Allegheny College

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Allegheny College
Established 1815
Type Private
Endowment $157.0 million[1]
President James H. Mullen, Jr.
Academic staff 157 [2]
Students 2,100
Location Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA
Campus Small town, 542 acres (219 ha) total
Colors Blue and Gold            
Nickname Gators
Website www.allegheny.edu
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Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college located in northwestern Pennsylvania in the town of Meadville.[3] Founded in 1815, the college has about 2,100 undergraduate students.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Early history

Allegheny's Presidents
1. Timothy Alden 1815–1831
2. Martin Ruter 1833–1837
3. Homer J. Clark 1837–1847
4. John Barker 1847–1860
5. George Loomis 1860–1875
6. Lucius H. Bugbee 1875–1882
7. David H. Wheeler 1883–1888
8. Wilbur G. Williams 1888–1889
9. David H. Wheeler 1889–1893
10. William H. Crawford 1893–1920
11. Fred W. Hixson 1920–1924
12. James Albert Beebe 1926–1930
13. William Pearson Tolley 1931–1942
14. John Richie Schultz 1942–1947
15. Louis T. Benezet 1948–1955
16. Lawrence Lee Pelletier 1955–1980
17. David Baily Harned 1980–1985
18. Raymond P. Shafer 1985–1986
19. Daniel F. Sullivan 1986–1996
20. Richard J. Cook 1996–2008
21. James H. Mullen, Jr. 2008–Present

Allegheny was founded in April 1815[4][5] by the Reverend Timothy Alden, a graduate of Harvard's School of Divinity. Since 1833, the college has been historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church, though it is currently non-sectarian.

black-and-white picture of a US President William McKinley
William McKinley, Allegheny student for one year, eventual President of the United States

The first class, consisting of four male students, began their studies on July 4, 1816, without any formal academic buildings. Within six years, Alden accumulated sufficient funds to begin building a campus. The first building erected, the library, was designed by Alden himself, and is a notable example of early American architecture. Bentley Hall is named in honor of Dr. William Bentley, who donated his private library to the College, a collection of considerable value and significance. In 1824, Thomas Jefferson wrote to Alden, expressing the hope that his University of Virginia could someday possess the richness of Allegheny's library.[6] Alden served as president of the college until 1831, when financial and enrollment difficulties forced his resignation.

Bentley Hall
Historic Bentley Hall which houses the college administration, including the Registrar and Office of the President
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Allegheny graduate Ida M. Tarbell, crusading muckraking journalist who exposed abuses by Standard Oil

Allegheny began admitting females in 1870[7] (early for a US college), though women were charged an extra $6 to cover the costs incurred by the 'complexity of their nervous systems.'[8] But the surcharge was soon dropped; and a woman was valedictorian of the Allegheny class of 1875.[7] One source suggests that Ida Tarbell, the pioneering journalist who exposed the predatory practices of Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, was the first woman to attend Allegheny.[9]

Black and white blurry photo shows Allegheny College campus in 1909 in winter with trees with no leaves
Allegheny College in 1909

In 1905, Allegheny built Alden Hall as a new and improved preparatory school.[4] In 1928, president Dr. James Beebe caused controversy by suggesting Protestants use the rosary as an "aid to prayer", and the story generated headlines.[10] Over the decades the college has grown in size and significance while still maintaining ties to the community.

[edit] Recent history

In 1971 the film Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me based on the Richard Farina novel was filmed on college grounds.[11][12]

While the word "Allegheny" is a brand for the college, it is also the name of a county, a river, and a mountain range, and the school has tried to prevent other entities from using this word. For example, Allegheny objected in 2006 when Penn State tried to rename one of its campuses "Allegheny".[13][14] Allegheny president Richard Cook said 'Allegheny' was "our brand."[13] It sued the Philadelphia's Allegheny Health and Research Foundation in 1997 to change its name.[15]

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Inside Ford Chapel. While the college has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1833, it is non-sectarian.

