Cedar Crest College

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Cedar Crest College
Cedar Crest College seal.png
Former names
Lehigh Female Academy (1867–1868)
Allentown Female College (1868–1893)
Allentown College for Women (1893–1913) [1] [2]
MottoReligio, Libertas et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English
Divinity, Liberty and Knowledge
Type Private liberal arts college
EstablishedJuly 12, 1867;156 years ago (1867-07-12)
Religious affiliation
 United Church of Christ (historically related)
Endowment $41.5 million (2022) [3]
President Elizabeth M. Meade
Academic staff
92 full-time
Students1,440
Undergraduates 1,053 students
Location
Allentown
,
Pennsylvania
,
United States
CampusSuburban, 84 acres (34 ha)
Colors Yellow and white    
Nickname Falcons
Website www.cedarcrest.edu
Cedar Crest College logo.png

Cedar Crest College is a private liberal arts women's college in Allentown, Pennsylvania. At the start of the 2015-2016 academic year, the college had 1,053 undergraduate and 387 graduate students. Men may pursue various degrees at the college, but are sometimes limited to evening or weekend programs.

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Founded in 1867, the college is historically tied to the United Church of Christ, though it remains academically independent. It was previously known as the Allentown Female College and the Allentown College for Women, before taking its current name in 1913.

Academics

Aerial view of Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1931 1931 - Cedar Crest College - Looking West - Allentown PA.jpg
Aerial view of Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1931
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Blaney Hall on the campus of Cedar Crest College in March 2014

The college's Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science programs span more than 50 majors. The curriculum also includes programs in Pre-Law, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine, and Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Cedar Crest College also offers master's degrees. [4] [5] Its MBA Program offers a focus on Women's Leadership. [6] Undergraduate and graduate programs are also offered to adult students through the college's School of Adult and Graduate Education. [7]

Performing arts

Theatre

The theatre major at Cedar Crest College encompasses both technical experience and performance. The college stages four major stage productions which typically includes two musical productions and two straight plays. [8]

Campus

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The Cressman Library on the campus of Cedar Crest College in August 2012

Cedar Crest is located off Cedar Crest Boulevard at 100 College Drive on the western edge of Allentown, Pennsylvania. [9] The 84-acre (34 ha) campus is adjacent to the city's Cedar Beach Park. [10]

The campus includes buildings containing libraries, classrooms, administrative offices, pools, theaters, fitness studios, and dining halls. [11] Additional classroom and faculty buildings include Hartzel Hall, Curtis Hall and Hamilton Boulevard Building. [11] [12] The college also has four residence halls: Butz Hall, Moore Hall, Steinbright Hall, and the upper level of Curtis Hall. [13]

Cedar Crest's collection of 140 species of trees is designated as the William F. Curtis Arboretum, which is registered with the American Public Gardens Association. [11] The arboretum is named for the college's seventh president, who after purchasing the property in 1915, beautified the campus by planting flowers, shrubs and trees from all over the world. [14]

The campus is also the site of the Da Vinci Science Center, an independent science demonstration facility that opened in 2005. [15]

Athletics

The Allentown United FC soccer club playing on the Cedar Crest College soccer field in August 2019 AUFC First Match.jpg
The Allentown United FC soccer club playing on the Cedar Crest College soccer field in August 2019

Cedar Crest, known athletically as the Falcons, competes in NCAA Division III athletics and has teams in basketball, cross country running, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, swimming and diving, track and field, wrestling, and volleyball. The Rodale Aquatic Center on campus is home to the college's swimming and diving team.

Tennis

During the 2007 season, the Cedar Crest Falcons tennis team placed 4th in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC), now known as the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC). The team also broke two school records, one for the most wins in a season (12) and one for the most PAC wins (7). The team's record was 12–3. Coach Lynn Pigliacampi, at the time, was two games away from becoming Cedar Crest's winningest tennis coach. [16]

Basketball

Cedar Crest's Falcons basketball team finished the 2008–09 season at 13-11 overall and 8–8 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference. The team posted more conference victories than in the previous nine seasons combined, earning a CSAC playoff berth for the first time in a decade. Head coach Valerie Donohue (Cedar Crest, '95) led the Falcons in tying the school record of 13 season wins set in 1998–99, the last time the team made the playoffs. The sixth-seeded Falcons beat Centenary College's women in the 2009 tournament's opening round. [17] Donohue was subsequently named the Colonial States Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year.

Cynthia L. Blaschak Softball Field

In the spring of 1997, Cynthia L. Blaschak made a donation to Cedar Crest to build a softball field. This was done as part of her support of the new NCAA Division III varsity softball team that was beginning their season that year. Blaschak was a student athlete herself while attending Cedar Crest. She participated in both basketball and badminton.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

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  2. ↑ "Allentown Female College is ancestor of today's Cedar Crest ** Its first classes were in basement of Zion's Reformed Church". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. 21 January 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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  5. ↑ "Cedar Crest College Catalog • 2015-2016". www.cedarcrest.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Master of Business Administration". cedarcrest.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  7. ↑ "Cedar Crest College: An Adult Student's Guide" (PDF). Cedar Crest College Center for Lifelong Learning. August 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-27.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Performing Arts". www.cedarcrest.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
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  10. ↑ "Virtual Campus Tour". Allentown, Pennsylvania: Cedar Crest College. Archived from the original on 2003-11-19. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  11. 1 2 3 "Campus Facilities". 2007-2008 Catalog. Cedar Crest College. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
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