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==Student life==
==Student life==
Southern's conservative emphasis is reflected in student life as it has been described as a "religiously loving environment".<ref name=sptm08-07-02/> <ref>{{cite web|title=Southern Adventist University Named A Best in The Southeast|url=http://wdef.com/news/southern_adventist_university_named_a_best_in_the_southeast/08/2009|accessdate=5 June 2011}}</ref> [[Jewelry]] is not allowed on campus in any form, including [[engagement rings]], and students are fined if found to have violated the ban.<ref name="atodayrings">{{Citation | last = Gaspard | first = Lindsey | title = Ring or Watch? Adventist Guys Face Conflicts on Engagement Rings | journal = Adventist Today | date = November 19, 2007 | url = http://69.89.30.254/node/3086 }}</ref> Southern is a [[dry campus]], alcohol is not allowed on campus.<ref name="al">{{cite web|title=Southern Adventist University {{!}} Campus Information and Services|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/southern-adventist-3518/campus-info|publisher=[[U.S. News and World Report]]|accessdate=22 April 2011}}</ref>
Southern's emphasis on conservative religious social practices is reflected in student life.<ref name=sptm08-07-02/> [[Jewelry]] is not allowed on campus in any form, including [[engagement rings]], and students are fined if found to have violated the ban.<ref name="atodayrings">{{Citation | last = Gaspard | first = Lindsey | title = Ring or Watch? Adventist Guys Face Conflicts on Engagement Rings | journal = Adventist Today | date = November 19, 2007 | url = http://69.89.30.254/node/3086 }}</ref> Southern is a [[dry campus]], alcohol is not allowed on campus.<ref name="al">{{cite web|title=Southern Adventist University {{!}} Campus Information and Services|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/southern-adventist-3518/campus-info|publisher=[[U.S. News and World Report]]|accessdate=22 April 2011}}</ref>


Although Southern does not have [[fraternities]] or [[sororities]],<ref>{{cite web|title=College Search - Southern Adventist University - Housing & Campus Life|url=http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=754&profileId=8|publisher=[[College Board]]|accessdate=22 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="usnewsstudentlife"/> there are 40 clubs on campus,<ref>[https://www.southern.edu/enrollment/campuslife/Pages/studentorganizations.aspx Southern Adventist University: Student Organizations]</ref><ref name="usnewsstudentlife">{{cite web|title=Southern Adventist University {{!}} Student Life|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/southern-adventist-3518/student-life|publisher=''[[U.S. News and World Report]]''|accessdate=31 May 2011}}</ref> one of which is a chapter of the [[Adventist Forum]], publisher of ''[[Spectrum Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Raymond|title=Adventist Forum of Southern Adventist University|url=http://spectrummagazine.org/blog/2008/02/18/adventist-forum-southern-adventist-university|accessdate=19 April 2011|newspaper=[[Spectrum Blog]]|date=18 February 2008}}</ref> The Southern Accent is a weekly student-run newspaper that has been the voice of Southern students since 1926 and gives information on events and outings, along with campus issues.<ref>https://www.southern.edu/enrollment/campuslife/Pages/studentlife.aspx</ref> There are 21 student-led ministries on campus and in the community, and also a Student Missions program for the more adventuresome<ref>https://www.southern.edu/enrollment/campuslife/Pages/spirituallife.aspx</ref>
Southern has been described by ''[[The Princeton Review]]'' as a "religiously loving environment."<ref>{{cite web|title=Southern Adventist University Named A Best in The Southeast|url=http://wdef.com/news/southern_adventist_university_named_a_best_in_the_southeast/08/2009|accessdate=5 June 2011}}</ref> Although Southern does not have [[fraternities]] or [[sororities]],<ref>{{cite web|title=College Search - Southern Adventist University - Housing & Campus Life|url=http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=754&profileId=8|publisher=[[College Board]]|accessdate=22 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="usnewsstudentlife"/> there are 40 clubs on campus,<ref>[https://www.southern.edu/enrollment/campuslife/Pages/studentorganizations.aspx Southern Adventist University: Student Organizations]</ref><ref name="usnewsstudentlife">{{cite web|title=Southern Adventist University {{!}} Student Life|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/southern-adventist-3518/student-life|publisher=''[[U.S. News and World Report]]''|accessdate=31 May 2011}}</ref> one of which is a chapter of the [[Adventist Forum]], publisher of ''[[Spectrum Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Raymond|title=Adventist Forum of Southern Adventist University|url=http://spectrummagazine.org/blog/2008/02/18/adventist-forum-southern-adventist-university|accessdate=19 April 2011|newspaper=[[Spectrum Blog]]|date=18 February 2008}}</ref> The Southern Accent is a weekly student-run newspaper that has been the voice of Southern students since 1926 and gives information on events and outings, along with campus issues.<ref>https://www.southern.edu/enrollment/campuslife/Pages/studentlife.aspx</ref> There are 21 student-led ministries on campus and in the community, and also a Student Missions program for the more adventuresome<ref>https://www.southern.edu/enrollment/campuslife/Pages/spirituallife.aspx</ref>


