Belhaven University
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Former names
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Belhaven College for Young Ladies Belhaven Collegiate and Industrial Institute Belhaven College |
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| Motto | Non Ministari Sed Ministare (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Not To Be Served But To Serve |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1883 |
| Affiliation | Presbyterian |
| President | Roger Parrott |
| Students | 4,245 |
| Location | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III |
| Nickname | Blazers |
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CCCU NAICU APCU |
| Website | www |
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Belhaven University ("Belhaven" or "BU") is a private Christian liberal arts university located in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded by Lewis Fitzhugh and later donated to the Presbyterian Church in the United States, the school has been independently run by a Board of Trustees since 1972. Belhaven is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Baccalaureate, and master's degrees. Twenty-seven Bachelor's Degrees and eight Master's Degrees are offered. In addition to traditional majors, programs of general studies are available. There are also pre-professional programs in Christian Ministry, Medicine, Dentistry, Law, and Nursing.
Belhaven maintains satellite campuses for graduate and undergraduate studies in Atlanta, Houston, Memphis and Orlando, and also conducts online programs.
Belhaven teaches from a Christian worldview curriculum and defines its mission as preparing "students academically and spiritually to serve Jesus Christ in their careers, in human relationships, and in the world of ideas."
In 1894, Belhaven College was chartered by Doctor Lewis Fitzhugh as the "Belhaven College for Young Ladies" in a house on Boyd Street in Jackson, Mississippi. The name "Belhaven" was chosen as it was the ancestral home of Colonel Jones S. Hamilton in Scotland, the former owner of the house. A fire destroyed the main building in February, 1895, but with the help of Jackson citizens, the college reopened in the fall of 1896 at the same site. Fitzhugh served as president until his death in 1904, upon which his heirs sold the college to Doctor J. R. Preston, who operated the school until it was again destroyed by a fire in 1910. Preston then donated the title of the college to the Presbyterian Church, marking the beginning of Belhaven's religious affiliation.
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