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The General following mailing address for the college is recommended for prompt delivery of your correspondence: Martin Methodist College 433 West Madison Street Pulaski, Tennessee 38478-2799 Nature of Inquiry: Administrative affairs and general information Academic affairs Admissions information or College Catalog Athletics Alumni affairs Christian Life Center or Health Club Fees or nancial matters Financial aid Gifts, bequests Student affairs Transcripts Address To: Vice President for Enrollment Management Vice President for Academic Affairs Director of Admissions Director of Athletics Director of Alumni and Annual Giving Director of Curry Christian Life Center Vice President for Finance and Administration Director of Financial Aid Vice President for College Advancement Vice President for Student Affairs Registrar
Telephone Directory
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Martin Methodist College
Martin Methodist College, founded in 1870, is liberal arts, four-year college related to the Tennessee Conference of The United Methodist Church. Martin Methodist College strives to be a leading, small, nurturing, liberal arts college in the Southeast and a model of church-related higher education. Martin Methodist College has an historic campus located in Pulaski, Tennessee, in the beautiful hills of southern Middle Tennessee. The college is convenient to both Nashville (70 miles to the north) and Huntsville, Alabama (40 miles to the south).
Statement of Purpose
Martin Methodist College, as a four-year, coeducational, United Methodist related institution of higher education, has as its purpose: 1. To offer a sound academic education based upon a Judeo-Christian understanding of humankind and a global understanding of the human experience; 2. To provide opportunities for students to complete an Associates and/or Bachelors degree while enabling them to become responsible and discerning individuals; 3. To serve the church and community through educational, social, spiritual, recreational, and cultural programs and activities; 4. To foster for students, staff, and faculty an atmosphere conducive to constructive participation in the affairs of the college; and 5. To assist persons employed by the college to achieve personal and professional growth.
Vision Statement for the Martin 2010 Long-Range Plan
Martin Methodist College is committed to being one of the leading, small, nurturing liberal arts colleges in the Southeast, and a model of church-relatedness for the United Methodist Church.
Grissom Gazebo stands sentry on the Campus Green.
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History of the College
Martin Methodist College bears the name of Thomas Martin who provided for the establishment of a school for girls in Giles County by giving the original endowing gift of $30,000 through a provision in his will in 1870. HisbequestwasthefulfillmentofadreamofhisdaughterVictoriawho,beforeherdeathattheageoftwenty, requested that her father establish such a school for young women. ThomasMartin,thesonofaMethodistminister,wasbornin1799andmovedtoPulaski,Tennessee,while he was a young man. He possessed unusual business acumen and made his mark in the business world early in life,soonbecomingamillionaire.HewasafriendofPresidentJamesK.PolkofnearbyColumbia,Tennessee, and was once offered the position of United States Treasurer. He served as president of the NashvilleandDecaturRailroad,presidentofalocalsavingsbank,wasaninfluential politicalfigureintheregion,andaloyalmemberoftheMethodistChurchin Pulaski. The College moved to its current location in 1875 on seven acres purchased from Governor John C. Brown for $16,000. For many years the College was operated as a four-year boarding college for women, with an elementary division for the children andyoungpeopleofPulaski.Manypersonsofinfluencearenumberedamongits illustriousgraduates.ItsfirstbuildingstoodnearthesiteofMartinHall.Asthe Collegegrew,newfacilitieswereaddedandthesiteofthecampusexpanded.
In 1908, an agreement was reached whereby the Board of Trustees transferred the property of the College into the hands of the Tennessee Conference of The Thomas Martin Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The name was changed from Martin Female CollegetoMartinCollege,andfinancialsupportfortheinstitution,aswellasitsinfluence,begantoincrease.In 1938, the College became coeducational. The number of male students has grown until the student body shows aratioofapproximatelyhalfwomenandhalfmen.AstheCollegegrew,adjoiningpropertywaspurchasedand to added the campus. In 1983, the College constructed the Robert E. Curry Christian Life Center from the proceeds of a capital funds campaign. Martin Methodist College students, faculty, and staff, as well as persons from the community and the churches of the Tennessee Conference, use the center. InApril,1986,theBoardofTrusteesaddedthewordMethodisttothecollegesname.Thisadditionaffirms MartinsstrongtiestoTheUnitedMethodistChurchandclearlystatesthevaluesoftheWesleyantraditionwhich undergird the college. Martin Methodist College became a four-year institution beginning with the 1993-94 academic year. The decision by the Board of Trustees to become a baccalaureate-degree granting institution was one of the most far-reaching decisions in the history of the school and was implemented to expand and enhance the schools opportunities to achieve its objectives. In 1998, the College purchased 44 acres 1.5 miles east of the main campus. Facilities for all outdoor athletic events will eventually be built on this East Campus. In January of 1999, the Board of Trustees of Martin Methodist College made the momentous decision to seek growth in the size of the student body to at least 1,000 students. This decision set into motion a 10-year plan,
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Martin 2010, which is necessary to accommodate the projected 2010 enrollment of 1,000-1,200 students. This plan includes the ability to offer expanded programs and services for students. In April of 1999, the Center for Church Leadership was established by Martin Methodist College as part of its mission as a church-related institution of higher education. The center assists in the training and support of church leaders, both lay and professional, and has begun to provide an ambitious level of service to the churches of the region. The College purchased the stately antebellum home of former Governor John C. Brown in 1995. The property is located on the east side of the campus adjacent to the mens dormitory. Damaged by age, re, and winds, the home has been removed from the property. The College has reconstructed the historic home, now known as Herbert and Grace Grissom Colonial Hall, using as much of the original material from the old structure as possible. The building houses the administrative ofces, reception and meeting rooms, and the Senator Ross Bass Archives.
Campus and Buildings
The prevailing architecture of the campus is contemporary. Martin Hall, erected in 1957, houses the Center for Church Leadership, classrooms, ofces, a 500-plus seat auditorium which also serves as The Martin, Pulaskis only rst-run movie theater. The Dr. W. Harold Andrews Science Building, constructed in 1959, houses classrooms and laboratories for biology, chemistry, and physics, and features a large lecture room. Ofces for the science faculty are located in this building as well. The D. W. Johnston Center, occupied in 1975, contains 16 classrooms, 16 faculty ofces, the Warden Memorial Library, and a small multi-purpose auditorium. This building is the center of the educational activities for the college.
Criswell Hall was completed in the fall of 1964 and provides comfortable living quarters for women students. This building has a guest lounge, a resident lounge for the private use of the students, a laundry room, a chapel, and the resident counselors apartment. It is located in an elevated position w...