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Wofford College Campus Profile

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Wofford College

496 North Church Street

Spartanburg, SC 29303

https://www.wofford.edu/ 

 

CAMPUS AT A GLANCE & KEY FACTS


Wofford's mission is to provide superior liberal arts education that prepares its students for extraordinary and positive contributions to society. The focus of Wofford's mission is upon fostering commitment to excellence in character, performance, leadership, service to others and lifelong learning. 

 

Campus: Wofford is located a few blocks north of the central business district of Spartanburg, S.C., an international commercial center. The college has operated continuously on its original campus, which was designated a National Historic District in 1974. In November 2002, the entire 180-acre campus was designated as the Roger Milliken Arboretum. Nearly 5,000 trees have been planted since 1992. 

 

Majors, Minors and Programs: Wofford offers 67 majors, minors and programs.  

 

Student data, Fall 2021:  

  • Enrollment: 1,770, representing 38 states, 19 countries and 23 faith perspectives
  • Men: 850, Women:920, Minorities: 354
  • Students from out of state: 736
  • Full-time students in college housing: 96 percent

Student retention data:

  • 88 percent of the first-year students from fall 2017 returned in fall 2018.

 

BONNER PROGRAM AT A GLANCE


Type of Program: Bonner Scholars Program 

Year Began: 1992

Bonner Program Website: https://www.wofford.edu/academics/center-for-community-based-learning/bonner-scholars-program 

Application Deadline for 2022: November 15

Where is the Bonner Program located: Center for Community Based-Learning 

Number of Bonner Students: 60

Highlighted Bonner Specific Programs:

  • VITA- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is a national effort to use volunteers  to prepare tax returns for working families - helping them access the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which enjoys bi-partisan support and has been hailed as one of the greatest poverty-fighting tools we have. Using volunteers also helps families avoid paying tax prep fees to businesses that pop up in low-income neighborhoods around tax time. Bonner Scholars volunteer with this program through the interim course on Community Development. Bonners and other Wofford students learn basic tax skills, deepen their understanding of a wide array of social systems re: education, employment, housing, healthcare, family stability, etc., develop empathy for people from other socio-economic statuses and build skills in collaborating across difference to achieve a civic aim.
  • Senior Presentations- Senior Bonners are honored for their dedication and service to the Bonner Scholars Program and to the Spartanburg Community. They are also given the chance to encapsulate and present their Bonner experience to their friends, family and admired faculty and staff.  

 

CAMPUS-WIDE ENGAGEMENT AT A GLANCE


Wofford’s Center for Community-Based Learning (CCBL) is the primary coordinating structure for advancing campus-wide community engagement, supporting Wofford’s strategic vision of “preparing superior students for meaningful lives as citizens.” 

  1. We institutionalize civic engagement at Wofford – defining, clarifying, codifying, assessing and championing it. We meaningfully connect it to other institutional imperatives such as rigorous liberal arts, multiculturalism, student success and social justice. We do this through developing, with input from across the campus, shared Wofford civic learning outcomes, through active participation in relevant conversations across the institution and through our contributions to the national conversation on civic engagement and social impact.
  2. We cultivate high-quality community partnerships. We do this through a collective impact model that invites community members and organizations into authentic, trust-based, communicative partnerships with Wofford, complete with common agendas, shared measurement systems, and mutually reinforcing activities. We seek to create what Ernest Boyer (1998) called, “a special climate in which the academic and civic cultures communicate more continuously and creatively with each other.” 
  3. We facilitate faculty development, support and resources for community engagement. We do this through our Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Civic Engagement Taxonomy, our Civic Learning Fellows program, our Community-Engaged Faculty Fellows program and other resources to support faculty in developing and deepening community partnerships.
  4. We facilitate student developmental and integrated civic learning and their meaningful contributions to society through community partnerships. We do this through sponsoring an interdisciplinary, metacognitive reflection series that invites students to integrate and reflect on their civic learning across semesters, disciplines and years; through serving as advisors and connectors for student-led service organizations; and through orienting new students to Wofford’s emphasis on community stewardship and community partnerships, facilitating their involvement in our local community.  

KEY CONTACTS


President: Nayef H. Samhat

Bonner Program Staff: 

  • Toria Teamer, Bonner Scholars Program Manager, Teamertc@wofford.edu, (864)597-4405

Other Center Staff: 

  • Jessalyn Story, Director of Center for Community-Based Learning, Storyjw@wofford.edu, (864)597-4403
  • James Stukes, Coordinator for College Access and Student Success, Stukesje@wofford.edu, (864)597-4406
  • Matthew Newton, Human and Community Sustainability Program Manager, newtonml@wofford.edu, (864)597-4066 

Bonner Intern: 

  • Mo Alserafei, alserafeima@wofford.edu, Bonner Leadership Team
  • Marlen Rameriz-Alvarado, ramirezalvardom@wofford.edu, Bonner Leadership Team
  • Elikem Asimenu, asimenuce@wofford.edu, Bonner Leadership Team 
  • Maranda Brown, brownma@wofford.edu, Bonner Leadership Team
  • Courtney Bustamante, bustamantecj@wofford.edu, Bonner Leadership Team
  • Jeanae Escobar, escobarjk@wofford.edu, Bonner Leadership Team
  • Ryana Privott, privottrl@wofford.edu, Bonner Leadership Team 
  • Kleo Young, youngkr@wofford.edu, Bonner Leadership Team
  • Brandi Wylie, wyliebr@wofford.edu, Bonner Leadership Team

Bonner Congress Reps: 

  • Marlen Ramirez-Alvarado, ramirezalvaradom@wofford.edu 
  • Elikem Asimenu, asimenuce@wofford.edu 

 

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