Carthage College

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**Carthage College**
Established	1847
Type	Private
President	F. Gregory Campbell
Faculty	125
Students	2,063 full-time, 750 part-time
Location	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Nickname	Red Men and Lady Reds
Affiliations	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Website	www.carthage.edu

Carthage College is a private liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin midway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the campus is on the shore of Lake Michigan and is home to 2,063 full-time and 750 part-time students.

Carthage awards the Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in more than 30 subject areas, and the Master of Education degree. Carthage also hosts the joint Executive MBA and Master of Social Work degree awarded by Loyola University Chicago.

The Carthage faculty comprises over 120 scholars, 90 percent of whom hold the doctorate or other terminal degree.

[edit] History

German Lutherans founded Carthage in 1847 in Hillsboro, Illinois as The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West. In 1852 the college moved to Springfield, Illinois and operated under the name Illinois State University. However, the college closed in 1869 due to budgetary reasons. In 1870 the college was reopened as Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois. Due to dwindling enrollment numbers during the 1950s, Carthage decided to open another campus in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1962, intending to eventually relocate the college there. The Wisconsin and Illinois campuses ran simultaneously until 1964, when the Illinois campus closed its doors and the college and its old traditions were moved to Wisconsin. This was the cause of much discontent among students at the Illinois campus who were long under the impression that the Illinois and Wisconsin campuses would both be operated by Carthage. However, in recent years, it has become apparent that this move in effect revitalized the institution. In the last five years, a new state of the art library (Hedberg Library) and athletic center (Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center) have been opened, and the campus welcomed a renovation of the old library which turned it into the Clausen Center for World Business. In the coming years, Carthage plans to open a new residential village near Lake Michigan which will provide additional student housing with views of Lake Michigan and semi-private rooms.

[edit] Recent controversy

In 2005, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled that Carthage, along with several other colleges throughout the United States would be ineligible to compete in NCAA-sanctioned playoffs and tournaments because their nickname, "The Redmen", is considered an offensive reference to Native Americans.

Carthage's Board of Trustees adopted a formal policy that explains the background of the name and the procedures the college will follow in deciding whether or not to change it.

Recently a decision has been made to rename the Carthage men's teams the "Red Men". As the original intent of the name Redmen was to pair up with the women's team name "Lady Reds" (inacurate), the new name echoes this intent while also removing any possible controversial connotations. A new logo for the team, replacing the feathered Carthage C, is in development.

The intent of the name Redmen was to play off the nickname of the High School that was associated with the univeristy when Carthage College was located in Carthage, IL. Carthage High School (IL) still competes under the name Blue Boys.

[edit] External links

http://www.carthage.edu

Colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Augsburg • Augustana (IL) • Augustana (SD) • Bethany • California Lutheran • Capital • Carthage • Concordia • Dana • Finlandia • Gettysburg • Grand View • Gustavus Adolphus • Lenoir-Rhyne • Luther (IA) • Midland • Muhlenberg • Newberry • Pacific Lutheran • Roanoke • St. Olaf • Susquehanna • Texas Lutheran • Thiel • Wagner • Waldorf • Wartburg • Wittenberg

Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Shondell/Dunlap League: Ball State • IPFW • Lewis • Loyola • Mercyhurst • Ohio State • Quincy Coleman League: Carthage • Clarke • Central State • MSOE

Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Milwaukee Area: Alverno • Cardinal Stritch • Concordia • Marquette • Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design • Milwaukee School of Engineering • Mount Mary • Wisconsin Lutheran Greater Wisconsin Area: Beloit • Carroll • Carthage • Edgewood • Lakeland (WI) • Lawrence • Marian (WI) • Northland • Ripon (WI) • Silver Lake • St. Norbert • Viterbo