Bradley University

Bradley Polytechnic University, founded in 1897 by Lydia Moss Bradley charity, their six children and her husband Tobias memory of a sudden early death for the child she is going. Bradley discussed and an orphanage in memory of their deceased children was established. After some research and visit several institutions, Mrs. Bradley preparing for the youth to modern social life where you can learn to do practical work to find a school. As a first step towards this goal, in 1892, the port, Indiana, United States to see the first Horological law school at Parsons School bought a controlling stake, and moved to Peoria. He died after "should be expanded to include one of the classical school, as well as the commitment made industrial arts and home economics ... It is as a source of independent living students on the first goal of the organization is submitting useful and industrious life and art with the help of practical knowledge of science. "

Mrs. Bradley, Dr. William Rainey Harper in October 1896, he was president of the University of Chicago. He soon moved his future plans, and to establish a school for life, persuaded him. Bradley Polytechnic Institute on November 13, 1896, Mrs. Bradley 17.5 acres of land (71,000m2), buildings, equipment and libraries offer annual operating costs of $ 170,000 and $ 30,000 was set.

Bradley Hall, horology Hall (now West Lake) awarded a contract in April and moved ahead rapidly. Fourteen faculty members and 150 students from April to October hammers 500 workers started classes at Bradley Hall. (Horological the other eight are professors and 70 students.) Bradley Polytechnic Institute formally in June 1898 to October 08, 1897 the first graduates were allocated was a co-Unland.

In fact, institute a two-year colleges, as well as four years as the Academy was held. At another high school in the city of Peoria was not. About Institute in 1899 to accommodate 500 students has expanded research areas of biology, chemistry, food, work, sewing, English, German, French, Latin, Greek, history, manual arts, painting, mathematics and in physics. 1920 Institute has adopted a four-year program gradually left the Academy. Registration decades ahead of Bradley University was adopted in 1946, continues to increase.

Bradley University School for the first time and cost of setting up independent academic unit in the country is one of the first universities. Bob and Carolyn Turner School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Bradley is given in honor of a longtime supporter. Turner, 2002, 2012, founding executive director of the business school at Robert and Carolyn Turner Center was founded by Dr. Gerald Hills; Karl Vesper awarded the Pioneer Award and Babson Entrepreneurship Award 2011 Hills of Life Turner, chair businesses universities Foster entrepreneurship.

National Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) Chief Executive Officer Bob University as students Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review (240) at the headquarters of Bradley Nation. Bradley undergraduate entrepreneurship program among the top 25 programs Assessment.