Bagijnhof
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Former name
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Roosevelt Academy (2004-2013) |
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| Motto | IUVENTUTEM FUTURO AEDIFICARE (" Building Our Youth for the Future) derived from a quote by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945): We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. |
| Type | Undergraduate Liberal Arts and Science College |
| Established | 2004 |
| Dean | Prof. Dr. Bert van den Brink |
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Academic staff
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50 |
| Students | 570 |
| Location |
Middelburg, Zeeland,  Netherlands
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| Campus | Urban / Inner-city |
| Colours | Crimson |
| Nickname | Roosevelt, RASA Vikings |
| Affiliations | Utrecht University, ECOLAS |
| Mascot | Teddy |
| Website | www.ucr.nl |
University College Roosevelt (UCR), formerly known as Roosevelt Academy, is a small, selective, honors undergraduate liberal arts and science college located in Middelburg in the Netherlands and the sole university in Zeeland. It offers a residential setting, and is an international honors college of Utrecht University.
Founder Professor Hans Adriaansens, unhappy with what he saw as the undemanding, large-scale climate of university education in the Netherlands, started developing the idea of a small scale and academically intensive undergraduate college in the Netherlands. This resulted in University College Utrecht in 1998. In 2003, facing local opposition to the opening of a new such university in Middelburg, Adriaansens formulated a compelling argument to convince the locals of their destiny. He tried to persuade them by using the following argument: In 1575, William of Orange was about to found the first university in the Netherlands. Given the choice between the cities of Leiden and Middelburg, he founded the University of Leiden. Centuries later, Middelburg was to get its university in the form of the Roosevelt Academy, which finally opened in 2004. Like its counterpart in Utrecht, the college is based on some ground principles of the Liberal Arts education Hans Adriaansens experienced during his brief time as a visiting professor at Smith College during the 1980-1981 academic year. The Roosevelt Academy was officially founded on January the 23rd, 2004 and the first students enrolled in August of that year after Queen Beatrix performed the official opening of the university. On February 5, 2013 Roosevelt Academy changed its name to University College Roosevelt, to present itself explicitly as a university college.
Traditions at UCR include the Convocation held every year in Middelburg's New Church. Weather permitting, the procession of Notables and professors can be seen walking from the Stadhuis to Middelburg's New Church where the official ceremonies are held. There is also the Dies Natalis, the celebration of the founding of the college, which takes place every five years, as well as IntRoweek at the beginning of every semester to welcome new students, Culture Week, and a yearly Christmas Gala.
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