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'Robert Morris University' (RMU) is a private, coeducational university. Founded in 1921, the school was named for Robert Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence and helped finance the ensuing war with the British. RMU offers more than 30 under-graduate and 14 post-graduate degree programs. The core campus consists of a 230-acre (931,000 m²) tract in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh (near the international airport), and the school maintains a satellite campus in downtown Pittsburgh, on Forbes Avenue near the Allegheny County Courthouse.
Robert Morris' sports teams are nicknamed the Colonials and the school colors are blue and white. The Colonials compete in NCAA Division I (Division I-AA in football). The men's and women's ice hockey teams are members of the College Hockey America conference, while all other sports are sponsored by the Northeast Conference (Men's lacrosse is a member of the CAA and women's rowing is independent). The basketball team plays in the Sewall Center and the football team plays in the newly constructed Joe Walton Stadium.
Prior to 2002, the University was known as Robert Morris College [and before that, Robert Morris Junior College]. However, it is not affiliated with Robert Morris College in Chicago, Illinois.
Robert Morris University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Current enrollment is approximately 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
On May 20, 2005, University officials announced that Gregory G. Dell'Omo, an administrator at St. Joseph's University, had been chosen to replace longtime president Edward Nicholson. Dell'Omo was installed as president on August 1, 2005.

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★ Robert Morris University official website

★ Colonials christen Joe Walton Stadium