Anderson University (South Carolina)

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This article is about Anderson University (South Carolina). For Indiana, see Anderson University (Indiana).
Anderson University
Anderson.png
Motto Humanitatem per crucem alere (Latin)
Motto in English
 To nourish humanity through the cross
Type Private
Established 1911
Affiliation South Carolina Baptist Convention
President Dr. Evans P. Whitaker
Undergraduates 2,848
Postgraduates 401
Location
Anderson
,
South Carolina
,
United States

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Campus 270 acres (109 ha), 36 buildings
Colors Black and gold         
Mascot Trojan (Troy the Trojan)
Website www.andersonuniversity.edu

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Anderson University is a selective private comprehensive university located in Anderson, in the U.S. state of South Carolina, offering bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in approximately 60 areas of study. Anderson is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention and is accredited as a Level V institution by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. All of the University's professional degree programs eligible for additional specialized accreditation are so accredited at the national level: the College of Education programs are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); music programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM); the College of Business is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP); and the art, graphic design, and interior design programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The School of Nursing programs are approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing[1] and by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (CCNE).[2]

Anderson is also recognized as one of eleven South Carolina Teaching Fellows institutions sanctioned to educate the state's future public school teachers. Anderson is ranked in the Top Tier of Southern Comprehensive Universities by U.S. News and World Report. It is also recognized as one of America's 100 Best College Buys by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc., one of America's Best Christian Colleges, and is consistently recognized by the Princeton Review as one of the top universities in the Southeast. Since 2009, Anderson has been recognized by U. S. News and World Report as one of a small number of "Up and Coming" institutions in the country for its recent advancements and innovation. In the 2010, 2011, and 2015 editions of America's Best Colleges, Anderson was named the top "Up and Coming" regional college in the South. In 2014, an analysis released by U. S. News & World Report indicated that Anderson University was the most financially efficient regional college in the South. In the 2015 edition, Anderson was named the top regional college with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching. In August, 2014, the Chronicle of Higher Education indicated that Anderson is one of the fastest growing private universities in America with a ranking of 18th among private baccalaureate institutions.

Over the last twelve years, Anderson's official fall enrollment has grown significantly (102 percent), from approximately 1,608 students in 2002 to 3,249 students in the fall of 2014.

Anderson University recently completed construction of five new residence halls with a capacity of 360, and re-purposed a historic campus building into a 26,000 square foot state-of-the-art nursing education center. It broke ground in August 2014 on three projects at its Athletic Campus - a 12-court tennis center, a softball stadium, and a swimming pool. [3] Anderson is also raising resources to construct a new 80,000 square foot, $18 million student center in the heart of the campus.[4]

Anderson participates in the NCAA Division II and is a member of the South Atlantic Conference.[5] Of note is the men's basketball team's participation in the Elite Eight regional playoffs in the spring of 2011 and the University's numerous conference championships in several other sports. The University's newly acquired 77-acre (31 ha) athletic campus stands adjacent to the academic campus and will be the site of significant growth in athletic facilities over the next decade. The site plan, which includes an existing soccer stadium, calls for a new softball stadium, tennis center, and swimming pool to be open in 2015, followed by a new baseball stadium, lacrosse field, practice fields, two intramural and practice gymnasiums, track and field facilities, and athletic administration offices in following years.

Anderson has been named by Presidents Bush and Obama numerous times to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. In a typical year, Anderson students are required to contribute approximately 15,000 hours[citation needed] of service to numerous community human service organizations.

Johnson Female Seminary/University heritage

Johnston Hall

Anderson University traces its heritage and initial founding to 1848 in the form of Johnson Female Seminary (later renamed Johnson University) which was located in the City of Anderson. The short-lived seminary was founded by the Rev. William Bullein Johnson, an early Baptist statesman and the first president of the Southern Baptist Convention.[6] The seminary closed its doors due to the combined impact of Rev. Johnson's untimely death and the onset of the Civil War, but not without leaving a lasting impression on the local young people of that day. Shortly after the turn of the century, those who fondly remembered the impact that the Johnson Female Seminary had on the region developed a compelling vision of resurrecting the institution in the form of Anderson College which later became Anderson University. In less than a year, a band of visionaries had raised $100,000 and secured 32 acres (13 ha) for the new campus and, thus, Anderson University was born. Rev. Johnson's home still stands in Anderson, South Carolina, and his portrait hangs in perpetuity in the Truett Cathy Old Common Room in Merritt Hall on the Anderson University campus.

