Wittenberg University is a private

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. It has 1,326 full-time students representing 33 states and 9 foreign countries. Wittenberg University is associated with the

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History

Wittenberg College (it became Wittenberg University in 1957) was founded in 1845 by a group of ministers in the English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio, which had previously separated from the recently established

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Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio and Other States. A

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pastor of the

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, the Rev. Ezra Keller was the principal founder and first president of the college. Its initial focus was to train clergy with the Hamma School of Divinity as its theological department. One of its main missions was to "Americanize" Lutherans by teaching courses in the English language instead of

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, unlike the nearby

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. The first class originally consisted of eight students at the beginning of the academic year, but grew to seventy-one by the end. With a faculty of one professor and two tutors, classes were held in

, in a church on land that was donated. That city was selected for its location on the

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, running from the eastern cities of

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and

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, to the west in the

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, eventually to the territorial capital of Vandalia, near the

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. In 1874, women were admitted to the college, and, the following year, blacks were admitted. The college was named for the historic

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, Germany, the town in which

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famously posted his ''

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'' on the church door on October 31, 1517. In 1993 the university and the German city entered into an official partnership. In 1995, the

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censured Wittenberg University when the Wittenberg administration overruled the faculty personnel board and denied a faculty member tenure. The university was censured again in 2021, this time by the

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(AAUP), for discontinuing eight academic programs and firing two tenured faculty members without, in the AAUP's opinion, respecting faculty rights.

Hamma Divinity School

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, Professor of Theology in the Hamma Divinity School that served as the theological department of the college, was famously tried for and unanimously acquitted of heresy by the board of directors at Wittenberg on April 4–5, 1893. The trial concerned many key issues that Evangelical Lutherans still debate today. For decades, Hamma and Wittenberg in Springfield were associated with the local

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regional Lutheran synods in the Midwest. In 1978, Hamma Divinity School merged with the nearby Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary (associated with

) in the

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suburb of

, to form

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Presidents

* Ezra Keller (1844–1848) * Samuel Sprecher (1849–1874) * John B. Helwig (1874–1882) * Samuel Alfred Ort (1882–1900) * John M. Ruthrauff (1900–1902) * Charles G. Heckert (1903–1920) * Rees Edgar Tulloss (1920–1949) * Clarence Charles Stoughton (1949–1963) * John Nissley Stauffer (1963–1968) * G. Kenneth Andeen (1969–1974) * William A. Kinnison (1974–1995) * Baird Tipson (1995–2004) * William H. Steinbrink (Interim President) * Mark H. Erickson (2005–2012) * Laurie M. Joyner (2012–2015) * Richard "Dick" Helton (2016–2017) (Interim President) * Michael Frandsen (2017–present)

Academics

Wittenberg offers more than 70 majors and special programs. Eight pre-professional programs are offered to students, 70 percent of whom eventually pursue graduate studies. The institution's science facilities are housed in the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center. Krieg Hall is the home of the music department. Wittenberg's art department is housed in Koch Hall. Thomas Library contains 400,000 volumes and provides access to

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, a consortium of Ohio college and university libraries and the State Library of Ohio. The library houses the Kemper Special Collection Area which contains the Luther-Reformation Collection with more than 400 items written by Martin Luther and his contemporaries between 1517 and 1580. The library was built in 1956 to the designs of Thomas Norman Mansell of Mansell, Lewis & Fugate of

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Rankings and honors

Campus

Blair Hall

Blair Hall houses the university's education department. The Springfield-Wittenberg Teacher Institute and Upward Bound are housed in Blair. Upward Bound is a high school program for students in low-income areas of the city to receive a high level education from college professors while in high school. The education department occupies a second building at 49 East College Avenue that formerly contained the administration offices of the Springfield Public City Schools, but is now owned by Wittenberg University.

Carnegie Hall

The athletic department in currently housed in Carnegie Hall, named for the famous Scottish-American immigrant and steel industrialist

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, (1835–1919), who was known for his philanthropy and endowment of many public library buildings across the country.

Hollenbeck Hall

Hollenbeck Hall is home to the History, English, Foreign Languages, Political Science, International Studies, and Philosophy departments, and the Office of International Education. The building's six wings, two per floor, are separated by the Ness Family Auditorium in the center of the building. It is also the home of the Writing Center and Foreign Language Learning Center, two of the predominantly student-run organizations.

Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center

The Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center houses ten academic departments in the fields of mathematics and natural sciences. It also serves as a popular breakfast and lunch location for students, as it includes a vendor on the first floor that can be used with the Wittenberg meal plans.

