Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2007-05-17
Samford University's Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils received Partner of the Year honors in the Birmingham City Schools Partner in Education program.
Members of Samford sororities and fraternities were cited for their extensive work with the Adopt-A-School program at Birmingham's McElwain Elementary School.
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.