Detail of pamphlet from Johnson Female Seminary at Anderson, SC. First published on January 29, 1851. Source: University Libraries of the University of South Carolina, Digital Collections Broadsides.

Student body

The Anderson University year-round student population stands at approximately 3,103 students, with a student to faculty ratio of 17:1.[7] The traditional student body is made up of young women and men from a variety of states and regions from across the United States. In addition, a significant portion of the students are from non-US countries, including Kazakhstan, Iraq, Mongolia, Russia, Africa, South Korea, China, Lithuania, Spain, Sweden, France, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Barbados, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, India, Japan, and Bermuda. The University also serves post-traditional students through its ACCEL evening program and graduate programs.[8]

Global education

Anderson emphasizes global education and promotes and facilitates students wishing to participate in study abroad in numerous locations around the world. Semester and year-long programs require advanced academic work plus various assignments that allow the student's professor to assess student learning and assign grades while studying abroad.

In addition, the University features two signature programs. The first signature program is called "Anderson Abroad" for juniors who meet academic requirements. Anderson Abroad is a short-term educational experience led by a full-time Anderson faculty member in various countries, the cost of which is partially subsidized by the university. The other signature program is a semester long experience in Sydney, Australia. Anderson University is host in Sydney to its own students as well as students from approximately 44 other universities within Anderson's global education consortium. A full-time Anderson faculty member is the on-site head of the program in Sydney. Both Anderson Abroad and the Australia program provide academic credit.

Anderson's global education consortium of approximately 44 universities provides Anderson students the opportunity to experience a faculty-supervised semester abroad in numerous countries around the world.

Merritt Administration Building

The Center of Excellence for Mobile Learning

Anderson University launched an initiative in 2011 called the Mobile Learning Initiative or MLI. Each traditional student is issued an Apple iPad upon enrollment. The initiative has transformed the college learning experience historically bound by classrooms and class times into a limitless interactive event that takes the best of traditional learning and expands it to take advantage of the full capabilities of mobile technology. Face-to-face, critical discussions in the classroom are combined with highly engaged, collaborative, interactive ways of communicating and sharing information, both within, and outside of class. Opposed to a "hardware fad," the MLI has changed the way faculty teach and students learn. The results of institutional research suggests that the MLI has increased the engagement of students in coursework and has increased student learning of course content. [9] In 2013, Anderson received a $143,000 grant from the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education to establish to duplicate the success of its groundbreaking MLI in South Carolina public schools.[10]

Center for Cancer Research

Denmark and Pratt Halls in early autumn

The Center for Undergraduate Cancer Research was established in 2009 to facilitate undergraduate research in search for a cure for cancers. Working under the direction of full-time faculty, students conduct studies and publish results. The Center is located on the nearby campus of AnMed Health Medical Center.[11]

The South Carolina School of the Arts

In 2013, the College of Visual and Performing Arts was rebranded The South Carolina School of the Arts, in recognition of its history of national awards and its vision to place focused attention on the professional preparation of graduates for artistic performance and production roles. The School emphasizes a hybrid liberal arts-conservatory instructional approach. Degree programs and emphases within the School include music, commercial music, dance, musical theatre, theatre, graphic design, ceramics, worship leadership, and painting and drawing. The School is housed primarily within the Rainey Fine Arts Center which features a 1,000-seat performance hall, a 225-seat recital hall, a 125-seat black box theatre, numerous music and art studios, and an art gallery. The School also has an additional art gallery within Thrift Library, and additional graphic design facilities off-campus on the court square in downtown Anderson. The University is constructing an additional 400-seat theatre within its new Student Center that will the School will use as a performance hall in the center of the campus.

The Johnny Mann Center for Commercial Music

The Johnny Mann Center for Commercial Music is named for the two-time Grammy Award winning American arranger, composer, conductor, entertainer, and recording artist, Johnny Mann (John Russell Mann). The Mann Center is the home of The South Carolina School of the Arts' degree program in commercial music. Commercial music at Anderson University includes pop, rock, jazz, bluegrass, and country music genres. The Center also serves as a library for a number of Mann's musical arrangements, compositions, and memorabilia.

