The College of Wooster is a private liberal arts college primarily known for its "Independent Study" program (see below). It has roughly 1,800 students and is located in Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio (approximately 60 miles south of Cleveland). Founded in 1866 by the Presbyterian church as the University of Wooster, it was from its creation a co-educational institution. The school is a member of The Five Colleges of Ohio and the Great Lakes Colleges Association. As of January 2008, Wooster's endowment stood at approximately $270 million. College of Wooster seal This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... 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. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... For the film of this title, see Private School (film). ... 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. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Wayne County courthouse in downtown Wooster Wooster (IPA ) first syllable pronounced puss--like the cat--with a w is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... COW fighting scot mascot - Copyright © 2004, The College of Wooster This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Liberal arts colleges in the United States are institutions of higher education in the United States which are primarily liberal arts colleges. ... Wayne County courthouse in downtown Wooster Wooster (IPA ) first syllable pronounced puss--like the cat--with a w is a city in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 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. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of males and females at the same school facilities. ... The Five Colleges of Ohio is an academic consortium of five selective private liberal arts colleges in the U.S. state of Ohio. ... The Great Lakes Colleges Association, Inc. ... January 2008 was the first month of the current year. ...

The current president of the college is Grant H. Cornwell, who previously served as Vice-President and Dean of Academic Affairs at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. He was selected by the Board of Trustees to replace R. Stanton Hales, who announced his intention to retire effective June 30, 2007 because he had reached the college's mandatory age of retirement. Cornwell comes to Wooster with a background in philosophy and strong experience in liberal arts advocacy and administration.^[1] Distinguished faculty have included Dijana Plestina, former assistant professor of political science, and former part-time faculty member,who is former first lady of Croatia, and Gordon Collins, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, recent initiate to the Tarkio College Athletic Hall of Fame. St. ... Canton, New York is a Town and aVillage in the US State of New York. ... R. Stanton Hales is an American mathematician and educator, specializing in combinatorics. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ...

This college is one of forty named in Loren Pope's influential book Colleges That Change Lives.^[2] 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. ...

History

The University of Wooster was founded in 1866 by Presbyterians who wanted to do their part in the education of young people, and in 1870 opened its doors with a faculty of five and a student body of thirty men and four women. Wooster citizen Ephraim Quimby donated the first 22 acres, a large oak grove situated on a hilltop overlooking the town. By the early 20th century, there were eight divisions, including a medical school whose faculty outnumbered those in the college of arts and sciences. However, the university had gradually begun to define itself as a liberal arts institution and, in 1915, after a bitter dispute between the faculty and the Trustees, chose to become The College of Wooster in order to devote itself entirely to the education of undergraduate students in the liberal arts. The College's 240 acre campus boasts of an unusual tree endowment, established in 1987, which supports a tree conservation, maintenance and replacement program. 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. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Academics

Students entering Wooster are provided with a liberal arts education, a learning approach that encourages students to experience different fields of study and once majors are chosen, to bring those varied experiences to their selected fields of study. Upon completion of at least 32 courses, students may earn a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, or Bachelor of Music Education degree.

In addition to the programs listed below, students may design their own major with approval from the registrar and the dean of the faculty. Some of the pre-professional programs listed below are cooperative programs, in which students spend a certain period of time at the College of Wooster before transferring to accelerated courses at other colleges and universities. In education outside the United Kingdom, a registrar or registry is an official in an academic institution (a college, university, or secondary school) who handles student records. ...

Academic Programs

• Majors: Africana Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Art (Studio), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Business Economics, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Cultural Area Studies, Dance, Economics, English, French, Geology, German, History, International Relations, Mathematics, Music, Music Education, Music History and Literature, Music Performance, Music Theory (Composition), Music Therapy, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Theater, Urban Studies, Women's Studies
• Additional minors: Chinese, Education (with teaching licensure in early childhood, adolescent/young adult, and multi-age), Dance, Film Studies, International Business, Physical Education
• Pre-professional programs: Pre-Architecture, Pre-Engineering, Forestry and Environmental Studies, Dentistry, Nursing, Pre-Social Work, Pre-Business, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Veterinary Medicine, Pre-Law, Pre-Seminary Studies, Dual-Degree Programs

Independent Study program

The College of Wooster is especially noteworthy for its Independent Study program, in which all students work one-on-one with a faculty advisor to complete a written thesis or other significant project during the course of the senior year. The student also presents an oral defense of the thesis before a faculty committee. The program, begun in 1947 by Howard Lowry (the College's 7th President), has received considerable attention from other colleges and universities, and a number of other institutions have modeled programs after it. In 2003, the independent study program at Wooster was recognized by US News and World Report as the second best "senior capstone experience" in the US, behind only Princeton University, but, of course, has not been recognized in this way since then. Regardless, this unique approach to education has long kept Wooster competitive against more well-known colleges. As evidence of this fact, Wooster ranks 14th in the United States among independent colleges whose graduates earned Ph.D.'s between 1920 and 1995 (according to the Baccalaureate Origins of Doctorate Recipients,1998). However,this citation is 10 years old,and although it is still used by the public relations office at the the College of Wooster, in all probability, if it were to be updated, the college would fall in ranking. This article is about the thesis in academia. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...

