Muhlenberg College
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| Established: | 1848 |
| Type: | liberal arts college |
| Endowment: | US $132 million |
| President: | Dr. Peyton Randolph "Randy" Helm |
| Faculty: | 155 full-time and 99 part-time |
| Students: | 2,125 |
| Undergraduates: | 2,125 students (42% men, 58% women) |
| Location: | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Campus: | Suburban |
| Colors: | Cardinal Red and Gray |
| Mascot: | The Mule |
| Affiliations: | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Website: | muhlenberg.edu |
Muhlenberg College is a private liberal arts college located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is historically affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but maintains a religiously diverse student body. The college is named for Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America.
In 2008, the college was ranked #71 among liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. [1] In addition, Princeton Review included Muhlenberg in its 2008 "Best 366 Colleges" rankings, and included it on their "Homogeneous Student Population," "Best College Theater", and "Best in the Northeast" lists. [2]
Muhlenberg College is one of the two four-year colleges, Cedar Crest College being the other, located in Allentown.
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[edit] School Mission
According to a review in U.S. News & World Report, Muhlenberg College offers academically challenging programs in the liberal arts and sciences within the context of a warm, caring community and close student-faculty relationships. The campus is known for outstanding facilities and beauty, and the environment is one which students describe with words such as "home" and "family. " Muhlenberg faculty are unusually accessible, and the academic and co-curricular programs aim to prepare students for lives of leadership and service. [1]
[edit] Campus
Muhlenberg's 81-acre campus is located in a residential neighborhood in Allentown. The campus includes numerous buildings with distinctive red doors in traditional European/Protestant style. According to literature produced by the admissions department, the red doors are a Lutheran or German sign of welcome, but it is more commonly thought to be a traditional Protestant symbol to ward off evil or demonstrate the presence of the Holy Spirit [2]. Cardinal red is also one of the school's colors.
As of 2007, a new science building and an additional residence hall have been completed.
In addition to the main campus, Muhlenberg maintains the 40-acre Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum and a separate 40-acre wildlife sanctuary.
[edit] Academics
The college offers an Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Army ROTC (Off Campus through Lehigh), Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. Muhlenberg College offers Associate and Bachelor's degrees. Popular majors are business, social sciences, visual and performing arts, communications , psychology, and biology.
[edit] Freshman Profile
43% of the applicants are admitted each year. 42% in of the student body were in the top 10 of their graduating class, 82% in the top quarter of their graduating class, 98% in top half of their graduating class. 22% percent had high school GPA of 3.75 and higher, 34% percent had a GPA between 3.5 and 3.74, eighteen percent had a GPA between 3.25 and 3.49, twelve percent had a GPA between 3.0 and 3.24, twelve percent had a GPA between 2.5 and 2.99 and 2% had a GPA between 2.0 and 2.49.[citation needed]
[edit] Student Life
There are more than 100 clubs and organizations on campus. In addition, the Muhlenberg Activity Council (MAC) is responsible for bringing events and activities to campus. The college arranges off-campus community service opportunities, as well as intramural and club sports for students. The performing arts are represented on-campus through various theatre, dance and music programs.
[edit] Muhlenberg College media
The college's official student-run print publication is The Muhlenberg Weekly.[3] Established in 1883, the paper is published every week while school is in session. The Muhlenberg Advocate, a twice monthly publication, was established in 2000. The student-run radio station is WMUH [4], and is operated year-round by both students and volunteers from the surrounding Lehigh Valley community.
[edit] Muhlenberg College fraternities and sororities
16% of students are involved with Greek life on campus.[citation needed] There are four sororities affiliated with the college: Phi Sigma Sigma, Delta Zeta, Alpha Chi Omega and Phi Mu and three fraternities: Phi Kappa Tau, Delta Tau Delta, and Sigma Phi Epsilon. College rules stipulate that students may not pledge to join a Greek organization until their sophomore year.
[edit] Athletics
Muhlenberg, a NCAA Division III school, participates in 22 intercollegiate sports and competes in the Centennial Conference as well as the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The college also has club teams in both ice hockey and women's rugby union.
Both men's and women's teams exist for: basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track and field. In addition, there are men's teams in baseball, football, and wrestling; women have teams for softball and volleyball.
Athletic facilities have been expanded in recent years; in 2004, a 40,000 square foot addition was built west of the field house. The tennis courts were built in 2003, as well as two fields in 1998 and 1997 respectively.
[edit] References in popular culture
Muhlenberg served as one of the two sites for the filming of the 1998 HBO documentary, Frat House.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dr. Karen H. Antman, medical doctor and dean, Boston University School of Medicine.
- Richard Ben-Veniste, attorney, lead prosecutor in the Watergate case and Democratic counsel in the Whitewater scandal hearings.
- George O. Bierkoe, president and co-founder of Endicott College.
- Justis Bolding, actress on ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live, playing role of Sarah Roberts.
- Frederick Busch, author and literature professor, Colgate University.
- David Fricke, writer, senior editor of Rolling Stone magazine.
- O. Frederick Nolde, dean, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and first director of the World Council of Churches' Commission of the Churches on International Affairs.
- Matt Yallof, anchor for SportsNet New York, host for Mets post-game show.
- Jack McCallum '71, senior writer, Sports Illustrated
- Richard F. Brueckner, CEO, Pershing LLC
[edit] References
- ^ USNews.com: American's Best Colleges 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
- ^ Princeton Review: Muhlenberg College. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
[edit] External links
- Muhlenberg College Official Web Site.
- WMUH, Muhlenberg College's Radio Station.
- The Muhlenberg Advocate, Muhlenberg College's Independent Online Newspaper.
- The Muhlenberg Weekly, Muhlenberg College's Official Weekly Newspaper.
- Muhlenberg College at NNDB.
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