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{{Infobox_University |
:''McMaster redirects here; for others, see [[McMaster (disambiguation)]].''
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{{Infobox University |
image = [[Image:MacU.png|The coat of McMaster University]] |
name = Finlandia University |
motto = ''Dominus Illuminatio Mea'' <br>
name = McMaster University |
(Lord Enlighten Me) |
motto = τα παντα εν χριστωι συνεστηκεν <br>"All things cohere in Christ" |
established = 1887 |
established = 1896 |
type = [[Public university|Public]] |
type = [[Private school|Private]] |
president = [[Peter George (professor)|Peter J. George]]|
president = Philip Johnson |
city = [[Hancock, Michigan|Hancock]] |
chancellor = [[Lynton Ronald 'Red' Wilson|Lynton Wilson O.C.]] |
state = [[Michigan]] |
city = {{flag icon|Canada}} [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]]|
state = [[Ontario|ON]]|
country = [[United States|USA]] |
country = [[Canada]] |
campus = [[Rural]] |
mascot = Lions |
coor = {{coord|43|15|48|N|79|55|8|W|display=inline,title}} |
colors = Finnish Blue, Navy Blue, and White <span style="background-color:#00F;width:50px;border:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<span style="background-color:#009;width:50px;border:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<span style="background-color:#FFF;width:50px;border:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>|
undergrad = 19,113 full-time, 3,836 part-time |
website = [http://www.finlandia.edu/ www.finlandia.edu]
postgrad = 2,739 |
faculty = 1,173 |
free_label = Library |
free = 2,000,000 + volumes<ref name="Maclibrary">{{cite web | title = Libraries & Collections | url = http://library.mcmaster.ca/about/libcollections.htm | accessdate = 2008-01-24 }}</ref>
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]], 1.2 km² (300 acres) |
|affiliations = [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]], [[Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada|AUCC]], [[International Association of Universities|IAU]], [[Group of Thirteen (Canadian universities)|G13]], [[Council of Ontario Universities|COU]], [[Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada|ATS]], [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]], [[Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate|CUSID]], [[Fields Institute]]
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mascot = Marauders [[Image:Macmarauder.png|45px|]]
| colours = [[Maroon (color)|Maroon]] and [[Gray (color)|Grey]] {{color box|#800000}} {{color box|#808080}}
| endowment = [[Canadian dollar|$]]498.5 million<ref>[http://www.mcmaster.ca/bms/pdf/mac-2007fs.pdf Annual Financial Report] (Page 7) [Accessed [[1 November]] [[2007]]]</ref>
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website = [http://www.mcmaster.ca www.mcmaster.ca]
}}
}}


'''Finlandia University''' in [[Hancock, Michigan]], U.S.A., is a baccalaureate degree-granting, co-educational [[learning community]] dedicated to academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service. Founded in [[1896]] as [[Suomi College]], Finlandia is one of 28 U.S. colleges and universities affiliated with the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] and the only private, not-for-profit institution of higher education in [[Michigan]]'s [[Upper Peninsula]]. It is the only university in [[North America]] founded by Finnish immigrants.
'''McMaster University''' is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], [[Canada]], with an enrollment of approximately 19,113 full-time undergraduate students and 2,739 postgraduate students (preliminary numbers for 2007-08).<ref>[http://www.mcmaster.ca/opr/html/opr/fast_facts/main/studentEnrolment.html McMaster University Office of Public Relations]</ref>


McMaster, or 'Mac', comprises six faculties: Science, Health Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business. The campus is located on 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land in the residential neighbourhood of [[Westdale, Ontario|Westdale]] adjacent to Hamilton's [[Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario|Royal Botanical Gardens]]. McMaster ranks as the 87<sup>th</sup> university worldwide and the 4<sup>th</sup> in Canada (2nd in the Province of Ontario) in the 2007 [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]<ref>[http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2007/ARWU2007FullListByRank.pdf Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2007 world rankings]</ref> and is placed 100<sup>th</sup> university worldwide in the 2007 ''[[Times Higher Education Supplement]]'' rankings.<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/results/2007/top_200_universities/ THES 2007 Rankings]</ref> It received an 'A-' grade in the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' University Report Card for overall quality of education.<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/series/urc/wrap.html?tb=t&nl=3&ss=2&ql=2&s=1 Globe and Mail University Report Card]</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[Image:WilliamMcMaster.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[William McMaster]], the founder of McMaster University]]
[[Image:Finlandia old main.jpg|thumb|Old Main]]


[[Image:Finlandia hall.jpg|thumb|Finlandia Hall]]
McMaster University of [[Hamilton, Ontario]] was founded in 1887 through a merger of Toronto Baptist College and Woodstock College (a Baptist preparatory school).<ref name="CE">[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002311 Canadian Encyclopedia]</ref>


In the 1880s, large numbers of [[Finns]] immigrated to [[Hancock, Michigan]] to labor in the [[copper]] and [[lumber]] industries. One immigrant, mission pastor J. K. Nikander of the Finnish [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]], headquartered in Hancock, wanted to ensure seminary training in America. He had observed that Swedish and Finnish immigrants along the [[Delaware River]] did not train new ministers, and he feared a loss of Finnish identity. In [[1896]], Nikander founded Suomi College. The college's role was to preserve Finnish culture, train Lutheran ministers and teach English. During the [[1920]]s, Suomi College became a [[liberal arts]] college. In [[1958]], the seminary separated from the college. On July 1, [[2000]], Suomi College changed its name to Finlandia University.
Senator [[William McMaster]], the first president of the [[Canadian Bank of Commerce]], founded the university bearing his name in 1887.<ref name="CE" /> It was sponsored by the [[Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec]] as a sectarian undergraduate institution for its clergy and adherents. It began operating three years later, and graduated its first students in 1894.


