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Central to Become University

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Posted 5/8/04

Citing an 'expanded educational mission,' Central Methodist College here will begin a transition this summer to become 'Central Methodist University.' The name change was unanimously approved by the …

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Central to Become University

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Citing an 'expanded educational mission,' Central Methodist College here will begin a transition this summer to become 'Central Methodist University.'

The name change was unanimously approved by the college's Board of Curators May 1. Making the announcement is President Marianne E. Inman.

The possibility of a name change had become widely known in the community, but only after thorough study was the official action taken.

It marks the first name change for the venerable institution in 43 years. It was in 1961 that then Central College added the word Methodist.

'The term 'university' is clearly a more accurate representation of who we really are,' said Dr. Inman, who has been president since 1995. 'The reach and scope of our programs and the diversity of students served and degrees offered all speak to the university concept. We believe that this change will reflect best who we are and who we are becoming.'

Inman noted that CMC is among more than 500 private four-year institutions of higher education nationally that enroll between 1,000 and 5,000 students. Some 61 percent of these are classified as universities.

'Central Methodist's announcement of the name change is concurrent with the institution's celebration of 150 years of service in higher education,' Inman added. 'While the process to become Central Methodist University will begin now, full implementation is expected to extend into 2005. An official birthday celebration will be held on campus during Homecoming weekend, Oct. 8-10.

The college has qualified for university status for many years. It offers more than 40 majors, with degree programs at the associate's, bachelor's and graduate levels, and has increasingly over the last two decades enjoyed a statewide presence.

Central Methodist established Missouri's first public-private institutional partnership with Mineral Area College at Park Hills in 1989 and a similar program with East Central College in Union in 1993. CMC's College of Graduate and Extended Studies has since expanded to serve 1,650 students in numerous communities throughout Missouri. An additional 850 students enrolled in the traditional College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on the largely residential campus in Fayette bring the institution's total enrollment to 2,500.

Further expansion of educational offerings, particularly emphasizing the adult learner, is anticipated within the next two academic years. The program leading to the master of education degree, launched in 1995, will soon be joined by a master of science in counseling and likely a master of science in nursing as well as graduate programs in business management and other areas.

Founded in 1854, Central Methodist is the only United Methodist Church-related college in Missouri, and welcomes qualified men and women of all faiths and from diverse backgrounds. It's wooded, historic campus hosts a faculty of teachers, mentors, and scholars dedicated to providing extraordinary attention to the individual learner. With offerings ranging from high-school dual credit to graduate studies, its liberal arts and pre-professional programs are centered on a character core that has twice brought the College national recognition for its leadership in character education.

The college also recently attracted challenge grants from the national Kresge and Mabee Foundations to help build a $15 million Student and Community Center on the quadrangle.

Currently accessible on the web at www.cmc.edu, the institution's new web site, effective this August,

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