Bryan College

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Bryan College

Bryan College logo
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°W / 35.497574; -84.999139Coordinates: 35°29′51″N 84°59′57″W / 35.497574°N 84.999139°W / 35.497574; -84.999139
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. 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

Bryan College Lions logo

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

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ College History
  2. ^ Education: Bryan University, Time, August 18, 1930
  3. ^ Bryan College: Mission and Purpose
  4. ^ From the Heart of a Lion: Thoughts from the Spiritual Journey of the Bryan College Family (Dayton, TN: Bryan College Press, 2000) p. 367.
  5. ^ TICUA
  6. ^ CHEA
  7. ^ CCCU
  8. ^ ACA
  9. ^ ACSI
  10. ^ Southeast Tennessee Religious Trail
  11. ^ SACS Accreditation Information
  12. ^ [1]
  13. ^ Programs offered at Bryan College
  14. ^ http://www.bryan.edu/graduatestudies
  15. ^ General Information
  16. ^ Degree Completion Program Details
  17. ^ Appalachian Athletic Conference
  18. ^ Bryan Life Magazine
  19. ^ Illumine Digest
  20. ^ E-Lumine Newsletter
  21. ^ The Bryan College Triangle
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