Shaw University

118 E South St, Raleigh, NC 27601 -  View Map

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• The University stresses character development, which includes religious, cultural, social, and ethical values. Ultimately, Shaw University endeavors to graduate students with demonstrated competencies in their chosen fields of study.
• The University offers 30 undergraduate majors and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate, Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Three of its academic programs also have national accreditation. The Shaw Divinity School is one of only a handful of divinity schools in the state of North Carolina to earn full accreditation from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) in the United States. The kinesiotherapy program is accredited by the American Kinesiotherapy Association and the teacher education program is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The latter program is also approved by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
• Shaw University is the oldest historically Black university in the South. Located in Raleigh, NC, the University was founded in 1865. Two colleges, one school, and ten departments constitute a variety of academic offerings that are geared toward today’s employment market.
• Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

• Shaw reconstruction on track for Fall semester (The Chronicle)
  posted on June 9, 2011 at 08:20:27 am
  Nearly two months after a devastating tornado destroyed much of the Shaw University campus, the school is working hard to return to full operation. read more
• Shaw alumni banquet funds to aid in campus recovery (The Fayetteville Observer)
  posted on June 4, 2011 at 09:48:17 am
  Millionaire lawyer and Shaw University alumnus Willie Gary wants people to support black universities. "They were there for you when you had no place else to go," Gary told a crowd at the Crown Coliseum's Hospitality Room on Friday night. "We need them now more than ever before."
• Shaw resumes classes after tornado closed campus (The News & Observer)
  posted on May 30, 2011 at 10:53:10 pm
  Shaw University students have returned to classes about five weeks after a tornado swept through the campus and forced the school to suspend the spring semester two weeks early.
• Shaw students begin summer classes after April tornadoes (NBC 17 Raleigh)
  posted on May 30, 2011 at 07:08:55 pm
  Shaw University students returned to the classroom last week nearly five weeks after a tornado swept through the campus.
• Shaw students begin summer classes this week after April tornadoes (NBC 17 Raleigh)
  posted on May 30, 2011 at 06:54:11 pm
  Shaw University students taking summer classes will return to school five weeks after a tornado swept through the campus.

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