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Maryville College
502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
www.maryvillecollege.edu
CAMPUS AT A GLANCE & KEY FACTS
Maryville College is a liberal arts, church-related college. It strives to be an instrument of liberation and growth for adults of all ages. Through its curriculum the College affirms the continuing values of a broad range of study in the humanities, the sciences, and the arts. Avoiding narrow specialization, the College aims to enhance career opportunities and develop a true sense of vocation.
To prepare students for a world of uncertainty and accelerating change, the College seeks to stimulate purposeful inquiry, to encourage analytical thinking and effective expression, to foster discriminating aesthetic taste and sound judgment, to provide opportunity for developing personal values, and to nurture the deep concern for persons that leads to constructive action. Founded by leaders of the Presbyterian/Reformed tradition, Maryville College is related to the Presbyterian Church USA in a voluntary covenant. In an atmosphere of freedom and sensitivity, Maryville College bears witness to God's revelation in Jesus Christ who challenges all human beings to search for truth, to work for justice, to develop wisdom, and to become loving persons. Continuing in this vital faith, the College believes that it must listen attentively and humbly to all human voices so that it may hear the call of God no matter how God may speak.
Maryville College is, in essence, a community for learning. This community includes persons with a variety of interests, backgrounds, beliefs, and nationalities. The faculty, as a group of scholars committed to the preservation and advancement of knowledge, emphasizes effective teaching and encourages supportive relationships with students. The students are challenged to grow in academic competence, personal and social maturity, and spiritual discernment and commitment. In such an atmosphere of openness and caring, lasting friendships are formed. Through caring for others on campus and beyond, sharing genuine concern for the world, and working to fulfill the College's purpose, directors, administration, staff, faculty, and students strive to build and strengthen the human community.
Statement of Purpose Adopted April 1980
BONNER PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
Type of Program: Bonner Scholars Program
Year Began: 1991
Bonner Program Website: https://www.maryvillecollege.edu/campus-life/community-engagement-center/bonner-scholars-program/
Application Deadline for 2023: TBD
Where is the Bonner Program located: Student Affairs - Center for Community Engagement
Number of Bonner Students: 60
Highlighted Bonner Specific Programs:
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center: At the MLK, Jr. Community Center, Maryville College Bonner Scholars act as tutors, mentors, and role models for the many children that attend. Bonner Scholars have actively created curriculum to further the enrichment and education of the center's youth.
CAMPUS-WIDE ENGAGEMENT AT A GLANCE
- Maryville College Works effectively bridges the classroom and the workplace. Integrated into the College’s four-year, liberal arts curriculum, Maryville College Works delivers comprehensive career preparation, professional experience and mentoring to all MC students — not just those who visit the Career Center. Students’ roadmaps vary depending on majors and goals, but the Maryville College community is constant in keeping students headed toward success!" The Carnegie Foundation
- Carnegie Classification: The Carnegie Foundation announced Jan. 31 that Maryville College has received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement.
- During academic year 2019-2020, Maryville's Amy Gilliland and Ariane Schratter led a group of twelve faculty members, expanding community engagement on campus through the Bonner Foundation's Community Engaged Learning Grant.
President: Dr. Bryan Coker
Bonner Program Staff:
- Amy Gilliland, Director of Community Engagement, Bonner Director
- Chris Freeman, Community Engaged Scholars Coordinator, Bonner Coordinator
- chris.freeman@maryvillecollege.edu
- 865-981-8299
Bonner Senior Intern(s):
- Kris Seiber
- kristopher.seiber@my.maryvillecollege.edu
- Marissa Nelson
- marissa.nelson@my.maryvillecollege.edu
Bonner Congress Reps:
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