Liberal arts college in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Juniata College
is a
private
liberal arts college
in
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
. Founded in 1876 as a
co-educational
normal school
, it was the first college started by members of the
Church of the Brethren
. It was originally founded as a center for vocational learning for those who could not afford formal education. As of 2015, Juniata College has about 1,600 students from 42 states and territories and 45 countries.
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History
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19th century
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Huntingdon Normal School
, a
normal school
, was established by a young Huntingdon physician, Dr. Andrew B. Brumbaugh, and his two cousins, Henry and John Brumbaugh. Henry provided a second-story room over his local print shop for classes, while John lodged and fed the college's first teacher, Jacob M. Zuck. Andrew was to "provide students and furniture".
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Juniata's first classes were held on April 17, 1876, with Zuck teaching Rebecca Cornelius, Maggie D. Miller, and Gaius M. Brumbaugh, the only son of Andrew Brumbaugh.
In 1877, the school changed its name to
Brethren Normal School
. At this time Zuck also discussed adding a "Scientific Course" and issuing "Certificates of Graduation". In 1879, classes moved into Founder's Hall, the school's first permanent building on the present-day campus then only known as "The Building". On May 11 of same year, Jacob Zuck died from pneumonia at age 32, which he probably caught from sleeping in the then unfinished Founders Hall without a heater. James Quinter was then chosen to lead the school as the school's first president.
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In 1894, due to a ruling at the Brethren Church's Annual Meeting against using the term "Brethren" in naming a school, the college was renamed
Juniata College
for the nearby
Juniata River
, one of the principal tributaries of the
Susquehanna River
. The name Juniata College was made the school's legal name in 1896.
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In 1895,
Dr. Martin Grove Brumbaugh
, an 1881 graduate from Brethren Normal (Huntingdon Normal), took over the active presidency of Juniata College until 1910.
20th century
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During and after his tenure, Brumbaugh remained intimately connected to the college and reacquired the college's presidency in 1924, after having served as governor of Pennsylvania from 1915 to 1919 and as commissioner of education to Puerto Rico in 1900.
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M. G. Brumbaugh died unexpectedly in 1930 while on vacation in
Pinehurst, North Carolina
, and was succeeded in his presidency by a former pupil at Juniata, Dr. Charles Calvert Ellis.
Presidents
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- James Quinter (1879?1888)
- H.B. Brumbaugh (1888?1893)
- M.G. Brumbaugh (1893?1910)
- I. Harvey Brumbaugh (1910?1924)
- M. G. Brumbaugh (1924?1930)
- C.C. Ellis (1930?1943)
- Calvert N. Ellis (1943?1968)
- John N. Stauffer (1968?1975)
- Frederick M. Binder (1975?1986)
- Robert W. Neff (1986?1998)
- Thomas R. Kepple, Jr. (1998?2013)
- Jim Troha (2013?present)
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- Lauren Bowen, Acting President (2024)
Campus
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The main campus area is 110 acres (0.45 km
2
), and the college manages a 315-acre (1.27 km
2
) Baker-Henry Nature Preserve. Two new buildings since 2000 include the von Liebig Center for Science and the Suzanne von Liebig Theatre. Founders Hall, the first building on campus, has also been renovated recently. Construction was finished in the summer of 2009 and uses underground geothermal energy to heat and cool the building. This building is recognized as a
LEED
Gold building.
Other off-campus sites include the Baker Peace Chapel, designed by
Maya Lin
, and the cliffs, which have views of the
Juniata River
. The college also owns the Raystown Field Station, a 365-acre (1.48 km2) reserve on Raystown Lake, which includes an
LEED
Gold building and two lodges for semester-long residential programs, often focused on environmental topics.
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Athletics
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Juniata is a
Division III
collegiate sports institution. It is a charter member of the
Landmark Conference
, where it competes in all sports except
football
and
volleyball
. The athletic teams are known as the Juniata Eagles.