As bandleader with the Johnny Mann Singers, the group recorded approximately three dozen albums, hosted the TV series titled Stand Up and Cheer (1971–1974), and was the musical director for The Joey Bishop Show.[12] He was also musical director of The Alvin Show, and was the voice of Theodore. Mann was also choral director for the NBC Comedy Hour.

The Johnny Mann Singers' cover version of "Up, Up and Away", rather than the hit version by The 5th Dimension, became the hit version of the song in the UK Singles Chart.[13] The version also won a Grammy Award in 1968 in the Best Performance by a Choir of Seven or More Persons category. In total, Mann was nominated for five Grammys, two of which he won.

Mann wrote a number of radio jingles, the most famous being Los Angeles station 93 KHJ as well as the "Sound of the City" jingle for KSFO in San Francisco, California.[14] This jingle became as requested as many of the songs played by KSFO in the era of Don Sherwood.

Mann and his wife, Betty, retired to Anderson, South Carolina in the early 2000s and immediately developed admiration for the University and a personal friendship with its president and wife. At the President's request, Mann wrote the University's Centennial Alma Mater, "The Sounds of Anderson." In 2010, the University awarded Mann an honorary doctor of humanities degree. In April 2014 at the age of 85, he was a guest conductor of The South Carolina School of the Arts,[15] at Anderson University's spring gala where he led the University choirs in performing the Johnny Mann Singers arrangement of "Up, Up and Away." At the song's conclusion, the audience of about 1,000 stood in Mann's honor.[16] It would be his last public performance. On June 18, 2014, Johnny Mann died at his home in Anderson.[17][18]

Palmetto Boys State

Vandiver Hall

Anderson University became the host of Palmetto Boys State in June 2011. The American Legion's Boys State program is a unique way for young men to learn about the American system of government and politics by participating in a mock governmental system. More than 800 rising seniors are honored to be selected each year by their high school teachers and counselors to be delegates or "citizens" at Boys State. Many of South Carolina's state political, business, and community leaders have attended Boys State. The program was previously held at the University of South Carolina, The Citadel, and Wofford College.

Academic programs

Undergraduate programs

Anderson offers the following undergraduate degrees in the traditional daytime program:

Adult and evening programs

Anderson offers the following undergraduate degrees in its ACCEL program:

Graduate programs

Anderson offers the following graduate programs:

Athletics

Anderson Trojans logo

Anderson competes in NCAA Division II athletics. The Trojans are a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Anderson formerly competed in Conference Carolinas until the 2009-10 season.

Campus locations and educational delivery systems

Anderson

Anderson University is situated on a 68-acre (28 ha) main campus with an additional 202 acres (82 ha) within the city limits of Anderson, South Carolina. The university recently received a gift of 125 acres (51 ha), boosting its acreage to its present 270, including 40 acres (16 ha) of wetlands that are used as an outdoor lab for the science programs, and also recently acquired the former Anderson County Fairgrounds consisting of 77 acres (31 ha). This property will be developed into an athletic campus over the next few years.

The front steps on the lawn of Anderson University

Most of the buildings on the main campus are red brick, built throughout the 20th century in the Georgian architectural style. The Merritt Administration Building, Denmark Hall, and Pratt Hall were the original buildings on the Anderson University campus, being built at the time of the university's founding in 1911. One of the main educational facilities at the heart of campus, the H.H. Watkins Teaching Center, was dedicated in 1967.[19] Other marked points of interest include the old Anderson College Infirmary, the Sullivan Music Building, and the Abney Athletic Center.[20][21][22]

The front lawn is called "Alumni Lawn" (sometimes referred to as the "Sacred Six" acres) of Anderson University and is heavily wooded with large oak trees, as is the interior of the main campus which is landscaped in a series of rising terraces. The front lawn and many early buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Anderson College Historic District.[23]

Watkins Teaching Center
Thrift Library

Anderson University created a special partnership in 2012 which operates within the former Duke Energy Service Center which is approximately one mile from the main campus and which was a partial gift to the university from the former Duke Energy Carolinas (now Duke Energy Progress). The facility is the home of the university's graduate program in criminal justice otherwise known as the Command College of South Carolina. The facility also houses undergraduate criminal justice programs.

In 2013, the university acquired the first floor of the historic Chiquola building in downtown Anderson, less than a mile from the main campus. The 11,000 square foot facility will be transformed into a multi-purpose space for the university's graphic design degree program, student activities, and a center for the study and practice of entrepreneurship. The facility features three storefront retail spaces in which student-initiated and run businesses will operate.

