Greenville College
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Greenville College is located in Greenville, Illinois, a small (population 6,955) southern Illinois city, located 45 miles from St. Louis, Missouri on Interstate 70. The college is a liberal arts four-year school that is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, a church with an evangelical foundation.
Founded in 1892, Greenville College began on the campus of an all-female Baptist school, Almira College. Throughout much of the school's history, the main areas for study were in primary and secondary education, with a strong secondary area in preparing students for careers in the fields of medicine and the sciences. The current student body contains over 1000 students of various Christian denominations. The college currently offers undergraduate degrees in over 50 different programs of study and graduate degrees in education.
Students attending Greenville College are expected to adhere to a lifestyle that is codified and asks that the student agree to certain principles that can be summed up as "Christ-honoring." Students can neither drink nor smoke and are to avoid all use of illicit drugs. These principles are highlighted in a document known as the Lifestyle Statement which students must sign in order to attend the college.
In 1992 the school celebrated its 100th anniversary and was featured on the NBC "Today Show." Greenville College is also famous for the band Jars of Clay, who met and formed their band on campus during the nineties. They were granted honorary degrees by the college in 2001 since they dropped out in 1994 to pursue their musical career.
In 2006 the college was again featured prominently in a Today Show story about the rapid growth of Christian Colleges and Universities.
Greenville College is a member of the Christian College Consortium and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
The College's original mascot was the Gremlins but changed in the early 20th centurty to the Panthers. Greenville's athletic colors are Orange and Black, which contrast with its academic/marketing colors which are Green and Gold (an issue that seems to be ongoing). All of its athletics teams compete in the NCAA's Division III St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Illini-Badger Football Conference.
Nearly 800 students live on campus in a variety of residence halls including, Joy Hall, Janssen Hall, Burritt Hall, Holtwick Hall, Blakenship Apartments, Tenney Hall, Kinney Hall, and the College Avenue Apartments (an additional, as-yet-unnamed hall will be opened in the fall of 2007 to house incoming freshmen). Students also live in a number of college owned houses.
The college is home to the only museum dedicated to the works of the sculptor Richard Bock, an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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The oldest building on campus, Wilson T. Hogue Hall, originally housed Almira College. Bricks for the building were made on the front campus in 1855. Hogue Hall contains the data processing center and administrative offices on the lower two floors. The upper two floors, originally dormitory rooms, now provide offices for the faculty and a few small classrooms. Informal conversation between faculty and students frequently take place in these offices. An open "bridge" at the third floor level leads to the third floor of LaDue Auditorium and Marston Hall which serves as the main classroom building. This building is part of the National Register of Historic Places.
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| Asbury • Bethel • George Fox • Gordon • Greenville • Houghton • Malone • Messiah • Seattle Pacific • Taylor • Trinity International • Westmont • Wheaton |
