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'''MidAmerica Nazarene University''' is a ] ] in ], ], near ], ]. It was founded in ] and currently offers ] ] in 39 ] and ] degrees in ] and ]. It is affiliated with the ]. It is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the ].
'''MidAmerica Nazarene University''' ('''MNU''') is a ] ] (evangelical Christian) university in ] in the ]. It was established in 1966.


==History== ==History==
]
Mid-America Nazarene College was founded in ] in ] as result of a maltempered split from ]. It opened its doors in ] with an enrollment of 263. Canidate cities for the new college were Des Moines, Iowa, or Suix Falls, South Dakota, or Cedar Rapids, Iowa. President Smith and, Olathe philanthropist, Dr. R.R. Osborne were influentual in bring MANC to Olathe. When construction began on MANC, Olathe was a small town mostly on the west side of I-35. Many people around thought it was crazy to build on the east side of the highway because there was nothing there yet. But this foresight only added to the poineering spirit that has endured in MANC. Along with MANC, Olathe First Church of Nazarene moved into what is now Garrett Chapel, and changed its name to (Olathe) College Church of the Nazarene.
'''Mid-America Nazarene College''' (MANC)<ref> confirms hyphen in original name and its removal after renaming.</ref> was founded in 1966.<ref name="brit">{{cite web|url=http://student.britannica.com/comptons/article-9312496/Mid-America-Nazarene-College|title=MidAmerica Nazarene University --&nbsp;Kids Encyclopedia - Children's Homework Help - Kids Online Dictionary - Britannica|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref> In 1996 Mid-America Nazarene College formally changed its name to '''MidAmerica Nazarene University''' (MNU).<ref name="NCA">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Itemid=192&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1293|title=Higher Learning Commission|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>
In 1996{{fact}} Mid-America Nazarene College formally changed its name to MidAmerica Nazarene University. (Locally the joke was 'of Religious Education' was going to be added to the end making it MANURE.) Though College Church did not change to Univeristy Church.


=== Presidents === ==Campus==
The {{convert|105|acre|ha|adj=on|lk=on}} ] is located at 2030 East College Way, ], United States.<ref name="brit"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mnu.edu/about/introduction.php|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520003736/http://www.mnu.edu/about/introduction.php|url-status=dead|title=MidAmerica Nazarene University: About|archivedate=20 May 2009|accessdate=6 May 2023}}</ref> The land was donated by Robert R. Osborne, a retired banker.<ref>Victoria Sizemore Long. (1997, April 6). Philanthropy organization plans to honor three in area Retired banker who helped hospital, school among them :. Kansas City Star, p. F.3. Retrieved May 17, 2009, from ProQuest Newsstand database. (Document ID: 14721148).</ref> Proposed sites for the college also included ], ], and ].<ref>Collins, Terry and Downs, Stacy. (1997, January 1). Olathe at 140: Proud heritage, promising future :. Kansas City Star, p. 1. Retrieved May 17, 2009, from ProQuest Newsstand database. (Document ID: 13834037).</ref>
Past presidents include:
*Dr. R. Curtis Smith, (1966-1985)
*Dr. Donald Ownes, (1985-1989)
*Dr. Richard L. Spindle, (1989-2005)
*Dr. Ed Robinson, (2005-present)


== Degrees == ==Affiliations==
As one of eight U.S. self-described "]"<ref>{{cite web
|first = Price
|last = J. Matthew
|title = Liberal Arts and the Priorities of Nazarene Higher Education
|url = http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/didache_2_1_Price.pdf
|access-date = 2008-07-10
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080627054254/http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/didache_2_1_Price.pdf
|archive-date = 2008-06-27
}} Nazarene ] is based on the ] model. Eastern Nazarene is the only Nazarene institution to retain the "college" moniker, although no Nazarene school fits the {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516215315/http://educationusa.state.gov/graduate/about/types.htm |date=2008-05-16 }} of a "research university".</ref> affiliated with the ],<ref>{{cite web
|title=Nazarene Educational Regions
|url=http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/educregions.pdf
|access-date=2008-07-10
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624230421/http://media.premierstudios.com/nazarene/docs/educregions.pdf
|archive-date=2008-06-24
}} See ] for more information on regions.</ref> the college receives financial backing from the Nazarene churches in its region. Part of each church budget is paid in to a fund for its regional school. Each college is also bound by a ] not to actively recruit outside its respective educational region.<ref>{{cite book| title = Guidelines and Handbook for Educational Institutions of the Church of the Nazarene| publisher = Church of the Nazarene International Board of Education| year = 1997| url = http://www.nazarene.org/files/docs/guide.pdf| page = 14| access-date = 2009-05-24| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091010012525/http://www.nazarene.org/files/docs/guide.pdf| archive-date = 2009-10-10| url-status = dead}}</ref> MNU is the college for the North Central Region of the United States, which comprises the Dakota-Minnesota (], ], ]), ], ], ], Kansas City, Joplin, and ] districts.


