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Baker University
Baldwin City. KS 66006
(913) 594-6451 (800) 873-4282; FAX: (913) 594-9732
Baker University, founded in 1858, is a private liberal arts institution op¬erated by the United Methodist Church. There is 1 graduate school. In addition to regional accreditation, Baker has baccalaureate program ac¬creditation with ACBSP, NASM, NCATE, and NLN. The library con¬tains 65,000 volumes, 1000 microform items, and 300 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribes to 320 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, and database search¬ing. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gal¬lery, natural history museum, radio station, TV station, greenhouse, and wetlands. The 26-acre campus is in a rural area 45 miles southwest of Kansas City and 15 miles south of Lawrence in a small community. In¬cluding residence hails, there are 25 buildings.
Student Life: 64% of undergraduates are from Kansas. Others are from 20 states and 8 foreign countries. 95% are from public schools. 88% are white. 74% are Protestant; 22% claim no religious affiliation; 20% Catholic. The average age of freshmen is 18; all undergraduates. 20. 13% do not continue beyond their first year; 46% remain to gradu¬ate.
Housing: 400 students can be accommodated in college housing, which includes single-sex and coed dormitories, on-campus apartments, fraternity houses, and sorority houses. On-campus housing is guaran¬teed for all 4 years. 74% of students live on campus; of those, 75% re¬main on campus on weekends. Alcohol is not permitted- All students may keep cars.
Activities: 59% of men belong to 1 local and 3 national fraternities; 61% of women belong to 4 national sororities. There are 42 groups on campus, including art, band, cheerleading, chess, choir, chorale, cho¬rus, dance, debate, drama, drill team, ethnic, forensics, honors, interna¬tional, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, musical theater, newspaper, opera, orchestra, pep band, photography, political, profes¬sional, radio and TV, religious, social, and student government. Popular campus events include Maple Leaf Festival and Alumni Day.
Sports: There are 7 intercollegiate sports for men and 7 for women, and 10 intramural sports for men and 10 for women. Facilities include a 3500-seat stadium, a 2500-seat gym, practice and varsity fields for football, track, soccer, and baseball, 3 basketball courts, racquetball courts, a jogging track, a wellness facility, and a weight room.
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Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina, KS 67401-6196
(785) 827-5541, ext. 1285 (800) 874--1154, ext 1285; FAX: (785) 827-0927
Kansas Wesleyan, founded in 1886, is affiliated with the United Methodist church. The college offers undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences, business, and education. Figures in the above capsule are approximate. There is 1 graduate school. The library contains 82,000 volumes, 33,505 microform items, and 984 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribes to 421 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, and database searching. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, planetarium, radio station, greenhouse, and cadaver lab. The 25-acre campus Washburn University of Topeka
Topeka, KS 66621
(913) 231-1010; (800) 332-0391
Washburn University of Topeka, a public, primarily commuter institution established in 1865, offers programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, nursing, education, and technical and other career-oriented fields. There are 4 undergraduate and 3 graduate schools. In addition to regional accreditation, Washburn has baccalaureate program accreditation with APTA, CAHEA, CSWE, NASAD, NASM, NCATE, and NLN. The 2 libraries contain 300,000 volumes and 100,000 microform items, and subscribe to 1800 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, and database searching. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, Sterling College
Sterling, KS 67579
(316) 278-4275 (800) 346-1017; FAX: (316) 278-3890
Sterling College, established in 1887, is a private liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), offering undergraduate curricula in 17 majors plus teacher preparation. The library contains 80,000 volumes, 50 microform items, and 3631 audiovisual forms/ CDs, and subscribes to 371 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog and database searching. Special learning facili¬ties include a learning resource center, a museum and a theater. The 43-acre campus is in a small town 70 miles northwest of Wichita. In¬cluding residence halls, there are 19 buildings.
Student Life: 62% of undergraduates Kansas Newman College
Wight, KS 67213
(516) 942-4231, ext 144 (800) 736-7585, ext.144; FAX; (316) 932-4983
Kansas Newman College, established in 1933, is a private, liberal arts institution affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. In addition to re¬gional accreditation, KNC has baccalaureate program accreditation with NLN. The library contains 85,000 volumes, and subscribes to 500 peri¬odicals. Computerized library services include database searching. Spe¬cial learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, planetarium, and TV station. The 53-acre campus is in an urban area. Including residence halls, there are 7 buildings.
Student Life: 90% of undergraduates are from Kansas. Others are from 19 states, Mcpherson College
McPherson. KS 6745C
(316) 241-0751; FAX; (316) 241-8443
McPherson College, founded in 1887 and affiliated with the Church of the Brethren, is a private, nonprofit institution offering undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences, business, and education. The library contains 84,990 volumes, 329 microform items, and 3026 audiovisual forms/CDs, and subscribes to 459 periodicals. Computerized library services include the card catalog and interlibrary loans. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, TV station, and an automobile restoration center. The 23-acre campus is in a small town 60 miles north of Wichita. Including residence halls, there are 15 buildings.
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