Centre College is an accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of about 15,000 in Boyle County, approximately 35 miles (56.3 km) south of Lexington, KY. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders in 1819, ranks 44th nationally^[1] among top liberal arts schools in the 2007 US News & World Report list, and is the highest-ranking liberal arts college in Kentucky. In 2007, Centre ranked by Consumer Digest as best value among private, liberal arts schools in the nation ^[2]. The 115-acre campus has 60 buildings, 13 of which are included on the National Register of Historic Places. is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... John Roush Dr. John A. Roush is a figure in American higher education and currently the president of Centre College. ... Danville is a city in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. ... The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAAs Division III. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. ... Liberal arts colleges in the United States are primarily liberal arts colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. ... Danville is a city in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. ... Boyle County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Lexington, Kentucky is the Horse Capital of the World, located in the heart of the Bluegrass. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... 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[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

History

2000 Vice Presidential Debate

See also: List of presidents of Centre College and List of commencement speakers at Centre College

Centre College received its charter from the Kentucky Legislature on January 21, 1819 and classes began in the fall of 1820 in Old Centre, the first building on campus and the oldest college administration building west of the Allegheny Mountains. The Greek Revival structure was built at the cost of $8,000 and has housed a grammar school, a law school, classrooms, a student dormitory, a hospital, a chapel, a dining hall, a library, and administrative offices. Old Centre served as a Civil War Hospital during the battle of Perryville, KY; this was also the last time Centre's classes were completely cancelled (1865). Download high resolution version (750x1050, 326 KB)Vice Presidential Debate 2000 File links The following pages link to this file: Centre College Categories: Images with unknown source ... Download high resolution version (750x1050, 326 KB)Vice Presidential Debate 2000 File links The following pages link to this file: Centre College Categories: Images with unknown source ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Centre College. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Centre College. ... The Kentucky State Capitol Building in Frankfort, KY The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Walhalla temple in Bavaria was completed in 1842. ...

Centre faced early financial hardships, disputes within and outside the Presbyterian Church, and six wars (including the occupation of Old Centre by both Confederate and Union troops during the Civil War), but in its years of growth that followed, Centre became affiliated with various institutions including the Kentucky School for the Deaf, also in Danville, which was originally controlled by the Centre board of trustees. In 1901, Central University in Richmond, Kentucky was consolidated with Centre, and the Kentucky College for Women merged with Centre in 1926. The Kentucky Asylum for the Tuition of the Deaf and Dumb was founded on April 10, 1823, becoming the first state supported school of its kind in the nation and in the western hemisphere. ... Richmond is the 6th largest city in Kentucky and the county seat of Madison County. ...

In 1921, Centre upset Harvard University's undefeated football team 6-0 which The New York Times later called "Football's Upset of the Century".^[3] ESPN has called it one of the biggest upsets in sport during the twentieth century.^[4] Today, "C6H0" remains a point of pride among students and alums and is the answer to "What is the formula for a winning football team?" See also: 1920 in sports, other events of 1921, 1922 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Football (American) Chicago Staleys later the Chicago Bears win the 1921 American Professional Football Association title. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ... ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ... Centre College is an accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of about 15,000 in Boyle County, approximately 35 miles (56. ...

During the 1960s the college's financial resources doubled. 11 new buildings were added to the campus and enrollment increased from 450 to 800. Today, enrollment hovers around 1,070, with just over 100 faculty members.

Dr. John A. Roush, who took office in 1998, is the college's 20th president. In 2000, Centre became the smallest college ever to host a national election debate.^[5] Dick Cheney and Senator Joe Lieberman debated on October 5 at Centre's Norton Center for the Arts. The event was moderated by CNN's Bernard Shaw. John Roush Dr. John A. Roush is a figure in American higher education and currently the president of Centre College. ... Senator John F. Kennedy debates Vice President Richard M. Nixon in the first televised debates, 1960. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... Joseph Isadore Joe Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is an American politician from Connecticut. ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bernard Shaw was a leading news anchor for the Cable News Network from 1980 to his retirement in 2001. ...

In 2005, the College completed The College Centre,^[6] a $22-million project to expand and renovate Suttcliffe Hall, the Crounse Academic Center and Grace Doherty Library, which was the largest construction project on campus since the Norton Center was built in 1973. See also: 1972 in architecture, other events of 1973, 1974 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ...

