Former names | Roger Williams University |
---|---|
Motto | Veritas vos liberabit |
Motto in English | The truth will set you free |
Type | Private university |
Established | 1865 |
Endowment | $14.3 million (2016)[1] |
Chancellor | William Tsutsui |
President | Reggies Wenyika (OUKS) Dennis Tyner (OUAZ) |
Provost | Terry Haines |
Rector | John Holzhüter |
Students | 4,671 |
Undergraduates | 3,589 |
Postgraduates | 1,082 |
Location | , , United States 38°36′09″N 95°15′56″W / 38.602589°N 95.265542°W |
Colors | Main campus: Black and gold Surprise campus: Maroon and orange |
Nickname | Braves Spirit |
Sporting affiliations | Ottawa main campus: NAIA – KCAC Surprise campus: NAIA – GSAC |
Website | www |
Ottawa University (OU) is a private Baptist university with its main campus in Ottawa, Kansas. It also has a second residential campus in Surprise, Arizona, and adult campuses in the Kansas City, Phoenix and Milwaukee metropolitan areas. It was founded in 1865 and is affiliated with the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma and the American Baptist Churches USA. The residential campus in Ottawa has a student enrollment of more than 850 students, while the OUAZ campus in Surprise boasts more than 900. In total, Ottawa University serves more than 4,000 students across all of its campuses and online.[2]