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Millsaps College
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Motto: "Ad Excellentiam"
Established: 1890
Type: liberal arts college
Endowment: USD $95,592,000 [1]
President: Frances Lucas
Faculty: 92 full-time
Students: 1,146
Undergraduates: 1,086
Postgraduates: 60
Location: Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Campus: Urban, 103 acres (417,000 m²)
Colors: Purple & White         
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Affiliations: Methodist
Website: http://www.millsaps.edu/
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Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi, supported by the United Methodist Church. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered Liberal arts colleges in the United States are institutions of Higher education in the United States. The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination and the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States. The college was founded by a Confederate veteran, Major Reuben Webster Millsaps in 1889-90 by the donation of the college's land and $50,000. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Reuben Webster Millsaps was born on May 30, 1833 in Pleasant Valley in Copiah County Mississippi, United States. Dr. William Belton Murrah was the college's first president, and Bishop Charles Betts Galloway of the United Methodist Church organized the college's early fund-raising efforts. William Belton Murrah (1852-1925 was an American Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, elected in 1910 Charles Betts Galloway (born 1 September 1849) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, elected in 1886 Both men now have halls named in their honor. Major Millsaps and his wife are interred in a tomb near the center of campus. President Dr. Frances Lucas was named to her position in 2000. Dr Frances Lucas (born 1957 is the current president of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. She's the 10th Millsaps President, and the first female in that office.

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Academics

Despite its religious affiliation, the curriculum is secular. The writing-intensive core curriculum requires each student to compile an acceptable portfolio of written work before completion of the sophomore year. Candidates for an undergraduate degree must also pass oral and written comprehensive exams in their major field of study. A comprehensive examination (or comprehensive exam or exams often abbreviated as "comps" is a specific type of Examination that must be completed by Graduate These exams last up to three hours, and may cover any required or elective course offered by the major department. Unacceptable performance on comprehensive exams will prevent a candidate from receiving a degree, even if all course work has been completed. "Comps" are usually associated with graduate degree requirements, so their inclusion at the undergraduate level is a source of pride (and possibly pressure) for Millsaps students.

Millsaps offers B.S., B.A., B.B.A., M.B.A. and MAcc degrees and corresponding programs. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S The Master of Business Administration ( MBA) is a Master's degree in Business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines Millsaps sends large numbers of graduates to graduate schools, law school, and medical school. A graduate school or ("grad school" is a school that awards advanced degrees such as doctoral degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in Legal education. Medical education A medical school or faculty of medicine is a Tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches Medicine

The current undergraduate population is around 1100 students on a 103 acre (417,000 m²) campus near downtown Jackson, Mississippi. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U The student to faculty ratio is 12:1 with an average class size around 15 students. Millsaps offers 28 academic majors from 19 academic departments. Approximately 99% of the professors on the tenure track have the highest degree in their field. Tenure commonly refers to life tenure in a job and specifically to a senior Academic 's Contractual right not to have their position terminated The college offers research partnerships for undergraduate students, and a variety of Study Abroad programs. Millsaps reports that 45% of their student body comes from outside Mississippi; a large portion of out-of-state students are from neighboring Louisiana. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The college also offers a Continuing Education program and the Community Enrichment Series for adults in the Jackson area. Continuing education is an all encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs

Campus

The Millsaps campus is close to downtown Jackson. It is bordered by Woodrow Wilson Avenue to the north, North State Street to the east, West Street to the west, and Marshall Street to the south.

The center of campus is dominated by "The Bowl", where many events occur, including Homecoming activities, concerts, the Multicultural Festival, and Commencement. Adjacent to the Bowl is the Campbell College Center, renovated in 2000, which contains the campus bookstore, post office, cafeteria, and Student Life offices. This central section of campus also holds the Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex, Olin Science Hall, Sullivan-Harrell Hall, and the Millsaps-Wilson Library.

The north part of campus includes the Hall Activities Center (commonly called "the HAC"), the sports fields, and the freshman dormitories. On the far northwestern corner is James Observatory, the oldest building on campus. Operational since 1901, the observatory underwent major renovations in 1980. It is open for celestial gazing.

Upperclassmen dormitories are located on the south side of campus, with Fraternity Row and the Christian Center. Originally constructed as a memorial to students and graduates who died in service during World War II, the Christian Center houses an auditorium and the departments of Performing Arts, History and Religious Studies.

Between the Christian Center and Murrah Hall, which houses the Else School of Management, is the tomb of Major Millsaps and the "M" Bench, erected by the classes of 1926, 1927, and 1928. The Nicholson Garden was added to improve the aesthetics of this area.

