Ottawa University facts for kids
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Former names
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Roger Williams University |
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| Motto |
Veritas vos liberabit
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Motto in English
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The Truth Will Set You Free |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1865 |
| Endowment | $14.3 million (2016) |
| Chancellor | Kevin Eichner |
| President | Reggies Wenyika |
| Provost | Terry Haines |
| Rector | John Holzhüter |
| Students | 630 |
| Undergraduates | 600 |
| Postgraduates | 30 |
| Location |
,
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United States
38°36′09″N 95°15′56″W / 38.602589°N 95.265542°W |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Nickname | Braves |
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Sporting affiliations
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NAIA – KCAC |
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Ottawa University (OU) is a private Baptist liberal arts university in Ottawa, Kansas. It has other campuses in other places throughout the Unites States. It was created in 1865. It is grouped with the American Baptist Churches USA. Ottawa has about 700 students on its main campus in Ottawa, 500 on its campus in Surprise, and about 4,000 students across all of its campuses and online.
Campus
The original campus is in Ottawa, Kansas. It is referred to as OUKS.
A second campus opened in August 2017 in Surprise, Arizona. It is referred to OUAZ.
OU has adult campuses in Overland Park, Kansas; Phoenix, Surprise and Queen Creek, Arizona; Brookfield, Wisconsin; and Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Credit
Ottawa University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Its education programs in Kansas are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.
