MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE

'''Morningside College''' is a liberal arts college in Sioux City, Iowa, affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college was founded on December 5, 1894, by a committee of 15 ministers and 12 laypersons. The new organization purchased what is now known as Charles City College Hall from the defunct University of the Northwest (right in picture).

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Morningside College Culture

Morningside Alumni

Morningside Campus Life

Morningside Athletics

Morningside Campus Organizations

External links for Morningside College

Morningside College Culture

Morningside is a private liberal arts institution. According to the Morningside College Mission Statement, "The Morningside College experience cultivates a passion for life-long learning and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility."
Morningside carries on several age-old traditions. Student groups frequently paint and re-paint the "Spoonholder" - a curved bench named for the couples who used to sit nestled closely together in the early years. There is a yearly "Run to the Monument" that used to entail men running in their underwear but has since evolved into a recreational 5k race.

Morningside Alumni

"Dear Abby" (Abigail Van Buren) and "Ask Ann" (Ann Landers), identical twin sisters, are Morningside College alumni. Known as the "Friedman twins" during their time at Morningside, they wrote for the school's long-running newspaper, the ''Collegian Reporter''. Morningside is also the alma mater of Norman W. Waitt, Jr., co-founder of Gateway, Inc.,
Thomas C. Dorr, the current Under Secretary for Rural and Economic Development in the United States Department of Agriculture under President George W. Bush, is a graduate of Morningside. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/scrty/dorr.html
Al McIntosh, distinguished editor who was featured prominently in Ken Burns' ''The War'', attended Morningside College.

Morningside Campus Life

Morningside College is on a 68-acre campus in the residential neighborhood of Morningside in Sioux City, Iowa. Students of all years participate in over 50 organizations including: student government, honor societies, service groups, religious organizations, musical ensembles, student publications, and three national fraternities and sororities.
Dimmitt Hall is the third eldest building on campus, home to about 360 students. Named for Lillian Dimmitt, the 26-year Dean of Women, Dimmitt Hall shares that namesake with the Lillian Dimmitt Alumni House, Dimmitt's former residence long since renovated for meeting and office space.
Roadman Hall was built in two phases in the mid twentieth century, and houses about 150 students, mostly in double occupied rooms, but with several apartments as well. The dormitory is named after the longtime president of the college, Dr. Earl Roadman (1936 - 1956). The newer wing of the building, Roadman South, was mostly closed for some period of years before being renovated and completely reopened in 2005.
The Residence Complex, or "Plex," was constructed in 1966, and has a capacity of about 90 students. The building is of a very utilitiarian architecture, being rather at odds with the rest of campus, being completely exposed Portland Cement. Originally segmented vertically into three sections, the building was christened the Fraternity Complex, as it was home to three fraternaties then present at the college. A day-care occupied half of the ground floor for some years before closing in 2003.
In 2005, two apartment styled dormitories opened for upperclassmen, the Waitt and Poppen Halls. Between the two buildings a maximum of 72 students may hence reside.
Scheduled for completion in the fall of 2007, the 90 bed Lags dormitory will feature single-occupancy rooms and a leadership theme. [1]

Morningside Athletics

Until 2001, Morningside competed in NCAA Division II athletics as a member of the North Central Conference. Morningside athletic teams, known as the "Mustangs," now compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference of the NAIA. The Mustangs compete in 10 men's sports (Baseball, Basketball, Cross-Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, and Wrestling) and 9 women's sports (Basketball, Cross-Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, and Volleyball). The Lady Mustangs Basketball team won back-to-back NAIA Division II National Championships in 2004 and 2005. The football team was coached from 1948-1950 by future Pro Football Hall of Fame coach George Allen. The wrestling team, coached by Tim Jager, returned in 2004-05 after a 25-year layoff and made a strong showing in the NAIA national tournament, with freshman Jake Stevenson winning 4th place honors.

Morningside Campus Organizations

Morningside's Department of Mass Communications has a weekly newspaper, the ''Collegian Reporter'', a student-run radio station broadcasting 24 hours a day, KMSC and shares a cable access channel as MCTV.
Morningside is currently home to three Greek organizations, Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Delta Sigma Phi, and Acacia Fraternity, although it has been home to many others over the years.

External links for Morningside College

★ Morningside College Website

★ Morningside 2006-2007 Catalog

★ Recognized Student Organizations
1: Morningside College Website
2: Morningside College Catalog