HUNTINGDON COLLEGE
NEWS RELEASE
March 9, 2017
For more information, contact:
Su Ofe
(334) 833-4515; news@hawks.huntingdon.edu
Huntingdon hosts Special Olympics basketball tournament
Montgomery, Ala.—The Huntingdon College Department of Sport Science and Physical Education and the Huntingdon campus will host teams participating in the state Special Olympics basketball tournament, Friday, March 10. Games will be held in Roland Arena inside Roland Student Center, and in the James W. Wilson Gymnasium in the Will and Kelly Wilson Community and Athletic Center from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Huntingdon SSPE students will serve as referees, facilitators, statisticians, and in other roles for the games. The games are open to the public. There is no cost to attend.
Huntingdon College, grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition of the United Methodist Church, is committed to nurturing growth in faith, wisdom, and service and to graduating individuals prepared to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Founded in 1854, Huntingdon is a coeducational liberal arts college recognized among “The Fastest Growing Colleges in America” by The Chronicle of Higher Education; among the top 10 regional colleges and top 10 best regional values by U.S. News and World Report; among the top tier of regional colleges by the Princeton Review; among “Colleges that Contribute to the Public Good,” by Washington Monthly; and on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Huntingdon campus, a Tree Campus USA, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Suellen (Su) Ofe
Associate Vice President
for Marketing and Communications
Huntingdon College
1500 E. Fairview Ave., Montgomery, AL 36106
(334) 833-4515; Cell (334) 324-6591