Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college located in northwestern Pennsylvania which prides itself as being one of the oldest colleges in the United States. Allegheny College places an emphasis on the value of the liberal arts discipline, as reflected in its official description as "a liberal arts college where 2,100 students with unusual combinations of interests, skills and talents excel." Its campus is located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, 90 miles north of Pittsburgh, 90 miles east of Cleveland, and 35 miles south of Erie. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Richard J. Cook is the twentieth president of Allegheny College. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Meadville is a city located in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,685. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Qichun, a rural town in Hubei province, China Rural areas (also referred to as the country, countryside) are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... Meadville is a city located in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,685. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1836 Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area    - City 82. ... Nickname: The Flagship City Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: County Erie County Founded 1795  - Mayor Joseph Sinnott Area    - City 72. ...

Founded in April 1815 by the Rev. Timothy Alden, Allegheny is the 32nd oldest college in the nation and the oldest college in continuous existence west of the Appalachian Mountains. The college has been historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1833, as a result of the financial support the United Methodist Church provided to sustain the college through a difficult era. Allegheny College is non-sectarian and welcomes members of all faiths, maintaining a policy of non-discrimination. A rainy day in the Great Smoky Mountains, Western North Carolina The Appalachian Mountains (French: les Appalaches) are a vast system of North American mountains, partly in Canada, but mostly in the United States, forming a zone, from 100 to 300 miles wide, running from the island of Newfoundland some... This article is about the current denomination in the United States. ...

History

Founded in 1815, Allegheny College ranks among the oldest 1% of colleges and universities in the United States.^{[citation needed]} Perhaps as many as 100 colleges were established and failed before the American Civil War. Allegheny's survival is a testament to the determination and vision of those early pioneers of higher education in America. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

The July 18, 1815 publication of the Crawford County Messenger carries the first official mention of Allegheny College (then Alleghany College) in the form of an advertisement by founder Rev. Timothy Alden. The first class (comprised of four members) entered the college one year later, on July 4, 1816. Within six years, Alden succeeded in attracting sufficient funds to begin building a campus, having traveled throughout the eastern states seeking support for a planned library and classroom building. In the 1820s, The need of a building to house a library led to the construction of Bentley Hall, today a notable example of early American architecture. Designed by Alden himself, the structure still crowns the hill on which the campus is located. It is named in honor of Dr. William Bentley, who donated his outstanding private library to the College. Following receipt of a charter from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1817, Alden continued to serve as President until 1831, when financial and enrollment problems forced his resignation. July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... Crawford may be: People: Abel Crawford, early American mountaineer and entrepreneur Chris Crawford (game designer), American, video games Chris Crawford (basketball player) Cindy Crawford (born 1966), American model Hasely Crawford (born 1950), track-and-field athlete Joan Crawford (1904-1977), American actress Joe Crawford (born 1951), NBA referee Lester Crawford... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ...

Over the decades the college has grown in size and significance while still maintaining ties to the community. Today the campus has 33 buildings on a 77-acre central campus, a 182-acre outdoor recreational complex, and a 283-acre nature preserve. As of the 2005-2006 academic year, the college's undergraduate enrollment is approximately 2,100 with an average class size of 16, representing 34 states and 31 countries.

Academic Programs

In addition to the programs listed here, Allegheny also offers opportunities for students to design their own majors and minors. Students may also choose to double-major or double-minor if they have sufficient credits.

Majors

Majors offered at Allegheny consist of Art History, Art and Technology, Studio Art, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Communication Arts and Theatre, Computer Science, Applied Computing, Economics, English, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geology, Environmental Geology, History, Mathematics, French, German, Spanish, International Studies, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Women's Studies.

Minors

Most of the above majors with the addition of American Studies, Arts and the Environment, Asian Studies, Black Studies, Classical Studies, Dance and Movement Studies, French Studies, German Studies, Lesbian and Gay Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Media Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Science, Health and Society, Russia and Eastern Europe, and Values, Ethics and Social Action.

