In the summer of 2017, I had a chance to tour a small public university in Missouri. The University of Central Missouri (UCM) is located in a small city name Warrensburg. Warrensburg is about 1 hour southeast of Kansas City and is about 5 hours east of Lebanon, Kansas (
Lebanon is situated in the center of the United States). UCM is a public state university with an enrollment of approximately 14,000 students. The school was founded in 1871 and got its start as a teachers college. Today, the school offers 150 majors and minors and 37 graduate programs. I was quite impressed by its campus scene and facilities. I had a chance to walk inside the Elliott Student Center, where modern lounges, meeting rooms, eateries, a large lovely ball room, a bookstore and a bowling alley are located. I visited the Maastricht Friendship Tower (a symbol of friendship and of a welcoming environment) and next to it was the football stadium and a new student housing complex that featured a second bookstore. Also, I noticed an interesting piece of outdoor artwork named the "Equiponderation", a welded steel sculpture located along the northern edge of campus. It symbolizes the balance of life.
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| Maastricht Friendship Tower |
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| Walton Stadium |
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| Equiponderation |
