Seneca University
Onödowága Hënöteyëstahkwaʼ (Seneca} Université Sénèque (French) | |
Former name |
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| Motto | Je trouverai mon chemin |
Motto in English | "I will find my path" |
| Type | Private research university |
| Established | March 5, 1828 |
| 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 | Western Keepers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS — ACC |
Seneca University (SU) is a private research university in Rochester (Wahsödi:yo:h), New York. Found in 1819 as the Seneca 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.
History
Academics
| Faculty | Founded |
| Humanities | 1819 |
| Natural Sciences | 1828 |
| Arts | 1828 |
| Engineering | 1859 |
| Commerce | 1867 |
| Graduate Studies | 1870 |
| Law | 1870 |
| Medicine | 1871 |