Allegheny under president Richard J. Cook was reported to have had a "stronger endowment, optimal enrollment, record retention rates, innovative new programs and many physical campus improvements."[16] These years were marked by tremendous growth in the endowment, marked by a $115-million fund-raising drive, bringing the endowment to $150 million.[10][17] In February 2008, James H. Mullen Jr. was named the 21st president of Allegheny. He took office Aug. 1, 2008.[18]

The college and the town cooperate in many ways. One study suggested the Allegheny College generates approximately $93 million annually into Meadville and the local economy.[19] Since 2002, Allegheny hosts classical music festivals during the summer.[20] In October 2006, the college attracted negative publicity after local enforcement cited over 100 people for underage drinking at a college party.[21] In July 2007, a 1,500-pound wrecking ball demolishing part of Allegheny's Pelletier library broke its chain, rumbled down the hill, careened "back and forth across the street," hit nine parked cars, wrecked curbs, and crashed into the trunk of an Allegheny student's car, pushing his car into two cars in front of him.[22][23] Eight soccer balls in his car "likely lessened the impact of the wrecking ball," and possibly spared his life, according to a police officer on the scene.[22][24] The student body voted to name the library's coffee shop "The Wrecking Ball" after the event.

The college has sponsored panels on unusual topics such as face transplants (2009).[25] Allegheny professors have joined highly visible initiatives; for example, Allegheny professor Michael Maniates, described as the "nation's leading authority on the politics of consumption," joined the board of a project about the twenty-minute film The Story of Stuff by filmmaker Annie Leonard, and generated headlines.[26] Dr. Maniates said "We really need to think of ways of making it possible for people to think about working less and getting by on less."[27] At present, environmental concerns are important at Allegheny, which in 2008 worked with Siemens to devise a "total energy use reduction plan" for the college.[28]

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Brooks Hall, autumn 2009.

[edit] Campus

The campus has 36 principal buildings on a 77-acre (31 ha) central campus, a 182-acre (0.74 km2) outdoor recreational complex, and a 283-acre (115 ha) nature reserve and protected forest.[2]

picture of a building.
The Pelletier Library.
  • The Pelletier Library (in 2008) had 922,540 volumes (491,284 microform titles).[2] Another estimate was that the library had 420,000 bound volumes, 227,000 microform titles, 1,000 periodicals, and 261,000 U.S. government and Pennsylvania state documents.[3] The library has noteworthy Americana and Ida Tarbell collections.[3] A computer lab, audiovisual center, and music listening system are there too.[3] It is named after past president Lawrence L. Pelletier who served from 1955 to 1980.[20]
  • There's a planetarium and observatory.[3]
  • Allegheny has a campus-wide computer network including Intel-based PCs, free Internet access, email accounts.[2]
  • The Allegheny College Center for Experiential Learning or ACCEL coordinates career internships, off-campus study programs, service-learning, pre-professional advising, and leadership development.[2]
  • A Counseling Center offers guidance for students in adjusting to student life.[2]
  • Winslow Health Center is staffed by a registered nurse and offers routine diagnosis and treatment; "when necessary, students are referred to specialists in Meadville" -- it's located in Schultz Hall.[2]
  • The main dining facility is in Brooks Hall, and students can also dine at McKinley's Food Court in the student center. There have been efforts by students to support the relationship between food services and local farmers.[29] Allegheny won a $79,545 grant in May 2009 to buy equipment to help with composting food waste, including a shredder mill, screening plant, conveyor, skid-steer loader and leaf collection system.[30]
  • A newly built Vukovich Center for Communication Arts featuring a garden roof for energy efficiency and beauty was completed in 2008 at a cost of $23 million.[31][32] Robert Vukovich (1965) and Laura Vukovich made a substantial donation of $22 million in February 2001, part of which was used to construct the building.[32][33] Allegheny has its own cable TV channels and a state-of-the-art television studio.[3]
  • Center for Political Participation. In 2007 there was controversy when Allegheny professors started the Soapbox Alliance to oppose politicians of any political party from using colleges as a backdrop for their rallies.[34] Allegheny enacted a policy in 2006 "requiring any political candidate or a surrogate such as a spouse, son or daughter, to provide an equal number of tickets to supporters and students."[34] The initiative grew out of discontent over a speaking engagement at Allegheny in 2004 by then Vice president Dick Cheney which only allowed GOP-supporters to attend.[34]
  • Henderson Campus Center was recently renovated and includes McKinley's food court, the bookstore, the game room, Grounds for Change—the student-run coffee house, the post office, and campus offices of College departments as well as student organizations.[35]
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The Doane Hall of Chemistry and Environmental Studies.
  • Also included in the Henderson Campus Center are the Bowman, Penelac & Megahan Art Galleries.[3] Allegheny has auctioned art at times to raise money to renovate other projects, such as the college's Doane School of Art.[36]
  • Sports facilities include the $13 million David V. Wise Sport & Fitness Center, which opened in 1997.[3]
  • A Women's Center was established in 2003 to be a resource for research on gender issues and women's history.[37]
  • The college established the Center for Economic and Environmental Development in 1997.[38]
  • The Learning Commons, located in Pelletier Library, has a staff to help students with research and study skills as well as disability services. Peer consultants help with writing, public speaking, and technology projects. Tutors are available in biology, chemistry, economics, languages, math, physics, psychology and statistics. The Learning Commons also helps with new student orientation and advising.