Southern has more than 10 miles of hiking/mountain biking trails in the area,<ref>https://www.southern.edu/enrollment/campuslife/Pages/recreation.aspx</ref> and students can visit many nearby parks and recreation areas such as the [[Toccoa/Ocoee River]] for Olympic whitewater rafting or [[Lookout Mountain]] for hang gliding.<ref>http://www.lookoutmountain.com/</ref> Lookout Mountain also has the [[cave]]s of [[Ruby Falls]], the rock formations of the [[Rock City]] tourist attraction, as well as the [[Lookout Mountain Incline Railway]].<ref>[http://www.lookoutmountain.com/pages/Featured-Attractions/ Lookout Mountain Featured Attractions] Accessed 2011-06-01.</ref>
Southern has more than 10 miles of hiking/mountain biking trails in the area,<ref>https://www.southern.edu/enrollment/campuslife/Pages/recreation.aspx</ref> and students can visit many nearby parks and recreation areas such as the [[Toccoa/Ocoee River]] for Olympic whitewater rafting or [[Lookout Mountain]] for hang gliding.<ref>http://www.lookoutmountain.com/</ref> Lookout Mountain also has the [[cave]]s of [[Ruby Falls]], the rock formations of the [[Rock City]] tourist attraction, as well as the [[Lookout Mountain Incline Railway]].<ref>[http://www.lookoutmountain.com/pages/Featured-Attractions/ Lookout Mountain Featured Attractions] Accessed 2011-06-01.</ref>

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35°02′53″N 85°03′04″W / 35.04813°N 85.05100°W / 35.04813; -85.05100

Southern Adventist University
Southern Adventist University
MottoPower for Mind and Soul
TypePrivate, four-year Liberal Arts
Established1892
AffiliationAdventist [1]
Endowment$19.4 million[2]
PresidentGordon Bietz
Students3,000[3]
Location
Collegedale
,
TN
,
USA
CampusRural, 1000 acres.[4]
Websitewww.southern.edu

Southern Adventist University is a college in Collegedale, Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

U.S. News & World Report categorizes it as a Southern Regional College[4] and the magazine has consistently ranked it as one of the top tier schools in that category.[6]

Southern Adventist University occupies a 1000-acre campus in a rural setting in the Tennessee River Valley.[4] The college operates a radio station, WSMC-FM, a health food store and a wellness center.

It was founded in 1892 under the name Graysville Academy and was the first Adventist school in the South. The institution underwent several name changes during the 19th and 20th centuries, when it was known successively as Southern Industrial School, Southern Training School, Southern Junior College, Southern Missionary College, and Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists, before adopting its current name.

Southern offers baccalaureate, associate and master's degrees.[4] Southern has a strong record of acceptances into medical, dental, and law schools and its symphony orchestra, concert band, choral groups, and gymnastics team tour internationally. [7] It is known for its emphasis on conservative religious and social practices,[8] and is considered the most conservative of the Seventh-day Adventist schools in North America.[8][9] Enrollment continues to increase,[10] going over the 3000 mark with 3,053 students in 2010, more than a 5.6 percent increase from fall 2009.[11]

