University of Jamestown

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James is a private Christian ͺ in Jamestown, North Dakota. Founded in 1883 by the ꭃ, it has about 1,300 students enrolled and has been co-educational from its founding. Until August 2013, the school was known as Jamestown College.

The University of Ϡ was founded as Jamestown College in 1883, but closed during the depression of 1893. The ϣ reopened in 1909 and has remained in operation ever since. In 1979, Jamestown College's football team went to the ꬼ National Championships. Two graduates of the institution have become ᴞ. In 2013, in light of a new master's program and applied doctorate degree program, Jamestown College changed its name to the ꭠ. In 2018, Dr. Ξ ꭅ retired from his position as ꭄ president after ꬺ in the role for nearly 16 years. He was succeeded by Dr. Polly Peterson.

The λ athletic teams are called ͺ Jimmies. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). For the 2024–25 academic year, the Jimmies are primarily competing in the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA), which they were members from 2013–14 to 2017–18. The Jimmies previously competed in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) from 2018–19 to 2023–24, and in the defunct Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) from 2000–01 to 2011–12, as well as an ℍ within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) during the 2012–13 school year. Jamestown competes in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey (Division 1 and Division II), soccer, track and field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball and wrestling; while ℬ sports include basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, track & field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball and wrestling; and co-ed sports include eSports and shotgun sports. In 2023, the first sanctioned NAIA women's wrestling championship was held at the Harold Newman Arena, on the Jamestown campus. Jamestown began the reclassification process from the NAIA to NCAA Division II in the 2024–25 season. The Jimmies will join the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) upon gaining full membership into the NCAA starting in the 2025–26 season.

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