College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities.

Upper Iowa University participates in the North Central Association ( NCA ) Academic Quality Improvement Program ( AQIP ), has a UIU chapter of the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society, and 165 student athletes were honored in 2010 for academic excellence.

The College Park Industries, a manufacturer of prosthetic feet, organized this event to give amputee athletes a venue to compete in this increasingly popular sports genre also referred to as action sports.

There is also a position statement from the European College of Sports Science for management of jet lag in athletes.

Notable athletes to come out of Fairport include Tim Soudan in lacrosse ( UMass, Rochester Knighthawks ), Shawn Johnson in football ( Duke University, Tennessee Titans ), Steve Soja ( Coastal Carolina University, River City Rascals, Mid-Missouri Mavericks, Gateway Grizzlies and Yuma Scorpions ) and Ryan Szwejbka in baseball ( University of South Carolina, Aberdeen Pheasants ), Dave Cerny in lacrosse ( SUNY Albany Hall of Fame ), Dan Predmore in track and field ( Cornell University Hall of Fame ), Chris Collins in hockey ( Boston College Providence Bruins ), professional tennis player Marcus Fugate, Dhruv Tyagi in diving ( Stanford University ), Ryan Kavanaugh in Rowing ( Columbia University )

CKSN also follows Chatham-Kent athletes who have progressed to the Junior, College, International, or Professional ranks.

The University of Rhode Island and the University of Oklahoma ( University college homepage ) enroll all of their new students into their programs under the name of " University College ", which does not grant degrees, but instead provides orientation, academic advising, and support for honors students, probationary students, student athletes, and / or students undecided in their choice of academic major.

Administered by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges, and the Mississippi Association of Independent Colleges, the Halbrook Award was awarded to Blue Mountain College for maintaining and achieving a high academic standard for student athletes which promotes high graduation rates.

Boston College athletes are among the most academically successful in the nation, according to the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate ( APR ).

Coach Little had a problem of getting good high school athletes because of the entrance requirements at Columbia, and Columbia didn ’ t have any physical education undergraduate program, and so, when New College was started Lou Little was happy because they had a P. E. Department.

Gold Club members are former athletes, alumni, faculty, parents, and other athletic supporters who share the common interest of fostering the development and growth of Simpson College athletics.

Student athletes at Whittier College are still known as the Poets in his honor.

The American College of Sports Medicine estimates that 85 % of sports-related concussions go undiagnosed because athletes fail to report or deny symptoms and because subtle changes in brain function may not be obvious on a single examination.

The Marianopolis College athletes go by the name of the Blue Demons.

A number of famous athletes and coaches have spoken at Washington College, including Super Bowl-winning head coach Brian Billick, Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, and former Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver.

Austin College athletes do not receive athletic scholarships.

College athletes spend a great deal of time " working " for the university, and earn nothing from it at the time ; basketball and football coaches, meanwhile, earn salaries that can compare with those of professional teams ' coaches.

He also tied the 100 m record with a hand-timed mark ( 9. 9 ) in 1976 at the California Relays at Modesto Junior College, one of only a few athletes to have held these records simultaneously.

Eureka College athletes, known athletically as the Red Devils, participate at the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division III level.

Category: College track and field athletes in the United States

The term " Academic All-America " is a registered trademark of the College Sports Information Directors of America, which began the program in 1952 to recognize college athletes at all levels of competition and in all collegiate sports.

At Bethel College the athletes also compete academically ; 89 student athletes have been named American Scholar Athletes.

In NCAA softball, the rule is invoked if one team is ahead by at least eight runs after five innings and, unlike with college baseball, applies in the NCAA tournament as well ( but not in the Women's College World Series ).

College players, in fact, regularly spent summers playing professionally but most used aliases, unlike Thorpe.

Thus, many a well-to-do family sent their sons to Hertford College in order to instil in them some disciplined education, unlike the privileged wining and dining had by gentlemen-commoners in other colleges.

The College Grace is quite unlike other Oxford colleges since it is recited in English: For the gifts of your grace and the community of this college, we praise your name, O God.

The college was founded in 1592 as the " mother " of a new university, modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and of Cambridge, but, unlike these, only one college was ever established ; as such, the designations " Trinity College " and " University of Dublin " are usually synonymous for practical purposes.

It was modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and of Cambridge, but unlike these only one college was established ; as such, the designations " Trinity College " and " University of Dublin " are usually synonymous for practical purposes.

The newly established De La Salle University College of Law will likewise offer the J. D., although it will offer the program using a trimestral calendar, unlike the model curriculum that uses a semestral calendar.

In many ways, Tilak and Gokhale ’ s early careers paralleled – both were Chitpavan Brahmin ( though unlike Gokhale, Tilak was wealthy ), both attended Elphinstone College, both became mathematics professors, and both were important members of the Deccan Education Society.

