Thursday 9 April 2015

Marquette University - University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The university was named after 17th century missionary and explorer Father Jacques Marquette, with the intention to provide an affordable Catholic education to the area's emerging German immigrant population.

Address: 1250 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233, United States
Former names
Marquette College
(1881-1907)
MottoNumen Flumenque (Latin) Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (Latin)
Motto in English
God and the River
For the greater glory of God
Established1881
TypePrivate Nonprofit
Research Coeducational
AffiliationRoman Catholic (Jesuit)
EndowmentUS $531.7 million (2014)
PresidentDr. Michael R. Lovell
ProvostDr. Margaret Faut Callahan (interim)
Academic staff
1,100
Students12,002
Undergraduates8,387
Postgraduates3,615
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
CampusUrban - 93 acres (37.6 ha)
ColorsMarquette Blue     
Marquette Gold     
AthleticsNCAA Division I - Big East
Sports14 Varsity sports teams
(7 men's and 7 women's)
NicknameGolden Eagles
MascotGolden eagle
AffiliationsAJCU ACCU NCA
WAICU NAICU
Websitewww.marquette.edu

Monday 6 April 2015

Moi University - University in Eldoret

Moi University is a public university located in the town of Eldoret in western Kenya. It was the second public university to be established in Kenya, after the University of Nairobi. It is one of seven fully fledged public institutions of higher learning in Kenya.It was established in 1984 by the Moi University Act of Parliament after recommendations from the Mackay Commission.

Address                 Academic Highway, Kenya
Phone                    +254 53 43363
MottoFoundation of Knowledge
Established1984
TypePublic University
Undergraduates14545
Postgraduates1577
LocationEldoret, Uasin Gishu County, Rift Valley, Kenya
Campus1,937 hectares (19.37 km2)
ColorsGreen and Red
Websitewww.mu.ac.ke