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glad to pitch in. The cleanup of campus became an annual tradition and eventually expanded to the
Indianola community. Today, nearly 60% of Simpson students participate in campus day activities, including campus-assigned projects, a grill out, and a late-night dodgeball tournament. Historically, Campus Day was picked early in the year by the student government and reserved as a surprise to the rest of the student body, but today, it is announced ahead of time so that students can plan for it.
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since 1947. It confers the degrees of
Bachelor of Music in performance and in music education and the Bachelor of Arts in music. It is widely recognized as offering a premier education for vocal, piano, and instrumental students. Simpson develops the unique gifts of each student through a combination
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Indianola community and Simpson alums, that helps support Simpson College athletics. Gold Club members are former athletes, alumni, faculty, parents, and other athletic supporters who share the common interest of fostering the
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In addition to these requirements, students also take two courses to bookend their
Simpson Experience: the Simpson Colloquium and the Senior Capstone. The Simpson Colloquium is taken during the first semester of college and is designed to help students transition to college life. The Senior Capstone
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Simpson offers a variety of residential housing options, including two first-year-only residence halls, other traditional residence halls, apartment-style living, theme houses, and an active Greek system. All
Simpson living facilities include air conditioning, lofted beds, carpet, furniture, social
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Other notable construction includes the Kent Family Campus Center, which replaced the old
Brenton Student Center as the center of student life. The 55,000-square-foot campus center houses meeting rooms and offices for student groups, a student activities theatre, comfortable living room settings, a
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Engagement, many students will take an overseas course, which may be completed throughout an entire semester (with exchange programs in London, Germany, Chile, Thailand, and Tahiti) or over the May Term, providing different selections yearly. Recent May Term
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September 28, 2010, marked the 150th anniversary of the school's founding as an educational institution. Students and alums held a ceremony in front of the college gates to celebrate the event, where a time capsule was buried with pictures and memorabilia submitted by students. The capsule will be
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Simpson runs a comprehensive program where students discover which style of speech or debate event offered best aligns with their long-term goals. The team competes in the Public Forum, Parliamentary (NPDA & PLUM), International Public Debate (IPDA), NFA Lincoln-Douglas, Student Congress, and
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Simpson is notable for being the only college in the United States with an entirely student-cast undergraduate opera program supported by a largely professional orchestra. Two fully staged productions a year, with admission open to the public and free to all students, are staples of the Simpson
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Simpson also renovated its outdoor track and football field. In addition to rebuilding the entrances and fences surrounding Bill Buxton stadium, the school invested in what has been dubbed the most innovative artificial turf system in the world, FieldTurf Revolution. The new-era Beynon BSS 1000
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his strong and sensible leadership during one of the most tumultuous periods in Chicago's political history. Serving his 23rd year as the Clerk of Cook County, Orr is responsible for the third largest election district in the United States (among other duties).
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Nick Ackerman attended Simpson College in the late 1990s and early 2000s. His wrestling performance, in which he won the 2001 NCAA Division III Championships, was named one of the top 25 moments in NCAA history. Nick lost his legs to bacterial meningitis as a
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is an annual Simpson literary arts magazine, assembled from student and faculty contributions including paintings, photographs, drawings, short fiction, and short non-fiction. KSTM, 88.9, is a student-operated radio station.
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travel courses include trips to China, Thailand, Italy, London, Paris, Ghana, Belize, and the Netherlands. Simpson ranks among the nation's top 100 colleges in the percentage of students who study abroad, according to
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in 1865; he was known as a great pulpit preacher.) Simpson himself gave the commencement address at Simpson in 1882. In June 1885, "Centenary" was dropped from the name, becoming simply Simpson College.
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