When the Royal Charter establishing the College was being drawn up, Grove ensured that, unlike the Royal Academy, the College should have degree-awarding powers.

However unlike the Lyon Court, which was a court of law and part of the Scottish Judiciary, the College of Arms has always been an independent corporate body overseen by the Earl Marshal.

It is heir to the name and buildings of Radcliffe College, but unlike that historical institution, its focus is directed not at undergraduate education but postgraduate research.

The precise origins of the motto and the choice of Minerva as the fundamental element of the College seal are obscure, but two things are certain: like most colleges of the time, Union was deeply rooted in the classical tradition, but, unlike most colleges, Union chose a modern language rather than Latin for its motto.

Despite the extensive international presence, the Naval War College, unlike other U. S. military staff colleges, has never granted a master's degree to an officer of another nation.

Barnard gained a diploma from Watford College of Technology in the 1960s and unlike many of his contemporaries he did not follow a lengthy academic career, instead choosing to join GEC.

Hecht spent three months in hospital following his breakdown, although he was spared electric shock therapy, unlike Sylvia Plath, whom he had encountered while teaching at Smith College.

* At Grinnell College, dead week is known as " hell week " and, unlike in other institutions, professors do not hold off on big assignments.

The College of Arts & Science is directly descended from the founding of the university in 1831 which, unlike other American liberal arts colleges of the era, was founded as a non-denominational institution.

In 1906 Davies was recommended by Barrie to Captain Robert F. Scott for a position at Osborne Naval College, which was unlike his brothers, who all attended Eton College.

The American College of Clinicians and at least one state recommends that health care professionals, including physicians, in the clinical setting use identification with an appropriate badge or name tag, as patients encounter a number of different practitioners.

Founded in 1935, the College of Education has a long and distinguished history of preparing ethical and reflective professionals.

Gilbert was one of the first celebrity architects in America, designing skyscrapers in New York City and Cincinnati, campus buildings at Oberlin College and the University of Texas, state capitols in Minnesota and West Virginia, the support towers of the George Washington Bridge, various railroad stations ( including the New Haven Union Station ), and the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D. C .. His reputation declined among some professionals during the age of Modernism, but he was on the design committee that guided and eventually approved the modernist design of Manhattan's groundbreaking Rockefeller Center: when considering Gilbert's body of works as whole, it is more eclectic than many critics admit.

The Civil Service College equipped generalists with additional skills, but did not turn them into qualified professionals as ENA did in France.

In 1997 Marlboro College founded the Marlboro College Graduate School in nearby Brattleboro, Vermont to apply the same principles of Marlboro College to advance the careers of working professionals.

The College prepares more professionals for North Carolina schools than any other university in the state.

The Chemeketa Community College Brooks campus specializes in training of public safety students and professionals.

Students may pursue pre-medical, pre-law or pre-business intentions through any major ; the College offers special advising by professionals in those fields.

Many Colorado Mountain College instructors are local professionals that teach at the college part-time.

Meharry Medical College, located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, is a graduate and professional institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church whose mission is to educate healthcare professionals and scientists.

The College of Health Professions offers a wide range of degrees for future health care professionals.

* Samson College of Health Sciences — educates the vital healthcare professionals who add immeasurably to the quality of life at each step — from prevention to diagnosis to recovery — of the patient care continuum.

Some user interface professionals like Ben Shneiderman of the University of Maryland, College Park have also criticized its use of a human likeness for giving a misleading idea of the nature of any interaction with a computer, present or future.

" In 1935, the College Republicans were merged into the newly created Young Republican National Federation, encompassing both college students and young professionals.

These buildings include the Brookhaven College Geotechnology Institute, one of three similar facilities nationwide to offer continuing professional development to professionals in the oil and gas industries, and the Brookhaven College School of the Arts ( BCSA ) expanded facility, with a gallery, a renovated ceramics / kiln yard, Macintosh computer lab and a 680-seat performance hall.

The College of St. Joseph continues to seek national recognition as a New England Catholic College that transforms its students into leaders who are competent, caring and service-oriented persons and professionals.

It also has links with further education colleges in the Thames Gateway area, including Bexley College and North West Kent College, and plays a regional role in training teachers, nurses and social care professionals.

The College of Science and Health ( CSH ) was established in 2011 to develop future scientists, engineers, mathematicians, clinicians, researchers and health professionals to meet the demands of the growing fields of science and health.

Environmental sustainability is integrated into Le Moyne College facilities planning and operating processes through measures such as: use of native species in landscaping ; storm water controls through swales and detention / retention basins ; plans to capture and reuse storm water for irrigation ; use of environmentally friendly pesticides and fertilizers ; contracting with LEED-accredited professionals for the design and construction of all new structures and major renovations ; a lighting pilot program to reduce consumption ; use of refrigerants to minimize ozone layer depletion ; and other practices which assure energy efficiency in buildings and in boiler operations, pump motors, and washing machines, while curtailing emissions.