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As the world continues to expand and he travels more and more, NOT Duck realizes how much he doesn't know. In order to try and combat this, he has decided to try and spend time on college campuses, soaking up as much knowledge as he can.
Participating when he can, NOT tries out what it's like to be a Jumbo at Tufts University, even partaking in social activities.

Visiting one of the historical institutions in Alabama: Alabama A&M

Albany State University in Albany Georgia is one of the three Historically Black Institutions in the University of Georgia System. (The Others are Fort Valley State (below) and Savannah State

NOT looked for Oak Trees, but did not find many nuts at Alcorn State.

Founded in 1889 as the Decatur Female Seminary by Presbyterian minister Frank H. Gaines, the name changed to Agnes Scott to honor the mother of the schools' primary benefactor, Colonel George Washington Scott. Agnes Scott Institute became the name in 1890, and institute was changed to college in 1906 to create the current Agnes Scott College. The school sits in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, and is considered one of the Seven Sisters of the South.
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Just across the border in Alabama is Auburn University, home of the orange and blue. Their symbol is a golden eagle named Tiger and their costumed mascot is a tiger named Aubie. So much of the animal kingdom is covered by a single school.

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In one of the wonderfully offbeat college traditions, Auburn has the "Rolling of Toomer's Corner, where following an athletic victory, students rush to celebrate by toilet papering a tree on the corner of campus. NOT just wondered what was left in the dormitory stalls now.
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Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi was named Top Christian Business College in the United States.

Berry College in Rome was founded by Martha McChesney Berry in 1902 and strongly follows the school's motto: "Not to be ministered unto, but to minister."
Sticking his head in at Boston University too, checking out the program there while avoiding the Chancellor John Silber, who may not be fond of little ducks.

Brenau University in northern Georgia didn't mind that NOT was not a woman. As long as he stayed on his side of the gate.

Clark-Atlanta University came about from the merging of Clark College and Atlanta University in 1988.
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Clemson University was scary to NOT. No Lions or Bears, but Tigers oh my! And the paw prints were so big. Luckily the police were there to protect him.

Duke University is dominated by their incredible cathedral. And a decent basketball team.

Emory University in Atlanta welcomes you but little ducks get stuck in the fencing sometimes.

Fort Valley State University is one of the three historically black institutions in the University of Georgia System.

Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville tries to incorporate both a college and a university. Pick one!

Georgia Military College has a campus in Milledgeville. The administrative building uses the rebuilt original Georgia State Capitol building. Milledgeville was the capitol of Georgia until after the civil war, when it was moved to Atlanta.

Yellow Jackets meet Ducks at Georgia Tech in Atlanta

In Americus is Georgia Southwestern State University, covering the (duh) southwestern part of the state of Georgia

Georgia State University in Atlanta decided to stick its welcome sign across the road, making it difficult for NOT to stop by for a picture, though construction helped with this.

The Grambling Tiger gives NOT a ride in Louisiana.
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NOT went to Worcester, Mass. in search of the Holy Cross that the college is named for - but he was not sure if they would hang it on the wall.


Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi counts among famous alums the late football great Walter Payton.

Kennesaw State University in Georgia is one of the state's up and coming institutions of higher learning.

LaGrange College, in of all places LaGrange, Georgia, is the oldest non-tax supported institution of higher education in Georgia

In 1974 Dr. Williams was told to get a life. He did them one better by founding Life University, now the largest educational institution serving the chiropractic profession. Not tries to give this institution a hand, but finds that it already has two huge ones outside.

King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is J.J.'s father's alma mater.

NOT tries to get Technical and checks out Louisiana Tech.

Millsaps is a small college in Jackson, MS was founded by the United Methodist Church in 1890.


In Macon, you will be shown no mercer at Mercer University. Mercer was one of the few colleges and universities, and the only one in Georgia, to remain open during the American Civil War.

Mississippi College (known as 'MC') is the oldest college in Mississippi and the second oldest Baptist affiliated college in the world.

Montana Tech of the University of Montana in Butte was established in 1889 and specializes in engineering and technology education

Morehouse University counts Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson and Martin Luther King, Jr. among it's many famous alums.

Morris Brown college has been suffering financial and administrative trouble for the past few years. Beautiful campus in downtown Atlanta though.

Nestled in the hills of Dahlonega, the North Georgia College and State University is the second oldest public higher education institution in Georgia, and was the first public college to admit women in the state.

Northwestern State College, Louisiana. Home of the Demons

The sun is shining in Evanston, Illinois at Northwestern University.

Oberlin College shows the greenery in Ohio.

Oglethorpe University in Atlanta is named for (again, duh) the founder of Georgia, James Edward Oglethorpe. It's that whole Georgia thing.

Across the pond is a little school called Oxford.

Oxford College is no relation to the more famous cousin above, was originally Emory College in Oxford, Georgia until Emory moved to Atlanta in 1919 and the college became the College of Arts and Sciences of Emory University. The junior college was founded here in 1929 and is called Oxford College of Emory University.

In the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania State University - State College

Reinhardt College nestles students in the mountains of North Georgia.
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Samford University sits in the heart of Alabama outside Birmingham.

Does one take the shorter bus to Shorter College in Rome, Georgia? Formerly the Cherokee Baptist Female College the school became the Shorter Female College in 1877, renamed to recognize generous contributors. In the 1950's the "female" was dropped as the school went co-educationa.

Spelman College has been described as the Radcliffe College of the historically black colleges.

The orange breast goes well with the Orangemen of Syracuse.

A Bright Spot in New Jersey - Thomas Edison State College.

Tift College was a private liberal arts college for women in Georgia. The school was closed when it merged with Mercer University in 1986. Now the campus is devoid of students, but all that fencing is appropriate as the campus will become a center for the Georgia Department of Corrections.

Tougaloo College is nestled in the north part of Jackson, Mississippi and was a center point of Civil Rights activity in the central Mississippi area.

It also has one of the most interestingly shaped dormitories NOT has ever seen.

Tuskeegee University in Alabama is the modern version of the Tuskeegee Institute, formerly the Normal School, which opened on July 4, 1881 as one of the principal schools formed to educate African Americans. The first principal of the newly formed school was Booker T. Washington.

Hey Sailor! NOT contemplates the US Naval Academy in Annapolis but can't see himself as a MidshipDuck.

On a foray to Nashville there was a side visit to Vanderbilt. Unfortunately it was winter break so all was toooo quiet there.

The University of West Georgia covers, well you can guess what part of the state.

Nothing's Wrong at Wright State University in Ohio
Updated July 2007