Maryville College

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Maryville College


Established	1819
Type	Private
	Gerald Gibson
Faculty	ratio of 1 for every 14 students
Undergraduates	1,155
Postgraduates	none
Location	Maryville, Tennessee, USA
Campus	Suburban
Mascot	Scots
Colors	Orange and Garnet

Maryville College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Maryville, Tennessee, near Knoxville. It was founded in 1819 by Presbyterian minister Isaac L. Anderson for the purpose of furthering education and enlightenment into the West. The College is one of the fifty oldest colleges in the United States and the twelfth oldest institution in the South. It is associated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). It enrolls about 1,155 students. Maryville College's mascot is the Scots. The sports teams compete in NCAA Division III athletics in the Great South Athletics Conference and the USA South Athletic Conference.

1 Academics
2 Campus Life
3 Campus Improvement Plan
4 Prominent alumni
5 Alma Mater
6 Sports
7 External link

[edit] Academics

Maryville College consistently ranks among the top 10 liberal arts colleges in the south, according to U.S. News and World Reports. As a liberal arts school, the college promotes a well rounded education. This is evidenced by the large quantity of general education courses that the school requires. These courses continue through the conclusion of the student's education, attempting to provide a graduating student knowledgable in a number of fields.

Maryville College offers the following degrees:

-American Sign Language and Deaf Studies

-Art

-Art History

-Biochemistry

-Biology

-Business and Organization Management

-Chemical Physics

-Chemistry

-Child Development and Learning

-Computer Science/Business

-Computer Science/Mathematics

-Economics

-Engineering

-English

-Environmental Studies

-Health Care (Nursing)

-History

-International Business

-International Studies

-Mathematics

-Music

-Outdoor Recreation

-Philosophy

-Political Science

-Psychology

-Religion

-Sign Language Interpreting

-Sociology

-Spanish

-Teaching English as a Second Language

-Theatre Studies

-Writing/Communication

In addition to these majors, a number of degree programs are available for teacher licensure.

Maryville College is one of the few colleges in the nation that require graduating students to complete both a comprehensive exam in their major of choice as well as compose an extensive senior thesis.

Maryville College operates on the untraditional 4-1-4 schedule. This means that during the month of January, students take a "J-Term" course which lasts for the duration of January. Students will take this course for three hours a day every day of the week. Typically, this slot is reserved for experiential learning courses as well as time for interested students to take trips abroad.

[edit] Campus Life

The vast majority of Maryville College students reside in one of the many on campus residence halls, promoting a tight-knit community among the students. Students may reside in any one of the following residence halls.

Gamble Hall- Features all male, typically freshman housing. Rooms are available as both doubles and singles. Also features communal bathrooms.

Davis Hall- Features all female, typically freshman housing. Rooms are available as both doubles and singles. Also features communal bathrooms.

Copeland Hall- Features co-ed, typically freshman housing. Rooms are available as both doubles and singles. Also features communal bathrooms.

Pearsons Hall- Upper class housing that consists of both double and single rooms. Some rooms have individual bathrooms and/or kitchens but communal bathrooms and kitchens are also available. One of the wet residence halls on campus.

Lloyd Hall- Primarily upper class, Lloyd Hall offers suite style living. These rooms are comprised of a living room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Some rooms also contain kitchens. Lloyd Hall is a "wellness hall," which means that students must refrain from drinking, smoking and drug use within the building.

Carnegie Hall- Upper class living that includes a variety of different room types. Rooms can be suite style or single, with all rooms containing individual bathrooms and some with individual kitchens. This is also a wet residence hall.

Beeson Village- A complex of primarily junior and senior residence. Beeson Village offers apartment style living and is one of the newer campus living accomodations.

Court Street Apartments- Located just off campus, Court Street Apartments offer single bedroom apartments shared by two students.

[edit] Campus Improvement Plan

Recently, Maryville College announced a campus wide improvement plan slated to begin shortly. One component of this plan will be the construction of a new residence hall, a mirror of the current Lloyd Hall. Also, Maryville College will be building a high capacity Civic Arts Center on campus. The improvement plan also includes several small projects, including a great deal of cosmetic improvement.

[edit] Prominent alumni

Donald West Harward - President of Bates College.
Roy Kramer - Former Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference.
Jack Llewellyn - National Author, and Sports Psychologist for the Atlanta Braves, NASCAR.
Richard Battaglia - Tour manager, live audio engineer and studio engineer for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
Delores Bowen Ziegler - Opera singer and voice professor at the University of Maryland School of Music
Wiley B. Rutledge, Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court from 1943-1949.
Sen Katayama, co-founder of Japanese Socialist Party, Stalin was a pallbearer at his funeral and is interred at the Kremlin