Bryan College
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| Motto | "Christ Above All" |
| Established | 1930 |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | Christian |
| Endowment | $500 million |
| President | Stephen D. Livesay |
| Academic staff | 135 (44 full-time) |
| Admin. staff | 169 (131 full-time) |
| Students | 1,292 (799 on Dayton Campus) |
| Postgraduates | 113 |
| Location | Dayton, TN, USA 35°29′51″N 84°59′57″W / 35.497574°N 84.999139°WCoordinates: 35°29′51″N 84°59′57″W / 35.497574°N 84.999139°W |
| Campus | Rural |
| Former names | William Jennings Bryan University (1930-1958), William Jennings Bryan College (1958-1993) |
| Colors | Red and gold |
| Athletics | NAIA |
| Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Cross-country running, Soccer, Track and field, Volleyball, Softball, Golf, Cheerleading |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Affiliations | Appalachian College Association, Association of Christian Schools International, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Council for Higher Education Accreditation, Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association |
| Website | www.bryan.edu |
Bryan College is a Christian liberal arts college in Dayton, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in the aftermath of the 1925 Scopes Trial to establish an institution of higher education that would teach from a Christian worldview.
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[edit] History
During the Scopes Trial in 1925, William Jennings Bryan expressed the wish that a school might be established in Dayton, "to teach truth from a Biblical perspective".[1] Following his death on July 26, 1925, a national memorial association was formed to establish such an institution in Bryan’s honor.
William Jennings Bryan University was chartered in 1930. Its stated purpose was to provide “for the purpose of establishing, conducting and perpetuating a university for the higher education of men and women under auspices distinctly Christian and spiritual, as a testimony to the supreme glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, and to the Divine inspiration and infallibility of the Bible,”[2] and its mission statement is "Educating Students to become Servants of Christ to make a Difference in Today's World."[3] In 1958, it was designated William Jennings Bryan College, and the name was shortened to Bryan College in 1993[4]
[edit] Presidents (1930-present)
- George E. Guille (1930-1931)
- Malcolm M. Lockhart (1931-1933)
- Judson A. Rudd (1933-1955)
- Theodore C. Mercer (1956-1986)
- Kenneth G. Hanna (1986-1992)
- William E. Brown (1993-2003)
- Stephen D. Livesay (2003-present)
[edit] Affiliations
Bryan College is a member of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA),[5] the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA),[6] the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities,[7] the Appalachian College Association (ACA),[8] and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).[9]
[edit] Campus
The Bryan College campus in Dayton is 128 acres (0.52 km²) in size with 20 buildings, 7 of which are dormitories.
Its association with the Scopes Trial has led to its addition as a stop along the Southeast Tennessee Religious Trail.[10]
[edit] Accreditation and ranking
Bryan has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1969.[11]
Bryan is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report at sixteenth for Baccalaureate Colleges in the South.[12]
[edit] Academics
Bryan offers the associate's degree, the bachelor's degree in 20 majors with 40 distinct options,[13] and two Masters degrees: the Master of Business Administration degree and the Master of Arts in Christian Studies degree.[14] 77% of their professors hold terminal degrees in their fields of study.[15]
[edit] Adult Degree Completion Program
The Adult Degree Completion Program is a degree completion program designed for adult learners to attend school part-time, and offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with several concentrations.[16]
[edit] Athletics
The Bryan College Lions compete in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC)[17] of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
The college fields intercollegiate teams for men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, men's baseball, and women's volleyball and women's softball and women's cheerleading. The college also fields co-ed teams in cross-country running and track and field and golf.
[edit] Publications
Bryan Life is the college's alumni magazine and is published quarterly.[18] Illumine is a bi-monthly publication of the Bryan Institute for Critical Thought and Practice.[19] E-Lumine is an e-newsletter for alumni and friends of Bryan, and is published each month except July.[20] The Triangle is a bi-weekly student newspaper containing articles and stories written by Bryan College students. It also includes stats and updates on the college's sports teams. It is available in print on campus and electronically.[21]
[edit] Notable alumni
- David C. Fisher, Bible scholar, pastor
- Robert Clouse (professor)
- Rachel Held Evans, blogger, author
- David Alward, Canadian Politician, Premier of New Brunswick
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ College History
- ^ Education: Bryan University, Time, August 18, 1930
- ^ Bryan College: Mission and Purpose
- ^ From the Heart of a Lion: Thoughts from the Spiritual Journey of the Bryan College Family (Dayton, TN: Bryan College Press, 2000) p. 367.
- ^ TICUA
- ^ CHEA
- ^ CCCU
- ^ ACA
- ^ ACSI
- ^ Southeast Tennessee Religious Trail
- ^ SACS Accreditation Information
- ^ [1]
- ^ Programs offered at Bryan College
- ^ http://www.bryan.edu/graduatestudies
- ^ General Information
- ^ Degree Completion Program Details
- ^ Appalachian Athletic Conference
- ^ Bryan Life Magazine
- ^ Illumine Digest
- ^ E-Lumine Newsletter
- ^ The Bryan College Triangle
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