Dr. George P. Baity, an early graduate and president of the Board of Trustees from 1918 to 1947) was built in 1889 as a sprawling three-storey brick building with towers, turrets, gables, and Gothic adornments in the Victorian style of the era.

It housed all functions of the college: classrooms, offices, gymnasiums for men and women, a chapel, dining hall, library, museum, dorms, and laboratories.

A large room on the south wing's third floor is cruciform in shape with glass windows and vaulted wooden ceilings, it has served as a chapel and gymnasium.

[4] In 1948 Bartle founded and contributed $100,000 toward establishing the American Humanics Foundation,[5] now the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, a philanthropic organization intended to prepare young people for careers in professional youth leadership in such organizations as the Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and the YWCA.

[6] As of 2018, the Alliance had programs at more than 40 college campuses, where students could earn the Certified Nonprofit Leadership credential.

Recently added are a nursing program, the college's first master's degree in community counseling, and various online courses.

The Vikings finished the season with a 13–1 record a #3 ranking in the final 2006 "NAIA Football Top 25 Poll.