| Andrews University | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Corpus, Mens, Spiritus |
| Motto in English | Body, Mind, Spirit |
| Established | 1874 |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Endowment | $26.3 million[1] |
| President | Niels-Erik Andreasen[2] |
| Provost | Andrea Luxton |
| Academic staff | 298 |
| Admin. staff | 298 |
| Students | 3420[3] |
| Undergraduates | 1760[4] |
| Other students | 850 (Seminary) |
| Location | Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA |
| Campus | Rural, 1,600 acres (6.5 km2) |
| Former names | Emmanuel Missionary College |
| Student:Teacher ratio | 10:1 |
| Athletics | USCAA |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Website | www.andrews.edu |
| Designated: | September 13, 1963 |
Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists,[5] and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day Adventist school system.[6][7][8]
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(This Seventh-day Adventist 'Battle Creek College' should not be confused with Dr. Kellogg's 'Battle Creek College' founded in 1923 and operated until 1938.) [9]
Andrews University was founded as a small Seventh-day Adventist school called Battle Creek College in 1874.
In 1901, the school moved from Battle Creek, Michigan to its current location in Berrien Springs.[10] It is said that everything the school had was packed up in 16 boxcars and sent on its way. The school was renamed "Emmanuel Missionary College",[10] or EMC for short.[11] In the summer of 1901, Percy T. Magan, the director of the General Conference Education Department, reported on the choice of the name:
The school continued to grow slowly through the early 20th century. In the 1940s, Nethery Hall, the current location of the College of Arts and Sciences, was built as the administration building. Its construction marked the culmination of an aggressive building program. In 1942, L. N. Holm, then Business Manager [12] for EMC, wrote:
In 1959 the graduate program and theological seminary of Potomac University were relocated from Washington, D.C. and joined with the school in Berrien Springs.
In the 1930s Seventh-day Adventist leaders established a Theological Seminary. At first it was a part of Pacific Union College. Later it was moved to Washington, D.C. and located near the denominational headquarters. For 16 years the seminary had trained Seventh-day Adventist ministers to serve throughout the world.
In 1956, denominational leaders decided to organize a university in order to further train both teachers and ministers. It was felt that it would be much better to train elementary and secondary teachers in an Adventist school than to send them to an unaffiliated university which did not promote a denominational perspective.."[14]
Church leaders recognized the need for continual upgrading in the level of education. They noted that the graduates of Adventist colleges were going on to take graduate studies in other universities. Thus denomination leaders realized the renewed need to emphasize the Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of Christian education especially in graduate study. ."[14]
At the 1956 Autumn Council of the church, it was recommended,
In 1956 a charter was granted. The new school was named Potomac University. Earlier, Ellen White, cofounder of the Adventist Church, had advised that Adventist schools locate in rural settings. Church leaders looked for a suitable rural location where the new university could be near to, and in affiliation with, Washington Missionary College, now Washington Adventist University. Over a period of two years effort was put forth to find such a location. Finally the idea was abandoned. Too much expense was involved in making such a move.[15]
At the 1958 Autumn Council, held in Washington, the board of Emmanuel Missionary College invited the General Conference to locate Potomac University on its campus. After careful deliberation, the council voted unanimously to accept the offer and move the institution to the EMC campus.[15]
Arrangements similar to those envisioned for Washington Missionary College were made with EMC. Emmanuel Missionary College did not lose its identity. It remained the college for the youth of the Lake Union Conference, but was affiliated with the new Seventh-day Adventist university.[15]
In 1959, H. L. Rudy, a vice-president for the SDA General Conference, described the relationship of the new graduate university with Emmanuel Missionary College:
Because of the addition of the graduate programs and the seminary in 1960, the school was renamed "Andrews University" in honor of John Nevins Andrews, an Adventist scholar and the first officially sponsored overseas missionary for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Over the past three years, church leaders had discussed an appropriate new name for this graduate university.
On April 18, 1957, the Minutes of the General Conference Committee report:
Three years later, the April 5, 1960, Minutes of the General Conference Committee's Spring Meeting record:
Six months later, for the October 26 meeting of the Autumn Council the record states:
These minutes reveal a growing awareness among church leaders that the Seventh-day Adventist Church had two, rather than just one, developing universities; one in the East and one on the West Coast.
