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An older motto in the Archway

The Archway preserves the original college seal and its Latin motto, translated in Bryant’s catalog as Education for Business Leadership.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Bryant Symbols | Bryant University Academic Catalog

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A seal linking learning and business

Bryant’s seal combines a globe, quills, torch and Archway. Its motto translates as Knowledge, Character, Success.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Bryant Symbols | Bryant University Academic Catalog

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Two sides of a ceremonial medallion

Bryant’s presidential medallion carries the university seal on one side and presidents’ names on the other. It is worn at academic ceremonies.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Bryant Symbols | Bryant University Academic Catalog

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The Harriet E. Jacobs Memorial Mace

Bryant’s ceremonial mace bears Rhode Island and university seals. E. Gardner Jacobs and Dorothy Lederer donated it in memory of their mother.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Bryant Symbols | Bryant University Academic Catalog

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A chair recalling the founding era

The ceremonial President’s Chair is a walnut reproduction of a French design from Bryant’s founding period, with a bronze university seal.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Bryant Symbols | Bryant University Academic Catalog

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A graduation superstition

Campus lore warns against walking through the Archway before graduation. Bryant describes a tradition of walking around it; the warning is folklore.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Exploring campus legends, landmarks, and little-known lore | Bryant News

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A vanished campus carillon

A triangular clock-and-bell tower stood on campus from 1977 to 2005. Its bell came from Earl Tupper’s homestead.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Exploring campus legends, landmarks, and little-known lore | Bryant News

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Bowling beneath the student center

Bryant Lanes moved from the Unistructure to the Koffler student center in 1976. The underground walkway outlasted the bowling alley.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Exploring campus legends, landmarks, and little-known lore | Bryant News

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Rhode Island names in the residences

Bryant’s 2024 campus trivia identifies Rhode Island cities and towns as the namesakes of its suite village and first-year residential houses.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Black and gold trivia: 15 questions that put your Bulldog knowledge to the test | Bryant News

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A sweet spot in the Unistructure

During the 1970s and 1980s, a candy shop occupied the Unistructure’s main level, according to Bryant’s campus history account.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Black and gold trivia: 15 questions that put your Bulldog knowledge to the test | Bryant News

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1994: Adopting the Bulldog

The bulldog became Bryant’s official athletics mascot in 1994. Chaplain Philip Devlin suggested it; his dog Lester had served as an unofficial mascot.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Black and gold trivia: 15 questions that put your Bulldog knowledge to the test | Bryant News

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A route below the brick walkways

An underground walkway links the Unistructure and Koffler Center and Communications Complex, a distinctive connection noted in Bryant’s campus trivia.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Black and gold trivia: 15 questions that put your Bulldog knowledge to the test | Bryant News

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A portico and a portable gate

The original South Hall portico remained in Providence. A wrought-iron gate from its entrance moved to Smithfield, preserving a link with the former campus.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: "Bryant's Original Archway"

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Archie’s link to the Archway

Bryant’s August 2024 campus-dog feature explains that Archie, its community comfort dog, was named for the campus Archway.

Checked 2026-11-01 · Sources: Go Dawgs: Meet Bryant's furry friends | Bryant News

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