Special traditions have been developed surrounding Independent Study. Upon completion, a student will receive a yellow button that says "I did it!" as well as the highly coveted Tootsie Roll. The tradition developed when the registrar at the time, Lee Culp (also a graduate of the College of Wooster), decided to give out candy along with the buttons one year; the Tootsie Roll itself was chosen simply because it was cheap to buy in bulk. The "due date," or the last day that students can turn in their completed Independent Study project, is the first Monday after spring break. On I.S. Monday, the pipe band begins a drone and, with the Dean of the Faculty leading the way, the seniors travel through Kauke Arch in a jubilant and drunken parade ending at Kittredge dining hall, where a celebratory dinner with their advisors and college administrators follows. A patriotic advertisement for Tootsie Rolls during World War I For information about the hip-hop song Tootsee Roll, see 69 Boyz. ... The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, winner of 4 World Pipe Band Championships in the past decade, in competition at the 2005 Bellingham Highland Games A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. ...

A database exists on the College of Wooster website which allows anyone to browse the myriad Independent Study topics from every class year since the late 1940s.

Student Life

Wooster has long emphasized international education. An unusually high percentage of its early graduates went overseas as missionaries (Wooster has its own unique collection of now-allegedly illegal artifacts sent back from those alumnae, including among other things an Egyptian mummy from the time of King Tut), and soon not only their sons and daughters, but also the students from their schools, were enrolling at Wooster as students. This international presence affected the entire campus, establishing a tradition which continues to influence the College. Today, approximately seven percent of the student body is international in origin, representing more than 40 different countries.^{[citation needed]} Majors in Cultural Area Studies and International Relations, instruction in seven foreign languages, twenty overseas programs, and the popularity of Babcock Hall International Program attest to a global awareness that is a vital part of the educational fabric of the College. The majority of Wooster's international students currently come from South Asia (India and Pakistan), and West Africa (many from Ghana).^{[citation needed]}. But, of course, the greatest number of Wooster students are from Ohio. Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ...  Western Africa (UN subregion)  Maghreb[1] West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ...

Athletics

Wooster is a member of the NCAA Div-III North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). Its school colors are black and old gold, and its mascot is the "Fighting Scot." Scottish culture is an important part of the school's heritage; its football games feature a Scottish pipe band with Highland dancers in addition to a traditional marching band, with all three groups clad in the yellow and black MacLeod tartan. Before being known as the "Fighting Scots", the college teams were known as the "Presbyterian Steamroller". This was changed by an alumnus who wanted to fund a dormitory and other things at the college but required that his MacLeod tartan become the college's banner. The College now continues with that grand tradition. NCAA redirects here. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) is a US midwest NCAA Division III athletic conference. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Scots (ethnic group). ... This article is about the country. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band, winner of 4 World Pipe Band Championships in the past decade, in competition at the 2005 Bellingham Highland Games A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. ... Clan MacLeod Crest. ...

In recent years, the athletic teams at Wooster have had considerable success. Among other achievements, the baseball team has made three appearances in the NCAA Division III World Series and nine NCAC championships (a league record). The men's basketball team has nine NCAC regular season championships, nine NCAC Tournament titles, and twelve appearances in the Div-III NCAA Tournament. In 2003, the team earned third place at the NCAA Div-III National Basketball Tournament, compiled its best ever record (30-3), and Wooster center Bryan Nelson was named Div-III Men's Basketball Player of the Year. In 2007, the men's basketball team again reached the Div-III Final Four, placing fourth overall with a record of 29-5. In 2004, the football team went undefeated in the regular season, won its first outright NCAC conference championship, and won its first NCAA tournament game. This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the sport. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...

Performing Arts

Besides having a well-respected music department, Wooster is the home of the Ohio Light Opera, an endeavor founded within the college in 1979, but is not a part of the college curriculum, and does not engage any of the college faculty or students directly. It is the only professional company in the United States entirely devoted to operetta. OLO performs the entire Gilbert & Sullivan repertoire, but also regularly revives rarely performed continental works of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Over the years, the Company has produced eighty different operettas. The College is proud to have this company rent its facilities. The Ohio Light Opera was founded as a cultural and educational endeavor by the College of Wooster in 1979 and is the only professional company in the United States entirely devoted to operetta. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. ... Playwright/lyricist William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and composer Arthur S. Sullivan (1842-1900) defined operetta in Victorian England with a series of their internationally successful and timeless works. ...

The college is also one of a few colleges in America to have an active on-campus pipe band. Officially called the College of Wooster Pipe Band, members perform at many official on-campus events such as commencement, sports games (football, basketball, swim meets, and sometimes lacrosse games), and many spontaneous student-run events. During the spring season they perform and compete at a grade 3 level, having won prizes at the Scots wi' Shotts event in Cleveland hosted by the local Lochaber Pipe Band

In 2007, Wooster's theatre production of "Nocturne" was invited to perform at the Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival in Washington, D.C. Wooster's production was one of four shows chosen from a field of approximately 400 entries.

Student activities and clubs

The College of Wooster has over one hundred student organizations, from the Jenny Investment Club, which allows students to invest real money for the College as they learn about the stock market, to Common Grounds, a student-run coffee shop and house program offering "an alternative atmosphere to the partying scene" for the College community.[1]

There are currently nine active Greek groups at the College of Wooster, five sororities and four fraternities. Called clubs and sections, these groups are not affiliated with national Greek organizations, and approximately fifteen percent of the student body participates. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with The College of Wooster. ...

The college has a wide variety of student-run media. The Wooster Voice is the weekly student newspaper, and has been published continuously since 1886 (see list of college newspapers), while WCWS (WOO 91) is the college radio station. The Goliard is the annual literary magazine. Each year, English professor Daniel Bourne also publishes an international literary magazine called Artful Dodge. Additionally, the English Department has classes every two years on journalism and magazine writing; these students create and publish a newspaper and a magazine respectively. Listed are student newspapers/college and university newspapers. ... WCWS is the radio station of The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. ...

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External links

• Official website
• Colleges That Change Lives: The College of Wooster
• Search the Independent Study database

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