The university was originally located in [[Toronto]] and nearly became federated with the [[University of Toronto]] as [[Trinity College (U of T)|Trinity College]] and [[Victoria College (U of T)|Victoria College]] were (Victoria moved from [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]] in the process).
The cornerstone of Old Main, the first building erected at Suomi College, was laid on May 30, [[1898]]. Jacobsville [[sandstone]], quarried at the Portage Entry of the [[Keweenaw]] waterway, was brought by barge, cut, and used to construct the Old Main. Dedicated on January 21, [[1900]], it contained a dormitory, kitchen, laundry, classrooms, offices, library, chapel, and lounge. The burgeoning college quickly outgrew this building. In [[1901]] a frame structure, housing a gym, meeting hall, and music center, was erected on an adjacent lot. The frame building was demolished when Nikander Hall, named for Suomi's founder, J. K. Nikander, was constructed in [[1939]]. The hall was designed by the architectural firm of [[Eliel Saarinen | Eliel Saarinen]] and Swanson. In addition to Old Main, the present day main campus consists of Nikander Hall, Mannerheim Hall, Wargelin Hall, Finlandia Hall, the Paavo Nurmi Center for Physical Education, the Kivi House, Hoover Center, the Finnish American Heritage Center, the Chapel of St. Matthew, and the Jutila Center.


Suomi College brought hope of a new future to many of the Finnish immigrant mine workers in the [[Upper Peninsula]]. These immigrants brought with them a heritage of learning with good character, a tradition of literacy, and a love for freedom and faith. Finlandia University still thrives on these principles.
The first degrees were awarded in 1894.<ref name="CE" /> Local boosters in Hamilton offered large donations of money and land to McMaster to relocate rather than federate, and the move was accomplished in 1930. Originally situated in Toronto, the university was relocated in Hamilton in 1930.<ref name="CE" />


Finlandia University has been a university of the Lutheran church since its inception. In [[1988]], the University became affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The curriculum, campus events, and the community explore the value of faith, vocation, and service. The [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]] accredits the University. In [[1996]], the university transitioned from a two-year university to a four-year university.
University Hall, one of the original campus buildings, houses a bust of Senator McMaster. McMaster Hall, the original Toronto building, located at the northern part of the University of Toronto St. George campus on [[Bloor Street|Bloor Street West]], now houses the [[Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto)|Royal Conservatory of Music]].<ref name="CE" />


Serving more than 500 students from ten states and three countries, Finlandia University celebrates the diversity of its student body through education and experience with others. Seven percent of Finlandia University students are members of minority groups and 6 percent are international. Approximately one-fourth of all students live in the co-ed residence hall.
During and immediately after the [[Second World War]], McMaster experienced an explosion of growth in scientific research and student enrollment under [[Harry Thode|H.G. Thode]]. This placed a strain on the finances of what was still a denominational [[Baptist]] institution. Consequently, in 1957, the [[McMaster Divinity College]] was incorporated to continue the university's religious traditions, while the university itself became a secular public institution. McMaster University became a private non-denominational institution in 1957.<ref name="CE" />


===Fight Song===
==Location==
Notable among a number of songs commonly played and sung at various events such as [[commencement]] and [[convocation]], and athletic games are: 'The Alma Mater Song' (1935) with words by Mrs A.A. Burridge and music by Hugh Brearly; 'The McMaster March,' with words by Claire Senior Burke et al and music by Arthur Burridge; 'My Mac' (1982) with words and music by Fred Moyes.<ref name="EM">[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000759SUBReadings Encyclopedia of Music]</ref>


Finlandia University's campus is located in [[Hancock, Michigan]]. The University is two hours west of [[Marquette, Michigan]]; four hours north of [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]; six hours northeast of [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]; and eight hours north of [[Chicago, Illinois]]. The [http://www.houghtoncounty.org/ Houghton County Memorial Airport] is five miles north of the campus, and [[Mont Ripley]], the area ski hill, is about a mile from the campus. Nestled on a hill across the [[Portage Lake (Michigan)|Portage Lake]] from [[Houghton, Michigan]], the campus offers an incredible view. Fall colors, winter snowfalls, and spring flowers guarantee a dynamic panorama year-round. Hancock and Houghton also offer students social opportunities for shopping, theater, and dining, all in the natural setting of the [[Copper Country]].
==Campus==
{{wide image|Pan-IMGP0137-IMGP0142-mod-and-crop.JPG|1300px|Panoramic view of McMaster University from the Southwest}}
McMaster's main campus is bordered to the north by [[Cootes Paradise]], an extensive natural [[marshland]], to the east and west by residential neighbourhoods and to its south by Main Street West, a major artery of Hamilton. Its northern boundaries are a popular destination for hikers and joggers who make use of the many trails that connect the campus to the [[Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario|RBG]]'s lands. Its geographical coordinates are {{coord|43|15|45|N|79|55|21|W|region:CA_type:edu}}.
[[Image:Gargoyle on Hamilton Hall at McMaster University.jpg|right|thumb|180px|A [[gargoyle]], reflecting the gothic design choice]]
The buildings and facilities represent the ongoing development that has been happening on McMaster grounds since it purchased the property from the city of [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] in 1928. Its six original [[Gothic architecture|gothic]]-style buildings are now flanked by over 50 structures built predominantly during booms in the early 1970s and the late 1990s to present.


[[Image:Finnish American Heritage Center.jpg|thumb|Finnish American Heritage Center]]
Perhaps the most distinctive component of the campus skyline is that of the McMaster University Medical Centre, a multi-use research hospital that ranks among the largest public buildings in Canada.<ref>[http://www.foresters.biz/newsroom/newsdetail.asp?PageName=2006_07_KidsClassicGolfers.htm&Printable=True Largest Pediatric Academic Health Sciences centres in Canada]</ref> It is connected to the Life Sciences building and the recently completed (2004) Michael DeGroote Centre for Learning & Discovery which houses many well-funded research groups in areas of [[genetics]], [[infectious diseases]] and several specific conditions.
At the turn of the century, the [[Keweenaw Peninsula]] was the single greatest supplier of copper in the world. Old mine shafts act as a living history of the industry and civilization of the area. The area is rich in [[Finnish culture]]; one can still order Pannakuken (Finnish pancakes) for breakfast at the Kaleva Caf&eacute; or listen to a [[kantele]] concert (a Finnish string instrument) performed in the Finnish American Heritage Center theater.


The rugged terrain of the Keweenaw Peninsula extends into [[Lake Superior]], making it great for outdoor activities such as hiking, swimming, canoeing, and camping. From the top of Brockway Mountain to the shores of Lake Superior&ndash;on both sides of the peninsula&ndash;waterfalls, streams, and wildlife make viewing the area a beautiful spectacle. The winter season is also very active, as students enjoy ice-skating, snowmobiling, hockey, and both downhill and cross-country skiing.
The [[McMaster Nuclear Reactor]] (MNR) completed in 1959 was the first university-based research reactor in the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and today is the only Canadian medium flux reactor in a university environment.<ref name="mnr">[http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/mnr/Main-Page/Frameset-homepage.htm McMaster Nuclear Reactor]</ref> It is a "pool-type" reactor with a core of enriched uranium fuel moderated and cooled by light water. The MNR, provides wide range of irradiation, laboratory and holding facilities which include: A cyclotron, an accelerator, a small-angle neutron-scattering detector and wide-angle neutron scattering facilities.


