Published on September 10, 2010 by Mary Wimberley  

Formerly known as Samford After Sundown, registration is ongoing in Samford University's popular Academy of the Arts program. Academy of the Arts offers classes for kids, teens and adults in art, languages, music and photography. Try stained glass, drawing, photography, painting, pottery, as well as music lessons for all ages in piano, strings, theory, and voice. Look for summer camps also. For the schedule of courses, visit the Academy of Arts page or email academyofthearts@samford.edu.

 
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 with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.