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Charles Wright and Beth Treglown Joins Shorter University Advancement Team; Candy Edwards promoted to Director of Development and Alumni Relations

Rome, Ga. (March 16, 2023) — Shorter University Director of Advancement Services, Candy Edwards, has been promoted to Director of Development and Alumni Relations.  Candy came to Shorter in 2009 as the Database Administrator and Box Office Manager. Over the …

Shorter University completes 10-year SACS Accreditation

ROME, Ga.(March 13, 2023) – Shorter University announced today that it has received a ten-year reaffirmation of accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education …

Baseball Legend Darryl Strawberry Draws Record Attendance and Scholarship Funding for Most Successful Shorter University President’s Gala in History

BASEBALL LEGEND DARRYL STRAWBERRY DRAWS RECORD ATTENDANCE AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR MOST SUCCESSFUL SHORTER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT’S GALA IN HISTORY MORE THAN 500 ATTENDEES GATHER ON CAMPUS FOR RECORD-SETTING EVENT ROME, Ga. (December 8, 2022) – Shorter University celebrated its 150th …

Congratulations to Students on the Fall ’22 Dean’s List

Shorter University has announced students named to the Dean’s List during the Fall semester of 2022. To achieve this honor, students must have been enrolled full time and have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the term. …

Darryl Strawberry Looking Forward To President’s Gala

BASEBALL LEGEND DARRYL STRAWBERRY “LOOKING FORWARD TO EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT MESSAGE” AT SHORTER UNIVERSITY’S 2022 PRESIDENT’S GALA PROCEEDS FROM DECEMBER 1 EVENT TO HELP FUND STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS ROME, Ga. – Four-time World Series Champion and eight-time National …

Shorter Heads Into 150th Year with Campus Improvements, Academic Momentum

ROME, Ga. (August 18, 2022) – Shorter University begins celebrating its 150th anniversary year this Fall, having completed several major capital improvements just in time for students’ arrival back on campus. Building projects, including dorm renovations, new science labs, and athletic facility …