===Satellite Campuses===
==Programs of Study==
'''International School of Art & Design'''
''Bachelor of Fine Arts''
Concentrations
*Ceramic Design
*Digital ARt
*Fiber/Fashion Design
*Graphic Design
*Interior Design
*Product Design
*Studio Arts
**Arts-Illustration
**Drawing and Painting
*Sustainable Design


'''International School of Business'''
Recently, McMaster has begun spreading physically beyond its inflexible West Hamilton borders into other areas in the region.
"Bachelor of Business Administration"
[[Image:Conhall.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Archway of University Hall, displays the unique Gothic Architecture Style]]
====Downtown Hamilton====


==Experiential Learning==
In 2002 the McMaster's Centre for Continuing Education was relocated to the former Hamilton-Wentworth courthouse building on Main Street East. The CCE offers a variety of certificate/diploma programs as well as personal/professional development programs and strives to uphold McMaster's tradition of inspiring leadership and discovery.
Finlandia University believes that learners must engage in imaginative, entrepreneurial, knowledge-based, 'real-life' [[problem-solving]] situations guided by experience and caring professionals. Essential components of student learning incorporate internships, case studies, laboratory experiences, clinical and practicum experiences and corporate-generated projects. Students are actively engaged in considering the ethical use of knowledge and introduced to the technological, global and environmental aspects of fostering human well-being in the contemporary world.


==Student Enrichment==
====Burlington====
Plentiful and varied cultural, recreational and community service opportunities actively engage Finlandia students year-round. Student-led organizations, intercollegiate sports, cultural enrichment programs, and student and [[servant leadership]] activities are integral to student life at Finlandia. The university also serves as an educational and cultural resource for regional citizens and the nation-wide Finnish-American community. Frequent campus enrichment programs feature local, national and international speakers, artists and performers.


==Portage Campus==
In 2004 McMaster University announced that in partnership with the neighbouring city of [[Burlington, Ontario|Burlington]], it would be constructing a new arts & technology intensive campus in that city. Plans call for a small initial cohort to be admitted in 2007 in leased space and the University hopes to have an enrolment at the Burlington campus of nearly 5000 students by 2020. The Burlington campus concept is contingent on provincial government approval, not yet sought, of the academic programmes and the necessary funding.
Opened in 2005, Finlandia's second campus, the Jutila Campus, is home to the International School of Art and Design and the Lily I. Jutila Center for Global Design and Business (CGDB). The CGDB provides a collaborative environment for students, faculty, business and industry to lean and apply sustainable business practices and works to foster regional economic development. An on-site small [[business incubator]] provides a supportive environment in which to start and grow a business. CGDB services also include design and business consulting, [[rapid prototyping]] and business training classes.


==Athletics==
The proposed campus has proven controversial and the plan has been opposed by many deans and other faculty members. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} The McMaster Students Union has serious reservations with the project and may openly oppose the project dependent upon either a fall vote in the student representative assembly or a general referendum.
[[Image:Paavo nurmi center3.jpg|thumb|Paavo Nurmi Center]]


Athletics are an important part of Finlandia University. There are twelve varsity sports at Finlandia. Women's athletics include: basketball, cross country running, ice hockey, soccer, softball, and volleyball. Men's athletics include: ice hockey, baseball, basketball, cross country running, golf, and soccer. Finlandia University is part of the NCAA [[Division III]] and also part of the [[Northern Collegiate Hockey Association]] (NCHA) for women's hockey, and [[Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association]] (MCHA) for men's hockey.
====Kitchener-Waterloo & the Niagara Regions====


Finlandia's athletes are expected to do well in all aspects of life. They are required, as new freshman, to attend four hours of "study table" each week to ensure their academic success.
The new McMaster [[Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine]] would be expanded and constructed in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], sharing the health science campus with the [[University of Waterloo]]. The other expansion of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is in the Niagara region of the Golden Horseshoe.
The athletic department of Finlandia not only assists its students in becoming student-athletes, but also help the community by sponsoring and volunteering at summer clinics.


====Research Park====
==Study Abroad==
Students in the International Schools of Business and Art & Design enjoy a variety of oversea educational exchange opportunities to study and experience life abroad.


==Additional University Resources==
Announced in 2005, McMaster has purchased a large industrial park three kilometres east of its main Hamilton campus that will be redeveloped to contain an array of research facilities for the development of advanced manufacturing and materials, biotechnology, automotive and nanotechnology.
[[Image:North_Winds_Shops.jpg|thumb|North Wind Books]]
In July 2005 it was announced that [[CANMET]], a federal government materials research laboratory, would be relocated from its [[Ottawa, Ontario|Ottawa]] centre to Hamilton, helping spear-head the development of the McMaster research park.
Also part of Finlandia University, and serving both the campus and the community, is the [http://www.finlandia.edu/Department/FAHC/fahc.html Finnish American Heritage Center] which hosts numerous university and community events and houses a museum, art gallery, theater, the Finnish American Historical Archives,the [http://www.finnishamericanreporter.com/ Finnish American Reporter], a monthly English language journal featuring news and information of interest to Finnish Americans, North Wind Books. The North Wind Books, the Lions Den and North Wind Design--offer textbooks and university logo merchandise, an extensive collection of quality adult and children's fiction and nonfiction publications, and Finnish functional design items for the home.