History

Southern's roots stem from the establishment of Graysville Academy in Graysville, Tennessee, in 1892,[12] in a part of the South much affected by the American Civil War. The area saw the battles of Chickamauga and the Chattanooga campaign, and was the staging ground for Sherman's Atlanta campaign.[13] The Academy was privately funded at first, with no financial support from the church.[14] In 1897 it was renamed the Southern Industrial School and then Southern Training School in 1901. The school moved to the community of Thatcher's Switch in 1916, renaming it "Collegedale".[15] In 1943, Kenneth A. Wright became president of the school.[16] During Wright's administration, Southern Junior College became accredited as a four-year institution.[17] A new name, Southern Missionary College, was adopted in 1944, Southern granted its first six baccalaureate degrees two years later.[18] In 1982 it was renamed Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists.[19] When the school became a university in 1996, the trustees voted on a new name: Southern Adventist University.[20]

Graysville Academy, 1892-1897

Graysville Academy, 1895

The Graysville Seventh-day Adventist Church organized September 8, 1888. By the fall of 1890, the members had dedicated a church building. R.M. Kilgore, former president of the Illinois Conference had been asked to supervise the church's work in the Southern States. He had just moved to Graysville and was present for the dedication.[21] As the superintendent for the church's work in the South, Kilgore repeatedly advocated for a school.

Kilgore invited George W. Colcord (1843-1902),[22] founder of Milton Academy (the forerunner of Walla Walla College), to come to Graysville and establish a school. Colcord arrived in 1891.[23]

The General Conference Education Secretary, W. W. Prescott, along with District #2 Superintendent, R. M. Kilgore and G. W. Colcord worked together, along with their committees, to establish the school at Graysville. The first term began February, 1892 with 23 students. The second term began in September of that year. By January 1893 Colcord reported that 62 students were in attendance. Colcord and his wife began the school, by 1893 there were three teachers and another three part time teachers. Prescott considered the positive attitude of the the school's faculty, students, and supporter to be indicators of the school's future success and good reason to start other such schools in the South.[24]

During 1892, Colcord operated the school privately. Then, at the session of the Seventh-day Adventist General Conference held at Battle Creek, Michigan, Feb. 17 to March 6, 1893 the church officially took over the school. This first school in the South inspired the session to recommend that other schools be established also.[25]

In the Fall of 1894, Graysville Academy faced a crisis. Fourteen of the members of the Graysville Church were indicted for having violated the Tennessee Sunday law. This included Colcord, his nephew, Prof. I. C. Colcord, and M. C. Sturdevant, manager of the boys' dormitory.[26]

The church members found guilty refused to pay the fines. They chose to go to prison instead. The imprisonment of the school's leaders resulted in its immediate closing for the rest of the year. The students, some of whom were about ready to graduate, went to their homes.[27]

Southern Industrial School, 1897-1901

In November, 1897, the district conference voted to change the school's name to Southern Industrial School. The name change reflected a change in the school's emphasis. Industries were established. They included a wagon and blacksmith shop, a broom shop, a printshop and a school farm. The farm grew peaches, pears, and many types of berries and vegetables. [28]

Southern Training School, 1901-1916

The Southern Union Conference was organized in April 1901. Kilgore, the superintendent of the Southern District, known as District 2, was elected the first president of the Southern Union Conference. The headquarters was in Graysville. The General Conference arranged for the Southern Union to take over the operation of the Southern Industrial School. The property was transferred to the Southern Union. They renamed the school the Southern Training School. It offered 14 grades of instruction.[29]

Southern Junior College, 1916-1945

Relocation

Eventually the Graysville school outgrew its 7-acre (2.8 ha) site. Plans were made to relocate the college program to a 285-acre (115 ha) farm [30] at Thatcher's Switch east of Chattanooga. The school moved and opened in its new location by October, 1916. The community was soon renamed, "Collegedale" and the school, "Southern Junior College". Graysville Academy continued on at the original site as a church and conference-sponsored secondary boarding academy until 1938.[31]

The move from Graysville to Thatcher's Switch involved moving most of the school's equipment, livestock, and implements to the new site fifty miles away. The term "training" school had become associated with "reform" schools while at the same time the "junior college" designation had become a popular one.[32]

