Muskingum Fighting Muskies

Muskingum University

Latin: Collegii Muskingumensis
Former names	Muskingum College (1837–2009)
Motto	Omne trium perfectum (Latin)
Motto in English	Everything which comes in threes is perfect
Type	Private liberal arts college
Established	1837
Religious affiliation	Presbyterian
Endowment	$74 million
President	Dr. Susan Schneider Hasseler
Academic staff	114
Undergraduates	1,300
Postgraduates	1,300
Location	New Concord, OH, USA 39°59′53″N 81°44′17″W / 39.998°N 81.738°W / 39.998; -81.738Coordinates: 39°59′53″N 81°44′17″W / 39.998°N 81.738°W / 39.998; -81.738
Campus	Rural, 225 acres (910,000 m²)
Colors	Black and Magenta
Athletics	NCAA Division III – OAC
Nickname	Fighting Muskies
Affiliations	APCU CIC
Website	www.muskingum.edu

Muskingum University is a private university located in New Concord, Ohio, United States. It is located approximately sixty miles east of the state capital of Columbus. Founded in 1837, Muskingum University is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Collectively, the university's alumni are referred to as the "Long Magenta Line" and students (both past and present) are known simply as "Muskies" while its athletic teams are called the "Fighting Muskies". New Concord, Ohio is located in far eastern Muskingum County, which derives its name from the Muskingum River. Muskingum offers more than 40 academic majors. Graduate programs are offered in education and management information systems, strategy and technology. Muskingum's campus consists of 21 buildings, a football stadium and a small lake, which all sit atop 225 acres (0.91 km²) of rolling hills overlooking New Concord.

In 1827, the National Road (now US 40) was laid through what is now New Concord, roughly following what had been the primitive roadway known as Zane's Trace. A year later, the village of New Concord, Ohio was established by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. On July 9, 1836, the first recorded meeting of the "Friends of Education" in New Concord, led by New Concord residents Samuel Willson and Benjamin Waddle, was held. A year later, the Ohio General Assembly authorized the creation of a college in New Concord, OH after being petitioned by the "Friends of Education" committee. On April 24, 1837, Muskingum College opened. Muskingum became a coeducational institution in 1854. In 1958, the United Presbyterian Church of North America and the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America merged by signing a historic agreement in Brown Chapel on Muskingum's campus. In 2001, the school's women's softball team captured the NCAA Division III National Championship, the school's first national title.