The “Light” of Education
- The Headmaster Counsulting
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min read
A university’s motto can say a lot about the school. It’s a mission statement created at the institution's inception meant to guide the school’s journey through the ages. For years, universities have incorporated the word “Light” in their mottos to signify the enlightenment that one attains through education and literacy. Through education, one of the best gifts you can give yourself is discovering the light within you. Light is one of the oldest and most meaningful symbols found in cultures and religions worldwide. In Hinduism, light has a special significance, especially during Diwali or the 'Festival of Lights when the triumph of light over darkness is celebrated with lamps and fireworks.
On this auspicious festival of lights, here is the significance of “light” in higher education with regard to universities’ mottos.
CANADA
Laurentian University
Motto: “Emitte Lucem Et Veritatem”
Language: Latin
English Translation: Send forth thy light and thy truth
St. Mary's University College, Calgary
Motto: In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen
Language: Latin
English Translation: In Thy light shall we see light
University of Lethbridge
Motto: Fiat Lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Let there be light
University of Victoria
Motto: ויהי אור /
Multitudo sapientium sanitas orbis
Language: Hebrew/Latin
English Translation: Let there be light
A multitude of the wise is the health of the world
University of Winnipeg
Motto: Lux et Veritas Floreant
Language: Latin
English Translation: Let Light and Truth Flourish
INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Motto: तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (tamaso mā jyotirgamaya)
Language: Sanskrit
English Translation: Lead me from darkness to light
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Motto: ज्योतिवृ्णीत तमसो विजानऩ (jyotivranit tamso vijajnam)
Language: Sanskrit
English Translation: Cleave the darkness and light through knowledge
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Motto: तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (tamaso mā jyotir gamaya)
Language: Sanskrit
English Translation: From Darkness, Lead us unto Light
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
Motto: الظلمات إلى النور /तमसो मा ज्योर्तिगमय
Language: Arabic/Sanskrit
English Translation: Lead me from Darkness to Light
Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University
Motto: tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय /
Language: Sanskrit
English Translation: Lead us from Darkness to Light
United Kingdom
University of Bradford
Motto: Give invention light
Language: English
University of Cambridge
Motto: Hinc lucem et pocula sacra
Language: Latin
English Translation: From here, light and sacred draughts
Cranfield University
Motto: Post nubes, lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Out of darkness, light
University of Exeter
Motto: Lucem sequimur
Language: Latin
English Translation: We follow the light
Graduate College, Lancaster
Motto: Curiositas nostrum viam illuminat
Language: Latin
English Translation: Curiosity lights our way
University of Oxford
Motto: Dominus Illuminatio Mea
Language: Latin
English Translation: The Lord is my light
United States
Ana G. Méndez University
Motto: Studium ral lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light of enlightenment
Alfred University
Motto: Fiat Lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Let there be light
Amherst College
Motto: Terras Irradient
Language: Latin
English Translation: Let them give light to the world
Angelo State University
Motto: Fiat Lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Let there be light
Barton College
Motto: Habebunt Lumen Vitae
Language: Latin
English Translation: They shall have the light of life
University of California
Motto: Fiat Lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Let there be light
Case Western Reserve University
Motto: Lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light
The Catholic University of America
Motto: Deus Lux Mea Est
Language: Latin
English Translation: God is my light
Chowan University
Motto: Lux et Veritas
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light and truth
Colby College
Motto: Lux Mentis Scientia
Language: Latin
English Translation: Knowledge is the light of the mind
University of Colorado
Motto: Λαμψατω το φώσ υμών
Language: Greek
English Translation: Let your light shine
Columbia University
Motto: In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen
Language: Latin
English Translation: In Thy light shall we see light
Franklin & Marshall College
Motto: Lux et lex
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light and law
University of Great Falls
Motto: In lumine tuo, videmus lumen
Language: Latin
English Translation: In Your light we see the light
Indiana University
Motto: Lux et Veritas
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light and truth
Johnson C. Smith University
Motto: Sit Lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Let There Be Light
University of Mary
Motto: Lumen Vitae
Language: Latin
English Translation: The light of life
Morehead State University
Motto: Lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light
University of New Mexico
Motto: Lux Hominum Vita
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light of the life of mankind
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Motto: Lux Libertas
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light, liberty
Northeastern University
Motto: Lux, Veritas, Virtus
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light, truth, courage
Ohio Wesleyan University
Motto: In lumine tuo videbimus lumen
Language: Latin
English Translation: In your light we shall see the light
University of Richmond
Motto: Verbum Vitae et Lumen Scientiae
Language: Latin
English Translation: The word of life and the light of knowledge
Sonoma State University
Motto: Lux Mentis, Lux Orbis
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light of the mind, light of the world
Stonehill College
Motto: Lux et Spes
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light and hope
Texas Woman's University
Motto: Scientia Lumen Vitae
Language: Latin
English Translation: Knowledge brings light to life
Tufts University
Motto: Pax et Lux
Language: Latin
English Translation: Peace and light
Valparaiso University
Motto: In Tua Luce Videmus Lucem
Language: Latin
English Translation: In thy light we see light
University of Washington
Motto: Lux Sit
Language: Latin
English Translation: Let there be light
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Motto: Numen Lumen
Language: Latin
English Translation: God, our light (also: The divine within the universe, however manifested, is my light)
Yale University
Motto: Lux et veritas
Language: Latin
English Translation: Light and truth
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