Grand View College
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| Established: | 1896 |
| Type: | Private University |
| President: | Kent Henning |
| Provost: | Dr. Mary Elizabeth Stivers |
| Faculty: | 90 |
| Students: | 1,750 |
| Location: | Des Moines, Iowa, USA |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Colors: | Red and White |
| Nickname: | Vikings |
| Mascot: | Viking |
| Affiliations: | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Website: | www.gvc.edu |
Grand View College is a four-year, liberal-arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Founded in 1896, the college is located in Des Moines, Iowa. As of 2006, it offers 35 majors and hosts 1,750 undergraduate students seeking bachelor and associate degrees.
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[edit] Mission statement
Grand View College engages, equips, and empowers students to fulfill their ambitions and to serve society. Believing that each person possesses natural strengths and developing abilities which can lead to a full and satisfying life, Grand View College admits and educates students who represent a wide range of ages, achievements, and expectations. Committed to the development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit – and to preparing students for responsible citizenship in their communities and in a diverse and changing world, Grand View:
- Believes that learning is a collaborative process where friendly interaction is the norm.
- Offers quality programs which expect intellectual growth of students.
- Integrates liberal arts education with career preparation in an urban learning environment.
- Affirms Christian faith and ethics as a vision for life, a vision that enhances the respect that its graduates have for the diversity and dignity of all people, for relating to others and for continuing the pursuit of lifelong learning.
Informed by its Danish Lutheran heritage, Grand View is a School for Life.
[edit] Campus traditions
[edit] "Bud the Bird"
What used to be the symbolic entrance into White Eagle gas stations is now something Grand View College students have long called “Bud the Bird.”
One of the statues that stood guard at a local White Eagle gas station was stolen by students in the college's early history. Bud, as the students affectionately called him, was passed from group to group on campus and with each new group, a new hiding place was to be found to keep the statue. Verbal rules stated that the group in possession of Bud was to move him to each campus event, making him blend in with the students.
Over time, Bud has been replaced by clones. The first Bud was a casualty of the World War II effort when college president Alfred C. Nielsen donated the bird to the war effort for scrap metal in the early 1940s. The first Bud was replaced by Bud II, a 33-inch 200-pound replica. Sometime in the late 1940s, Bud II was buried on the west end of campus, not to be unearthed again until over 50 years later in 1994 when maintenance crews were digging for fiber optic cables. Bud II is now permanently perched in "Bud's Place," a recently-renovated recreation space in the basement of the residence hall Nielsen Hall.
While Bud II was hidden, students created Bud III in the 1950s and 60's. In this time period, as many as ten replicas are believed to have been created. These replicas were made out of wood, metal, or glass, but all of the replicas carried on the trait of being large and heavy. In the 1950s, it also became a tradition to give Bud a funeral ceremony, including a casket and pallbearers. The students would carry the "deceased" to Birdland Marina, a small, city-owned marina located near campus that dumps into the Des Moines River. Students would pretend to throw the casket over a bridge and into the water below.
The competition over Bud became so intense in the 1960s, a brawl broke out between nursing students, on-campus residents, and commuter students.
Bud III reappeared during the 2005-06 school year after being found at a Grand View-owned house near campus.
Interesting places Bud has been hidden:
- Former president Alfred Nielsen’s closet
- Underneath coal in the basement of Old Main
- Above a basketball hoop in the old gymnasium
- On stage for a theater production
- In a water drainage sewer
- In the trunk of a professor’s car
[edit] "The Rock"
“The Rock,” located in front of the Humphrey Center is one of the most prominent traditions of Grand View. When re-sodding the lawn of what was then Old Main (now Humphrey Center), students in the 1900s placed the rock on the lawn directly in front of Old Main's entrance. The only significant change made to the landmark was in 1915 when it was moved to make room for a new sidewalk to the entrance.
