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Beloit College
Image:Beloit seal.jpg
Motto: Scientia Vera Cum Fide Pura (True Science with Pure Faith)
Established: 1846
Type: Private liberal arts college
Endowment: US$109 million
President: John Burris
Faculty: 94
Undergraduates: 1,300
Postgraduates: 0
Location: Flag of the United States Beloit, WI, USA
Campus: Urban, 65 acres
Colors: Blue and Gold
Nickname: Buccaneers
Mascot: Buccaneers (Official) Turtles (Academic-Unofficial)
Website: www.beloit.edu

Beloit College is a selective, private coeducational liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA, and a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group 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 For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon Undergraduate study in the Liberal arts. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested 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 A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2007 census estimate Beloit has a population of 37710 people Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 is the name officially adopted by The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2007 census estimate Beloit has a population of 37710 people The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM is a consortium of thirteen leading Liberal arts colleges located in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Its current president is John Burris (resigning as of June 30, 2008), and its enrollment stands at roughly 1,300 undergraduate students. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. On April 25, 2008 the Board of Trustees appointed former health industry executive and alumnus Dick Niemiec [1] as the College's interim president while the official presidential search takes place. The campus is notable for numerous prehistoric Indian mounds. A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a Mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves It is also among the top 20 selective liberal arts colleges in proportion of graduates obtaining doctoral degrees.

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Founding

Beloit College, the first post secondary education institution in Wisconsin, was founded by a group called Friends for Education, which was started by seven pioneers from New England who agreed that a college needed to be established soon after arrival in Wisconsin Territory. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the Wisconsin Territory became an Organized territory of the United States by an act of U The group raised funds for a college to be founded in their new town and convinced the territorial legislature to enact their charter for Beloit College into law on February 2, 1846. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The first building for the college (called Middle College) was built in 1847, and it remains in operation today. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Classes began in the fall of 1847, and the college's first degrees were awarded in 1851. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year

History

The first president of Beloit was a Yale University graduate named Aaron Lucius Chapin, who served as president from December of 1849 until 1886, and under whose direction the college became widely known for scholastic achievement and for its willingness to experiment with new curricular approaches. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The college remained very small for almost its entire first century with the enrollment only topping 1,000 students with the influx of World War II veterans in 1945-1946. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The "Beloit Plan", a year-round curriculum introduced in 1964, comprising three full terms and a "field term" of off-campus study, brought the college increased national attention. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The trustees decided to return to the two semester program in 1978.

Among Beloit's more notable alumni are Roy Chapman Andrews, Robert Lee Morris, Charles Winter Wood, Jim Zwerg, and Lorine Niedecker. Robert Lee Morris is a Jewelry designer and Sculptor who attributes much of his inspiration to forms he admires in Nature. Lorine Niedecker (English pronounced Needecker ( May 12, 1903 - December 31, 1970) was born on the Black Hawk Island near Fort Atkinson Teresa Heinz Kerry holds an honorary doctorate from Beloit College. Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira Heinz commonly known as Teresa Heinz Kerry (born October 5, 1938) is an American Philanthropist An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding

One of the aforementioned Indian effigy mounds, in the shape of a turtle, inspired Beloit's symbol (and unofficial mascot). Turtles are Reptiles of the Order Testudines (all living turtles belong to the Crown group Chelonia) most of

Although independent today, Beloit College was historically related to the Congregationalist tradition, continuing to maintain a limited relationship with the United Church of Christ. Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently The United Church of Christ ( UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination principally in the United States, [2] However, that denomination has no congregations in Beloit proper.

Present day

Beloit College remains nationally known for its innovative curriculum, which retains many aspects of the "Beloit Plan" from the 1960s. Beloit has a notably strong anthropology program: more Beloit graduates have earned Ph. D. s in anthropology than graduates of any other undergraduate liberal arts college not affiliated with a university [[3]]. Beloit has a good reputation in geology, owing still to Roy Chapman Andrews' expeditions as well several pioneering geologists in the 19th century including T. C. Chamberlin and O. E. Mienzer. Beloit's students have placed well in the Association for Computing Machinery annual programming competition: in 1990, Beloit placed 11th; in 1991, 19th. The Association for Computing Machinery, or ACM, was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational Computing society They have often received "Meritorious" certificates for exceptional solutions in the Mathematical Modelling Competition. In the 2006 college rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Beloit was shortlisted for "Study Abroad" (56% of students do) and "First-Year Initiative". USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D It was also ranked highly for percentage of students living on-campus. In 2007, it was listed 35th for "Best Value", and overall, it ranked 61st among liberal arts colleges. In 2000, Beloit was included in the book Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even if You?re Not a Straight-A Student (ISBN 0-14-029616-6). Colleges That Change Lives is a college educational guide by Loren Pope. The 1999 National Study of Student Engagement ranked Beloit in the top 20% of five benchmark categories measuring the quality of the student experience, one of just four schools to achieve this ranking.

