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31. Mount Union College in Ohio offers what kind of education - i.e. is what type of institution?

From Quiz Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio

Answer: Liberal Arts

The term "liberal arts" denotes a curriculum that imparts general knowledge and develops the student's rational thought and intellectual capabilities.

From Quiz UNC at Charlotte

Answer: Charlotte College

Charlotte College was originally a two-year school which grew out of the Charlotte Center extension of the University of North Carolina. Thanks to the efforts of educator Bonnie Cone, who convinced the state of the need for a major school in the area, the school survived near closures on several occasions and managed to become part of the state's community college system in the 1950s. Cone served as president of the fledgling school for many years, and as acting chancellor once it became part of the University of North Carolina system.

From Quiz UNC at Chapel Hill

Answer: December 11, 1789

In 1795 the University of North Carolina first started enrolling students. North Carolina is the oldest public university in the nation. Hinton James was the first ever student to go to the University of North Carolina. Hinton also founded the Dialectic Society, and has a dormitory named after him. The University of North Carolina is one of the original eight schools as a Public Ivy. A Public Ivy is a school that offers an Ivy League collegiate experience at a public school price.

From Quiz Penn State

Answer: 1855

The school was initially chartered by the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society as a farming college. It was started in Centre County on 200 acres donated by ironmaster James Irvin of Bellefonte.

From Quiz Emporia State University

Answer: Kansas State Normal School

In 1863, just two years after Kansas became a state, Kansas State Normal School was founded in Emporia. The doors opened in 1865. According to legend, President Lyman Beecher Kellogg entered the building carrying only a Bible and a dictionary. A Normal School is a school dedicated to the education of teachers.

From Quiz Johns Hopkins

Answer: The founder's first name was Johns, with an s.

Johns Hopkins (1795-1873) was named after his great-grandmother, Margaret Johns Hopkins. He fell in love with his first cousin, one Elizabeth Hopkins, but the staunchly Quaker family forbid their marriage. As a result, he remained a bachelor and left most of his huge fortune to found the University and Medical School. He also provided handsomely for Elizabeth, who outlived him by some 15 years.

From Quiz Harding University

Answer: Searcy

Searcy is nestled gently near the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It rose to prominence in the past because it is roughly a days ride (by horseback) north of Little Rock. Searcy is also the home to one of the satellite campuses of Arkansas State University -Beebe.

From Quiz Notables of Auburn University

Answer: Cupola

The cupola atop Ramsay Hall (the central College of Engineering building) is the inspiration for this symbol. Ramsay Hall was constructed in 1925. The official ambassadors for the college are named the Cupola Engineering Society.

From Quiz University of Maine

Answer: Joshua Chamberlain

Brevet Major General Joshua Chamberlain commanded Union troops during the ceremony in Appomattox, Virginia, where Robert E. Lee surrendered Confederate forces to the North.

From Quiz University of Missouri

Answer: west of the Mississippi River

There are quite a few older universities but they are on the east coast. In fact, the oldest football rivalry west of the Mississippi is between the universities of Missouri and Kansas.

From Quiz The Gold and Blue-UC Berkeley

Answer: San Francisco

Berkeley is located across the bay from San Francisco, in neighboring Alameda County, and borders Oakland.

From Quiz Washington State University

Answer: 1890

WSU was founded in 1890 and opened in 1892. It is Washington States biggest land-grant university.

From Quiz Catholic High Schools in St. Louis

Answer: Nerinx Hall

Nerinx Hall is named after Father Charles Nerinckx, the founder of the Sisters of Loretto.

From Quiz All about the University of Virginia

Answer: Charlottesville

Virginia Tech is in Blacksburg, James Madison University is in Harrisonburg, and Virginia Commonwealth University is in Richmond. The University of Virginia is in Charlottesville near Monticello - home of its founder Thomas Jefferson.

From Quiz Baylor University

Answer: Waco, TX

Although Baylor is an expensive private university, Waco is one of the nation's poorest cities.

From Quiz Ohio University

Answer: 1804

Ohio University is recognized as the oldest university in the Northwest Territory.

From Quiz SUNY, The New York State University System

Answer: Purchase

The college is located in Westchester County. Alumni include actor Wesley Snipes and filmmaker Hal Hartley, among many others.

From Quiz General History of Vanderbilt University

Answer: Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is also Tennessee's state capital and is known as the home of country music, earning the nickname "Music City." The nickname "Athens of the South" is derived from the city's classical architecture, including a full sized replica of the Parthenon.

From Quiz Wheaton College, Mass.

Answer: Norton

Norton is located in between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island. Both cities are easily accessible from Wheaton.

From Quiz University of Texas Pride and Craziness!

Answer: Burnt Orange

Burnt orange is just a little more brown than pure orange. Make a note of that. There are various stories as to how burnt orange and white came to be UT's team colors. One was that some people needed to buy ribbons at a store, and all the store had left was burnt orange and white. Another story goes that UT was considering adopting burnt orange and maroon as its colors. I'm glad they decided to ditch that idea. Blech! You know, even the first violinist of UT's Miro Quartet has an orange dress.

From Quiz Where in Colorado Will You Study?

Answer: Boulder, CO

Boulder is located about 45 miles northwest of Denver. The campus is known for its Tuscan-inspired architecture seen in most of its buildings, and its views of the nearby Flatiron Hills and the front range of the Rocky Mountains. The school is also known for its biology and business programs. Famous alums include Heisman trophy winner Rashaan Salaam, Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly, Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert, and "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

From Quiz Where Are These Schools?

Answer: Spokane, Washington

Gonzaga was founded in 1887 and it is affiliated to the Roman Catholic church.

From Quiz Virginia State University

Answer: March 6, 1882

VSU was founded on March 6, 1882 in Petersburg, Virginia - as Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute.

From Quiz UCSB: a not so trivial college

Answer: South American cowboy

This replaced the old mascot, a roadrunner.

From Quiz The University of Montana

Answer: Missoula

The Montana University System has all state-supported colleges administratively grouped under either The University of Montana or Montana State University. The colleges in Billings and Havre are both under MSU. UM Western, which is not the main campus, is located in Dillon.

From Quiz Harvard University

Answer: Veritas

"Veritas" means "truth" in Latin, a pursuit to which all Harvard students are devoted (at least in principle). "Mens et Manus" (Mind and Hand) belongs to MIT, while "Lux et Veritas" (Light and Truth) is but one of many examples of Yale emulating Harvard! "E Pluribus Unum" (Out of Many One) is, of course, the motto of the United States.

From Quiz Ivy League Schools

Answer: It is a league based on a mutual relationship involving athletics.

It existed as an interscholastic league before it was given the slightly disparaging name "Ivy League" by New York Tribune editor Caswell Adams in 1937. Needless to say, these are not the only eight universities that have ivy growing up the walls.

From Quiz Everything Kansas University

Answer: Lawrence

Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, and while KU does have campuses in Wichita and Kansas City, they are not the main campus.

From Quiz New Hampshire Colleges

Answer: Durham

Although there is a UNH-Manchester, the main campus is located in the tiny town of Durham, NH.

From Quiz Quinnipiac University

Answer: Hamden

Located in the town of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a short ride from downtown New Haven.

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