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Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota. As of Fall 2015, the student body is the second largest in the state of Minnesota with over 15,000 students, with the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus ranking first. Students are served by 600 full-time faculty members creating a 28:1 student to faculty ratio. The school was founded in 1868 and is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU). The current President is Richard Davenport, who began his term in 2002. The athletic teams are known as the Minnesota State University Mavericks with school colors of purple and gold. Teams primarily compete at the NCAA Division II level in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The exceptions are the Men`s and Women`s ice hockey teams who compete at the NCAA Division I level, in the highly regarded Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Minnesota State University currently offers 158 undergraduate programs of study, 82 graduate programs and is the first institution in the United States to offer a Master of Fine Arts degree
Since 1886, Moody Bible Institute has been preparing students for ministry, with a combination of biblical knowledge and ministry experience. More than 40,000 students have graduated from Moody and have gone on to serve Christ in more than 110 countries as pastors, missionaries, youth workers, ministry leaders, Bible educators and in other roles. Moody Bible Institute`s main undergraduate campus, located in the heart of Chicago, offers students hundreds of ministry opportunities in rescue missions, prisons, children`s programs, retirement homes and other urban and ethnic settings. The campus covers more than 24 acres in Chicago`s Near North community and is within walking distance of the famous Magnificent Mile, the shores of scenic Lake Michigan and inner-city neighborhoods. With nearly 2.7 million people from all walks of life and economic backgrounds residing in the nation`s third largest city, Moody students have a fertile mission field at their doorstep.
Located on 140 acres in Charlottetown, the birthplace of Confederation, the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) has a rich history with roots in two founding institutions: Prince of Wales College (est. 1834) and St. Dunstan`s University (est. 1855). UPEI honours this proud legacy through a growing reputation for research innovation and academic excellence. UPEI`s four faculties (arts, education, science, and veterinary medicine) and two schools (business and nursing) offer a wide range of programs and degrees to approximately 4,400 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. Home to multiple Canada Research Chairs, a Canada Excellence Research Chair in Aquatic Epidemiology, endowed or sponsored research chairs, and 3M Teaching Award-winners, UPEI offers its students access to over 1,100 exceptional faculty and research staff. UPEI students come from all walks of life and from local, regional, national and international locations. In 2014, international students from over 60 countries comprise 15 per cent of the University`s total enrolment. The campus consists of 28 academic, administration, residential and athletic buildings including Don and Marion McDougall Hall housing the School of Business; Bill and Denise Andrew Hall; the W. A. Murphy Student Centre; and, a new facility for the School of Nursing and the Applied Human Sciences programs, the Health Sciences Building, was officially opened in early 2012. Athletic facilities have grown substantially over the past decade including the new UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place track and field facility, the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre, a lighted, synthetic-surface sports field, and a community-based partnership athletic facility with competitive and leisure pools and two professional-sized ice surfaces in MacLauchlan Arena. The campus also houses the National Research Council`s Institute for Nutrisciences and Health at the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre. With over $5.4 million in scholarships, international exchange and study opportunities, an active Student Union, expanding graduate programs and outstanding student-faculty interaction, UPEI offers its students a unique campus experience. Our alumni enjoy success in their chosen fields and are a constant reminder of the value and promise inherent in a UPEI education.
University of Nebraska at Omaha UNO, located in the heart of Nebraska`s largest city, is proud to serve as the state`s metropolitan university. We offer more than 200 programs of study in a learning environment that features the best of both worlds – a small-school atmosphere within a thriving city where internship, employment and entertainment opportunities are plentiful. We are committed to placing students first, striving for academic excellence and engaging with the community. At UNO, students connect, collaborate and create. Approximately 15,000 students call UNO home. Our campus community also extends a warm, Midwestern welcome to more than 800 international students each year. Students at UNO can select from 127 bachelor`s degree programs, 45 master`s programs, six doctoral programs and two specialist`s degree programs. The university also offers 19 post-baccalaureate certificate programs. Students may enroll and register via the Web at www.unomaha.edu. Residential housing is available at University Village and Maverick Village on the Dodge location, and at Scott Residence Hall, Scott Village and Scott Court on the Pacific location at 67th and Pacific streets. Maverick athletic pride is high. The Mavs are now part of the Division I Summit League (for all sports except hockey). Our faculty and staff are here to help create a university experience that matches students` individual goals and dreams.
Washington University in St. Louis, a medium-sized, independent university, is dedicated to challenging its faculty and students alike to seek new knowledge and greater understanding of an ever-changing, multicultural world. The university has played an integral role in the history and continuing growth of St. Louis and benefits in turn from the wide array of social, cultural and recreational opportunities offered by the metropolitan area to its more than 2.8 million residents. The mission of Washington University in St. Louis is the promotion of learning — learning by students and by faculty. Teaching, the transmission of knowledge, is central to our mission, as is research, the creation of new knowledge.