Published on September 19, 2016  

They heard an address by Judge Stephen Dillard (a Samford alum) of the Court of Appeals of Georgia, participated in a discussion of The Federalist Papers, and learned about Lincoln’s famed “Cooper Union” speech.  Along the way, the students were exposed to Samford and to the opportunities that await them in the years ahead.   

The world is better because of Samford’s outreach to our community and because of the hope offered through the lives of these young men and women.

 
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 5,791 students from 49 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.