The Man, The Myth, The Legend
William Peace may have founded the University in 1857, but classes were not held on-campus until 1872 because of this major historical event.
The Civil War
Name one street (other than Peace Street) that runs either adjacent to or through WPU's campus.
Halifax, Blount, Harp, Delway, Person, Salisbury, Wilmington, Franklin, Seaboard, Pace, Mordecai, Wake Forest
In the year 2012, WPU made this important change to its enrollment policies.
Going Co-Ed
William Peace was not only the founder of WPU and a prominent elder in the Raleigh Presbyterian Church, but also a founding member of this other prominent North Carolina college.
University of North Carolina
Main Building is one of the largest antebellum structures remaining in the City of Raleigh. Name one purpose (other than that of a university) that Main has served during its life.
Hospital, Office Building for the Freedman's Bureau
This academic program is NOT a major at WPU.
a) Marketing
b) Human Resource Management
c) Forensic Science
d) Environmental Studies
c) Forensic Science
William Peace founded WPU (then known as the Peace Institute) with an initial investment of:
a) $3,500
b) $7,00
c) $10,000
d) $12,500
c) $10,000
In the post-war reconstruction period, the initial founders of William Peace University were unable to pay back their initial loans to build the school. Which other local businessman and philanthropist took over ownership of the land and assisted with these payments?
a) Richard Stanhope Pullen
b) Sir Walter Raleigh
c) James Dinwiddie
d) James T. Morehead
a) Richard Stanhope Pullen
The first ever edition of WPU's yearbook, "The Lotus," was published in 1902 and contained this number of graduating seniors.
5