The Schools of Connecticut
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The Schools of Connecticut |
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Central Connecticut State University |
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| Founded: | 1849 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Blue Devils | |
| Colors: | Blue, White | |
| Location: | New Britain | |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
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| Founded: | 1889 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Warriors | |
| Colors: | Maroon, Blue | |
| Location: | Willimantic | |
Quinnipiac University |
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| Founded: | 1929 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Bobcats / Boomer the Bobcat | |
| Colors: | Blue, Gold | |
| Motto: | Challenging Students to Meet the Challenges of the Future. | |
| Location: | Hamden | |
Southern Connecticut State University |
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| Founded: | 1893 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Owls/ Owl | |
| Colors: | Blue, White | |
| Location: | New Haven | |
University of Connecticut |
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| Founded: | 1881 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Huskies/ Jonathan the Husky | |
| Colors: | Blue, White | |
| Motto: | Robur (Strength) | |
| Location: | Storrs | |
Wesleyan University |
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| Founded: | 1831 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Cardinals | |
| Colors: | Cardinal, Black | |
| Location: | Middletown | |
Western Connecticut State University |
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| Founded: | 1903 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Colonials/ Colin Colonial | |
| Colors: | Dark Blue, Metallic Copper | |
| Location: | Danbury | |
Yale University |
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| Founded: | 1701 |
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| Nickname/Mascot: | Bulldogs, Eli, Yalies / Handsom Dan | |
| Colors: | Yale Blue | |
| Motto: | (Hebrew) Urim V'Tumim - Lux et veritas (Latin) Light and Truth |
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| Location: | New Haven | |
| Yale is the 3rd oldest Institution of Higher Education and in 1861 the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was the first in the U.S. to award a Ph. D. | ||
| NOT gets some help looking over the campus map. |
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ESPN |
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| Founded: | 1979 |
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| Location: | Bristol | |
| Colors: | Red, White | |
| Some might not consider ESPN to be an institution of higher education, but a case can be made that it helped expand the role of colleges in athletics, and they have their own Campus in Connecticut, so NOT made sure to visit it anyway. | ||
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Photos by J.J. Kwashnak
Updated December 20011