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词条 Bethany College (West Virginia)
释义

  1. Location

  2. History

  3. Academics

  4. Student life

     Athletics  Greek life 

  5. Campus buildings

     Academics  Residence 

  6. Notable alumni

  7. References

  8. External links

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| name = Bethany College
| image = Bethany College WV logo.jpg
| established = 1840
| endowment = $77 million[1]
| type = Private, Liberal Arts
| affiliation = Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
| president = Rev. Dr. Tamara Rodenberg (January 2016 - )[2]
| city = Bethany
| state = West Virginia
| country = United States
| students = 650 (600 full-time)
| campus = Rural {{convert|1300|acre|ha|0}}
| mascot = Bison
| colors = Green and White {{Color box|#00573D|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}
| free_label = Athletics
| free = 22 NCAA Division III Athletic Teams and an Equestrian club team.
| website = www.bethanywv.edu
}}

Bethany College is a private, liberal arts college in Bethany, West Virginia, United States. Founded in 1840 by Alexander Campbell of the Restoration Movement, who gained support by the Virginia legislature, Bethany College was the first institution of higher education in what is now West Virginia. {{efn|name=fn1|West Liberty University is an older institution but was a secondary school until 1870}}

Location

Bethany's 1,300-acre campus is in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, on the hilly Allegheny Plateau. Wheeling, West Virginia; Washington, Pennsylvania; and Steubenville, Ohio, are each about half an hour away. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a 50-minute drive from campus.

History

A liberal arts college, Bethany was chartered on March 2, 1840, by the Virginia legislature and given "all degree-granting powers" of the University of Virginia. West Virginia's secession from Virginia on June 20, 1863, recognized existing Virginia charters; Bethany College continues to operate under the Virginia charter.

It was founded by Alexander Campbell, a minister in the Restoration Movement who provided the land and funds for the first building and served as the first president. Bethany has been a four-year private liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),[3] since its inception.[4] This religious body, of which Campbell was one of the principal founders, continues to support and encourage the college but exercises no sectarian control. An early center of coeducation, Bethany has admitted women since the 1880s.

The college's roots stem from the Buffalo Seminary, founded in 1818, by Campbell; sessions were first held in his mansion in Bethany,[5] home of Alexander Campbell and his father Thomas Campbell. The new Buffalo Seminary, " a continuing education arm of the College" is less than a mile away from the College.

The college is the birthplace of Delta Tau Delta, an international social fraternity founded in 1858.[6]

During World War II, Bethany was one of 131 colleges nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program, which offered students a path to a Navy commission.[7]

A number of campus buildings are contributing resources to the Bethany Historic District.[8] The Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[9] Pendleton Heights was listed in 1975 and the Delta Tau Delta Founders House in 1979.[9]

Academics

Bethany College offers a wide selection of studies, awarding Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degrees in more than 25 fields. If a major does not appeal to a student, Bethany offers students the opportunity to design their own major through the Interdisciplinary program. Bethany also offers Dual Majors, which is a combination of two majors.[10]

According to recent research, 95% of Bethany College graduates carry student loan debt, averaging $25,704.[11] The endowment fund in 2016 was worth $46.7 million.[12] According to U. S. News tuition and fees are $28,444 and room and board costs $10,270 (2017–18). About 29% of Bethany students graduate in four years.[12]

Student life

Athletics

Bethany completes in intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA Division III level and is a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). The school's mascot is the Bison and its colors are green and white.

Bethany offers both women and men these sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis and track and field. Additionally,men can play baseball,football, and lacrosse and women can play softball and volleyball.

The men's soccer team won the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship in 1994. The Bison defeated Johns Hopkins, 1–0, in double overtime for their first and only NCAA title. In doing so, Bethany became the smallest college in the United States to win an NCAA championship. The winning goal was scored by Pat Ricci and was assisted by Steve Lindquist. Malleh Sallah was named the NCAA Goalkeeper of the Year and a First Team All-American. The team was coached by John Cunningham, who led the team from 1968 to 2001 and never had a losing record.

Greek life

Fraternities and sororities constitute important social groups for upperclass-men and -women on campus. Members of the five social fraternities and three sororities constitute approximately forty percent of the student body. Representatives from each serve on agencies which coordinate fraternal affairs and activities.

Social fraternities represented are Delta Tau Delta (which was founded at Bethany in 1858),[6] Alpha Sigma Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Phi Kappa Tau and Sigma Nu. Sororities are Alpha Xi Delta, Phi Mu, and Zeta Tau Alpha.

The co-ed national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega was granted a charter at Bethany in 2004. Members of Alpha Phi Omega are permitted to join social fraternities or sororities.

