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The private university was founded as Battle Creek College in 1874 with just 12 students. It did not move to its current location in Berrien Springs until 1901, when it was renamed Emmanuel Missionary College. It later welcomed Potomoc University – a nearby Adventist institution – to join its campus; gaining Potomoc’s graduate program and 바카라사이트ological seminary.
In 1960, Emmanuel Missionary College was renamed Andrews University as a dedication to Adventist scholar John Nevin Andrews.
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Andrews has an international outlook, encouraging its students to ‘engage globally’. In 2011, Griggs University joined Andrews University to become its School of Distance Education & International Partnerships, responsible for overseeing Seventh-Day Adventist education beyond Berrien Springs.
Its rural campus was built on woods and farmland, and is officially listed as an arboretum and a Michigan State Historic Site. Its four halls of residence are all single-sex, enforce curfews, and strictly disallow mixing of female and male students in dormitories. Students living on campus are required to attend a minimum number of services, and many engage with 바카라사이트 campus ministries.
The colours of its athletics teams are blue and gold, and its mascot is 바카라사이트 Cardinal.
