Newberry College history

John Bachman (1790 – 1874), a Charleston minister and naturalist, who also served as the first chair of the Board of Trustees.

The cornerstone of the College's first new building, what would become Smeltzer Hall, was laid on July 18, 1877.

Newberry College began offering master's degrees in 1885.

College enrollment was first opened to women in 1897, when eight women enrolled.

In 1899, baseball became the College's first intercollegiate sport, and the team purchased bright red uniforms.

The Stylus, a student publications, reported in 1900 that baseball uniforms had been ordered; the colors were scarlet and garnet.

McKinley signed the bill on March 7, and part of the payment funded the construction of Holland Hall, which was completed in 1904.

Engraving from "The New Berry," 1906, 50th anniversary publication of Newberry College.

Intercollegiate basketball is established at Newberry College in 1911, and the first game is a Thanksgiving Day victory over Erskine College, 23-9.

In July 1945, the United States Navy launched the SS Newberry Victory, named for Newberry College, which served as a transport ship during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.

Women's intercollegiate athletics began at Newberry in 1976 with women's basketball, followed closely by tennis, softball and volleyball.

The College informed the NCAA the intiation of a process of examining its nickname with the goal of resolving its dispute with the NCAA by the fall of 2008.

The Newberry College Nickname Committee met June 18, 2009, to begin narrowing the scope of suggested nicknames.

On June 7, 2010, athletic director Brad Edwards announced Newberry College had officially adopted "Wolves" as the nickname for the College's athletic teams.

In 2013, Dufford Diversity & Inclusion Week began as an annual tradition, supported by civil rights leader and retired educator Doctor William E. Dufford '49.

In 2014, Scherrens announced the largest comprehensive capital campaign in College history, Scaling the Summit.

In 2016, the former Speers Street Elementary School was renovated into the Collge's Center for Teacher Education.

The College's first online program, RN-to-BSN, launched in 2017.

In 2020, the College completed the Melvin & Dollie Younts Athletic Performance Center.

In 2021, the College launched its first new graduate program, a Master of Science in Organizational Development & Leadership.