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This article is about The King's College in New York City. For other colleges with similar names, see King's College.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1938 |
| President | J. Stanley Oakes |
| Provost | Marvin Olasky |
Academic staff | 13 full-time 3 visiting 5 adjunct[1] |
| Students | 258[2] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue |
| Mascot | The Pride |
| Website | www.tkc.edu |
The King’s College—New York City (also TKC or simply King's) is a Christian liberal arts college with classrooms and offices in the Empire State Building.
History[edit]
Belmar, New Jersey—1938-1955[edit]
Briarcliff Manor, New York—1955-0000[edit]
Percy B. Crawford founded The King’s College in 1938 in Belmar, New Jersey.[citation needed] In 1955 he moved the college to the former Briarcliff Lodge site in Briarcliff Manor, New York.[citation needed] During its time in Briarcliff, The King's College sponsored the The King's Tournament, in which East Coast Christian colleges competed each year.[3] Dr. Robert Cook and Dr. Friedhelm Radandt were the college’s second and third presidents.[citation needed]
Dissolution and Bankruptcy[edit]
The College declined from the 1970s and finally went bankrupt, owing more than $25 million of debt,[4] and closing down in 1994.[citation needed]
New York City, New York—1999-Present[edit]
The debt was paid off by Campus Crusade for Christ.[4] In 1999 King's leased three floors of the Empire State Building in New York City and moved its campus there.[citation needed] On 1 January 2003 J. Stanley Oakes Jr. became the fourth president;[citation needed] five years later, Oakes became chancellor and Andy Mills became the fifth president.[citation needed] Following a battle with brain cancer, Oakes reassumed the presidency on 1 January 2009.[citation needed]
Mission[edit]
The King's College mission statement says, "Through its commitment to the truths of Christianity and a biblical worldview, The King’s College seeks to transform society by preparing students for careers in which they help to shape and eventually to lead strategic public and private institutions, and by supporting faculty members as they directly engage culture through writing and speaking publicly on critical issues."[citation needed]
Religious Affiliation[edit]
Faculty members sign a Christian statement of faith.[citation needed] King's encourages but does not require church attendance[citation needed] and stipulates that students who desire to be campus leaders should "manifest godly character."[citation needed] Students through an honor code pledge not to cheat, lie, or steal,[citation needed] but King's does not monitor their viewing or listening habits.[citation needed] While the college does have a business casual dress code for classes,[citation needed] the school does not require a particular style of dress for students outside of the classroom.[citation needed]
Degree Programs[edit]
The King's College offers a curriculum founded in a common core which emphasizes writing, history, theology, philosophy, economics, and political theory.[citation needed] The King's College offers two majors, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics; and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management.[citation needed] The King’s PP&E program is modeled after the PP&E program that began at Oxford University during the 1920s, and places a particular emphasis on a Christian worldview.[citation needed] Students read great books and great thinkers, such as Plato and Aristotle, the Federalist Papers, Alexis de Tocqueville, Adam Smith and Milton Friedman.[citation needed] The curriculum also integrates many authors opposed to the school's classically liberal worldview, such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Voltaire, and Jonathan Rauch.[citation needed] The emphasis is decidedly decentralist in politics, classical in philosophy, and free market (with biblical ethics) in economics.[citation needed] Students also take courses in theology and Western civilization.[citation needed] The curriculum places persuasive writing and speaking at the center of nearly every course.[citation needed]
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics[edit]
Within the PP&E program, students are able to pursue concentrations in literature, media, theology, and foundations of education.[citation needed]
Business Management[edit]
The Business Management Program teaches King’s students not just the techniques of management, such as accounting and marketing, but also how to understand the social, political, and economic foundations of free markets.[citation needed] Faculty members include a venture capitalist, a former bank executive, and a Wall Street investment specialist.[citation needed] The program aims to prepare students to manage both for-profit and non-profit organizations.[citation needed]
Student Life[edit]
Apartments[edit]
Student housing is provided in two high-rise apartment buildings in Midtown Manhattan.[citation needed] One is located on the same block as the Empire State Building, on the east side of Herald Square, while the other is located three blocks north.[citation needed]
