The Bradley Red Sea, a student organization that works to promote athletic events, is looking for sports coordinators. The positions work closely with other coordinators and the executive board to implement marketing plans. Responsibilities include designing giveaways for students and communicating with the Athletics Department.…
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Bradley University has been named a “Military Friendly School” by Victory Media, a career guidance company. This designation is awarded to the top 15 percent of schools who are embracing America’s military service members and their success as students. Greg Haines, member of the admission…
Holiday Puppy Chow by Maddie Gehling, Sugar Plum Fairy What you’ll need: 9 cups rice or corn cereal 1 cup milk chocolate chips (No semi-sweet chips. It’s the holidays. Love yourself.) ½ cup smooth peanut butter (Or more. You do you, but add more cereal…
Frontier explorer. Philanthropist. Businesswoman. University foundress. Lydia Moss Bradley was many things – and among them, a feminist. Ahead of her time in many ways, Lydia paved the way for generations of students and community members far after her life. After her husband’s death in…
Lydia Moss Bradley was more than a founder of a major academic institution. She was engaged in a multitude of business endeavors, ranging from real estate and farmland development to the finance industry. While some regarded Lydia as a recluse, she remained constantly busy. Every…
When Bradley University began as Bradley Polytechnic Institute in 1897, founder Lydia Moss Bradley sought for a practical program to begin developing her new college. She found that with horology, the study of watchmaking. For over 63 years, six months and 11 days, horology was…
William Rainey Harper, the man behind the name of Bradley’s Harper Residence Hall, was born in New Concord, Ohio, in 1856. From a young age, it was clear Harper was bright. He could read at age three and developed a natural knack for languages. He…
Zeally Moss (Father) Born to Nathaniel Moss and Nancy Ann Cockrell on March 6,1755, in Loudoun County, Virginia, Zeally Moss lived an adventurous life. In the spring of 1777, Zeally was drafted to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. During the…
Lydia Moss Bradley chartered Bradley Polytechnic Institute (BPI) on Nov. 13, 1896. Lydia used 17.5 acres of land, $170,000 for buildings, equipment and a library and $30,000 per year for operating expenses to start the institution. Bradley has grown to include 77 buildings and facilities…
Before she was born, Lydia’s father Zeally Moss owned a plantation in Kentucky, but he eventually gave the territory rent free to the land’s workers because he didn’t want to make a living based on slavery. It’s speculated Lydia later included her home in the…