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Total Enrollment: 734
Level of Selectivity: Noncompetitive
(moderately competitive for engineering, teacher education, and premedicine)
Location: LeMoyne-Owen is located in
Memphis, the largest city in Tennessee (with a population of
approximately 80,000), giving students all the benefits of a large metropolitan
city. Shopping centers, museums, fine restaurants, theaters, concerts,
orchestra, horseback riding, golf, boating, and major league sports are all
within easy access of the campus. Local public transportation (MATA) takes
students to downtown Memphis; to the international
airport, which is 10 miles away; and to the mass rail system, which is 5 miles
away. The city is served by mass bus transportation. Graceland is within 30 minutes of
the campus. Memphis was home to two famous
singers: W. C. Handy, known as father of the blues, and Elvis Presley, the king
of rock and roll.
HISTORY
LeMoyne-Owen College is a four-year,
private, coed, liberal arts college founded in 1968 as the result of a merger
between LeMoyne College and Owen College. The merged
institutions bring together two religious affiliations, the United Church of
Christ and the Tennessee Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention.
LeMoyne College had its beginnings in
1862 when the American Missionary Association started an elementary school
named Lincoln School for Negroes. The Lincoln chapel, which housed
the school, was destroyed in a fire during the 1866 race riots. The chapel was
quickly rebuilt and reopened in 1867. In 1871, the school’s name changed to
LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School after Dr. Francis J.
LeMoyne donated a large sum of money when the school was in financial trouble.
The College moved to its current site in 1914. Ten years later it became a
junior college; in 1934, it became a four-year college. S. A. Owen Junior
College opened in 1954. The school was named after Reverend S. A. Owen, a
prominent religious and cultural leader. In 1956, its name changed to Owen College and it graduated its
first class.
LeMoyne-Owen College is where most of Memphis’ African-American
leaders earned their undergraduate degrees, including Memphis’s first
African-American mayor, elected in 1991. The school’s mission is to prepare
students for leadership positions in the community through quality academic and
student development programs. It is strongly committed to community outreach
service to break the cycle of poverty in the African-American community. One of
its community development projects is the adoption of the Garden Housing
Development Project, which seeks to provide programs and services to resident
children and their parents. Programs include the Big Brother/Big Sister
mentoring program, after-school tutoring, a homework center, and a teen
pregnancy prevention program for men.
The nine-building campus
is situated on 15 acres and ../includes the Little Theater and a
state-of-the-art foreign language lab. The campus facilities comprise both
modern and traditional buildings. LeMoyne-Owen is a United Negro College Fund
(UNCF) member school.
ACCREDITATION
LeMoyne-Owen College is accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award the Bachelor of
Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master’s degrees.
COSTS
PER YEAR
2001–02 Tuition: $8250
Room and board: $2150 (room); $2200 (board)
Special fees: $175
Books: $600
Estimated total cost: $13,375
2001–02
FINANCIAL AID–INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING
Percentage
of students receiving financial aid: 98
Financial Aid Specific
to the School
- Army ROTC and cooperative Air
Force ROTC
with Memphis State University offer two- and four-year
scholarships that pay tuition, fees, books, and other expenses, and
provide a monthly stipend. Students should contact the ROTC Office.
- Athletic scholarships are available for students
with special talents participating in certain intercollegiate sports.
Students should contact the director of athletics for more information.
- Cooperative Education Program alternates and combines
classroom study with related paid work experience. The program provides
academic credit and full-time status during co-op placement. Students
should contact respective departments.
- Endowed, alumni, friends, and
corporate scholarships and awards number 48 and are based on varying criteria, including
merit, need, or interest.
- United Negro College Fund (UNCF) scholarships are awarded to students who
demonstrate financial need. Some scholarships may be based on location and
merit. UNCF scholarships range from $500 to $7500. Students should contact
the Office of Financial Aid or UNCF (Telephone: 800-331-2244).
Financial Aid Deadline:
April 15 (priority);
May 1 (fall); November 1 (spring); April 15 (summer).
