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Ferrum welcomes green initiatives, more students

The college hopes to lessen its footprint on the environment by moving to trayless dining and paper products in its cafeteria. By Janelle Rucker FERRUM — Students head back to classes today at Ferrum College to a more ecologically friendly … Continue reading

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Wesley College Welcomes Freshman Class

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 3, 2008 Contact: Chad Robinson, Special Assistant to the President                                                   E-mail: robinsch@wesley.edu 562 new students arrive in Dover The incoming class of Wesley College filled the auditorium at the Schwartz Center for the Arts on August 23, … Continue reading

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Ferrum College Anticipates Largest Enrollment in 24 Years, Opens Third New Residence Hall in Three Years

For Immediate Release:    Date: August 29, 2008Contact:  Natalie Faunce, (540) 365-4300nfaunce@ferrum.edu Ferrum College will once again welcome a record number of students to campus this fall, the third consecutive year of significant enrollment increases.  Ferrum expects close to 650 new students … Continue reading

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University of Rio Grande Recruits Record Class

News Release – September 2007 The University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College has one of its largest freshman classes ever on campus this fall.  The freshmen class increased by 41 percent over last year, as Rio Grande has 1,374 … Continue reading

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Ferrum College Sees Enrollment Surge Under Leadership of First Woman President

For Immediate Release:                                                  August 27, 2007     Dr. Jennifer L. Braaten will celebrate the beginning of her sixth year as the first woman president of Ferrum College by welcoming the largest group of new students to Ferrum in over twenty years. … Continue reading

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Undergraduate enrollment reaches all-time high at SXU

Freshmen class also among most diverse Chicago (Sept. 27, 2006) – Undergraduate enrollment for the fall 2006 semester has reached an all-time high at Saint Xavier University, the ninth consecutive year of growth. With 3,339 undergraduate students, the Univrsity is … Continue reading

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Record new student class at Sterling College

NEWS RELEASE STERLING, Kan., Sept. 21 2006—Vice President for Enrollment Dennis Dutton announced a 45 percent increase in new student enrollment this year, making this the largest entering new student class in Sterling College’s 119 year history. This year’s freshman … Continue reading

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20-Year Record Broken By Rise in Ferrum Enrollment

For Immediate Release:                                                  September 13, 2006          Last week Ferrum College proudly welcomed the largest new student enrollment in twenty years to its Ferrum, VA campus through the doors of its newly remodeled student center and through the all-new Skeens Alumni … Continue reading

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