Established in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg; renamed Bucknell University in 1886 in honor of William Bucknell, a major benefactor. The University is highly selective, private, nonsectarian, coeducational (since 1883), residential, and undergraduate, with a small graduate program.
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https://www.bucknell.edu/info-about-attending-bucknell/academics-at-bucknell/academic-centers-and-institutes.htmlBucknell University is an academic community that assumes personal and professional integrity on the part of all its members.
https://www.bucknell.edu/AcademicResponsibilityWhat are you made of? Find out here, in a wide array of classes where top faculty will teach you to think critically and communicate well - valuable and highly transferable skills that last forever.
https://www.bucknell.edu/info-about-attending-bucknell/academics-at-bucknell.htmlBucknell University is committed to providing accessibility and reasonable accommodations to all who visit, work, and study on campus.
https://www.bucknell.edu/AccessibilityThis isn't your grandfather's economy. Our program in accounting and finance is rooted in our liberal arts core to help you make ethical, informed judgments.
https://www.bucknell.edu/AccountingAccreditation is part of the tradition of voluntary self-regulation within the independent sector of higher education in the United States
https://www.bucknell.edu/AccreditationA list of administrative offices and resources available at Bucknell
https://www.bucknell.edu/about-bucknell/administrative-offices.htmlWe invite you to explore Bucknell's admissions information, take our virtual tour, learn about our faculty, and determine if applying to Bucknell University is a good fit for you.
https://www.bucknell.edu/admissions.htmlThe Affinity Housing Program provides a unique living and learning experience that enables a group of students to live together while exploring a common area of interest. Student groups ranging from a cadre of like-minded individuals to members of the same student organization apply to live together in one of Bucknell's Small Houses or residence halls.
https://www.bucknell.edu/AffinityHousingMajoring in Africana Studies helps students develop international and national perspectives, gain a strong background in research and become innovative thinkers and future leaders. Majors will also be able to offer employers significant expertise with respect to issues of diversity and inclusion.
https://www.bucknell.edu/AfricanaStudiesThe Alumni Guest Program is designed to offer opportunities to alumni to visit the campus
https://www.bucknell.edu/about-bucknell/events-management-office/alumni-and-summer-guest-program.htmlAll alumni are members of the Bucknell University Alumni Association. Your membership entitles you to a wide array of programs, products and services.
https://www.bucknell.edu/buaaCareer counseling, assessments, webinars, and other resources for Bucknell alumni.
https://www.bucknell.edu/AlumniCareerServicesThe Orange and Blue thread is strong and reaches all around the world. It knits together an alumni community of over 50,000 people with a tight bond of love for Bucknell University. Learn about alumni community resources and news.
https://www.bucknell.edu/alumni-relations.htmlMore than 50,000 strong, Bucknell alumni span the globe and are all linked by a common bond: memories of the Orange and Blue.
https://www.bucknell.edu/info-about-attending-bucknell/who-we-are/bucknell-stories/alumni-stories.htmlStudy social cues in capuchin monkeys, understand how bees learn or learn what motivates rats. Our animal behavior program combines both biology and psychology, gives students hands-on experience in both disciplines.
https://www.bucknell.edu/academics/arts-and-sciences-college-of/academic-departments-and-programs/animal-behavior.htmlBy studying sociology at Bucknell, you'll learn about social change, patterns and relationships among individuals, groups, organizations and societies. Focus on social categories including age, citizenship, class, family, gender, race and religion.
https://www.bucknell.edu/AnthropologyBucknell Alumni App FAQs
https://www.bucknell.edu/alumni-relations/connections-and-communities/alumni-app/app-faqs.htmlIn studio art, you'll get an intensive one-on-one education in painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, graphic design, multimedia, and video and performance art. Art history explores art from prehistory to the present through the Rothschild-Johnson NYC Art Weekend and culminating with the Intercollegiate Art History Symposium.
https://www.bucknell.edu/ArtFrom our performance spaces to our art museum, from our sculpture studio to the costume shop, Bucknell brims with artistic expression in every medium. We're a place where you'll flex your creative muscle.
https://www.bucknell.edu/ArtsAndCultureIn our College of Arts & Sciences, you'll choose from hundreds of courses in the humanities, social sciences, natural and physical sciences, and mathematics. You'll gain broad perspectives and the critical-thinking and communication skills that employers seek.
https://www.bucknell.edu/ArtsAndSciencesArts Merit Scholarships are available for incoming students.
https://www.bucknell.edu/ArtsMeritScholarshipsWe could recite a soliloquy about how great our theatre spaces and equipment are. We could etch an image into your mind about the spaces you'll have to create masterpieces.
https://www.bucknell.edu/info-about-attending-bucknell/life-at-bucknell/arts-and-culture-at-bucknell/arts-spaces.htmlIn regards to college-wide assessment, the Office of Institutional Research & Planning has two main responsibilities: to support the annual assessment and periodic comprehensive review of all academic and administrative departments and to support the assessment of general education outcomes.
https://www.bucknell.edu/about-bucknell/institutional-research-and-planning/assessment.htmlThe Astronomy Program is integrated into the Physics curriculum, and is designed to be accessible to majors and non-majors alike.
https://www.bucknell.edu/astronomyBucknell has one of the largest varsity programs in the country, with 27 teams competing in the Division I Patriot League. But many more of our students compete in recreational sports through an extensive intramural program as well as student-initiated and student-run club sports.
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