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'''DePauw University''' is a private university in [[Greencastle, Indiana]]. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a [[Methodist]] heritage and was originally known as '''Indiana Asbury University'''. DePauw is a member of both the [[Great Lakes Colleges Association]] and the [[North Coast Athletic Conference]]. The [[Society of Professional Journalists]] was founded at DePauw.
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==History==
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Indiana Asbury University was founded in 1837 in Greencastle, Indiana, and was named after [[Francis Asbury]], the first American bishop of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]]. The people of Greencastle raised $25,000, equivalent to around $500,000 in 2007 terms, to entice the Methodists to found the college in Greencastle, which was little more than a village at the time.  It was originally established as an all men's school, but began admitting women in 1867.
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In 1884 Indiana Asbury University changed its name to DePauw University in honor of [[Washington C. DePauw]], who made a sequence of substantial donations throughout the 1870s, which culminated in his largest single donation that established the [[Music school|School of Music]] during 1884.<ref>http://my.depauw.edu/library/archives/ehistory/chapter2/wdepauw.html</ref> Before his death in 1887, DePauw donated over $600,000 to Indiana Asbury, equal to around $13&nbsp;million in 2007. In 2002, the school received the largest-ever gift to a liberal arts college, $128&nbsp;million by the Holton family.
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Sigma Delta Chi, known today as the [[Society of Professional Journalists]], was founded at the university in 1909 by a group of student journalists, including [[Eugene C. Pulliam]]. The world's first Greek-letter sorority, [[Kappa Alpha Theta]], was also founded at DePauw in 1870. DePauw is home to the two longest continually running fraternity chapters in the world: the Delta chapter of [[Beta Theta Pi]] and the Lambda chapter of [[Phi Gamma Delta]].<ref>http://www.depauw.edu/studentlife/greek/councilschapters/depauwchapters/|title=DePauw Chapters</ref>
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As of July 2020, Dr. Lori S. White, previously vice chancellor for student affairs at [[Washington University in St. Louis]], is the 21st president of DePauw University.<ref>https://source.wustl.edu/2020/03/white-appointed-president-of-depauw-university/</ref> Dr. White is the first woman and African American to serve as President of DePauw University.<ref>https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/depauw-university-names-first-woman-african-american-as-st-president/article_58b41bfe-1243-5eeb-8ccd-b9694848fce2.html</ref>
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==Academics==
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DePauw University has an enrollment of 1,970 students. Students hail from DePauw's liberal arts education gives students a chance to gain general knowledge outside their direct area of study by taking classes outside their degrees and engaging in Winter Term classes and trips.
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 5 February 2021

Group.png DePauw University  
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DePauw University seal.png
MottoDecus lumenque reipublicae collegium
(the college is the splendor and light of the common good)
Formation1837
HeadquartersIndiana, USA
Type•  Private
•  liberal arts
•  co-educational
Other nameTigers
Small Midwestern university

DePauw University is a private university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the North Coast Athletic Conference. The Society of Professional Journalists was founded at DePauw.

History

Indiana Asbury University was founded in 1837 in Greencastle, Indiana, and was named after Francis Asbury, the first American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The people of Greencastle raised $25,000, equivalent to around $500,000 in 2007 terms, to entice the Methodists to found the college in Greencastle, which was little more than a village at the time. It was originally established as an all men's school, but began admitting women in 1867.

In 1884 Indiana Asbury University changed its name to DePauw University in honor of Washington C. DePauw, who made a sequence of substantial donations throughout the 1870s, which culminated in his largest single donation that established the School of Music during 1884.[1] Before his death in 1887, DePauw donated over $600,000 to Indiana Asbury, equal to around $13 million in 2007. In 2002, the school received the largest-ever gift to a liberal arts college, $128 million by the Holton family.

Sigma Delta Chi, known today as the Society of Professional Journalists, was founded at the university in 1909 by a group of student journalists, including Eugene C. Pulliam. The world's first Greek-letter sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, was also founded at DePauw in 1870. DePauw is home to the two longest continually running fraternity chapters in the world: the Delta chapter of Beta Theta Pi and the Lambda chapter of Phi Gamma Delta.[2]

As of July 2020, Dr. Lori S. White, previously vice chancellor for student affairs at Washington University in St. Louis, is the 21st president of DePauw University.[3] Dr. White is the first woman and African American to serve as President of DePauw University.[4]

Academics

DePauw University has an enrollment of 1,970 students. Students hail from DePauw's liberal arts education gives students a chance to gain general knowledge outside their direct area of study by taking classes outside their degrees and engaging in Winter Term classes and trips.


 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Timothy Collins1956UKFinancierUs financier, attended all the Bilderberg meetings from 2003 to 2012
Margaret Mead16 December 190115 November 1978USSpook
Anthropologist
American anthropologist who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and the 1970s. Close ties to the CIA, including covering up the use of anthropologists as spooks. Husband involved in MK-Ultra program. Later involved in the introduction the agendas "overpopulation" and "global warming".
Howard Petersen7 May 191028 December 1995USFinancierUS financier who negotiated the conclusion of the 1960-62 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade for the JFK administration. Attended Bilderberg/1965.
Dan Quayle4 February 1947USPolitician
Lawyer
One time Bilderberger and former US Vice President
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