MidAmerica Nazarene University
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| Motto: | To Learn, to Serve, to Be |
| Established: | 1966 |
| Type: | Private |
| Religious affiliation: | Nazarene |
| President: | Ed Robinson |
| Students: | 1,720 |
| Undergraduates: | 1,296 |
| Postgraduates: | 424 |
| Location: | Olathe, Kansas, United States 38°52′27″N 94°46′59″W / 38.874160°N 94.783120°WCoordinates: 38°52′27″N 94°46′59″W / 38.874160°N 94.783120°W |
| Campus: | Suburban |
| Former names: | Mid-America Nazarene College (1966-1996) |
| Sports: | Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball |
| Colors: | Scarlet, Royal blue, White, |
| Nickname: | The Pioneers |
| Mascot: | Pioneer |
| Athletics: | NAIA (HAAC) |
| Affiliations: | CCCU, NAICU, NCACS |
| Website: | www.mnu.edu |
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MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is a Christian liberal arts college in Olathe, Kansas. It was established in 1966 by the Church of the Nazarene.
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[edit] History
Mid-America Nazarene College (MANC)[1] was founded in 1966.[2] In 1996, Mid-America Nazarene College formally changed its name to MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU).[3]
[edit] Campus
The 110-acre (45 hectare) campus is located in Olathe, Kansas, a suburban city southwest of Kansas City, Missouri.[2][4] The land was donated by Robert R. Osborne, a retired banker.[5] Proposed sites for the college also included Wichita, Topeka, and Ottawa, Kansas.[6]
[edit] Affiliations
As one of eight U.S. liberal arts colleges[7] affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene,[8] the college receives financial backing from the Nazarene churches on its region; part of each church budget is paid into a fund for its regional school. Each college is also bound by a gentlemen's agreement not to actively recruit outside its respective educational region.[9] MNU is the college for the North Central Region of the United States, which comprises the Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas City, Joplin, and Missouri districts, which include North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri.[10]
MidAmerica Nazarene is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU)[11] and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).[12] MNU has been accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1974.[3]
[edit] Academics
MNU offers undergraduate degrees in 42 majors, and seven graduate degrees in education and business. More than half of the full-time faculty at Mid-America Nazarene hold doctoral degrees. The academic calendar is on a semester system.[2] There were 1,720 students at the college in 2007, 1,295 of whom were undergraduates.[13] The 2007 acceptance rate for students who applied to the college was 81.1 percent.[14]
[edit] Student life
Enrollment comprises approximately 1,300 undergraduate and 200 graduate students, mostly from the North Central United States. Men and women are fairly equal in number. Over 25 percent of undergraduate students are over 25 years old. Members of the traditional undergraduate population who do not live locally with relatives must reside in campus housing. Students also attend chapel services and must follow the college's policy of no smoking, drinking, or gambling. Students participate in religious and service organizations, musical and theatrical groups, publications, intramural sports, and varsity sports.[2]
[edit] Athletics
The athletic nickname is "Pioneers" and the colors are scarlet, white, and royal blue.[15] MNU has men's and women's varsity teams in eight different sports. The teams compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC).[16] MNU's athletic facilities include Cook Center (men's and women's volleyball, indoor track, volleyball), Land Gym (volleyball, weight training), MNU Soccer Field, Pioneer Stadium (football, track and field), Robbie Jones Stadium (baseball), and Williams Field (softball).
[edit] Notable persons
Alumnus Randall J. Stephens is a noted author and historian. Vince Snowbarger is a former U.S. Representative from Kansas and former MNU faculty member of note.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ HLC of NCA confirms hyphen in orginal name and its removal after renaming.
- ^ a b c d [http://student.britannica.com/comptons/article-9312496/Mid-America-Nazarene-College "Mid-America Nazarene College." Britannica Student Encyclopædia. 22 April 2009]
- ^ a b HLC of NCA: MNU profile
- ^ MidAmerica Nazarene University: About
- ^ VICTORIA SIZEMORE LONG. (1997, April 6). Philanthropy organization plans to honor three in area Retired banker who helped hospital, school among them :[METROPOLITAN Edition]. Kansas City Star,p. F.3. Retrieved May 17, 2009, from ProQuest Newsstand database. (Document ID: 14721148).
- ^ TERRY COLLINS, STACY DOWNS. (1997, January 1). Olathe at 140: Proud heritage, promising future :[JOHNSON COUNTY Edition]. Kansas City Star,p. 1. Retrieved May 17, 2009, from ProQuest Newsstand database. (Document ID: 13834037).
- ^ J. Matthew, Price (PDF). "Liberal Arts and the Priorities of Nazarene Higher Education". http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/didache_2_1_Price.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-07-10. Nazarene higher education is based on the liberal arts model. Eastern Nazarene is the only Nazarene institution to retain the "college" moniker, although no Nazarene school fits the standard national definition of a "research university".
- ^ "Nazarene Educational Regions". http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/educregions.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-07-10. See Church of the Nazarene: Organization for more information on regions.
- ^ Guidelines and Handbook for Educational Institutions of the Church of the Nazarene. Church of the Nazarene International Board of Education. 1997. p. 14. http://www.nazarene.org/files/docs/guide.pdf.
- ^ "North Central Educational Region". http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/NorthCentralUSAregiondistricts.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-07-10. ENC and NNU are the only Nazarene schools to remain true to their regional names, although MidAmerica is geographically descriptive.
- ^ "CCCU Members". http://www.cccu.org/about/members.asp. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
- ^ "NAICU Members - E". http://www.naicu.edu/member_center/members.asp#M. Retrieved on 2008-07-10.
- ^ "Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/. Retrieved on 2009-04-14.
- ^ "MidAmerica Nazarene University". Guide to Best Colleges. U.S. News and World Report. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/7032. Retrieved on 2009-05-19.
- ^ College Tookit: MidAmerica Nazarene University
- ^ MNU Pioneers Website
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