Muhlenberg College

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Muhlenberg College
Established	1848
Type	Private college
Faculty	155 full-time and 99 part-time
Students	2,125
Undergraduates	2,125 students (42% men, 58% women)
Postgraduates	0
Location	Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Cardinal Red and Gray
Website	[1]

Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college located in west-side Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is historically affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but maintains a religiously diverse student body.

The College's name honors Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.

Contents 1 Campus 2 Student Life 3 Athletics 4 Trivia 5 Notable alumni 6 External links

[edit] Campus

Muhlenberg's 81-acre campus is located in a residential neighborhood in Allentown. The campus includes numerous buildings with distinctive red doors in traditional European/Protestant style. According to literature produced by the admissions department, the red doors are a Lutheran or German sign of welcome, but it is more commonly thought to be a traditional Protestant symbol to ward off evil or demonstrate the presence of the Holy Spirit [2]. Cardinal red is also one of the school's colors.

As of 2007, a new science building and residence hall are under construction.

In addition to the main campus, Muhlenberg maintains the 40-acre Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum and a separate 40-acre wildlife sanctuary.

[edit] Student Life

Muhlenberg reports more than 100 clubs and organizations on campus. Aside from these, the Muhlenberg Activity Council (MAC) is responsible for bringing events and activities to campus. The college arranges off-campus community service opportunities, as well as intramural and club sports for students. The performing arts are represented on-campus through various theatre and dance programs.

The College's student run print publication is The Muhlenberg Weekly.[3] Established in 1883, the paper is published every week while school is in session. After the school's administration decided that the existing student paper portrayed the school in too negative of a light, they created an independently-run student web publication, largely controlled by the dean. The Muhlenberg Advocate, was established in 2000. It is published twice a month. The student-run radio station is WMUH[4], and operates year-round due to both students and volunteers from the Lehigh Valley community.

About 20% of students are involved with Greek life on campus. There are 4 sororities and 4 fraternities affiliated with the college. However, students may not pledge to join a Greek organization until their sophomore year.

[edit] Athletics

Muhlenberg, a NCAA Division III school, participates in 22 intercollegiate sports and competes in the Centennial Conference as well as the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The college also has club teams in both ice hockey and women's rugby.

Both men's and women's teams exist for: basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track and field. In addition, there are men's teams in baseball, football, and wrestling; women have teams for softball and volleyball.

Athletic facilities have been expanded in recent years; in 2004, a 40,000 square foot addition was built west of the field house. The tennis courts were built in 2003, as well as two fields in 1998 and 1997 respectively.

[edit] Trivia

The College also served as one of the two sites for the filming of the 1998 HBO documentary Frat House.

Muhlenberg is one of two four-year colleges located in Allentown. Cedar Crest College, a liberal arts college for women, also is located there.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Richard Ben-Veniste, attorney, lead prosecutor in the Watergate case and Democratic counsel in the Whitewater scandal hearings.
• Frederick Busch, author and literature professor, Colgate University.
• David Fricke, writer, senior editor of Rolling Stone magazine.
• Robert David Steele, author.

[edit] External links

• Muhlenberg College Official Web Site.
• WMUH, Muhlenberg College's Radio Station.
• The Muhlenberg Advocate, Muhlenberg College's Independent Online Newspaper.
• The Muhlenberg Weekly, Muhlenberg College's Official Weekly Newspaper.

Colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Augsburg • Augustana (IL) • Augustana (SD) • Bethany • California Lutheran • Capital • Carthage • Concordia • Dana • Finlandia • Gettysburg • Grand View • Gustavus Adolphus • Lenoir-Rhyne • Luther (IA) • Midland • Muhlenberg • Newberry • Pacific Lutheran • Roanoke • St. Olaf • Susquehanna • Texas Lutheran • Thiel • Wagner • Waldorf • Wartburg • Wittenberg

Centennial Conference
Bryn Mawr • Dickinson • Franklin & Marshall • Gettysburg • Haverford • Johns Hopkins • McDaniel • Muhlenberg • Swarthmore • Ursinus • Washington Col.