The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is a public university in Cedar Falls,Iowa,United States. UNI offers more than 90 majors across five colleges. The fall 2023 total enrollment was 9,021 students.
Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal,Illinois. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching and is recognized as one of the top ten largest producers of teachers in the US according to the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Washington State University is a public land-grant research university with its flagship,and oldest,campus in Pullman,Washington. Founded in 1890,WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant universities in the American West. With an undergraduate enrollment of 24,278 and a total enrollment of 28,581,it is the second largest institution for higher education in Washington state behind the University of Washington. It is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity".
The University of Iowa is a public research university in Iowa City,Iowa,United States. Founded in 1847,it is the oldest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees.
The University of Kentucky is a public land-grant research university in Lexington,Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky,the university is one of the state's two land-grant universities. It is the institution with the highest enrollment in the state,with 32,710 students as of fall 2022.
Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray,Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky,Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper-level and graduate courses in Paducah,Hopkinsville,Madisonville,and Henderson.
Mary Sue Wilson Coleman is an American chemist and academic administrator who served as the 13th president of the University of Michigan from 2002 to 2014,interim president of the University of Michigan in 2022,and the 18th president of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002.
Illinois College is a private liberal arts college in Jacksonville,Illinois. It is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the Presbyterian Church (USA). It was the second college founded in Illinois but the first to grant a degree. It was founded in 1829 by the Yale Band,students from Yale College who traveled westward to found new colleges. It briefly served as the state's first medical school,from 1843 to 1848.
The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) is a public liberal arts college in Chickasha,Oklahoma. It is the only public college in Oklahoma with a strictly liberal arts–focused curriculum and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. USAO is an undergraduate-only institution and grants bachelor's degrees in a variety of subject areas. The school was founded in 1908 as a school for women and from 1912 to 1965 was known as Oklahoma College for Women. It became coeducational in 1965 and today educates approximately 800 students. In 2001,the entire Oklahoma College for Women campus was listed as a national historic district.
MacMurray College was a private college in Jacksonville,Illinois. Its enrollment in fall 2015 was 570. Founded in 1846,the college closed in May 2020.
Charles Boynton "Chuck" Knapp was the president of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens,Georgia,United States. He served in that capacity from 1987 until his resignation in 1997.
Betsy Vogel Boze,is an American academic and higher education administrator. Previously,she has been a professor of marketing,department chair,dean,CEO of Kent State University at Stark,and president of The College of The Bahamas. She is a senior fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) researching alternative revenue streams for public colleges and universities.
John T. Wolfe Jr. is a higher education consultant and retired administrator who served as president of Kentucky State University from 1990 to 1991 and president of Savannah State College from 1993 until 1997.
Michael Taft Benson is an American academic administrator serving as the president and professor of history at Coastal Carolina University. He previously served as president of Eastern Kentucky University,Southern Utah University,and Snow College,and as special assistant to the president at University of Utah. He was appointed Visiting Professor within the Department of the History of Science and Technology at Johns Hopkins University in January 2020.
Fieldon King Alexander is an American former university administrator and professor of higher education policy and finance. He was the president of Oregon State University,Louisiana State University,California State University,Long Beach,and Murray State University. He resigned from his most recent position as President of Oregon State University in 2021 after a faculty vote of no-confidence.
The Connecticut State Universities (CSU) are part of the Connecticut State Colleges &Universities,the largest public higher education system in Connecticut,and the second largest in New England. The four comprehensive state universities enroll almost 35,000 students and 180,000 alumni. The first of the universities to be founded was Central Connecticut State University,established in 1849 as a normal school for teacher education. Over time the other three institutions were founded as normal schools and in 1959 they were converted into state colleges to reflect their expanded mission. From their founding until 1965,they were overseen by the Connecticut State Department of Education. In 1965 the General Assembly transferred control of the then-colleges to an independent board of trustees. In 1983,the four institutions were converted into universities,together constituting the Connecticut State University System.
DeRionne P. Pollard is the President of Nevada State College. She previously served as the President of Montgomery College from 2012 to 2021.
Randy J. Dunn was most recently the president of Southern Illinois University. He formerly served as president of Youngstown State University and Murray State University. Both of his previous presidential terms ended in controversy. Dunn submitted his resignation as the president of Southern Illinois University on July 13,2018 amidst controversial actions within the university's system.
Ronald S. Rochon is an American educator and academic administrator. He has served as the 4th president of the University of Southern Indiana since 2018.
