Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky.
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20 Facts About Centre College
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Centre College was officially chartered by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1819.
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In 2000, Centre became the smallest college ever to host a national election debate.
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In 2012, Centre College again hosted a vice presidential debate in the Norton Center for the Arts, which featured Vice President Joe Biden and Rep.
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Centre College celebrated the opening of the new Gary Wright Baseball Field at Fishman Park in spring 2022.
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Classes at Centre College are held in spite of several federal holidays—including Presidents, Labor, Columbus, and Veterans Days—and rarely cancelled, which are points of pride among students, staff, and alumni.
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Old Centre College is a Kentucky Landmark, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and included in the Smithsonian Guide to Historic Places.
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In September 2009, Centre College garnered national attention by hosting the Vienna Philharmonic, marking the only stop on the Philharmonic's American tour other than New York's Carnegie Hall.
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College Centre is composed of two buildings, Crounse Hall and Sutcliffe Hall, both of which received multimillion-dollar expansions and renovations completed in the spring of 2005.
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In 2008, Centre rededicated the building as Stuart Hall, an upperclassmen residential facility, naming it in honor of John T Stuart, of the class of 1826.
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Centre College offers a liberal arts education, requiring the completion of a general education curriculum and a major area of study.
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Centre College produces Fulbright, Goldwater, Rotary, and other major fellowship winners on a consistent basis, especially relative to the small size of its student body.
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Centre College has an active Greek life, with the following chapters:.
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Centre College has a variety of academic and leadership honorary societies including:.
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Student Government Association of Centre College represents Centre students as their voice on academic, extracurricular, and social issues.
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Centre College has a Student Judiciary that hears cases that are referred to it by the Dean's Office or brought voluntarily by students themselves.
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In 1969, Centre celebrated the college's sesquicentennial year by dedicating and installing, at the center of campus, the Flame—a large sculpture which symbolically represents the torch of knowledge that appears on Centre's official seal.
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When Centre College hosted the 2000 and 2012 vice presidential debates, Dead Fred was granted a special seat overlooking the proceedings on both occasions.
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When on trips away from campus, including studying abroad, groups of Centre College students seek out photo opportunities in which they use their bodies to spell "CENTRE" in unique locations.
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Centre College offers fifteen intramural sports, in which 80 percent of the student body participates.
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