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Campus News May Commencement


BMX World-class Cyclists Coming to Rock Hill


Winthrop a National Leader in Graduating Minorities


An Education Trust report recently ranked Winthrop as second in the country as an institution with high rates of graduation success among minority populations.


Te report, “A Look at Black Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing Institutions,” found that Winthrop’s black students graduated at an average rate of 56.2 percent during the 2012, 2013 and 2014 academic years. Te graduation rate of black students is 3.5 percentage points higher than Winthrop’s graduation of white students.


Te campus’ biggest celebration – graduation – took place May 4 and 6 as more than 900 students received their bachelor’s or master’s degrees. Commencement speakers, Professor of Political Science Scott Huffmon and Associate Professor of Business Michael Matthews, dispensed words of wisdom, while three faculty members were recognized for outstanding teaching, service and scholarship.


Tis is the second time in a decade that Education Trust has praised Winthrop’s work in this area.


Te City of Rock Hill will host a first world championship of its kind in South Carolina this summer.


Winthrop faculty, staff and students will help make a success of the 2017 BMX World Championships from July 25-30 at the Novant Health BMX Supercross Track.


Te event, sponsored by Union Cycliste Internationale, may draw up to 4,000 amateur and professional athletes from more than 40 countries.


Jack DeRochi, dean of the Graduate School and chair of a campus planning committee, said cyclists will pick up their tournament race packets at the Winthrop Coliseum. Te venue also will provide parking and host an orientation for United States riders.


Check out the video to join in the celebration of our students and faculty members!


Medal of Honor in the Arts Offers Surprise Awards


Two members of the Medal of Honor in the Arts planning committee ended up in the spotlight at the April 9 event with medals of their own.


David Wohl, dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, normally hosts the event, and Tom Stanley, chair of the Department of Fine Arts, has suggested recipients since its inception in 2001. Te two, who are retiring this summer, were awarded medals this year, their last as Winthrop representatives.


Also honored that night were Polly Adkins ’68, ’72, Kitty Wilson-Evans ’92 and Family Trust Federal Credit Union.


For the first time, the Medal of Honor in the Arts stretched over the entire weekend with events, activities and exhibitions across campus. Art Director Allen Blackmon ’86 redesigned the medal presented to the recipients, marking its third iteration since the awards began.


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In addition, the university will provide translating services, help with a race documentary and integrated marketing consultation, economic impact analysis and volunteers the week of the event.


Winthrop Named a Voter Friendly Campus


Communications and Marketing Office Wins Two CASE Awards


Winthrop captured the top award for special events at the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III conference for its First in the South Democratic Presidential Candidate Forum.


Te event was sponsored by MSNBC with the S.C. Democratic Party. Organizers called the event, complemented by a midday visit by Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul as part of U.S. Sen. Tim Scott’s Town Hall tour, a political extravaganza.


Te forum, moderated by Rachael Maddow and attended by candidates Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley, shined a media spotlight on Winthrop for days. Te MSNBC show Hardball was televised that night from campus. Check out a video about the political season.


At the CASE conference, Winthrop also earned an Award of Excellence for the fall 2015 edition of the Winthrop Magazine.


College of Business Administration and College of Visual and Performing Arts Deans Named


Winthrop will welcome two new deans July 1 – P.N. Saksena for the College of Business Administration and Jeff Bellantoni, for the College of Visual and Performing Arts.


Winthrop recently earned the “Voter-Friendly Campus” designation for its work encouraging students to register and vote in the 2016 general election.


Te designation, granted to only 83 institutions nationwide, was given by the national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.


President Dan Mahony praised the efforts, noting that promoting engaged and informed citizenship is a core Winthrop value. “I am proud of the faculty, staff, students and community partners who encouraged voting, discussed current issues of the day, brought candidates to campus to meet with students, and inspired our students’ expressions of free speech,” he said.


Student Voting Ambassadors registered more than 300 students and handed out nearly 500 “check your voter registration” cards and 250 flyers describing absentee voting. Campus clubs, organizations and academic departments held more than 30 election-related events.


Saksena comes from Indiana University South Bend where he was a professor of accounting and associate dean for graduate programs and accreditation at the Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics. He replaces Roger Weikle, who has been dean since 1996 and was presented the college’s top award, the Pinnacle Leadership Society Award, on April 22.


Bellantoni most recently served as vice president for academic affairs at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. With a career spanning more than 25 years as an arts educator, designer and author, he will replace David Wohl, who is retiring after seven years at Winthrop.


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