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Carroll University

{{Short description|Private college in Waukesha, Wisconsin, US}}

{{distinguish|Carroll College}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Carroll University

| former_name = Carroll College (1846–2008)

| image = Carroll univ seal.png

| image_size = 150

| caption =

| motto = Christo et Litteris

| mottoeng = For Christ and Learning

| established = {{start date and age|1846|1|31}}

| endowment = $73.6 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2021}}

| type = Private university

| president = Cindy Gnadinger

| provost = Mark Blegen

| city = Waukesha

| state = Wisconsin

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|43|0|13|N|88|13|40|W|display=inline,title}}

| campus_size = {{Convert|137|acre}}

| students = 3,283 (fall 2022){{cite web | url =https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Carroll&s=all&id=238458| title =Carroll University| access-date =August 9, 2023}}

| undergrad = 2,771 (fall 2022)

| postgrad = 512 (fall 2022)

| faculty = 136 full-time, 269 part-time

| administrative_staff = 96

| nickname = Pioneers

| mascot = Pio Pete

| sporting_affiliations = NCAA Division III – CCIW

| religious_affiliation = Presbyterian Church (USA)

| address =

| website = {{URL|https://www.carrollu.edu/|carrollu.edu}}

| colors = {{color box|#F26722}} {{color box|White}} {{colorbox|#002B5C}}
Orange, white, and blue

| logo = Carroll univ textlogo.png

| logo_size = 200

}}

Carroll University is a private university in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. It was established in 1846 as Wisconsin's first four-year institution of higher learning. The university is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).

History

Prior to its establishment, what is now Carroll University was Prairieville Academy which was founded in 1841. Its charter—named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence—was passed into law by the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature on January 31, 1846.{{cite web|url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS6118|title=Carroll College|date=2017-08-08|website=Wisconsin Historical Society|access-date=2019-01-15}} During the 1860s, the American Civil War and financial difficulty caused Carroll to temporarily suspend operations.

The board of trustees voted unanimously to change the institution's name from Carroll College to Carroll University effective July 1, 2008.

=Presidents=

  • John Adams Savage: 1850–1863
  • Rensellaer B. Hammond: 1863–1864
  • Walter L. Rankin: 1866–1871*, 1893–1903
  • Wilbur Oscar Carrier: 1903–1917
  • Herbert Pierpoint Houghton: 1918–1920
  • William Arthur Ganfield: 1921–1939
  • Gerrit T. Vander Lugt: 1940–1946
  • Nelson Vance Russell: 1946–1951
  • Robert D. Steele: 1952–1967
  • John T. Middaugh: 1967–1970
  • Robert V. Cramer: 1971–1988
  • Dan C. West: 1988–1992
  • Frank S. Falcone: 1993–2006
  • Douglas N. Hastad: 2006–2017
  • Cindy Gnadinger: 2017-

* Between July 31, 1871, and June 22, 1893, no college work was carried on. While the charter retained the college privileges, teaching was on the academy level. College work was resumed and the office of the presidency was filled again in 1893.

Campus

The campus is home to a variety of nineteenth and early 20th century historical buildings, including Sneeden House (a 1922 colonial home now used as a guesthouse and conference center) and MacAllister Hall (a renovated, 19th-century mansion that now houses offices for the CFO, English, modern language, computational and physical sciences, chemistry, and the Division of Arts and Sciences)."[http://thedigitalnp.com/2010/10/26/macallister-history-haunts/ MacAllister: A History of Haunts]"

Academics

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Carroll University offers more than 95 areas of study at the undergraduate level, with master's degrees and certificates in selected subjects, as well as one clinical doctorate program in physical therapy. Its most popular undergraduate majors, based on number, out of 580 graduates in 2022, were:{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Carroll&s=all&id=238458#programs |website=nces.ed.gov/college navigator |title=Carroll University |publisher=U.S. Dept of Education |access-date=March 3, 2023}}

  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology (105)
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (100)
  • Psychology (37)
  • Biology/Biological Sciences (36)
  • Business Administration and Management (33)
  • Elementary Education and Teaching (31)

Carroll University ranked 31st in Regional Universities Midwest in U.S. News & World Report 2022 America's Best Colleges.{{cite news | url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/carroll-university-3838 | work=U.S. News & World Report | title=Regional University Rankings | access-date=2013-05-03 | archive-date=2015-03-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311031614/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/carroll-university-3838 | url-status=dead }} In 2018, Forbes ranked Carroll 594th among 650 colleges in the United States."[https://www.forbes.com/colleges/carroll-university/ America's Top Colleges Ranking 2015: Carroll University]". Forbes, July 29, 2015. In 2018, Money Magazine ranked Carroll 613th among 727 colleges in the United States.

Traditions

Since the 1960s, bagpipes have been a part of Carroll's opening convocation and commencement ceremony. Freshmen are escorted to their first assembly by a lone bagpiper, and upon graduation are led to commencement by a band of bagpipers.[https://www.jsonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2017/05/14/2017-carroll-university-commencement-ceremony/101692860/]{{dead link|date=May 2022}}

Athletics

File:Carroll pioneers wordmark.png

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Carroll athletic teams are the Pioneers. The university is a member of the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) since the 2016–17 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 1955–56 to 1992–93.

Carroll competes in 23 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.

= Football =

{{see also|List of Carroll Pioneers head football coaches}}

The college football program at Carroll began in the late 1890s. Past head coaches include Glenn Thistlethwaite, Vince DiFrancesca, and Matty Bell. The current coach is Mike Budziszewski, who replaced Mark Krzykowski after the 2019 season.{{cite web|title=Football Coaches|url=https://gopios.com/sports/football/coaches|access-date=2022-02-24|website=Carroll University Athletics|language=en}}

Student newspaper

The New Perspective (TNP) is a student newspaper at Carroll University. The paper is published every other Tuesday during the academic year, except during holidays, semester breaks, and exam periods. Its circulation is 1,500. The New Perspective is free and distributed throughout the campus and city. The paper was founded in 1874 as the Carroll Echo.{{cite journal |last1=Fowler |first1=Dorothy Ganfield |date=Dec 1945 |title=Wisconsin's Carroll College |journal=The Wisconsin Magazine of History |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=137–156 |jstor=4631744}} In 1968, the name of the paper was changed to The Perspective. In 1976, Gary Stevens, the faculty advisor for the newspaper, suggested the editor-in-chief position be replaced with an editorial staff. The Student Senate approved the idea. With this change came another name change, to The New Perspective.

Notable alumni

{{Main|List of Carroll University alumni}}

  • Steven Burd, former chairman and president of Safeway{{Cite web |last=Somerville |first=Heather |date=2013-01-02 |title=Safeway CEO Steve Burd to retire |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/01/02/safeway-ceo-steve-burd-to-retire/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}
  • Howard Fuller, civil rights activist{{Cite web |title=Howard Fuller |url=https://educationresearchalliancenola.org/participants/howard-fuller |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=Education Research Alliance for New Orleans |language=en}}
  • Donald Goerke, inventor of Spaghetti-Os{{Cite news |last=Fox |first=Margalit |date=2010-01-14 |title=Donald Goerke, Creator of SpaghettiOs, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/business/14goerke.html |access-date=2025-05-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

Notable faculty

References

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External links

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