About racial ethnic schools and
colleges
Stillman College promotes itself as a four-year liberal arts school in a small, nurturing environment. Photo by Joseph D. Williams. The importance of the racial ethnic
schools and colleges of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is demonstrated
in the continuing partnership between the two entities. The
institutions have provided quality education to people
who have contributed immeasurably to the church at large and
to the world. Students are educated for the professions of their
choice in an environment which supports and nurtures racial
and ethnic heritage.
Many of the college students are the first in their family to attend college and come from low- to moderate-income families. They may be marginalized and would not be accepted at other institutions of higher learning. The secondary schools receive students earlier than typical schools and prepare them for acceptance at institutions of higher learning.
To many students, these institutions offer
the additional support which is needed to truly excel. Tutoring
and special courses in math, science and English encourage continued
success as the students advance in their studies. This support
gives many students a "second chance," resulting in
confident, competent, qualified men and women who emerge as
leaders in society.
These institutions have a covenant relationship with the General Assembly through the General Assembly Mission Council and the relationship is guided by the Articles of agreement (8.3 and 8.4) adopted at the time of reunion in 1983.
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Founded in 1867 as Scotia Seminary for Negro women in Concord, North Carolina, it merged in 1930 with Barber Memorial College of Anniston, Alabama. The name Barber-Scotia College was adopted in 1932. It has struggled against financial and cultural odds for nearly all of its existence, but remains faithful to its mission of educating primarily African-American students. The school's motto, Lumen Veritas et Utilitas, means "Knowledge, Truth and Science." A complementary feature of the College is its design as a liberal arts institution whose mission in the total development of its students — intellectually, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually. Learn more.
Founded in 1911 by the Reverend Charles H. Cook for the purpose of educating, enabling and empowering Native Americans to be Christian leaders. This institution has always been a small community of learning and has taken an innovative approach to education by becoming an institution without walls. Cook prides itself on nurturing the mind, body and spirit. Learn more.
Founded in 1875 by the Board of Missions to the Freedmen of the United Presbyterian Church in North America for the purpose of educating blacks. The school became a college in 1877 and was operated directly by the above-named Board until the mid 1960s, at which time the church turned over management and some of the property to the Board of Trustees with the balance of the property being transferred in 1979. After the loss of accreditation in 1997 the school leadership took a unique approach to formal education by becoming the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) that is a work college. A work college is designed to assist the students maintain employment to pay for their education. Learn more.
Presbyterian missionaries founded the school in 1881, and it operated as a school for Native Americans until 1891. It operated as a boarding school from 1896 until 2000 at which time Menaul became a day school. Its student body is comprised primarily of majority Hispanic/Latino and Native Americans. A change in leadership, a strong Board of Trustees, a loan from the General Assembly Mission Council, sale of some of its property and steady increase in enrollment has enabled the school to remain open and viable. At least 80 percent of its students continue their education beyond high school. Learn more.
The Presbyterian Church in the United States founded the school as the Texas-Mexican Institute in 1911 and changed the name to Presbyterian Pan American School in 1956. The school is an institution that serves primarily Hispanic/Latino students that live south of the U.S. border. The institution prepares young people to be leaders in their native countries and in a society that is increasingly becoming multicultural and multilingual. The administrators of the school say, “The school has been called into being and exists to serve the Church rather than its own life and to develop Christian leadership for all the Americas and beyond. The success of the school is to be measured in the lives of its graduates who fulfill its purpose in their lives.” More than 85 percent of its students continue their education beyond high school. Learn more.
Founded in 1878 by missionary Sheldon Jackson, Sheldon Jackson College is the oldest institution of education in Alaska, first as a school for Native children (Tlingit Indians) and later a college for Alaska Natives. Sheldon Jackson College is the oldest institution of education in Alaska. The school has always experienced challenges because it resides in a sparsely settled community. Three times in its history the school was near to closing and has currently suspended educational operations until further notice; however, the fishery and hatchery are still in operation. Recruitment of Native people has been one of its greatest challenges because culturally it is difficult for Native people to leave their villages to attend school. The location of this school is also a challenge. It is an island, and the only way to reach it is by boat or airplane.
A group of Presbyterians, led by the Reverend Charles Allen Stillman, submitted an overture to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) requesting the establishment of a training school for Negro ministers, and in 1876 Stillman College was founded. This institution has evolved into a coeducational college that serves primarily African-American students. Dr. Ernest McNealey, the current president, states, “We must constantly seek to be and do better than we are today. It is noble for individuals to aspire to achieve at the fullness of their potential, while embracing collective expectations without limits. The aim must be performance at the highest level, using the yardstick that governs the larger domain.” Learn more.
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