Former names | Emory College Emory University Academy Emory at Oxford |
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Motto | Cor prudentis possidebit scientiam[1] |
Motto in English | The wise heart seeks knowledge [Proverbs 18:15] |
Type | Private residential college |
Established | 1836 |
Parent institution | Emory University |
Religious affiliation | Methodist |
Dean | Badia Ahad[2] |
Undergraduates | 993[3] |
Location | , , United States 33°37′10″N 83°52′16″W / 33.619519°N 83.871045°W |
Campus | Small Town |
Colors | Blue and gold |
Mascot | Swoop the Eagle |
Website | www |
Oxford College of Emory University (Oxford College) is a residential college of Emory University, a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Oxford College is located in Oxford and specializes in the foundations of liberal arts education. The college is located on Emory University's original campus 38 miles (61 km) east of Emory's current Atlanta campus. Students who enroll in Oxford College complete an associate of the arts degree there, after which they can continue their studies at Emory's Atlanta campus to pursue a bachelor degree without any additional applications.
Oxford College has an enrollment of nearly 1,000 freshman and sophomore students. Campus organizations include various community service groups, interest clubs, and social clubs, the school's replacement for traditional fraternities and sororities. The university-wide unofficial mascot, a skeleton named "Lord Dooley", has its origins in the Oxford campus. In terms of athletics, the college participates in NJCAA Division III sports, with the men's and women's tennis teams having won national championships multiple times.
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