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William Peace University Joins Common App

RALEIGH, N.C. - William Peace University (WPU) is now part of the Common App to make enrollment more accessible and convenient for students, officials said today. Common App is a nonprofit organization representing more than 900 higher education inst...
Aug 18, 2022, 9:00am EDT

William Peace University Students Package Food for Hunger Organizations

University students are helping fight hunger in a special food packaging event on Aug. 13. First-year students at William Peace University (WPU) will examine the issue of food insecurity and hunger as part of their First Year Seminar Class. All fre...
Aug 10, 2022, 8:58am EDT

WPU Goes Application Fee Free

RALEIGH, N.C. - William Peace University will no longer require an application fee, school officials said today. Application fees are standard at universities and colleges nationwide and vary by institution, some charging as high as $100. WPU's fee i...
Aug 8, 2022, 9:08am EDT

William Peace University receives reaffirmation of SACSCOC accreditation

Raleigh, N.C. - William Peace University (WPU) has received reaffirmation of accreditation by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) officials said today. SACSCOC accreditation must be reaffirmed every 10 ye...
Aug 4, 2022, 10:04am EDT

WPU Hires New Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer

RALEIGH, N.C. - William Peace University has hired a new Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Belinda Burke, CPA, CMA, CCE, will join the University as Vice President for Administration/CFO on Sept. 1, 2022. Burke is...
Jul 27, 2022, 10:40am EDT

WILLIAM PEACE UNIVERSITY NAMED A 2022-2023 COLLEGE OF DISTINCTION

RALEIGH, N.C. - William Peace University (WPU) has been recognized for its honorable commitment to helping undergraduate students learn, grow, and succeed by Colleges of Distinction, a guide for college-bound students. WPU has been named a 2022-2023 ...
Jul 21, 2022, 2:27pm EDT

WPU Hires New Vice President for Academic Affairs

RALEIGH, N.C. - William Peace University has hired a new Vice President for Academic Affairs, officials announced today. Lynda Szymanski, Ph.D., LP, will become the new Vice President for Academic Affairs early this fall. Her exact start date is yet ...
Jul 20, 2022, 3:26pm EDT

WPU-Wake Tech Partnership Creates "2+2" Path for Transfer Students

RALEIGH, N.C. - Students transferring from Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech) to William Peace University (WPU) now have two more "2+2" options under a new articulation agreement, the schools announced today. Wake Tech and WPU added two add...
Jul 5, 2022, 11:37am EDT

WPU held most successful Day of Giving to date

William Peace University is excited to announce that on April 21 we had our most successful Day of Giving to date. This year, the WPU Community not only met our goal to raise $100,000 with 300 donors but exceeded it and raised more than $104,000 with ...
Jun 2, 2022, 2:58pm EDT

WPU announces the McKoy-Wilkins Scholarship for non-traditional students

The McKoy-Wilkins Scholarship is part of the "22 Courageous Gifts in 2022" giving campaign - a campus-wide fundraising initiative at William Peace University (WPU). Donors, like Gale McKoy Wilkins '11 and Carl Wilkins, support this initiative by making...
May 27, 2022, 12:50pm EDT
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