Judson University
| Judson University | |
|---|---|
| motto | Christ Lux Mundi |
| founding | 1963 (college), 2008 (university) |
| place | Elgin (Illinois) |
| president | Gene C. Crume, Jr. |
| Students | 1,230 |
| Website | www.judsonu.edu |
Judson University is a Christian Evangelical liberal arts university in Elgin . It was originally founded in 1963 as a college within the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary . When the seminary moved from Chicago to Lombard , the college was separated. The university is named after Adoniram Judson , the first American Baptist missionary abroad. On August 28, 2008 the college became a university.