Carroll University is a

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affiliated with the

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and located in

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. Established in 1846, Carroll was Wisconsin's first four-year institution of higher learning.

History

Prior to its establishment, what is now Carroll University was Prairieville Academy which was founded in 1841. Its charter—named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the

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—was passed into law by the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature on January 31, 1846. During the 1860s, the

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and financial difficulty caused Carroll to temporarily suspend operations. The board of trustees voted unanimously to change the institution's name from Carroll College to Carroll University effective July 1, 2008.

Presidents

*John Adams Savage: 1850-63 *Rensellaer B. Hammond: 1863-64 *Walter L. Rankin: 1866-71*, 1893-1903 *Wilbur Oscar Carrier: 1903-17 *Herbert Pierpoint Houghton: 1918-20 *

William Arthur Ganfield William Arthur Ganfield (September 3, 1873, in Dubuque County, Iowa – October 18, 1940, in Wisconsin) was a figure in American higher education and served as president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1915 to 1921 and later presid ...

: 1921-39 *Gerrit T. Vander Lugt: 1940-46 *Nelson Vance Russell: 1946-51 *Robert D. Steele: 1952-67 *John T. Middaugh: 1967-70 *Robert V. Cramer: 1971-88 *Dan C. West: 1988-92 *Frank S. Falcone: 1993-2006 *Douglas N. Hastad: 2006-2017 *Cindy Gnadinger: 2017- * Between July 31, 1871, and June 22, 1893, no college work was carried on. While the charter retained the college privileges, teaching was on the academy level. College work was resumed and the office of the presidency was filled again in 1893.

Academics

Carroll University offers more than 95 areas of study at the

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level, with master's degrees and certificates in selected subjects, as well as one clinical doctorate program in physical therapy. There are 133 full-time and 258 part-time faculty members. 71.4% of the faculty have terminal degrees. As of September 2015, Carroll serves 3,521 students at the full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate levels. These students represent 33 states and 31 countries.

Campus

The campus is home to a variety of nineteenth and early twentieth century historical buildings, including Sneeden House (a 1922 colonial home now used as a guesthouse and conference center) and MacAllister Hall (a renovated, 19th-century mansion that now houses offices for the CFO, English, modern language, computational and physical sciences, chemistry, and the Division of Arts and Sciences). The school provides housing in six residence halls, six apartment buildings, and two houses. The full campus stretches 132.8 acres, with the Main Campus around 50 acres, a four-acre Center for Graduate Studies located three minutes south of

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, a six-acre property southwest of campus and a 64-acre field research station in

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Residence halls

* North Bergstrom Hall * South Bergstrom Hall * Shirley Hilger Hall * Kilgour Hall * Steele Hall * Swarthout Hall * Charles Street Hall

Apartment buildings

* Carroll Street Apartments * College Avenue Apartments * Frontier Hall * Hartwell Avenue Apartments * Pioneer Hall * Prairie Hall

Traditions

Bagpipes

Since the 1960s, bagpipes have been a part of Carroll's opening convocation and commencement ceremony. Freshmen are escorted to their first assembly by a lone bagpiper, and upon graduation are led to commencement by a band of

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. The rite of passage symbolizes Carroll's connection to its

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roots; early 19th-century Scottish immigrants settled in Waukesha, then known as Prairieville.

Ring the bell

A longstanding Carroll sports tradition, “Ring the Bell” is a ceremony performed by Carroll varsity teams following a win, when members athletes ring the school victory bell located at the northwest corner of Schneider Stadium. All teams participate—football, soccer, lacrosse—as long as the game is played and won at Schneider. In 2016 the victory bell was repainted and updated to feature the new Carroll Pioneers logo.

Athletics

Carroll athletic teams are the Pioneers. The university is a member of the

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level of the

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(NCAA), primarily competing in the

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(CCIW) since the 2016–17 academic year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 1955–56 to 1992–93. Carroll competes in 23 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.

Football

: ''See List of Carroll Pioneers head football coaches'' The

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program at Carroll began in the late 1890s. Past head coaches include Glenn Thistlethwaite,

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, and Matty Bell. The current coach is

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, who replaced

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after the 2019 season. On September 5, 1906, Carroll became the site of a milestone event in

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when

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player

Bradbury Robinson Bradbury Norton Robinson Jr. (February 1, 1884 – March 7, 1949) was a pioneering American football player, physician, nutritionist, conservationist and local politician. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin in 1903 and a ...

