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Student Government Association (SGA)
In 1969, the Student Council changed its name to the Student Government Association (SGA). In addition, mechanics of the SGA continued to change to suit the changing needs of student life at Davidson. For example, the SGA Court (interprets the bylaws and enforces SGA behavior) was closed in 1992, yet reinstated in 2000 after its need was felt.
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Davidson College Statement of Purpose
As early as February 1960, then President D. Grier Martin began envisioning a statement of purpose for Davidson College. Within the course of the next two years, Martin’s idea began to take shape, as a “Committee on Purpose” was formed in January 1962. As David Wheeler explained, “these men sought not only to grasp the meaning of an education at Davidson and its value to the community but also to describe men the committee would deem qualified to serve the college.” In presenting their report, the Committee on Purpose emphasized two elements that must continue to characterize Davidson, both of which remain deeply rooted in the ties between the College and the Christian faith.
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Stapleton-Davidson Urban Service Internship
The Stapleton-Davidson internship (Stapleton) was founded by George Donnell Davidson Jr. and his wife Anne Stapleton Davidson in 1989. Don Davidson Jr., who graduated from Davidson College in 1939 remained an involved alumnus. He and his wife were twelve year trustees of the college prior to the internship’s creation in 1989.
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Soccer at Davidson
Soccer
Davidson College soccer started well before its first varsity season; sons of foreign missionaries in East Asia brought soccer, to them football, to Davidson, beginning a lasting tradition. In 1935, the recorded beginning of the sport, students played pick-up games.
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WWII Ships
Four ships in service during the second World War were named after Davidson College, founders, or alumni.
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Community-based Learning
Community-based learning is an experience developed in partnership with nonprofit and community organizations where students connect their academic work to projects that focus on community-defined need and enhance their understanding of social, civic and ethical issues.
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Davidson Community Garden
The Davidson Community Garden was established by Davidson United Methodist Church for the use and enjoyment of the entire town. It is not divided into parcels to be rented out to individuals. Rather, in the spirit of Davidson as “one big family”, it is one big garden tended by volunteers from every corner of town. The garden was requested by the Davidson Clergy Association, who wanted an ongoing project that would bring together people of all different neighborhoods and groups. The community garden is envisioned as a gathering place to enjoy new friends, learn new skills, and grow healthy food. The garden is located at the corner of Potts St. and Catawba Ave.
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Community Building: Charlotte (Course)
n the Spring of 1993, Davidson professors, Dr. Clark Ross (Economics) and Dr. Janet Shannon, (Sociology) team-taught Community Building: Charlotte at Johnson C. Smith University. The course prompted students from both schools to study urban growth in southern cities, and required them to volunteer with an organization featured in the curriculum (Ross, Shannon, np).
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Bonner Scholars
Created in 1990, the Bonner Foundation offered scholarships to service-minded individuals and encouraged colleges to support civically engaged students (Hackett). Ruth Pittard, the first director of the Davidson Bonners explained, “Essentially, the Bonner scholars began the conversation about service learning.” The importance of community involvement permeated the student body through a group of individuals who dedicated their college experience to service and scholarship.
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Ken Wood
Former Director of Experiential Programs and Placement
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Phonathon
In fiscal year 2009-2010, the alumni giving rate of Davidson College exceeded that of any other college or university. [Boraks] However, Davidson used to lag behind in alumni participation. Once the Davidson community, including the administration, alumni and students, began working together, alumni giving increased from 23% to 61% between 1980 and 2010.
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Smith, Hugh Hollingsworth
After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Davidson College in 1923, Hugh Hollingsworth Smith received his M.D. and M.P.H. (Masters of Public Health) from Johns Hopkins University. After completing his work at Johns Hopkins, Smith spent two years (1928-30) as instructor in medicine at Strong Memorial
Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. He then began a twenty-five year association with the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation (1930-54). It was during this time that Smith became the principal member of the scientific team that developed the yellow fever vaccine for the Rockefeller Foundation.
