College of William & Mary
The College of William & Mary in Virginia | |
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motto | Collegii Gulielmi et Mariae in Virginia |
founding | 1693 |
Sponsorship | state |
place | Williamsburg , Virginia , USA |
president | Katherine A. Rowe |
Students | 8,800 |
Professors | 656 |
Annual budget | $ 463 million |
Foundation assets | $ 996 million |
University sports | NCAA - Division I CAA |
Website | www.wm.edu |
The College of William & Mary (also called William & Mary or W&M ) is a state university in Williamsburg in the east of the US state Virginia . Founded in 1693, it is the second oldest university in the United States after Harvard University . In 2019, 8,800 students were enrolled here. The college is one of the so-called Public Ivy .
history
The College of William and Mary was founded in 1693 in honor of William III. and Maria II with Royal Charter , making it one of the Colonial Colleges , colleges of the thirteen colonies before the United States' Declaration of Independence . Young men from the Colony of Virginia should be given a higher education without having to leave the colonies. Middle Plantation , today's Williamsburg, was selected as the location . The main building, then called the College Building, was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and completed in 1695. Today, as the Wren Building, it is the oldest university building in use in the United States, although it has since burned down and rebuilt three times.
During the American Revolutionary War , the college was closed between 1791 and 1792 due to invasion by British forces. In 1788 George Washington was named chancellor of the college. During the period of the Civil War , the college closed as nearly all students joined the Confederate Forces . In 1881 the college had to close due to financial difficulties. With constant financial help from the Commonwealth of Virginia , operations could be ensured shortly afterwards, but in 1906 Virginia officially took over the properties and the status changed from a private to a state university.
In 1918 women were accepted for the first time and in 1919 branches were established in Norfolk and Richmond . The branches later became independent universities as Old Dominion University and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Currently, the College of William & Mary is a medium-sized university with 25 degree programs, 12 masters programs and six doctoral programs .
Sports
The college's sports team is called The Tribe . It is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association . Your mascot is a griffin .
Personalities
Throughout its history, three US presidents , four signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, and sixteen delegates to the Continental Congress have studied at the university. George Washington received his license as a surveyor there .
Politics and administration
- William S. Archer , member of the US Senate
- Richard Clough Anderson , Member of the US House of Representatives
- Philip Pendleton Barbour , Member of the US House of Representatives
- William T. Barry , former US Secretary of the Post Office
- John Blair , United States Supreme Court Justice
- Richard Bland , Delegate for Virginia to the Continental Congress
- George M. Bibb , former US Treasury Secretary
- William Wyatt Bibb , first governor of Alabama
- Carter Braxton , signatory of the Declaration of Independence and for Virginia in the Continental Congress
- John Breckinridge , former US attorney general
- James Brown , member of the US Senate
- Steve Chabot , Member of the US House of Representatives
- Henry Clay , former US Secretary of State
- John J. Crittenden , former US Attorney General
- William Fleming , Delegate for Virginia to the Continental Congress
- Charles Arthur Ford , former US Ambassador to Honduras
- Robert Gates , former Secretary of Defense
- Benjamin Harrison V , signatory of the Declaration of Independence and for Virginia in the Continental Congress
- Thomas Jefferson , former US President
- John Winston Jones , House Speaker from 1843 to 1845
- John Marshall , former presiding judge of the Supreme Court
- John Francis Mercer , former Maryland Governor
- James Monroe , former US President
- John Nelson , former US attorney general
- George Plater , former Maryland Governor
- Edmund Randolph , former US Attorney General and US Secretary of State
- James Comey , former head of the FBI
- Peyton Randolph , first president of the Continental Congress
- Thomas B. Robertson , Louisiana Governor 1820-1824
- Charles L. Scott , Member of the US House of Representatives
- Andrew Stevenson , 16th Speaker of the US House of Representatives
- Henry St. George Tucker Sr. , Member of the US House of Representatives
- John Tyler , 10th US President
- John Tyler Sr. , Governor of Virginia 1808 to 1811
- Bushrod Washington , United States Supreme Court Justice
military
- David D. McKiernan , US Army General
- Winfield Scott , General in the US Army
Arts and Culture
- Glenn Close , actress
- James Branch Cabell , writer
- Steven Culp , actor
- Scott Glenn , actor
- Perry Ellis , fashion designer
- Charles Esten , actor
- Kate Fleming , audiobook speaker
- Sheri Holman , writer
- Bill Lawrence , television writer and scrubs creator
- Linda Lavin , actress and singer
- Yuri Lowenthal , actor and voice actor
- Patton Oswalt , actor and comedian
- Jon Stewart , comedian, actor, TV presenter (The Daily Show)
- John C. Wright , writer of science fiction and fantasy novels
Sports
- Lou Creekmur , American football player
- Mark McCormack , founder of modern golf marketing
- Arnold Palmer , first golf superstar
- Buster Ramsey , American football player and coach
- Knox Ramsey , American football player
science
- John Boswell , historian
- Jerry Coyne , biologist
- John White Brockenbrough , founded Lexington Law School in 1849
- David McDowell Brown , astronaut, died in the Columbia crash
- George Wythe , "Father of American Law"
economy
- Todd Howard , game designer and producer for Bethesda Softworks
- Mark McCormack , founder of the International Management Group
Web links
- College of William & Mary (English)
literature
- Chris Dickon, Gene R. Nichol: College of William and Mary . Arcadia Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7385-4379-6 (English).
- Wilford Kale: From Student to Warrior A Military History of The College of William and Mary . 1st edition. Botetourt Press, 2017, ISBN 978-0-9799684-3-3 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ President. In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, accessed February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ a b W&M at a Glance. In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, accessed February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Annual Financial Report 2017 - 2018. (PDF) In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, June 30, 2018, accessed February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ US and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY18 to FY19. (PDF) In: www.nacubo.org. National Association of College and University Business Office, February 4, 2020, accessed February 21, 2020 .
- ↑ History & Traditions. In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, accessed February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c History of the College. In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, accessed February 24, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Timeline: William & Mary 1693-1993. In: www.dailypress.com. Daily Press, February 7, 1993, accessed February 24, 2020 .
- ^ A Mascot for the Tribe. In: www.wm.edu. College of William & Mary, accessed February 23, 2020 .
Coordinates: 37 ° 16 '15.8 " N , 76 ° 42' 26.9" W.