Marian College (Indiana)

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Marian College
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Motto: Sedes Sapientiae
Seat of Wisdom
Established: 1851 (details)
Type: private coeducational liberal arts
Endowment: $7.8 million[1]
President: Daniel J. Elsener
Faculty: 76 full time, 63 part-time
Students: 1800
Location: Indianapolis, IN, USA
Campus: urban
Athletics:
17 NAIA teams and 1 NCCA team,
called Knights
Colors: Blue and Gold
Affiliations: Roman Catholic Church;
Sisters of St. Francis Oldenburg
Website: www.marian.edu

Marian College is a co-educational, liberal arts college, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, on the northwest side of the city. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church and is part of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Enrollment is around 1,500 full and part-time students.

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[edit] History

Saint Francis Normal School was founded in Oldenburg, Indiana, in 1851 by the Sisters of St. Francis Oldenburg, as an all-female normal school, as two-year teacher training schools were then known. Saint Francis Normal School predated the first publicly-funded normal school in Indiana, the State Normal School, by nearly a decade. Saint Francis Normal School was named in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. The language of instruction was German.

In 1936 Saint Francis Normal School merged with Immaculate Conception Junior College, at which time the resulting institution was renamed Marian College, where Marian is the adjectival form of Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. In 1937, the portion of Marian College in Oldenburg, Indiana, moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1954 Marian College first admitted men, coeducationally.

In October of 2007, it was announced by President Dan Elsener that Marian College would become The Marian University. The change is set to occur over the following 18 months.

The motto of Marian College is on its seal: Sedes Sapientiae which is Latin for Seat of Wisdom, which refers to Mary in whose lap rested Jesus Christ, the Wisdom of God, a Roman Catholic belief.[1]

[edit] Academics

Marian College is dedicated to educating within the Franciscan and liberal arts traditions. Specifically, in the Franciscan school of thought and spirit, education is based on the values of dignity of the individual, peace and justice, reconciliation, and responsible stewardship.

Classes average 17 students, and student-faculty ratio is 12:1.

Marian College is organized into nine departments:

  • Business
  • Education
  • History and social science
  • Language, literature, and communication
  • Natural and behavioral sciences
  • Nursing
  • Performing and visual arts
  • Sports studies
  • Theology and philosophy

[edit] Athletics

Marian College is locally known for its cycling team, due to the school's proximity to the Major Taylor Velodrome. The cycling team is a member of the National Collegiate Cycling Association, NCCA.

Marian College also has 16 other NAIA teams for both men and women, as well as competitive cheerleading.

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  1. 1 endowment  America's Best Colleges 2006. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on 2006-02-03.
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Mid-Central College Conference (NAIA)
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Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities


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Colleges and Universities in metropolitan Indianapolis