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Rollins College Rollins Scholarship Online We R Rollins Marketing and Communications 2014 We R Rollins (2014) Rollins College Office ofa M rketing and Communications Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.rollins.edu/we_r_rollins Recommended Citation Rollins College Office of Marketing and Communications, "We R Rollins (2014)" (2014). We R Rollins. 1. https://scholarship.rollins.edu/we_r_rollins/1 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Marketing and Communications at Rollins Scholarship Online. It has been accepted for inclusion in We R Rollins by an authorized administrator of Rollins Scholarship Online. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WE ROLLINS Our guiding principles are excellence, innOvatiOn, and cOmmunity. WE ROLLINS Rollins at a glance 2 PResident’s Message 4 a Rollins education 6 Points of PRide 10 Rollins HistoRy 14 aRts & cultuRe 24 atHletics 28 econoMic iMPact 30 coMMunity ResouRces 32 Plan youR Visit 36 R ollins AT a GLANCE We aRe coMMitted to: Rollins is a • Academic excellence four-year, • A tradition of innovation FOUNDED • Applied liberal arts 36,472 coeducational, • Lifelong learning liberal arts • International experiences • Service learning and 1885 college. Alumni WINTER PARK, FLORIDA community engagement (as of aPRil 2013) PRESIDENT lewis M. duncan, Ph.d. Motto: FIAT LUX Let theRe Mission stateMent Rollins College educates students for global be Light citizenship and responsible leadership, empowering graduates to pursue meaningful lives and ac c Reditation productive careers. We are Rollins College is accredited committed to the liberal by the Southern Association of arts ethos and guided by its values and ideals. Our Colleges and Schools Commission guiding principles are on Colleges. The Crummer Graduate excellence, innovation, and School of Business is accredited community. by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business affiliation (AACSB) International. Nonsectarian, independent, and coeducational 2 | WE ROLLINS OUR MASCOT student PRofile The diverse student body totals Rollins’ mascot, the Tars— more than 3,000 students, representing nearly every a nickname given to sailors—was state as well as countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, adopted by Rollins’ athletic teams Central America, Europe, and South America. as a way to give a nod to the sailors stationed on Lake GO Virginia during WWI. Rollins TARS! College is the only collegiate institution in the United States with Tars as its sports nickname. SCHOOL COLORS Blue and Gold Tommy Tar Fox Day Established in 1956, Fox Day is a Rollins tradition that occurs each spring on a day deemed “too pretty to have class” by the college president. Classes are canceled, providing undergraduate students with a surprise day off. A COmmUNITy GUIDE | 3 President’s Message It is my privilege to serve as the 14th president of Rollins College and to invite you to learn more about Rollins— one of the nation’s best institutions of higher education and one of Central Florida’s notable assets. Curricular offerings in Arts and Sciences, Professional Studies, the Hamilton Holt School, and the Crummer Graduate School of Business share a firm foundation in the applied liberal arts. Our faculty is committed to advancing the art and science of teaching, and our students are enthusiastic partners in scholarship, service, and citizenship. Together, we contribute to our community, both socially and economically, as we prepare our graduates for fulfilling lives. We encourage you to explore Rollins. Whether you’re seeking intellectual and cultural enrichment or the excitement of intercollegiate athletics, Rollins provides a rich variety of opportunities. We look forward to welcoming you into our academic home. Lewis M. Duncan President 4 | WE ROLLINS “WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPLORE ROLLINS.” A COmmUNITy GUIDE | 5 among the top colleges in the nation A ROLLINS EDUCATION Rollins offers top-ranked* tOP undergraduate and graduate degree RANKED programs. Rollins features small c ollege of arts & sciences classes taught by renowned (full-time undergraduate day program) faculty. The academic experience is enhanced college of Professional studies (full-time undergraduate day program) by study-abroad and internship opportunities as Hamilton Holt school well as ways to participate (full- and part-time undergraduate and in student organizations graduate evening programs) and the local community. crummer graduate school of Business (full- and part-time graduate programs) rollins.edu/academics * View our awards and rankings at rollins.edu/rankings A COmmUNITy GUIDE | 7 a Rollins EDUCATION A ROLLINS UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION OFFERS STUDENTS: undeRgRaduate aReas of study • • African & African • • History American Studies • • Humanities • • American Studies • • International Affairs • • Anthropology • • International Business • • Archaeology • • International Relations • • Art (Studio) • • Jewish Studies • • Art History • • Latin American & • • Asian Studies Caribbean Studies • • Australian Studies • • marine Biology • • Biochemistry/ • • mathematics molecular Biology • • middle Eastern & • • Biology North African Studies • • Business (management) • • music • • Business Administration • • Neuroscience • • Chemistry • • Organizational • • Classical Studies Behavior • • Communication • • Philosophy Studies • • Physics • • Computer Science • • Political Science • • Critical media & • • Psychology AN AVERAGE CLASS SIZE OF Cultural Studies • • Religious Studies • • Dance • • Russian • • Economics • • Social Entrepreneurship • • Education (Elementary) & Business • • Education (Secondary) • • Sociology • • English • • Spanish • • Environmental Studies • • Sustainable Development • • Film Studies & the Environment • • French • • Theater Arts • • German • • Women’s Studies • • Global Health • • Writing 17 MR AjO | MINOR STUDENTS 8 | WE ROLLINS A student-tO-fAcuLty ratiO Of More than A ROLLINS UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION OFFERS STUDENTS: 60 percent of students study abroad before they graduate. graduate areas of study • Business 10:1 • Clinical mental Health Counseling • Elementary Education/ ESOL • Human Resources • Liberal Studies • Teaching special degree Programs • 3/2 Accelerated Programs • Environmental R eseaRcH oPPoRtunities management In 1999, Rollins launched the Student-Faculty Collaborative • Family & Relationship Therapy Certificate Scholarship Program. The program Program enables students and faculty to work together to develop unique • Honors Program research or scholarship in the faculty • Pre-Dentistry member’s field. Since the program’s • Pre-Engineering inception, more than 400 students 60% • Pre-Law working in partnership with 86 faculty members representing 25 • Pre-med disciplines have participated in • Pre-Veterinary Medicine high-level original collaborative • Teaching Certification undergraduate scholarship. A COmmUNITy GUIDE | 9 2014 BEST COLLEGESU.S. News & World Report POINTS OF PRIDE FIRST COLLEGE IN FLORIDA Recognized Founded in 1885 by New England By The Congregationalists who sought to bring their PRinceton ReVieW style of liberal arts education to the Florida frontier, Rollins is the oldest recognized The Best college in Florida. 378 Colleges The Best NO. 1 in floRida and no. 44 in tHe nation foR 296 Business PaRt-tiMe MBa Bloomberg Businessweek (2011) nuMbeR Schools NO. 1 in floRida ”America’s Top Colleges” by Forbes (2011) ONE IN Guide to 322 NO. 1 MBa in floRida Forbes (1999–2013) Green Colleges NO. 2 in diVision ii and no. 15 oVeRall THE SOUTH The Best NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings (2012) For nine consecutive 300 Professors years, Rollins has been NO. 1 in floRida and no. 19 in leadeRsHiP deVeloPMent ranked No. 1 Regional PRogRaMs Leadership Excellence magazine (2012) Colleges with University in the a Conscience NO. 1 Most PHilantHRoPic college caMPus South by U.S. News BestCollegesOnline.com (2012) & World Report. A COmmUNITy GUIDE | 11 P oints of PRide ChANGEmAkER CAmpUS Rollins is recognized as an institution A lEADER iN dedicated to educating and graduating commuNity leaders who have a positive impact on the world. In 2012, the social entrepreneurship organization Ashoka U named Rollins a ENgAgEmENt The Corporation for Changemaker Campus, making us the first liberal arts institution in National and Community the South and the first college in Florida to join the Changemaker Service recognized Campus Consortium. Rollins for its support of volunteering, scHolaRsHiPs aWaRds service learning, and Since the first Rollins student Florida Campus Compact civic engagement. Engaged Campus Award received a Fulbright Award (2007, 2011) in 1951, Rollins has produced a total of 49 Fulbright award NCAA Division II Presidents’ recipients (24 of whom have Award for Academic Excellence (2012) been named since 2006). Rollins students have also Recognitions received other competitive President’s Higher awards, scholarships, and Education Community fellowships, including: Service Honor Roll (2008–13) • American Graduate Fellowship Service Learning and Study • Boren Scholarship Abroad by U.S. News & World Report (2012) • Ford Foundation Fellowship caRnegie coMMunity • Goldwater Scholarship engageMent • National Science classification (2008) Foundation Graduate “ Great Colleges to Work Research Fellowship For” by The Chronicle of A Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars • Thomas R. Pickering Higher Education (2009–13) Foreign Affairs Fellowship Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of “ Top 100 Companies