MUSKINGUM COLLEGE

private, coeducational institution of higher education in New Concord, Ohio, U.S. It emphasizes an undergraduate curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences; a master's degree in education is also offered. The four academic divisionsArt and Humanities, Science, Social Science, and Educationare further divided into about 18 departments and 36 major areas of study. Muskingum students are able to receive engineering and nursing degrees through Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and a medical technology certificate is available through Southwest General Hospital in Middletown Heights. Noteworthy facilities at Muskingum include the Boyd Science Center, the Louis Palmer art gallery, and the McAllister Biology Station in Otsego. The college has a total enrollment of approximately 1,100 students. Muskingum College, which takes its name from a Delaware Indian word, was chartered in 1837 by a group of New Concord residents. Women were first enrolled in 1854. The institution grew in the decades following the American Civil War, and its initial classical orientation evolved into a liberal arts curriculum. In 1877 Muskingum became associated with the Ohio synod of the United Presbyterian Church. Since 1983 Muskingum's affiliation has been with the Synod of the Covenant of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Muskingum attracted the former students of nearby Franklin College when it closed in 1927. William Rainey Harper, the first president of the University of Chicago, and John H. Glenn, Jr., astronaut and U.S. senator, are among Muskingum's alumni.