MNU is a member of the ]<ref>{{cite web
Degree programs offered:
|title=CCCU Members
|url=http://www.cccu.org/about/members.asp
|access-date=2008-07-10
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705064221/http://www.cccu.org/about/members.asp
|archive-date=2008-07-05
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> and the ].<ref>{{cite web
|title=NAICU Members - E
|url=http://www.naicu.edu/member_center/members.asp#M
|access-date=2008-07-10
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109231238/http://www.naicu.edu/member_center/members.asp
|archive-date=2015-11-09
}}</ref> MNU has been accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the ] (now the ]) since 1974.<ref name="NCA"/>


==Academics==
* Accounting
MNU offers ] ] in more than 50 ], and seven ] degrees in nursing, counseling, education and business. The academic calendar is on a semester system.<ref name="brit"/> There were 1,500 students at the university in 2023.
* Agricultural Business/Agribusiness Operations
* Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
* Biology General
* Biology Teacher Education
* Business Administration and Management
* Business Communications
* Business Teacher Education (Vocational)
* Chemistry General
* Communications General
* Computer Science
* Criminology
* Elementary Teacher Education
* English Language and Literature General
* English Teacher Education
* Foreign Languages and Literatures General
* General Teacher Education Other
* Graphic Design
* Health and Physical Education General
* Health Teacher Education
* History General
* Human Resources Management
* International Agriculture
* Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Stud
* Mathematics
* Mathematics Teacher Education
* Music General
* Music Teacher Education
* Nursing Science (Post-RN )
* Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
* Physics General
* Psychology General
* Religion / Religious Studies
* Religious / Sacred Music
* Religious Education
* Social Studies Teacher Education
* Sociology
* Spanish Language and Literature
* Spanish Language Teacher Education
* Speech Teacher Education


== Athletics == ==Athletics==
{{main|MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers}}


The MidAmerica Nazarene (MNU) athletic teams are called the Pioneers. Their official colors are ], ], and ].<ref></ref> The university is a member of the ] (NAIA), primarily competing in the ] (HAAC) since the 1980–81 academic year.
MNU has men's and women's varsity teams in eight different sports. The teams compete in the ] (]) in the ] (]). Athletic scholarships are available.


MNU competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, drumline and weightlifting.
* Baseball (M)
* Basketball (M & W)
* Cross Country (M & W)
* Football (M)
* Soccer (M & W)
* Softball (W)
* Track & Field (M & W)
* Volleyball (W)


===Facilities===
MNU also offers a cheerleading program and competes in Olympic weightlifting events.
MNU's athletic facilities include Cook Center (men's and women's basketball, and volleyball in the Bell Family Arena), Land Gym (intramurals), MNU Soccer Field, Pioneer Stadium (torn down summer 2012), Robbie Jones Field at Dixon Stadium (baseball), and Williams Field (softball).


== Statistics == ===Men's basketball===
The men's basketball team won the ] in 2007 and was the runner up in 2001. The team has been coached by Rocky Lamar (a 1976 MNU graduate) since 1986. It placed second in the ] in 1997 and 1998. Including its NAIA title games it has appeared in the Final Four in 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. It moved up to Division I in 2009. The court in the Bell Family Arena is named “Rocky Lamar Court.”.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mnusports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=4&path=mbball|title=MNU Athletics - 2009-10 Basketball (M) Coaching Staff|access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>


===Admissions=== ===Women's basketball===
The women's basketball team, coached by Jon Lewis, won the NAIA Division I National Basketball Championship in 2016.
*Freshmen in top 25 percent of high school class (2003): 42%
*Acceptance rate (2003): 41%
*SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (2003): 19-26


=== Financial === ==Student life==
]
*Tuition and fees: $13,630 '''not currently accurate, tuition is way more...$$$$$'''
Enrollment comprises approximately 1,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate students, mostly from the North Central United States. Men and women are fairly equal in number. Over 25 percent of undergraduate students are over 25 years old. Members of the traditional undergraduate population who do not live locally with relatives must reside in campus housing. Traditional undergraduate students also attend chapel services and must follow the university lifestyle policy. Students participate in religious and service organizations, student leadership, musical and theatrical groups, intramural sports, and varsity sports.<ref name="brit"/>
*Room/board: $5,990


===Students=== ==Notable people==
* ] – professional ] and ], currently competing in the ]
*Total men: 656
* ] – president, MNU (1985-1989), later General Superintendent Church of the Nazarene (1989-1997)
*Total women: 755
* ] – former ] ] ] and captain of ]
*Out-of-state students: 37%
* ] – former U.S. Representative from Kansas and former MNU faculty member
*Student/faculty ratio (2003): 19/1
* ] – author and historian
*Average freshman retention rate: 70%
*]-Member of the ]
*Average graduation rate: 51%'''Yea, if you can afford it for four years!'''
*Total international students: 22 (2% of student body)
*Number of countries represented: 8


=== Classes === ==References==
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*Classes with under 20 students (2003): 59%
*Classes with 50 or more students (2003): 4%


=== Faculty === ==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.mnu.edu/}}
*Percent of faculty who are full-time (2003): 71%
*


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Christian university in Olathe, Kansas, US
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Former namesMid-America Nazarene College (1966–1996)
MottoTo Learn, to Serve, to Be
TypePrivate university
Established1966
Religious affiliationNazarene
Academic affiliationsCCCU, NAICU, NCACS
PresidentDavid Spittal
Students1,500 (Fall 2023)
Undergraduates1,000 (Fall 2023)
Postgraduates500 (Fall 2023)
LocationOlathe, Kansas, United States
38°52′27″N 94°46′59″W / 38.874160°N 94.783120°W / 38.874160; -94.783120
CampusSuburban
ColorsRed, white and blue
     
NicknamePioneers
Sporting affiliationsNAIAHAAC
MascotPioneer
Websitemnu.edu

MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is a private Nazarene (evangelical Christian) university in Olathe, Kansas in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It was established in 1966.

