Juniata College

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Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use American English Template:Infobox university Juniata College (Template:IPAc-en)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.

History

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19th century

"Huntingdon Normal School", a normal school, was established by a young Huntingdon physician, 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".<ref name=JCWebHistory>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=TruthSetsFree>Template:Cite book</ref> Juniata's first classes were held on April 17, 1876, with professor Zuck teaching Rebecca Cornelius, Maggie D. Miller, and Gaius M. Brumbaugh (the only son of physician Andrew Brumbaugh).Template:Citation needed

In 1877, the school changed its name to the "Brethren Normal School". At this time, Zuck also discussed adding a "Scientific Course" and issuing "Certificates of Graduation". In 1879, classes were 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.<ref name=TruthSetsFree />

In 1894, due to a ruling at the Brethren Church's Annual Meeting against using the term "Brethren" in naming a school, the college's name was changed to "Juniata College" for the nearby Juniata River. This was made the school's legal name two decades later in 1896.<ref name=TruthSetsFree />

In 1895, Martin Grove Brumbaugh (1862-1930), of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, an 1881 graduate from the Brethren Normal (Huntingdon Normal), took over the presidency of Juniata College, leading the growing institution until 1910.Template:Citation needed He later became the 26th Governor of Pennsylvania.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Governor Brumbaugh returned to Huntingdon and Juniata College in 1924 to again assume the office of college president, which he held until his death, six years later, in March 1930, while on vacation in North Carolina.Template:Citation needed

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)<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
  • Lauren Bowen, Acting President (January 2024–June 2024)

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Campus

Template:Stack The main campus area is Template:Convert, and the college manages a Template:Convert 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.Template:Citation needed

Other off-campus sites include the Baker Peace Chapel, designed by Maya Lin, and the cliffs, all of which have views of the Juniata River. The college also owns the Raystown Field Station, a Template:Convert reserve on Raystown Lake, which includes a LEED Gold building and two lodges for semester-long residential programs, often focused on environmental topics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Athletics

Juniata is a Division III collegiate sports institution. It is a charter member of the Landmark Conference, where it competes in all sports. The athletic teams are known as the Juniata Eagles.Template:Citation needed

Football

The Juniata College football program is a member of the Landmark 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 (now River Hawks) in Selinsgrove, and Juniata fans tore down the goal post after the game.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Volleyball

Juniata College is known for 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.Template:Fact

In 2022, 2023, and 2024 the Juniata women's volleyball team won the NCAA D-III national championship. In 2023 and 2024 the Eagles completed a perfect season, going 35-0, earning the NCAA DII and DIII volleyball record for consecutive wins with 103

Notable people

Notable alumni

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Nobel Prize laureate Bill Phillips speaks at his alma mater

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Notable faculty and coaches

See also

References

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