Campus buildings

Academics

Name Function Notes
Old Main (Bethany College)Old Main is the centerpiece of Bethany's academic buildings. Its tower dominates the campus and is the chief architectural feature noted as one approaches the College.Old Main is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was designated as such in 1970. The building is one of the earliest examples of collegiate Gothic architecture in the United States.
David and Irene Steinman Fine Arts Center The Steinman Fine Arts Center provides facilities for music and theatre. Facilities include a theatre, teaching studios, studio-classrooms, a general rehearsal room for the larger vocal and instrumental groups, and individual practice rooms support instruction in music.
Grace Phillips Johnson Visual Arts Center This building offers facilities for computer graphics, television, painting, sculpture and design. The Grace Phillips Johnson Visual Arts Center was formerly known as the Irvin Gymnasium (built in 1919). Renovation to its current state was finished in 1984.
Kirkpatrick Hall of Life Sciences This hall accommodates laboratories, classrooms, and faculty for the biology and psychology departments. It also has a computer laboratory.
Morlan Hall Morlan Hall houses the communication, political science, history, economics, and language department offices. Its base floor contains a cafe with local wireless service.
Richardson Hall of Science This hall provides facilities for the chemistry, physics, and mathematics departments, as well as the two primary computer laboratories. The Richardson Hall of Science is named for Robert Richardson, Bethany College's first science professor.
T.W. Phillips Memorial Library This facility serves as the hub of an academic information network that provides the campus with over 250,000 items locally (books, periodicals, newspapers, audiovisuals, archival materials) and access to information through online subscriptions to ProQuest Direct, Lexis-Nexis Universe, JSTOR, Britannica Online, and many other sources. The Center for Campbell Studies, housed in the Library, contains books, periodicals, letters, paintings, photographs, and museum pieces related to Bethany's founder and first President Alexander Campbell. The Upper Ohio Valley Collection, which includes books, magazines, maps, pictures, and ephemera focusing on the nine counties in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio surrounding Bethany, is also in the library.
Judith Rothrock Hurl Educational Building This building houses the education department at Bethany College This building takes its name after Judith Rockrock Hurl, a 1953 Bethany graduate and member of the College’s first graduating class of education majors. The building was acquired by the college via funds provided by Dr. Rodney Hurl in memory of his wife. Dr. hurl, a 1952 graduate, also served as Trustee of the college, and comes from a long lineage of Bethany graduates.

Residence

Name Description/Living Arrangements Notes
Percy B. Cochran Hall[13]Completely remodeled in 2009-10, it again serves as a dormitory with suite-style living for 72 students.Percy B. Cochran Hall, built in 1910, was named in memory of the son of M.M. Cochran, a longtime benefactor and trustee of the college. From its opening until 1971, it served as a dormitory for male students. Converted to faculty offices in 1974-75, it was closed in 2001.
Campbell Village[13]Campbell Village is a co-ed student housing unit. Each suite within contains a common room as well as four private, individual occupancy rooms."CV", as it is referred to by students, is a four-building complex, housing 380 students, and was completed during the 2000-2001 academic year.
Ivabell Harlan Hall[13] Harlan Hall is a traditional all-male, double-occupancy dormitory, providing residence to 68 students. The residence hall was built in 1960 as a gift from C. Allen Harlan.
Phillips Hall[13] Phillips Hall is the only traditional all-female dormitory; it houses 120 residents. Its doors are always open, not only to its residents but to all Bethany students interested in visiting with Phillips residents, attending scholarly lectures in the famous Phillips Hall Lounge, and watching a series of movies at Maxwell's. The hall was completed in 1929 to replace the original Phillips Hall which was a gift from Thomas W. Phillips.
Greek Hill [New Parkinson Place][13] Greek Hill is a hilltop complex with 6 social Greek houses, consisting of three fraternities: Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Sigma Phi and Phi Kappa Tau and three sororities: Alpha Xi Delta, Phi Mu, Zeta Tau Alpha.
Goodnight and Woolery[13] Goodnight and Woolery are both two story residence halls designed to promote community living. They are co-ed dormitories similar to townhouses.