[edit] Prospective students

[edit] Admissions

A profile of entering freshmen is three quarters of students were in the top quarter of their high school class; SATs (critical reading and math) were 1130-1320; ACT scores (middle 50%) were 24-28.[39] Forbes reported SATs ranged from 1110 to 1310.[40] The application process is mostly done via Internet, with virtual tours and online applications.[41] The acceptance rate (fall 2008) was 61%.[40][42]

The economic downturn of 2008 left the college "relatively untouched",[16] in contrast to many of its larger peers.

[edit] Rankings

US News and World Report described Allegheny as "innovative" and "up and coming"[43] Tier 1 school in the category Liberal Arts Colleges, and ranked it 85th among 266 liberal arts colleges in the United States,[42] an improvement from a previous rank of 94.[44] In 2009, Allegheny was listed as a "Tier 1" school, meaning it placed in the top 50% of all liberal arts schools and was ranked.[45] US News and World Report has also described Allegheny as an "A+ School".[46] In former years, Allegheny was sometimes described as a "second tier" liberal arts college according to the U.S. News rating.[47]

Picture of a campus building with a walkway on an autumn day
Student entrance to the Wise Center.

Forbes ranked Allegheny 127th out of the best 610 four-year colleges and universities in the United States.[40] The Forbes assessment uses different criteria to assess schools, including listing of alumni who make the "Who's Who in America", alumni salaries from Payscale.com, student evaluations from Ratemyprofessors.com, and four-year debt load for typical student borrowers, and weights results according to these and other factors.[48] Allegheny did not make the Forbes list of the top 100 colleges listed as a "best buy".[49] Forbes also has a ranking for a college's "connectedness"; in 2003, Allegheny ranked 208, with 336 computers, and a computer to student ratio of 1 to .17.[50] The "most connected" school was Stevens Institute of Technology, with 1,800 computers, and a computer to student ratio of 1 to 1.04.[50]

Allegheny has a first-time student retention rate of 87%, a four-year graduation rate of 64%, and a six-year graduation rate of 71%. This means about seven in ten entering freshmen (in 2001) were expected to graduate within six years.[51]

[edit] Costs and financial aid

Tuition and fees for the 2009-2010 year were $33,560;[42] room is $4,430; meals are $4,010; other fees are $320; the total cost is roughly $42,000.[40][52] In 2006, a year at Allegheny costs $35,300, lessened by an average financial aid award of $21,575.[53] Tuition and fees totaled about $28,300 in 2006.[54] In 2007, student financial aid was detailed in a report. The percentages of students receiving a federal grant aid was 20% (average aid received was $4K) getting state and local aid was 42% (average aid= $4K), getting an institutional grant aid was 98% (average aid = $13K) and getting a loan was 70% (average loan = $7K).[55]

Parents of incoming first-year students are advised by the college to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA; Allegheny's school code is 003230.[52] Different scholarships are available as well as loan options.[52] It is possible for parents to pay in ten equal installments.[56]

