U.S. News has again singled out Wabash College as one of the best private liberal arts colleges in the nation. The annual U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges of 2014 features just two Indiana private liberal arts schools. Wabash was 57th on the list. Four North Coast Athletic Conference schools, Oberlin, Kenyon, Denison and DePauw, also made the list. The recent news complements with The Princeton Review and Fiske Guide to College singling out Wabash College for excellence and value. “The rankings allow you to compare at a glance the relative quality of institutions based on such widely accepted indicators of excellence as freshman retention, graduation rates, and the strength of the faculty,” the publication reported today on how it compiles the rankings. “And as you check out the data for colleges already on your short list, you may discover unfamiliar schools with similar metrics, and thus broaden your options.”
President Gregory Hess spoke of Wabash tradition and new goals in
Thursday’s Chapel talk, the first day of the 2013-2014 school year.
The new President and Sphinx Club broke with recent tradition and
hosted a packed Chapel on the first day of classes. Hess delivered a
talk titled, “Why I am Thankful for Wabash College.” During his remarks
he suggested a new mojo to go along with the great mission statement,
Gentleman’s Rule, and the College’s great motto. President Hess delivers his first Chapel Talk“I want us to move from “A to The and from But to And,” Hess said. “And by that I want us to be The Liberal Arts College for Men, not just A Liberal Arts College for Men.
“I want us to move from ‘We’re a liberal arts college, but it’s for men,’ to ‘We’re a liberal arts college, and it’s for men.’ That’s what I mean by ‘From A to The and from But to And.’ ”
And then he delivered the words that rang with students and,
certainly, alumni alike. “As long as I am President, I will never
apologize for Wabash being a liberal arts college for men. I’ll ask you
never to do so as well. It is what makes us distinctive, and it is what
makes us great. We need to demonstrate and educate others about how best
to educate men.”
He began his Chapel Talk with words from poet e.e.cummings about
being thankful. He outlined three themes that he would emphasize
throughout the year: The value of a liberal arts education; Our need to
continue to expand Wabash’s Academic footprint; and, Enhancing the
leadership capabilities of our young men.
He said he would not take the time to introduce himself and talk
about how he got to Wabash because he thinks he should “tell the story about Wabash College and not be the story of Wabash College.”
He praised the College Mission Statement to To Educate Men to Think
Critically, Act Responsibly, Lead Effectively, and Live Humanely. He
called it “the most elegant, succinct, informative, and parsimonious as
that of any liberal arts college that I know.” The president then drew
laughs when he said it could only be better if it were a haiku.
He saluted the Gentleman’s Rule, and compared the expectations of the
“lifting our collective sights” to Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream
Speech” and President Obama’s words at Wednesday’s 50th Celebration of
King’s speech.
He talked about students, staff, and faculty he met during his two
months on the job and how “this place drips with commitment to our very
unique purpose.”
Hess’s entire Chapel Talk will be here and on the Wabash YouTube Channel shortly.
Wabash
College is the only private Indiana College to be named to the Fiske
Guide to Colleges "Best Buy" list. Wabash joins 19 other private schools
across the nation on the list.
For the last 30 years, Fiske Guide to Colleges has chosen a select group of schools, noted for quality academic offerings and affordable cost, for its annual Best Buy list.
The tradition continues with the Fiske Guide to Colleges Best Buys of
2014, comprised of 21 public and 20 private colleges and universities in
the U.S., Canada, and the UK. All of the Best Buy schools fall into the
inexpensive or moderate price category, and most have four- or
five-star academics ratings.
For 30 years, millions of students, parents, and guidance counselors
have relied on the Fiske Guide to Colleges to present the “best and most
interesting” schools during their college search.
Compiled by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske, the
top independent voice in college admissions, Fiske Guide to Colleges
2014 is a selective, subjective, and systematic look at 300+ colleges
and universities in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain.
Readers will discover more about Wabash College based on a broad range
of subjects, including student body, academics, social life, financial
aid, campus setting, housing, food, and extracurricular activities.
Edward Fiske served for 17 years as education editor of the New York
Times, where he realized that college-bound students and their families
needed better information on which to base their educational choices. He
is also the author of the Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right
College.
The only other Indiana institution to make either list was Purdue
University as a public institution. The College of Wooster was the only
other NCAC or GLCA school on the list.
Here is the latest news from Wabash. As you scroll down, look at the story by archivist Beth Swift about that famed statue of Lincoln and his dog on the steps of the Campus Center (Sparks Center). With great fondness, I can recall Vic Powell, many times, telling with wonderful zest the happenings of that event. He could barely get through the tale without falling in fits of laughter.
September 19-21, 2013 Homecoming, including a special Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday evening. November 2, 2013Family Day November 16, 2013Monon Bell Game (Away)
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Special Hall of Fame Ceremony
Wabash will hold a special, one-time Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on September 20, 2013 as part of the 2013 Homecoming Festivities. All of the details will be included in the Homecoming Invitation.
Wabash Centers of Distinction
Despite the small size of the College, Wabash has several well-recognized Centers of Distinction. (Read More)
From The Archives
The Lincoln Statue The Lincoln Statue that sat in front of the newly built Campus
Center (now the Sparks Center) is the subject of one of Beth Swift's
favorite Wabash stories. (Read More)
Link of the Month
Big Bash 2013 on You Tube
You can watch the Chapel Sing and several Colloquia on the Wabash You Tube site here.
Wabash
College is the only private Indiana College to be named to the Fiske
Guide to Colleges "Best Buy" list. Wabash joins 19 other private schools
across the nation on the list.
