Manchester College (Indiana)
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| Motto: | Faith, Learning and Service |
| Established: | 1860 (details) |
| Type: | private coeducational liberal arts |
| Endowment: | $34.0 million[1] |
| President: | Jo Young Switzer |
| Faculty: | 73 |
| Students: | 1,069[1] |
| Undergraduates: | 1,057 |
| Postgraduates: | 12 |
| Location: | North Manchester, IN, USA |
| Campus: | small town: 125 acres (0.506 km²) |
| Athletics: |
 called Spartans |
| Colors: | black and gold |
| Affiliations: | Anabaptist, Church of the Brethren |
| Website: | www.manchester.edu |
Manchester College is a liberal arts and sciences college located in North Manchester, Indiana. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students.
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[edit] Principles
Manchester College is guided by the principles embodied in its mission statement and values statement. [1]
[edit] Mission statement
"Manchester College respects the infinite worth of every individual and graduates persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human condition."
[edit] Values statement
"As a primarily undergraduate, residential, liberal arts community rooted in the tradition of the Church of the Brethren, Manchester College values:
- Learning, because high academic expectations in an environment combining liberal arts and professional preparation equip graduates to live healthy, productive, and principled lives;
- Faith, because our diverse faiths call us to make the world a kinder and better place, establish justice, build peace amid strife, and model lives of agape (selfless love), tikkun olam (repairing a broken world), and salam (peace);
- Service, because committing self in service to others connects faith with action and abilities with convictions;
- Integrity, because honesty and trust are the foundations of teaching and learning, enriching, enduring relationships, and strong communities;
- Diversity, because understanding differences develops respect for ethnic, cultural, and religious pluralism; an international consciousness; and an appreciation for the infinite worth of every person; and
- Community, because a positive community sharpens self-identity, promotes acceptance of the demands of responsible citizenship, and transforms conflict into mutual respect."
[edit] History
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| Roanoke Classical Seminary | Established | 1860 | |
| Location | Roanoke, IN, USA | ||
| Affiliation | United Brethren Church | ||
| Acquired | 1885 Church of the Brethren | ||
| Affiliation | Church of the Brethren | ||
| Manchester College | Renamed | 1889 | |
| Relocated | 1889 | ||
| Location | North Manchester, IN, USA | ||
| Affiliation | Church of the Brethren | ||
| Acquired | 1932 Mount Morris College | ||
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| Rock River Seminary & College Institute | Established | 1839 | |
| Location | Mount Morris, IL, USA | ||
| Affiliation | Methodist Church | ||
| Mount Morris College | Renamed | 1844 | |
| Acquired | 1879 Church of the Brethren | ||
| Affiliation | Church of the Brethren | ||
| Closed | 1932 | ||
Manchester College was founded in Roanoke, Indiana, as the Roanoke Classical Seminary in 1860 by the United Brethren Church. David N. Howe served as the last president of Roanoke Classical Seminary, which was moved to North Manchester to become North Manchester [Manchester] College. He served as Manchester College's first president from 1889-1894 and is known as the founder.[2] The school was renamed Manchester College in 1889 when it moved to North Manchester. In 1932, Manchester merged with Mount Morris College of Mount Morris, Illinois, a Methodist seminary founded in 1839. Manchester is a college of the Church of the Brethren. This continuing relationship is visible in the college's peace studies major - the first of its kind in the US, a campus-wide emphasis on service, and the welcome that students of diverse theological, political and socio-economic backgrounds find on campus. [3]
[edit] Academics
Manchester College operates on a 4-1-4 (four month semester- January Session- four month semester) academic calendar. Students working towards a Bachelor's Degree can choose from over 45 major fields of study. Students working towards an Associate of Arts Degree can choose from nine major fields of study. Fields of study include:
Majors for a Bachelor's Degree: Accounting • Art • Athletic Training • Biology • Biology-Chemistry • Biotechology • Chemistry • Communication Studies • Computer Science • Economics • Education • Engineering Science • English • Environmental Studies • Exercise Science • Finance • French • General Business • German • History • Management • Marketing • Mathematics • Media Studies (concentration) • Medical Technology • Music • Peace Studies • Philosophy • Physical Education • Physics • Political Science • Psychology • Religion • Social Work • Sociology • Spanish • Theatre Arts (concentration) • Individualized Interdisciplinary Major
Students working towards a Bachelor's Degree may also minor (optional) in: Art • Athletic Training • Biology • Business • Chemistry • Coaching • Communication Studies • Computer Science • Criminal Justice • Economics • English • Environmental Science • French • Gender Studies • German • Gerontology • History • Information Systems • Journalism • Mathematics • Music • Peace Studies • Philosophy • Physical Education • Physics • Political Science • Philosophy • Religion • Sociology • Spanish • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
Associate of Arts Degrees: Art • Computer Applications • Criminal Justice • Early Childhood Education • English Language • English Literature • English Writing • Gerontology • Religion
[edit] Accreditation
Manchester College as a whole has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools continuously since 1932.[4]
[edit] Department of History and Political Science
The Department of History and Political Science is one of the oldest and most prestigious programs of study at Manchester College[citation needed], housing the Mock Trial and Model United Nations organizations. Well-known graduates include G. John Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and co-faculty director of the Princeton Project on National Security; and Steven Shull, '65, University Research Professor at the University of New Orleans. Distinguished faculty have included Professor of Political Science Robert Johansen (Class of 1962; faculty 1967-74), founder of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and President of the World Policy Institute (1978-1982); and Professor of Medieval History Andrew Cordier (Class of 1922; faculty 1926-1944), one of the co-founders of the United Nations and President of Columbia University (1968-1970).
