Vincennes University

Vincennes University

Former name	Jefferson Academy (1801–1806)
Motto	S'Instruire pour servir
Motto in English	Learn in order to serve
Type	Public baccalaureate college
Established	1801; 223 years ago (1801)
Founder	William Henry Harrison
Accreditation	Higher Learning Commission
President	Charles "Chuck" Johnson
Students	18,897 (system-wide) 4,416 (Vincennes campus)[1]
Location	Vincennes , Indiana , United States 38°41′18″N 87°31′12″W / 38.68833°N 87.52000°W / 38.68833; -87.52000
Campus	4 Campuses 2 Small Cities 1 Small Town 1 Large City
Colors	Blue and Gold
Nickname	Trailblazers
Sporting affiliations	NJCAA Division II Mid-West Athletic Conference
Website	vinu.edu

Vincennes University (VU) is a public college with its main campus in Vincennes, Indiana. Founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy, VU is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Indiana. VU was chartered in 1806 as the Indiana Territory's four-year university and remained the state of Indiana's sole publicly funded four-year university until the establishment of Indiana University in 1820. In 1889, VU was chartered by the State of Indiana as a two-year university. From 1999 to 2005, Vincennes University was in a state-mandated partnership with Ivy Tech State College (changing its name to Ivy Tech Community College).^[2] In 2005, VU began offering baccalaureate degrees.

VU's campus in Vincennes is a residential campus nestled along the banks of the Wabash River. Other VU sites include a campus in Jasper, Indiana, the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics in Fort Branch, Indiana, along with centers for Aviation, Logistics, Advanced Manufacturing, and American Sign Language, in the Indianapolis area.