Pioneer years

In 1916, the schools' assets totaled $32,000; two years later, $113,000. At first, the school taught only students in grades 1-12, 59 students. In 1918, three students were taking the post-high school classes; students totalled 175. [33] [34]

Southern Junior College served two union conferences of Seventh-day Adventists, the Southern and the Southeastern. Later these two would be reorganized into one, the Southern Union Conference. In 1920, Lynn H. Wood, the president of the college presented a major report to meetings for both union conferences. He reviewed the events of the first four years at the Ooltewah location. [30]

According to Wood, enrollment grew quickly because of a tuition work program. Students of limited means realized they could get an education and improve themselves. [30] This put a strain on housing. But the desire for an education motivated the students to cope with those early inadequate facilities, "Students have been willing to live in shacks and tents, to put up with all kinds of inconvenience, in order that they might receive the character development that the school had for them." Wood referred to these first few years as the "pioneer years." He wrote that the the positive spiritual attitude of the students made these years the most enjoyable that one could wish for. [30]

The college built the girls' dorm first. The girls moved in before it was finished even before there was any heating, doors or chairs. They used "curtains for doors, sat upon their trunks for chairs — any way to get along." [30] The building of the boys' dorm began in the summer of 1918. The students helped build it. In doing so many earned their way through school.

Faith community support

Shortly after the beginning of the school year, a "Workers' Bee" took place. Church workers from all across the South and from church headquarters in Washington, D.C. came to the college. For two and a half weeks they worked and associated with the students. They succeeded in putting up most of the framework. "The inspiration and courage imparted to the student body by these workers was greatly appreciated by the school." [30]

Other help from the Adventist faith community included a $6000 donation by the Southern Publishing Association for a water supply system; another "Working Bee" to build a large dairy barn, a blacksmith shop, and a corn crib. People interested in the college's success bought surrounding properties and donate them to the institution. This more than doubled the school's acreage to close to six hundred acres of land. This allowed the school to protect itself from families wanting to move close to the school. Wood encouraged families to send their young people to the school, "but we do not advise any family to move in near the school." This would allow the young people attending to learn some independence, he wrote. If the cost was too high for some families, Wood advised that church leaders make sure those families get the help they needed for their young people to attend and live in the dorm. [30]

Southern Missionary College, 1946-1982

Later it became a senior college named Southern Missionary College.

Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists, 1982-1996

On July 1, 1982, the word "Missionary" was dropped from the school's name. The reported reasons for the change were that the general population reacted negatively to the term; foreign countries resisted accepting church workers who were from a "missionary" college; the name incorrectly identified the school as only a Bible college, rather than a fully accredited, four-year liberal arts institution; and, graduates found the name "missionary" made it more difficult for them to get a job. Southern was the last Adventist college in North America to retain "missionary" in its title. The others changed their names many years earlier.[35]

In their official announcement of the name change, the Board of Trustees of Southern Missionary College explained that a shorter name would help popularize it. Also, they stated that, "The word 'Southern' has been associated with the College since its beginning—Southern Industrial School, Southern Training School, Southern Junior College, Southern Missionary College, and now Southern College."[36]

Early 1980s controversy

As the decade began, Southern, then known as Southern College, found itself drawn into wider church controversies involving Desmond Ford, Walter Rae, and Ronald Numbers' book, The Prophetess of Health. The controversy was set off after a visit to the campus by a leading Bible scholar and theologian of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Edward Heppenstall who was seen as responsible for a more progressive understanding of the church's "investigative judgment" teaching, and also mentor to Desmond Ford.[37] It came out in the open after a showing of a James Dobson film on campus when a teacher from the theology department made a comment that seemed to disagree with church pioneer Ellen G. White [38] The incident along with other concerns led to accusations that faculty at the school did not believe in White as a prophet and led to calls for firings. In the following months, various concerns converged.[38] In the ensuing controversies, Southern experienced a major change of faculty including the removal of President Frank Knittel and the resignation in protest of Tom Zwemer from the Board of Trustees.[38] Jerry Gladson, a professor of Old Testament Studies at Southern, felt pressured and left the school. His credentials as a minister of the church were not renewed.[39][40]

Southern Adventist University, 1996-present

Since 1996, Southern has continued to grow and build, reaching a peak enrollment of 3,053 in 2010 (compared with 2,079 in 1980).[41]

