Park University
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| Motto | Fides et Labor |
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Motto in English
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“Faith & Work” |
| Type | Private |
| Established | Park College 1875 Park University 2000 |
| President | Greg Gunderson, Ph.D. |
| Provost | Douglas Fiore, Ph.D. |
| Students | 9,413 (Fall 2015) |
| Undergraduates | 8.502 (Fall 2015) |
| Postgraduates | 911 (Fall 2015) |
| Address |
8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, Missouri, 64152 39°11′23″N 94°40′49″W / 39.18986°N 94.68014°WCoordinates: 39°11′23″N 94°40′49″W / 39.18986°N 94.68014°W |
| Song | "Hail, Park, Hail" and "Canary and Wine" |
| Colors | Canary and Wine (gold and burgundy) |
| Sports | Soccer, baseball, basketball, cross country, track & field, volleyball, golf, softball |
| Mascot | Pirates |
| Affiliations | NAIA, American Midwest Conference |
| Website | http://www.park.edu |
Park University is a private institution that was founded in 1875. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 11,529, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 700 acres. The University was ranked the seventh-most affordable private university/college in the nation, and first in the Midwest, for tuition and fees, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Park is regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and is a member of the Council of Independent Colleges and the Independent Colleges and Universities of Missouri.
The flagship campus of Park University is located in the city of Parkville, Missouri. The Park University Graduate School is located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. There are 40 campuses in 21 U.S. states including three campuses in the Kansas City area (Downtown Kansas City, Independence and Parkville) and a campus center in Austin, Texas. Most of the satellite campuses are on or near United States military bases and share quarters with other businesses/organizations.
The 800-acre (323.7 ha) home campus currently has an enrollment of 1,600 students representing 50 states and 106 countries. The entire extended system had an annual student enrollment of 23,000.
The school which was originally called Park College was founded in 1875 by John A. McAfee on land donated by George S. Park with its initial structure being the stone hotel Park owned on the bluff above the Missouri River.
The original concept called for students to receive free tuition and board in exchange for working up to half day in the college’s farm, electrical shop or printing plant. According to the terms of the arrangement if the “Parkville Experiment” did not work out within five years, the college grounds were to revert to Park.
There were 17 students in the first school year and in the first graduation class there were five women. McAfee led until his death in 1890. His son Lowell M. McAfee became the second president of Park until stepping down in 1913. The first international student at Park University arrived in 1880 from Japan.
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