==References==
A predicted $60 million in partner funding is expected to establish the new laboratory by 2008.
{{Unreferenced|date=October 2008}}
{{Reflist}}


==Academics==
==External links==
*[http://www.finlandia.edu/ Finlandia University]
===Research===
McMaster has been particularly renowned for its academic strengths, most notably in the fields of [[McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences|health sciences]] and [[McMaster Faculty of Engineering|engineering]].<ref>[http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/research/intro.htm McMaster Engineering]</ref><ref>[http://www.mcmaster.ca/vpacademic/IHWG_memo.cfm McMaster Health Science Academic Strengths]</ref> The university has been named Canada's most innovative medical-doctoral university eight times in the past 11 years by ''[[Maclean's]]'' in its annual ranking of Canadian universities.<ref>[http://www.mcmaster.ca/ua/opr/courier/nov2000/news.html McMaster news]</ref><ref>[http://www.mcmaster.ca/ua/opr/fastfacts/ McMaster Fast Facts]</ref>
[[Image:Nuclear reactor.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[McMaster Nuclear Reactor]]. Above: construction began in 1957, completed in 1959.<br>
Below: Reactor in 2004.]]
McMaster earned the designation of research university of the Year in 2004 based on its ability to attract and capitalize on its research income.<ref>[http://www.researchinfosource.com/RUY/2004/ResearchUniversityofYearTableFinal.pdf Research Infosource Inc 2004]</ref> Its research activities exceed those of universities twice its size and no Canadian university receives a higher proportion of research funding relative to its operating budget than McMaster.<ref name="mnr" />


In 2006, McMaster was ranked first by research intensity of $308,300 [[Canadian Dollar|CAD]] per full time faculty.<ref>[http://www.mcmaster.ca/research/facts/facts9.htm Research@McMaster]</ref>


{{Elcacolleges}}
Engineering students can choose to specialize in the following disciplines: [[Chemical Engineering]], [[Civil Engineering]], [[Computer Engineering]], [[Electrical Engineering]], [[Engineering Physics]], [[Materials Science and Engineering]], [[Mechanical Engineering]], [[Software Engineering]]. <ref>[http://www.cemf.ca/Engineering/UniversityList.htm Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation - University List<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> McMaster launched Canada's first school of computational engineering and science in 2005 dedicated in developing expertise in the third wave of scientific research involving stimulation, modeling and optimization. The new school brings together 50 faculty from engineering, science, business and health science to collaboratively conduct research and advance education.<ref> [http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/news/newsitems/compengschool.htm Canada's first school of Computational Engineering and Science]</ref>
{{Colleges and Universities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula}}
{{MCHA}}


[[Category:Universities and colleges in Michigan]]
The university's health sciences reputation started with the foundation of its medical school &ndash; with non-traditional small-group [[problem-based learning]] tutorials since adopted by other programs &ndash; in the 1960s. However, it quickly grew with programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy, midwifery, and other allied fields. A portion of [[Albert Einstein]]'s brain is preserved and held for medical research at the McMaster brain bank. Researchers there have identified differences in his brain that may relate to his genius for spatial and mathematical thinking.<ref>[http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/pubrel/einstein.htm Einstein's Brain]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/371698.stm BBC News Einstein's Brain]</ref>


McMaster has had a [[McMaster Nuclear Reactor|nuclear reactor]]<ref name="mnr" /> (MNR)
since 1959 for nuclear science and engineering research. The strength of nuclear science at McMaster under the presidency of Dr. [[Harry Thode|H.G. Thode]], was augmented in 1968 by the construction of a 10MV Model FN Tandem particle accelerator. Along with this was added the 3MV Model KN single-ended accelerator in the same year. Being primarily, in the early days, a nuclear structure laboratory, the academic direction of the laboratory fell to the [[Physics]] Department. During the next 28 years, the nuclear research effort was tremendous with hundreds of graduate students trained and many publications generated.


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McMaster is the only medical doctoral university in Canada to offer [[Nuclear Engineering]] at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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===School of Business===
[[Image:degroote.jpg|thumb|250px|right|DeGroote School of Business]]
In addition, McMaster's [[DeGroote School of Business]] has gathered both national and worldwide recognition as it was accredited by the [[AACSB]] in 2006. Less than 10 percent of business schools worldwide have earned this accreditation.<ref>[http://appserv.pace.edu/execute/page.cfm?doc_id=19987 AACSB Accreditation]</ref>

The DeGroote School of Business also houses the [http://gtf.mcmaster.ca/ Allen H. Gould Trading Floor], a state-of-the-art educational tool that enables students to experience the relationships and interactions of the financial markets. It is one of the first such facilities in North America, and one of only 30 in the world.<ref>[http://gtf.mcmaster.ca/ Allen H. Gould Trading Floor]</ref>

A recent $105 million [[Canadian dollar|CAD]] donation was given to McMaster's medical program from [[billionaire]] [[Michael DeGroote|Michael G. DeGroote]]. It is the largest single cash gift in Canadian history<ref>[http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/pubrel/degroote.htm Largest Cash Gift in Canadian History]</ref> and will be used to upgrade the current medical school, called the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. He is also a benefactor to McMaster's [[DeGroote School of Business|business school]] the DeGroote School of Business.

===Arts===
The [http://www.mcmaster.ca/museum McMaster Museum of Art] houses six thousand works of art, including those bequeathed by [[Herman Levy]].
The McMaster University Library system consists of four libraries. The Mills Memorial Library for humanities and social sciences. It houses the papers of [[Bertrand Russell]] and other major collections. Innis Library, located in Kenneth Taylor Hall for Business. [[Harry Thode|H.G. Thode]] Library of Science & Engineering and Health Sciences Library.
The University Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries. The collection contains more than 2 million volumes, 1,423,102 microform items, 174,956 non-print items and 11,041 linear feet of archival material. Current periodical titles number about 11,880. (1997)

The [[McMaster Arts and Science]] is an exclusive program at McMaster, admitting only 60 first year students per year, with a total size of about 250.

===Indigenous Studies===
McMaster offers an Indigenous Studies programme independent of other faculties. Available courses range from the languages of [[Mohawk language|Mohawk]], [[Cayuga language|Cayuga]] and [[Ojibwe language|Ojibwe]] to contemporary Indigenous issues and literature.<ref>[http://www.mcmaster.ca/indigenous/default.htm Indigenous Studies Programme, McMaster University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Nobel Laureates==
* Dr. [[Bertram Brockhouse]], co-winner of the 1994 [[Nobel Prize]] for Physics
* Dr. [[Myron Scholes]], recipient of the 1997 [[Nobel Prize]] for Economics
* Dr. [[James Orbinski]], recipient of the 1999 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] on behalf of [[Médecins Sans Frontières]]

==Hospitals==
[[Image:McMasterUMedical.JPG|thumb|McMaster University Medical Centre]]
McMaster University is affiliated with eight teaching hospitals. Five of them compose the Hamilton Health Sciences.
*[http://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/ Hamilton Health Sciences]:
**[http://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/webpage.cfm?site_id=2&org_id=1&morg_id=0&gsec_id=729&item_id=729 Chedoke Hospital]
**[http://www.mcmasterchildrenshospital.ca/ Children's Hospital] [[McMaster Children's Hospital]]
**[[Hamilton General Hospital]]
**[http://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/webpage.cfm?site_id=2&org_id=1&morg_id=0&gsec_id=739&item_id=739 Henderson Hospital]
**[http://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/webpage.cfm?site_id=2&org_id=1&morg_id=0&gsec_id=752&item_id=752 McMaster Medical Centre]
*[http://www.hrcc.on.ca/ Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre]
*[http://www.stjosham.on.ca/ St. Joseph's Healthcare]
*[http://www.stpetes.ca/ St. Peter's Health System]

==Sports==
The [[McMaster Marauders]] is the official mascot and sporting team for McMaster University and the university's colours have been maroon and grey since 1912.

