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Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private, coeducational university located in Moon, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was founded in 1921. It enrolls more than 4,000 undergraduates and more than 1,000 graduate students and offers more than 60 bachelor's degree programs〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rmu.edu/Undergraduate/AcademicOfferings )〕 and more than 20 master's and doctoral programs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rmu.edu/Graduate/programs )〕 Most students are from the Pittsburgh area, while 17 percent of freshmen in 2014 are from outside Pennsylvania.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rmu.edu/news_highlights.aspx?id=642 )〕 Robert Morris University is named after Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and financier of the American Revolution. It is not affiliated with Robert Morris University-Illinois. ==History== Robert Morris University originated in 1921 as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy, founded by Andrew Blass. It was based in various downtown buildings during its early decades, including the William Penn Hotel. In 1962 the school purchased Pine Hill Manor and Farm in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, formerly the home of Oliver Kaufmann, vice president of Kaufmann's department store in Pittsburgh, his wife, Freda, and their children. Robert Morris University has hosted hospitality to professional Rap artist Wale.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2002&dat=19910524&id=67ciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KbUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2771,4801786 )〕 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania then granted the school permission to award associate degrees, and the school became Robert Morris Junior College. The first new buildings, Franklin Center and three residence halls, were erected in 1963. The school became Robert Morris College in 1969, and for decades operated two separate campuses. In 2002, it attained university status and was thus renamed Robert Morris University.〔http://www.rmu.edu/about-rmu/rmu-history-heritage〕 In 2010, the university sold its Downtown Center at 600 Fifth Avenue to Duquesne University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2010/09/27/daily43.html?page=all )〕 On Dec. 4, 2014, Gregory G. Dell'Omo announced that he had accepted an offer from Rider University to become its next president in August 2015. The university at that time announced plans for the formation of a presidential search committee. On Sept. 10, 2015, Robert Morris named Christopher Howard, currently president of Hampden-Sydney College, as its next president. Howard, the first African-American president in school history, will assume office in February of 2016. 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「Robert Morris University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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