Students traditionally paint the rock in the darkness of the night whenever students feel the urge to express themselves. "In times of celebration, sorrow, or protest, The Rock is deemed a medium of the students," the Grand View student handbook states.
The rock is sometimes used to announce campus events, and on at least one occasion, has been used to propose marriage.
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[edit] Athletics
Grand View is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Midwest Classic Conference. Grand View offers 13 sports: men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross-country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's basketball, men's baseball, women's softball, men's and women's track and also offers competitive dance. Grand View joined the NAIA after it moved from junior college status in 1979.
The Vikings often find success in conference and national tournaments. In 2006, the men's soccer team made its fourth consecutive appearance in the NAIA National Men's Soccer Tournament and appeared in the semifinal round, only to lose to in-state rival and eventual national champions Graceland University. In 2006, the women's softball team made it to the national tournament. The baseball and basketball teams have also qualified for their respective national tournaments in the past.
Many athletic programs at Grand View have been reinstated or added in the past decade. Grand View added women's soccer in 1998 and has reinstated competitive dance (2002), cross country (2003), golf (2004) and track (2006). There was talk of reinstating women's tennis in fall of 2007, but so far nothing has been announced. [1]
[edit] The future
[edit] Football
Grand View announced that it will be creating a football team in the fall of 2008 with the hiring of Mike Woodley in July of 2007. Woodley has over 30 years of coaching experience and prior to Grand View, Woodley was head coach at Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena, Texas. Woodley is a familiar name in the Iowa football community, after serving as head coach at conference rival Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa from 1991 to 1993 and assistant coach at Iowa State University from 1994 to 2003. Woodley is a 1974 University of Northern Iowa graduate and four-year football letterman. He still holds the Panthers' school record for 20 career interceptions.
In a press release by the Grand View athletic department, Woodley stated, “Anybody who’s been in this business long enough knows that the opportunity to start a program from scratch is very rare. There are so many exhilarating things happening on campus with the addition of athletic programs, new student housing, and new buildings. Grand View is headed in the right direction, and I want to be a part of it." [2]
The Vikings will play independently of a league in its historical 2008 debut season before officially joining the Midwest League of the Mid-States Football Association, in 2009. Iowa Wesleyan College, McKendree University, Olivet Nazarene University, Quincy University, Saint Xavier University, Saint Ambrose University, Trinity International University, University of St. Francis, and William Penn University are all members of the MSFA.
Grand View will be playing at the stadium of East High School (Des Moines), Williams Stadium. The college and East High will be in a working partnership. Grand View has committed to spending $800,000 on a new locker room facility and will raise an additional $1.2 million for other track and field renovations at the stadium.[3] Grand View and the East High Foundation, an organization for alumni, staff, faculty and the east-side community, will partner in the fundraising. Artificial turf will be installed, allowing both East High and Grand View to play and practice on the field, although the turf is not expected to be completed until the 2009 season. A sports pavilion, new goal posts, and a new college-regulation track will also be part of the renovation plan.
[edit] Wrestling
The campus newspaper, The Grand Views, mentioned in its September 7, 2007 issue that construction will begin in the fall of 2007 of "a new weight room for sports teams; faculty offices; and wrestling team area" and will be completed by the summer of 2008 as part of the college's master plan.[4] This addition will be built onto the southeast side of the existing Johnson Wellness Center near the baseball field.
On Thursday, March 6, 2008, Grand View announced the establishment of a wrestling squad with the hiring of new head wrestling coach Nick Mitchell.[5] Mitchell is a graduate of Wartburg College, where he was an assistant wrestling coach leading up to his hiring at Grand View.
The Grand View wrestling program will be the first Des Moines collegiate wrestling program since Drake University dropped their program after their 1992-1993 season. [6] The Des Moines Register also reports that the first season for Grand View wrestling will be in the 2008-2009 winter.
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[edit] Costs and financial aid
For 2005-06, the comprehensive cost for freshmen on campus was $21,774, which included tuition, an activity fee, a technology fee, and room and board. Health services and Internet access were also included in the comprehensive fee.
