{"id":3603,"date":"2023-09-12T13:03:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T13:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/?page_id=3603"},"modified":"2024-02-01T19:42:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T19:42:36","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/facts-figures\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3603\" class=\"elementor elementor-3603\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-368a5eb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"368a5eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7936df\" 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href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/head-count\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Head Count<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3709\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/student-profile\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Student Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3708\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/enrollment-by-school\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Enrollment by School<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3707\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/degrees-conferred\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Degrees Conferred<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3706\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/number-of-programs\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">Number of 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tabindex=\"-1\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3710\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/head-count\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Head Count<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3709\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/student-profile\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Student Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3708\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/enrollment-by-school\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Enrollment by School<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3707\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/about\/degrees-conferred\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Degrees Conferred<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a3a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8a3a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Founded<\/strong> April 1, 1868 as Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute<br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>President <\/strong>Darrell Williams<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Location <\/strong>Hampton, Virginia, United States<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Campus Size <\/strong>314 acres<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">Number of Buildings <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">118 (Campus Map)<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Motto <\/strong>&#8220;The Standard of Excellence, An Education for Life&#8221;<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Nickname <\/strong>Pirates<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>University Colors <\/strong>Reflex Blue and White<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Conference <\/strong>Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"ui-provider ga b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Affiliation <\/strong>NCAA Division I<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a877c60\" data-id=\"a877c60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be757f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"be757f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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