Notable alumni

  • Joseph Baldwin (1852), educator and founder of Truman State University
  • Thomas Buergenthal (1957), retired U.S. judge on the International Court of Justice
  • James Beauchamp "Champ" Clark (1873), Democratic representative from Missouri and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.[14]
  • Faith Daniels (1979), CBS and NBC news anchor
  • Wilma Z. Davis (1912-2001), codebreaker during World War II and the Vietnam War
  • Daniel Coleman DeJarnette Sr. (1822-1881) Democratic representative from Virginia, served in the United States House of Representatives and then in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.
  • Shane Douglas (1986), professional wrestler
  • William Ferrel (1844), meteorologist
  • Bob Goin (1959), athletic director in Florida State University and University of Cincinnati
  • John William McGarvey (1829–1911), religious educator
  • Sukhi Turner, mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand, during 1995–2004
  • Caroline Gordon (1916), novelist and critic, author of Penhally[15]
  • Edgar Odell Lovett (1890 [class valedictorian]), first president of Rice University.
  • William H. Macy, Emmy Award-winning actor (attended; transferred to Goddard College.)
  • Robert J. "Bob" McCann (1980), Chairman, UBS Americas.
  • Frances McDormand (1979), film–television–stage actress and winner of two Academy Awards for Best Actress for Fargo (1996) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
  • Oliver S. Marshall (1850–1934), president of the West Virginia Senate 1899 to 1901 from Hancock County
  • John O. Pendleton (1871), United States Representative
  • Tom Poston, Emmy Award-winning actor (attended but was not graduated from Bethany College)
  • Jeffrey L. Seglin, (1978), writer of the New York Times weekly column "The Right Thing"
  • Dave Sims (1975), Emmy Award-winning sportscaster
  • Robert J. McCann (1980), Chief Executive Officer of UBS Group Americas
  • George Tener Oliver (1868), United States Senator from Pennsylvania (1909 to 1917)
  • John Tate Riddell (1909), Inventor of removable cleats and founder of Riddell Sports Group
  • Sid Gepford, NFL player
  • Joseph Rucker Lamar (1877), Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
  • John E. Niederhuber, 13th director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bethanywv.edu/alumni/meet-staff/ |title=Bethany College: Meet the Staff |accessdate=2015-07-15}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Rev. Dr. Tamara Rodenberg begins tenure as Bethany College's 20th President|url=http://www.bethanywv.edu/about-bethany/news/2015-16-news-archive/rev-dr-tamara-rodenberg-begins-tenure-bethany-colleges-20th-president/|accessdate=18 January 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bethanywv.edu/students/ministry/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20121212010233/http://www.bethanywv.edu/students/ministry/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2012-12-12 |title=Bethany College :: Campus Ministry |publisher=Bethanywv.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-11-23 }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/cre/campbell_alexander_1788_1866 |title=Select Library |publisher=Credoreference.com |date=2000-01-01 |accessdate=2012-11-23}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bethanywv.edu/about-bethany/news/2010-11-news-archive/bethany-college-establishes-buffalo-seminary- |archive-url=https://archive.is/20121214201328/http://www.bethanywv.edu/about-bethany/news/2010-11-news-archive/bethany-college-establishes-buffalo-seminary- |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2012-12-14 |title=Bethany College :: Bethany College Establishes Buffalo Seminary |publisher=Bethanywv.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-11-23 }}
6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.delts.org/history/ |title=History | Delta Tau Delta |publisher=Delts.org |date= |accessdate=2012-11-23}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/library/guides/yearbooks.htm |title=Naval Training and Education Yearbooks in the Navy Department Library |publisher=Department of the Navy |last= |first= |accessdate=September 25, 2011 |year=2011}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/brooke/82004311.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bethany Historic District|date=September 1981|accessdate=2011-07-23 |author= Henry J. Browne |publisher=State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation}}
9. ^1 {{NRISref|version=2010a}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bethanywv.edu/academics/degrees-and-majors/ |title=Bethany College :: Degrees and Majors |publisher=Bethanywv.edu |date= |accessdate=2014-08-21}}
11. ^https://studentloans.net/debt-per-graduate-statistics-2017/#tab-con-49
12. ^1 https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/bethany-college-west-virginia-3808
13. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url=http://www.bethanywv.edu/students/residence-life/about-our-residence-halls/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20121127000029/http://www.bethanywv.edu/students/residence-life/about-our-residence-halls/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2012-11-27 |title=Bethany College :: About our residence halls |publisher=Bethanywv.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-11-23 }}
14. ^"Clark, (James Beauchamp) Champ (1850-1921)." The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather guide. Abington: Helicon, 2010. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2012.
15. ^"Gordon, Caroline (1895 – 1981)." The Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. West Chiltington: Crystal Semantics, 2005. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2012.

External links

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  • {{Official website|http://www.bethanywv.edu/}}
  • Official Bethany College athletics website
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC9W9KDMrt8&t=46s/The Uphill Climb, The Wellsburg, Bethany & Washington Trolley video narrative]
  • Bethany College, an illustrated book
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