Wingate University
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| Motto | Faith, Knowledge, Service |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1896 |
| Endowment | $48 million |
| President | Rhett Brown |
Academic staff | 180, 91% professors with doctorates |
| Students | 3150 |
| Address |
Post Office Box 159 Wingate, NC 28174-9905, Wingate, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Mascot | Bulldogs |
| Website |
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Wingate University, is an American university based over three campuses in Wingate, Charlotte and Hendersonville, North Carolina. It was founded in 1896. The university offers 35 undergraduate majors, 34 minors, 12 career concentrations and nine pre-professional programs; master’s degrees in accounting, business, education, sport management and physician assistant studies; and doctorates in education, pharmacy and physical therapy.
Wingate University's main campus is located in Union County, North Carolina on a 400-acre (1.6 km2) campus 30 miles east of Charlotte. A high percentage of students (85%) live on campus all four years.
W'International
Wingate University has offered an international study-tour program called W'International since 1978. After attending a one-hour seminar once a week during the regular semester, students travel to their chosen destination with the faculty member after classes end.[1]
Athletics
In addition to academics, Wingate student-athletes compete in 22 NCAA Division II sports. These sports include: baseball, softball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track & field, men's and women's lacrosse, football and volleyball. Wingate's mascot is the Bulldog.
Notable alumni
- John Bowman, Grey Cup champion CFL football player
- Kenwin Cummings, former NFL football player
- Anthony Dean Griffey, four-time Grammy Award-winning singer with the Metropolitan Opera
- Rohit Gupta, film director
- Lorinza “Junior” Harrington, former National Basketball Association player
- Jesse Helms, former Republican U.S. Senator
- David Jones, former NFL football player
- Leon Levine, founder, Family Dollar retail stores
- Luke Mulholland, Major League Soccer player
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Coordinates: 34°59′08″N 80°26′40″W / 34.9854481°N 80.4444734°W