on the other. The site was named after Ada Wallace Roberts, a long-time English professor and administrator. At the base of the hill was placed a memorial with the names of those alumni who had given their lives in World War II. The Concourse continues to provide the panoramic view the trustees originally sought. About 200 campus older trees were lost in the tornado of May 2003. The college developed a Greenspace Committee to advise on landscaping matters and to protect the historic views. Academics Culver–Stockton College offers bachelor's degrees in many different fields of study. C-SC offers a unique curriculum that splits up the typical 15-week semester into a 12-week term and a 3-week term designed to give students more hands-on experience by focusing on fewer classes at once. This schedule encourages and often includes domestic and international travel. Also, through its Online Campus, courses can be taken in an 8-week accelerated format. In addition, Culver–Stockton partners with the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing in Quincy, Ill., just across the river, to offer a four-year nursing degree. The 2016-2017 listed tuition and fees are $25,415 and room and board is $8,110. Over 90% who apply for financial aid receive it. On average, need-based aid covered 72% of students' costs. The student-faculty ratio at Culver–Stockton College is 15:1, and the school has 59.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. Starting in 2013, the Business Division began offering an online MBA. The most popular majors are Business Administration and Management; Sport and Fitness Administration/Management; Psychology; Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse; and Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. The college is divided into three large divisions as of July 1, 2014, which contain many different majors and programs. An individualized major is also an option. The three new divisions are labeled Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences (ALAS), Fine, Applied, and Literary Arts (FALA), and Business, Education, and Law (BEL). Nursing program Culver–Stockton partners with the Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Students generally spend their freshman and sophomore years attending class on the Culver–Stockton campus and their last two years at Blessing-Rieman in Quincy, Illinois, although many students continue to live on the Canton campus. Athletics The Culver–Stockton athletic teams are called the Wildcats. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC)