Illinois College
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| Illinois College | |
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| Established: | 1829 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | Dr. Axel D. Steuer |
| Students: | Under 1,000 |
| Location: | Jacksonville, Illinois, United States |
| Colors: | Blue and White |
| Mascot: | Blueboys and Lady Blues |
| Affiliations: | United Church of Christ and Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Website: | www.ic.edu |
Illinois College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the Presbyterian Church (USA); it is located in Jacksonville, Illinois. It is the oldest[1] college in Illinois, founded in 1829 (and the first to grant a degree, in 1835) by one of the famous Yale Bands—students from Yale University that traveled westward to found new colleges. It briefly served as the state's first medical school from 1843–1848, and became co-educational in 1903.
Beecher Hall, the first college building erected in Illinois, is named after its first president, Edward Beecher, sibling to Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. The first floor of Beecher Hall is the home of Phi Alpha Literary Society. The second floor is the home to Sigma Pi Literary Society.
Illinois College has a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, one of only eleven in the state.
Illinois College has recently developed "The Illinois College Academic Honor Code". Which encorages students, faculty, and staff to strive to do their best work and to be honest about it. [2]
Illinois College recently built a new dormitory building. It is the first one in the state to have LEED certification for energy efficiency. Next year new Illinois College students will forced to live on campus all four years of their college career.
The college participates in an Intercultural Exchange program with Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. Each spring 25 Japanese students come to Illinois College to live and study for five weeks. During this time, students live with families in the Jacksonville community for part of the time and with current IC students on campus in dorm rooms for the remainder of their stay; however, they are not allowed to drive.
Illinois College's athletic teams have been members of the Midwest Conference since 1982. They were members of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin from 1946-1953. Illinois College was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1910-1937.
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[edit] Notable alumni
- John Wesley Powell, explorer, scientist, politician, 2nd director of U.S. Geological Survey
- William Jennings Bryan, famous orator, three-time Democratic Party candidate for President, United States Secretary of State from 1913-1915.
- William Jayne, first Governor of Dakota Territory
- Richard Yates, Illinois politician and governor
- Richard Yates, his son, also an Illinois politician
- Nancy Farmer, former Missouri State Treasurer[3]
- Ralph Tyler Smith, Illinois politician
- Brian Sherwin, art critic,art education advocate, senior editor for myartspace.com
[edit] Notable faculty
- Jonathan Baldwin Turner, 1833-1847, botanist, abolitionist, Christian missionary
- Steve Hochstadt, 2006-present, Professor of History, Holocaust expert
[edit] Literary societies
Illinois College is one of the few campuses in the United States that still supports literary societies. These are Greek organizations whose purposes vary from society to society. Activities include but are not limited to: Literary Productions, which are practices in oratory skill; parties, intramural sports teams; service events; and social gatherings. There are seven literary societies at Illinois College. The men's societies are: Phi Alpha, Sigma Pi, Pi Pi Rho and Gamma Nu. The women's societies are Gamma Delta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Chi Beta. Phi Alpha and Sigma Pi are both located in Historic Beecher hall (Phi Alpha on the first level and Sigma Pi on the second). Gamma Nu is located in Lower Baxter Hall and Pi Pi Rho is currently in a temporary house where the Rocket Diner used to be. All three female societies are housed in Historic Smith House.
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[edit] External links and references
- Official website
- New Residence Hall Web Cam - View of the lower campus, facing north from Bruner Fitness Center. Visible across the street is the New Residence Hall.
- Survey number HABS IL-25-11 - Illinois College, Beecher Hall, Jacksonville, Morgan County, IL
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