History

Drone photo showing an overhead view of the MidAmerica University Campus
MidAmerica Nazarene University Campus

Mid-America Nazarene College (MANC) was founded in 1966. In 1996 Mid-America Nazarene College formally changed its name to MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU).

Campus

The 105-acre (42 ha) campus is located at 2030 East College Way, Olathe, Kansas, United States. The land was donated by Robert R. Osborne, a retired banker. Proposed sites for the college also included Wichita, Topeka, and Ottawa, Kansas.

Affiliations

As one of eight U.S. self-described "liberal arts colleges" affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene, the college receives financial backing from the Nazarene churches in its region. Part of each church budget is paid in to a fund for its regional school. Each college is also bound by a gentlemen's agreement not to actively recruit outside its respective educational region. MNU is the college for the North Central Region of the United States, which comprises the Dakota-Minnesota (Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota), Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Kansas City, Joplin, and Missouri districts.

MNU is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. MNU has been accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (now the Higher Learning Commission) since 1974.

Academics

MNU offers undergraduate degrees in more than 50 majors, and seven graduate degrees in nursing, counseling, education and business. The academic calendar is on a semester system. There were 1,500 students at the university in 2023.

Athletics

Main article: MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers

The MidAmerica Nazarene (MNU) athletic teams are called the Pioneers. Their official colors are scarlet, white, and navy blue. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) since the 1980–81 academic year.

MNU competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, drumline and weightlifting.

Facilities

MNU's athletic facilities include Cook Center (men's and women's basketball, and volleyball in the Bell Family Arena), Land Gym (intramurals), MNU Soccer Field, Pioneer Stadium (torn down summer 2012), Robbie Jones Field at Dixon Stadium (baseball), and Williams Field (softball).

Men's basketball

The men's basketball team won the NAIA Division II basketball championship in 2007 and was the runner up in 2001. The team has been coached by Rocky Lamar (a 1976 MNU graduate) since 1986. It placed second in the NCCAA men's basketball championships in 1997 and 1998. Including its NAIA title games it has appeared in the Final Four in 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. It moved up to Division I in 2009. The court in the Bell Family Arena is named “Rocky Lamar Court.”.

Women's basketball

The women's basketball team, coached by Jon Lewis, won the NAIA Division I National Basketball Championship in 2016.

Student life

Interior of sanctuary of College Nazarene Church on campus (2013)

Enrollment comprises approximately 1,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate students, mostly from the North Central United States. Men and women are fairly equal in number. Over 25 percent of undergraduate students are over 25 years old. Members of the traditional undergraduate population who do not live locally with relatives must reside in campus housing. Traditional undergraduate students also attend chapel services and must follow the university lifestyle policy. Students participate in religious and service organizations, student leadership, musical and theatrical groups, intramural sports, and varsity sports.

Notable people

References

  1. HLC of NCA confirms hyphen in original name and its removal after renaming.
  2. ^ "MidAmerica Nazarene University -- Kids Encyclopedia - Children's Homework Help - Kids Online Dictionary - Britannica". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Higher Learning Commission". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. "MidAmerica Nazarene University: About". Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. Victoria Sizemore Long. (1997, April 6). Philanthropy organization plans to honor three in area Retired banker who helped hospital, school among them :. Kansas City Star, p. F.3. Retrieved May 17, 2009, from ProQuest Newsstand database. (Document ID: 14721148).
  6. Collins, Terry and Downs, Stacy. (1997, January 1). Olathe at 140: Proud heritage, promising future :. Kansas City Star, p. 1. Retrieved May 17, 2009, from ProQuest Newsstand database. (Document ID: 13834037).
  7. J. Matthew, Price. "Liberal Arts and the Priorities of Nazarene Higher Education" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-07-10. Nazarene higher education is based on the liberal arts model. Eastern Nazarene is the only Nazarene institution to retain the "college" moniker, although no Nazarene school fits the standard national definition Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine of a "research university".
  8. "Nazarene Educational Regions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-07-10. See Church of the Nazarene: Organization for more information on regions.
  9. Guidelines and Handbook for Educational Institutions of the Church of the Nazarene (PDF). Church of the Nazarene International Board of Education. 1997. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  10. "CCCU Members". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  11. "NAICU Members - E". Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  12. College Tookit: MidAmerica Nazarene University
  13. "MNU Athletics - 2009-10 Basketball (M) Coaching Staff". Retrieved 28 September 2016.

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