College Profile:
Baldwin-Wallace College

At Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, your success begins with the first meeting with your faculty advisor.

Baldwin-Wallace College has long been known for preparing students for rewarding careers through studies in more than 50 fields, while also preparing them for a life worth living through a liberal arts curriculum that is at its core.

The basic tools-the rigorous courses, the experiential learning, the leadership activities, the close interaction with mentors-have long been a part of the B-W experience. Students have combined some or all of these to create a four-year program that has prepared them for a career or graduate school.

Now, however, these tools have been pulled together more formally, to ensure that students can incorporate all of these opportunities into their years at B-W, in order to be ready to make the leap from college to a successful life after graduation.

The B-W Action Plan will be every student's roadmap to success. It is a plan that will help students pool and record the resources from all areas of the College that best fit their needs. Working with faculty advisors, students will create and document their own personal Action Plan.

"From the moment I arrived on campus, I experienced nonstop growth and change-both intellectually and socially, said former student body president, Léna Kavaliauskas '05. "I learned to interact with diverse individuals, and each person had a profound impact on me. Of all the qualities Baldwin-Wallace possesses, what I love most is how many opportunities there are available to students."

The Courses: B-W's curriculum helps students build skills of clear thinking and communication regardless of their majors. Some programs like the interdisciplinary Asian studies minor help prepare students to work and live in an international setting.

Experiential Learning: Combining classroom work with projects, internships and field experiences, off-campus study, community service and research provides a rich educational program, which helps to make B-W students better prepared for a job or graduate school. Among students' recent opportunities have been working with the ABC Nightline crew that taped a show on campus, traveling to Africa to help build a school, mentoring a group of inner-city high school students who hope to become teachers or working with elected officials to develop a shared safety service program for five communities.

Activities: Campus life and co-curricular activities are a vital part of a well-rounded education. Through participation in such programs as Student Senate, recreation, student media, and a host of other special interest organizations, students expand their social skills, build leadership skills, find new interests and experience the joy of participating and belonging.

Mentors: A career mentor can provide valuable support for students both with academic and career interests. Mentors may provide valuable networking opportunities and, in many cases, continue to offer assistance beyond graduation. Faculty mentors often involve students in their own research projects. Students may be listed as co-authors of scholarly papers and often go to professional conferences to present the research with their faculty mentor. Through the Summer Scholars program, students design their own research projects and receive housing and a stipend to focus on the research with their faculty mentors during the summer break.

More About Us
Founded in 1845, Baldwin-Wallace College prides itself on being one of the first colleges to admit students without regard to race or gender. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the College blends the hallmarks of a traditional liberal arts education with an emphasis on professional preparation.

• Baldwin-Wallace is located among the tree-lined streets and picturesque homes of Berea, Ohio. The campus is just 20 minutes from Public Square in Cleveland, home to many Fortune 500 companies, museums, educational and medical institutions, professional sporting events and the second largest performing arts center in the country.
• B-W operates on a semester calendar and offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Education, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music in Education. More than 50 majors offer exceptional career preparation in areas as diverse as history, business and neuroscience.
• B-W is one of the few liberal arts colleges in the nation with an internationally respected Conservatory of Music and our music theatre program is consistently rated as one of the top 10 in the country.
• Baldwin-Wallace College regularly appears among America's Best Colleges (in the category of Regional Universities) in the annual survey by U.S. News and World Report. In the 2006 list of "Great Schools, Great Prices," B-W was the top Ohio school in its category.
• The Baldwin-Wallace campus is composed of over 50 buildings on more than 100 tree-shaded acres. The entire campus is networked for video, audio and digital communication and provides wireless Internet access.
• B-W students enjoy exceptional educational resources. Ritter Library offers online databases, 36 million books and 20,000 electronic and print periodicals through OhioLINK. The Jones Music Library contains a collection of nearly 40,000 items. The Riemenschneider Bach Institute, housing a research library, a vault for rare manuscripts and books, and a listening room, attracts scholars from around the world.
• The Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets belong to the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), a Division III NCAA conference, and are strong competitors in 21 varsity sports for women and men.
• Our students participate in more than 100 campus groups that provide academic, social, cultural, recreational, leadership, faith-based and service opportunities.

Editorial provided by Baldwin-Wallace College.