Hanover College
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| Motto | Philosophia pietati ancillans ("knowledge in service of piety/faith") |
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| Type | private coeducational liberal arts |
| Established | 1827 |
| Endowment | $100.6 million[1] |
| President | Dr. Russell Nichols |
Academic staff | 100 |
| Students | 1,062 |
| Undergraduates | 1,062 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | small town: 650 acres (2.6 km²) |
| Athletics | 16 Division III NCAA teams |
| Colors | Scarlet Red and Royal Blue |
| Affiliations | Presbyterian |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | www.hanover.edu |
Hanover College is a coeducational liberal arts college, located in Hanover, Indiana, near the banks of the Ohio River. The college is affiliated with the United States Presbyterian Church. The college was founded in 1827 by Rev. John Finley Crowe, making it the oldest private college in Indiana. The Hanover athletic teams participate in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Hanover College has a long tradition of high academic standards and quality education through small classes taught by experienced professors.
History
Originally founded in 1827 by Rev. John Finley Crow, Hanover College experienced a turbulent early period, but has become a premier institution of liberal arts education. In 2002, the College celebrated its 175 anniversary.
Grounds
Hanover College is situated on 650 acres of land overlooking the Ohio River, featuring several climbing paths and cliffs. The campus is characterized by the Georgian style architecture. The quad is crowned by the Parker Auditorium, named for the former Hanover College President, Albert Parker.
In the 1940's the college turned down plans to rebuild a fraternity house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright because it did not match the Georgian architecture.
Much of the campus was heavily damaged in the April 3, 1974 tornado Super Outbreak, including several buildings that were destroyed. Damage to 32 of the 33 buildings totaled over $10 million. The campus lost hundreds of mature trees, destroying much of the natural beauty of this landmark [1]. Remarkably, the campus reopened, having restored roads and buidlings, after 19 days.
Student Life
Over half of Hanover’s students are belong to a fraternity or sorority. There are nine national fraternities and sororities, including:
- Alpha Delta Pi (ΑΔΠ)
- Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ)
- Kappa Alpha Theta (ΚΑΘ)
- Lambda Chi Alpha (ΛΧΑ)
- Sigma Chi (ΣΧ)
- Phi Gamma Delta (commonly known as FIJI)
- Phi Delta Theta (ΦΔΘ)
- Phi Mu (ΦΜ)
- Chi Omega (ΧΩ)
Former houses include:
Notable Alumni
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks, twenty-first Vice President of the United States
- Harvey Washington Wiley, noted chemist involved with the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
- Carol Warner Shields, Pulitzer Prize winning author
- Jim Ward, president of LucasArts and Senior vice president of Lucasfilm
- Mike Pence, member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th District (map)
- Woody Harrelson, actor of t.v.'s Cheers
External links
References
- 1 endowment "2004 NACUBO endowment study" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers. Feburary 1, 2006.
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