The Mauraders have an extensive track record in both the [[Ontario University Athletics]] (OUA) and [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]] (CIS) leagues spanning several decades. More recently, the team has shown itself as one of the strongest in Canada, earning four consecutive [[Yates Cup]] victories (2000-2003), led by coach [[Greg Marshall]]. Several athletes have been scouted from the McMaster fields to play for the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL).

Alumnus [[Jesse Lumsden]] was signed as an undrafted free agent by the [[Seattle Seahawks]] in 2005, but was released shortly thereafter. Following his release he had a short tenure with the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]. In January 2006, he was signed to play for the [[Washington Redskins]] and was later released only to play with the Tiger-Cats once again.

Men's football at McMaster is one of the school's most popular spectator sports, supported extensively by students, faculty and McMaster president [[Peter George (professor)|Peter J. George]]. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} The team formerly played its home games on Les Prince Field located on campus. However, this field was torn up for the development of the Athletic Complex, which included renovations to the Ivor Wynne Centre, and the additions of the David Braley Athletic Centre and the [[Ronald V. Joyce Stadium]] on the site of the former field. As of October 2006, construction on the two new structures is continuing, although some facilities in the Braley Centre are already open for use. Until the new stadium is completed, home games are played at [[Ivor Wynne Stadium]].

The McMaster rugby team won gold in the OUA championship over [[University of Western Ontario|Western]] in 2006.

Intramural sports are widely participated in at Ivor Wynne Centre as well. Unorganized sports such as ad hoc [[cricket]] games are often found in front of the science and engineering buildings.

In January 2006, Stefan Ptaszek was named as the new football head coach.

===Olympics===
McMaster University has graduated 35 Olympic athletes, produced 8 Olympic Coaches, 2 Olympic
Administrators and 2 Olympic Officials.

*'''McMaster Olympic Athletes''':

# [[Syl Apps|C.J. Sylvannus "Syl" Apps]] '36 (Athletics 1936 - Berlin)
# Grey McLeish '37 (Rowing 1936 - Berlin)
# Betty (Taylor) Campbell '37 (Athletics 1932 - Los Angeles, 1936 - Berlin)
# Catherine (Miller) Ray '38 Athletics 1940 - Tokyo / Helsinki - Cancelled Due to WWII)
# [[Don McFarlane|James Donald McFarlane]] '53 (Athletics 1952 - Helsinki)
# Barry Ager '62 (Basketball - Summer Olympics 1960 - Rome)
# Dr. Jack Gauldie '64 (Waterpolo 1972 - Munich)
# Sara (Barber) Jenkins '64 (Swimming 1956 - Melbourne, 1960 - Rome)
# Fred Heese '65 (Canoe 1964 - Tokyo)
# Tony Powell '67 (Athletics 1972 - Munich)
# Marjorie Homer-Dixon '73 (Kayak 1968 - Mexico City, 1972 - Munich)
# Steven Mitruk '73 (Gymnastics 1968 - Mexico City, 1972 - Munich)
# David Hart '74 (Waterpolo 1972 - Munich, 1976 - Montreal)
# Rick Puglise '74 (Waterpolo 1972 - Munich, 1976 - Montreal)
# Carol Love '75 (Rowing 1976 - Montreal)
# George Steplock '76 (Waterpolo - 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal)
# Paul Pottier '79 (Waterpolo 1976 - Montreal, 1984 Los Angeles)
# [[Craig Martin]] '82 (Football (Soccer) - 1984 - Los Angeles)
# Paula Schnurr '87 (Athletics 1992 Barcelona, 1996 - Atlanta)
# Paul Ragusa '97 (Wrestling 1996 - Atlanta)
# [[Larry Cain]] '89 (Canoe 1988 - Los Angeles, 1988 - Seoul, 1992 - Barcelona)
# Andrea (Page) Steen '89 (Athletics 1984 - Los Angeles)
# Bill Trayling '89 (Canoe 1988 - Seoul - Alternate)
# Christopher Woodcroft '89 (Wrestling 1988 - Seoul, 1992 - Barcelona)
# Calum McNeil '91 (Wrestling - 1992 Barcelona - Competed for the United Kingdom)
# [[Mark Heese]] '92 (Beach Volleyball 1996 - Atlanta, 2000 - Sydney, 2004 - Athens)
# Lawrence Holmes '92 (Wrestling 1984 - Los Angeles, 1988 - Seoul)
# [[Sue Palmer-Komar|Susan Palmer-Komar]] '92 (Cycling 1996 - Atlanta, 2004 - Athens)
# Greg Woodcroft '93 (Wrestling 1996 - Atlanta)
# Tim Bethune '95 (Athletics 1984 - Los Angeles)
# Gavin Maxwell '95 (Canoe 1996 - Atlanta)
# Alan Nolet '96 (Gymnastics 1988- Seoul, 1992 - Barcelona, 1996 - Atlanta)
# Janet Cook '02 (Swimming 2000 - Sydney - Alternate)
# Howard Dell '02 (Bobsleigh 1988 - Calgary)
# [[Joanne Malar]] '02 (Swimming 1992 - Barcelona, 1996 - Atlanta, 2000 - Sydney)
# [[Adam van Koeverden]] '07 (Kayak 2004 - Athens, 2008 - Beijing)
# Chelsey Gotell '09 (Swimming 2004 - Athens, Paralympics)

Note: Dr. [[Norman Lane (canoeist)|Norman Lane]] a McMaster Professor of Mathematics competed in two
Olympic Games (Canoe 1948 - London, 1952 - Helsinki**)

