Mascot

The mascot of Uniandes is a goat called Seneca, after Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher. Its story dates back to the late 1940s when a goat roamed the campus freely. Students adopted it, and it soon became a symbol of the university. The goat died in 1966 when it fell off a cliff. Today it is not possible to keep a goat on campus, but Seneca is fondly remembered. The wireless spots are named after the goat, and every year a goat is brought to the university to celebrate "Students' Day."

Notable alumni

  • Natalia Castañeda Arbelaez – painter
  • César Gaviria – President of Colombia (1990–1994).
  • María Ángela Holguín – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia).
  • Fernando Botero Zea – Ministry of National Defense (Colombia).
  • Gabriel Silva Luján – Ministry of National Defense (Colombia).
  • Rafael Pardo Rueda – Ministry of National Defense (Colombia).
  • Alejandro Gaviria – Rector and Ministry of National Education (Colombia).
  • Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría – Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.
  • Carolina Benedetti – Mathematician and educator
  • Luis Caballero – Colombian painter
  • Fidel Cano Correa – CEO El Espectador
  • Helena Groot – professor, microbiologist, geneticist
  • Ana Maria Rey – Colombian theoretical physicist.
  • Gabriela Tafur – Miss Colombia (2018)
  • Paola Turbay – Miss Colombia (1992)
  • Jorge Luis Vaca Forero – visual artist
  • Simón Vélez – architect known for his use of bamboo as a building component
  • Bruce Geddes – Canadian ex-novelist, author of Chasing the Black Eagle.

See also

  • List of Muisca research institutes
  • Excellence research centers in Colombia

References

  • Universidad de los Andes website