Lindsey Wilson College
Lindsey Wilson College
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| Established | 1903 |
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| School type | Private |
| President | William T. Luckey Jr. |
| Location | Columbia, KY, USA |
| Enrollment | 1,536 undergraduate |
| Faculty | 123 |
| Endowment | US$12 million |
| Campus | Urban, 45 acres |
| Sports team | Blue Raiders |
| Website | www.lindsey.edu |
Lindsey Wilson College is a private four-year college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The 45 acre (182,000 m²) campus is located in Columbia, Kentucky. The college was founded in 1903 as a training school for Vanderbilt University, which at that time was also affiliated with one of the United Methodist Church's predecessors, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The school began offering a two-year liberal arts degree in 1923. In 1986 the school began offering four-year baccalaureate degree. The school currently offers associate degrees in 11 areas of study and bachelor degrees in 20 areas of study. The school also offers masters degrees in counseling and human development. The school sponsors athletic teams which compete in the Mid-South Conference of the NAIA. In 1992 the school opened a satellite campus in Scottsville, Kentucky.
Campus Information
The John B. Begley Chapel was designed by E. Fay Jones, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. The two vertical cylindrical parts were inspired by rural farm silos. Gothic, Romanesque and Byzantine designs are found throughout the Begley Chapel. The chapel was named in honor of the college's chancellor John B. Begley. Begley served as the college's sixth president, from 1977 to 1997.
The Katie Murrell Library is a 10,000-square-foot addition to the Holloway Building and was dedicated in 2002. It has 47,000 volumes; access to 40,000 electronic books, 4,000 journal subscriptions in hardcopy, microfilm and online formats; over 375,000 government documents and publications; and 34 Internet accessible computers and several wall jacks for laptop computers.
Athletic Information
The college participates in several sports in the NAIA conference including basketball, softball, baseball, golf, tennis, and soccer. The men's soccer team won the NAIA championship in 1995,1996,1998 and 1999, 2001. The women's soccer team won the 2004 NAIA championship title.
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