Today the seminary is known as the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.
In 1974, the undergraduate school was reorganized into the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Technology. The School of Business was established in 1980, and the School of Education in 1983. In 2007 the architecture department was organized into the School of Architecture, and has since established itself as one of the leading architecture schools of the new urbanism in the United States.
On Thursday, April 11, 2007, President Niels-Erik Andreasen announced at a special chapel assembly that the university had just received a gift totalling $8.5 million. The anonymous donors requested the money be spent on the following: Construction of the new entrance on Old US 31 (officially opened on June 2, 2008 and named J. N. Andrews Blvd.), Two endowed chairs: one for the Marketing Department in the School of Business Administration and the second in the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary's Christian Ministry Department, Construction of a milking parlor for the Andrews Dairy, Refurbish the kitchen and dining facilities in the Campus Center, and Support for the educational program of the Aeronautics Department.[20]
Andrews University is located next to the Village of Berrien Springs in southwest Michigan. The entire campus is actually located within the Oronoko Charter Township, adjacent to the St. Joseph River and 12 miles (19 km) away from the shores of Lake Michigan. South Bend, Indiana, home of the University of Notre Dame, is 25 miles (40 km) away; thus, several Andrews faculty members hold joint appointments with Notre Dame.
The 1,600-acre (6.5 km2) campus was originally designated as an arboretum. The campus maintains a variety of indigenous trees, especially around the quad in the center of the campus. The campus is composed of 27 instructional buildings, the Howard Performing Arts Center, an airpark, four single-sex residence halls and four apartment complexes.
The four dormitories on campus are Lamson Hall, the undergraduate women's hall, Damazo Hall, the graduate women's hall[21], Meier Hall, the undergraduate men's hall, and Burman Hall, primarily for men who are either graduate or seminary students. The residence halls strictly enforce a curfew depending on a student's age, as well as a visitation policy which does not allow students of the opposite sex in dorm rooms at any time. Students living on-campus are also required to attend a number of worship services.[22][23]
The university is made up of six schools/colleges, offering 130 undergraduate majors and 70 graduate majors.[24] In addition, post-baccalaureate degrees offered by all but the College of Technology are supervised by the School of Graduate Studies.
The university's freshmen retention rate is 83.9% while the graduation rate is 53.3%.[4]
School of Architecture began as a simple architecture program in 1974 as an associates degree and the program received full accreditation as a bachelors program in 1987. In 2002 the program was approved to offer a 5 and half year National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)-accredited masters of architecture. On October 29, 2007, the Board of Trustees voted the Division of Architecture to be reclassified as the School of Architecture. It advocates the building and preservation of rural and urban landscapes which promote civility, healthy living and environmental stewardship.
The mission of the Urban Design Studio is to assist real communities and its citizens in developing sound growth strategies and specific design solutions for redevelopment purposes. The studio is led by Assistant Professor Andrew von Maur, who professionally collaborates with some of the world’s leading town planning offices, including Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company. The Urban Design Studio has been recognized with a 2007, 2008, and 2009 Charter Award of Excellence by the Congress for the New Urbanism for its urban design and planning work in communities in Saucier, Mississippi and Michigan City, Indiana. Past projects have led to municipal adoption as well as implementation. Previous projects by the School of Architecture include community plans for Palmer (Alaska), Empire, Suttons Bay, Traverse City and Wayne (Michigan), Billings (Montana), Michigan City and Plymouth (Indiana), Henderson Point and Saucier (Mississippi).[25] The Andrews University School of Architecture is one of five accredited architecture programs in the United States located at a Christian university.[26]
The College of Arts and Sciences, which was officially organized in 1974, is the largest of the six schools.[27] It is divided into twenty departments specializing in a wide range of areas in the fine arts, science, the humanities, and the social sciences. The CAS also offers a variety of pre-professional programs in the fields of health, medicine, and pre-law. Many students opt to attend Loma Linda University to pursue a professional education in medicine.