Coaches

# Fred Wach (Fencing - Unknown)
# Nick Cipriano (Wrestling - 1988 Seoul, 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta)
# Dave O'Donnell (Fencing - 1988 - Seoul)
# Claus Wolter '80[http://godiplomats.cstv.com/sports/c-crew/mtt/wolter_claus00.html] (Rowing - 1988- Seoul)
# Andrew Cole (Swimming - 1996 - Atlanta, 2000 - Sydney)
# Gaye Stratten (Swimming 1996 - Atlanta)
# Barry Shepley '86 (Triathlon - 2000 Sydney)
# Margot (Verlaan) Page '87 (Hockey - 2006 Turino)

Administrators

# Doug Howard (Wrestling - Manager - 1976 - Montreal)
# Martha (Arnott) Deacon '81 (Badminton - Team Leader - 2000 - Sydney)

Officials

# [[Ron Foxcroft|Dr. Ron Foxcroft]] '01 (Basketball - 1976 - Montreal)
# Janice Deakin '83 (Basketball - 1996 - Atlanta)

Most recently

In 2004, McMaster Kinesiology student [[Adam van Koeverden]] captured a bronze medal in the Men's K1, 1000 metre single [[kayak]] and gold medal in the kayak singles 500 metre at the [[Olympic Games]] in [[Athens, Greece]]. He won a bronze medal in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He also won a silver medal in K1, 1000 metre at the World Championships in Gainesville, U.S. in September 2003.

==Theatre==

McMaster is home to two of the semi-professional acting companies in Ontario at the university level. [http://www.macthespians.com The McMaster Thespian Company], started in 2003, and [[McMaster Musical Theatre]], started in the 1960s, present productions annually involving student volunteer actors, musicians and crew. Their information can be found at their respective websites.

These groups, as well as the students in McMaster's Theatre and Film program, usually perform in the Robinson Memorial Theatre in Chester New Hall.

Since 1990, McMaster has also hosted the [http://www.summerdramafestival.com McMaster Summer Drama Festival], a collection of plays directed and performed by students and local community members.

==Student life==

[[Image:Iron Ring Clock.jpg|thumb|188px|right|The [[Iron Ring Clock]]]]Full-time undergraduate students belong to the [[McMaster Students Union]], which operates a pub called ''Quarters'', and publishes a broadsheet [[newspaper]] called ''[[The Silhouette]]''. It also funds scores of other clubs, associations and societies organized by academic department, ethnic origin or extracurricular interest. Part of a larger body of environmental groups on campus, McMaster is one of only two universities in Canada that has a bicycle [[cooperative]]. Other student groups on campus include the McMaster Association of Part-time Students, the Graduate Students Association, and [[MacInsiders]], an online student-run organization highlighting student life on campus.

The university's [[campus radio]] station is [[CFMU-FM|CFMU]], broadcasting at 93.3 [[FM radio|FM]].

McMaster's Student Centre contains the [[Iron Ring Clock]], designed and built by four Mechanical Engineering students as their final-year thesis project in 2003. Money for the [[clock]] was donated from a variety of local citizens and businesses. The clock contains what is believed to be the largest [[iron ring]] in the world as in integral part of the mechanism. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} The clock is located over the North entrance to the Student Centre, against a bank of windows which provide backlighting to the stained-glass University crest, the centrepiece of the clock.

Quarters is the first student-run on-campus nightclub. On Thursday and Saturday nights it can command long lineups as those are "party" nights at Mac. Quarters' predecessors were The Rathskeller ('The Rat') and The Downstairs John ('The John'), both of which existed for decades prior to their closure in the early 2000s. The space formerly occupied by the Rat is a vegetarian restaurant; the space formerly occupied by the John is a [[daycare]]. Other than Quarters, the only on-campus drinking establishment is The Phoenix, run by the graduate students association.

==Residence Life==
Currently McMaster has 12 smoke-free residence buildings totalling approximately 3,756 bedspaces.

In response to increasing number of students enrolling at MAC new residences are being constructed. The newest residence to be built is Les Prince Hall, just north of Hedden Hall. It is a large co-ed building completed in 2006. Prince was a long-serving hall master in the residence system, living with his family on campus until after his retirement in 1980.

Building choices include the traditional room and board style, furnished apartment style and suite-style.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/bates.html Bates Residence] - ''Furnished Apartments''
** Built in 1973, 504 bedspaces, Co-ed - Size: Large
** Named to honour Marion Stillwell Bates, a distinguished dean of women from 1947 to 1965.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/brandon.html Brandon Hall] - ''Traditional''
** Built in 1970, 558 bedspaces, Co-ed - Size: Large
** Named to commemorate the affiliation, from 1910 to 1938, of [[Brandon College|Manitoba's Brandon College]] with McMaster.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/edwards.html Edwards Hall] - ''Traditional''
** Built in 1930, 107 bedspaces, Co-ed - Size: Small
** Was a gift from Gordon C. Edwards, a long-time member of the University's Board of Governors, who desired that the hall be named in memory of his father.
** Originally a male-only dormitory.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/hedden.html Hedden Hall] - ''Traditional''
** Built in 1991, 425 bedspaces, Co-ed - Size: Large
** Named in memory of Mike Hedden, who, as Vice-President Administration, played a pivotal role in the development of McMaster, including the planning and construction of most residences in the 1960s and 1970's.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/lesprince.html Les Prince Hall] - ''Traditional''
** Built in 2006, 390 bedspaces, Co-ed - Size: Medium
** Named in honour of Dr. Leslie A. Prince, a former dedicated varsity coach, Director of Athletics, Dean of Men, and Dean of Students.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/marykeyes.html Mary E. Keyes] - ''Suite-Style''
** Built in 2003, 280 bedspaces, Co-ed - Size: Medium
** Named to honour Dr. Mary Keyes, a key figure in enhancing student life and student services at McMaster University as Professor of Kinesiology, Director of Physical Education and Athletics, and the Associate Vice-President of Student Affairs.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/matthews.html Matthews Hall] - ''Traditional''
** Built in 1965, 278 bedspaces, Co-ed - Size: Medium
** Named to honour Albert Matthews, an influential member of McMaster's Board of Governors for over forty years.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/mckay.html McKay Hall] - ''Traditional''
** Built in 1965, 280 bedspaces, Co-ed - Size: Medium
** Named for Alexander McKay, one of McMaster's earliest professors and former Registrar, Dean, and Head of the University.

