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Johns Hopkins University Poem

“Johns Hopkins University” It was the night before Christmas,When a dying Johns HopkinsBequeathed the gift of lifeTo our university and Johns Hopkins Hospital—So that our residents could return this giftTo patients of America, China, Italy, and Singapore…Ensuring hundreds of years

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American University Poem

*American University* Great University wearing our colors and name,Fortify this dream upon the Northeast,Represent in accuracy with patriot’s aim,Stream the stripes with uniformity’s crease.Over the redwood trees of dawn,Above the tracks of oppression’s lawn,The Eagles shall rise to radiance,Triumphing over

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The Catholic University of America Poem

*The Catholic University of America* The Lord’s clear, unspoken words:“Let there be right.” We will take the Way of the Cross,&Encounter with the Spirit,Unwavering Cardinals near itThrough prayer, worship, and retreats,MLK Service that day and all weeks,Finding injustice so we

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Georgetown University Poem

*Georgetown University* Oh Lord, How we give praise for the Blue and Gray,We give thanks for this school each day,Our union has won us the right to say,We are the faithful Hoyas of Georgetown. Thank You for the strength to

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UW-River Falls Poem

*UW—River Falls* In our classrooms we sit together,So that we can work together,When class is over we stand together,Like the Star-Spangled Banner, we have an anthem:When you work together, you stand apart:As soaring Falconswho helped the world’s colorsRun Togetherfrom worlds

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UW-Oshkosh Poem

*UW—Oshkosh* Like an intersection where a child meets her birth motherfor the first time:Oshkosh is where you and your future meet.And here we repeat the same phrase the mother utters to her daughter: You’re among family now. When you take

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Cardinal Stritch University Poem

Cardinal Stritch prepares us for this life and beyond,Walking through fires like friars & Observants,To the Red & Gray every wolf is fond,And through Franciscan values: We are all servants.You don’t have to be Catholic to live these values,Only do

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Marquette University Poem

*Marquette University* The difference with Marquette is who we are…And also what we aim to be.It’s where we’ve been.The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia,Decorated as winners of the 1977 NCAA Championship.Voyages through the Wisconsin and Mississippi River,Abaft the legacy of the

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U of I Springfield Poem (College Poetry)

University of Illinois at Springfield Twoscore and four years ago,In this,Our State’s Capital,This university was created for our sons of the freedomour forefathers fought so heroically to pass down.The very same freedom that has been embedded in the foundation of

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University of Chicago Poem (College Poetry)

*Chicago* Inquiring minds want to know:What is behind this city of wind, towers, and freight?This freeway of sweat. The Ivy Terrace above Make.Then the question shifts to who are behind it?Is it the Michael Jordans? Champions who have defied time

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