Type | Private |
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Established | 1904 |
Endowment | $30.421 million |
President | Chris Wood |
Students | 847 |
Location |
Elkins, West Virginia 38°55′50″N 79°50′48″W / 38.93056°N 79.84667°WCoordinates: 38°55′50″N 79°50′48″W / 38.93056°N 79.84667°W |
Campus | Rural |
Athletics |
NCAA Division II Great Midwest Athletic Conference 21 teams [1] |
Nickname | Senators |
Affiliations | Presbyterian |
Website | dewv.edu |
Davis & Elkins College, also known as D&E, is a small liberal arts college located in Elkins, West Virginia, United States. The college president is Chris Wood.
The school was founded in 1904 and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. It was named for Henry G. Davis and his son-in-law Stephen B. Elkins, who were both members of the United States Senate from West Virginia.
The Senator, the college newspaper, was founded in December 1922.
The school's athletic teams, known as the Senators, compete in the NCAA Division II Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, and indoor & outdoor track; while women's sports include acrobatics & tumbling, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, indoor & outdoor track, and volleyball.
The college enrolls 847 students, with a 16:1 student/faculty ratio.
1890-1924
1925-1976
1992-Present
Augusta Heritage Center, at Davis & Elkins College, provides instruction and performances, folklife programs, and a home for significant collections of field recordings, oral histories, photographs, instruments, and Appalachian art. "We teach. We share. We celebrate the wonder and diversity of the heritage arts."
Augusta Heritage Center is best known for intensive week-long workshops that attract several hundred participants annually. Thousands more attend its public concerts, dances, and festivals. Augusta's full-time staff, plus volunteers, seasonal staff, and work-study students, produce a variety of workshops. These world-renowned workshops and festivals have brought together master artists, musicians, dancers, craftspeople, and enthusiasts of all ages.
The Center for Railway Tourism at Davis & Elkins College provides an 18-credit undergraduate minor in Railway Heritage Tourism Management. The curriculum includes course work, independent study opportunities, an internship, and an opportunity to study abroad, all focused on preparing students for a career in restoring and presenting all aspects of America's railroad heritage.