Manchester University (Indiana)
Manchester University is a private liberal arts university associated with the Church of the Brethren and two campuses, one in North Manchester, Indiana, and another in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The university's main campus is in North Manchester with the Fort Wayne campus hosting the university's pharmacy and pharmacogenomics programs. Total enrollment is approximately 1,600 students.
History
Manchester University was founded in Roanoke, Indiana, 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 College. He served as Manchester College's first president from 1889–1894 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, a Methodist seminary founded in 1839. Manchester is a college of the Church of the Brethren.The Peace Studies Institute and Program for Conflict Resolution—the first undergraduate peace studies 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 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 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, in 2012. Manchester is the first university to offer a Master's degree program in pharmacogenomics.
Academics
Manchester University operates on a 4-1-4 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 four major fields of study. Manchester also offers master's degrees in two fields of study and a doctorate degree in Pharmacy.Accreditation
Manchester University as a whole has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission continuously since 1932 and was a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools 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, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and co-faculty director of the Princeton Project on National Security; and Steven Shull, '65, university research professor at the University of New Orleans. Distinguished faculty have included Professor of Political Science Robert Johansen, founder of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame and president of the World Policy Institute ; and Professor of Medieval History Andrew Cordier, one of the co-founders of the United Nations and president of Columbia University.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 status with the United Nations, 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, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Ralph Nader, and Jesse Jackson.
Campus
Student culture
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 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.
Manchester also offers more than sixty student clubs and organizations, including:
- A Cappella Choir
- African Student Association
- Alpha Psi Omega
- American Chemical Society
- Association for Asian Awareness
- Aurora
- Black Student Union
- Campus Interfaith Board
- Choral Society
- Circle K
- CoExist
- College of Business Club
- College Republicans
- Concert Band
- Controlled Catastrophe
- Dance Team
- Facts4Life
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Friends for Sexual Awareness
- Gender Café
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hispanos Unidos
- Indiana Reading Corps
- Intercollegiate Ministries
- Intramural Sports
- Jazz Ensemble
- Kenapocomoco Coalition
- Manchester Activities Council
- Manchester Admissions Recruiting Corps
- Manchester University International Association
- Manchester University Environmental Group
- Manchester Singers
- Manchester Students Against Sweatshops
- Manchester Symphony Orchestra
- Mentoring Support Group
- Manchester Economics Club
- Manchester University Athletic Training Club
- Manchester University Computer Science Club
- National Residence Hall Honorary
- Newman Catholic Fellowship
- Oak Leaves
- Office of Volunteer Services
- Political Science Club
- Pre-professionals of Science
- Psychological Society
- Residence Hall Association
- Security Cadets
- Simply Brethren
- Social Service Club
- Spartans Swim Club
- Spectrum
- Speech Team
- Student Alumni Council
- Student Budget Board
- Student Conduct Review Board
- Student Government Association
- Student Education Association
- Students in Health and Physical Education
- Students for a Sensible Drug Policy
- Students Pondering About Math
- Sufficient Condition Club
- TWLOHA
- United Nations
- Ultimate Frisbee
- United Sexualities & Genders
- Women's and Men's Spirituality Groups
- Young Americans for Liberty
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, named , 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
- Administration Building
- Clark Computer Center
- Otho Winger Memorial Hall
- Physical Education and Recreation Center
- Calvin Ulrey Hall
- Charles S. Morris Observatory
- Cordier Auditorium
- Petersime Chapel
- Chinworth Center
Athletics
Manchester University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Spartans are a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. 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.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.*
Notable alumni
- Herb Banet, NFL player
- Andrew W. Cordier, U.N. official
- Mike DeBord, 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, announcer, honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame
- Paul Flory, Nobel Prize winner in polymer chemistry
- Jane E. Henney, first female commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration
- Charles Franklin Hildebrand, American journalist
- Kyle Hupfer, Indiana Republican Party Chairman
- G. John Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and co-faculty director of the Princeton Project on National Security
- Carol Karp, mathematician
- J. Gordon Keever, former Asst. Treasurer at NCR Corp
- Mike Kelly, former University of Dayton Head Football Coach, 2011 NCAA College Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Cary D. Landis, 25th Florida Attorney General
- Gene Likens, identified acid rain in North America
- John Longfellow, noted college and IHSAA basketball coach; NAIA National Champion, 1951 Pan-Am Games Gold Medal-winning coach
- Terry Pettit, volleyball coach
- Roy J. Plunkett, inventor of Teflon
- Hans Sebald, sociologist
- Ted Studebaker, pacifist and activist
- Dan West, founder of Heifer International
- Paul K. Weimer, electrical engineer