Westminster College, Missouri

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Westminster College
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Winston Blue Jay - College Mascott
Motto Religio et Scientia (Religion in Science)
Established 1851
Type Private
President Dr. Fletcher M. Lamkin Ph.D. M.S. B.S.
Faculty 54
Undergraduates 1,050 students from 24 states and 43 countries
Location Fulton , Missouri , USA
Campus Rural town, 86 acres
Athletics 8 varsity teams
Mascot Winston Blue Jay
Website Westminster College Website
Westminster College is a private, liberal arts institution in Fulton, Missouri, USA. It was founded by Presbyterians in 1851 as Fulton College and assumed the present name two years later. The Winston Churchill Memorial and Library are located on the campus. The Churchill Memorial is a national historic site and includes the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury. The church, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1667, was rebuilt on the campus to commemorate Sir Winston Churchill, who made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in 1946. As a bookend to history, Mikhail Gorbachev gave a speech in 1992, declaring the end of the Cold War.

The year previous to Gorbachev's historic visit, former President Ronald Reagan delivered a speech with a major section of the Berlin Wall, which now stands as a permanent monument on the College Quad, as a backdrop. The monument, named "Breakthrough" was designed by Winston Churchill's granddaughter, Edwina Sandys. See photo below for a visual of the Church, Library, and Berlin Wall monument.

The campus has a strong Greek system, including six fraternities, each with their own residences. The Alpha Delta chapter of Beta Theta Pi, founded in 1868, is the oldest fraternity west of the Mississippi River. Other fraternities include Delta Tau Delta, the Kappa Alpha Order, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Chi, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The level of participation in the Greek system has fallen in recent years, however. 2005 saw the loss of one of the college's sorority chapters: Delta Delta Delta. Two sororities remain active on campus: Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta.

Information on Academics and the Student Body

Westminster College is known internationally as a selective residential college with excellent programs in the liberal arts and sciences. Institutional programs are focused on developing young men and women to be leaders in the global community.

The states best represented in the student body are Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas (students come from 24 states). Over 10% of the student body is international students and over fifty nations are represented in the student body.

The student body is not only diverse, but also well accomplished. For example, more than 2/3 of the students were ranked in the top tenth of their class.

Westminster College has produced four Rhodes Scholars, two Harry S. Truman Scholars, and a Marshall Scholar in its 155-year history.
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Christopher Wren designed Church of St Mary Aldermanbury at Westminster College

Athletics

Athletes ("Blue Jays") play in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference of the NCAA Division III for most sports, and the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference for football.

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