Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville,Tennessee,United States. Founded in 1873,it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt,who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War. Vanderbilt is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference and has been the conference's only private school since 1966.
Connecticut College (Conn) is a private liberal arts college in New London,Connecticut. Originally chartered as Thames College,it was founded in 1911 as the state's only women's college,a response to Wesleyan University having closed its doors to female students in 1909. The college became coeducational in 1969,adopting its current name.
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a public university in Pembroke,North Carolina. UNC Pembroke is a master's level degree-granting university and part of the University of North Carolina system. Its history is intertwined with that of the Lumbee nation.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public research university in Charlotte,North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral,66 master's,and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colleges. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
The University of Tennessee at Martin is a public university in Martin,Tennessee. It is one of the five campuses of the University of Tennessee system. UTM is the only public university in West Tennessee outside of Memphis.
Lee University is a private Christian university in Cleveland,Tennessee. It was founded in 1918 as the Church of God Bible Training School with twelve students and one teacher,Nora I. Chambers. The school grew to become Lee College,with a Bible college and junior college on its current site,in 1948. Twenty years later,Lee received accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a four-year liberal arts college. In 1997,Lee became a university;it now offers master's degrees as well as undergraduate degrees.
Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and Human Development is the education school of Vanderbilt University,a private research university in Nashville,Tennessee. Founded in 1875,Peabody had a long history as an independent institution before merging with Vanderbilt University in 1979. The school is located on the Peabody Campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville. The academic and administrative buildings surround the Peabody Esplanade and are southeast of Vanderbilt's main campus.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university in Chattanooga,Tennessee,United States. It was founded in 1886 and is part of the University of Tennessee System.
Eckerd College is a private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg,Florida,United States. Founded in 1958,part of the campus is waterfront and beach on Boca Ciega Bay. Because of its location,Eckerd is considered a "beach school" and has its own student volunteer maritime search and rescue team. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,Eckerd is a member of the Annapolis and Oberlin groups of national liberal arts colleges.
Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. was an American billionaire businessman,co-founder of Amway with Jay Van Andel,and owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team. In 2012,Forbes magazine listed him as the 60th wealthiest person in the United States,and the 205th richest in the world,with an estimated net worth of $5.1 billion.
The University of North Texas System is a public university system headquartered in Dallas,Texas. It is the administrative overseer of three otherwise autonomous Texas institutions of higher learning:the University of North Texas,a research institution based in Denton;the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth;and the University of North Texas at Dallas in South- and Downtown Dallas.
Young America's Foundation (YAF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservative youth organization founded in 1969. In 2018,the Los Angeles Times called YAF "one of the most preeminent,influential and controversial forces in the nation's conservative youth movement." Scott Walker,former governor of Wisconsin and 2016 Republican presidential candidate,became President of YAF on February 1,2021.
Dr. Charles William Conn was an American influential figure in the Church of God (Cleveland) whose responsibilities spanned a wide spectrum of positions throughout his ministerial career. He was a native of Riverside,Georgia,a suburb community of Atlanta,and the son of Albert Cason Conn and Belle Brimer Conn. He was married for 56 years to Edna Minor,who died in 1997,and they had twelve children:Philip,Sara,Stephen,Paul,Sharon,Raymond,Camilla,Mark,Catherine,Bruce,Jeffrey and Melody. His son Paul became the 18th president of Lee University.
Carolina University (CU),formerly Piedmont International University (PIU),is a private Christian university in Winston-Salem,North Carolina. Carolina University offers both residential and online programs including dual enrollment,undergraduate,and graduate degrees. It is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) and is a member of the American Association of Christian Schools (AACS).
Donald R. Eastman III is an American academic administrator who served as the fourth President of Eckerd College from 2001 to 2020.
The UCLA College of Letters and Science is the arts and sciences college of the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA). It encompasses the Life and Physical Sciences,Humanities,Social Sciences,Honors Program and other programs for both undergraduate and graduate students. It is often called UCLA College or the College,which is not ambiguous because the College is the only educational unit at UCLA to be currently denominated as a "college." All other educational units at UCLA are currently labeled as schools or institutes.
The University of Tennessee,Knoxville is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville,Tennessee,United States. Founded in 1794,two years before Tennessee became the 16th state,it is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system,with ten undergraduate colleges and eleven graduate colleges. It hosts more than 30,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. It is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity".
Jimmy G. Cheek is Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Higher Education in Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at The University of Tennessee,Knoxville (UTK) and Former Director of the Postsecondary Education Research Center. He is also Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida. As the state's flagship research campus,UT Knoxville is currently ranked as a Top 50 public institution.
National University is a private university headquartered in San Diego,California,United States. Founded in 1971,National University offers academic degree programs at campuses throughout California,a satellite campus in Nevada,and various programs online. Programs at National University are designed for adult learners. On-campus classes are typically blended learning courses,concentrated to four weeks or on weeknights with occasional Saturday classes. The university uses asynchronous learning and real-time virtual classrooms for its online programs.
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a public university with two campuses in Northwest Indiana;its main campus is in Hammond with a branch campus in Westville. It is part of the Purdue University system and offers more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to approximately 6,200 students with more than 64,000 alumni.