Academics

The student-faculty ratio at Southern Adventist University is 16:1 and its most selected majors are biological and biomedical sciences; business, management, marketing, and related support services; education; and health professions and related clinical sciences.[4]

Southern offers 81 undergraduate degrees, with sixty majors, thirty-eight minors, and two one-year certificate programs. It also offers master's degrees in business, education, psychology, nursing, religion, and social work.[42]

School of Nursing

The nursing program at Southern Junior College began in 1934.[43] In 1963, Southern's President Rees announced that the school's nursing program had received its Bachelor of Science National League of Nursing (NLN) accreditation.[44] In 1999, the school's new status as a university allowed it to be upgraded to a School of Nursing.[45] The School of Nursing at Southern existed since the beginning of the Collegedale campus in 1956.[46]

In 2003, the School announced a new accelerated program allowing registered nurses with an associate's degree to receive a Master of Science in Nursing. At this date approximately half of Southern's nursing graduate program were non-Adventist.[47]

In December 2010, the college temporarily suspended a home health nursing program after two of its nursing students were accosted at gunpoint in Chattanooga. The school is considering a safer, more controlled environment for the program.[48]

In 2011, the university opened Florida Hospital Hall, a new building with twice the space of the former nursing building, to accommodate an expanding student base.[49][50]

Institute of Archaeology

The Institute of Archaeology is part of the School of Religion. It coordinates the archaeological programs at Southern through an undergraduate degree, an archeological museum,[51] the William G. Dever Research Library, and its archaeological excavations and publications.[52] Southern is one of two schools in the U.S. where students can pursue an undergraduate degree in biblical archaeology.[51] The museum has a collection of nearly 600 artifacts, many of which were unearthed in Israel between 1967 and 1975.[51]

The current Institute Director, Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology Michael Hasel, studied for his doctorate under William G. Dever at the University of Arizona. In 2000,[53] Dever gave his artifact collection in loan to Hasel and Southern. This made the development of Southern's program possible. The artifacts, valued at $250,000, date from 3200 BC to 450 AD. The collection has an almost complete set of the many strains of pottery from this period which students can study.[51] In 2008, Dever placed his personal library at Southern, along with 15,000 photographic slides of archaeological excavations.[51]

School of Visual Art and Design

Wayne and Maria Hazen founded the School of Visual Art and Design in 1998. At one time its film department was one of only three Christian-film production units in the United States.[54] The film department released Angel in Chains in 2004,[55][56] a film "based on a true story about acceptance and forgiveness."[57] In 2007, Southern released Secret of the Cave, a feature film which was awarded a Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival in Indiana. The family-oriented film was filmed in Ireland and was the first feature-length film produced at the university.[58][59] The school offers degrees in graphic design, animation, film production and fine art.[60]

McKee Library

The McKee Library is located on the campus and opened in 1970. Its collection of books and media comprises approximately 165,000 volumes on the shelves, 25,000 electronic books, subscriptions to more than 880 print and electronic periodicals and access to more than 19,000 electronic journals. The library is defined by the Thomas Memorial Collection, a major Civil War collection with more than 3,600 volumes concerning Lincoln and the Civil War, and authentic photos and newspapers. The Collection has two original copies of the only Lincoln biography ever read and approved by him, and a section of his original marble sarcophagus. [61]

Accreditation

Southern Adventist University as a whole is accredited by

Other Specialised or Programmatic Accreditations:

  • International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) MBA, MFS, MSA (2017)[64]
  • Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) BSW (2018)[65]
  • National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) BS, BME (2014)[66]
  • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) (Spring 2011)[67]
  • National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) Master's (2018)[68]

Ideology

In 1988, the head reference librarian at Andrews University said, in reviewing a new publication at Southern, that the journal would help Southern position itself as the "ultra-orthodox defender of fundamentalist Adventism."[1] In 2001, Adventist theologian and scholar Raymond Cottrell[69] criticized Southern's manner of dealing with Jerry Gladson, a Religion professor during the 1970s and early 1980s, stating that Southern operated as "an agency of Southern Bible belt obscurantism." He went on to say that Southern was, to an appreciable extent, "dependent on the largesse of committed ultra-fundamentalists, who insist that the college operate on ultra-fundamentalist principles."[39]

