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Davenport University is a private, non-profit, multi-location university located at 11 campuses throughout Michigan and online. It was founded in 1866 by Conrad Swensburg and currently offers Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's Degrees, diplomas, and post-grad certification programs in business, technology, health professions, and graduate studies (MBA).
Davenport's W.A. Lettinga Main Campus is located outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The main campus includes student organizations, residence halls, and athletic programs.
The predecessor to the modern Davenport University was founded in 1866 by Carl G. Swensburg, a Union Army veteran who returned to Michigan from the Civil War. The college, located in downtown Grand Rapids, opened with sixteen students as Grand Rapids Business College on January 25, 1866. The college offered courses in various office skills, such as bookkeeping, penmanship, business law and arithmetic.
The college operated under various names and in several locations in Grand Rapids throughout its early history. By 1910 the college was on the verge of closing. Michael E. Davenport, a new teacher at the school, reinvigorated the remaining staff and eventually took over the school's leadership in an attempt to revive it.
A university (Latin: universitas, "a whole") is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which grants academic degrees in various subjects and typically provides undergraduate education and postgraduate education. The word "university" is derived from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium, which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars."
The original Latin word "universitas" refers in general to "a number of persons associated into one body, a society, company, community, guild, corporation, etc." At the time of the emergence of urban town life and medieval guilds, specialised "associations of students and teachers with collective legal rights usually guaranteed by charters issued by princes, prelates, or the towns in which they were located" came to be denominated by this general term. Like other guilds, they were self-regulating and determined the qualifications of their members.
In modern usage the word has come to mean "An institution of higher education offering tuition in mainly non-vocational subjects and typically having the power to confer degrees," with the earlier emphasis on its corporate organization considered as applying historically to Medieval universities.
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Davenport University Dorm South Hall Room 343 - Game, Connor, Matt, Wayne
Our W.A. Lettinga Campus in Grand Rapids is our largest campus.
Davenport University commencement ceremony at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI.
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A quick look at the home of Davenport University basketball, volleyball and many other recreational activities.
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An entertaining look at Davenport University’s history and development beginning in 1866, along with the University’s vision of the future.
The women's volleyball team will be taking a trip to Nicaragua in August. Coach Megan Lenhart and players Krissy Dill/Sydney Tracer discuss the trip. If you wish to donate to the team for the trip you can at the link below. https://davenport.networkforgood.com/projects/9657-davenport-university-athletics-davenport-university-women-s-volleyball
Photos from the Davenport University 2007 London-Paris Study Abroad program
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Top 11. Best Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Davenport - Travel Iowa: Figge Art Museum, The Putnam Museum & Science Center, Vander Veer Botanical Park, Village of East Davenport, Freight House Farmers Market, German American Heritage Center, Davenport Skybridge, Downtown Davenport, Rhythm City Casino Resort, Adler Theatre, B.J. and Mabel Palmer Mansion
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More than 2.400km around Tasmania in 13 days on my Ford Econovan, me and my mates Andrea and Nick. Starting from Devonport, visiting the Leven Canyon, hiking on the top of the Cradle Mountain National Park, driving along the remotest lands on the east side until the Nelson Falls and the Frenchman’s Lookout, walking along the Lake St. Claire, camping on a hill in Ellendale enjoying a stunning Milky Way, challenging the strong wind of the Mount Field National Park, till the cold walls of Strathgordon, coming back to the civilization in Hobart for the first shower before to have a dip in the frozen restoring water of South East Cape, tasting the oysters in Bruny Island, exploring the massive cliffs and watching the wales of Tasman Peninsula and Cape Hauy, visiting friends in Richmond and enjo...
A graduating senior remembers all the great things about DU.
Davenport University Dorm South Hall Room 343 - Game, Connor, Matt, Wayne
Our W.A. Lettinga Campus in Grand Rapids is our largest campus.
Davenport University commencement ceremony at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI.
A quick look at Davenport University's home for baseball, softball and tennis.
Paladins Esports : Rowan University vs Davenport University
A quick look at the home of Davenport University basketball, volleyball and many other recreational activities.
Arkansas State University Varsity vs Davenport University at ASU - March 8th, 2014
Davenport University 2014 Commencement Ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids at 2 p.m.
University of Cincinnati vs Davenport University Women's Rugby in Round of 16, Nationals DII Fall 2016.
Davenport University's Commencement Ceremony will be held on April 26th, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Van Andel Arena, located in downtown Grand Rapids.
Lindenwood University vs Davenport University Rugby 14 March 2015
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