Doane College
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| Type | Private, non-profit |
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| Established | 1872 |
| Affiliation | United Church of Christ |
| Endowment | $108.4 million (2016) |
| President | Dr. Jacque Carter |
| Students | 2,950 |
| Address |
1014 Boswell Ave Crete, NE 68333, Crete, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Orange and Black |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Affiliations | UCC, GPAC, NAIA |
| Website | www.doane.edu |
Doane University is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln, Grand Island and Omaha.
The history of Doane University dates from 1857, when of the General Association of Congregational Churches, in its first annual meeting in Fremont, Nebraska, resolved to lay the foundations of a literary institution of a high order in the state. Fourteen years later, and after several unsuccessful attempts to establish Congregational schools across the state, an academy was founded in Crete on May 22, 1871. The efforts of Frederick Francis Alley, the local Congregational pastor, and Thomas Doane, chief civil engineer for the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, were instrumental in advancing the idea of the Academy.
On July 11, 1872, Doane College preempted the old Crete Academy. On May 9, 2016, the institution was renamed to Doane University. Doane is the first liberal arts and sciences college in Nebraska.
The university has had 67 Fulbright Scholars since the program began in 1946.
The enrollment consists of over 1,000 undergraduate students on the Crete campus, as well as 750 adult learners and 1,200 graduate students who attend the Lincoln, Omaha and Grand Island campuses.
Doane offers more than 40 undergraduate majors; several pre-professional programs; three graduate programs in counseling, management and education; and a Doctorate in Education.
Doane University athletic teams, nicknamed the Tigers, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), competing in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field and wrestling, while women's sports include basketball, cross country, dance, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball. Co-ed sports include cheerleading and shotgun sports.
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