Lakeland College (Wisconsin)

For other places with the same name, see Lakeland College.

Lakeland College

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Former names	Mission House College
Established	1862
Affiliation	United Church of Christ
Endowment	$12.1 million
President	Daniel W. Eck, JD
Students	3,780
Location	Sheboygan , Wisconsin , USA
Colors	Blue and Gold
Nickname	Muskies
Website	lakeland.edu

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Athletic logo

Lakeland College is a liberal arts college located in Howards Grove, Wisconsin; however it uses a Sheboygan postal address for all correspondence. It offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

History

Lakeland traces its beginnings to German immigrants who, fleeing from religious controversy in Europe, traveled to North America and eventually to the Sheboygan area where they settled in 1847.

In 1862, they built Missionshaus (Mission House), a combined academy-college-seminary. The school provided training in the liberal arts followed by a traditional seminary curriculum, as most of the early students were destined to become ministers.

As the needs of its students changed, Mission House gradually broadened its purpose. By the end of the century, enrollment was no longer limited to pre-theological students and the college had developed strong programs of study in a wider number of disciplines.

Known simply as Mission House for 95 years, the college adopted the name Lakeland in 1956 and the seminary moved to Minneapolis/St. Paul in 1962 to become United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. The era of Mission House had ended, but Lakeland became heir to its campus, tradition and educational mission. Eventually a satellite campus was established in West Allis to serve Milwaukee area students.

A second campus was founded in Shinjuku, Tokyo in 1991 and is known as the "Japan Campus", featuring academics and English for Academic Purposes programs, and is MEXT/Monkashō-accredited as a foreign university/college. Students from that school can obtain an Associate of Arts degree and can choose to attend Lakeland or another American university for extended education.

2012 was Lakeland's sesquicentennial year. In celebration of this anniversary, the college showcased its rich history in a variety of multi-media approaches surrounding the peak festivities in June 2012.

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  William A. Krueger Hall

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  Old Main Hall

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  Campus

Leadership

Daniel W. Eck has been Lakeland's president since 2013.

Athletics

Lakeland College teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Muskies are a member of the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) and, in men's volleyball, the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. Lakeland was also a member of the Lake Michigan Conference until the spring of 2006. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball. The school colors are blue and gold.

Notable alumni

• Pat Curran, NFL player
• Ron Ferrari, NFL player
• Paul Thomas Ott, U.S. National Guard Brigadier General
• Calvin Potter, Wisconsin State Senator
• Victor Paul Wierwille, Founder of The Way International

External links

• Lakeland College
• Lakeland Mirror (student newspaper)