Morris College

Short description: Private college in Sumter, South Carolina

Morris CollegeMotto| "Intrare Libris, Dispartire Servire"

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Motto in English

| "Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve"
Type| Private, HBCU
Established| 1908

Religious affiliation

| Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina
Students| 538
Location|

Sumter, South Carolina

U.S.

[ ⚑ ] : 33°56′18″N 80°20′45″W﻿ / ﻿33.9383°N 80.3457°W﻿ / 33.9383; -80.3457
Campus| 33 acres (13.4 ha), 24 buildings
|u}}rs| Blue & Gold

Nickname| Hornets
Mascot| MoCo
Website| www.morris.edu

Morris College (MC) is a private, Baptist historically black college in Sumter, South Carolina. It was founded and is operated by the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina.[1]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Academics
* 2.1 Division of General Studies
* 2.2 Division of Business Administration
* 2.3 Division of Education
* 2.4 Division of Religion, Humanities and Social Sciences
* 2.5 Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
* 3 Student life
* 3.1 Greek letter organizations
* 4 Athletics
* 5 Notable alumni
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## History

Morris College was founded in 1908 by James J. Durham, initially as a grade school, high school, and college. The college is named after the Reverend Frank Morris because of his outstanding leadership throughout the African American community of South Carolina. The college's first president was Dr. Edward M. Brawley (1908–1912). Morris College awarded its first bachelor's degree in 1915 under the administration of the college's second president Dr. John Jacob Starks. The college's third president was Ira David Pinson, who steered the college to expansion during the Great Depression.[2]

The college's longest-serving president was Dr. Luns C. Richardson, who served from 1974 to July 2017. The current president is Dr. Leroy Staggers, who formerly served as the college's academic dean.

## Academics

Morris College offers bachelor's degrees in 20 areas of study. The college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award four different types of bachelor's degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Science in Education.

To effectively accomplish the purpose and philosophy of Morris College, its academic programs are organized into five academic divisions which oversee their respective departments.

### Division of General Studies

* The Division of General Studies allows students to develop a solid academic foundation before entering their major fields.
* Honors Program

### Division of Business Administration

* Business Administration
* Organizational Management Program

### Division of Education

* Early Childhood Education
* Elementary Education
* Secondary Education

### Division of Religion, Humanities and Social Sciences

* Mass Communications
* Pastoral Ministry
* Christian Education
* English
* Liberal Studies
* English/Secondary Education
* Criminal Justice
* History
* Political Science
* Sociology
* Social Studies/Secondary Education

### Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

* Biology
* Biology/Secondary Education
* Mathematics
* Mathematics/Secondary Education

## Student life

### Greek letter organizations

The university currently has chapters for eight of the nine National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations.

Organization  | Symbol  | Chapter  | Chapter symbol

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Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority  | ΑΚΑ  | Nu Gamma  | ΝΓ
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity  | ΑΦΑ  | Xi Epsilon  | ΞΕ
Delta Sigma Theta sorority  | ΔΣΘ  | Xi Rho  | ΞΡ
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity  | ΚΑΨ  | Lambda Epsilon  | ΛΕ
Omega Psi Phi fraternity  | ΩΨΦ  | Epsilon Lambda  | ΕΛ
Phi Beta Sigma fraternity  | ΦΒΣ  | Iota Zeta  | ΙΖ
Sigma Gamma Rho sorority  | ΣΓΡ  | Iota Eta  | IH
Zeta Phi Beta sorority  | ΖΦΒ  | Pi Theta  | ΠΘ

## Athletics

The Morris athletics teams are called the Hornets. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing as an NAIA Independent within the Continental Athletic Conference since the 2005–06 academic year. The Hornets previously competed in the defunct Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (EIAC) from 1983–84 to 2004–05 (when the conference dissolved).

Morris competes in six intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, softball and volleyball.

## Notable alumni

Name  | Class year  | Notability  | Reference(s)

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Dr. Leroy Bowman  | 1940  | One of the original Tuskegee Airmen  | [3]
Laura Hall  | 1965  | Politician; member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 19th district  | [4]
Herman Harris  | 1963  | Participant in the Freedom Rides  | [5]
James T. McCain  |  | Sumter County Council Vice Chairman; civil rights activist; local president of CORE; participated in Freedom Rides  | [6]
Arthenia J. Bates Millican  | 1941  | Educator and author, protégée of Langston Hughes  | [7]
Jerry Moore  | 1963  | Participant in the Freedom Rides  | [5]
Mae Francis Moultrie  | 1961  | Participant in the Freedom Rides  | [5]
J. David Weeks  | 1975  | Politician; member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 51st district; serves on the Judiciary Committee and was chair of the Legislative Black Caucus  | [8]
Stephen Middleton  | 1976  | Scholar/Historian, Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University; graduate of the Ohio State University (M.A., 1977) and Miami University of Ohio (Ph.D. in History, 1987)  | [9]
James Solomon Jr.  | ?  | Civil Rights Activist/Mathematics Scholar; Professor Emeritus, Morris College; one of three African American students to integrate the University of South Carolina in 1963.  | [10]

