William Jewell College
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| Motto | Deo Fisus Labora |
| Established | 1849 |
| Type | Private, Liberal Arts |
| President | Dr. David Sallee |
| Undergraduates | 1,274 |
| Postgraduates | No |
| Location | Liberty, Missouri, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics | NAIA, HAAC |
| Mascot | Cardinals |
| Website | www.jewell.edu |
William Jewell College is a private, four-year liberal arts college of 1,274 undergraduate students located in Liberty, Missouri. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders. It was associated with the Missouri Baptist Convention for over 150 years, but severed its ties to the convention over a dispute concerning evolution in 2003.
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[edit] History
The college is named after Dr. William Jewell who donated $10,000 to start a Baptist school. It was the first four-year men's college west of the Mississippi River. Jewell, who was from Columbia, Missouri, had wanted the school built in Boonville, Missouri. However Liberty resident Alexander William Doniphan was to argue that donated undeveloped land in Liberty would be more valuable than the proposed developed land in Boonville. Judge J.T.V. Thompson donated the hilltop land on which the campus sits. Among the founders was Robert James, father of outlaws Jesse James and Frank James who grew up nearby in Kearney, Missouri.
During the first daylight bank robbery at the Clay County Savings Association four blocks west of the campus the James-Younger gang was to inadvertently kill George Wymore, a 19-year-old student who was across the street from the bank.
In the American Civil War during the Battle of Liberty, the main building on campus was used as a hospital for the United States Army. Union troops were buried on the campus.
According to the school website Luciano Pavarotti made his international recital debut at the campus in 1973. Perspiring before the debut he asked for a handkerchief and only a white dinner napkin could be found. The napkin has become a signature part of Pavarotti's act ever since.[1]
William Jewell College played host to the Kansas City Chiefs as their pre-season NFL Training Camp until 1991 when they moved to River Falls, Wisconsin.[2] The college owns a small FM radio station called KWJC, 91.9.
On May 4, 2003, an F2 tornado that was part of the May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence hit the campus damaging virtually every building ripping roofs off dormitories and taking the clock tower from the chapel. Although damage is estimated at between $15 and $20 million, nobody at the school was killed or injured. Classes resumed in the fall.
[edit] Academic
The college is noted for having an extremely successful debate team. In 2007, the William Jewell debate team of Kevin Garner and Luke Landry defeated a debate team from U.C. Berkeley to win the national championship at the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence.
Its library includes the 5,103 volume library of the Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon. The college bought the library from Spurgeon's estate for £500 in 1906.[3]
William Jewell College is also known for its distinctive Oxbridge Honors Program. Oxbridge majors take tutorials in their major, study abroad in Oxford or Cambridge, and take comprehensive exams during their senior year. The college has also sent many students and professors to the University of Evansville's satellite campus at Harlaxton Manor.
[edit] Notable alumni/ae
- Edwin Charles Boulton (A.B., 1950) - a Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Nancy Boyda, Democratic congresswoman from Kansas, 2007-
- Robin Carnahan, Missouri Secretary of State, 2005-
- Bill Snyder (A.B., 1962) - head football coach for Kansas State University from 1989 to 2005
- David Ring - motivational speaker with cerebral palsy
- Charlie Funk - President & CEO, Iowa State Bank and Trust Company
- Homer Drew - Head Basketball Coach for Valparaiso University
- Terry Teachout - drama critic of the Wall Street Journal, the music critic of Commentary, and the author of "Sightings," a column about the arts in America
- Tonya Harding - attended classes. Majored in English, but withdrew after sophomore year.
[edit] Athletics
William Jewell College's official mascot is the Cardinal. Its athletic teams compete in the Heart of America Conference of the NAIA.
[edit] Varsity sports
- Football
- Basketball - Men & Women
- Baseball Jon Ubbenga
- Softball
- Soccer - Men & Women
- Volleyball - Women
- Track & Field - Co-ed
- Cross Country - Men & Women
- Tennis - Men & Women
- Golf - Men & Women
- Spirit Team - Co-ed
| Current Stadiums in the USL PDL Heartland Division | ||
| Pleasant View Field (Boulder Rapids Reserve) | Waukee Stadium (Des Moines Menace) | William Jewell College (Kansas City Brass) | McEaneany Field (Sioux Falls Spitfire) | Cooper Sports Complex (Springfield Demize) | Tony Galvin Soccer Complex (St. Louis Lions) | Chapples Park (Thunder Bay Chill) | ||
[edit] Greek life
[edit] Fraternities
- ΛΧΑ Lambda Chi Alpha Epsilon-Nu Zeta
- Phi Gamma Delta Zeta Phi Chapter
- ΚΑ Kappa Alpha Order Alpha Delta Chapter
- ΣΝ SIgma Nu
[edit] Sororities
- ΑΔΠ Alpha Delta Pi Gamma Nu Chapter
- ΑΓΔ Alpha Gamma Delta Epsilon Epsilon Chapter
- ΔΖ Delta Zeta Zeta Rho Chapter
- ΖΤΑ Zeta Tau Alpha Delta Chi Chapter