Presidents of Allegheny College

1. Timothy Alden, D.D. 1815-1831
2. Martin Ruter, D.D. 1833-1837
3. Homer J. Clark, D.D. 1837-1847
4. John Barker, D.D. 1847-1860
5. George Loomis, D.D. 1860-1875
6. Lucius H. Bugbee, D.D. 1875-1882
7. David H. Wheeler, D.D., LL.D. 1883-1888
8. Wilbur G. Williams, D.D. 1888-1889
9. David H. Wheeler, D.D., LL.D. 1889-1893
10. William H. Crawford, D.D., LL.D. 1893-1920
11. Fred W. Hixson, D.D., LL.D. 1920-1924
12. James Albert Beebe, D.D., LL.D. 1926-1930
13. William Pearson Tolley, D.D., Ph.D., LL.D 1931-1942
14. John Richie Schultz, Ph.D., LL.D. 1942-1947
15. Louis T. Benezet, Ph.D. 1948-1955
16. Lawrence Lee Pelletier, Ph.D., LL.D. 1955-1980
17. David Baily Harned, Ph.D. 1980-1985
18. Raymond P. Shafer, J.D., LL.D. 1985-1986
19. Daniel F. Sullivan, Ph.D. 1986-1996
20. Richard J. Cook, Ph.D. 1996-Current
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Notable Alumni and Former Students

• Glenn Beckert - Former Major League Baseball second baseman for the Chicago Cubs.
• Ben Burtt - Academy Award winning sound designer; (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)
• Robert J. Corbett, US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• George M. Davison - Inventor & CEO of Davison, Holds 4 patents
• Clarence Darrow - Noted American lawyer
• Dr. Robert Dowling - Performed the first fully implantable artificial heart implementation in a human patient.
• Budd Dwyer - Former Pennsylvania treasurer.
• Orville Nelson Hartshorn - Founder of Mount Union College.
• Daniel Brodhead Heiner - US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Specs Howard - Founder of Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts
• Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. - 43rd Governor of Maryland, 1896 - 1900, member of House of Representatives for Maryland's 6th congressional district, 1873 - 1875
• Benjamin F. Martin (1854) member of House of Representatives for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 1877 - 1881
• Russ McKelvy - Former Major League Baseball player.
• William McKinley - 25th President of the United States.
• Richard Murphy (1971) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer.
• Trent Reznor (1983) - Musician, sole Full-Time member of Nine Inch Nails who attended his freshman year only.
• Barbara Robinson - Author, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1972) and The Best School Year Ever (1994)
• Raymond P. Shafer (1938) - Former Governor of Pennsylvania, (1967-1971).
• Josh Sharpless (2003) - Relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Richard Saunders (D. Phil.) - Senior Investigator, National Institute of Mental Health
• Paul Siple (1932) - An Antarctic explorer and the originator of the wind chill factor.
• Ida M. Tarbell (1870) - Author, Journalist, and Muckraker. Published famous exposé on the Standard Oil Company.

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Other Facts & Trivia

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• Extensive merit aid available up to $60,000 guaranteed over four years of study
• 68% of students receive need-based aid
• The Allegheny College Center for Experiential Learning (ACCEL) provides 'one stop shopping' for internships, off-campus study, leadership programs, and community service—all means of connecting classroom learning to 'real world' experience.

