University of Sioux Falls
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Former names
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Dakota Collegiate Institute (1883–1885) Sioux Falls University (1885–1931) Sioux Falls College (1931–1995) |
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| Motto | Culture for Service |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1883 |
| Affiliation | American Baptist Churches USA |
| President | Mark Benedetto |
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Academic staff
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103 |
| Students | 1,419 |
| Location | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States |
| Colors | Purple and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – NSIC |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Mascot | Cooper the Cougar |
| Website | www.usiouxfalls.edu |
Coordinates: 43°31′50.8″N 96°44′19.3″W / 43.530778°N 96.738694°W
Founded in 1883, the University of Sioux Falls is a Christian liberal arts university located in Sioux Falls, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. USF's mission is to foster academic excellence and the development of mature Christian persons for service to God and humankind in the world. In fall 2014, the University enrolled a total of 1,108 undergraduate students and 311 graduate students.
On June 5, 1872, pastors and delegates of nine Baptist churches in the Dakota Territory gathered in Vermillion, South Dakota, at the first meeting of the Baptist Association. They adopted the following resolution: "Be it resolved that we take immediate steps for the establishment of an institution among us and that we devote a suitable portion of time at each annual meeting of the consideration of this important subject and give our individual associated influence to encourage a more general and complete education of our youth under distinctly Christian influence.”
Under the name of Dakota Collegiate Institute, secondary and collegiate programs began on September 8, 1883. The institution's name changed to Sioux Falls University in 1885, with the secondary program called the Academy and the collegiate department branded Sioux Falls College. Although the college grew, the Academy's enrollment declined, forcing it to close in 1925.
Between 1929 and 1931, Sioux Falls College acquired four Baptist schools that had ceased to operate: Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa; Grand Island College, Grand Island, Nebraska; Cedar Valley Seminary, Osage, Iowa; and Parker College, Winnebago, Minnesota. With the 1931 merger of Grand Island College with what was still legally Sioux Falls University, the institution's official name became Sioux Falls College.
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