Cedarville University
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| Motto | Hearts for God. Minds for Truth. Friends for Life. Service for Eternity. |
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| Established | 1887 |
| Type | Private |
| President | William E. Brown |
| Staff | 208 professors, 70 adjuncts |
| Undergraduates | 3,100 |
| Location | Cedarville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Blue and Yellow |
| Mascot | Yellow Jackets |
| Affiliations | Baptist |
| Website | http://www.cedarville.edu |
Cedarville University is a private, nonprofit university sited on a 400-acre campus in Cedarville, Ohio in the United States. Its environment and culture are underscored by its foundations in Biblical teachings, which fundamentally influence student life and school policy.
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[edit] History
Cedarville was originally an Presbyterian school, the only remnants of which are Founder's Hall on campus and the University seal which contains the Latin phrase Pro Corona et Foedere Christi ("For the crown and covenant of Christ"). In 1953, the Baptist Bible Institute of Cleveland purchased the college and surrounded the Presbyterian seal with BBI's motto, "For the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ."
[edit] Academics
Cedarville University's sixty-nine (69) undergraduate degree tracks cover most of the liberal arts, professional sciences, and theological studies. It also offers forty minors, including a Bible minor required for all students. The university awards limited graduate degrees in education. A full list of programs offered is here.
Cedarville's teaching body of 208 full-time and 70 adjunct professors is Christian. The university integrates a Biblical worldview into each discipline. The university is organized into four schools, each named for its area of focus: Engineering, Nursing, and Science; Health and Human Performance; Humanities, Fine Arts, and Bible; and Social Science and Professional Studies.
The student/teacher ratio is 14:1, and the average class size is 20 students.
[edit] Spiritual Life
With a stated goal of "helping [the student] increasingly reflect the character of God in [his or her] life," Cedarville University is a religious university. All matriculants are required to earn a Bible minor, and many classes have required community service components intended to teach Christian values. Students are also required to attend daily chapel services and fill out a weekly spiritual formation form at the end of each week.
[edit] Residential Life
Cedarville is a coeducational university and students who choose to reside on campus live in single-sex dormitories. The university has nine male residences and seven female residences. Some students live in a suite-like setting, with three to four bedrooms sharing a comparatively small lounge in each unit. Others live in a single-room, hall-style format with a communal lounge on each floor.
[edit] Athletics
Cedarville's athletic department, the Yellow Jackets, are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), and the American Mideast Conference (AMC). Cedarville offers men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball during the fall, and men's and women's basketball and men's and women's track during the winter. Both the men's and women's basketball teams have advanced to the NAIA national basketball championships. In 2005, the men's team made it to the final four, and in both 2004 and 2005 the women's team competed in the championship game. Cedarville also offers spring sports including men's baseball and women's softball, and men's and women's tennis.
Cedarville's women's division won the AMC All-Sports Award for the 2004-2005 season.
[edit] Accreditation and involvement
Cedarville University is regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Its professional degrees are also accredited by the relevant commission.
In addition, Cedarville is a member of the following organizations:
- Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio
- Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
- Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
- Council of Independent Colleges
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
- Ohio College Association
- Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges
- Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education
- National Association of Schools of Music
[edit] Awards
- U.S. News and World Report ranked Cedarville at 20th place in the Comprehensive Bachelors Colleges of the Midwest in 2000.
- U.S. News and World Report ranked Cedarville at 14th place in the Comprehensive Bachelors Colleges of the Midwest in 2007.
[edit] External links
- Cedarville student handbook
- Yellow Jackets homepage
- Cedarville at StudentsReview
- Bill Brown's Xanga
- CU's re:View Worldview Film Study