Statistics (as of 2005)

Enrollment: 1,064
Average GPA: 3. 52
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 26
Student to Faculty Ratio: 12:1

Rankings and distinctions

Millsaps was ranked as number 81 on U.S. News & World Report's list of "Best Liberal Arts Colleges". USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D The magazine featured Millsaps, Harvard, Amherst, and Duke among 17 schools that stress writing in all aspects of academics.

The 2007 Princeton Review ranked Millsaps as number 14 in "Class Discussions Encouraged", and number 3 in "Administration". The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company The Princeton Review of 2007 also ranked Millsaps' Else School of Business number 8, for "Best Professors". [1]

Millsaps was one of 40 schools in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives. Loren Pope (July 13 1910 &ndash September 23 2008 was an American writer and independent college placement counselor Colleges That Change Lives is a college educational guide by Loren Pope.

The 2008 Princeton Review Best 290 Business Schools names Millsaps' Else School of Business as one of the nation's top business schools and ranked Millsaps number 3 for "Best Classroom Experience". [1]

Athletics

Main article: Millsaps Majors


The school's sports teams are known as the Majors, and their colors are purple and white. The Millsaps Majors is the nickname for the sports teams of Millsaps College in Jackson Mississippi and their colors are purple and white This is an incomplete list of US college nicknames. If two nicknames are given the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams unless otherwise noted They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference ( SCAC) founded in 1962 is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA 's Division III.

Men participate in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, soccer, tennis, golf, and cross country. Women's sports include basketball, cheerleading, dance team, softball, soccer, tennis, golf, cross country, and volleyball.

The Majors had a fierce football and basketball rivalry with Mississippi College in nearby Clinton through the 1950s before competition was suspended after an infamous student brawl at a basketball game. Mississippi College, also known as MC is a private Christian university located in Clinton Mississippi. Clinton is a city in Hinds Campus legend says the brawl was sparked by the alleged theft of the body of Millsaps founder Major Millsaps by Mississippi College students. The rivalry was considered by many as the best in Mississippi, featuring a prank by Mississippi College students who painted "TO HELL WITH MILSAPS" (sic) on the Millsaps Observatory. The football rivalry resumed in 2000 as the "Backyard Brawl", with games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football Stadium in Jackson Mississippi, USA The rivalry took a one-year hiatus in 2005 but resumed in 2006.

Millsaps was the summer training camp home for the NFL's New Orleans Saints in 2006 and 2007. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana.

Millsaps was also home to the famous game-ending play in the 2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game, in which Trinity University defeated Millsaps by a score of 28-24 after the miraculous play that later won the Pontiac Game-Changing Performance of the Year award, which had never before been bestowed upon a play outside of the NCAA's Bowl Subdivision. Trinity University is an independent primarily Undergraduate, university in San Antonio, Texas. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations

Organizations

The school is home to six different fraternities: Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Order, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Lambda Chi Alpha; as well as six sororities: Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Delta, Phi Mu, Chi Omega, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Delta Sigma Theta. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans Founded on December 4 1906 on the campus of History Kappa Alpha Order was originally founded as Phi Kappa Chi on December 21 1865, at Washington and Lee University in Lexington Virginia. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (also known as SΑΕ) is a secret letter social college fraternity History Pi Kappa Alpha is an international brotherhood composed of 210 student chapters 9 colonies and 120 alumni associations Lambda Chi Alpha ( ΛΧΑ) headquartered in Indianapolis Indiana, is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC and one of the largest Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Delta Delta Delta ( ΔΔΔ) also known as Tri Delta is an international Collegiate women's fraternity founded on November 27, 1888. Kappa Delta ( ΚΔ) was the first Sorority founded at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University) in Farmville Virginia Phi Mu ( ΦΜ) is the second oldest female fraternal organization established in the United States. Chi Omega ( ΧΩ, also known as Chi O is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Alpha Kappa Alpha ( ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered Sorority established and incorporated by African American college women Delta Sigma Theta ( ΔΣΘ) Sorority is a Non-profit Greek letter organization of college educated women who perform public service placing emphasis on the

Notable alumni

Important dates in Millsaps history

List of presidents of Millsaps

References

  1. ^ a b "Millsaps College named one of nation's top business schools", The Clarion-Ledger, 2007-10-09. Dr Frances Lucas (born 1957 is the current president of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. The Clarion-Ledger is the daily newspaper in Jackson Mississippi. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Retrieved on 2007-10-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks.  
  2. ^ Kristof, Nicholas (11 March 2007). Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Win a Trip, and See a Different World. Retrieved on 2007-03-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
  3. ^ Casey Parks New York Times Blog
  4. ^ Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Profile - Casey Parks
  5. ^ Millsaps College. Millsaps timeline. Retrieved on 2006-08-28. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital

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