McPherson College, host
site of the 2017 KAEA Fall Conference, is a liberal arts community producing
leaders, creative thinkers and entrepreneurs of the future. Through
service, internships, international travel, interdisciplinary studies and athletics,
students experience a unique educational setting unlike any other. The
college embraces persons from diverse faiths and cultural backgrounds
and commits itself to develop whole persons through scholarship,
participation, and service.
Chartered in 1887 by
leaders of the Church of the Brethren, McPherson College has a distinguished
history of providing excellent liberal arts and career-oriented education
shaped by the essential values of its founding denomination. The present
campus, with its 16 major buildings and 27-acre setting, has matured into an
institution which its founders would be proud. To celebrate its
anniversary in 1987-88, McPherson College architecturally redesigned its entire
campus, a factor that has improved the quality of living and learning at
McPherson College. In the spring of 2000, the Hess Fine Arts Center was
built, housing both the Visual Arts Department and the Performing Arts
Department. in 2001the Melhorn Science Hall was added to the list of exceptional
facilities. The construction of a new Student Center is currently
underway.
For the past 2 consecutive
years, the Chronicle of Education has cited McPherson College as one of the
nations “Best College to Work For”. In addition, this year the U.S. News
& World Report ranked Mcpherson College highly among all colleges and
universities in the Midwest Region. In 2015 the McPherson College
Automotive Restoration Program won the prestigious “International
Historic Motoring Award."
