Lindsey Wilson College

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Lindsey Wilson College


Motto	Every Student, Every Day
Established	1903
Type	Private, 4 year
Endowment	$20 million
Chancellor	John B. Begley
President	William T. Luckey Jr.
Faculty	123
Undergraduates	1,902
Location	Columbia, Kentucky, USA
Colors	Blue █ and White █
Mascot	Blue Raiders
Affiliations	United Methodist Church, Mid-South Conference
Website	http://www.lindsey.edu

Lindsey Wilson College is a private four-year college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The 45 acre (182,000 m²) campus is located in Columbia, Kentucky. The college was founded in 1903 as a training school for Vanderbilt University, which at that time was also affiliated with one of the United Methodist Church's predecessors, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The school began offering a two-year liberal arts degree in 1923. In 1986 the school began offering four-year baccalaureate degree. The school currently offers associate degrees in 11 areas of study and bachelor degrees in 20 areas of study. The school also offers masters degrees in counseling and human development. The school sponsors athletic teams which compete in the Mid-South Conference of the NAIA.

1 History
2 Campus
3 Academics
4 Tuition/Expenses
5 Campus Ministries
6 Athletics
7 International Students
8 References
9 External links

[edit] History

Lindsey Wilson College was founded in January 1903 in affiliation with the southern division of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Named after the late stepson of Catherine Wilson, the college was originally called Lindsey Wilson Training School, educating grades one through twelve in a grade school on campus. Instruction focused on preparing young people of the area for coursework at Vanderbilt University and on training students in becoming educators.^[1]

In 1923, the college expanded its curriculum to offer a two-year liberal arts program, and was given its present name of Lindsey Wilson College. In 1951, Lindsey Wilson received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.^[1] The training school remained on campus until 1979.

In 1986, Lindsey Wilson became a four-year liberal arts college.^[1] The bachelor's degree was the highest degree attainable at the college until the mid-1990s when Master's programs in Counseling and Human Development and Education Curriculum and Instruction were added to the curriculum.

Among the first buildings on campus were the current L.R. McDonald Administration Building (funded in part by Catherine Wilson) and Phillip's Hall (funded by Mrs. James Phillips and Mrs. Kizzie Russell). Many old photographs can be found at in the Katie Murrell Library on campus. The newest building is the just-opened Fugitte science building, which houses three floors of state-of-the art science and mathematics technology.

[edit] Campus

Among the first buildings on campus were the current L.R. McDonald Administration Building (funded in part by Catherine Wilson) and Phillips Hall (funded by Mrs. James Phillips and Mrs. Kizzie Russell).

The John B. Begley Chapel was designed by E. Fay Jones, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. The two vertical cylindrical parts were inspired by rural farm storage silos. Gothic, Romanesque and Byzantine designs are found throughout the Begley Chapel. The chapel was named in honor of the college's chancellor John B. Begley. Begley served as the college's sixth president, from 1977 to 1997.

The Katie Murrell Library is a 24,000-square-foot facility in the Holloway Building. A renovated and enlarged building was dedicated in 2002. As of December, 2006, it had over 50,000 volumes; access to 100,000+ electronic books; over 17,500 journal and magazine subscriptions in hardcopy, microfilm and online formats; over 380,000 government documents and publications; and 44 Internet-accessible computers, Internet jacks, and a wireless network.

The Roberta D. Cranmer Dining Center is the dining hall for the students of Lindsey Wilson College, but is also open to the public. The dining center has many meeting and conference rooms available to accommodate community organizations. The dining center offers three meals a day Monday thru Friday and two meals offered for Saturday and Sunday. There is a variety of food that is served on eight different bars. They have a salad, fruit, the grill, main, pasta, breakfast, dessert, and a special bar that includes food from different cultures. The Block & Barrell campus grill is located in the Student Union Building (SUB), which is centrally located on campus. B&B offers a different variety of foods than in the Roberta D. Cranmer Dining Center.

In 1992, the school opened a satellite campus in Scottsville, Kentucky.

[edit] Academics

The Lindsey Wilson college catalog lists 2 Master of Education degree programs, 22 Bachelor of Arts degree programs (with 10 minor areas), and 12 Associate of Arts degrees programs.^[2]

[edit] Tuition/Expenses

Tuition at Lindsey Wilson College for the 2006-2007 school year is $14,208 or $592 per credit hour. There is an activity fee of $140, technology and computer fee of $90, room fee of $2,271, and a board fee of $3,892 to make a total of $20,601. 98% of the students at Lindsey Wilson College receive financial aid.

There are four main types of financial aid that is offered at Lindsey Wilson College. They include grants, loans, work study, and scholarships.

[edit] Campus Ministries

Lindsey Wilson College's Campus Ministries are a very vital part of campus life. Every student, regardless of his major, is encouraged to get involved in campus ministries.

Some scheduled activities include: The Way: a contemporary worship service that offers a unique way to interact with the local community; The Truth: a brief chapel service; The Life: a contemporary, student-led worship service, and Discipleship: The Discipleship wing of campus ministries is a relatively new ministry, and currently targets incoming freshmen, helping them with the transition to college life. The ministry divides freshmen into co-ed groups of 10-15, called "Freshmen Family Groups", and meet once a week for fellowship. There is also a Missions Study conducted much like a Bible study, only various areas of the worldwide mission field are studied each week. In the past, this group has conducted a clothes drive benefiting the Mountain Methodist Mission, as well as collecting money for Samaritan's Purse (sending money for one goat and 96 ducks or chickens to an African country). There is Small Group Ministry that provides fellowship and Bible study for both co-ed and gender-specific groups. Awakening is a ministry team that travels to local churches, conducting the service, and is made up of creative arts, drama and worship teams. This team seeks to "wake up" the Body of Christ. Awakening also goes on a mission trip during Lindsey Wilson's annual Fall Break--and has traveled to places such as China and New Mexico. There are many other student-led groups and organizations, as well as opportunities for ministry. The leaders of the Christian Ministry at LWC are Rev. Troy Elmore, Chaplain, Beth McReynolds, Assistant Chaplain, and Rev. Terry Swan, Dean of the Chapel. Reference: Lindsey Wilson College. Campus ministries [brochure]. (n.d.)

[edit] Athletics

The college participates in several sports in the Mid-South Conference of the NAIA including basketball, softball, baseball, golf, tennis, soccer, track/field, and volleyball. The men's soccer team won the NAIA championship in 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2005. The women's soccer team won the 2004 and 2006 NAIA championship titles.

[edit] International Students

Under the guidance of Mrs. Misuzu Suzy McAlpine, Director of International Student Programs since 1999, the enrollment for international students has grown from one student graduating in 1999 to 14 international students graduating in 2005. As of 2006, Lindsey Wilson College has 96 international students enrolled from 40 countries. The first year students are considered to be exchange students. The majority of these students come to play sports at Lindsey Wilson. Almost 80% of international students who stay for four years play sports throughout their enrollment. After graduation, international students have one year of work and legal training in the United States. As of 2006, there are 14 international students undergoing this training.

Credits: Misuzu Suzy McAlpine Director of International Student Programs

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c (1992) "Lindsey Wilson College", in Kleber, John E.: The Kentucky Encyclopedia, Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813117720.
^ Academic Degree Offerings (PDF). Lindsey Wilson College. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.

[edit] External links

Lindsey Wilson College Home Page

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