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University of Rio Grande

{{Short description|Community college in Rio Grande, Ohio, US}}

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| name = University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College

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| image = Rio grande univ ohio seal.jpg

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| caption = Official seal at the campus entrance in 2007

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| motto = Changing Tomorrows

| established = {{start date and age|1876|09|13}}

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| type = Private university and public community college

| endowment = $21,853,211

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| president = Ryan Smith

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| provost = Dr. David Lawrence

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| students = 2,300

| undergrad = 2,140

| postgrad = 160

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|city = Rio Grande

|state = Ohio

|country = United States

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|campus = Rural, {{convert|190|acre|ha|0}}

| former_names = Rio Grande College (1876–1989)

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| colors = Red & White
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| nickname = RedStorm

| athletics_affiliations= NAIA – River States (primary)
NAIA – Mid-South (wrestling, volleyball)

| parent = University System of Ohio

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

| logo = Rio grande univ logo.svg

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The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College (originally Rio Grande College){{cite web|url=http://www.ohiogenealogyexpress.com/gallia/galliaco_history_raccoon.htm|title=Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio|work=History of Gallia County|publisher=H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers|access-date=28 January 2011|location=Chicago & Toledo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223045448/http://ohiogenealogyexpress.com/gallia/galliaco_history_raccoon.htm|archive-date=23 December 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} is a private university and public community college merged into one institution in Rio Grande, Ohio. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

History

= Early history =

Ira Haning, a Free Will Baptist minister, persuaded Nehemiah and Permelia Atwood, affluent residents and entrepreneurs, to use their wealth to establish a college. Following Nehemiah's death in 1869, the responsibility for making this dream a reality fell to his wife Permelia. In 1873, Permelia Ridgeway Atwood established an endowment and deeded {{convert|10|acre|ha}} of land for Rio Grande College, which officially opened on September 13, 1876. In its first year, Ransom Dunn was president as well as professor of mental and moral philosophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiogenealogyexpress.com/gallia/galliaco_history_raccoon.htm|title=Raccoon Township|year=1882|work=History of Gallia County|publisher=H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers|access-date=28 January 2011|location=Chicago & Toledo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223045448/http://ohiogenealogyexpress.com/gallia/galliaco_history_raccoon.htm|archive-date=23 December 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Athletics

{{see also|Rio Grande RedStorm football}}

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The Rio Grande athletic teams are called the RedStorm. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2014–15 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 1964–65 to 1970–71. The RedStorm previously competed in the Mid-South Conference (MSC) from 2009–10 to 2013–14, and in the defunct American Mideast Conference (AMC) from 1971–72 to 2008–09.

Rio Grande competes in 26 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, rugby, soccer, track & field (indoor & outdoor), volleyball, and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, rugby, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor & outdoor), and volleyball; and co-ed sports include bass fishing, cheerleading, dance, and eSports. Football, which had been dropped after the 1949 season, will return in 2025, competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC).

Notable alumni

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References

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External links

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  • [https://www.rioredstorm.com/ Athletics website]

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