## See also

* List of historically black colleges of the United States

## References

1. ↑ Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina
2. ↑ Vereen-Gordon, Mary; Clayton, Janet S. (1999). Morris College : a noble journey. Virginia Beach, VA: Hallmark Pub.. ISBN 0965375986. https://archive.org/stream/morrisnoblejourn1999drma/morrisnoblejourn1999drma_djvu.txt. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
3. ↑ "Dr. Leroy Bowman". The Item. February 28, 2014. https://www.theitem.com/stories/dr-leroy-bowman,24161.
4. ↑ "Laura Hall, Alabama House of Representatives". state.al.us. http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/representatives/housebios/hd019.html.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Arsenault, Raymond. Freedom Riders. pp. 534–587. https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199754311/pdf/FreedomRiders_Appx_Roster.pdf. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
6. ↑ Walker, Donna Isbell (February 28, 2015). "James T. McCain fought for racial equality". The Greenville News. https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/life/2015/02/28/james-t-mccain-black-history-month/24182305/.
7. ↑ "Literary Landmark: Arthenia J. Bates Millican Home". American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/united/products_services/literarylandmarks/landmarksbyyear/2019/millican.
8. ↑ "Representative J. David Weeks". https://www.scstatehouse.gov/member.php?code=1898863409.
9. ↑ "Dr. Stephen Middleton". https://www.history.msstate.edu/people/stephen-middleton/.
10. ↑ "Prof. James Solomon Jr.". https://sc.edu/about/our_history/university_history/presidential_commission/commission_reports/final_report/appendices/appendix-3/solomon-james/index.php.

## External links

* Official athletics website

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Colleges and universities in South Carolina

Public institutions|

* List of colleges and universities in South Carolina
* The Citadel
* Clemson
* Coastal Carolina
* College of Charleston
* Francis Marion
* Lander
* South Carolina State
* USC Aiken
* USC Beaufort
* USC Columbia
* USC Lancaster
* USC Salkehatchie
* USC Sumter
* USC Union
* USC Upstate
* Winthrop

Private institutions|

* Allen
* American College of the Building Arts
* Anderson
* Benedict
* Bob Jones
* Charleston Southern
* Claflin
* Columbia
* Columbia International
* Coker
* Converse
* Erskine
* Furman
* Limestone
* Morris
* Newberry
* North Greenville
* Presbyterian
* Sherman
* Southern Wesleyan
* Spartanburg Methodist
* Voorhees
* Wofford

Technical colleges|

* Aiken TC
* Central Carolina TC
* Denmark TC
* Florence-Darlington TC
* Greenville TC
* Horry-Georgetown TC
* Midlands TC
* Northeastern TC
* Orangeburg-Calhoun TC
* Piedmont TC
* Spartanburg CC
* TC of the Lowcountry
* Tri-County TC
* Trident TC
* Williamsburg TC
* York TC

Seminaries, graduate, and
professional institutions|

* Charleston School of Law
* Erskine Theological Seminary
* Geneva Reformed Seminary
* Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
* Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
* Medical University of South Carolina
* USC School of Law

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* e

Historically black colleges and universities

Public
institutions|

* Alabama A&M
* Alabama State
* Albany State
* Alcorn State
* Arkansas–Pine Bluff
* Bishop State CC
* Bluefield State
* Bowie State
* Central State
* Cheyney
* Coahoma CC
* Coppin State
* Delaware State
* Elizabeth City State
* Fayetteville State
* Florida A&M
* Fort Valley State
* Gadsden State CC
* Grambling State
* Harris–Stowe
* Hinds CC
* Jackson State
* Kentucky State
* Langston
* Lincoln, Missouri
* Lincoln, Pennsylvania
* Maryland, Eastern Shore
* Mississippi Valley State
* Morgan State
* Norfolk State
* North Carolina A&T
* North Carolina Central
* Prairie View A&M
* Savannah State
* Shelton State CC
* South Carolina State
* Southern
* Southern–New Orleans
* Southern–Shreveport
* Tennessee State
* Texas Southern
* UDC
* UVI
* Virginia State
* West Virginia State
* Winston-Salem State

Private
institutions|

* Allen
* Arkansas Baptist
* Barber–Scotia
* Benedict
* Bennett
* Bethune–Cookman
* Claflin
* Clark Atlanta
* Dillard
* Edward Waters
* Fisk
* Florida Memorial University
* Hampton
* Howard
* Huston–Tillotson
* Interdenominational Theological Center
* Jarvis Christian
* Johnson C. Smith
* Knoxville
* Lane
* LeMoyne–Owen
* Livingstone
* Meharry
* Miles
* Morehouse
* Morehouse School of Medicine
* Morris Brown
* Morris
* Oakwood
* Paine
* Paul Quinn
* Philander Smith
* Rust
* Selma
* Shaw
* Simmons College (Ky.)
* Southwestern Christian
* Spelman
* Stillman
* St. Augustine's
* Talladega
* Texas College
* Tougaloo
* Tuskegee
* Virginia Union
* Virginia University
* Voorhees
* Wilberforce
* Wiley
* Xavier (Louisiana)

Defunct
institutions|

* Bishop
* Booker T. Washington
* Carver
* Collier-Blocker
* Concordia Alabama
* Daniel Payne
* Gibbs
* Guadalupe
* Hampton
* Jackson
* Johnson
* Kittrell
* Lewis College of Business
* Lincoln Junior College
* Mississippi Industrial College
* Morristown
* Mount Hermon Female Seminary
* Roosevelt
* Rosenwald
* Saint Paul's
* Storer
* Straight
* Suwannee River
* Volusia County
* Western

Consortia|

* Atlanta University Center
* Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
* Southwestern Athletic Conference

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