Westminster College (Missouri)
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Former names
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Fulton College (1851-1853) |
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| Motto | Religio et Scientia (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Faith and Knowledge |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1851 |
| Endowment | $56.6 million |
| President | Benjamin Ola Akande |
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Academic staff
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67 |
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Administrative staff
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110 (Fall 2016) |
| Undergraduates | 940 (Fall 2016) |
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501 Westminster Ave. Fulton, Missouri 65251 1-800-888.WCMO (9266), U.S. |
| Campus | Rural town, 86 acres (0.13 sq mi; 34.80 ha) |
| Colors | Navy blue, light blue, white |
| Mascot | Winston Blue Jay |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division III – SLIAC |
| Website | www |
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Westminster College Historic District
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| Location | Off Westminster Ave., Fulton, Missouri |
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| Area | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 82004633 |
| Added to NRHP | April 12, 1982 |
Westminster College is a private, residential, undergraduate college with a curriculum based on the liberal arts. Located in Fulton, Missouri, the College was established in 1851 as Fulton College. The National Churchill Museum (formerly known as the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library) is a national historic site located on campus and includes the Church of St Mary, Aldermanbury. The church, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1667, was rebuilt on the campus to commemorate Sir Winston Churchill, who made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at the college gymnasium in 1946. Mikhail Gorbachev gave a speech there in 1992, declaring the end of the Cold War.
Westminster College was founded by the Rev. William W. Robertson and local Presbyterians in 1851 as Fulton College and assumed the present name in 1853. Throughout the next century, Westminster College continued to be an all-male institution until the first coeducational class in 1979.
Other leaders who have lectured on its campus include Margaret Thatcher, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev George H. W. Bush,Gerald R. Ford, Ronald Reagan, Harry S. Truman, Lech Wałęsa, Dick Cheney, John Kerry, Ralph Nader, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., John Major, and James A. Baker III.
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