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Dana College
Image:Dana College logo.jpg
Motto:We're with you all the way. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group
Established:1884
Type:Private, non-profit
President:Janet Philipp
Staff:45 professors, 8 instructors
Students:637
Location:Blair, Nebraska, US
Campus:Rural
Athletic Director:Bill Danenhauer
Mascot:Vikings
Website:http://www.dana.edu

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Introduction

The student body is taught by 45 professors and eight non-doctorate instructors, resulting in an average teacher-student ratio of 1:12.

The college offers on-campus housing in five residence halls and contractually maintains off-campus apartments for married or non-traditional students. Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for Campus life is fostered by an active student government and many student organizations. A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, or guild of students is a Student Organization A student society or student organization is an Organization, operated by Students at a University, whose membership normally consists only of There are no fraternities and sororities. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal

History

The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Association in America (or Blair Church) was formed in 1884 by a group of Danish members who left the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America usually called the Conference was a Lutheran church body that existed in the United Many of Blair Church pastors were supportive of the Inner Mission. The Churchly Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark (Kirkelig Forening for den Indre Mission i Danmark or in short Inner Mission (Danish Indre Mission) is

The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America (or North Church) was formed in 1894 when seminary professor P.S. Vig, along with a number of pastor and congregations, left the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over theological differences. Peter Sørensen Vig ( November 7, 1854 – March 21, 1929) commonly known as P The American Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC was one of the many denominations formed when Lutherans immigrated to America

In 1896, two small groups of Danish Lutherans in America - known as the Blair Church and the North Church - came together to form the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church (commonly known as the United Church). History The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Association in America (or Blair Church) was formed in 1884 by a group of Danish members who left the Conference This church body was a part of the Danish Lutheran "Inner Mission" movement, and strongly opposed the influence of the ideas of theologian N.F.S. Grundvig. The Churchly Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark (Kirkelig Forening for den Indre Mission i Danmark or in short Inner Mission (Danish Indre Mission) is Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig ( September 8 1783 – September 2 1872) (ˈneg̊olaɪ̯ˀ ˈfʁaðˀʁæg̊ ˈsɛʋəʁin ˈg̊ʁɔnd̥ʋi

Led by P. S. Vig and C. X. Hansen, one of the United Church's first priorities was to establish an educational system. The Dana School, in Blair, Nebraska, was begun as preparatory school. By the early 1910s - in cooperation with the University of Nebraska - the Dana School was awarding Associates Degrees. In the 1930s Dana became an accredited four-year school, and began awarding Bachelors Degrees.

When the Dana School was founded, part of its purpose was to be a pre-seminary school for those preparing for the ministry in the Lutheran church. Many of Dana's early graduates went on to study at Trinity Seminary, also located in Blair. For many years, Dana and Trinity shared faculty, administrators, staff, and presidents. This relationship ended when Trinity Seminary merged with Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. Wartburg Theological Seminary is a Lutheran ( ELCA) Seminary located in Dubuque Iowa. Dubuque is a city in the US State of Iowa, located along the Mississippi River.

Presidents of Dana College & Trinity Seminary

Trinity Seminary was served by six Presidents. A. M. Andersen (1884-1889) was the founding President of the seminary. The two men who followed him were intimately involved in both the formation of the school and of the United Church. G. B. Christiansen served the school from 1890-1896. PS Vig led the school on and off for the next thirty years (1896-1899, 1902-1905, 1909-1914, 1919-1925). Peter Sørensen Vig ( November 7, 1854 – March 21, 1929) commonly known as P Other Presidents of the seminary included S. C. Eriksen (1908-1909), J. P. Nielsen), and T. I. Jensen. [1].

Five men were appointed by the United Church to serve as Presidents of both the Dana College and Trinity Seminary. These were Kristian Anker (1899-1902), J. P. Jensen (1905-1908), L. A. Laursen (1914-1919), T.M. Hansen (1925-1929), Erland Nelson (1929-1931) and R. Theodore Marcus Hansen ( May 25, 1886 – February 5, 1973) was a Danish-American Lutheran pastor educator and church E. Morton (1946-1956)

The Presidents of Dana College were:

Majors offered

Dana College offers a bachelor's degree in the following:

Athletics

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In addition, Dana College has a number of intramural and club sports programs below the varsity level that function independently from the athletic department.

References

  1. ^ Lists of Presidents compiled from Peter Petersen, A Place Called Dana (Omaha: Acme Printing, 1984) p. 193

On the history of Dana College and Trinity Seminary:

On the history of the Danish Lutherans in America:

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