Campus News Convocation Kicked Off 130th Academic Year


Winthrop officially marked the beginning of its 130th academic year at the Aug. 24 Convocation ceremony.


Te event served as an official welcome to new freshmen and their induction into the Winthrop community of learners.


President Dan Mahony delivered the Convocation keynote address. During his remarks, entitled “Advice from One Winthrop Freshman to the Other Freshmen,” Mahony shared advice and stories from his own college experience, and offered the students tips on how to make the most of their time at Winthrop. “Go to class, meet new people, get involved, take risks, stay on campus as much as possible and have fun,” Mahony advised.


Immediately following the ceremony, Mahony and wife Laura led students in the traditional Blue Line procession to the front of campus for a community picnic.


Winthrop Again Named Among the Best


Winthrop maintained its eighth place ranking as one of the South’s top 10 public uni- versities that convey bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the 2016 U.S. News & World Report’s edition of “America’s Best Colleges.”


Tis marks the 24th year that the magazine has included Winthrop in its list of top tier institutions in the South. Te university placed 26th among Southern public and private universities.


Te Princeton Review again named the university among the “Best in the Southeast.” Winthrop is one of 140 schools that the company recommends online at “2016 Best Colleges: Region by Region.” Winthrop’s diverse student body, its small class size, the caliber of the faculty and the beauty of the campus were noted by editors.


Finally, Washington Monthly has identified Winthrop as the top master’s degree-granting public university in South Carolina for con- tributions to the public good. Te magazine also rates the university as one of America’s “Best Bang for the Buck Colleges.”


Winthrop Home to S.C. Broadcasters Hall of Fame


New attractions in Johnson Hall typically refer to the latest out- standing theatre and dance per- formances. But this September, Johnson featured a different kind of attraction: the S.C. Broadcast- ers Association Hall of Fame.


Located on the second floor, the Hall of Fame, established in 1973 and previously housed at the Uni- versity of South Carolina, show- cases the 34 inductees who have made significant contributions to the growth and development of the state’s broadcasting industry as well as brought recognition to the achievements of South Carolinians.


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