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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 

 

GRINNELL COLLEGE 

Russell K. Osgood, president; Grinnell 50112; [phone]; 

www.grinnell.edu 

Grinnell College was founded in 1846, the same year that Iowa became a state. Established as 

Iowa College at Davenport by the “Iowa Band” of young Congregationalist ministers, the college 

moved to Grinnell in 1859. Grinnell was among the first colleges to enroll women on an equal 

basis as men, and the college was represented among the first group of Rhodes Scholars in 1905. 

Grinnell also competed in the first intercollegiate football game west of the Mississippi in 1889, 

defeating the University of Iowa, 24-0. 

Grinnell is a private, residential, coeducational, liberal arts college, and is consistently rated as 

being among the nation’s best institutions. Its 1,600 students come from every state and more than 

50 countries. The student-faculty ratio is 9:1 and class sizes are small. The curriculum emphasizes 

the liberal arts and sciences; preprofessional programs in architecture, law, and engineering are 

available. Grinnell has produced distinguished leaders, successful entrepreneurs, and scholars. 

The college is part of an exchange program with Nanjing University in China in which Grinnell 

graduates teach English to Chinese high school students and a Nanjing faculty member teaches at 

Grinnell; Grinnell faculty members also participate in the exchange by teaching at Nanjing. The 

Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, the Center for Prairie Studies, and the Noyce Visiting Pro-

fessorship are among the college’s more acclaimed programs. 

Grinnell’s 120-acre campus includes 64 buildings, of which 19 are residence halls and 12 are 

classroom buildings. The college also owns a 365-acre environmental preserve, the Conard Envi-

ronmental Resource Area. Grinnell is a leader in computer use in the liberal arts, with access pro-

vided for students through approximately 400 college-owned computers located throughout the 

campus. The college’s robust network is connected to the Internet via a redundant, fractional T3 

network. The Grant O. Gale Observatory, sometimes called the best small telescope in the coun-

try, features a 24-inch reflecting telescope with powerful computer facilities and sophisticated 

instrumentation. 

IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE 

Jay K. Simmons, Ph.D., president; Mount Pleasant 52641-1398; [phone]; 

www.iwc.edu 

Iowa Wesleyan College, founded in 1842, is a fully accredited, coeducational liberal arts col-

lege. 

The mission of Iowa Wesleyan College is to prepare students to succeed in a changing global 

environment.  Iowa Wesleyan is a four-year liberal arts college providing quality individualized 

learning experiences that combine the development of the intellect with adaptive life skills.  The 

college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church with which it shares a commitment to spiri-

tual values, social justice, and human welfare. 

One of the most diverse colleges in Iowa, Iowa Wesleyan in 2009 welcomed students from 25 

countries and 27 American states and territories. 

All Iowa Wesleyan students participate in career experience and service-learning.  The aca-

demic program offers students the opportunity to gain professional experience and develop a 

range of career-related skills before graduating, making them better prepared for the world of 

work.  “Learning in Community” integrates the classroom, campus opportunities, community, and 

on-the-job learning to help students make the transition from college to career. 

Iowa Wesleyan College is a cultural center for southeast Iowa, hosting numerous conferences, 

seminars, workshops, social events, and camps. The college also hosts many concerts, lectures, 

and dramatic presentations in the historic Chapel Auditorium, reopening in the fall of 2009 after a 

total renovation. It is the largest performance hall in Henry County. The college is home to the 

Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra. 

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LORAS COLLEGE 

James Collins, president; Dubuque 52001; [phone]; [phone]; 

www.loras.edu 

Loras is a Catholic liberal arts college established in 1839.  The Loras College campus is nes-

tled high atop the majestic bluffs of the Mississippi River in Dubuque, and overlooks the states of 

Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa.  The city has approximately 70,000 people and is full of opportu-

nity and spirit.  Loras is about a three-hour drive from larger cities like Chicago, Des Moines, and 

Milwaukee, but there is no shortage of things to do on campus or around town.  Social, athletic, 

and cultural events and activities are plentiful both on campus and within the Dubuque commu-

nity.  

With an enrollment of approximately 1,700, Loras is small enough to be personal, yet large 

enough to provide students a well-rounded academic and cocurricular experience.  A member of 

the NCAA Division III and Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Loras fields 21 men’s and 

women’s sports.  College involves more than attending classes, studying, and earning a degree.  

College is a four-year lesson in which students discover who they are and who they want to be-

come.  At Loras College, students will find the environment and the tools they need to grow — 

personally, professionally, and spiritually.  Students will explore new ways of learning, develop 

professional skills, and learn to become part of the world beyond college.   

LUTHER COLLEGE 

Richard L. Torgerson, president; Decorah 52101-1045; [phone]; 

www.luther.edu 

Luther College, affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is one of the out-

standing liberal arts colleges in the Midwest. 

A Phi Beta Kappa institution, Luther offers more than 60 majors and preprofessional and cer-

tificate programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree. Ninety percent of the college’s 178 full-

time faculty hold earned doctorates or terminal degrees. 

Forty-one states and 43 countries are represented in the 2,400-member student body.  Luther 

has a student-teacher ratio of 12:1, and an average class size is 15-25 students. 

Cocurricular activities include 15 music ensembles and 19 intercollegiate sports for men and 

women. 

Luther was founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants to the upper Midwest.  The scenic 

Decorah campus, with ecologically maintained grounds and vistas of the Oneota Valley and the 

Upper Iowa River, rivals any in the nation. 

MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT 

Dr. Bevan Morris, president; Fairfield 52557; [phone]; 

www.mum.edu 

Maharishi University of Management was founded in 1971 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to make 

education complete, so that every student enjoys great success and fulfillment in life. The univer-

sity offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs in a broad range of disciplines — in 

the sciences, applied sciences, humanities, arts, and business. Maharishi University of Manage-

ment is a nonsectarian, coeducational institution accredited through the doctoral level by the 

Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. 

Students come from almost every state, and from more than 65 countries, with approximately 

half the student body from outside the United States, representing nearly every culture, race, and 

religion in the world. The university has a positive, nourishing, and remarkably peaceful campus 

atmosphere, virtually free of crime, drugs, and other problems that plague other campuses. 

Maharishi University of Management combines the best of modern education with systematic 

technologies for developing students’ full creative potential through Consciousness-Based educa-

tion. These technologies include the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs — sim-

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