For the 2005-2006 academic year more than 98% of Grand View full-time day students received financial assistance totaling more than $21.5 million. The average financial assistance package for new first year students was $21,300 with $10,351 in grants and scholarships and the remainder in loans and workstudy.
[edit] Degrees and certifications
Grand View College grants the Bachelor of Arts degree and offers 35 majors in accounting, art education, biology, broadcast, business administration, computer science, criminal justice, elementary education, English, graphic design, graphic journalism, health promotion, history, human services, information and technology management, journalism, liberal arts, management information systems, mass communication, math, music, music education, organizational studies, paralegal, physical science, political studies, psychology, religion, secondary education, service management, sociology – liberal arts, Spanish for careers and professionals, theatre arts, and visual arts. Grand View also offers a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, as well as an RN to BSN program. In addition, the College offers certificate programs in art therapy, entrepreneurship, human resource management, in house communication, real estate, Spanish, and sport management and post baccalaureate certificates in accounting and management in accounting.
[edit] Buildings
- Apartments - Located at 1505 Hull Avenue, the three-floor student apartment complex houses 111 students and opened in the fall of 2003. Preference is given to upper class students and those who already have lived in Grand View residence halls. Each apartment unit holds anywhere from four to six students. Each furnished apartment has two bathrooms, a full kitchen, a living room/dining room and an individual bedroom for each resident.
- Cowles Communication Center - Located at 1331 Grandview Avenue, Cowles is the home of several classrooms, faculty offices, computer labs, photography studio, television studio and radio broadcasting booths. Award-winning campus newspaper, The Grand Views, is headquartered in the building as well as the campus TV station, GVTV, and radio stations KGVC-LP 94.1 and KDPS-FM 88.1.
- Elings Science Hall - Located at the corner of East Ninth Street and Grandview Avenue, Elings Hall is a two-story classroom building that houses general purpose classrooms, science laboratories, faculty offices, a greenhouse and two of the three large lecture halls on campus. One part of the building was completed in 1957 and an addition was connected to the first wing in 1968. A renovation of the 1968 wing was made possible in 2005 from a donation from alumnus Virgil Elings.
- Humphrey Center - Formerly called Old Main, the Humphrey Center is the oldest building on campus, built in 1896. The offices of Academic Advising and Retention, Admissions, Business, Financial Aid, Registrar, President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Finance and Administration, and Vice President for Advancement are all housed in the building. Humphrey was put on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was built in three different phases, in 1895, 1898 and 1904. A fourth section was added in 1904. The facility underwent a complete renovation in 1998 and named in recognition of alumnus Alice (Olson) Humphrey. The college's maintenance division is based out of a garage directly north of the building.
- Jensen Hall - The four-floor (including ground floor) building located at 1101 Grandview Avenue opened to students in fall 2004. The top three floors house students, with two of those floors having one classroom each. The ground floor contains a dining hall that serves the western end of campus and faculty offices. The building was previously a senior living facility that was built by the college's founders.
- Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center - Located at 1500 Morton Avenue, opened in 2002 and is the largest building on campus as of summer 2007. The 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m²) facility houses the division of nursing, health and physical education department, recreational and athletic facilities, a community clinic, classrooms and faculty offices. The women's volleyball team plays home games in the fieldhouse, and the men's and women's basketball teams play home games in Sisam Arena, attached to the wellness center on the south side. The fieldhouse contains weight lifting equipment, a 1/10th mile track, and a double basketball court. Sisam Arena was renovated in 2002 while the wellness center was being built and received new bleachers, backboards, wall padding and a small media platform. The lobby of the arena contains trophy cases which make up the Grand View Athletic Hall of Fame. Sisam Arena was named after David Sisam, longtime coach and athletic director.
