Spring Arbor University
E262536
Spring Arbor University is a private Christian liberal arts university in Spring Arbor, Michigan, known for integrating faith-based education with a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spring Arbor University canonical | 3 |
| Spring Arbor College | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2409817 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spring Arbor University Context triple: [Northwestern Michigan College, partnerOf, Spring Arbor University]
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A.
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public research university located in Rochester, Michigan, known for its diverse academic programs and strong emphasis on research and community engagement.
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B.
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo College is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its rigorous academics and strong study abroad and experiential learning programs.
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C.
Miami University
Miami University is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio, known for its strong undergraduate focus and historic campus.
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D.
Alvernia University
Alvernia University is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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E.
University of Toledo
The University of Toledo is a public research university in Toledo, Ohio, known for its comprehensive academic programs and strong emphasis on professional education and applied research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spring Arbor University Target entity description: Spring Arbor University is a private Christian liberal arts university in Spring Arbor, Michigan, known for integrating faith-based education with a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
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A.
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public research university located in Rochester, Michigan, known for its diverse academic programs and strong emphasis on research and community engagement.
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B.
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo College is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its rigorous academics and strong study abroad and experiential learning programs.
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C.
Miami University
Miami University is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio, known for its strong undergraduate focus and historic campus.
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D.
Alvernia University
Alvernia University is a private Catholic university known for its liberal arts and professional programs, located in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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E.
University of Toledo
The University of Toledo is a public research university in Toledo, Ohio, known for its comprehensive academic programs and strong emphasis on professional education and applied research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
private Christian liberal arts university
ⓘ
university ⓘ |
| accreditedBy | Higher Learning Commission ⓘ |
| athleticsAffiliation | NAIA ⓘ |
| athleticsConference | Crossroads League ⓘ |
| campusSetting | rural ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| emphasizes | integration of faith and learning ⓘ |
| focusesOn | spiritual formation of students ⓘ |
| follows | liberal arts curriculum ⓘ |
| formerName |
Spring Arbor University
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Spring Arbor College
Spring Arbor Seminary ⓘ |
| founded | 1873 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Board of Trustees ⓘ |
| hasAcademicFocus |
Christian higher education
ⓘ
liberal arts ⓘ |
| hasCampus | main campus in Spring Arbor, Michigan ⓘ |
| hasChapel | regular chapel services ⓘ |
| hasEducationalPhilosophy | Christ-centered education ⓘ |
| hasHousing | on-campus housing ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | White Library ⓘ |
| hasMascot | Cougars ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
business
ⓘ
communication ⓘ education ⓘ nursing ⓘ psychology ⓘ social work ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| isNonProfit | true ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Spring Arbor Township, Michigan
ⓘ
surface form:
Spring Arbor, Michigan
|
| motto | Faith, Knowledge, Service ⓘ |
| offers |
graduate programs
ⓘ
online programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
bachelor's degrees
ⓘ
doctoral degrees ⓘ master's degrees ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Christian
ⓘ
Free Methodist Church ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| type |
liberal arts college
ⓘ
private university ⓘ |
| website | https://www.arbor.edu/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Spring Arbor University Description of subject: Spring Arbor University is a private Christian liberal arts university in Spring Arbor, Michigan, known for integrating faith-based education with a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spring Arbor College