The University of Akron
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Former names
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Buchtel College (1870–1913) |
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| Motto | Fiat Lux (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Let there be light |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1870 |
| Endowment | $238 million |
| President | Matthew J. Wilson |
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Academic staff
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2,573 |
| Undergraduates | 22,619 |
| Postgraduates | 3,975 |
| Location |
Akron, Ohio, United States 41°04′31″N 81°30′42″W / 41.075235°N 81.511538°WCoordinates: 41°04′31″N 81°30′42″W / 41.075235°N 81.511538°W |
| Campus | Urban, 218 acres (0.88 km2) |
| Student newspaper | The Buchtelite |
| Colors | Blue & Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS – MAC |
| Nickname | Zips |
| Mascot | Zippy the Kangaroo |
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| Website | www |
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The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States. The university is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering.
The University of Akron offers about 200 undergraduate and more than 100 graduate majors and has an enrollment of approximately 27,000 students. The university's College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering is housed in a 12-story reflective glass building near downtown Akron on the western edge of the main campus. UA’s Archives of the History of American Psychology is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.
The university has three branch campuses: Wayne College in Orrville, Ohio, the Medina County University Center, in Lafayette Township, Ohio, and UA Lakewood, in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, Ohio. In addition, the university hosts nursing programs in affiliation with Lorain County Community College.
In 1867, at the annual convention of the Universalist Church of the state of Ohio, the Committee on Education expressed an interest in founding a college compatible with Universalist religious principles. It was announced that the location would be given to those who could find an appropriate location and also supply $60,000 for the college. John R. Buchtel, a prominent Akron businessman and Universalist, promptly contributed $25,000 to the endowment fund and $6,000 to the building fund. This led other Akronites to donate, setting the goal and securing Akron as the location for Buchtel College, named after its greatest supporter. John R. Buchtel continued to be the college's most significant contributor, giving $500,000 over his lifetime, approximately equivalent to $16 million today. When the university opened in 1872 it was a single-building campus, housed in what is now known as "Old Buchtel." George Washington Crouse donated $10,000 of the $20,000 needed to build a new gymnasium, completed in 1888. It was named Crouse Gymnasium in his honor, and was known as "the finest gym west of the Alleghenies."
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