The School of Business first began to offer graduate education in business in 1964. It has been housed in its current location in Chan Shun Hall since 1989 and offers Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Science in Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees. The school is a member of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
The School of Distance Education (formerly Grigg's University/Griggs International Academy [28]) was formally transferred to the ownership of Andrews University's on Nov 1, 2010. It is housed in Grigg's Hall (formerly the Lake Union Building [29]) near the main campus entrance on Old US-31.
The School of Education offers bachelors (BA, BS), masters (MA, MAT), education specialist (EdS) and doctoral degree (EdD & PhD) programs in thirty-one (31) different programs of education.[30]
The College of Technology is divided into four departments: Aeronautics, Agriculture, Digital Media & Photography, and Engineering & Computer Science.[31] Additionally, a degree in aviation flight is offered through the Department of Aeronautics.
The Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary was voted into existence in 1936 by action of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It operated in Washington, D.C. until it was transferred to Berrien Springs, Michigan, in 1960. There it became a school in the newly established Andrews University. The seminary is fully accredited by The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.[32]
The primary mission of the Seminary is to prepare ministers for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This is done especially by means of the 3-year Master of Divinity program. There are also 2-year master’s programs in Youth Ministry and in Pastoral Ministry. In addition, the Seminary offers the 1-2 year academic Master of Arts in Religion program and the Master of Theology. Three doctoral programs are also offered: Doctor of Ministry, Doctor of Philosophy in Religion, and Doctor of Theology.[32] Andrews University was the first institution to offer a PhD in Adventist studies.[33]
The Seminary has six departments: Christian Ministry, Church History, New Testament, Old Testament, Theology and Christian Philosophy, and World Mission.[32]
The international population includes 885 students representing 98 countries. Andrews is ranked sixth in the nation for largest proportion of international students, and 7th in the nation for campus diversity (compared to other national universities according to U.S. News & World Report 2008).
Andrews University co-sponsors Adventist Colleges Abroad,[34] a program in which qualified students study overseas while completing requirements for graduation at Andrews. This language and cultural immersion is available in nine locations: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, France, Greece, Italy, Singapore, Spain, and Taiwan. Undergraduate students may also study abroad in the Andrews University Year in England at Newbold College. Affiliation and Extension Programs are offered in Chile, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Nigeria, England, Italy, Romania, Russia, Lebanon, Hong Kong, and South Korea.
An official briefing on the university website states that during a March 6, 2006 meeting of the university's Board of Trustees an executive session of the Board - one which "includes only its non-university members" - decided that "perhaps the best way to achieve new strategic directions for the university was through the opportunities that might be offered by new leadership at the school.".[35] During a break in that meeting the leadership of the board asked the university president for his resignation.[36] Dr. Niels-Erik Andreasen (President), Dr. Patricia Mutch (vice president of academic administration), and Dr. Ed Wines (vice president of financial administration) immediately offered their resignations.[35] President Andreasen's resignation letter included the phrase "effective immediately", but three weeks later, the board announced that Andreasen would continue to serve as President until June 30, 2006, and the position of University Provost would be created to serve as the university's Chief Operating Officer.[37] The official explanation for the board action was that student enrollment - and the resulting revenue - had increased much more modestly than expected,[36] but there has been speculation about other possible causes.[38] Dr. Andreasen has spoken publicly about these events.[39]
In its March 30 meeting, the Board of Trustees of Andrews University met and took two significant actions. First, the creation of the position of University Provost was voted, which is intended to function as the Chief Operations Officer of the University, focusing on day-to-day operations and execution of strategy. Second, the Board asked Dr. Niels-Erik Andreasen to continue his service to the University as President, and he agreed.
On July 17, 2009 the university announced that Dr. Heather Knight accepted a position to serve as a president of Pacific Union College, a small liberal arts college in Angwin, California. Statement on the university website stated that Bill Richardson, formerly a dean of College of Arts and Sciences will serve as an interim provost while the search for a new provost is conducted.
On March 3, 2010 the university announced that Dr. Andrea Luxton would be serving as the new provost. Dr. Luxton was previously the president of Canadian University College.
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