A circular green and gold seal of Wilberforce University. The central design features a classical building with a long walkway leading to it, set against a backdrop of a rising sun. A banner below the building contains the Latin motto "SUO MARTE"original: "SUO MARTE"; translated as "By one's own prowess" or "By one's own strength.". The outer border of the seal is inscribed with the text "WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY" and the founding year "1856" Established in 1856, Wilberforce University is the first private historically Black university (HBCU) in the United States to be owned and operated by African Americans..
WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY
Wilberforce, Ohio
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