Another way to describe Southern is that it is known for taking the Bible seriously. In explaining why he placed his collection of artifacts and his personal library at Southern Adventist University, archaeologist William Dever said, "The major support for archaeology work in Israel and Jordan comes from conservative and evangelical circles where the Bible is still taken seriously and no one is more serious and committed about archaeological study in the Middle East than Adventists."[70]

Student life

Southern's emphasis on conservative religious social practices is reflected in student life.[8] Jewelry is not allowed on campus in any form, including engagement rings, and students are fined if found to have violated the ban.[71] Southern is a dry campus, alcohol is not allowed on campus.[72]

Southern has been described by The Princeton Review as a "religiously loving environment."[73] Although Southern does not have fraternities or sororities,[74][75] there are 40 clubs on campus,[76][75] one of which is a chapter of the Adventist Forum, publisher of Spectrum Magazine.[77] The Southern Accent is a weekly student-run newspaper that has been the voice of Southern students since 1926 and gives information on events and outings, along with campus issues.[78] There are 21 student-led ministries on campus and in the community, and also a Student Missions program for the more adventuresome[79]

Southern has more than 10 miles of hiking/mountain biking trails in the area,[80] and students can visit many nearby parks and recreation areas such as the Toccoa/Ocoee River for Olympic whitewater rafting or Lookout Mountain for hang gliding.[81] Lookout Mountain also has the caves of Ruby Falls, the rock formations of the Rock City tourist attraction, as well as the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway.[82]

Many students work to help finance their education. McKee Foods, founded by an alumnus, is located adjacent to the north side of the campus and is an important source of jobs for students within walking distance. McKee is one of the largest employers in Hamilton County.[83][84]

There is a campus-wide internet network with all of classrooms accessing the wireless network, with a computer lab in each building with access to printing. Wireless printing is also accessible in the dorms.[85][86]

Dormitories

Southern's dormitories are single gender though students can opt out of the dorms during summer sessions or with deans permission. Upperclassmen and married students can receive exceptions from this policy.[87] The men's dorm is Talge Hall and the women's dorm is Thatcher Hall.[88] An accidental fire in Thatcher Hall in April 2005 killed one student and injured two others.[89] The dormitories have also been used to shelter storm victims who needed short-term housing, as in the recent major tornado disasters in the area.[90]

WSMC-FM radio station

Main article: WSMC-FM

Southern owns and operates WSMC, the only classical music station in the Chattanooga area, which is almost completely staffed by students. In 2003, following technical problems that caused the station to keep dropping off the air, it announced a major equipment upgrade that resulted in a considerable improvement in reliability.[91] It has been in operation since 1961 and is located on campus.[92]

People

Principals, presidents

Graysville Academy, 1892-1897
  • G. W. Colcord (1892-1895)
  • W. T. Bland (1896-1898)
Southern Industrial School, 1897-1901
  • Charles W. Irwin (1899-1900)
  • N. W. Lawrence (1901)
Southern Training School, 1901-1916
  • J. Ellis Tenney (1902-1905)
  • M. B. Van Kirk (1906-1911)
  • C. L. Stone (1912-1913)
  • Lynn H. Wood (1914)
  • A. N. Atteberry (1915)
Southern Junior College, 1917-1945
  • Leo F. Thiel (1916-1917)
  • Lynn H. Wood (1918-1921)
  • Leo F. Thiel (1922-1924)
  • H. H. Hamilton (1925)
  • Marion E. Cady (1926)
  • Henry J. Klooster (1927-1936)
  • John C. Thompson (1937-1941)
  • Denton E. Rebok (1942)
Southern Missionary College, 1946-1982
  • Kenneth A. Wright (1943-1954)
  • Thomas W. Walters (1955-1957)
  • Conard N. Rees (1958-1966)
  • Wilbert Schneider (1967-1970)
  • Frank A. Knittel (1971-1982)
Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists, 1983-1996
  • John Wagner (1983-1985)
Southern Adventist University, 1997-Present
  • Donald R. Sahly (1986-1997)[93]
  • Gordon Bietz (1998-Present)

