Centenary College of Louisiana

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Centenary College of Louisiana
Centenary College Logo
Motto Labor Omnia Vincit (Work Conquers All)
Established 1825
School type Private United Methodist
President Kenneth L. Schwab
Location Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Campus Urban, 117 acres (162,000 m²)
Enrollment 899 undergraduate,
107 graduate
Faculty 228
Athletics 16 Division I varsity teams
Colors
Homepage www.centenary.edu

Centenary College of Louisiana is an independent United Methodist, primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is one of the founding members of the Associated Colleges of the South, a pedagogical organization consisting of 13 Southern liberal arts colleges.

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Campus

Centenary is just south of downtown Shreveport, in the historic Highland Area. The campus is noted for its distinctive Georgian architecture and well-maintained grounds.

There are some roses (that are not permitted to be picked - there is a fine) that were scientifically engineered. They are more fragrant than the traditional rose, if you walk through the rose garden you can smell them.

Major buildings

  • Magale Library is the most visible landmark on campus.
  • Hargrove Amphitheatre is a 2,000-seat band shell and host of traditional campus events, including Kollege Kapers.
  • Anderson Choral Building is a state-of-the-art auditorium and practice facility designed for the nationally acclaimed Centenary College Choir.
  • The Samuel Peters Research Center houses the only Jack London museum east of San Francisco.

Organization

The university offers 36 majors and 11 interdisciplinary minors in the traditional liberal arts and sciences, fine arts, and select professional programs in business administration, communications, education, and church careers. Across all disciplines, Centenary stresses close interaction between students and faculty members. Undergraduate research is particularly emphasized.

Radio station KSCL 91.3FM broadcasts from the campus, a progressive community station dedicated to community events and alternative music, from college rock and jazz to local Acadian music and zydeco.

There is a 3 to 1 girl to guy ratio.

Faculty and students

As of 2004, the university enrolled 905 undergraduate and 107 graduate students. 59% of the first-year students came from the state of Louisiana, while 3% came from outside the United States. The median composite ACT score of incoming students was 26. Full-time faculty numbered 96, 94% of whom held a terminal degree in their field.

Sports, clubs, and traditions

Centenary is a member of the NCAA Division I Mid-Continent Conference. It is the smallest Div I school in the country. It has historically had a strong soccer program for both men and women. The school is well-known for its basketball prominence in the late 1970s being the college for Robert Parish, and golf ability -- in the early 1980s Hal Sutton played there. The school mascot is the gentleman; the women's sports' mascot is the lady.

Centenary hosts six social fraternities and sororities. For the women there is Zeta Tau Alpha and Chi Omega. For the men there is Kappa Alpha Order, Theta Chi, Kappa Sigma, and Tau Kappa Epsilon. However, the school hosts chapters of several academic honor organizations, including Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Chi, and Sigma Tau Delta.

They have developed an honor code - the teachers leave the room for exams and at the end of the test students write "I have neither given nor received any unauthorized information nor have I seen anyone else do so" if someone is seen cheating, the written statement would elaborate and say "with the exception of...". This is highly regarded and infractions are sent to a review board.

History

The lineage of Centenary College of Louisiana dates back to 1825, when the College of Louisiana was opened in Jackson, Louisiana. The school enjoyed early success, but struggled financially until Centenary College of Clinton, Mississippi (founded 1837) agreed to merge with the Jackson campus, creating Centenary College of Louisiana in 1845. The college prospered during that time, which included enrollment of later Senator and Confederate President Jefferson Davis for two years. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, the college issued the following proclamation: "Students off to war, and may God bless the right!" During this time, the Jackson campus was used as a Confederate hospital, and was sacked upon arrival of Union troops in 1864.

Never regaining the footing it had in the 1840s and 1850s, the college moved to Shreveport in 1908 and immediately enjoyed success. President George Sexton outlined campus growth and prosperity in the 1920s and 1930s, including the architectural design that largely remains today. During that time, Centenary was a football powerhouse, whose fame included wins over LSU, Texas, and Notre Dame.

The academic reputation of Centenary has remained strong since the 1920s. Centenary is now regularly found at the top of its category in the annual college and university rankings published by U.S. News and World Report magazine.

Noted alumni

Noted faculty


Mid-Continent Conference
Centenary | Chicago State | IUPUI | Oakland | Oral Roberts
Southern Utah | Missouri - Kansas City | Valparaiso | Western Illinois
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