Manchester University (formerly Manchester College) is a private liberal arts university associated with the
Church of the Brethren
The Church of the Brethren is an Anabaptist Christian denomination in the Schwarzenau Brethren (german: link=no, Schwarzenauer Neutäufer "Schwarzenau New Baptists") tradition that was organized in 1708 by Alexander Mack in Schwarzenau, Germa ...
and two locations, a residential campus in
North Manchester, Indiana
North Manchester is a town in Chester Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 6,112 at the 2010 census.
Geography
North Manchester is located at (41.003951, -85.772573).
According to the 2010 census, North ...
, and a second location in
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...
, which hosts the university's doctorate programs in pharmacy and physical therapy; master's programs in pharmacogenomics, athletic training, and nutrition and nutrigenomics; and an accelerated second degree program in nursing. Total enrollment is approximately 1,200 students.
History
Manchester University (formerly Manchester College) was founded in
Roanoke, Indiana
Roanoke is a town in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,762 at the 2020 census. Roanoke is governed by a town council. Town offices include the clerk treasurer, utilities department, police departm ...
, as the Roanoke Classical Seminary in 1860 by the
United Brethren Church. David N. Howe served as the last president of Roanoke Classical Seminary, which was moved to North Manchester to become North Manchester
anchesterCollege. He served as Manchester College's first president from 1889 to 1894 and is known as the founder. The school was renamed Manchester College in 1889 when it moved to North Manchester. In 1932, Manchester merged with Mount Morris College of
Mount Morris, Illinois
Mount Morris is a village in Mt. Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois, Mount Morris Township, Ogle County, Illinois, Ogle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2010 census, down from 3,013 in 2000.
Geography
Mount Mor ...
, a
Methodist
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seminary founded in 1839. Manchester is a college of the
Church of the Brethren
The Church of the Brethren is an Anabaptist Christian denomination in the Schwarzenau Brethren (german: link=no, Schwarzenauer Neutäufer "Schwarzenau New Baptists") tradition that was organized in 1708 by Alexander Mack in Schwarzenau, Germa ...
.
The Peace Studies Institute and Program for Conflict Resolution—the first undergraduate
peace studies
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major in the U.S., was established at Manchester in 1948.
The program was chaired by
Kenneth Brown from 1980 until 2005.
[
The ]Manchester College Historic District
Manchester College Historic District is a national historic district located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing object on the campus of Manchester University. They are th ...
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1990.
In 2012, Manchester changed its name from Manchester College to Manchester University to reflect the growing number of graduate programs offered. Manchester also expanded & opened its second campus featuring its state-of-the-art pharmacy school in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...
, in 2012. Manchester is the first university to offer a Master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. program in pharmacogenomics
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.
Academics
Manchester University operates on a 4-1-4 (four month semester- January Session- four month semester) academic calendar in its College of Undergraduate Studies. Students working toward a bachelor's degree can choose from seventy-two major fields of study and thirty-one minor fields. Students working toward an associate degree can choose from two major fields of study. Manchester also offers master's degrees in five fields of study, a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy and a doctorate degree in Pharmacy.
Accreditation
Manchester University as a whole has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission
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continuously since 1932 and was a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), also known as the North Central Association, was a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states engaged in educational accreditation. It w ...
prior to its dissolution in 2014.
Department of History and Political Science
The Department of History and Political Science is one of the oldest and most prestigious programs of study at Manchester, housing the Mock Trial and Model United Nations organizations. Well-known graduates include G. John Ikenberry
Gilford John Ikenberry (October 5, 1954) is a theorist of international relations and United States foreign policy, and the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. He is known for his work on lib ...
, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University
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's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
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, and co-faculty director of the Princeton Project on National Security; and Steven A. Shull, '65, university research professor at the University of New Orleans
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. Distinguished faculty have included Professor of Political Science Robert Johansen (Class of 1962; faculty 1967–74), founding Fellow of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
The College of Arts and Letters is the oldest and largest college within the University of Notre Dame. The Dean of the College of Arts and Letters is Sarah Mustillo.
History
The College of Arts and Letters is the oldest in the university, and i ...
at the University of Notre Dame
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and president of the World Policy Institute (1978–1982); and Professor of Medieval History Andrew Cordier (Class of 1922; faculty 1926–1944), one of the co-founders of the United Nations and president of Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
(1968–1970).
Manchester benefited from Cordier's faculty position as, through its relationship with him, Manchester also became the only college in the United States to hold NGO
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status with the United Nations
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, a distinction Manchester still holds. This has allowed the institution to attract a number of renowned public figures and policy makers to its campus, including Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt () (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four ...
, Martin Luther King Jr.
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, Barry Goldwater
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, Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader (; born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes.
The son of Lebanese immigrants to the Un ...
, and Jesse Jackson
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.
Campus
All students classified as first-years, sophomores, or juniors must live on campus unless they live within 40 miles of Manchester University with their parents or are married. There are no fraternities or sororities at Manchester, and the university is a partially dry campus
"Dry campus" is the term used for the banning of alcohol at colleges and universities, regardless of the owner's age or intention to consume it elsewhere. The policy has received media attention in the United States, although dry campuses and deba ...
with alcohol being permitted at certain events.
