Anderson University (Indiana)

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Anderson University
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Motto Academic and Christian Discovery
Established 1917 (details)
Type private, Christian
Endowment $12.8 million[1]
President James L. Edwards
Faculty 135
Students 3,065
Undergraduates 2,815
Postgraduates 250
Location Anderson, IN, USA
Campus suburban: 120 acres (0.486 km²)
Athletics
18 Division III NCAA teams,
called Ravens
Colors Orange and Black
Affiliations Church of God
Website www.anderson.edu

Anderson University, located in Anderson, Indiana, was established in 1917 as the Anderson Bible Training School by the Church of God movement. It later changed its name to Anderson College and, ultimately, Anderson University.

Anderson University's current enrollment is around 3,000 students including undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in business, education, nursing and theology.

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[edit] Campus

[edit] Academic Buildings

  • Byrum Hall - performing arts center for the Boze Lyric Theatre Company at Anderson University.
  • Decker Hall - The main administrative building, as well as offices for many departments.
  • Hartung Hall - The main science building which is also home to several departments, including Religious Studies and Nursing.
  • Kardatzke Wellness Center - A 17.4 million dollar, 132,000 square foot athletic complex. It houses O.C. Lewis Gymnasium, Bennett Natatorium, a 200-meter, regulation indoor running track, an upper-level running track, weight room, cardiovascular exercise room, the Athletic department, the Department of Kinesiology, and coaches offices.
  • Krannert Fine Arts Building - The home to the Department of Art & Design, as well as the Department of Music.
  • Hardacre Hall - The home of the Falls School of Business, Campus Security, and the School of Adult Education.
  • Reardon Auditorium - 2200 seat auditorium for many musical and theatrical performances each year. Built in 1983.
  • Nicholson Library - Campus library
  • Warner Auditorium - Used for graduation and the annual Church of God Convention. Was listed in the Guiness Book of World Records in 1962 as being the largest cement domed building in the world, until the Houston Astrodome was built three years later. (Warner Auditorium was demolished in November 2006)

[edit] Residential Buildings

[edit] Organization

[edit] Colleges and departments

[edit] Athletics

The Anderson University Ravens compete in NCAA Division III athletics in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Teams are fielded in football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, cross country and track & field.

[edit] History

Anderson University was founded by and is supported by the Church of God, with headquarters in Anderson, IN. Founded in 1917, the school was a major step in the life of a young and vigorous fellowship of Christians which had originated about 1880. This fellowship, which took on a common New Testament name, often describes itself as a reformation movement. Its vision was to preach and live out a message of holiness and to invite believers into a body united by a common experience in the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

Church of God Movement The message of the church was firmly planted in the mainstream of Christian theology. The quest of this young movement was freedom from what it saw as artificial limitations of church structures and authoritative systems so that the essence of Christian truth might be realized again in freshness and wholeness. The spirit of the movement was one of freedom and joy proclaimed in one early song of the church, "The Bible is our rule of faith and Christ alone is Lord." Out of this history a free and open tradition has provided a supportive context for the contemporary mission of Christian higher education.

The Genesis of Anderson University The early witness of the church was through the publishing of inspirational material, songs and books, and a paper known as The Gospel Trumpet. Those who were committed to the publishing work and to the evangelistic work of the church recognized the need to train leaders and workers to take their places in the life of the church. An educational department of the publishing house was started and soon became known as the Anderson Bible Training School. The young school moved rapidly to develop a wider general education program, changed its name to Anderson College and Theological Seminary, then Anderson College, and finally, Anderson University.

Anderson University Today Anderson University has grown to include an undergraduate liberal arts program, organized into three colleges, a graduate School of Theology and a center for adult education. The College of Professional Studies offers the master of business administration degree and the master of education degree. Other graduate programs are also under development. More than 2,800 students and nearly 300 instructional and professional staff comprise the community.

History at a glance
Anderson Bible Training School Established 1917
Anderson College Renamed 1925[1]
Anderson University Renamed 1988



[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Enrollment Growth

Year Enrollment
1996 2136
1997 2171
1998 2336
1999 2282
2000 2382
2001 2435
2002 2508
2003 2594
2004 2705
2005 2815

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ America's Best Colleges 2006. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on 2006-01-19.
  2. ^ "Signatures: Class Notes", Anderson University, Fall 2004. Retrieved on 2006-06-10.


Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Anderson • Bluffton • Mount St. Joseph • Defiance • Franklin College • Hanover • Manchester • Rose–Hulman • Transylvania


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