The Juniata College football program is a member of the
Centennial Conference
. The Goal Post Trophy goes to the winner of the annual football game with rival
Susquehanna University
. It is a section of the goal post that was torn down after the 1952 Juniata-Susquehanna game. The visiting Indians (now Eagles) upset the Crusaders in Selinsgrove, and Juniata fans tore down the goal post after the game.
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Volleyball
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Juniata College is known for its both its men's and women's
volleyball
program. The men's volleyball team competes in the
Continental Volleyball Conference
; it previously competed in the
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
, where it won several titles, even while under
Division I
and
Division III
sanctions.
In 2023, the Juniata women's volleyball team won the NCAA D-III national championship. The Eagles completed a perfect season, going 35-0, earning the No. 2 seed in the D-III tournament and sweeping No. 4 Hope in straight sets, 25-22, 25-20, 25-21.
Notable people
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Notable alumni
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Notable alumni include:
- Ronald R. Blanck
, former
Surgeon General of the United States Army
and chairman of the board of regents at
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Heidi Cullen
, chief scientist for climate central and leads,
World Weather Attribution
program, and former first on-air climate expert at
The Weather Channel
- Francis Harvey Green
, former English Department chairman,
West Chester University
, and
Pennington School
headmaster
- Janet Kauffman
, novelist
- Chuck Knox
, former professional football head coach,
Buffalo Bills
,
Los Angeles Rams
, and
Seattle Seahawks
- John Kuriyan
, 2005
Richard Lounsbery Award
winner and professor, biochemistry and molecular biology at the
University of California, Berkeley
- Pat Malone
, former professional baseball player,
Chicago Cubs
and
New York Yankees
- Morley J. Mays
, former
Elizabethtown College
president
- Wayne M. Meyers
, former president, International Leprosy Association, physician, researcher, medical missionary, author of medical articles, book chapters, and books
- William Daniel Phillips
, atomic physicist,
National Institute of Standards and Technology
, jointly awarded
Nobel Prize in Physics
in 1997 for his contributions to laser cooling
- Michael Trim
, producer and cinematographer for the
Showtime
original series
Weeds
and executive producer and director of photography for the
Netflix
series
Orange Is the New Black
- Carrie Schofield-Broadbent
, Episcopal priest
- Frank Vogel
,
NBA
coach,
Indiana Pacers
,
Los Angeles Lakers
,
Orlando Magic
, and
Phoenix Suns
- Harriet Smith Windsor
, former Delaware Secretary of State
Notable faculty and coaches
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References
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"Colleges | Church of the Brethren"
. Brethren.org
. Retrieved
2013-11-22
.
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As of June 30, 2020.
U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20
(Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and
TIAA
. February 19, 2021
. Retrieved
February 20,
2021
.
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"Juniata College - Just The Facts - About Our Students"
. Juniata.edu
. Retrieved
2013-11-22
.
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"Juniata College Online Catalog"
. Juniata College. 2015. Archived from
the original
on March 23, 2015
. Retrieved
March 27,
2015
.
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"History"
.
Juniata College
. Retrieved
24 June
2015
.
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a
b
c
Kaylor, Earl C. (1977).
Truth Sets Free: A Centennial History of Juniata College, 1876-1976
. South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc.
ISBN
0-498-02101-7
.
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Sigel, Nancy (2000).
Juniata College: Uncommon Visions of Juniata's Past
. Great Britain: Arcadia Publishing.
ISBN
0-7385-0240-5
. Retrieved
24 June
2015
.
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"Juniata College Past Presidents"
. Juniata College. 2015
. Retrieved
October 29,
2015
.
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permanent dead link
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"Juniata College- Raystown Field Station- Grove Farm"
. Juniata.edu. Archived from
the original
on 2015-04-02
. Retrieved
2013-11-22
.
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"GO SU! - Susquehanna"
. Gosusqu.com
. Retrieved
2013-11-22
.
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"Juniata Magazine"
.
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Bachman, Denise; Karen Mansfield (November 20, 2011).
"Childhood friends wonder if they really knew Jerry Sandusky"
.
Observer?Reporter
. Archived from
the original
on November 24, 2011
. Retrieved
November 22,
2011
.
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