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Malone University 
Motto Christ's Kingdom First Established Cleveland Bible College: 1892
Malone College: 1957
Malone University: 2008Type Private Endowment $14,957,897 (2009)[1] President Wilbert J. Friesen, Ph.D. (interim) Dean Chris Abrams, Ed.D. Students 2,638 Undergraduates 2,208 Postgraduates 430 Location Canton, Ohio, United States 44709 Campus Urban, 87 acres, 22 buildings Colors Red and White Athletics NAIA (until Summer 2013)
NCAA Division II (starting Fall 2013)Mascot Pioneer Affiliations NAIA -- American Mideast Conference, Christian College Consortium, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Evangelical Friends Church - Eastern Region Yearly Meeting,
Religious Society of Friends,Website http://www.malone.edu/ Malone University is a private, liberal arts college located in Canton, Ohio. The school was founded in 1892 as a Quaker Bible College in Cleveland, Ohio called Cleveland Bible College.[2] While the school is historically affiliated with Quakerism and professes a decidedly Christian foundation, its community reflects diverse backgrounds and students are not required to profess any religious persuasion. It maintains an affiliation with the Eastern Region Yearly Meeting of the Evangelical Friends Church, a North American yearly meeting of the Evangelical Friends International.
Along with its traditional undergraduate college, the school also maintains a growing graduate school[3] offering masters in a wide field of professional studies, an online school[4] offering diverse bachelors programs, as well as focused degree completion programs[5] in management and nursing, and a post-degree professional development center[6] offering workshops and certificates.
For the last six years U.S. News and World Report has ranked Malone University in their top colleges and universities of the Midwest within their Regional Universities rankings.[7] For the 2009-2010 academic year Malone ranked in the top half, placing 61 of a total of 142 colleges and universities in the Midwest region.[8]
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Overview and History
Cleveland Bible College administrative building on Euclid Avenue (Cleveland, Ohio) in downtown Cleveland
Cleveland Bible College
Malone University was founded in 1892, in Cleveland, Ohio, as Cleveland Bible College by Quaker religious leaders J. Walter and Emma Malone.[9] It was established to train young people for inner-city ministry and social service in the Quaker tradition. After beginning with small gains, the school eventually thrived by the beginning of the 20th century and grew substantially with every new year. It was originally located at 3201 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland[10] but was eventually forced to relocate in 1956 after the city annexed the college's property for the construction of the Interstate Route 90 Innerbelt Bridge.
Malone College
Faced with the decision to stay in Cleveland or move, the board of trustees finally decided on Canton, Ohio as a good location where the school could become a leader in higher education. A thriving industrial metropolitan city at the time, Canton was the only city in the country with a population over 100,000 to not have an institution of higher education. It was this fact, among others, that played a key role in the decision to move the school to Canton on a 150-acre (0.61 km2) property between 30th and 25th from north to south, and Cleveland Avenue and Harvard from west to east. At the time of relocation the board also chose to change the name of the school to Malone College, in honor of the school's founder J. Walter Malone.
It was also at the time of the move that the school began expanding its academic offerings. After only a short time Malone had gone from a small bible college in downtown Cleveland to a growing undergraduate college in the liberal arts tradition in Canton, Ohio offering degrees in education, political science, history, music, and psychology. This was all a part of the overall mission of the board to use the forced move as an opportunity to grow the institution and become a regional leader in broader fields of professional and academic studies.
Malone University
The school is now known as Malone University, a change that took place in 2008 under then president Gary W. Streit, Ph.D. Malone currently sits on 87 acres (350,000 m2) and enrolls 2,638 undergraduate and graduate students from 35 states and 16 countries.
Academics
There are four individual schools within the university[11]
- College of Theology, Arts, and Sciences
- School of Nursing and Health Sciences
- School of Business and Leadership
- School of Education and Human Development
Malone serves approximately 2,600 students. Some of Malone's more popular degree programs include Nursing, Communications, Bible and Theology, Education, and Business. Many students are enrolled in Malone's adult degree completion program. The traditional undergraduate programs include 50 majors and 35 minors. Average class size is 22 with a student-faculty ratio of 14:1 (2009-2010).
Athletics
Main article: Malone PioneersThe Malone Pioneers[12] participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics(NAIA) and the American Mideast Conference[13]. For football, the school competes in the Mid-States Football Association. Each team competes in the NAIA but also in the National Christian College Athletic Association.
With the addition of Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving (2009-10), Malone offers 20 NAIA Sports. In July 2010, Malone was granted three year exploratory membership to NCAA Division II. By 2012-13 Malone will no longer hold full NAIA membership and by 2013-14 will hold full NCAA Division II membership.
Notable alumni
- Brian Shoop - Head Baseball Coach at UAB
- Kevin Embleton - Lead singer of A Minor Bird
- Timothy J. Bricker, M.D., Chairman of Pediatrics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- H. David Bryant, Ph.D., Founder and President, Proclaim Hope, New York, NY
- Robin Meade, CNN anchor (graduated from Ashland University, but attended Malone before transferring.)
- David P. Rawson, Ph.D., U.S. Ambassador to Mali/Rwanda (Ret.), Manitou Beach, MI
- Matthew Thiessen lead singer of Relient K
- Matt Hoopes, lead guitarist/background vocals of Relient K
- John P. Williams, Jr., Ph.D., General Superintendent, Evangelical Friends Church-Eastern Region, N. Canton, OH
- Michael Porter, Head Equipment Manager, Houston Dynamo, Major League Soccer
- Jeff Timmons, founding member of boyband 98 Degrees[14]
- Timothy Mack, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist in the Pole Vault, multiple-time USATF Champion (also attended University of Tennessee)
- John B. Ellington, Jr., Air National Guard general
Christina Hagan 2011 member of the Ohio House of Representatives
References
- ^ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/canton-oh/malone-university-3072
- ^ "Cleveland Bible College". Ohio History Central. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2495. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ "Malone University Graduate Studies". Malone University. http://www.malone.edu/academics/graduate-and-professional-studies/graduate-studies/index.php. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Malone University Online School". Malone University. http://www.malone.edu/academics/graduate-and-professional-studies/online-learning/index.php. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Malone University Degree Completion". Malone University. http://www.malone.edu/academics/graduate-and-professional-studies/degree-completion/index.php. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Malone University Professional Development". Malone University. http://www.malone.edu/academics/graduate-and-professional-studies/professional-development/index.php. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Malone University U.S News and World Report Ranking". Malone University. http://www.malone.edu/news-and-events/usnewsworldreportrankings.php. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Malone University U.S News and World Report Ranking". U.S. News and World Report. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/canton-oh/malone-university-3072. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Cleveland Bible College". http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2495&nm=Cleveland-Bible-College.
- ^ "Cleveland Memories""Cleveland Bible College Administrative Building". http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/postcards&CISOPTR=2735&CISOBOX=1&REC=8.
- ^ "Schools and Departments of the University". http://www.malone.edu/academics/academic-directory.php.
- ^ Malone College : Athletics
- ^ American Mideast Conference
- ^ Brereton, Erin; Fantle, David; Helmes, Amy; Johnson, Thomas; Sahn, Geri (2000). John Delavan. ed. 98° – Revelation. H&S Media. ISBN 9781572434042.
External links
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