Kanto Gakuin University

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Kanto Gakuin University
Motto:	Be a man & Serve the world
Established:	1884
Type:	Private
President:	Makito Morishima
Staff:	299
Undergraduates:	12,307
Postgraduates:	287
Location:	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Campus:	Suburban/Rural, 77.1 acres (312,000 m²)
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Mascot:	N/A
Website:	www.kanto-gakuin.ac.jp

Kanto Gakuin University (関東学院大学, Kantō Gakuin Daigaku^?) is a private university located in Yokohama, Japan. The school's official English name is Mabie Memorial School.

Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Campus 4 Sports, clubs, and traditions 5 Noted staff 6 Notable alumni

[edit] History

It traces its roots to The Baptist Theological Seminary of Yokohama established by Albert Arnold Bennett, a missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union, in 1884. The school's name was changed to Kanto Gakuin in 1919.

[edit] Organization

Bachelors, master's, and doctoral programs are offered through the College of Humanities, the College of Economics, the College of Law, the College of Engineering. Bachelors programs are offered through the College of Human and Environmental Studies. J.D. Program is offered through the Graduate School of Law.

• The College of Humanities
  • Department of English
  • Department of Comparative Culture
  • Department of Applied Sociology
• The College of Economics
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Business
• The College of Law
  • Department of Law
  • Department of Law Policy
• The College of Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering
  • Department of Network and Multi-Media Engineering
  • Department of Architecture
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Department of Applied Material and Life Science
• The College of Human and Environmental Studies
  • Department of Modern Communication
  • Department of Human Environmental Design
  • Department of Health and Nutrition
  • Department of Human Development

• The Graduate School of Law

[edit] Campus

• Mutsuura (Yokohama) - the College of Economics, the College of Engineering, the College of Human and Environmental Studies, and the Graduate School of Law
• Kamariya (Yokohama) - the College of Humanities
• Odawara (Odawara) - the College of Law

[edit] Sports, clubs, and traditions

The colors of the University are Green and Gold.

• Baseball team (Kanagawa Baseball League Division I) - won 46 league championships
• American football team (Kantoh Collegiate Football Association Division I)
• Rugby football team (Kanto College League Division I) - reached the national championships nine times and won five times; also has eight league championships
  • University championship rugby

[edit] Noted staff

• Kazuo Misono
• Shinichi Kubo
• Hideo Homma
• Hiroshi Haruguchi
• David J Minton
• Soshiro Osumi
• Fumihiro Hayashi
• Masayasu Narumi

[edit] Notable alumni

• Yusaku Matsuda (Actor)
• Takuro Miuchi (Rugby Player)
• Takako Tokiwa (Actress)
• hitomi (Singer-songwriter, record label owner and executive, and animal rights activist)
• Dr. Raymond P. Jennings (Theology Professor) 1949-1960. Photographer, Minister, Reporter/Analyst,
• All members of Asian Kung-Fu Generation (rock band)