Upper Iowa University

Alexander-Dickman Hall , opened in 1857, is the oldest building on the Fayette College campus.

Upper Iowa University ( UIU ) is a private college in the small town of Fayette , Iowa , with approximately 900 students enrolled. The college has 15 centers in the US, Hong Kong , Malaysia and Singapore with distance learning opportunities .

Construction of the university began in 1855, and the first lectures took place in January 1857. Until 1928, UIU was associated with the Methodist Church . The motto of the university is Deo Duce ( Latin "With God as a guide" ).

The sports teams of Upper Iowa University will Peacocks ( peacock called). Since 2005 the university has been a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), a university association of sports teams in the American Midwest .

Well-known graduates

• William V. Allen , Senator from Nebraska
• William Foxwell Albright , pioneer of Biblical archeology
• Richard C. Clark , politician
• Milton C. Garber , lawyer and politician
• David B. Henderson , Speaker of the US House of Representatives
• William E. Fuller , politician
• George Arthur Mathews , politician
• James Perry Conner , politician
• John Raleigh Mott , President of the YMCA World Federation and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Web links

Commons : Upper Iowa University  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website

Coordinates: 42 ° 50 ′ 17 ″  N , 91 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  W.