CAMPUS NEWS


Colleges Earn Re-accreditation


The College of Business Administration (CBA) and the Richard W. Riley College of Education (COE) are celebrating recent re-accreditation achievements.


CBA once again earned an extension of its accreditation through the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). The college has been accredited by AACSB since 1979, and only five percent of colleges of business globally have earned such a distinction. The accreditation means the college has demonstrated a focus on excellence in all areas, including teaching, research, curriculum development and student learning.


COE underwent a recent accreditation review by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and passed with flying colors. The review found that Winthrop’s educator prepa- ration program met all initial and advanced stan- dards with no areas for improvement cited, which is a rare accomplishment.


Kaetrena Kendrick Named New Library Dean


SUMMER 2020


Winthrop Virtually Welcomes its Newest Students


The Offices of Admissions and New Student and Family Programs (NSFP) had to think outside of the box this spring and summer when preparing to welcome the incoming freshman class.


The Office of Admissions held a virtual Winthrop Day on April 25. The event,


Kaetrena Davis Kendrick ’95 is the new dean of Dacus Library and Pettus Archives.


A former associate librarian and associate professor at the University of South Carolina Lancaster, Kendrick replaces Mark Herring who retired this summer.


Selected as the 2019 Association of College and Research Libraries’ Academic/Research Librarian of the Year, Kendrick previously worked at libraries at the University of South Carolina Aiken, the Atlanta University Center, Georgia State University and for the counties of Gwinnett and Forsyth in Georgia.


In addition to a bachelor’s degree in English from Winthrop, she holds a Master of Science degree in library services from Clark Atlanta University.


At Winthrop, Kendrick will oversee the Ida Jane Dacus Library and the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections. She will serve as chief academic and administrative officer of the library and archives, and oversee its 23 faculty and staff members. As part of her duties, she will be asked to develop and implement a vision for the library and archives.


22 Admissions counselors held virtual meetings to continue Winthrop Day planning.


usually held on-campus, was moved online to give more than 600 of the newest Eagles an interactive glimpse of what they can expect at Winthrop. The Department of Mass Communication also hosted a day-long broadcast on Eagle Air which included a number of interviews with alumni, faculty and Interim President George Hynd.


NSFP is used to welcoming hundreds of freshmen and their families to campus for summer Orientation sessions. This summer, the first portion of Orientation will be held virtually, while the second portion of Orientation will be held on campus in August.


CAMPUS NEWS


2020-21 Common Book Announced


“The Girl with Seven Names” will be read by all new students during the 2020-21 academic year as part of the university’s Common Book Project.


The book details the story of one North Korean woman’s struggle to defect from the dictatorship, avoid capture and guide her family to freedom.


Students will talk about the book in their ACAD freshman class, continue conversations in their residence halls, discuss it in more depth when they take the Human Experience course and when they attend Common Book cultural events provided throughout the school year.


The virtual alumni book club also will read and discuss the latest common book. Learn how to sign up for this free book club.


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