Important People on Campus
Who is the President of Berea College?
Who is Cheryl Nixon?
This is the number of routes that the tour guides have.
What is three?
This abolitionist minister founded Berea College in 1855
Who is John G. Fee?
At the start of the academic year, students participate in this series of welcome events.
What is "Welcome Week"?
This is the College's Mascot.
What is "Mountaineers"?
Although we have Blue the Bear as our mascot, Berea College athletics are still known as the Mountaineers
Known as the “Father of Black History,” this Berea College graduate founded Black History Month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
Before known as "College Counselors," this is the new name for them:
What is "Specialist"?
Berea College is known for preserving the traditions of this U.S. region.
What is Appalachia?
This latin group (open to all females) meet up once every month to build a community of belonging away from home
What is Cafecito y Pan?
What number is admissions in the map?
16
This is the person you talk to if you need an accommodation
Who is Holly Hallfield?
This is the number of labor positions that are available at admissions
What is six?
This is Berea College’s motto, taken from Acts 17:26.
What is “God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth”?
Festival that is celebrated every September for this food at Berea
What is spoonbread?
This is the number of chapels Berea College has
What is two?
Berea College has two chapels, one in Danforth and the other in alumni. There is also a Muslim praying room at the bottom of Woods-Penn!
This is the Dean of Labor
Who is Dr. Collis Robinson?
International students applying to Berea must demonstrate proficiency in this language, often through TOEFL or IELTS scores
What is English?
Starting in 2000 every Berea student earns not only a diploma but also this type of “transcript.”
This annual celebration marks the beginning of the lunar calendar and is also known as the Spring Festival in China, usually celebrated in January or February
What is chinese lunar new year
Berea alumni helped build campus structures like furniture and with what other item
What are bricks (or buildings / crafts)?
Boone Tavern Hotel is named after this famous American frontiersman.
Who is Daniel Boone?
These are the requirements for applicants who want a higher acceptance rate. (List three)
Quick chat with their specialists, Writing an essay (three prompts), Activities Resume, Recommendations, Personal Submissions, Self-Inventory, Short-Statement
This 1904 Kentucky law forced Berea College to segregate its students.
What is the Day Law?
Kentucky state law prohibited interracial education, forcing Berea to segregate its student body. In response, Berea established the Lincoln Institute in 1912 to provide education for Black students until reintegration was permitted in 1950.
This organization hosts Chop it up.
What is Carter G. Woodson Center?
Chop it up is done by the BCC, BUT it’s hosted by the Carter G. Woodson Center.
The difference between the Watson Scholarship and the Taylor Fellowship scholarship
They are both their own thing, the Taylor fellowship is just its own version of the Watson scholarship, but exclusively to Berean students.
Taylor Fellowship Scholarship: A senior is given $40,000 to fund a full year of exploration abroad into a topic of the graduate's choice.
Watson Scholarship: Graduating seniors are nominated by one of 41 partner institutions and is then given $40,000. In addition, the foundation provides health insurance, the equivalent of 12-months of payments on outstanding institutional and federally guaranteed