, coached by Eddie Cochems, threw the first legal

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in football history (though it was first used experimentally in the

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Basketball

In 2006, both the men's and women's basketball teams qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in school history. The women won the Midwest Conference tournament and received the automatic bid, while the men's team received an "at-large" bid. Both were eliminated in the first round of play. In 2007, both teams again qualified for the tournament. The Pioneers won the Midwest Conference tournament, during which freak power outages forced the championship game to be delayed and moved twice, first to Monmouth College, then to nearby Knox College. Upon reaching the NCAA tournament, they defeated 7th-ranked

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in the first round of play, and 5th-ranked

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, to advance to the "Sweet Sixteen" sectional level. The women received an at-large bid to the tournament, defeating Illinois Wesleyan University in the first round, but losing in the second round to 25th-ranked Luther College. In 2012, Carroll returned to the NCAA tournament, making it to the second round after defeating ranked

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Media

* ''Century Magazine'', Carroll University's annual literary magazine, publishes art, photography, prose, and poetry created by Carroll students.

Rankings

Carroll University ranked No. 31 in Regional Universities Midwest in '' U.S. News & World Report'' 2022 America's Best Colleges. In 2018, ''

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'' ranked Carroll No. 594 among 650 colleges in the United States.America's Top Colleges Ranking 2015: Carroll University
. ''Forbes'', July 29, 2015. In 2018, ''

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'' ranked Carroll No. 613 among 727 colleges in the United States.

Notable faculty

Cardon V. Burnham Cardon Vern Burnham Jr. (25 February 1927 – 19 February 2005) was an American composer, arranger, conductor, and performer of musical genre. His work included classical, choral, jazz, orchestral, operatic, and chamber music, most notably the ...

, composer *

Edward Daniels Edward Dwight Daniels (1828–1916) was a geologist, abolitionist, and Civil War soldier. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he moved to Wisconsin at age 21 to pursue a career as a geologist and academic. He became the first state geologist of Wiscons ...

, abolitionist & U.S. Civil War cavalry officer *

Jeffrey Douma Jeffrey Douma is the Director of the Yale Glee Club and the Marshall Bartholomew Professor in the Practice of Choral Music at the Yale School of Music. He is the founding Director of the Yale Choral Artists and serves as Artistic Director of the Ya ...

, current Yale University music professor and choir director *

Edward Payson Evans Edward Payson Evans (December 8, 1831 – March 6, 1917) was an American scholar, linguist and early advocate for animal rights. He is best known for his 1906 book on animal trials, ''The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals.'' ...

, historian & linguist *

Tamara Grigsby Tamara D. Grigsby (November 19, 1974 – March 14, 2016) was an American social worker, academic, and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly by representing the 18th Assembly District from 2005 until 2013. Early life ...

, Wisconsin State Representative *

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, art historian and photographer *

Ray Wendland Ray Theodore Wendland (July 11, 1911 – November 30, 1986) was an American experimental chemist and academician. Education Wendland was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July, 1911, and educated at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, ...

, petrochemist *

Viola S. Wendt Viola Sophia Wendt (March 31, 1907 – March 23, 1986) was an American poet and educator. Early life and education Wendt was born into a farming family in Boise, Idaho, in March 1907, the first of two daughters of Carl Wendt. Her parents move ...

, poet

Notable alumni

John M. Alberts John M. Alberts is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Alberts was born on April 24, 1933, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. He graduated from Oconomowoc High School and Carroll University. Alberts in married with four children and ...

, Wisconsin State Representative *

Walt Ambrose Walter Louis Ambrose (August 7, 1905 – January 18, 1968) was an American football guard who played one game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Portsmouth Spartans. He played college football at Carroll University. Early life and edu ...

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player *

Norris Armstrong Phillip Norris "Army" Armstrong (September 15, 1898 – October 11, 1981) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1918 to 1919 and professionally for one season, in 1922, w ...

, played professional football for the

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in 1922 * John Ball, author, '' In the Heat of the Night'' *

Herb Bizer Herbert Otto Bizer (August 3, 1906 – December 3, 1974) was an American multi-sport athlete, playing both American football and basketball in college. He later played professionally in the National Football League with the Buffalo Bisons during ...

player *

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, chemistry professor,

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(B.S. 1953) * John W. Breen,

player-personnel manager * Steven Burd, chairman, president and CEO of

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* James P. Daley,

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Moxie Dalton Maurice J. "Moxie" Dalton (1896-1957) was a blocking back in the National Football League. He played with the Racine Legion during the 1922 NFL season The 1922 NFL season was the third regular season of what was now called the National Footb ...

player * David L. Dancey, Wisconsin State Representative and jurist * Cushman Kellogg Davis,

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from

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* Lyle E. Douglass, Wisconsin State Representative *

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, Wisconsin State Senator *

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, Wisconsin State Senator * Howard Fuller, Activist * Karl George,

player *

Donald Goerke Donald Edward Goerke (August 8, 1926 – January 10, 2010) was an American business executive and food developer. While working for the Franco-American division of the Campbell Soup Company in 1965, he invented SpaghettiOs, and was thereafte ...

