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Capital University is a private accredited liberal arts and research university in Bexley, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. Capital was founded originally as the Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio in 1830, and later was associated with that synod's successor, the American Lutheran Church. The university has undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as a law school.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Degrees )〕 Capital University is the oldest university in Central Ohio and is one of the oldest and largest Lutheran-affiliated universities in North America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=About Capital )〕 According to an economic impact study, Capital University provides nearly $162 million in earnings, employment, and output to the eight county Columbus metro area based on 2011-12 data.〔(Capital provides $162-million shot in the arm to region | The Columbus Dispatch )〕 ==History== Capital University was founded on June 3, 1830 as the "Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio" in nearby Canton, Ohio,〔 40 years before what would become The Ohio State University, securing its title as the oldest university in Central Ohio. It was renamed as Capital University on March 2, 1850, when the Seminary was reformed as The Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary of Columbus, Ohio, (E.L.T.S.), (and occasionally still known by the misnomer of "Capital Seminary") when the denomination was renamed as the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio and Other States and grew into a nationwide church body. In 1930, the Joint Synod was merged with two other smaller German language groups, the Iowa Synod (formed 1854) and the Buffalo Synod (founded 1845) into a major nationwide grouping entitled the American Lutheran Church (ALC), headquartered in Columbus. The ALC existed only three decades, until 1960, when it in turn participated in a larger merger with several other groups of Lutherans in the Norwegian, Danish and Swedish traditions and was renamed The American Lutheran Church. The second ALC lasted until the formation of the current Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in 1988, with offices in Chicago, Illinois. The neighboring E.L.T.S. in Bexley merged with the theological department known as Hamma Divinity School of nearby Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio in 1978, and reopened on the Columbus campus as "Trinity Lutheran Seminary", where it continues today as a theological seminary of the ELCA.〔 The University moved to downtown Columbus in 1832, but eventually moved its main campus to the rural peripheral of the state capital in the community of Bexley. This rural area has since developed into an upscale suburb. Capital University's educational mission is based on Lutheran values of free inquiry, critical thinking, and leadership. A current motto used at the school is ''"Ask. Think. Lead"'', a continuing reminder of its educational mission. In May of 2004, the University received approval to close Mound Street between College Avenue and Pleasant Ridge Avenue from the city of Bexley. The University in 2006 constructed a pedestrian mall on the closed portion of Mound Street which included parking, improved lighting, benches, and landscaping. The 2.5 million dollar project unified the northern and southern portions of campus.〔http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/09/04/story3.html?page=all〕 On April 20, 2015, University President Denvy A. Bowman announced his intention to retire as president effective July 1, 2016, ending his ten-year tenure as president.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Capital University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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