Bryant University is a private university in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
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17 Facts About Bryant University
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Bryant University was founded in 1863 as a branch of a national school which originally taught bookkeeping and methods of business communication and was named after founders, John Collins Bryant and Henry Beadman Bryant.
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Bryant University became non-profit in 1949 and offered its first master's program in 1969.
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Students at Bryant University have a particular way of symbolizing the completion of their education: walking through the archway.
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Bryant University took this as a personal rejection, and Ladd later took his own life.
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Bryant University continued to grow after the move to Smithfield, but began to face serious problems starting in the early 1990s.
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Bryant University wrote its accounts with red ink throughout the early part of the decade, and at its worst, the school had a $1.
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Bryant University announced an ambitious capital campaign and plans to build new facilities and upgrade old ones.
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Under the Machtley administration, Bryant University has built a new library, athletic center, communications and IT complex, residence hall, interfaith center, upgraded all athletic fields, and completely renovated the main classroom building and the student union.
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Bryant University awarded Salmanson an honorary degree of Doctor of Science of Business Administration in 1972 and he became a Bryant University trustee in 1974.
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Bryant University residence life guarantees housing for all four years, although off-campus housing is a growing trend.
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Bryant University has a strict drug policy, which involves the Smithfield Police Department in all cases of violations.
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Bryant University is divided into two colleges: the College of Business and the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Bryant University has 22 intercollegiate varsity athletic programs and participates in NCAA Division I as a member of the Northeast Conference.
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Bryant University lost the Presidents' Cup by only one point in 2006 to Stonehill College.
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Bryant University has 11 varsity teams for men and 11 for women: baseball, basketball, cross country, American football, golf, lacrosse, indoor and outdoor track and field, tennis, soccer, and swimming and diving.
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Bryant University has a growing Greek Life on campus, with two of the oldest chapters dating to 1944.
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