Alexander McKay is also the Honorary President of the Ontario Classics Association.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/moulton.html Moulton Hall] - ''Traditional''
** Built in 1961, 234 bedspaces, Co-ed/Female based on demand - Size: Medium
** Named to recall Moulton College in Toronto, an institution that was associated with McMaster for more than sixty years following its founding by Susan Moulton McMaster, wife of Senator [[William McMaster]].
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/wallingford.html Wallingford Hall] - ''Traditional''
** Built in 1930, 74 bedspaces, Female only - Size: Small
** [[Wallingford|Wallingford, England]] was the birthplace of William Davies, benefactor in 1920 of as Wallingford Hall as a women's Residence during McMaster's years in [[Toronto]]. The present Wallingford Hall perpetuates the name.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/whidden.html Whidden Hall] - ''Traditional''
** Built in 1961, 333 bedspaces, Co-ed - Size: Medium
** Named to honour [[Howard P. Whidden]], whose effective leadership of McMaster spanned the years of the University's complicated move from [[Toronto]] to Hamilton in 1930.
*[http://housing.mcmaster.ca/Residence_Admissions/Buildings/woodstock.html Woodstock Hall] - ''Traditional''
** Built in 1970, 293 bedspaces, Co-ed - Size: Medium
** Named to recall the memory of Woodstock College, in [[Woodstock, Ontario]], a precursor of McMaster University.

The McMaster Residence System is composed of CAs (community advisors) who provide guidance and help the transition to university life for many first year students. CAs are highly trained Housing and Conference service employees and enforce policies which the university has put in place. CAs also provide programs for students that touch on one or more of its four pillars approach: Academic, Awareness, Social, and Wellness.
Residence Students are represented by the IRC (Inter Residence Council) [http://www.mcmaster.ca/irc]. Each building has 2 reps which program entertaining activities for students, facilitate social interaction, and represent student opinion to the upper administration.

==Notable Alumni and Faculty==

*[[List of McMaster University people|List of McMaster University People]]

==Chancellors and Presidents==
===Chancellors===
[[Image:448th Convocation of McMaster University.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Convocation at McMaster University]]
From 1888 to 1949, the head of McMaster was given the title Chancellor.

In 1949, George P. Gilmour became both President and Chancellor, and in 1950 his title changed to President and Vice-Chancellor. From that time onward, the University had both a Chancellor as well as a President and Vice-Chancellor.

(*)In the interval between the retirement of Chancellor MacVicar and the appointment of Chancellor Rand, the Faculties of Art and Theology were organized under the Chairmanship of Dr. Rand and Dr. Goodspeed, respectively.<ref>[http://www.mcmaster.ca/welcome/presidents.cfm Governance]</ref>

# 1888-1890 Malcolm MacVicar
# 1890-1892*
# 1892-1895 Theodore Harding Rand
# 1895-1905 Rev. Oates C.S. Wallace
# 1905-1911 Alexander C. McKay
# 1911-1922 Abraham L. McCrimmon
# 1922-1941 [[Howard P. Whidden]]
# 1941-1949 [[George Gilmour|George P. Gilmour]]
# 1949-1950 [[George Gilmour|George P. Gilmour]] - President and Chancellor
# 1950-1955 E. Carey Fox
# 1955-1960 [[Roy Kellock|Roy L. Kellock]]
# 1960-1965 Charles P. Fell
# 1965-1971 [[D'Arcy Argue Counsell Martin|D. Argue C. Martin]]
# 1971-1977 [[Lawrence T. Pennell]]
# 1977-1986 [[Allan Leal|H. Allan B. Leal]]
# 1986-1992 John H. Panabaker
# 1992-1998 James H. Taylor
# 1998-2007 Melvin M. Hawkrigg
# 2007-present [[Lynton Ronald 'Red' Wilson|Lynton Wilson O.C.]]

===Presidents and Vice-Chancellors===

# 1950-1961 [[George Gilmour|George P. Gilmour]]
# 1961-1972 [[Harry Thode|Henry G. Thode]]
# 1972-1980 [[Arthur Bourns|Arthur N. Bourns]]
# 1980-1990 [[Alvin A. Lee]]
# 1990-1995 [[Geraldine Kenney-Wallace|Geraldine A. Kenney-Wallace]]
# 1995-present [[Peter George (professor)|Peter J. George]]

==See also==
*[http://www.mcmaster.ca/mcmastercampaign/html/Video/video.html Campaign for McMaster - Video]
*McMaster [[McMaster Arts and Science]]
*[[Group of Thirteen (Canadian universities)]]
*[[List of colleges and universities named after people]]

===Histories of the University===
* Charles M. Johnston 'McMaster University, Vol. 1: The Toronto Years' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press)
* Charles M. Johnston 'McMaster University, Vol. 2: The Early Years in Hamilton' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press)
* Herb Jenkins 'Combining Two Cultures: McMaster University's Arts And Science Programme' (University press of America, [[August 31]], [[2004]])
* Paul Axelrod 'Scholars and Dollars: Politics, Economics, and the Universities of Ontario 1945-1980' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [[September 1]], [[1982]])
* W.S.W. McLay, C.W. New and G.P. Gilmour. 'McMaster University, 1890-1940' (Hamilton, 1940)

==Notes and References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.mcmaster.ca Official website]
* [http://www.athrec.mcmaster.ca McMaster University athletics]
* [http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_universities/mcmaster_e.html Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada profile]
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Finlandia University
MottoDominus Illuminatio Mea
(Lord Enlighten Me)
TypePrivate
Established1896
PresidentPhilip Johnson
Location
Hancock
,
Michigan
,
USA
CampusRural
ColorsFinnish Blue, Navy Blue, and White                  
MascotLions
Websitewww.finlandia.edu

Finlandia University in Hancock, Michigan, U.S.A., is a baccalaureate degree-granting, co-educational learning community dedicated to academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service. Founded in 1896 as Suomi College, Finlandia is one of 28 U.S. colleges and universities affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the only private, not-for-profit institution of higher education in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is the only university in North America founded by Finnish immigrants.


History

Old Main
Finlandia Hall

In the 1880s, large numbers of Finns immigrated to Hancock, Michigan to labor in the copper and lumber industries. One immigrant, mission pastor J. K. Nikander of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, headquartered in Hancock, wanted to ensure seminary training in America. He had observed that Swedish and Finnish immigrants along the Delaware River did not train new ministers, and he feared a loss of Finnish identity. In 1896, Nikander founded Suomi College. The college's role was to preserve Finnish culture, train Lutheran ministers and teach English. During the 1920s, Suomi College became a liberal arts college. In 1958, the seminary separated from the college. On July 1, 2000, Suomi College changed its name to Finlandia University.