Manchester University has five residence halls:
*East Hall is a traditional-style hall that houses up to 224 men and women and is designated for first-year students.
*Garver Hall is a traditional-style hall houses up to 275 men and women with a majority of the hall being restricted to first-year students.
*Helman Hall is a suite-style hall that houses up to 129 men and women classified as sophomores, juniors, or seniors.
*Oakwood Hall is a suite-style hall that houses up to 129 men and women classified as sophomores, juniors, or seniors.
*Schwalm Hall is a traditional-style hall that houses up to 200 men and women classified as sophomores, juniors, or seniors.
*East Street Apartments houses students classified as sophomores, juniors, or seniors, with priority given to seniors.
Students in their senior year are permitted to live off campus, and often live in named, themed houses that may persist through several years of occupants.
Manchester also offers more than sixty student clubs and organizations.
Service
In 2012–13, Manchester students contributed over 47,000 hours of community service, earning the university a spot on the president's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the fifth-straight year. The university's chapter of Indiana Reading Corps is one of the largest in the state, logging more than 3,000 hours tutoring elementary school children. Habitat for Humanity also is a major recipient of campus service.
Washington Monthly magazine ranks Manchester 14th among the nation's baccalaureate colleges for its “contribution to the public good.”
Buildings
The university president's residence, name
Tall Oaks
is located on the North end of campus and is passed on from president to president.
The principal nonresidential buildings on the campus of Manchester University are:
*Science Center
*Funderburg Library
*Academic Center
*Clark Computer Center
*Otho Winger Memorial Hall
*Physical Education and Recreation Center (PERC)
*Calvin Ulrey Hall
* Charles S. Morris Observatory
Jo Young Switzer Center
(formerly Student Union)
*Cordier Auditorium
* Petersime Chapel
*Chinworth Center
*Jean Childs Young Intercultural Center and Toyota Round
Note: The Academic Center is a renovation of the former Holl-Kintner Hall, and contains classrooms, faculty offices and an admissions Welcome Center.
Note: The Administration Building was razed in 2022.
Athletics
Manchester University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
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's Division III
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Association football
*Belgian Thir ...
. The Spartans are a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
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( HCAC). Men's sports include swimming, diving, baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, tennis, track & field and wrestling; while women's sports include swimming, diving, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.
A burgeoning esports team began intercollegiate play in 2020 and competes in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) and the Great Lakes Esports Conference (GLEC).
Notable faculty
* Kenneth Brown, professor of Philosophy and Peace Studies and recipient of the 2005 lifetime Achievement Award from the Peace and Justice Studies Association
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It was created following increased interest in peace-building after the September 11th attacks in USA, and it ...
.*
Notable alumni
*Myrl E. Alexander, former director of U.S. prison system and leading innovator in penal reforms, recipient of President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service
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* Herb Banet
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, NFL
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player
*Roy Blough, former director of the U.N. economic affairs department, member of President Truman's Council of Economic Advisers
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* Andrew W. Cordier, U.N. official
*Mike DeBord
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, NFL coach
* Donald F. Durnbaugh, professor and author of church history, moderator of Church of the Brethren annual conference, editor of the Brethren Encyclopedia
* Martin Ellis, organist
*Mike Emrick
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, announcer, honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame
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*Paul Flory
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, Nobel Prize
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winner in polymer
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chemistry
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* Jane E. Henney, first female commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration
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(FDA)
* James Hollis, Jungian analyst and author
*Kyle Hupfer, Indiana Republican Party Chairman
*G. John Ikenberry
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, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University
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's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
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, and co-faculty director of the Princeton Project on National Security
* Carol Karp, mathematician
*J. Gordon Keever, former Assistant Treasurer at NCR Corporation and co-founder of the Business Executives Institute
* Mike Kelly, former University of Dayton Head Football Coach, 2011 NCAA College Football Hall of Fame inductee
* Sarah Kurtz, solar cell engineer
* Cary D. Landis, 25th Florida Attorney General
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*Gene Likens
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, identified acid rain
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in North America
*John Longfellow
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, noted college and IHSAA basketball coach; NAIA National Champion, 1951 Pan-Am Games Gold Medal-winning coach
* Terry Pettit, volleyball coach
*Roy J. Plunkett
Roy J. Plunkett (June 26, 1910 – May 12, 1994) was an American chemist. He discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, in 1938.
Personal life and education
Plunkett was born in New Carlisle, Ohio and attended Newton Hig ...
, inventor of Teflon
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*Frederick Rakestraw
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, Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
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*Hans Sebald
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, sociologist
*Ted Studebaker Ted Studebaker (September 1945 outside of Dayton, Ohio – 26 April 1971) was a pacifist and conscientious objector who served as an agricultural worker during the Vietnam War and was executed by North Vietnam in 1971.
Studebaker was the 7th chil ...
, pacifist and activist
* Dan West, founder of Heifer International
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*Paul K. Weimer
Dr. Paul K. Weimer (November 5, 1914 – January 6, 2005) was a noted contributor to the development of television and the thin-film transistor (TFT).
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, electrical engineer
References
External links
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