Peter Prengaman '98
Telling the stories of the Olympics in Rio
Commencement 2017: 'A Tiny Ripple of Hope' Commencement speakers Adam Burtner and Bilal Jawed implored classmates to stay involved and to make human connections in solving life’s problems big and small during its 179th ceremony Sunday.
Thomas Selected for American History Seminar Assistant Professor of History Sabrina Thomas is one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History to participate in a special American history seminar on “The 20th Century Presidency.”
Fulbright Winners Announced Austin Dukes ’17 will serve in Spain, Stephan Jones ’17 in Honduras, and Alex Waters ’16 will be in Norway, marking the third time in four years that three Wabash students have earned Fulbright Scholarships.
Teacher, Father, Friend Tributes at receptions for Dwight Watson, Bob Foote, and Richard Bowen speak to the true, essential, and ongoing work of Wabash.
Initiatives Team Up for Mental Health Wabash Democracy and Public Discourse fellows and Global Health students teamed up for the first time on April 20 at the annual Indiana Public Health Association (IPHA) conference to facilitate and take part in conversations regarding mental health in Indiana.
Lefever Wins Fourth Title Wabash senior Riley Lefever became the second wrestler in NCAA Division III history to win four national titles, claiming his final title Saturday at the 2017 NCAA DIII Championships. He scored a pin 4:52 into his final career bout to claim the 197-pound title and help Wabash capture third place in the team standings.
The Bachelor Is Best in Indiana For the fourth time in the last nine years, Wabash College’s student newspaper, The Bachelor was named Newspaper of the Year by the Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA).
Powell Wins 143rd Baldwin Oratorical Andrew Powell ’17 won the 143rd Baldwin Oratorical Contest with his speech, “Combatting Obesity,” continuing a long-standing Wabash College tradition of public speaking.
Solis Named Summer Scholar Wabash junior and double major named a 2017 American Political Science Association Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Scholar.
Music Tells Story of Reyna ’17 The music composed by Alejandro Reyna ’17 and performed at his senior recital Saturday is no less than the culmination of his Wabash liberal arts experience.
Kendra Cooks Named CFO Kendra A. Cooks, a Crawfordsville native with 25 years of experience in higher education, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer by President Gregory D. Hess.
Finding Our Common Humanity Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee explains to the Wabash community that, sometimes, the most dangerous walls are the ones we've built ourselves.
Wabash Alumni Network Ranked #1 The Princeton Review guide, "Colleges That Pay You Back," ranks the Wabash alumni network number one nationally, while the College's internship opportunities are ranked third in the country.
Three Lilly Scholarship Winners Announced Three students -- Daniel Cuevas, William Osborn, and Kaleb Wood -- earn Wabash’s most prestigious scholarship.
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Our Mission
Wabash educates men to think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively, and live humanely.
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Rigorous Liberal Arts
Think for yourself — that's the Wabash way. You will learn how to think anywhere, anytime, about anything. We're committed to the virtues of a broad academic experience, so you will take language, literature, art, science, history, philosophy, mathematics, the works. It starts with one of our 24 majors or pre-professional programs.
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Accessible Faculty
Wabash's faculty is nationally recognized for excellence and accessibility. And in class, professors will expect you to know your stuff. They won't let you slack off or fail. Your professors will become your mentors and biggest supporters. You will emerge from Wabash with the intellectual groundwork to succeed in any career.
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Unmatched Facilities
Wabash boasts state-of-the-art facilities and equipment in Hays Science Hall — instruments usually reserved for grad students. Our Allen Athletics and Recreation Center is ranked among the nation's finest at any level, and the Schroeder Center for Career Development is ranked in the top 10. Add to that a $24 million investment in student housing.
See ThemWHAT KIND OF MAN?
What kind of man leads his own research expedition, plays the president, lives to learn, and knows every minute counts? A Wabash Man!
LIBERAL ARTS PLUS
A Wabash liberal arts education prepares students for any careers they choose. The Liberal Arts Plus initiatives provide additional skills and allow Wabash men to use their knowledge to solve real world problems.
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Wabash College asks you the most important question you will ever be asked: What kind of man do you want to be? We then make an institutional commitment to help every Wabash student develop his own answer to this life-changing question by blending an intimate liberal arts education with our culture that emphasizes personal responsibility, resilience, and reflection.
A rigorous liberal arts education
Wabash offers qualified young men a superior education, fostering, in particular, independent intellectual inquiry, critical thought, and clear written and oral expressionIndividual responsibility and trust
Wabash students live by one rule: The student is expected to conduct himself, at all times, both on and off the campus, as a gentleman and a responsible citizen.A personal context to teaching and learning
The College seeks to cultivate qualities of character and leadership in students by developing not only their analytic skills, but also sensitivity to values, and judgment and compassion required of citizens living in a difficult and uncertain world.OUTCOMES: #1-Ranked Alumni Network
What kind of man starts his own company at 23... and retires at 42? The kind who takes himself seriously — a Wabash man. Here, there are 900 men willing to stay up late, get up early, and do whatever it takes to turn ideas into realities. After Wabash, our men join a global network of more than 13,000 seriously successful alumni who can open all sorts of doors. Among them are a Nobel-nominated AIDS researcher, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a Mayo Clinic oncologist, an NFL record-holder, a Sundance award-winning film maker, a federal judge, and a Vice President of the United States. What kind of man do you want to be?
Wabash Athletics
Wabash men love to compete — in their living units, classrooms, and especially on the playing field. Wabash won the first intercollegiate baseball, football, and basketball games ever played in Indiana, and we've been living up to our motto — Wabash Always Fights! — ever since. In the last seven years, Wabash men have won eight individual national championships, claimed 16 conference titles, and produced over 500 all-conference performances. And our student-athletes really are students — nine Little Giants have been named Academic All-Americans since 2011.
ROI
Wabash College ranked 50th nationally among 1,223 schools nationally in Return on Investment by PayScale.com.
— PayScale.com 2015 ROI report
THE MODEL MAN
Part of the Wabash ethos is the education of the model man, a philosophy distilled into a single code: 'The student is expected to conduct himself at all times, both on and off the campus, as a gentleman and responsible citizen.' Nuff said... The code is a very real part of student life, from academics to the athletic fields.
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TEN TIMES SMARTER
Wabash students are probably ten times smarter and better prepared for post-graduate life than students at other schools.
— The Princeton Review
NO WHERE ELSE
This is a clan with elan. Not a single student I talked to would be anywhere else. Wabash was their first choice, and one reason was they'd been told, 'It won't be easy, but it will be worth it.'
— Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope