Seneca University

Seneca University

Onödowága Hënöteyëstahkwaʼ (Seneca) Université Sénèque (French)
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Former name	Seneca Drill School (1819 – 1824) Seneca School (1824 – 1828) Seneca College (1828 – 1859) Seneca Polytechnic Institute and Iroquois Confederacy University (1859 – 1872)
Motto	Je trouverai mon chemin
Motto in English	"I will find my path"
Type	Private research university
Established	March 5, 1828 (1828-03-05)
Founder	Alexander Dickson
Academic staff	1,973
Administrative staff	16,982
Students	19,486
Undergraduates	10,864
Postgraduates	8,982
Location	Wahsödi:yo:h , Seneca Nation , United States
Campus	Suburban, 1,300 acres (530 ha)
Nickname	Blues
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS — ACC

Seneca University (SU) is a private research university in Rochester (Wahsödi:yo:h), New York.

Founded in 1819 as the Seneca Drill School, by United States Army officer Alexander Dickson after his return from Newfoundland. After it's rebrand in 1859 to the Seneca Polytechnic and Iroquois Confederacy University, it became a well known and prestigious institution of learning, especially for still segregated Canadian First Nations and Confederate Indians. In 1872, the university became a private institution after the United States government tried to force westernization on it, despite the fact the university already balanced traditional beliefs with western ideals.

SU would be the site of a clash between United States forces and traditionalists, believers in the Haudenosaunee Reservation staying its current size.