Allegheny uses inducements such as scholarships and discounts to attract students.[57] Many "merit aid" discounts are offered regardless of ability to pay.[57] Scott Friedhoff, vice president of enrollment, said "merit aid probably helped attract students when first offered a couple of decades ago" but that competitive pressures on colleges have turned it into a kind of "arms race" to attract quality students.[57] In a 2006 report, Allegheny offered 75% of students merit award (counting those with need and those without) but reduced the number of its $15,000-a-year scholarships to $12,500-a-year stipdends.[57][58] Allegheny has been reducing its merit aid discounts from 33% of all students (in 2003) to 15% of students (in 2006).[54] According to Allegheny statistics, two thirds (67%) of students receive some form of need-based aid.[39] Extensive merit aid is available up to $60,000 for four years of study.[59] 68% of students receive need-based aid.[59]

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The rustic bridge. An Allegheny tradition is that a first-year female student is not considered a true coed until she is kissed on the thirteenth plank by an upperclassmen male.

There was concern in October 2008 that a credit crunch would make it harder for students to get private loans, but Allegheny joined the Federal Direct Loan Program allowing students to get funds directly from the U.S. government, and one report suggested the impact of the credit crunch was minimal.[60]

A report in 2006 suggested that 78% of Allegheny graduates would carry debt averaging at $24,825.[61] An enhanced GI bill called the "Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act" provides generous benefits to veterans with 36 months in the military since September 11, 2001.[62]

[edit] Academics

[edit] Programs of study

  • Humanities are Art, Communication Arts, Dance and Movement Studies, English, Modern and Classical Languages (includes Chinese, French, German, Latin, and Spanish), Music, Philosophy and Religious Studies.[42][63]
  • Natural Sciences are Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Geology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics.[42][63]
  • Social Sciences are Economics, Environmental Studies, History, International Studies, Political Science, Psychology.[42][63]
Picture of a building with trees (leaves turning) in the foreground
Ravine Hall is a coed residence hall currently housing students of all class years.

Minor courses of study are offered in the above disciplines, and also include: American Studies, Arts and the Environment, Asian Studies, Black Studies, Classical Studies, Chinese Language, Chinese Studies, Dance and Movement Studies, French Studies, German Studies, Lesbian and Gay Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Media Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Science, Health and Society, Russia and Eastern Europe, and Values, Ethics and Social Action.[42] Allegheny also offers opportunities for students to design their own majors and minors. Students may also choose to double-major or double-minor if they have sufficient credits.

Allegheny is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).[5]

About 30% of the school's 2,100 students graduate in one of the "STEM" disciplines—science, technology, engineering, and math.[64] Allegheny does not have any Reserve Officer Training Programs or ROTC, for Air Force, Army or Navy.[65] The student to faculty ratio was 13 to 1.[40] There were approximately 162 active faculty members (not counting adjunct faculty or faculty emeriti) in 2008.[2]

In 2001, Allegheny formed a Center for Political Participation which offers courses and extracurricular activities to encourage civic participation.[66]

[edit] Calendar year

The school year runs from the last week of August to mid-May with four breaks: a mini fall-break in October, Thanksgiving, a month-long winter break from mid-December to mid-January, and a week-long spring break. The 2009-2010 school year listed the following dates: August 27, 2009 was the first day of classes; fall break October 10–13; Thanksgiving break November 25–29; winter break December 17 through January 16 (2010); spring break March 20–28; and last day of classes May 4, with exams May 7–11, and commencement May 16.

Picture of a campus quadrangle with pathways intersecting and a building in the distance
A view of the "Gator Quad" from the roof of the newly built high-tech Vukovich Center for Communication Arts.

[edit] Requirements for degrees

Allegheny requires students to choose a minor as well as a major[67] and encourages "unusual combinations" of majors and minors.[67] A student's major can be in the humanities, social sciences or natural sciences, but that student's minor must be in a different division than his or her major.[64][67] A reporter explained: "a student enrolled in a humanities major such as English, art, or religious studies, would still take 20 to 24 credits -- five to six courses -- of science-related study if they decided to pick their minor within the natural sciences division ... Even if they don't, they still are required to pick two courses from within the natural science areas. One of those science courses must be a lab class."[64] There is no math requirement.[64] The interdisciplinary approach is reflected in how graduates have fared with their careers. For example, Kathleen Harrill earned degrees in music and psychology at Allegheny, and used them to become a music therapist to help autistic children; her 300-page thesis on music and healing won recognition.[68] Another graduate studied both English and bioethics at Allegheny, and became a lawyer at Bayer corporation helping to work on ethics and compliance issues.[69] One student who wanted to become a special education teacher found a new love of documentary filmmaking after majoring in communication arts; her senior film "Finding Matty's Voice" won the Best Documentary and Grand Jury prizes at the Ivy Film Festival at Brown University in 2008.[70] There is some debate at Allegheny about requiring scientific-related coursework and whether there should be an emphasis on "scientific literacy".[64]

