Bradley University
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| Motto | Understanding is Integration |
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| Established | 1897 |
| Type | private, coeducational |
| Endowment | $182 Million [1] |
| President | Dr. David C. Broski |
| Provost | Dr. Peter Johnson [1] |
| Staff | 515 |
| Undergraduates | 5,300 |
| Postgraduates | 800 |
| Location | Peoria, Illinois, USA |
| Campus | urban, 75 acres (303,514 m²) |
| Colors | Red & White |
| Nickname | Braves |
| Website | www.bradley.edu |
Bradley University is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. It is a medium sized institution with an enrollment of approximately 6,100 undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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[edit] History
The Bradley Polytechnic Institute was founded by philanthropist Lydia Moss Bradley in 1897 in memory of her husband Tobias and their six children, all of whom died early and suddenly, making Bradley a childless widow. In 1896, Bradley was introduced to the president of the University of Chicago, who convinced her to move ahead with her plans to establish the institute. Bradley provided seventeen and a half acres of land, $170,000 for buildings, equipment, and a library, and $30,000 per year for operating expenses.
Originally, the institute was organized as a four-year academy as well as a two-year college. There was only one other high school in the city of Peoria at the time. By 1899 the institute had expanded to accommodate nearly 500 pupils, and study fields included biology, chemistry, food work, sewing, English, German, French, Latin, Greek, history, manual arts, drawing, mathematics, and physics. By 1920 the institute dropped the academy orientation and adopted a four-year collegial program. Enrollment continued to grow over the coming decades and the name Bradley University was adopted in 1946. [2]
[edit] Academics
Bradley University was recently ranked 7th among Midwestern comprehensive masters-degree-granting universities in the 2006 edition of America's Best Colleges published by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, Bradley's Department of Industrial Engineering was ranked second among colleges that do not grant PhDs. [3]
Bradley University was named 24th on the list of "Top 25 Most Connected Campuses" and "Top 25 Most Entrepreneurial Campuses" in the nation by The Princeton Review and Forbes magazine.
The College of Education at Bradley University is NCATE-approved. [4] Additionally, of the nation’s 3623 colleges and universities, Bradley University's Foster College of Business Administration is one of only 160 schools whose business and accounting programs are both accredited by AACSB International. [5]
Bradley University is organized into the following colleges and schools:
[edit] Undergraduate School
- College of Education and Health Sciences
- College of Engineering and Technology
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Foster College of Business Administration
- Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts
- Academic Exploration Program (AEP), for students without a declared major.
[edit] Graduate School
Bradley University offers master's degrees through the Foster College of Business Administration, Slane College of Communication and Fine Arts, College of Engineering and Technology, and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as well as master's and doctoral degrees in the College of Education and Health Sciences.
[edit] Campus
Confined to 75 acres on Peoria's west side and only minutes from the city's downtown, the campus of Bradley University is relatively compact when compared to other universities which may enjoy a more isolated setting. Consequentially, there are few places on campus which cannot be reached from any other part of campus in under ten minutes. Bradley's student housing is concentrated on the campus's east side, and the dormitories include College (all women's), Geisert, Harper, Heitz, University, Williams, and Wyckoff Halls. There is also a complex of singles dormitories and two university-owned apartment complexes. [6]
Also located on the south side of Bradley's campus is Dingeldine Music Center, which was acquired from the Second Church of Christ, Scientist in 1983. The Center serves as the main performance and practice facility for Bradley's instrumental and choral programs.
[edit] Groups and Activities
[edit] Athletics
The Bradley University Braves currently compete in all sports in the Missouri Valley Conference. The men's basketball team has made eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament: 1950, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1996, and 2006. In 1950 and 1954 they were in the Final Four, and in 2006 the Braves made their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1955, defeating 4th seed Kansas and 5th seed Pittsburgh. However, their Cinderella story came to an end in the Sweet Sixteen with a loss to the University of Memphis. Bradley also won the National Invitation Tournament in 1957, 1960, 1964, and 1982.
[edit] Controversy
In August of 2005, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which conducts collegiate athletics, insituted a ban on schools that use "hostile and abusive" American Indian nicknames from hosting postseason games, beginning February 2006. Bradley, whose athletic teams are known as the "Braves," was placed on the list. In April 2006, the NCAA removed Bradley from the list but placed it on a 5-year watch list. [7].
