OA Annual Report 2023

AUGUST

With a standing record number of 253 new students arriving through the main gate, the Class of 2027

started their collegiate journey as Pomeroys, breaking yet another record of total campus students. Applications to the College increased over 12% for the 2023-24 academic year and the incoming class represented a slight increase over last year. New students from 17 states, Puerto Rico and 13 countries were welcomed. This is one of SMWC’s most geographically diverse entering classes. The total campus student population represents 27 states, Puerto Rico and 20 countries. SEPTEMBER U.S. News & World Report Rankings for America’s Best Colleges for 2024 for SMWC Regional Universities Midwest #35 Best Value – Regional Universities Midwest #3 Social Mobility – Regional Universities Midwest #5

Woods Online Day was declared on October 9, 2023 through a proclamation issued by Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett in celebration of SMWC’s 50 years of distance education. Since 1973, more than 3,500 bachelor’s degrees have been conferred, and over 1,800 certificates have been awarded through the Woods External Degree program now known as Woods Online.

During the festivities of Homecoming 2023, students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered at the 1962 Ring Garden for the blessing and dedication of the Ring Centennial Sculpture, which was completed in 2023 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Woods Ring.

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