Campus

Old Centre

Old Centre

Built in 1820, Old Centre is a Greek Revival structure and was the College's first building. It has been used as a library, dormitory, and during the Civil War, a hospital. Today it houses the offices of the president, vice president for academic affairs, and vice president for college relations. Old Centre is a Kentucky Landmark, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and included in the Smithsonian Guide to Historic Places. Download high resolution version (2240x1680, 782 KB)Old Centre, Centre College File links The following pages link to this file: Centre College Categories: Images with unknown source ... Download high resolution version (2240x1680, 782 KB)Old Centre, Centre College File links The following pages link to this file: Centre College Categories: Images with unknown source ... Personal residence of Catherine the Great Greek Revival was a style of classical architecture which became fashionable in Europe in the 18th century, and in the United Kingdom and United States in the early 19th century. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

Old Carnegie

Built in 1913, Old Carnegie was the College library until 1966 and currently houses the Career Development Center and the Office of International Programs.

Norton Center for the Arts

Norton Center for the Arts

Centre's Norton Center for the Arts has hosted performers such as violinist Itzhak Perlman, dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov and Twyla Tharp, the Boston Pops, The Chieftains, Three Dog Night, David Copperfield, Dolly Parton, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ben Folds, They Might Be Giants, and musicals such as Rent, Titanic, Annie Get Your Gun, and My Fair Lady. In October 2000, the Norton Center hosted the Vice-Presidential Debate with Dick Cheney and Senator Joe Lieberman. Norton Center for the Arts, Centre College This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, because it is missing information on its source or copyright status. ... Norton Center for the Arts, Centre College This file has been listed on Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images, because it is missing information on its source or copyright status. ... Itzhak Perlman playing during the entertainment portion of the White House State Dinner in honor on Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on May 7, 2007 Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945 in Jaffa) is an Israeli-American virtuoso violinist and teacher. ... Alexandra Danilova and Mikhail Baryshnikov, 1976 Mikhail Nikolaevitch Baryshnikov (Russian: ) (born January 28, 1948) is a Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor. ... Twyla Tharp (born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer and choreographer. ... The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. ... The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1963, known for performing and popularizing Irish traditional music. ... Three Dog Night is an American rock and roll band, best known for their work from 1968-1975 but still making live appearances as of 2007. ... David Copperfield is a quasi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since the original founding in California in 1965. ... Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina[1]) is an American singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the musical group Ben Folds Five. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh that formed in 1982. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... Joseph Isadore Joe Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is an American politician from Connecticut. ...

The Norton Center for the Arts was built in 1973 and originally named the Regional Arts Center (RAC). It was later renamed for Jane Morton Norton, a former trustee to Centre College. The 85,000 square foot (8,000 m²) complex was designed by architect William Wesley Peters of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. William Wesley Peters (June 12, 1912 - July 17, 1991) was a noted architect and engineer, apprentice to and protegé of Frank Lloyd Wright. ... Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was one of the worlds most prominent and influential architects. ...

The College Centre

Construction of the College Centre

Opened in the spring of 2005, the College Centre took center stage on campus, so to speak. The College Centre is composed of two buildings, Crounse Hall and Sutcliffe Hall, which both received multi-million dollar renovations. Crounse Hall now houses an expanded library, theater, and additional classrooms, while Sutcliffe Hall now has over 62,000 square feet in athletic space including several new gymnasiums and workout facilities. Image File history File linksMetadata Centrecollege-crounsehall. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Centrecollege-crounsehall. ...

The Old Bookstore

This building was the first chapter house of any fraternity in Kentucky, holding the brothers of the Epsilon Chapter of Beta Theta Pi. Before it came into Centre's hands, it was also used as a funeral home and as a shoe store. It was later converted to the Campus Bookstore, and in 2005 the bookstore moved to a new location, leaving the building empty. It is currently home to The Oasis, a foreign-language lounge and resource center, and is also student housing.

