Buddhist private university in Rosemead, California
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University of the West
西來大學(Chinese)
Motto
Awaken Your Purpose
Type
Private university
Established
1990
Religious affiliation
Buddhist (Fo Guang Shan)
President
Minh-Hoa Ta
Academic staff
56
Students
180
Undergraduates
77
Postgraduates
103
Location
Rosemead
,
California
,
United States
Campus
Suburban 10 acres (4 ha)
Colors
Burgundy/Gold
Nickname
UWest
Affiliations
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Website
www.uwest.edu
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
西来大学
Traditional Chinese
西來大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xīlái Dàxué
University of the West (UWest) is a private Buddhist university in Rosemead, California. It was founded in 1990[1] by Hsing Yun,[2] founder of the Taiwan-based Buddhist order Fo Guang Shan[2] and Hsi Lai Temple,[2] the North American order headquarters. The school offered its first class in spring of 1991.
UWest is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.[3] Founded by a Buddhist organization, UWest is described in their official documents as a "Buddhist-affiliated university" that is "informed by Buddhist wisdom," but UWest students are not required to be members of Fo Guang Shan or practice Buddhism in any form.[4] Indeed, UWest's undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration garner higher enrollment numbers than its undergraduate and graduate programs in religious studies.
^"Welcome to the University of the West". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
^ abc"Our Founder". Archived from the original on 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
^"Mission Statement". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
^"University of the West 2018-2019 Academic Catalog" (PDF). University of the West. p. 9. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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