Recitation Hall

Recitation Hall was the second building erected on the campus. It contains many of the university's administrative offices, including admissions, financial aid, president's office, provost's, student employment, university communications (Wittenberg's Media office for ''"Wittenberg Magazine"'', Press office, New Media, Sports Media, and Publications office), and human resources. Recitation Hall also has its own chapel. In 1883, classes were first held in Recitation Hall. A building behind Recitation Hall serves as the university's police and security headquarters, the campus switchboard and the transportation office.

Synod Hall

Synod Hall is home to the Department of Sociology and Information Technologies (IT).

Zimmerman Hall

Zimmerman Hall is home to the Department of Psychology.

Shouvlin Center

Shouvlin Center houses the Department of Nursing, the School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Womyn's Center, Counseling Services, and Medical Services.

Thomas Library

Thomas Library is Wittenberg's main library. The building holds over 500,000 books and resources. Wittenberg is also a member of

The Steemer

In April 2017, Wittenberg University broke ground on the development of a forty million dollar health, wellness, and athletics facility to supplement the existing Health Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center. This project will include the renovation of the university's 1929 Field House, 1982 HPER Center, and include a new indoor practice field, classrooms, and locker rooms. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. In September 2018, it was announced the facility would be named "The Steemer", after the company

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, whose CEO, Wes Bates, is a graduate of Wittenberg and a major financial sponsor of the project.

Athletics

Wittenberg University teams participate as a member of the

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's Division III. The Tigers are a member of the

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(NCAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. The school's newest varsity sport for men, volleyball, was added in the 2015–16 school year (2016 season); that team began play in the

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(MCVL), left after the 2018 season for single-sport membership in the

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, and returned to the MCVL after the 2020 season. The newest women's varsity sport, water polo, was added to the 2018–19 school year. That team plays in the Division III varsity division of the

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. In 2017 the men's golf team won the Division III National Championship. In 2017 the women's volleyball team competed in the NCAA Division III National Championship, rising to Division III runner-up. Wittenberg ended the 2009 fall sports season ranked 16th among more than 430 NCAA Division III schools in the Learfield Sports Directors Cup standings, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)

Student organizations

The university has over 100 active, registered student organizations.

Hagen Center for Civic and Urban Engagement

Wittenberg University opened the Hagen Center for Civic and Urban Engagement on 24 September 2008, to help coordinate community service projects. It builds partnerships between the university and city, state and federal governments. Edward Hasecke, professor of political science, is the faculty director.

Womyn's Center

The university's Womyn's Center is located in Shouvlin Center. It has included the Peer Advocate program since 2016, providing advocacy services for survivors of power-based violence (regardless of gender identity). The Womyn's Center also houses Tiger Health Educators, a peer-to-peer education program that offers training and resources regarding sexual health and consent.

Springfield Peace Center

The Springfield Peace Center is a non-profit organization located on Wittenberg University's campus. Its goal is educating for peace and teaching alternatives to violence. It holds classes for adults and youth students and hold camps throughout the year.

William C. McClain Center for Diversity

The William C. McClain Center for Diversity is located on Alumni Way and is named for the first

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to graduate from Wittenberg University in 1934. Wittenberg also has several multicultural student programs that are supported by the diversity center including Shades of Pearl, Concerned Black Students, the Gender and Sexuality Diversity Alliance, and the American International Association.

Radio station

The university has a student-run 24-hour radio station, WUSO, on 89.1 FM. WUSO simulcasts the Dayton classical station WDPR on weekday mornings, filling the remaining hours with news, politics, sports, food, and music shows. The Tiger Sports Network broadcasts the sports programming. The station's studios are located in the basement of Firestine Hall on Woodlawn Ave. The radio station's website allows audio streaming. The launch of a new media program called the Integrated Media Corps has recently developed. A team of ten university students creates and produces news videos, sports highlight videos for

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, television stations

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, and

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and for the university website. The team also records news stories for WUSO and writes press releases for the university website. The program also has begun broadcasting sports programs on WIZE-AM in Springfield.

Online radio

Wittenberg University has recently launched a new radio station for athletics broadcasting. The radio station currently is internet only. To listen to Wittenberg's athletic radio programming visit the Tiger Sports Network website.

The Wittenberg Torch

The Torch is Wittenberg University's weekly student-run newspaper; it is staffed by news reporters, editors, features writers, sportswriters, designers and photographers. The paper was founded in 1873 and celebrated its 100th volume in 2012. In 2012, The Torch also won an ACP Online Pacemaker Award. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Wittenberg Torch ended the print copies of their newspaper and moved to a fully digital format.

