Millikin University

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**Millikin University**
Motto	In His Plenitudo Vis
Established	1901
Type	Private coeducational
President	Douglas Zemke
Staff	1,393, full and part-time
Undergraduates	2,400
Location	Decatur, Illinois, USA
Campus	City, 2,000 acres (8 km²)
Sports teams	Big Blue
Colors	Blue & White
Website	http://www.millikin.edu/

Millikin University, also known as MU (official abbreviation), is a co-ed, independent, 4-year university, with studies in Arts & Sciences, Business, Fine Arts, and Nursing, as well as Professional Adult Comprehensive Education (PACE) and Masters of Business Administration and Nursing programs. MU is located in Decatur, Illinois, a metropolitan area of 100,000 residents, 120 miles north of St. Louis, 180 miles south of Chicago, and 150 miles west of Indianapolis. The campus serves approximately 2,600 students with an average class size of 23 students. Founded in 1901 by James Millikin, a prominent Decatur businessman, it is historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Millikin's Mission Statement: To Deliver on the Promise of Education At Millikin, we prepare students for

Professional success;
Democratic citizenship in a global environment;
A personal life of meaning and value.

[edit] Notable alumni

Jodi Benson - actress: voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid
Hedy Burress - actress: Wyleen Pritchett in Boston Common; voice of Yuna in Final Fantasy X
Chapter 6 - professional a cappella group
Thomas Ewing - former Congressman, R-IL
Alan Held - opera singer Wagner, German Romanticism
Tad Hilgenbrink - actor: Matt Stifler in American Pie: Band Camp
George Irish - president of Hearst Newspapers and senior vice president of The Hearst Corporation
Nick Mclenighan - bassist for Punknews Records band Ryan's Hope
Danny Moeller - Major League Baseball player, 1907-1916, with Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators
Meredith Monroe - actress
George Musso - football player: Chicago Bears lineman from 1933-44; nine-year team captain, elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982
Jeff Query - football player: former Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver. Totalled 141 receptions for 1865 yards and 11 touchdowns in 84 career games. Led the 1993 Bengals in receptions and yards.
Mike Rowland - pitcher for San Francisco Giants in 1980-81
Matthew West-Christian songwriter
Joe Jencks-Singer/songwriter