Asbury College
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| Motto | Academic Excellence and Spiritual Vitality |
| Established | 1890 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Dr. Sandra Gray |
| Faculty | 86 |
| Undergraduates | 1,229 |
| Postgraduates | 64 |
| Location | Wilmore, KY, USA |
| Campus | Rural |
| Athletics | Basketball (Men's & Women's), Cross Country (Men's & Women's), Soccer (Men's & Women's), Swimming & Diving, Tennis (Men's & Women's), Volleyball |
| Colors | Purple and White |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Affiliations | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Christian College Consortium |
| Website | http://www.asbury.edu |
Asbury College is a Christian liberal arts institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. Although it is a nondenominational school, the college's foundation stems from a Wesleyan-Holiness tradition. The school offers 50 majors across 17 departments. Primarily a four-year, multi-denominational institution, Asbury ranked third in 2007 among comprehensive colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report.
Located across the street from the College is the campus of Asbury Theological Seminary, which became a separate institution in 1940.
In March, the school announced that current interim president Dr. William Clark Crothers will be replaced on July 1 by Dr. Sandra Gray.
Asbury College is a member of the Christian College Consortium and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
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[edit] History
Asbury College was founded in 1890 by John Wesley Hughes and is named after Francis Asbury, an early Methodist bishop and circuit-riding evangelist.
[edit] Academics
Students come from 47 states and 10 countries. Nearly 90 percent of the College's students live on campus. Eighty-two percent of the school's faculty hold terminal degrees in their field of study. The College offers a masters degrees in education and alternative certification programs. Internships, exchange programs, missions, and community service opportunities are available and are part of the curriculum in nearly every major.[1]
[edit] Accreditation
College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Asbury College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The Asbury College Department of Education is accredited by the Kentucky Department of Education and all of its individual teacher education programs have state approval. The Asbury College Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
[edit] Notable Alumni
More than 20,000 living alumni of the College surround the globe, leading and serving in all 50 states and at least 70 nations.[1]
Notable alumni include
- E. Stanley Jones (A.B., 1906) - Missionary and Theologian
- Thomas C. Oden - theologian
- Wayne K. Clymer (A.B., 1939) - a Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Mack B. Stokes - retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Frederick Bohn Fisher (Class of 1902) - former Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Andy Merrill - Voice actor, The Brak Show
- Ted Strickland (A.B., 1963) - current Governor of Ohio and former U.S. Representative
- Stephen W. Wood - member of the North Carolina General Assembly
- Joseph R. Pitts (Class of 1961) - United States Representative from Pennsylvania
- David Hager - Physician, Author
- Steve Smith (Class of 1977) - Head Basketball Coach at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, VA
- Dennis F. Kinlaw (Class of 1943) - Author, Theologian, Asbury College President
- Rosalind Rinker (Class of 1945) - Author of Prayer: Conversing with God, selected by Christianity Today magazine as the #1 most influential evangelical book
- W. Todd Bassett (Class of 1961) - National Commander of Salvation Army (2002-2006), Interim Executive Director of National Association of Evangelicals (2007- )
- J. Wascom Pickett (Class of 1907) - Missionary to India
- Ford Philpot (Class of 1951) - Evangelist, Producer of first colored religious TV program, The Story
- Gilbert Crouse - Economist
- Dean Jones (Former Student, did not graduate) - actor
- Luther Bridgers (Former Undergrad Student, Honorary Doctorate) - pastor, evangelist, hymnwriter ("He Keeps Me Singing")
[edit] Athletics
Asbury College competes athletically in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Asbury is affiliated with the NAIA (Division I for all sports, except basketball - Division II) while also partnered with the NCCAA (Division I).
The school mascot is the Eagle with the school colors being "Asbury purple" (R:66, G:19, B:110) and white.
[edit] School Traditions
One of the most unique things about the college is the way Asbury students identify their class. Each class since the early 1900s has a unique name. While this tradition started with animals (the beaver class of '53) it continued to tribal names (the Aztec class of '71) and has progressed to names that reflect its Christian Holiness beliefs (the Peacemaker class of '97 and the Vessels class of '05).Each incoming Freshman class is given its name by two outgoing seniors who are elected at the end of their junior year. These seniors also choose the class' colors, Bible verse and Logo. Over their four years classes gain an identiy with events like the freshman talent show, sophomore musical, junior senior banquet, senior show and their yearly retreats and service projects.
Currently as Asbury are the following: Transforming '07 Empowered '08 Consecrated '09 Unashamed '10
Because the school has most of its students living on campus the residence halls have their own identities as well. Each hall or unit has its own traditions. Most of the men's halls have names like "Third Nerd," "the Zoo," "The Firehouse" and "The Brotherhood." It believed that the Zoo is the oldest named hall on Campus, and is known for its initiation traditions.
There are many yearly events that have been going on for decades. Class Clash Bash and Sophomore Musical have been running traditions since the 1970s. Singspiration and Gym Jamboree have been in existence for over fifty years.
Chapel is given a high priority, and thus attendance is required, which gives the unique experience of the entire campus community gathering together three times a week to worship. There are three major spiritual emphasis weeks observed each school year: Fall Revival, Great Commission Congress (missions conference), and Holiness Emphasis Week.
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| Members of the Christian College Consortium |
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| Asbury • Bethel • George Fox • Gordon • Greenville • Houghton • Malone • Messiah • Seattle Pacific • Taylor • Trinity International • Westmont • Wheaton |
Categories: Methodism | Liberal arts colleges | Universities and colleges in Kentucky | Jessamine County, Kentucky | Christian College Consortium | Educational institutions established in 1890 | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools | Jesus Movement | History of Methodism in the United States | Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