Allegheny students must complete a minimum of 36 semester credit hours of coursework in their major with an average grade of 2.0.[71] Satisfactory completion of a minor requires completion of 20 credits of coursework with a minimum grade average of 2.0.[71] Students whose grade point averages slip below 2.0 for any particular semester are usually given a notice that their academic standing is in jeopardy; two consecutive semesters with GPAs below 2.0 result in dismissal in most circumstances, according to Ann Sheffield of the Registrar's Office.[72]

Allegheny freshmen and sophomores are required to take seminar courses called "FS" which encourage reading, listening, thinking, writing, speaking, and research skills.[71] Sophomores typically meet with faculty advisers eight times a year.[59]

Allegheny seniors are required to complete a senior project in their major.[71] Some senior projects can be quite ambitious; in 2007, one senior project involved comprehensive instructions for installing solar panels on the roof of a campus building.[73] In addition, students must take at least two courses (8 semester credit hours) in a discipline other than their major or minor.[71] Total credits for graduation are 131 semester credit hours, and no more than 64 credit hours can be from any one department.[71] Almost all courses carry four semester hours of credit.[63] Students must have a 2.0 grade average to graduate.[71]

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The Oddfellows building houses the departments of English, Religious Studies, and Philosophy as well as the Meadville Community Theater and Child Care programs. Photo courtesy

[edit] Study abroad

Allegheny offers direct enrollment programs at Lancaster University, England; James Cook University, Australia; University of Natal, South Africa; Capital Normal University, China; and Karls-Eberhard University, Germany.[3] It offers language and area studies programs in Seville, Spain; Angers, France; Karls-Eberhard University, Germany; and Querétaro, Mexico.[3] It offers internship programs in London, England; Paris, France; and Washington D.C.[3] Programs geared to specific majors are also available, including environmental studies at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Israel; and the Center for Sustainable Development, Costa Rica; marine biology at the Duke University Marine Lab in North Carolina; and political science at American University.[3] Allegheny faculty members have led domestic summer-study tours to New York, Yellowstone, Austria, Costa Rica, and South Africa.[3] Individually arranged study abroad has taken students to Argentina, Canada (Nova Scotia), China, Cuba, Greece, Italy, Mexico, and Scotland.[3]

[edit] Cooperative and reciprocal programs

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Allegheny graduate Clarence Darrow became famous for his defense of Leopold and Loeb.

Allegheny has medical school cooperative programs available with three institutions: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Drexel University[74] and Jefferson Medical College. Allegheny offers pre-professional programs in law and health.[2] It has an arrangement with Drexel University College of Medicine to admit two Allegheny students who meet specific criteria (grades, MCAT scores).[2] It has an arrangement with the William E. Simon School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester to have preferred admission to selected students by the end of their junior year.[2][59] Allegheny offers cooperative 3-2 liberal arts/professional programs in engineering with Case Western Reserve University, Columbia University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Washington University.[3] There is also a 3-2 Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) program reciprocal agreement with Carnegie Mellon University.

[edit] Faculty

Four faculty won Fulbright awards in March 2001.[75] Faculty sometimes focus on the local area; for example, economics professor Stephen Onyeiwu conducted a study of manufacturing in the northwestern Pennsylvania region.[76] Ninety percent of faculty have terminal degrees in their respective fields.[3] Books by faculty include Congressional Women and Comedy from Shakespeare to Sheridan.[3] A literary prize was won by Allegheny writing instructor Kirk Nesset for his collection "Paradise Road" in 2007.[73] Faculty actively publish on a wide range of subjects from the biology of woodpeckers,[33] to structural features of ribosomal RNA,[17] to freshwater invertebrates.[36]

[edit] Student life

plaque which reads "Dedicated to all Alleghenians who served in the Vietnam War 1965-1975"
One of many war memorials on campus (some dating back to the time of the Civil War). This memorial honors Allegheny students who fought in the Vietnam War.