The cornerstone of Old Main, the first building erected at Suomi College, was laid on May 30, 1898. Jacobsville sandstone, quarried at the Portage Entry of the Keweenaw waterway, was brought by barge, cut, and used to construct the Old Main. Dedicated on January 21, 1900, it contained a dormitory, kitchen, laundry, classrooms, offices, library, chapel, and lounge. The burgeoning college quickly outgrew this building. In 1901 a frame structure, housing a gym, meeting hall, and music center, was erected on an adjacent lot. The frame building was demolished when Nikander Hall, named for Suomi's founder, J. K. Nikander, was constructed in 1939. The hall was designed by the architectural firm of Eliel Saarinen and Swanson. In addition to Old Main, the present day main campus consists of Nikander Hall, Mannerheim Hall, Wargelin Hall, Finlandia Hall, the Paavo Nurmi Center for Physical Education, the Kivi House, Hoover Center, the Finnish American Heritage Center, the Chapel of St. Matthew, and the Jutila Center.

Suomi College brought hope of a new future to many of the Finnish immigrant mine workers in the Upper Peninsula. These immigrants brought with them a heritage of learning with good character, a tradition of literacy, and a love for freedom and faith. Finlandia University still thrives on these principles.

Finlandia University has been a university of the Lutheran church since its inception. In 1988, the University became affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The curriculum, campus events, and the community explore the value of faith, vocation, and service. The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools accredits the University. In 1996, the university transitioned from a two-year university to a four-year university.

Serving more than 500 students from ten states and three countries, Finlandia University celebrates the diversity of its student body through education and experience with others. Seven percent of Finlandia University students are members of minority groups and 6 percent are international. Approximately one-fourth of all students live in the co-ed residence hall.

Location

Finlandia University's campus is located in Hancock, Michigan. The University is two hours west of Marquette, Michigan; four hours north of Green Bay, Wisconsin; six hours northeast of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and eight hours north of Chicago, Illinois. The Houghton County Memorial Airport is five miles north of the campus, and Mont Ripley, the area ski hill, is about a mile from the campus. Nestled on a hill across the Portage Lake from Houghton, Michigan, the campus offers an incredible view. Fall colors, winter snowfalls, and spring flowers guarantee a dynamic panorama year-round. Hancock and Houghton also offer students social opportunities for shopping, theater, and dining, all in the natural setting of the Copper Country.

Finnish American Heritage Center

At the turn of the century, the Keweenaw Peninsula was the single greatest supplier of copper in the world. Old mine shafts act as a living history of the industry and civilization of the area. The area is rich in Finnish culture; one can still order Pannakuken (Finnish pancakes) for breakfast at the Kaleva Café or listen to a kantele concert (a Finnish string instrument) performed in the Finnish American Heritage Center theater.

The rugged terrain of the Keweenaw Peninsula extends into Lake Superior, making it great for outdoor activities such as hiking, swimming, canoeing, and camping. From the top of Brockway Mountain to the shores of Lake Superior–on both sides of the peninsula–waterfalls, streams, and wildlife make viewing the area a beautiful spectacle. The winter season is also very active, as students enjoy ice-skating, snowmobiling, hockey, and both downhill and cross-country skiing.

Programs of Study

International School of Art & Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Concentrations

  • Ceramic Design
  • Digital ARt
  • Fiber/Fashion Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Interior Design
  • Product Design
  • Studio Arts
    • Arts-Illustration
    • Drawing and Painting
  • Sustainable Design

International School of Business "Bachelor of Business Administration"

Experiential Learning

Finlandia University believes that learners must engage in imaginative, entrepreneurial, knowledge-based, 'real-life' problem-solving situations guided by experience and caring professionals. Essential components of student learning incorporate internships, case studies, laboratory experiences, clinical and practicum experiences and corporate-generated projects. Students are actively engaged in considering the ethical use of knowledge and introduced to the technological, global and environmental aspects of fostering human well-being in the contemporary world.

Student Enrichment

Plentiful and varied cultural, recreational and community service opportunities actively engage Finlandia students year-round. Student-led organizations, intercollegiate sports, cultural enrichment programs, and student and servant leadership activities are integral to student life at Finlandia. The university also serves as an educational and cultural resource for regional citizens and the nation-wide Finnish-American community. Frequent campus enrichment programs feature local, national and international speakers, artists and performers.

Portage Campus

Opened in 2005, Finlandia's second campus, the Jutila Campus, is home to the International School of Art and Design and the Lily I. Jutila Center for Global Design and Business (CGDB). The CGDB provides a collaborative environment for students, faculty, business and industry to lean and apply sustainable business practices and works to foster regional economic development. An on-site small business incubator provides a supportive environment in which to start and grow a business. CGDB services also include design and business consulting, rapid prototyping and business training classes.

Athletics

File:Paavo nurmi center3.jpg
Paavo Nurmi Center

Athletics are an important part of Finlandia University. There are twelve varsity sports at Finlandia. Women's athletics include: basketball, cross country running, ice hockey, soccer, softball, and volleyball. Men's athletics include: ice hockey, baseball, basketball, cross country running, golf, and soccer. Finlandia University is part of the NCAA Division III and also part of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) for women's hockey, and Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA) for men's hockey.

Finlandia's athletes are expected to do well in all aspects of life. They are required, as new freshman, to attend four hours of "study table" each week to ensure their academic success. The athletic department of Finlandia not only assists its students in becoming student-athletes, but also help the community by sponsoring and volunteering at summer clinics.

Study Abroad

Students in the International Schools of Business and Art & Design enjoy a variety of oversea educational exchange opportunities to study and experience life abroad.

Additional University Resources

North Wind Books

Also part of Finlandia University, and serving both the campus and the community, is the Finnish American Heritage Center which hosts numerous university and community events and houses a museum, art gallery, theater, the Finnish American Historical Archives,the Finnish American Reporter, a monthly English language journal featuring news and information of interest to Finnish Americans, North Wind Books. The North Wind Books, the Lions Den and North Wind Design--offer textbooks and university logo merchandise, an extensive collection of quality adult and children's fiction and nonfiction publications, and Finnish functional design items for the home.

References

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