Notable faculty

  • Jack Blanco, former dean of the School of Religion, authored The Clear Word

Notable alumni

The Wedgwood Trio, an American folk group founded at Newbold College,[94] has been credited with introducing contemporary sounds into popular Adventist music.[95] The ensemble arrived in America in 1965 from Newbold College in England.[96] All three attended Southern Missionary College and graduated from there. They achieved widespread popularity in the denomination.[95] Their association with the Voice of Prophecy's camp meeting circuit helped bring this about.[97] In 1969, they returned to their alma mater to put on a concert.[98] They traveled from Massachusetts to Florida, California, the Midwest, the Northwest and also into Canada.[97] Malcolm Bull and Keith Lockhart state that "[t]hey transformed the sound of Adventist popular music at the same time as English bands like The Beatles were breaking revolutionary new ground in the wider musical world."[99] In the early 1970s their career was brought to a halt when their records were banned from the church's retail book outlets.[96]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Brenneise, Harvey (February 1988). "All the News that Fits from College Campuses" (PDF). Spectrum. Retrieved 27 May 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) Brenneise, head reference librarian at Andrews University, is describing the aim of the first issue of a new journal published by Southern's Religion Department, named Adventist Perspectives.
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Columns, Spring 2011, p. 7
  4. ^ a b c d e "US News Best Colleges 2011", ranked no. 31, Southern Adventist University Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  5. ^ The Seventh-day Adventist 147th Annual Statistical Report—2009, p. 40
  6. ^ "Southern Adventist University Ranked Among The Top 25 Colleges In The South" thechattanoogan.com, September 13, 2010. "Southern Adventist University is ranked one of the “Best Baccalaureate Colleges” in the South by the U.S. News & World Report in its 2010 “America’s Best Colleges” edition. This is the eighth year Southern has been listed as a Top Tier college. ... Southern was listed as number 24." Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  7. ^ http://www.ticua.org/about/member_institutions/2010/09/08/southern-adventist-university.137343
  8. ^ a b c Downing, Lawrence (2 July 2008). "Confronting the Challenges in Adventist Education". Spectrum Blog. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  9. ^ Hughes, Tom. "ISSUES: Creative Arts Ministries and the Spirit of Prophecy". Children's ministry website. North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  10. ^ http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_193580.asp
  11. ^ https://www.southern.edu/marketing/Documents/Factor/Factor_oct_2010.pdf
  12. ^ 1893 SDA Yearbook, p. 62 (electronic 66)
  13. ^ http://www.battlesforchattanooga.com/open.html
  14. ^ Pettibone, Dennis (1992) A Century of Challenge: The Story of Southern College 1892-1992, pp. 9-60
  15. ^ Speer, Ed. The Tennessee handbook (2002). McFarland. p. 205
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  38. ^ a b c he stated he was "aware of no scientific proof that masturbation caused some of the more extreme effects suggested by Ellen White in her book, A Solemn Appeal."Jennings, Marie (1982). "Adventist Colleges Under Siege 2. Report on Southern College". Spectrum Magazine. 13 (2). {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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  41. ^ Pettibone, D. (1992), last endpaper, in chart section "Events in School History"
  42. ^ "Majors at Southern Adventist University". Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  43. ^ Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook 1935, p. 249 (electronic p. 251) This is the first year that Southern Junior College lists a Nursing Education instructor. Yearbooks reflect the state of things for the previous year.
  44. ^ SMC Nursing Accredited. Southern Tidings, March 13, 1963, p. 4
  45. ^ Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook for 2000, p. 492. This is the first year where a School of Nursing is listed for Southern Adventist University.
  46. ^ Mazie A. Herin. Nursing and College: Southern Missionary College Offers Both. Southern Tidings, July 10, 1957, p. 12
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  53. ^ SAU website, Archaeology page Lynn H. Wood Archeological Museum, History and Legacy. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
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  63. ^ POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS ACCREDITATION STATUS
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  65. ^ Council on Social Work Education: Directory of Accredited Programs - Southern Adventist University
  66. ^ National Association of Schools of Music Member List
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  68. ^ Search for NLNAC Accredited Nursing Programs
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