[edit] Students

Students generally live on campus in residence halls.[2] The total residence hall capacity is 1587.[55] Allegheny recently passed an amendment to the housing rule: All students must live on campus, including seniors.[59] The ratio of students is 44% men, 56% women.[77][78] The demographic breakdown of students (2007 statistics) were white non-Hispanic 2,005; black non-Hispanic 35; Hispanic 28; Asian & Pacific Islander 62; American Indian or Alaskan native 8; non-resident immigrant 27.[55] Allegheny students come from 33 states and 25 other countries.[3] Allegheny had a "diversity index" of .15 on a scale of .99=extremely diverse to .01=not diverse.[79]

Students participate in volunteer activities; in 2001, its 1850 students contributed more than 30,000 hours of volunteer service to the community.In the fall semester of 2011, the student body contributed 25,000 hours of service.[66] Some Allegheny students volunteered to help restore businesses in hurricane-ravished New Orleans.[80] 34% of Allegheny women belong to a sorority.[81] Residence halls and classrooms are closed during summers.[2] An Allegheny Student Government has an active role in formulating college policy, curriculum choices, personal conduct, promoting cultural programs, and making decisions about the school's calendar.[3]

Information about students is generally kept private in keeping with the 1974 "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act" which prohibits colleges from releasing information about their students without student permission.[82] Accordingly, parents can not learn about their son's or daughter's grades unless a waiver is signed permitting release of such information. The privacy policy can sometimes lead to problems, particularly when students have mental health problems but the school is prevented legally from contacting parents. In 2002, one Allegheny student committed suicide, and his parents sued the school; a jury in 2006 found that the school was not liable or negligent.[82] This case helped focus national attention on the competing issues of student privacy and parental rights.[34]

Campus security has 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night escort service, lighted pathways and sidewalks, controlled residence hall access, and 24-hour emergency telephones.[65] Health service is offered.[65] Despite proximity to the snowbelt, snow rarely shuts down the town of Meadville or the college.[83]

Official college policy is to discourage underage (less than 21 years) drinking, although there have been incidents of violations at off-campus parties.[84] Incoming students are required to take an online course about the dangers of alcohol abuse.[84] The school punishes transgressions with disciplinary action.[84]

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Ford chapel.

[edit] Media

Students run a campus radio station WARC-FM [40] and a publication called "The Allegheny Review" of undergraduate literature.[85] The college hosts outside speakers.[86] Allegheny has numerous student groups and organizations such as an astronomy club, a College Choir, an Outing Club, and a Peace Coalition.[86] There are over 100 clubs and organizations offered at Allegheny.[3] The Allegheny newspaper is called The Campus. It is distributed weekly at locations all over the college. It covers campus news, features, opinion and a wrap-up of the college sports. The Campus is entirely student-run, with an editorial board of students in charge of making all executive decisions for the publication. The Allegheny alternative magazine is called Overkill. It is tri-semester student publication distributed in unconventional locations around campus, such as in vending machines, fireplaces, and chandeliers. It features student editorials, poetry, non-fiction and fiction pieces, art, and photography with a highly distinctive design and attitude.

Allegheny has welcomed a variety of entertainers and guest speakers over the last several years including John Updike, Dave Matthews, Dick Cheney,[87] Bill Clinton,[88] W.D. Snodgrass, Adam Sandler, George Carlin, The Vienna Choir Boys, Rusted Root, Ben Folds, The Roots, Stephen Lynch, The Fray, Jimmy Fallon,[83] and comedian Wayne Brady.[89] There have been "live" art shows in which invited artists, over an eight-hour period, created 10-by-10-foot "drawings" on gallery walls while spectators watched.[90]

