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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
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include triathlon, acrobatics & tumbling, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, indoor & outdoor track, and volleyball. Acrobatics & tumbling and triathlon, neither of which the MEC sponsors, compete as independents (without a conference affiliation).
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Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor & outdoor track, and wrestling. All of these sports compete in the MEC except for lacrosse, which remains in the G-MAC because the MEC sponsors that sport only for women. Women's sports
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The Center for Railway Tourism also provides information and resources for the railway heritage community nationwide to help it assess and meet the interests and needs of a fast-changing national population made up of growing numbers of millennials, racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and
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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
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women. Other programs address literacy, STEAM education principles, evolving heritage strategies, and techniques for increasing the general public's awareness of the many ways railroads have influenced American life and culture.
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workshops. These world-renowned workshops and festivals have brought together master artists, musicians, dancers, craftspeople, and enthusiasts of all ages.
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Carlson, Scott (November 20, 2009). "Turnaround Pro Makes the Most of His College's Small Size".
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for a career in restoring and presenting all aspects of America's railroad heritage.
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Graceland Inn & Robert C. Byrd Center for Hospitality & Tourism
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The college enrolls 805 students, with a 12:1 student/faculty ratio.
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The McDonnell Center for Health, Physical Education and Athletics
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Madden Student Center & William S. Robbins Centennial Tower
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The school's athletic teams, known as the Senators, compete in
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Memorial Gymnasium/Martin Field House (dedicated October 2010)
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Walter S. Robbins and Elisabeth Shonk Robbins Memorial Chapel
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Private liberal arts college in Elkins, West Virginia, U.S.
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The school was founded in 1904 and is affiliated with the
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International Hall/Moyer Hall (dedicated October 2010)
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the college newspaper, was founded in December 1922.
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Private college
Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities
Endowment
President
Elkins
West Virginia
38°55′50″N 79°50′48″W / 38.93056°N 79.84667°W / 38.93056; -79.84667
Nickname
Senators
NCAA Division II
Mountain East Conference
www.dewv.edu
private college
Elkins, West Virginia
Presbyterian Church
Henry G. Davis
Stephen B. Elkins
United States Senate
West Virginia
Davis & Elkins Senators

NCAA Division II
Mountain East Conference
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Great Midwest Athletic Conference
Halliehurst Mansion
Graceland Mansion
Liberal Arts Hall
Charles E. Albert Hall

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