Winston-Salem State University

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motto = "Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve."
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established = 1892
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type = Public, HBCU
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staff = 200
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city = Winston-Salem
state = North Carolina
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campus = Urban
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nickname = Rams
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athletics = NCAA Division I
affiliations = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
website = [http://www.wssu.edu/ www.wssu.edu]

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Winston-Salem State University is a four-year public, coeducational, research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was established by Dr. Simon Green Atkins in 1892. It is a historically black university.

History

Chartered by the state of North Carolina in 1897 as Slater Industrial and State Normal School and renamed Winston-Salem Teachers College in 1925, it was the first African American institution in the United States to grant degrees in elementary teacher education. The name was changed to Winston-Salem State University in 1969, and it merged into the University of North Carolina system in 1972. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.

Academics

Winston-Salem State enrolls nearly 6,000 students and employs over 200 staff members. The campus covers 117 acres. Winston-Salem State offers over 40 academic majors and 7 graduate degrees. The school motto is "Enter to learn, Depart to serve," and its colors are red and white. The university mascot is a ram. Winston-Salem State has been ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report for Comprehension in the South in public colleges since 2002. Fact|date=May 2008

tudent activities

Athletics

Winston-Salem State University is currently part of the NCAA's Division I Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) as of the 2007-08 season. It was formerly a part of the CIAA.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty and staff

External links

* [http://www.wssu.edu/ www.wssu.edu] - Official web site