Craik House

Built in the 1850s and renovated in 1958, this is the president's home. Originally a private residence, it was first occupied by Robert L. McLeod, the 14th president of Centre. The Craik House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Academics

Flame

97% of Centre professors have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, and the student/faculty ratio is 11 to 1. The campus has active chapters of Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, and has produced two-thirds of Kentucky's Rhodes Scholars and 23 Fulbright Scholar winners in the last 10 years. It is among the smallest coeducational colleges to have a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, and is the only private institution in Kentucky with one. Image File history File links Centrecollegeflame. ... Image File history File links Centrecollegeflame. ... The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an honor society which considers its mission to be fostering and recognizing excellence in undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. ... Omicron Delta Kappa, or OΔK, is a national leadership honor society. ... Rhodes House in Oxford Rhodes Scholarships were created by Cecil John Rhodes. ... The Fulbright Program is program of educational grants (Fulbright Fellowships) sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. ...

Degrees Offered

In addition to the programs listed, Centre offers self-designed majors, as well as double-majors and dual-degree engineering programs with Columbia University, University of Kentucky, Vanderbilt University, and Washington University (St. Louis). Columbia University is a private research university in the United States and a member of the prestigious Ivy League. ... The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... “Washington University” redirects here. ...

Complete descriptions

Study Abroad

The "Centre Commitment" guarantees students the option to study abroad during their time at Centre. The college maintains permanent, residential sites in England, France, Japan, and Latin America, and it has short-term study program locations in India, Vietnam, New Zealand, Greece, Indonesia, Australia, Cameroon, Russia, Turkey, and San Salvador Island. A recent study compiled by Milton Reigelman, director of Centre's international programs, shows that 86 percent of 2006 Centre graduates studied abroad. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... San Salvador Island, also known as Watling Island, is an island and district of the Bahamas. ...

Student life

About 96% of Centre's students live on campus and participate in athletics, academic organizations, student government, and volunteer work. There are about 100 clubs, societies, teams and other formal and informal groups with over 2,000 campus events each year. Centre has an active Greek life. The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ...

Clubs and Organizations

Greek Life

Greek Housing along West Walnut Street

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• Phi Delta Theta (fraternity; chapter founded 1850)
• Phi Kappa Tau (fraternity; chapter founded 1914; inactive 1933-1948)
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon (fraternity; chapter founded 1882)
• Sigma Chi (fraternity; chapter founded 1876)
• Alpha Delta Pi (sorority; chapter founded 2000)
• Delta Delta Delta (sorority; chapter founded 1980)
• Kappa Alpha Theta (sorority; chapter founded 1980)
• Kappa Kappa Gamma (sorority; chapter founded 1980)

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• Alpha Chi Phi, (1868 - 1870's, absorbed by Epsilon chapter of Beta Theta Pi)
• Alpha Kappa Phi, Alpha chapter (1858 - 1876)
• Alpha Kappa Pi, Beta Kappa chapter (1932 - 1936)
• Beta Theta Pi, Epsilon Chapter (1848-2006, inactive 1862-1871)
• Delta Kappa, (1850's - 1879, absorbed by Kentucky Alpha chapter of Phi Delta Theta)
• Delta Kappa Epsilon, Iota Chapter (1854-2002, inactive 1860-1865)
• Chi Omega (1988-1992)
• Phi Gamma Delta, Iota Chapter (1855-1856)
• Kappa Alpha Order, Omega Chapter (1883-1933)

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Traditions

"Running the Flame"

Nearly 40 years ago a large metal sculpture named "The Flame" was installed at the center of campus. In the 1980s, students began a tradition of running from their dorm and today the fraternity houses to The Flame and back in the nude. "Running the flame" has become a tradition for most students on campus to complete prior to their graduation.

Kissing on the Seal

College tradition holds that if two students kiss over the Seal set in the sidewalk in front of Old Centre at the stroke of midnight, they will get married following graduation.

Athletics

Football

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C6H0 Team

At the beginning of the Roaring '20s, Harvard University, the nation's dominant football power, was riding a five-year undefeated streak. Then the Crimson invited Centre College (enrollment: 264) up to Cambridge for what they thought would be a "warm-up" game, a light workout before facing Princeton the following week. Image File history File linksMetadata Centrecollegec6h0. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Centrecollegec6h0. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Harvard Square, May 2000 Cambridge is a city in the greater Boston area in Massachusetts, United States. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...

