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Former names | Indianola Male and Female Seminary (1860–1865)[1] Des Moines Conference Seminary (1865–1867)[1] Simpson Centenary College (1867–1885)[1] |
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| Type | Private college |
| Established | 1860; 165 years ago (1860) |
| Accreditation | HLC[2] |
Religious affiliation | United Methodist Church |
Academic affiliations | CIC[3] NASM[4] |
| Endowment | $78.6 million[5] |
| President | Susan Stuebner |
| Dean | John Woell[6] |
Academic staff | 75 full-time & 113 part-time[7] |
| Students | 1,151 (fall 2022)[7] |
| Undergraduates | 1,127 (fall 2022)[7] |
| Postgraduates | 24 (fall 2022)[7] |
| Location | ,, United States 41°21′52.2″N93°33′54.0″W / 41.364500°N 93.565000°W /41.364500; -93.565000 |
| Campus | Suburban, 85 acres (34 ha) |
| Colors | Red Gold |
| Nickname | The Storm |
Sporting affiliations | American Rivers Conference[8] |
| Mascot | Thunder the Elephant[9] |
| Website | simpson.edu |
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Simpson College is aprivateMethodist college inIndianola, Iowa. It isaccredited by theHigher Learning Commission and enrolled 1,151 students in fall 2022.[7]
Indianola Male and Female Seminary opened on September 24, 1860, and the name was changed to theDes Moines Conference Seminary in September 1865. On September 21, 1867, the school was upgraded to acollege and renamedSimpson Centenary College to honor Methodism's then most renowned living bishop,Matthew Simpson, and to celebrate the centennial of American Methodism. In June 1885, "Centenary" was dropped from the name, becoming simply Simpson College.[10]
Other notable construction includes the 55,000-square-foot Kent Family Campus Center, which replaced the old Brenton Student Center as the center of student life. The 85-acre (340,000 m2) tree-lined campus is bordered on the north byBuxton Park Arboretum. The architecture blends tradition with modernity. The theater building, an example of theBrutalist architecture that dominated American campus construction in the 1970s, was renovated and added on to in 2010–11, softening its features.
Simpson invested in what has been dubbed the most innovative artificial turf system in the world, FieldTurf Revolution. A new-era Beynon BSS 1000 running track was also installed for the 2011–12 school year.[13] The renovation of Simpson's athletic facilities ended in 2014 with the construction of a new bi-level weight room in the former pool area. This move was made possible by constructing the Indianola YMCA, which has a 25-yard pool and hosts swimming meets for Simpson College, Indianola High School, and the YMCA Tide swim team.
The college had an endowment of $78.6 million as of February 10, 2017.[14]
Simpson College athletic teams are nicknamed the Storm. They compete in theAmerican Rivers Conference inNCAADivision III. Simpson fields men's teams inbaseball,basketball,cross country,American football,golf, gymnastics,soccer,tennis,track and field, andwrestling. Women's teams include basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer,softball,swimming, tennis, track & field, andvolleyball. Simpson also fields cheerleading and dance squads.
The Simpson College softball team won the NCAA Division III National Championship in 1997 and 1999. Simpson's softball team appeared in oneWomen's College World Series in 1971.[15]
Simpson ranks among the nation's top 100 colleges in the percentage of students who study abroad, according toU.S. News & World Report.[16]
The Simpsonian[17] is the student newspaper, first published in 1870.[18]Sequel 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.
The Culver Center was established at Simpson College in 2010 to honor the service ofJohn Culver, a former Iowa senator and congressman. The program awards four-year scholarships to select incoming Simpson students who demonstrate a commitment to public service and civic engagement. The annual John C. Culver Lecture brings a prominent public service or political figure to campus to meet with students and deliver a lecture open to the public. Lectures have included SenatorGeorge McGovern, political journalistMark Shields, Supreme Court reporterLinda Greenhouse, and former Secretary of DefenseChuck Hagel.[19]
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