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Ogden, Dunbar Hunt, Jr.
A native of Columbus, Mississippi, Dunbar Ogden, Jr. graduated Phi Beta Kappa and valedictorian of his class from Davidson College in 1923. He earned a B.D. and a Th.M. degree from Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia before holding Presbyterian pastorates in eight states.
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Guille, Wilberforce Gettys
W. Gettys Guille was born in Athens, Tennessee to the Rev. George E. and Amy Gettys Guille. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Davidson College in 1923, Guille moved to Salisbury, North Carolina in 1926. He then began a 19 year career with Wachovia Bank, and later organized Builders Supply Company.
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Gamble, William Arnett
William Arnett Gamble received his early education in his hometown of Macon, Georgia. Prior to entering Davidson College in 1919, Gamble was employed by the G. S. & F. Railway and was later secretary to J. M. Wells, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, North Carolina. During World War I, he served with the U. S. Navy. Gamble graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Davidson College in 1923 and then attended Columbia Theological Seminary and Union Theological Seminary. He received his B.D. degree in 1926.
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Davidson, Robert Franklin
Born in Chester, South Carolina to Z. V. and Kate Gaston Davidson, Robert Franklin Davidson attended Davidson College where he was Salutatorian of the Class of 1923 and was the first student initiated into the Davidson chapter of Phi Beta Kappa that year. He entered the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary in Kentucky in 1925 and while there was chosen as a Rhodes Scholar from South Carolina. He completed his training at Oxford University in 1928 and later obtained a Ph. D. in Philosophy at Yale University. He was awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from both Limestone College and Davidson College.
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Men's Basketball Pictures
This item is a collection of Davidson College men's basketball pictures
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Charles G. "Lefty" Driesell
Driesell is generally credited with putting Davidson on the national basketball map and recognized as the most successful basketball coach in school history.
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Bob McKillop
Bob McKillop first arrived at Davidson in 1978. In his 19+ seasons at the Wildcat helm, all of but one of his players have graduated, and they’ve become active student-athletes on campus and role models in the community’s elementary and middle schools.
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Intramural Baseball
Toward the end of the nineteenth century into the early twentieth century, sports grew as a popular form of out-door play and entertainment for students at Davidson College. Many new teams and activities arose with the growth of the student body from 120 students in 1888 to 650 students in 1940. College athletes entered the arena of intercollegiate play in 1898 after decades of intramural play. The first organized teams played baseball in the 1870s, followed by rugby in 1889. Even with the rise of varsity sports, intramurals remained an integral part of student life and leisure time. Stiff competition between classes gradually shifted to fraternity-based teams and club sports.
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Phi Delta Theta
The North Carolina Gamma chapter of Phi Delta Theta was founded at Davidson College in December 1928, replacing the local Delta Theta Chi fraternity.
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Kappa Alpha Pledging
The Sigma chapter of Kappa Alpha fraternity was established at Davidson College in 1880 but operated in secret until 1884, when the faculty granted it rooms in Chambers.
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Beta Theta Pi House
The Phi Alpha chapter of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity was founded in 1858. It was the first fraternity at Davidson College, and it enjoyed several years of great success.
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Smith Rare Book Room
The second floor of the E.H. Little Library at Davidson College houses the Smith Rare Book Room, an elegant room filled with handsome furniture, beautiful rugs and the library's unique, rare, and unusual book collections. The room was named in honor of four brothers, Dr. Henry Louis Smith, Dr. Egbert Watson Smith, Dr. Charles Alphonso Smith and Dr. Hay Watson Smith, all graduates of Davidson College. C. Alphonso Smith, Jr. provided funds for the decoration and dedication of the original Smith Rare Book Room in Grey Memorial Library. The same name was given to E.H. Little Library's rare book room in grateful recognition of the continued interest, support, and devotion Davidson College has received from the Smith family.
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Fire in Watts Dormitory- Photographs
Pictures of Watts before, during, and after the fire