On October 29, 1921, before 45,000 stunned fans, the Colonels shocked mighty Harvard, becoming the first school ever from outside the East to beat one of the Ivy League's "Big Three" of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Star player Bo McMillin rushed in the lone touchdown of the game early in the third quarter, and the Praying Colonels' defense held off the Crimson's powerful offense from there for a 6-0 victory. Back in Danville, overjoyed students painted the "impossible formula" C6-H0 (Centre 6, Harvard 0) on everything in sight (including a few cows). At least one marking still remains, on the side of the town post office. ^[7] is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Alvin Bo McMillin (January 12, 1895 - March 31, 1952) was a Hall-of-Fame college football player, and later successful head coach, who served at both the collegiate and professional levels but who achieved his greatest success at the college level. ...

The Centre victory was a shock, but perhaps not a fluke; the team went 10-1 in 1921 and defeated several other prominent schools including Virginia Tech, Auburn, Arizona, and Clemson. In fact up until their final game of the season, a 22-14 loss to powerful Texas A&M in Dallas on January 2, 1922, the Colonels outscored their opponents by a margin of 314 to 6. ^[8] Texas A&M University at College Station Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is one of the flagship universities of Texas, and is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1950, the Associated Press named C6-H0 the greatest sports upset of the first half of the 20th century. ^[9]. In 2005, the New York Times called it "arguably the upset of the century in college football." ^[10]. In 2006, ESPN named it the third-biggest upset in the 138-year history of college football. ^[11] The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ...

On the 75th anniversary of C6-H0, Centre challenged Harvard to a rematch. Harvard declined.

Alumni

Centre Alumni, 1999

Centre ranks first in the country for the percentage of former students making gifts, reaching 75.1% participation among the alumni contributing to the College's annual fund. Centre is thus known as the college with "America's Most Loyal Alumni." Centre alumni have figured prominently in U.S. history. They include two U.S. vice presidents, one Chief Justice of the United States, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 13 U.S. Senators, 43 U.S. Representatives, 10 moderators of the General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church, and 11 governors. Others have become leaders in teaching, business, medicine, law and journalism.^[12] Among the most notable:
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• Joshua Fry Bell: One of the first alumni to serve in Congress.
• General Joseph Holt, United States Commissioner of Patents, United States Postmaster General, United States Secretary of War and Judge Advocate General of the United States Army. Leading judge in the trials of the Abraham Lincoln assassination.
• John Cabell Breckinridge, 1838: Vice President of the United States under James Buchanan; candidate for President in 1860; Confederate general.
• John Marshall Harlan, 1850: Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States for 34 years. Harlan cast the lone dissenting vote in Plessy v. Ferguson 1896; the text of his dissent became the basis for Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
  
• Adlai E. Stevenson, 1859: Vice President of the United States under Grover Cleveland.
• Frederick M. Vinson, 1909, Law 1911: Chief Justice of the United States.
• Cawood Ledford, 1949: Voice of the University of Kentucky Wildcats.
• James S. Rollins, U.S. Representative
• E.A. Diddle, 1920: legendary basketball coach of Western Kentucky University, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
• Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin, 1922: Three time All-American quarterback, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, NFL and college football coach
• John Hohrn, 1977: Actor and Mississippi State Senator
• Raymond Burse, 1973: Rhode's Scholar, General Counsel for General Electric, former President of Kentucky State University

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Trivia

• Classes at Centre are rarely cancelled. Prior to the Vice Presidential Debate in 2000, the last time classes were officially cancelled was due to the Civil War, although in 1994 and 1998, when severe snow and ice storms shut down much of the state, classes were delayed by half a day. On March 7, 2006, classes were cut short due to a symposium honoring retiring Dean John Ward. Ironically, Dean John Ward had made the statement in 1997, following a large snow storm, "Centre didn't cancel classes during parts of the Civil War, we're not cancelling them now."
• Centre College is listed in Loren Pope's, Colleges That Change Lives.

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... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Loren Pope is a nationally renown college advisor with several national publicatons on colleges and universities in the United States. ... Colleges That Change Lives (Penguin, 2000) is a best-selling book by nationally renowned college advisor Loren Pope. ...

References

External links

• Official Web Site
• Student Life
• Centre College Special Collections
• Centre Debate 2000
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