Miles College
| Miles College | |
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| Miles Memerial College | |
 Official Miles College seal |
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| Latin: Sepientia et Pax et Amor Omnibus | |
| Motto | "Knowlegde and Peace and Love for all" |
| Established | 1898 |
| Type | Private, HBCU |
| Religious affiliation | CME Church UNCF |
| President | George French, Jr. |
| Students | 1,900 |
| Location | Fairfield, Alabama, United States 33°28′56″N 86°54′35″W / 33.4821°N 86.9098°W |
| Campus | 76 acres (310,000 m2) |
| Former names | Miles Memorial College |
| Colors | Purple and Gold [1] |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II [1] |
| Nickname | Golden Bears [1] |
| Affiliations | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference [1] |
| Website | www.miles.edu and http://goldenbearsforever.ning.com |
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Miles College is a historically black college founded in 1898. It is located in Fairfield, Alabama, which is six miles (10 km) west of Birmingham, Alabama. It is a private liberal arts institution of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME Church). Miles College is also a member of the United Negro College Fund.
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[edit] History
Miles College began organization efforts in 1893 and was founded in 1898 by the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church. It was chartered as Miles Memorial College, in honor of Bishop William H. Miles. In 1941 the name was changed to Miles College.
[edit] Academics and demographics
Miles is also accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (for the awarding of baccalaureate degrees), the Alabama State Department of Education, and the Council of Social Work Education. Miles College offers 25 bachelor degrees in the following divisions: Business and Accounting, Communications, Education, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Social and Behavioral Sciences. Also Miles College is one of 16 schools in the Nation with a Center of Academic Excellence under the office of the Director of National Intelligence.
[edit] Administration
The current president of Miles College is George French, Jr., a graduate of University of Louisville and Miles Law School.
[edit] Campus
The college sits on 51 acres (210,000 m2) where there are over 16 facilities. Recently, Miles College purchased the Lloyd Noland Hospital site which will increase the size of the campus to 76 acres (310,000 m2).
Sloan Field is named after the college's 13th president, Albert J. H. Sloan II.
[edit] Student activities
The college has organizations as Student Government Association, Honors Curriculum, Academic Clubs, religious organizations, National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations, general interest clubs as well as the Gospel/Concert Choirs.
[edit] Marching band
The Miles College band is known as the Purple Marching Machine (PMM). The Purple Marching Machine was established in 1996, under the guidance of Prof. Arthur Means Jr. With 200+ Members in the band.
[edit] Athletics
The Miles College Athletics Program currently competes in the Division II (NCAA) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Miles College Football Team won The Inaugural SIAC 2011 Championship,under the leadership of Coach Reginald Ruffin. The program has men's and women's sports that include: basketball, football, volleyball, track, baseball, softball and cross country. Their mascot is the Golden Bears.[1]
[edit] Notable alumni
| Name | Class year | Notability | References
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| U. W. Clemon | First African-American federal judge in the State of Alabama | ||
| Angelena Rice | Teacher of high school music and science in Birmingham, Alabama and Denver, Colorado, is the mother of former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice | ||
| Richard Arrington Jr. | First African-American Mayor of the City of Birmingham | ||
| Thales McReynolds | Former NBA player | [2] | |
| Bennett M. Stewart | Former Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois. | ||
| Paul A.G. Stewart | The 50th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and Vice Chairperson of Board of Trustees Miles College | ||
| Cleopatra Tucker | Politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2008 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Additional reading
- Miles College Centennial History Committee. Miles College: The First Hundred Years. http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=L7e8NdknUEcC&dq=miles+college&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=qSr_va7h1C&sig=OBPRHwx2f14pv2l2xszS_Hwmfzo&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result.
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