Salem University

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Not to be confused with Salem State University.
Salem University
MottoDirigo
TypePrivate for-profit university
Established1888[1]
PresidentDanny Finuf[2]
ProvostDr. Karen Ferguson
Students835
Location
Salem
,
West Virginia
,
United States

39°16′58″N 80°33′29″W / 39.28278°N 80.55806°W / 39.28278; -80.55806 (Salem International University)Coordinates: 39°16′58″N 80°33′29″W / 39.28278°N 80.55806°W / 39.28278; -80.55806 (Salem International University)
CampusTown, 100 acres (0.4 km2)[3]
ColorsGreen and white    
MascotTiger
Websitewww.salemu.edu
Salem University logo green.svg

Salem University[2] is a Private for-profit university in Salem, West Virginia. It has about 250 on campus and about 600 online students that are enrolled in undergraduate as well as graduate programs. The university was founded by the Seventh Day Baptist Church in 1888.[1]

History[]

The school was founded after the Eastern Seventh Day Baptist Association decided to build an academy in the city of Salem. The state granted a permit in December 1888 to build what was called the Academy of Salem, specifying that the institution was subject to the regulations and decisions of the Society of Seventh Day Baptist Education. The charter required the institution to make a college as soon as possible, which occurred in 1890.[4] Over the next 100 years, the school continued as a liberal arts, teacher education, and nursing college.

In 1989, Salem formed an alliance with Teikyo University of Tokyo, Japan, which changed the focus of the school to one of education of international students. Salem College was renamed Salem-Teikyo University. The alliance with Teikyo ended in 2000, when the school was purchased by investors from Singapore. At that time, the school changed its name to Salem International University. Salem International University was acquired by Salem Education LLC in June 2005.[1] The school was renamed Salem University in September 2017.[2]

The Salem College Administration Building in 2007

The Salem College Administration Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[5]

Academics[]

Salem is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.[6] The university offers a variety of undergraduate degrees including the Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Science. The School of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (a degree-completion program for registered nurses), and an Associate of Science in Nursing that prepares students to become Registered Nurses.

At the graduate level, Salem offers a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Education, and a Master of Science in Nursing. Teachers may take courses in the School of Education as non-degree students to renew their licenses. A post-master's certificate in Educational Leadership is offered that leads to advanced licensure and a certificate in Special Education Leadership is also offered.

All programs, including distance education programs, are delivered in a monthly format allowing students to complete their degrees more quickly than their counterparts at other traditional or online universities. This attracts non-traditional students conscious of time and accessibility.

Since classes are four weeks long, the MBA or M.Ed. can be completed in 12 months or fewer, a Bachelor's in 40 months, or an Associate's in only 20 months, if a student were to start college studies without any prior college credits.

Athletics[]

Salem participates in NCAA Division II athletics. Salem had been a charter member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) in 1924, but left that conference in 2010. Since that time, the Salem Tigers have been members of the Eastern College Athletic Conference in 17 men's and women's sports including basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, water polo, swimming, cross country, volleyball, and track. Salem is one of four West Virginia schools that joined the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) in July 2013. The other three schools were former WVIAC colleagues of Salem that had been cast adrift in the breakup of the WVIAC.[7] Salem left the G-MAC at the end of the 2015-16 season. According to an official statement issued by the G-MAC: “Salem International will be conducting a final year of (G-MAC) affiliation in 2015-2016. The institution is exploring alternate Division II conference membership options beginning with the 2016-2017 season.”[8] Salem remains an independent NCAA Division II institution with no conference affiliation in basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball and soccer.

Salem's women's water polo team will face Marist in the opening round of the 2021 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship.

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "SIU History". Salem International University. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Salem International University changes name to Salem University". MetroNews. October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "About Salem International University". Salem International University. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Sanford, Don A. (1992). A Choosing People: The History of Seventh Day Baptists. Nashville: Broadman Press. pp. 221–285. ISBN 0-8054-6055-1.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "Accreditation". Salem International University. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  7. ^ "Salem International to Join the G-MAC" (Press release). Great Midwest Athletic Conference. October 16, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  8. ^ Rabs, Creighton. "Great Midwest Athletic Conference Expands, GLIAC Contracts". HERO Sports. Retrieved 2018-02-13.

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