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• Allegheny has medical school cooperative programs available with two institutions: Drexel University & Jefferson Medical College
• Allegheny recently received the fifth-largest grant awarded -$900,000- in a national competition supporting the biological and related sciences in outstanding liberal arts colleges. Competitors were chosen for their strength in sending students on to medical schools and graduate schools in biology, chemistry, physics and math.
• Allegheny's Neuroscience program is a joint effort between the Psychology and Biology Departments. There are numerous opportunities for student research in off-campus environments such as the National Institute of Mental Health.
• Allegheny maintains one of the highest percentages of women graduates of all colleges in the Liberal Arts Computer Science Consortium.
• The Biology Department ranks in the top 5% among private, undergraduate institutions in production of eventual Ph.D.s since 1920.
• The Chemistry Department ranks in the top 5% among private, undergraduate institutions in production of eventual Ph.D.s since 1920.
• The Economics Department, since 1920, has ranked in the top 12% among private, undergraduate institutions in production of eventual Ph.D.s in economics.
• The English department ranks in the top 5% among private, undergraduate institutions in production of eventual Ph.D.s since 1920.
• The International Studies department combines courses from the Political Science, History, Economics and Modern Languanges departments.
• Since 1920, the Geology department ranks in the top 2.5% among private, undergraduate institutions in production of eventual Ph.D.s in earth sciences.
• Since 1920, the History department has ranked in the top 6.8% among private, undergraduate institutions in production of eventual Ph.D.s.
• The Mathematics Department, since 1920, has ranked in the top 8.5% among private, undergraduate institutions in production of eventual Ph.D.s in mathematics.
• The Modern & Classical Languages (includes German, French, Chinese & Spanish) Department ranks in the top 4.5% among private undergraduate institutions in production of eventual Ph.D.s since 1920.
• Allegheny has ranked in the top 7% among private, undergraduate institutions in production of students who eventually receive physics Ph.D.s since 1920.
• Allegheny has ranked in the top 3% of all private, under-graduate colleges and universities in students going on to earn Ph.D.s in psychology since 1920.
• Allegheny is one of the few undergraduate liberal arts programs to offer a special emphasis in Managerial Economics: finance, accounting, and much more.
• The U.S. News and World Report has recognized Allegheny for its Senior Comprehensive Project, which requires a student to complete a capstone project in his or her major field. The project is usually a significant piece of original research that demonstrates skills most prized by employers and graduate schools.
• Allegheny offers over 900 combinations of majors and minors. Students declare a major and a minor. Students also select a major advisor by the end of the sophomore year.
• In the National Survey of Student Engagement, responses by college seniors placed Allegheny within the top 10% in the U.S. for the close student-faculty interaction.
• Eighty-four percent of Allegheny classes have fewer than 30 students.
• Allegheny offers over 900 combinations of majors and minors. Students declare a major and a minor. Students also select a major advisor by the end of the sophomore year.
• About 95 percent of Allegheny faculty members have their Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field.

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• Twenty-seven percent of Alleghenians participate in intercollegiate athletics.
• Seventy percent of Alleghenians play intramural sports.
• There are over 100 clubs and organizations offered at Allegheny.
• Alleghenians perform more than 30,000 hours of community service a year.
• Alleheny is one of 3 schools nation wide that participates in both the Bonner Leader and Bonner Scholar Programs sponsored by AmeriCorps and the Bonner Foundation.
• Allegheny is one of 22 member schools of Project Pericles
• Contributing to the diversity of the student body, about 7 percent of the freshman class at Allegheny is composed of students of color.
• Allegheny Students represent 27 countries.
• Nearly 80% of Allegheny's students live on campus.
• The "13th Plank" off a small bridge crossing the streambed which runs through campus is annually pried up and subsequently displayed in the dorm housing the students who are able to capture it during Orientation Week. This tradition has persisted since the late 1950's.

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• Some facilities are exceptional for an undergraduate college, for example, the Psychology Department's laboratory complex for teaching and student research, which recently received over $500,000 in renovations.
• Biology and chemistry buildings are national models for undergraduate colleges, reflecting Allegheny's successful approach to science education: small-group, lab-centered, and emphasizing original experimentation.
• Allegheny employs a large network of workstations and other computers—over 200 for student use—to enhance learning in virtually every discipline.
• Most natural and social science Professors have their own lab connected to their office for research, and students have full access to the labs.
• Features a nationally acclaimed science complex.
• Three major art galleries.
• "Smart classrooms" and state-of-the-art videoconferencing facilities.
• Construction underway on a new communications and theatre arts center, a $23 million state-of-the-art academic facility and performance venue.
• Allegheny's campus covers more than 7 million square feet, almost 4,000 square feet per student.
• Allegheny has a 283-acre environmental research reserve.
• Allegheny's Pelletier Library holds 1,009,409 volumes; 4,542 periodicals in print and electronic formats; and 180,256 government documents.
• Allegheny has its own cable TV channels and a radio station, WARC-FM.
• New developments offer townhouse-style student apartments and outdoor quad area.
• Allegheny's newly built North Village apartment styled dormitories are environmentally friendly and are expected to earn a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification. North Village is also the home of the Max Kade International House, the first of its kind which was made possible by a $3 million donation by the Max Kade Foundation.

