Coe College

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Coe College


Motto	"Veritas Virtusque" (Truth and Virtue)
Established	1851
Type	Private
President	James R. Phifer
Faculty	80
Undergraduates	1,300
Location	Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Campus	50 acres
Nickname	Kohawks
Affiliations	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Website	http://www.coe.edu/

Coe College is a private four-year liberal arts college located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was founded in 1851, and is historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Its current president is James R. Phifer. It is one of the smaller universities to have a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

1 Department of Music
2 Greek life
3 Writing Center
4 Notable alumni
5 External links

[edit] Department of Music

Coe College is known for a strong Department of Music, with a long history of excellence. Approximately one out of every four students participates in music each year. Dr. William S. Carson is chair of the Department of Music, which has been accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) since 1962. Performing ensembles include a concert band, concert choir, a chamber choir (known as Crimson & Gold) women's chorale, jazz band and orchestra. There also is a student-led drumline that operates independently of the music department.

[edit] Greek life

Coe has an active undergraduate Greek community, including four social men's fraternities, three social women's fraternities (sororities) and two professional music fraternities, one of which has attained social status. The groups, all of which are chapters of national organizations, include fraternities Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Nu, Phi Kappa Tau and Tau Kappa Epsilon; and sororities Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Sigma Alpha and Delta Delta Delta. The music associations are Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Mu Phi Epsilon. Other Greek organizations once existed at Coe, but those chapters have gone dormant, including Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, and Alpha Xi Delta and Chi Omega sororities.

[edit] Writing Center

Coe's Writing Center is one of the largest undergraduate writing centers in the nation. There are about 65 students on staff for the 2006-2007 academic year. Its director is Dr. Robert L. Marrs, rhetoric professor.

[edit] Notable alumni

Fran Allison - The "Fran" in the 1950s TV series Kukla, Fran and Ollie
Paul Engle - Founder of the Iowa Writer's Workshop and the International Writer's Workshop, both at the University of Iowa
Bill Fitch - Head Coach of various NBA teams
James William Good - US Congressman and Secretary of War
Fred Hickman - ESPN sportscaster
Jason Kottke - Blogger, Designer
Marv Levy - Former Pro Football Hall of Fame coach for the Buffalo Bills. Currently the general manager for the Bills.
Edward A. Ross - Sociologist
William Shirer - Journalist, author