[edit] Forensics
Bradley University boasts the nation's most prolific college forensics team, with their American Forensics Association Championship winning streak from 1980 through 2000 only broken in 1994 and 1995. [8][9] Originally established as an Oratorical Competition in 1897 by founder Lydia Moss Bradley, the Speech Team has become the most successful intercollegiate team in history. In 2005, Bradley won its 38th national championship title at the National Forensic Association tournament at the University of Akron. The team, consisting of nearly thirty Bradley students, won by one of the largest margins in history.
Since 1979, Bradley University has had one hundred and fifteen individual national champions. No other team has attained as many individual national champions. Since 1980, Bradley has won nationals thirty-three times, and is the only team to have won both the American Forensics Association Tournament and the National Forensics Association Tournament more than once. This record of success is unmatched by any other college forensics team in the United States.
[edit] Greek
Bradley chapters of the North-American Interfraternity Conference, National Panhellenic Conference, and National Pan-Hellenic Council are primarily located on the south side of campus.
[edit] North-American Interfraternity Conference chapters
- Alpha Epsilon Pi
- Delta Tau Delta
- Delta Upsilon
- Phi Gamma Delta
- Phi Kappa Tau
- Pi Kappa Alpha
- Pi Kappa Phi
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
- Sigma Chi
- Sigma Nu
- Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Theta Chi
- Theta Xi
[edit] National Panhellenic Conference sorority chapters
[edit] National Pan-Hellenic Council fraternity chapters
[edit] National Pan-Hellenic Council sorority chapters
[edit] Other social and professional organizations
- Alpha Phi Omega (Co-ed Community Service)
- Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
- Sigma Alpha Iota
- Sigma Theta Epsilon
[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Government, public service, and public policy
- Dr. Janet Barry - American Association of School Administrators 1996 National Superintendent of the Year
- Ray LaHood - U.S. Congressman from Illinois' 18th District
- The Honorable Joe Billy McDade - United States District Court Federal Judge
- Robert H. Michel - retired Congressman from Illinois' 18th District and longest serving Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Nicholas Scoppetta - New York City Fire Commissioner
- General John M. Shalikashvili - retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO
[edit] Literature, arts, and media
- Jack Brickhouse - former radio and TV announcer for the Chicago Cubs
- Neil Flynn - actor on Scrubs
- Lillian Glass - noted speech pathologist, speech communication author and speaker
- Jerry Hadley - leading lyric tenor for the New York Metropolitan Opera
- David Horowitz - consumer advocate
- Tami Lane - Academy Award winner (Makeup, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
- Ralph Lawler - TV play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Clippers
- Wendy Ross - assistant managing editor for the Washington Post
- Charlie Steiner - former host of ESPN's SportsCenter, former radio announcer for the New York Yankees, current announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Chick Hearn - former play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
[edit] Business and science
- Charles Ebeling - retired vice president of corporate communications, McDonald's Corporation
- Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. - Became the first African American astronaut in 1967
- Timothy L. Mounts - agricultural chemist specializing in edible oilseed.
- George T. Shaheen - CEO of Siebel Systems and former CEO of Andersen Consulting and Webvan
- Richard Teerlink - retired chairman of Harley-Davidson
- David Vecsey - noted Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist, pilot of the Mars Rover Exploration Module.
- Tom Wagner - retired vice president for customer communication and satisfaction at Ford Motor Company
[edit] Athletics
- Hersey Hawkins - professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls, Seattle Supersonics, Charlotte Hornets, & Philadelphia 76ers; bronze medalist, 1988 Summer Olympics. All time leading scorer for men's basketball at Bradley.
- Jim Les - professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers, Sacramento Kings & Atlanta Hawks; assistant coach for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs; current men's basketball coach at Bradley.
- Marcus Pollard - professional football player for the Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts
- Bobby Joe Mason - professional basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters.
- Matt Savoie - figure skater: U.S. bronze medalist, member of 2006 Winter Olympics U.S. team
- Chet Walker - professional basketball player for the Syracuse Nationals, Philadelphia 76ers, and Chicago Bulls.
- Patrick O'Bryant - professional basketball player drafted ninth overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors.
- Kirby Puckett - was a professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Anthony Parker - professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers.
- Gavin Glinton - professional soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy and Turks and Caicos Islands national football team.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Admission's Website
- BU Braves
- InterFraternity Council chapters at Bradley University
- Panhellenic Sorority chapters at Bradley University
- Broadside: Writers & Artists- Bradley's Official Literary Journal
- Psi Phi: Bradley's science fiction and fantasy club
- Bradley Basketball fansite
[edit] References
- 1 endowment America's Best Colleges 2006. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on February 7, 2006.
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