The Athletics

• Allegheny was the Division III National Football Champion in 1990.
• Allegheny is a charter member of the North Coast Athletic Conference, the first intercollegiate athletic conference in the country to mandate equality between men's and women's sports.
• Allegheny remodeled its Frank B. Fuhrer football field and track in 2006.
• Allegheny currently holds the record for most consecutive appearances at the NCAA Division III National Golf Championships.

The Degree

• Allegheny has built a strong regional reputation on its low student-faculty ratio and the high placement rate seniors enjoy at professional schools.[1]
• Allegheny College is recognized in: Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope, US News and World Report, The Fiske Guide to Colleges, The Princeton Review 2007 Edition, Peterson's Competitive Colleges 2006: 440 Colleges That Attract the Best and Brightest, The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development, Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You, The Princeton Review's Colleges with a Conscience: 81 Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges, and is the only school in western Pennsylvania mentioned in all of the aforementioned publications.
• The U.S. News ranked Allegheny 82nd in the nation among all national liberal arts colleges.
• Ben Burtt '70 was the winner of three Academy Awards for sound design for Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark, as well as for the sound editing for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
• Alleghenians work for one in every three of the Fortune 500 companies.
• Allegheny ranks in the top 4% of liberal arts colleges in producing U.S. business leaders
• Allegheny is one of 40 colleges included in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives.
• Pre-Health (medical, veterinary, dentistry, podiatry) and Pre-Law acceptance rates are double the national average. They average around 80%-100%.
• Over the past 10 years, dental schools accepted 36 of 40 Allegheny applicants.
• Allegheny Review won so many Columbia Scholastic Press Association awards that the editors stopped entering the journal in the contests.
• Allegheny is one of just 29 selective colleges/universities in the country most highly recommended for study in geology by 'Ruggs Recommendations on the Colleges'. This list includes such schools as Brown, Carleton, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and William and Mary.
• The Mathematics department enjoys an acceptance rate to graduates of 95%.
• About 84% of our Chemistry majors attend graduate or professional school eventually. About 73% go on directly, with annual acceptance rates ranging from 95-100%.
• Allegheny English majors applying to graduate and professional school have a 90% acceptance rate.
• Neuroscience graduates are actively sought after by some of the best graduate programs in the country.
• Approximately 70% of students majoring in neuroscience seek admission to graduate schools following graduation.
• Approximately 90% of Neuroscience students are admitted to programs of graduate study in the neurosciences.
• Allegheny ranks in the top 4% of liberal arts colleges in producing U.S. business leaders.
• Consistently high percentage of Allegheny computer science students continue their studies at the graduate level.
• A recent graduate [in the Chemistry department] was the first non-Ph.D. hired as a chemist at Magellan Labs.
• A member of the class of '96 was named a Mayo Minority Scholar, one of only four selected nationwide.
• Students continuing to professional schools directly after graduation (medical, graduate, law, business schools): 78%

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• In 1971, the movie Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me, based on the novel by Richard Farina of the same name, was filmed on college grounds; the movie was a box office flop.
• Women were charged an extra $6 when first admitted to Allegheny in 1870 to cover the extra costs incurred by the 'complexity of their nervous systems.' The surcharge was soon dropped, and a woman was valedictorian of the Allegheny class of 1875.
• The name 'Allegheny' can be translated as 'Endless Mountains,' 'Best River,' 'River of Cave People,' or 'Great Warpath.'
• Despite residing in the Snowbelt, the Dean of Students hasn't called an official snow day at Allegheny since 1978.
• Allegheny has welcomed a variety of entertainers and guest speakers over the last several years, including John Updike, Dave Matthews, Dick Cheney, W.D. Snodgrass, Adam Sandler, George Carlin, The Vienna Choir Boys, Rusted Root, Ben Folds, The Fray, Jimmy Fallon, and the cast of Ain't Misbehavin'.
• In a letter of February 1824 to Allegheny's first president and founder, Timothy Alden, Thomas Jefferson wrote he hoped his University of Virginia could someday possess the richness of Allegheny's library.

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Partnership with Sodexho

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Students, in large part, are unhappy with Sodexho being on campus, especially since they have recently entered a long-term contract with the school. Concerns voiced by students include high meal plan prices, low quality and poor taste of food, and the inability for meal plan accounts to transfer between semesters.

External links

• Allegheny College official website
• Academic Webpages/Facts
• Faculty Homepages

References