Financial
Aid Contact:
Director of Financial Aid
LeMoyne-Owen College
Memphis, Tennessee 38126
Telephone: 901-774-9090 Ext. 313 or 202
ACT or SAT.
Entrance Requirements: Graduation from an
accredited high school (or equivalent) with the following 16 units: 4 English,
3 mathematics, 2 science, 2 social studies, 2 foreign language, and 3
electives; essay required for some; one letter of recommendation; pre-entrance
medical record; interview recommended. A $25 nonrefundable application fee is
required (fee may be waived for applicants with need).
Admission Application
Deadline: April 15 (fall); November 1 (spring); March 1 (summer).
Admission Contact: Director of Admissions,
Brown Lee Hall, LeMoyne-Owen College, 807 Walker Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee
38126; Telephone: 901-774-9090 Ext. 365 or 302; 800-737-7778 (toll-free);
901-942-7810 (fax).
Graduation Requirements:
A
minimum of 130 semester hours and completion of core requirements to include 6
mathematics, 6 science, 6 foreign language, and 1 computer course; minimum 2.0
GPA; grade of C or better in all core courses; C or better in courses counted
towards the minimum hours in the major fields; and completion of the required
exit interview.
STUDENT BODY PROFILE
Total enrollment (men/women): 222/512
In-state: 634
Other regions: 23 states, 9 international
Full-time undergraduates(men/women): 191/432
Part-time undergraduates (men/women): 31/80
Ethnic/racial makeup: African American, 695; Asian, 2; Internationals, 25;
Other/Unclassified, 12.
CLASS OF 2001-2002 PROFILE
Number of applicants: 514
Number accepted: 509
Number enrolled: 509
Median SAT: 386
Median ACT: 16
Transfer applicants: 232
Transfers accepted: 232
Transfers enrolled: 232
FACULTY
PROFILE
Number of faculty members: 61
Student-teacher ratio: 18:1
Full-time faculty members: 51
Part-time faculty members: 10
Percentage of faculty with doctorates or other terminal degrees: 72
SCHOOL
CALENDAR
August-May (semesters)
Commencement and conferring of degrees: May
Two summer sessions.
Bachelor of Arts: Arts/Fine Arts,
Commerce/Management, Economics, Education, Elementary Education, English,
Government, History, Humanities, Political Science, Secondary Education, Social
Sciences, Social Work, Sociology
Bachelor of Science: Accounting,
Biology/Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer
Science, Engineering, Finance, Health/Physical Education, Management,
Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Pre-professional, Pre-dentistry, Premedicine
Master’s Degree: Education, general
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
LeMoyne-Owen is a member
of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), all Division II.
Intercollegiate Sports: men’s baseball,
basketball, cross-country, and track and field; women’s basketball,
cross-country, track and field, and volleyball.
Intramural Sports: badminton, baseball,
football, gymnastics, swimming and diving, table tennis, and volleyball.
Athletic Contact: Director of Athletics, LeMoyne-Owen College, 807 Walker Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38126; Telephone: 901-
774-9090, ext. 327.
STUDENT LIFE
Campus Regulations: Cars permitted in designated
areas; $10 fee charged each semester.
Campus Services: Health services,
personal and psychological counseling, remediation, tutoring, testing center
for ACT, and late night escort.
Campus Activities: Social and cultural
activities include theater, chorale, and jazz band. Students may work on The
Magician (quarterly report), The Messenger (weekly newspaper), or
the Columns (yearbook).
Leadership opportunities
are found in the Student Government Association (SGA) or the various other
clubs and organizations, such as the NAACP, Pre-alumni Council, Social Work
Club, Students In Free Enterprise, and Community Outreach programs. Greek
fraternities include Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega, Psi Phi, and Phi
Beta Sigma; sororities include Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma
Gamma Rho, and Zeta Phi Beta. Honor societies are represented on campus.
Housing Availability: Limited campus housing
is available. Off-campus living permitted.
NOTABLE ALUMNI
Marian S. Barry, 1985–former mayor, Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Lawson Hooks, 1944–attorney and executive director, NAACP
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