Muskingum University is a private university located in New Concord, Ohio, United States. It is located approximately sixty miles east of the state capital of Columbus. The university was founded in 1837.Muskingum University is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), although since the 1960s the school's religious nature has diminished. Collectively, the university's alumni are referred to as the "Long Magenta Line" and students (both past and present) are known simply as "Muskies". New Concord, Ohio is located in far eastern Muskingum County, which derives its name from the Muskingum River. Hence the often misspelled and mispronounced Delaware Indian word Muskingum (translation- "village on the river bank" and/or "glare of an elk's eye"- there's a dispute) was used in naming the school. In June 2009, the institution's name was changed from "Muskingum College" to "Muskingum University". The university's colors are black and magenta and the school's mascot is the “Fighting Muskie” (the muskellunge, the largest member of the pike family). The university's motto is "Omni, Trinum, Perfectum", Latin for "Everything which comes in threes is perfect", which is a reference to both the Christian Trinity and Muskingum's mission to develop their students' minds, bodies and souls.Muskingum offers more than 40 academic majors. The newest programs launched are digital media design, criminal justice, and engineering. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program has also been initiated. Graduate programs are offered in education and management information systems, strategy and technology. Muskingum is nationally known[citation needed] for its innovative PLUS program, a service which assists students with learning disabilities cope, adjust, and ultimately succeed in a higher learning environment.Muskingum's campus consists of 21 major buildings, a football stadium and a small lake, which all sit atop 225 acres (0.91 km2) of rolling hills overlooking New Concord. The beauty of the campus was recently captured in "A Song of the Seasons: Paintings by Jianmin Dou" by Donna Edsall and Yan Sun (2003).
Endowment ($)
6.26E7
Faculty size
114
Motto
Everything which comes in threes is perfect
Omne trium perfectum (Latin)
Number of postgraduate students
1300
Number of undergraduate students
1700
Official school colour
Black and Magenta
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