Winthrop University kicked off a new school year yesterday, welcoming in their Freshman class with Convocation in Byrnes Hall and the traditional blue line walk.
Melissa Gladden a 1999 graduate of Winthrop university and Founder of Carolina Recruitment in Rock Hill was the Keynote Speaker and said her success has been built off responding positively to adversity.
Rock Hill Mayor John Gettys said the success of Rock Hill is not at all possible without Winthrop. Classes at Winthrop began at 5 pm last night, following Convocation. The collective GPA of this year’s Winthrop Freshman class is 3.96