, Peru, Brazil, Belize, Vietnam, China, and Japan. The college's Office of International Programs helps students select from over 200 study abroad programs in 59 countries. Wofford consistently ranks in
440-430: The team has been under the guidance of six coaches. Wofford has also competed in the NCAA Division I tournmanet , making one appearance in the 2009 edition, when the team lost to Santa Barbara 1–0 in first round. Wofford College Wofford College is a private residential liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina , United States. Founded in 1854, it is one of the few four-year institutions in
462-684: Was born on October 19, 1780, to Joseph and Martha Wofford and was named after his Loyalist uncle. Wofford's father, a supporter of the American Patriot cause, was supposedly captured on the night of Wofford's birth during the American Revolution , but was freed by Martha Wofford's pleading. Under his mother's Christian mentorship, Wofford became a Christian. Wofford was ordained as a Methodist preacher, going on to preach in Kentucky, Tennessee, and South Carolina. By 1807, he ran
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#1732794013364484-624: Was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Construction of the Main Building began in 1852, and the first classes were held in the fall of 1854. The Wofford campus is designated as a national arboretum. During the Civil War , the endowment was invested in Confederate bonds and other securities, which became worthless by the end of the war. In February 2021, Jerry Richardson , alumnus and founding owner of
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