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Mars Hill College is a private, coed, liberal-arts college affiliated with the North Carolina Baptist Convention. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon Undergraduate study in the Liberal arts. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The college is located in the small town of Mars Hill, North Carolina, 15 miles due north of Asheville, western North Carolina's largest city. Mars Hill is a town in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United Mars Hill College is easily accessible from Asheville via Interstate 26, which runs about a mile east of the college. Interstate 26 (I-26 is a nominally east-west (but physically more north-south main route of the Interstate Highway System in the Southeastern United States.

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Mars Hill College was founded in 1856, and it is the oldest college or university in western North Carolina. The college was originally named the French Broad Baptist Academy, after the nearby French Broad River. The French Broad River flows from near Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina, into Tennessee. In 1859 the college changed its name to Mars Hill, in honor of the hill in ancient Athens on which the Apostle Paul debated Christianity with the city's leading philosophers. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Paul the apostle (שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning " Saul of Tarsus " Σαούλ Saul and Σαῦλος Saulos and Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings During the American Civil War the college was closed for two years, but it reopened after the war. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South From 1897 to 1938 the college, under the leadership of Dr. Robert Moore, enjoyed substantial financial and physical growth. In 1921 Mars Hill became an accredited junior college. The term junior college refers to different educational institutions in different countries Dr. Hoyt Blackwell served as president from 1938 to 1966, and under his leadership Mars Hill became an accredited four-year college in 1962. Dr. Dan Lunsford, a 1969 graduate of Mars Hill, is currently the college's president; he holds an Ed.D from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Doctor of Education degree ( EdD or DEd) is a discipline-based doctorate that prepares the student for academic administrative clinical or research positions The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research Under Dr. Lunsford the college has constructed a new dormitory and science building, greatly upgraded its athletic facilities, tripled its endowment, and seen an increase in student enrollment.

Mars Hill College today

Mars Hill is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and the college's enrollment is typically around 1500 students. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS) is a regional Educational accreditation agency for over 13000 public and private educational institutions The college is a Division II member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Mars Hill's sports mascot is the Lion. The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera. The men's cross country team has recently been the most successful sport at the college; they have won 11 straight conference titles and have competed in the NCAA Division II meet numerous times. Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams The college offers five degrees (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Social Work), and 31 majors. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Bachelor of Music ( BM, BMus or MusB) is an Academic degree awarded by a College, University, or conservatory In the USA the Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard Undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of Knowledge which is taught or Researched at the college or university level Mars Hill is known for its excellent departments in music and other fine arts. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Fine art is any Art form developed primarily for Aesthetics rather than Utility. The "Bailey Mountain Cloggers", the college's dance team, have won 14 national championships in clogging and other traditional folk dances, and they frequently perform internationally, especially in Europe. Clogging is a type of Folk dance rooted in traditional European dancing from the British Isles, in which the dancer's footwear is used musically by striking the heel In 2002 the college opened the Ramsey Center for Regional Studies. Named after an MHC alumnus who served a record four terms as the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, the center is dedicated to preserving the heritage and culture of the people of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives is the presiding officer of one of the houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America.

In 2007 MHC joined with four other Baptist-affiliated schools (Campbell University, Gardner-Webb University, Wingate University, and Chowan University) to file a joint proposal to the North Carolina Baptist Convention. Campbell University is a University in Buies Creek, North Carolina, USA. Gardner-Webb University is a four-year private University located 40 miles west of Charlotte in Boiling Springs Wingate University was founded by the North Carolina Baptist Association in 1896 as Wingate College an independent co-educational institution and became a four-year college in 1977 Chowan University is a small Private university of about 900 students located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. Although all five schools stated that they had no wish to formally withdraw from the convention, they did propose to significantly loosen their ties to the Southern Baptist Convention. The Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC) is a United States -based mostly conservative Christian denomination The five schools proposed to eliminate the requirement that the state convention have final approval over who could serve as trustees over their schools. This would allow each school to choose non-Baptists to serve on their Boards of Trustees. The schools also proposed to transfer money given to them by the state convention into a scholarship fund for Baptist students; this would serve to lessen the convention's influence over their decisions, as the convention can currently decide where and how the money is spent. The proposed changes were initially approved at the 2007 meeting of the North Carolina Baptist Convention. The 2008 meeting of the convention will vote on whether to give final approval; if it does then Mars Hill College will gain de facto independence from the Southern Baptists, although it will still remain Baptist-affiliated.

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