Cedarville University

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Cedarville University

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Motto Hearts for God. Minds for Truth. Friends for Life. Service for Eternity.
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 a Presbyterian school, the only remnants of which are the two original school buildings on campus, Founder's Hall and Collins Hall, 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."

Cedarville has aligned itself closely with the SBC. [1] In November 2002, Cedarville University was formally approved for Southern Baptists by the Baptist Convention of Ohio. The Baptist Press announced on January 3, 2003, that Cedarville "is one of the top feeder schools for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary." Cedarville President Paul Dixon “voiced excitement” for "growing a relationship with Southern Baptists." Jack Kwok, executive director of the Baptist Convention of Ohio praised Cedarville and recommended the school to "all Southern Baptists," observing that they "embrace our theology, our polity and our missiology."

The 2002 GARBC conference was held at Cedarville; as of July 3, 2003, Cedarville was still listed prominently as a GARBC "partnering organizations." Evidence that the GARBC has distanced itself from Cedarville does exist, as seen in a statement by John Greening at the 2006 conference.

[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 is composed of 211 full-time and 70 adjunct professors who profess to be Christians and support the University's doctrinal statement. 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 13:1, 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 spiritual formation report at the end of each week. However, students are allowed to miss up to eight chapels, and are allowed numerous skips for illness and family tragedy.

[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] Publications

[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:

[edit] Student Organizations

A more complete list of student organizations is available from the Cedarville University web page

  • Alpha Chi: a men's service organization
  • Amplified: focuses on urban ministry
  • CUEMS: an organization of trained students who provide prompt and professional prehospital care and transportation to Cedarville students in need.
  • Eating Disorder Awareness Organization
  • Gamma Chi: a women's service organization
  • MENC
  • Multi-Cultural Community: a group of students from ethnic minorities and/or international backgrounds
  • Student Government Association
  • Women of Vision: dedicated to the education of the University family in support of many different issues related specifically to women around the world.

[edit] Traditions

  • Acoustic Fire: live music shows in the Hive (the campus grill)
  • Canoe Race: freshman engineering students construct canoes out of whatever materials they are given. The first group of students to row across the lake wins the race (and gets an A).
  • Elliv: annual campus talent competition with accompanying award show. Some students choose to dress formally for Elliv, however, most students wear costumes that are humerous or simply bizarre.
  • HALO Film Festival: annual showing of films made by university students
  • Laking: engaged male students are thrown into the campus lake by their friends
  • The Rock: students paint different slogans and messages on a large rock that sits by the student center.


[edit] Criticisms

Cedarville University has been noted for its unusual policies regarding dancing. The university does not sanction dancing, and prohibits certain types of provocative dancing both on and off campus. In addition, students are prohibited from attending or organizing dances (including ballroom and line dancing) either on or off campus. However, the University does feature classes in ballet and Scottish dancing. [1]

[edit] Awards

[edit] Famous Cedarville College Alumni

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 2006-2007 Cedarville University Handbook, pp. 22

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Midwestern Undergraduate Private Engineering Colleges
Cedarville University • Indiana Institute of Technology • Kettering University • Lawrence Technological University • Milwaukee School of Engineering • Ohio Northern University • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology • Saint Louis University • Tri-State University • University of Detroit Mercy • University of Evansville • Valparaiso University
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