Middle College
Middle College

The college long hosted the Beloit Poetry Journal, but the editor, Professor Emerita Marion K. Stocking, has retired to Maine and now runs the journal there. In 1985 the complementary Beloit Fiction Journal began, and has published an annual collection of short contemporary fiction every year since. The establishment of the Mackey Chair in Creative Writing has brought a new nationally-known author to campus annually for several years, including Billy Collins, Bei Dao, Ursula K. Le Guin, Amy Hempel, Denise Levertov, and Robert Stone. William A ("Billy" Collins (born March 22, 1941) is an American poet. Bei Dao ("Northern Island" is another name for Zhifu Island. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (ˈɝsələ ˈkroʊbɚ ləˈgwɪn (born October 21, 1929) is an American author Amy Hempel (born December 14, 1951) is an American Short story writer Journalist, and university Professor at Brooklyn Denise Levertov was a British -born American poet Early life and influences Denise Levertov was born in Ilford, Essex England Robert Stone (born August 21, 1937) is an American Novelist. His work is typically characterized by psychological complexity political Beloit biology faculty member John Jungck along with Nils S. Peterson, CEO of From the Heart Software, co-founded and run the BioQUEST, while Brock Spencer maintains ChemLinks. Both are special-interest groups on the reform of science education. Beloit has had a faculty and student exchange program with Fudan University in China since the 1980s. Fudan University ( located in Shanghai, China, is one of the oldest most prestigious and most selective universities in the People's Republic China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

Psychology is one of the most popular majors at Beloit. The Psychology Department started with the famous professor Guy Allen Tawney, who taught from 1897 to 1906. He was a student of Wilhelm Wundt who is one of the founders of psychology. Psychology majors may seek opportunities to help professors with their research. Additionally, many psychology majors conduct independent research or get involved with experience within the field. A study abroad program to Morocco and Estonia is targeted at psychology majors (although most students may apply for the program), where they engage in cross-cultural studies. Furthermore, many psychology students continue on to graduate programs for their M. A. or Ph. D.

The Beloit College Geology Department continues a tradition of excellence in geology that began with T. C. Chamberlin more than a century ago. Today the department combines a rigorous course load with mandatory field methods and mandatory field research. The department is currently a member of the Keck Geology Consortium. Started by the Keck Family, the philanthropic family most noted for forming the popular children's' show Sesame Street, the Keck Consortium is a research collaboration of several similar colleges across the United States, including Amherst College, Pomona College, and Washington and Lee University to name a few. The Consortium sends undergraduate students worldwide to research and publish their findings.

Two museums open to the public are on Beloit's campus and are run by College staff and students. The Logan Museum of Anthropology and the Wright Museum of Art both were founded in the late 19th century. The Logan Museum, accredited by the American Association of Museums curates over 200,000 ethnographic and archaeological objects from 122 countries and over 450 cultural groups. The Wright Museum's holdings of over 8,000 objects include a large collection of original prints and Asian art. Both museums feature temporary special exhibitions year round. Beloit College's campus also houses two sculpture works by renowned international public artist Siah Armajani, these are his "Gazebo for One Anarchist: Emma Goldman 1991" and "The Beloit College Poetry Garden. Siah Armajani (born 1939 is an Iranian born American sculptor. Emma Goldman (June 27 1869 – May 14 1940 was an anarchist known for her political activism writing and speeches "[4]

Extra-curricular activities at Beloit play an important role, with intramural Ultimate having a high level of participation among students. Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a non-contact Team sport played with a 175 gram Flying Recently, Beloit College students broke the world record for the longest game of Ultimate by playing for over 72 hours [5].

Beloit College also has a frisbee golf course contained almost entirely within the grounds of the college. Many students find this a relaxing way to spend time, during all hours of the day or night, regardless of pedestrians or inebriation. This course has undergone many changes with the expansion of dormitories and additions to the lovely grounds like the Poetry Garden [6]. Beloit students are ever flexible and have incorporated the garden into the course. There remains some debate as to whether the garden holes are too easy and merely a means of shooting an easy game below par.

Since 1998, the college has become known for the annual "Mindset Lists," written by Professor Tom McBride, summarizing pop culture references which are allegedly meaningless to incoming college freshmen. In 2004, the college unveiled a renovation plan that would tie the campus more effectively to the community. In 2006, Beloit officially announced that it was attempting to raise $100 million. This campaign would fund a new science building, an increased endowment, and other campus improvements.

Justice Richard Goldstone was named the 2007 Weissberg Distinguished Professor of International Studies at Beloit College, in Beloit, Wisconsin. Richard J Goldstone, (born October 26, 1938) South African Judge and international War crimes prosecutor From January 17?28, 2007 he visited classes, worked with faculty and students, participated in panel discussions on human rights and transitional justice with leading figures in the field and delivered the annual Weissberg Lecture, "South Africa's Transition to Democracy: The Role of the Constitutional Court" on January 24th at the Moore Lounge in Pearsons Hall.

Justice Richard J. Goldstone delivers the 2007 Weissberg Lecture
Justice Richard J. Goldstone delivers the 2007 Weissberg Lecture

On March 23, 2007 Congressman John Lewis delivered the keynote speech "Get In The Way" for the College's New Conscience/New Campus/New Community Conference.

Beloit College will complete its new Center for the Sciences in the fall of 2008. The building is expected to achieve a minimum Silver Level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification. The project will cost roughly $40 million and will be a state-of-the-art building and almost 120,000 sq. ft.


Prominent departments

Notable faculty members

Rob LaFleur, Anthropology
Jerry Gustafson, Economics
Emily Chamlee-Wright, Economics
Beth Dougherty, International Relations
Georgia Duerst-Lahti, Political Science
Tom McBride, English
John Jungck, Biology
Ken Yasukawa, Biology (2004 President of the Animal Behavior Society)[7]
Brock Spencer, Chemistry
Charles Westerberg, Sociology
Steve Wright, Creative Writing

Athletics

Womens Vollyball-2007 MWC Champions
Womens Vollyball-2007 MWC Champions

Beloit College is a member of the Midwest Conference, NCAA in Div. Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Creative writing is considered to be any writing Fiction or Non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, Journalistic, Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Current members Former Members Sports Member teams compete in football, Volleyball, Soccer, Golf, III and fields varsity teams in football, baseball, softball, volleyball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track & field, men's and women's soccer. Beloit College also has a competitive rowing team that is sponsored by club funds and alumni support.

Prominent alumni

See also Category:Beloit College alumni

External links

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