University of Tulsa
| University of Tulsa | |
|---|---|
| motto | Wisdom, Faith, Service |
| founding | 1894 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA |
| president | Steadman Upham |
| Students | 4.187 |
| Professors | 306 |
| Foundation assets | $ 72 million |
| University sports | NCAA Division I - American Athletic Conference |
| Website | www.utulsa.edu |
The University of Tulsa (abbreviation: TU ) is a private university in Tulsa , in the US state of Oklahoma , founded by the Presbyterian Church in 1894 , it is now a denominationally neutral university that offers courses up to doctoral degrees.
history
The forerunner of today's university was a Presbyterian Church school for indigenous people in Muskogee, which opened in 1882. In 1894, the name was changed to Henry Kendall College and academic training began. The namesake Henry Kendall was a secretary to the Church. At the beginning of the 20th century, the university faced closure due to financial difficulties. An offer from the Tulsa Commercial Club moved the university administration to move to Tulsa.
Thirty-five students opened the course in 1907, two months before Oklahoma became a US state. Until the construction of the first building in 1908, Kendall Hall , a church, the First Presbyterian Church in Tulsa, was used as a lecture building. In 1920 the college merged with Mc Farlin College under its current name.
Organization and study
The university is divided into colleges and schools:
- Henry Kendall College of Arts & Sciences
- Collins College of Business (formerly College of Business Administration)
- College of Engineering and Natural Sciences
- College of Law
- Graduate school
Sports
The TU sports team are the Tulsa Golden Hurricane . The university has been a member of the American Athletic Conference since 2014 .
Well-known graduates
- Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), poet
- David Hall (1930–2016), 20th Governor of the State of Oklahoma
- Paul Harvey (1918-2009), radio presenter
- Todd Hays (* 1969), bobsledder
- Susan E. Hinton (born 1948), writer
- Jim Inhofe (* 1934), politician
- Rue McClanahan (1934-2010), actress
- Tony Liscio (1940-2017), American football player
- Mary Kay Place (born 1947), actress
- Drew Pearson (born 1951), American football player
- Steve Largent (born 1954), American football player
- Gailard Sartain (born 1946), actress
- Bob St. Clair (1931-2015), American football player
- Wade Williams (born 1961), actor
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b University of Tulsa: TU Fact Sheet ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English). Accessed November 12, 2011
- ↑ University of Tulsa: History of TU ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English). Accessed November 12, 2011
Coordinates: 36 ° 9 ′ 6 ″ N , 95 ° 56 ′ 52 ″ W.