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University of Redlands

The University of Redlands is a private liberal arts and sciences university located in Redlands, California. The university was founded in 1907 and was associated with the American Baptist Church. The land for the university was donated by church member Karl C. Wells. The university maintained its religious orientation and required chapel attendance of all students until 1972. The university is now an independent institution but maintains an informal relationship with the church.

Students at the university study in one of three schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, or the School of Business.

The College of Arts and Sciences serves approximately 2,180 students (as of 2003) and has 144 full-time faculty members.

The School of Education serves 449 students (as of 2003), with 17 full-time professors and 30 adjunct professors.

The School of Business has 1,489 full-time students and 20 part-time students (2003), taught by 23 full-time and 187 adjunct professors. School of Business classes are held at the main Redlands campus as well as satellite locations in Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga/Ontario and San Diego County. The university's campus sits on 160 acres (0.6 km²) near downtown Redlands.

In 1969, a group of faculty members created an alternative learning environment at the University called Johnston College, funded by a grant from Jimmie Johnston, a former IBM employee. Johnston College operated as an autonomous unit on the University of Redlands campus for approximately 10 years until 1979. At that time, Johnston College was integrated into the University of Redlands as the Johnston Center for Individualized Studies, and was operated under that name until the mid-1990's, when it was renamed The Johnston Center for Integrative Studies. The Center is a true living-learning community where students are responsible for their own education.

Today, some 200 talented and passionate Redlands students live and learn together in the Johnston complex, which includes two residence halls and a number of faculty offices. Students can design their own majors in consultation with faculty, and they write contracts for their courses and receive narrative evaluations in lieu of traditional grades.

The University of Redlands School of Music is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, and its requirements for entrance and graduation comply with the standards of this accrediting organization.

Any University student may participate in musical activities through enrollment (usually by audition) in the University Choir, Chapel Singers, Madrigals, Wind Ensemble, Studio Jazz Band, Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Opera Workshop, and a variety of chamber music ensembles. Students are invited to register for private, group, or class lessons, available on all instruments and for voice.

The University has recently added two new buildings: Lewis Hall (named after US Congressman Jerry Lewis (politician)) and Appleton hall (named after the former university president). Lewis hall opened in fall of 2005, and is home to the environmental studies department, as well as the Redlands Institute (an environmental reasearch institute). Appleton Hall will open in spring 2006 and will be home to the physics, math, and computer science departments, which were previously in Duke and Hentschke halls.

University of Redlands - External link

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