MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE
Sioux City, Iowa
The College
The Morningside College experience cultivates a passion for lifelong learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility. For more than 100 years, the goal of Morningside College has been to provide students with an education of the highest quality. Morningside is rooted in a strong church-related, liberal arts tradition, and its challenge is to prepare students to be flexible in thought, open in attitude, and confident in themselves.
Founded in 1894, Morningside College is a private, four-year, coeducational, liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The College seeks both students and faculty members representing diverse social, cultural, ethnic, racial, and national backgrounds.
At the graduate level, Morningside confers a Master of Arts in Teaching, with specialization in elementary education, special education, and technology-based learning.
Morningside College's approximately 1,000 students are encouraged to participate in a wide variety of activities, including departmental, professional, and religious organizations; honor societies; and sororities and fraternities. A newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, and campus radio station are all student directed. These activities provide students with many opportunities to develop leadership, interpersonal, and social skills. Since nearly all activities on campus are student initiated and student directed, ample opportunities for leadership development exist. Music recitals and concerts, theater productions, and an academic and cultural arts and lecture series are held each semester. Intercollegiate athletics are available for men in baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling and for women in basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball. A variety of intramural activities are available.
The Hindman-Hobbs Recreation Center includes a pool, saunas, racquetball courts, a weight room, basketball courts, and a jogging track as well as classroom facilities and offices.
Location
Morningside College is located on a 41-acre campus in Sioux City, the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The campus is based in a residential section of the community, adjacent to a city park, swimming pool, and tennis courts and within 5 minutes of a major regional shopping mall. The Sioux City metropolitan area offers a blend of urban shopping, commerce, and recreation in a scenic, rural setting. Students find Morningside's Sioux City location to be advantageous in seeking internship opportunities and full- or part-time employment.
Majors and Degrees
The five undergraduate degrees conferred by Morningside College are the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Music Education. Career programs consist of accounting, art, biology, business administration, chemistry, computer science, corporate communications, elementary education, engineering physics, English, graphic arts, history, interdisciplinary studies, mass communications, mathematics, music, nursing, philosophy, photography, political science, psychology, religious studies, Spanish, special education, and theater. Students choosing to teach in secondary school may be certified in most academic majors.
In cooperation with other institutions, Morningside offers preprofessional programs in dentistry, engineering, law, medical technology, medicine, the ministry, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and veterinary medicine.
Academic Programs
Morningside operates on a two-semester system; sessions are held from late Augustto Decemberand from Januaryto early May. Evening classes are offered each semester. A 3-week Mayterm and two 5-week summer sessions are also available.
The Morningside College experience provides an education that develops the whole person through an emphasis on critical thinking, effective communication, cultural understanding, practical wisdom, spiritual discernment, and ethical action. By working with talented faculty members in a large number of majors, caring college staff members who provide numerous opportunities for valuable cocurricular experiences, and other exceptional and interesting students with whom they will form lifelong connections, Morningside students gain the knowledge, skills, and personal dispositions that will ensure their success.
Special opportunities include a voluntary Honors Program, in which students meet weekly to discuss such focus topics as Ancient Rome and the Eighteenth Century. Friday is Writing Day is a weekly discussion format that allows students and faculty members to read aloud and react to one another's writing.
Every entering full-time student receives a notebook computer that is used in classroom work. Student technology services include high-speed Internet connection, ports in all residence halls and classrooms, Web-accessible personal e-mail accounts, a digital library accessible day and night, specialized computer labs to support academic programs, and wireless network access points across campus.
Off-Campus Programs
Morningside students who qualify have the opportunity to take advantage of special programs for off-campus study. Programs are available for a semester or the entire school year. The College has agreements with schools in England, Japan, and Northern Ireland.
Students participate in exchange programs with Kansai Gadai University in Japan, Queen's University, the University of Ulster, and Belfast Institute for Further and Higher Education in Northern Ireland.
In addition, Morningside has opportunities for students to enroll for a semester at American University to study the U.S. government in action. Students may also be nominated for a semester at Drew University to study the United Nations. Students who participate in these programs maintain their enrollment at Morningside College.
Academic Facilities
The Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library has more than 114,000 volumes, more than 5,000 audio recordings and video materials, and nearly 600 current print periodical subscriptions. Online accessibility includes student/faculty access to more than 10,000 full-text journals. The library's Web-based, integrated online system allows seamless access to numerous subscription databases as well as other online catalogs and Web sites. The library building also houses classrooms, the Mass Communication Department, a media center, and a computer lab.
The Eugene C. Eppley Fine Arts Building is one of the finest music and art facilities in the Midwest. The auditorium seats 1,500 people and is noted for its acoustical qualities and the majestic Sanford Memorial Organ. The MacCollin Classroom Building, adjoining the auditorium, houses offices, art studios, practice rooms, and classrooms for music and art students.
The Helen Levitt Art Gallery adjoins the Eppley Auditorium and is home to the Levitt art collection, which includes work by internationally famous artists.
The Robert M. Lincoln Center houses the College's division of business administration and economics and contains a library, auditorium, microcomputer lab, conference room, and several classrooms.
Costs
Tuition and fees for 200304 were $16,350, and room and board were $5260. These figures do not include books and personal expenses.
Financial Aid
In 200203, almost $14 million was awarded in financial aid to Morningside students, with an average financial aid package of $16,758. The financial aid resources of federal, state, and College programs are available to Morningside students through a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study employment. Morningside values students who achieve both in and out of the classroompeople who are thinkers and doers. Morningside Celebration of Excellence Scholarships recognize academic excellence and outstanding service, and awards of up to $10,000 per year are renewable for four years. Morningside also values its ties with alumni and the United Methodist Church, and those awards are also renewable for four years. Students are encouraged to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as early as possible. The College's code number is 001879. The annual priority deadline for need-based financial aid is March1.
Faculty
Eighty-four percent of Morningside College's 63 full-time faculty members have earned the terminal degree in their chosen field. The College also employs 48 part-time instructors and has a 14:1 student-faculty ratio.
Student Government
Student government is directly responsible for regulation, supervision, and coordination of student campus activities. The president of the student body is a voting member of the Board of Directors, allowing for student input in decisions facing the Board.
Admission Requirements
Morningside College selects students for admission whose scholastic achievement and personal abilities provide a foundation for success at the college level. While the College seeks students who rank in the upper half of their graduating class, each application is considerJed on an individual basis. The student's academic record, class rank, and test scores are considered. Transfer students must have a minimum 2.0 GPA on previous college work to qualify for automatic admission. It is the policy and practice of Morningside College to not discriminate against persons on the basis of age, sex, religion, creed, race, color, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability.
Application and Information
Rolling admission allows for flexibility; however, prospective students are encouraged to apply as early as possible before the semester in which they wish to enroll. Transfer and international students are welcome. Catalogs, application forms, and financial aid forms are available from the Office of Admissions.
For further information, students should contact:
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