[edit] Athletics

Sports
Men's
NCAA Division III
Cross-Country Running, Football, Basketball, Swimming And Diving, Track And Field, Baseball, Golf, Soccer, Tennis
Intercollegiate Club Teams
Crew, Equestrian Sports, Fencing, Table Tennis, Ice Hockey, Skiing (Downhill), Ultimate Frisbee, Cheerleading, Rugby, Lacrosse, Volleyball
Intramurals
Women's
NCAA Division III
Cross-Country Running, Basketball, Swimming And Diving, Track And Field, Softball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball
Intercollegiate Club Teams
Crew, Equestrian Sports, Fencing, Table Tennis, Skiing (Downhill), Ultimate Frisbee, Cheerleading, Rugby
Intramural Sports
Bowling, Football, Racquetball, Basketball, Softball, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball

Allegheny belongs to the North Coast Athletic Conference and has NCAA Division III teams.[91] Men's sports are baseball,[92] basketball,[93][94] cross country, football,[95] golf, soccer,[96] swimming and diving, tennis,[97] and track & field.[24][91][98] Women's sports are basketball,[93][94] cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer,[96] softball, swimming & diving, tennis,[97] track & field,[98] and volleyball.[91] Sports facilities include the Wise Center and the Robertson Complex.[99] 75 percent of students play intramural sports.[3] The 1990 Allegheny football team, led by first-year head coach (and current Iowa assistant) Ken O'Keefe, won the Division III football national championship 21-14 over Lycoming College.

[edit] Traditions

One tradition is that a female student is not a "real co-ed" until she's been kissed on the thirteenth plank of the Rustic bridge over the stream.[8][100] Legend states that there is a competition among residence halls during Orientation Week to steal the thirteenth plank and display it, though this rarely happens today;[100] random students take the plank instead, with maintenance keeping a supply of replacement planks on hand.[8]

[edit] Fraternities and sororities

Allegheny College also has a number of fraternities and sororities on campus. These include Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Delta Pi, and Alpha Chi Omega for the sororities. The fraternities on campus include Theta Chi, Phi Kappa Psi, Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Phi Delta Theta. The Phi Kappa Psi chapter at Allegheny has enjoyed 156 consecutive years on campus, making it the oldest continuous chapter of any intercollegiate fraternity in the history of the United States.

[edit] Administration

[edit] Location and transportation

Allegheny is located in northwestern Pennsylvania 90 miles (140 km) north of Pittsburgh, 90 miles (140 km) east of Cleveland, and 35 miles (56 km) south of Erie, in the town of Meadville, Pennsylvania.[3] The school's main address is 520 North Main Street, Meadville, PA 16335.[3] The phone number is (814) 332-3100.[3] Allegheny is located near Interstate 79; in addition, there is bus service to nearby cities such as Cleveland, Erie, and Pittsburgh.[3]

Map of Pennsylvania with Allegheny in Meadville in the upper left corner of the state
Allegheny College is in northwestern Pennsylvania 90 miles north of Pittsburgh, 90 miles east of Cleveland, and 35 miles south of Erie

[edit] Finances

In 2009, Allegheny's endowment was estimated to be $157 million[42][55] In fiscal year 2007, Allegheny had revenues from tuition and fees of $33,149,074, government grants and contracts of $1,091,068, private gifts grants and contracts of $8,925,845 and an investment return of $31,748,504, and other core revenues of $1,040,120.[55] Expenses included instruction $19,442,708, research $966,394, academic support $6,040,548, student service $2,029,686, and institution support $9,766,374.[55]

[edit] Administration and staff

There are approximately 150 administration and staff personnel in 2008.[2] The president since August 2009 is James H. Mullen Jr.[2] The staff breakdown is as follows: 157 full-time employees doing instruction, research, and public service; 43 executive, administrative, and managerial personnel; 103 other professionals (support/service); 9 technical and paraprofessionals; 68 clerical and secretarial employees; 12 skilled craftspersons; and 27 service & maintenance staff.[55] In addition, part-time staff included 36 instructors, 23 other professionals, 10 secretaries, and 4 service and maintenance staff.[55] Of the 157 full-time faculty, 87 have tenure, and 41 are on a tenure track.[55] The average salaries of professors (in 2007) was $83K, associate professors was $63K, assistant professors was $51K, instructors was $38K.[55] Allegheny is a member of the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, or HEDS, in which member institutions share information relating to improvement of higher education.[101]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] External links

[edit] References

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