- Knudsen Hall - Located at 1500 Morton Avenue, three-floor, co-ed residence hall was renovated in 2005 and houses 130 freshmen students living in single or double dorm rooms. Mailboxes and a dining hall is located in the building and serves the eastern part of campus. The Charles S. Johnson Wellness Center is adjoined to Knudsen Hall.
- Krumm Business Center - Located at 1309 Grandview Avenue, the Krumm Business Center houses general-purpose classrooms, a large lecture hall, computer lab, and faculty offices. The college's information services department is also based out of Krumm. The building is named after college benefactor and former Maytag CEO Daniel J. Krumm.
- Library - Located at the corner of Grandview Avenue and East 14th Street (U.S. Route 69), the two-story library was completed in 1968 with an addition being built in 1992. The first floor of the Library contains a teaching classroom/lab of 30 computers. The computer lab is used by library staff as well as faculty to teach students how to use library resources for their papers and projects. These library orientation sessions are meant to encourage students to use a variety of resources as well as higher quality resources. The computer lab is also open to students any time the library is open as long as no class is scheduled. Also on the first floor are the reference collection, current periodicals and journals, the children’s and young adult collection, private study rooms, study tables, DVD and video viewing rooms, the information desk and the bank of research computers. The second floor houses the Library’s collection of books and journals as well as study tables. Grand View, established in 1896 by Danish Lutherans, is home to the Danish Immigrant Archives, also on the second floor. These archives are used primarily for research by scholars, but are open and available to Grand View students. Housed in the Danish Archives are three main collections: the N.F.S. Grundtvig Collection, the Danish American Immigrant Experience and the founding of Grand View College and its early history.
- Nielsen Hall - Located at 1500 Morton Avenue, three-floor, co-ed residence hall houses 120 lower-classman students living in single or double dorm rooms. Nielsen is named after former college president Ernest Nielsen and his wife, Frances. In fall 2005, the basement of Nielsen Hall was renovated into a recreational space dubbed "Bud's Place." Pool tables, electronic shuffleboard, big screen TV's and vending machines occupy Bud's Place. Many local bands often play free concerts in the space.
- Rasmussen Center - Groundbreaking for the Rasmussen Center for Community Advancement Professions was held April 27, 2007. The 42,851-square-foot (3,981.0 m²), $8.5 million building will be located at the corner of Grandview Avenue and East 14th Street (U.S. Route 69), located directly north of the library. The building is expected to be completed for fall 2008 and will house the departments of art, education, history, criminal justice, political studies, psychology and sociology, as well as general-purpose classrooms, art studios, computer labs, a writing center, faculty offices and various student amenities. The building is named after Jim and Sandra Rasmussen, longtime supporters of the college. The Rasmussens contributed $3 million to the building campaign.
- Student Center - Located at the corner of Grandview Avenue and East 14th Street (U.S. Route 69), the one-story building was completed in 1981 with an addition built in 1986. The building houses academic and career success centers, recreation area, deli, bookstore, the Viking Theatre, student services, music and art classrooms.
- Suites - Located northeast of the Student Center and directly west of the apartment complex, the three-story 32,000-square-foot (3,000 m²) residence hall will have 40 suites and 154 beds when it opens in the fall of 2007. Each suite will have two bedrooms, with two people per bedroom, as well as a living area and a bathroom. The residence hall is targeted towards sophomores.
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[edit] References
- ^ Grand View considers football (English). Des Moines Register. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ Woodley to lead Grand View's first football team (English). Midwest Classic Conference. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ Wanek, Joseph (02/22/2008), “Grand View football team to play at renovated East High stadium”, The Grand Views 62 (18): 1, 4
- ^ Hottle, Molly (9/7/2007), “Construction takes over”, The Grand Views 62 (1): 6-7
- ^ Nick Mitchell named Grand View wrestling coach (English). Midwest Collegiate Conference. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ Top-ranked Wartburg's Mitchell tabbed Grand View's first coach (English). Des Moines Register. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
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