About Virginia Union University- One of the nation’s oldest HBCU’s- founded in 1865
Established on the site of Lumpkin’s Jail – a holding cell for runaway slaves
Virginia Union University was formed by the merger of four schools: Richmond Theological Institute, Wayland Seminary, Hartshorn Memorial College and Storer College were formed into a true “union”
Virginia Union University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Virginia Union University currently has a population of about 1700 students.
Over $ million in scholarships awarded in 2009-10
Schools/Colleges
* Sydney Lewis School of Business (Accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Program) * School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology * Evelyn Reid Syphax School of Education, Psychology, and Interdisciplinary Studies (Accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education) * School of Humanities and Social Sciences * Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology (Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada) -- Second oldest Historically Black Seminary School in the United States
Twenty-four majors offered at the baccalaureate level Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Christian Education and Doctor of Ministry degrees also offered
Notable Alumni Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor Theologian, civil rights activist, former president of Virginia Union University and North Carolina A&T State University
The Honorable L. Douglas Wilder First elected African American governor of a state
Roslyn M. Brock Chairman of the NAACP
Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely Highest ranking African American officer in the Navy
Leontine T. C. Kelly First woman of any denomination consecrated as a bishop
Will Downing R&B singer
Dr. Donda West Mother of rap artist Kanye West
Randall Robinson Author and civil rights activist
Rev. Wyatt T. Walker Civil rights activist and theologian
Spotswood Robinson First African American appointed to US District Court for Washington, DC
Charles Oakley Professional basketball player
Ben Wallace Professional basketball player
Athletics
* Virginia Union has won four NCAA Division II National Basketball Championships. Three for the men’s team in 1980, 1992 and 2005; and one for the women’s team in 1983. * The men’s team has also been to the Division II "Final Four" seven times (1980, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2006) * The men’s basketball team has won the CIAA Championship a record 17 times.
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