Manchester College benefited from Cordier's faculty position as, through its relationship with him, Manchester also became the only college in the United States to hold NGO status with the UN, a distinction Manchester still holds.[citation needed] This has allowed the college to attract a number of renowned public figures and policy makers to its campus, among them: Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., Barry Goldwater, Ralph Nader, and Jesse Jackson.[citation needed]
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[edit] Student culture
Any student classified as a First Year Student, Sophomore, or Junior must live on campus unless they live within 40 miles of Manchester College with their parents, are married, or are classified as a senior. There are no fraternities or sororities at Manchester College, and the college claims a dry campus.
Manchester College has five residence halls:
- East Hall houses up to 224 women.
- Garver Hall houses up to 275 men and women.
- Helman Hall houses up to 129 men and women.
- Oakwood Hall houses up to 129 men and women.
- Schwalm Hall houses up to 148 men in double rooms on the first and second floors and 26 men and 26 women on the third floor.
- College Apartments houses students classified as seniors, students who are parents of dependent children, and married students may live in the College Apartments.
Manchester also offers 55 student clubs and organizations, including:
- A Capella Choir
- Black Student Union
- Campus Ministry Board
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hispanos Unidos
- Kenapocomoco Coalition
- Manchester Students Against Sweatshops
- United Sexualities
- Student newspaper, yearbook, and annual literary magazine
- Controlled Castrophe (Improv Troop)
[edit] Buildings
The principal nonresidential buildings on the campus of Manchester College are: Administration Building • Clark Computer Center • Communications Center • Funderburg Library • Science Center • Holl-Kintner Hall • Otho Winger Memorial Hall • Physical Education and Recreation Center (PERC) • Calvin Ulrey Hall • Charles S. Morris Observatory • College Union • Cordier Auditorium • Peace House • Petersime Chapel
[edit] Distinctions
- No. 7 "Great School/Great Price" (America’s Best Colleges 2005)
- No. 4 "least debt" (America’s Best Colleges 2005)
[edit] Things That Are Unique to Manchester College
- Employment Guarantee—From the college's website, " If at six months following graduation with a baccalaureate degree, a graduate of Manchester College has not secured employment after an appropriate effort to obtain it (or has not enrolled in a graduate program), he or she can return to the College for additional undergraduate courses and career preparation for one year without a charge for tuition".
- Peace Studies—Manchester College was the first college in the US to offer a Peace Studies Program.
- Camp Mack Day—Held every year in September, Camp Mack Day is a day for students to unwind and do activities like mud volleyball and canoe races.
- Plowshares Collaborative—An initiative by Manchester, Earlham College, and Goshen College to share resources, establish an international resource base for peace studies education, and continue the peacemaking traditions of the Brethren and Mennonite churches.
[edit] Notable Faculty
- James R.C. Adams, 2002 U.S. Professor of the Year for baccalaureate colleges
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Herbert E. Bayer, insurance and construction executive
- Max Bechtold, inventor, designer of scratch-resistant plastics, and holder of more than 41 patents
- Wilbur Bone Brookover (1911-2003), Michigan State University professor, mayor of East Lansing, MI from 1971-75, and expert witness at the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case
- Andrew W. Cordier, U.N. official
- Randy Dormans, animator at DreamWorks SKG
- Paul Flory, Nobel Prize winner in polymer chemistry
- Malcolm Miesse, political humorist and my dad
- Jane E. Henney, first female commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Stan Hooley, executive director of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
- G. John Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and co-faculty director of the Princeton Project on National Security
- Robert Johansen, senior fellow at Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and President of the World Policy Institute
- Gene Likens, identified acid rain in North America
- Howard R. Petty, Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School, author, and holder of several patents
- Roy J. Plunkett, inventor of Teflon
- Lynette Rummel, professor of Political Science at Marlboro College in Marlboro, VT
- Steven Shull, research professor at the University of New Orleans
- Marcia Sowles, trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice
- Mike Debord, Former Offensive Coordnator of the Michigan Wolverines
Donal Carbaugh, Bicentennial Chair and Distinguished Fulbright Professor, University of Helsinki, Finland
[edit] References
- 1 endowment 2005 NACUBO endowment study. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Retrieved on 2006-02-26.
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