Medical facilities

The Wittenberg Health and Counseling services office is located in the second level of Shouvlin Center. Athletic-related services are also available at the Excel Medicine Sports' office located in the Health, Physical, Education and Recreation building located on Bill Edwards Drive.

Residence life

Wittenberg's residence halls on campus are Tower Hall, Myers Hall, Firestine Hall, Ferncliff Hall, Woodlawn Hall, New Residence Hall, and Polis House. Myers Hall is the oldest, the first campus building when the university opened. The building was added to the

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in 1975. It now houses the University Honors Program. The newest residence hall, New Hall, opened in 2006. The Polis House was formerly the international residence hall on campus. Students who are at junior or senior standing have the option to live in the university-provided on-campus apartments or off-campus in apartments or university rental houses. The Benham-Pence Student Center houses most of the university's dining services. The main floor of the student center houses Post 95 which offers four different options, including Champ City Grill, Ward & Wood Subs, The Pour, and Ezra's (serving prepared-to-order

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). Founders Pub, in the basement of the student center, was opened in 2009. The Campus Dining Room is on the second floor of the Student Center along with the faculty dining room. Breakfast and lunch are also served on weekdays in the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center's "Simply To Go" cafe.

Greek life

Wittenberg has an active Greek Life community with ten fraternities or sororities currently chartered on campus. Fraternities: *

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(Alpha Gamma chapter) *

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(Ohio Beta chapter) *

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(Iota Beta chapter) *

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(Beta Iota chapter) Sororities: *

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(Chi chapter) *

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(Gamma Rho chapter) *

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(Alpha Nu chapter) *

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(Alpha Nu chapter) *

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(Gamma Omega chapter) *

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(Zeta chapter)

Notable alumni

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, basketball coach, formerly the head coach of WNBA's Seattle Storm, now coach of the Los Angeles Sparks *

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, writer * Mark A. Boyer, Ph.D. 1988, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of

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* Jennette Bradley, former

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and

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* Albert Bryan,

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, 2019– * Barry Burden, Ph.D. 1998, professor of

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, American musician, inventor and professor *

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, owner of the

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NFL franchise, attended Wittenberg University but graduated from Syracuse University 1950 * Lloyd C. Douglas, minister and author *

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(B.A. 1931), American educational psychologist * Sandy Dukat, American athlete * Fritz W. Ermarth, recipient of the Distinguished Intelligence Medal and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal; Director of Security Programs, Nixon Center *

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, United States federal judge *

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, Judge U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1899–1911 *

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, professional blackjack player,

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inductee *

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, editor, lexicographer, publisher; founder of Funk & Wagnalls Company publishing firm * Benjamin Thurman Hacker (1935–2003), U.S. Navy Officer, first Naval Flight Officer to achieve

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* Mark Henninger, American football coach * Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, television writer *

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(bachelor's degree 1959), urban planner and politician,

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(1987–1991) *

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(BA, 1934; MA 1936), theatre designer, author, and educator * Elwood V. Jensen, scientist * James G. Johnson, justice of the

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* Taver Johnson, American football coach *

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, inventor of the

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, professor of English at

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, 4-time

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-winning

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quarterback and coach, member of the

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, French cinematographer * Ronald Fook Shiu Li, founder of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange *

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, director of the

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, psychologist of identity development * Robert J. Marshall, president of the Lutheran Church of America * William C. Martin,

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athletic director, 2000–2009; founder, Bank of Ann Arbor; founder, First Martin Corp.; former president of the

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, former

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at the

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and

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– former men's college basketball coach at Wittenberg University,

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, pediatrician and author of the ''Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics'' * A. John Pelander, justice of the Arizona Supreme Court *

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* Jere Ratcliffe,

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, from 1993 to 2000. * Hugh M. Raup, American botanist and ecologist * Robert Bruce Raup, philosopher and writer *

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, actor * Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation *

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, pianist * Thomas D. Shepard, Los Angeles City Council member, 1961–67 * Sheila Simon, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois * Augustus N. Summers, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, 1904–1911 * Jennifer Vanderpool, visual artist. * Adam Willis Wagnalls, Funk & Wagnalls Company co-founder *

Helen Bosart Morgan Wagstaff Helen Bosart Morgan Wagstaff (1902–1986) was an American sculptor who explored both abstract and figural subjects in her work. She was a founding member and the first president of the Springfield Art Association, now the Springfield Museum ...

, artist, first president of the Springfield Art Association * Walter L. Weaver,

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from Ohio * Karl Weick, organizational theorist at the

* Charles B. Zimmerman, Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, 1933 and 1934–1949

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