, inventor of

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Rudy Gollomb Rudolph Peter Gollomb (November 6, 1911 – September 11, 1991) was a player in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1936 as a guard. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University and the University of Wisconsin– ...

, played professional football for the

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* William Henry Hardy, Wisconsin State Representative *

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player * Kirk Hershey,

player *

Frank Hertz Frank Wilbur Hertz (November 6, 1902 – July 20, 1963) was a player in the National Football League for the Milwaukee Badgers in 1926 as an end. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University. Biography Hertz was born on November 6, 19 ...

, played professional football for the

in 1926 * Manville S. Hodgson, Wisconsin State State Representative *

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, 2014 PECASE winner * Phil H. Jones, Wisconsin State Representative * Theodore S. Jones, Wisconsin State Representative * Daniel Kelly, attorney and former justice of the

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Mel Lawrenz Mel Lawrenz is the former senior pastor and current Minister-at-Large of Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin. He began serving at Elmbrook in 1980 and the church currently averages 6,000 people in attendance per week, making it one of the 100-l ...

, author, speaker and former senior pastor of

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* Wally Lemm,

head coach *

Alfred Lunt Alfred David Lunt (August 12, 1892 – August 3, 1977) was an American actor and director, best known for his long stage partnership with his wife, Lynn Fontanne, from the 1920s to 1960, co-starring in Broadway theatre, Broadway and West End thea ...

, actor *

Fred MacMurray Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 – November 5, 1991) was an American actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films and a successful television series, in a career that spanned nearly a half-century. His career as a major film le ...

, actor (did not graduate) * Vincent R. Mathews, Wisconsin State Representative *

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, Wisconsin State Representative *

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, actor * Earl D. Morton, Wisconsin State Representative *

Adam Neylon Adam Neylon (born December 30, 1984) is an American small business owner and Republican politician. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing central Waukesha County. Background Neylon was born in Elgin, Illinois, and raised ...

, Wisconsin State Representative *

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, founder of the Milwaukee Journal * David W. Opitz, Wisconsin State Senator * Maybelle Maud Park, physician, Wisconsin state official * Janet Parshall, radio talk show host * Ivan Quinn,

player * Antonio R. Riley, Midwest Regional Administrator of the

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* William C. R. Sheridan, Episcopal Bishop of northern Indiana *

Ed Sparr Edwin Andrew Sparr (July 29, 1898 – May 19, 1974) was a player in the National Football League for the Racine Tornadoes in 1926 as a tackle. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University. Sparr was born in Hazelhurst, Wisconsi ...

player in the 1920s *

Harper Starling Harper Starling is an American singer, songwriter and dancer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her song Euphoria (The Perry Twins song), "Euphoria" with The Perry Twins (duo), The Perry Twins peaked at No. 1 on the Dance Club Songs, Billboard Dance Cl ...

(Amanda Hoffman) recording artist *

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, president and chairman of the board * Douglas C. Steltz, Wisconsin State Representative *

Gil Sterr Gilbert N. Sterr (July 3, 1900 – March 12, 1974) was a player in the National Football League for the Racine Tornadoes in 1926. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University. Biography Sterr was born on July 3, 1900, in Beaver Da ...

player in the 1920s *

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, actor '' CSI'' *

Claude Taugher Claude Buckley Taugher (March 2, 1895 – February 8, 1963), also known as Biff Taugher, was a player in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers in 1922 as a fullback. He also was an officer with the United States Marine Corps dur ...

, professional football player for the

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in 1926 *

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, former

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and

Buff Wagner Almore Charles "Buff" Wagner (May 31, 1897 – February 12, 1962) was a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers in 1920 and 1921. He played at the collegiate level at Carroll University. Biography Wagner was born Almore Charles Wag ...

, played for the

in 1921 *

David W. Winn David W. Winn (July 20, 1923 – September 25, 2009) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. Biography Winn was born in Austin, Minnesota, in 1923.U.S. Air Force

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William A. Wojnar William A. Wojnar, Ph.D. is a classical organist and a professor emeritus of music at Jamestown College, Jamestown, North Dakota. Education Dr. Wojnar was born in 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of three children of Anthony and Dorothy Wojnar. ...

, classical organist * Matt Christman, co-host of Chapo Trap House * Riley Fay, television actor for

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References

External links

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Official athletics website
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