Pfeiffer University
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| Established | 1885 |
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| Type | Private, United Methodist |
| President | Charles Ambrose |
| Faculty | 51 full-time |
| Students | 1,100 |
| Location | Misenheimer, North Carolina |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Mascot | Pfeiffer Falcons |
| Website | www.pfeiffer.edu |
Pfeiffer University is a small private university located in the village of Misenheimer near Richfield, North Carolina.
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[edit] History
Pfeiffer originiated from a home school operated by Miss Emily Prudden in the late 18th century. In 1903 the school first began operation in the village of Lick Mountain in Caldwell County, North Carolina as the Ebenezer Mitchell Home and School (in honor of the family that made improvements to the property that the school owned).
A fire destroyed the school in 1908 and it moved to the nearby town of Lenoir. As that location proved inadequate, the school again relocated in 1910, this time to its current location in Misenheimer. High school diplomas began being issued by the school in 1913.
In 1928 the Mitchell school began offering junior college classes and was accredited as such in 1934. It was that year that the Pfeiffer family of New York City gave generous financial gifts to the school for construction of new buildings, and it was then that the name Pfeiffer Junior College was used.
During the 1950's the school began offering senior college courses. The four-year Pfeiffer College was accredited in 1960.
Pfeiffer opened a satellite campus in Charlotte, approximately forty miles away, in 1977.
Pfeiffer has 3 graduate campuses in the Triangle region- in Raleigh, in Durham, and in Chapel Hill.
In 1996 the college's trustees voted to re-organize to achieve university status, and the current name of Pfeiffer University was adopted.
[edit] Schools of the University
- School of Business
- School of Education
- School of Fine Arts
- School of Languages, Literature, and Communication
- School of Natural and Health Sciences
- School of Religion
- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- The Graduate School
[edit] Athletics
Pfeiffer's athletic teams are known as the Falcons. They compete in the NCAA's Division II as a member of the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference.
[edit] External links
| The Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference |
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