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It has 800 students coming from 19 U.S. states and 22 foreign countries. It's known for its Program For Women With Children, which allows single mothers to bring their children to campus, for its Veterinary Medical Technician and Equestrian programs. Campus life is rich in traditions such as Sarah Wilson Week, Evens/Odds rivalries, White Dinner, Spring Fling, and Senior Night. HISTORY The college was founded by the Reverend Tryon Edwards and the Reverend James W. Wightman, pastors of Presbyterian churches in nearby Hagerstown, Maryland , and Greencastle, Pennsylvania . The original charter was granted by the Pennsylvania legislature on March 24, 1869. Wilson was one of the first colleges in the U.S. to accept only women students and was named for Miss Sarah Wilson (1795-1871) who gave two large donations to help get the college started. Anna J. McKeag was Wilson’s first woman president from 1911 to 1915. Although it nearly closed its doors in 1979, a lawsuit organized by students, faculty, parents, and its alumnae association caused the college to remain open, making it one of the few colleges to survive a scheduled closing. (It subsequently adopted the Phoenix as its mascot, to symbolize the college's survival.) It has remained open as a women's college despite the trend towards turning women's colleges into coeducational institutions. In 1982, Wilson began offering a continuing studies program to meet the needs of adults seeking post-secondary education. In 1996, the College was one of the first in the nation to offer an on-campus residential educational experience for single mothers with children. Beginning in summer 2006, Wilson offered its first graduate-degree program, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree for certified elementary school teachers. The first men to attend and to graduate from Wilson entered at the end of World War II . Men later became able to study at and to earn degrees from Wilson through the continuing education program, although the primary emphasis at the college remained its College For Women. Wilson College is also home to great fishing and other activities by the locals. There is also a railroad Tressel at the College which is home to great fishing and canoeing. ACADEMICS The college offers 22 majors, 23 areas of concentration, and 32 minors. Majors include Accounting, Biology, Business and Economics, Chemistry, Elementary Education, English, Environmental Studies, Equestrian Studies, Exercise and Sports Science, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, History and Political Science, International Studies, Mass Communications, Mathematics, Philosophy and Religion, Psychobiology, Psychology, Sociology, and Veterinary Medical Technology. Facilities include the Penn Hall Equestrian Center, the Helen M Beach Veterinary Medical Center, and the 100-acre Fulton Center for Sustainable Living that grows organic foods. STUDENT LIFE Additionally, the college offers various volunteer activities. PUBLICATIONS EXTERNAL LINKS |
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