Anderson University is known to have a significant squirrel population on its main campus. They are drawn to the lush campus and huge 100-year-old oak trees that adorn the landscape. The squirrels are so accustomed to being around people that they are approachable within a very short distance.

Greenville

In 2012, the University was invited to be the first educational institution in approximately 20 years to join the seven-member University Center of Greenville (UCG), extending selected adult and graduate degree programs to the Upstate's largest city and the center of the largest metropolitan area in South Carolina. UCG is a consortium of higher education institutions dedicated to increasing access to educational opportunities for Upstate citizens. UCG occupies an expansive state-of-the-art facility in a bustling business district. Other members of UCG are Clemson University, Furman University, Greenville Technical College, South Carolina State University, University of South Carolina, and University of South Carolina Upstate.

Anderson University Online

The University offers numerous courses and several entire degree programs online. These offerings are particularly popular with adult and graduate students. Traditional students study primarily on campus, but may blend an online course into their schedules to gain additional schedule flexibility.

Notable alumni

  • Thomas C. Alexander: Member of the South Carolina Senate, Chairman of the Senate General Committee
  • G. Ross Anderson, D.Hum.: US District Judge
  • James Lee Barrett '50: Tony Award-winning writer (Shenandoah and others)
  • Mary Anne Bunton: Vice President for Human Resources of the Liberty Corporation (retired)
  • S. Truett Cathy, D. Hum.: Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Chick-fil-A
  • Dan T. Cathy, D. Hum.: President and Chief Operating Officer, Chick-fil-A
  • Daniel T. Cooper: Former Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
  • Jeff Deal, M.D.: Developer of TRU-D (Total Room Ultraviolet Disinfector) for the Lumalier Corporation, and Director of Health Research for Water Missions International at the Medical University of South Carolina
  • Hoke Howell: Broadway, television, and film actor with roles in numerous productions including Splendor in the Grass, Grand Theft Auto, Colombo, and The Andy Griffith Show
  • Kenneth E. Johns, Jr. '86: 1985-86 AC Student Body Pres, Oconee County (SC) Probate Judge, Former Mayor of Walhalla, South Carolina
  • Louise Kellett ’43: Founder and President of Kellett Enterprises (textiles)
  • Sue Monk Kidd: New York Times Bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees, The Mermaid Chair, and The Invention of Wings. Studied writing at Anderson University.
  • Donald McLeese ’64: CEO, Greater Columbia, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
  • Johnny Mann, D. Hum.: Two-time Grammy Award Winner; recording artist, composer, conductor of The Johnny Mann Singers
  • Kim Miller: Executive Vice President of Eastern Industrial Supplies
  • Kip Miller: President and CEO of Eastern Industrial Supplies
  • Adam Minarovich: Film director and actor (The Walking Dead)
  • Rob Stanifer: Former Major League Baseball player for the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
  • Denny Woodall Neilson: Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
  • Perry Noble: Founding and Senior Pastor of Newspring Church
  • Richard Shirley ’75: Anderson County Clerk of Court, Former Mayor of Anderson, South Carolina
  • Kerry Howard: Interior Designer, appeared on Bravo's Top Design and HGTV's Design Wars
  • Kathryn White: Studied and lived with grizzly bears in Alaska, and wrote an award-winning novel, My Life with Bears: A Story of Love, Loss, & Legumes

References

  1. ↑ http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Nursing/pdf/NursingPrograms/RNPrograms.pdf
  2. ↑ http://directory.ccnecommunity.org/reports/rptAccreditedPrograms_New.asp?state=SC&sFullName=South%20Carolina
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  5. ↑ http://www.thesac.com/members/anderson/index
  6. ↑ http://www.andersonuniversity.edu/aboutau.aspx?id=1777&ekmensel=c580fa7b_58_0_1777_9
  7. ↑ http://www.andersonuniversity.edu/tradmissions.aspx?id=2187&terms=student+population
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  11. ↑ http://www.andersonuniversity.edu/news.aspx?id=3433
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  19. ↑ http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=19816
  20. ↑ http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=19812
  21. ↑ http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=19804
  22. ↑ http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=19810
  23. ↑ http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/anderson/S10817704001/index.htm

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