House System and Competition[edit]
All students enrolled at the college are divided into houses.[citation needed] Upper-classmen can assume leadership roles within their house, taking the role of President, Chamberlain, Helmsman, or Scholar.[citation needed] Each house is also assigned two faculty/staff members to serve as mentors and to help the houses accomplish their individual missions.[citation needed]
Houses are named after historic leaders. Current houses include:[citation needed]
- House of C. S. Lewis
- House of Clara Barton
- House of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- House of Elizabeth I
- House of Margaret Thatcher
- House of Ronald Reagan
- House of Sojourner Truth
- House of Susan B. Anthony
- House of Winston Churchill
Students typically develop strong ties within their houses, which help them connect in small groups, pray for each other, and work together to influence New York City by reaching out to local high schools, coordinating blood drives, or mentoring urban youth.[citation needed]
Student Organizations[edit]
King’s has many student groups, including The Artisan’s Guild, which puts on annual events showcasing student art and talent[citation needed]; BreadBreakers, which meets weekly for potluck-style dinners[citation needed]; The King's Dancers, which schedules dance practices, performances, and outings[citation needed]; and The King's College Film Society which gathers to watch and discuss thought-provoking and controversial films.[citation needed] Other organizations include The King's Council, the King’s student government group[citation needed]; Student Voice, the King’s student newspaper[citation needed]; The King's College Intramural Table Tennis and Billiards Leagues[citation needed]; and The Tent, a voluntary, student-led Christian worship and prayer group.[citation needed] In December 2008, a group of students launched the Gadfly, an independent monthly magazine of philosophy, politics, and economics.[citation needed] The Gadfly is the only independent publication at The King's College.[citation needed]
Criticism and Response[edit]
In 2005 The King's College sought state reaccreditation[citation needed] but came under fire from State Board of Regents member John Brademas, who complained that the school was using the same name that current Columbia University had in the 18th century.[citation needed] King's received sympathetic coverage in the New York Post,[citation needed] and critical coverage in the Village Voice.[citation needed] The college also responded with a new emphasis on the intellectual breadth and power of scholarly approaches founded on Christianity and a biblical worldview.[citation needed] The Regents soon after reaccredited the school.[citation needed]
The King's College now emphasizes both "great ideas" and "great location."[citation needed] Among the better-known King’s faculty members are Marvin Olasky, the King’s provost who is also editor-in-chief of World magazine[citation needed]; Peter Kreeft, the philosopher and theologian[citation needed]; Anne Hendershott, author and urban affairs specialist[citation needed]; and Bret Schundler, the former Jersey City mayor and Republican leader.[citation needed]
Miscellaneous[edit]
King’s allows students to gain academic credit for internships; King’s students have done internships year round at institutions such as NBC, ESPN, Sony, ABC, FOX News, Oppenheimer & Co., Dow Jones, Capitol Hill, and The United Nations . King’s also uses its central location and connections to bring in speakers and discussants, Christian and non-Christian, who connect theory with the world outside classroom walls. Authors regularly drop in for conversation with students and professors; late in 2007 Dinesh D’Souza and Christopher Hitchens debated Christianity and atheism in a King’s event that not only drew students but hundreds of New Yorkers, plus the cameras of C-SPAN, FOX News, and many others.
The college is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents[citation needed] and is also currently undergoing accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
See Also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The King's College (date unknown). 2008-2009 Academic Catalog. www.tkc.edu. Retrieved on 2009-01-08.
- ^ Buckley, Cara (20 December 2008). "In a Worldly City’s Tallest Tower, a College With a Heavenly Bent." The New York Times p. A22.
- ^ Bennett, Jonathan (28 November 2007). Montreat College Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2009-01-08.
- ^ a b Carnes, Tony (9 February 1998). "New York City: King's College Resurrection Signals Big Apple's Renewal." Christianity Today p. 60. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
Further Reading[edit]
- Zmirak, John (Ed.) (2006). All-American Colleges: Top Schools for Conservatives, Old-Fashioned Liberals, and People of Faith. Intercollegiate Studies Institute. ISBN 978-1932236880.
- Kurtz, Stanley (5 April 2005). "Long Live King's." National Review Online. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- Macomber, Shawn (8 September 2008). "King's of New York." The American Spectator. Retrieved 8 January 2009.