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Former names | Eastern Baptist College (1952-1972), Eastern College (1972-2001) |
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| Motto | "The whole gospel for the whole world." |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1952 |
| Affiliation | American Baptist Churches USA |
| President | David Black |
| Undergraduates | 3,000 |
| Postgraduates | 1,235 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Maroon and white |
| Affiliations | Council for Christian Colleges and Universities |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | www.eastern.edu |
Eastern University (EU) is a private university in St. Davids, Pennsylvania affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA, and is home to the Palmer Theological Seminary.
History
Eastern's roots go back to 1925 as a department of Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (EBTS).[citation needed] In 1952, it became a separate institution, moved to its present-day St. Davids location, and took the name "Eastern Baptist College".[citation needed] In 1972, it was renamed "Eastern College" to encourage enrollment by members of other Christian denominations.[citation needed] In 2001, the Pennsylvania Department of Education granted the institution "university status"[citation needed] and it was renamed Eastern University.[citation needed] In 2004, the insititution's Board voted to acquire its previous parent institution,[citation needed] Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and EBTS changed its name to Palmer Theological Seminary in honor of a previous president in 2005.[citation needed]
Campuses
It has four major campuses:
- Main Campus commonly known as the School of the Arts and Sciences (St. Davids, Pennsylvania)
- Campolo School for Social Change (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Esperanza College (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Palmer Theological Seminary (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania)
It also has centers in Ripley, West Virginia and Washington DC, central Pennsylvania, and some international locations.[1]
Main campus
The main campus was originally a private estate owned by the Walton family.[citation needed] The size of the campus has expanded through purchase of surrounding buildings.
Warner Library/Harold Howard Center
The Frank Warner Memorial Library, better known as the Warner Library, was built in 1965.[citation needed] It houses the library collection and classrooms.[citation needed] The current library director is James L. Sauer, who has held the position since the early 1980s.[2] The library collection includes roughly 170,000 volumes, 800,000 pieces of microfiche, 3,000 videocassettes and 750 DVDs.[citation needed] There is a non-profit collection room which houses books related to non-profit organizations, a special collections room with books dating back 450 years, an archives room, and the Edison room which houses several artifacts which belonged to Thomas Edison, (donated to the library by his son, Charles Edison).[citation needed] After the death of Roland Frye in 2005, his book collection was donated to the library.[citation needed] An African American collections room to house rare books on African American history bequeathed by a local African American centenarian, Mazie Hall, was opened in November 2006.[3] The library also has maintained a world in the Active Worlds Educational Universe since the early 2000s and in 2006 started inviting students to participate in its construction.[citation needed] In November 2008 Active worlds was dropped due to costs and began assisting with a Korean nursing world in Second Life.[citation needed]
Academics
All faculty are required to be in agreement with the University's doctrinal statement, though enforcement of this regulation is not always consistent.[citation needed]
Eastern offers majors in 39 fields of study.[4]
Student life
There are approximately 3,700 students enrolled at Eastern University.[citation needed]
Traditions
A student tradition since the early 1960s has been to paint messages and sayings on a boulder in the center of campus known as "the rock" initially discouraged by the institution when it began, some staff and faculty are now participants in the decoration of the rock.[citation needed]
Eastern has a long standing rivalry with neighboring Cabrini College which has led to occasional vandalism of various locations on both campuses.[citation needed]
Athletics
Eastern University is a Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and participates in the Freedom Conference of the Middle Atlantic Corporation.
Sponsored athletic programs at Eastern] are as follows:[5]
- Fall: Volleyball, Field Hockey, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Cross Country, and Women's Tennis
- Winter: Men's and Women's Basketball
- Spring: Golf, Baseball, Softball, Men's Tennis, and Men's and Women's Lacrosse
Eastern's school mascot is the eagle, which was chosen by students in the 1960s.[citation needed]
In 2002, Senior Andrea Collesidis broke an NCAA scoring record for women's lacrosse.[6]
The Eastern Baseball team is having the best season in 2009 with a record of 3-18 as of 4/8/09 Third Basemen Chris Dole has a huge dangle and can use it to hit for power or just to up his batting average.
Residence life
All residence halls are single-sex by floor and there are designated visiting hours.
Notable persons
- Tony Campolo, alumnus and professor emeritus
- Shane Claiborne, alumnus
- Wilson Goode, professor emeritus
- Carolivia Herron, alumna
- Richard Muenz, alumnus
- Ron Sider, professor
- Bryan Stevenson, alumnus
- Duffy Robbins, professor