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{{Short description|Catholic liberal arts university in Loretto, Pennsylvania, US.}}
{{Infobox university|
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established = 1847 |
{{Infobox university
type = [[Private school|Private]], Catholic|
| name = Saint Francis University
head_label = President <!-- change as needed; old template said President --> |
| former_name = Saint Francis College (1847–2001)
head = [[Gabriel Zeis]] |
| established = {{start date and age|1847}}
endowment = $19.8 million<ref>As of June 30, 2009. {{Cite web | title = U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009| work = 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments | publisher = National Association of College and University Business Officers | url = http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf| format = PDF | accessdate = February 9, 2010}}</ref> |
| image = Saint Francis University seal.png
location = [[Loretto, Pennsylvania]] and [[Pittsburgh]]|
| image_size = 175px
state = [[Pennsylvania]] |
| type = [[Private university]]
country = [[United States|USA]] |
| religious_affiliation = [[Catholic Church]]
undergrad = 2,000 |url="www.francis.edu" |
| president = Malachi Van Tassell
postgrad = 600 |url="www.francis.edu" |
| endowment = $51.9 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
postgrad_label = graduate |
| city = [[Loretto, Pennsylvania|Loretto]]
faculty = 241 |
| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
campus = [[Rural]], 600 acres (2,428,095 m²) |
| country = United States
nickname = Red Flash |
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colors = Red and White {{color box|#990000}} {{color box|#zzzzzz}} |
| undergrad = 1,691<ref name="SFUInstResearch">As Fall 2019.{{cite web |title=Institutional Research & Effectiveness|url=https://www.francis.edu/Institutional-Research-and-Effectiveness/ |access-date=2020-12-01 |author=<!--Not stated--> }}</ref>
free_label = Athletics |
| postgrad = 540<ref name="SFUInstResearch"/>
free = 21 teams |url="www.francis.edu" |
| faculty = 131<ref name="fastfacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.francis.edu/Facts-and-Stats/|title=Flash Facts, Rankings, and More - Saint Francis University|website=www.francis.edu|access-date=2020-12-01}}</ref>
website = [http://www.francis.edu/ www.francis.edu]
| campus = [[Rural]], {{convert|600|acre|ha|0}}
| nickname = [[Saint Francis Red Flash|Red Flash]]
| colors = Red and White {{color box|#990000}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| sporting_affiliations = {{hlist|[[NCAA Division I]] – [[Northeast Conference|NEC]]<br />{{space|5}}[[Collegiate Water Polo Association|CWPA]]}}
| website = {{URL|www.francis.edu}}
| logo = [[File:Saint Francis University logo.png|200px]]
}}
}}


'''Saint Francis University''' is a four-year, coeducational [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] liberal arts university in [[Loretto, Pennsylvania]]. It was founded in 1847 and conducted under the tradition of the [[Franciscan|Franciscan Friars]] of the [[Franciscans#The Third Order or Order of Penance, now known as the Secular Franciscan Order|Third Order Regular]]. The university is situated on {{convert|600|acre|km2|lk=on}} in the forests and farmland of Loretto.
'''Saint Francis University''' ('''SFU''') is a [[Private university|private]] [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] university in [[Loretto, Pennsylvania]]. It was founded in 1847 and conducted under the tradition of the [[Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance|Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular]]. The university is situated on {{convert|600|acre|ha|0}} in the forests and farmland of Loretto.


== Overview ==
==History==
Saint Francis College was established in 1847 by six Franciscan teaching [[Brother (Catholic)|Brothers]] from [[Mountbellew]], Ireland, who had been given land in Loretto by [[Michael O'Connor (American bishop)|Michael O'Connor]], the first [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh|Bishop of Pittsburgh]], to establish a school.<ref name="francishistory" /> The university was one of the first Catholic universities in the United States and the first Franciscan college in the nation. Although it originally only admitted males, it became one of the first Catholic Universities to become [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]]. Loretto is the site of the first English-language Roman Catholic settlement established west of the [[Allegheny Front]], in what is now the United States, by [[Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin]] in 1799.
Located in [[Loretto, Pennsylvania]], Saint Francis University enrolls approximately 1,600 undergraduate and 600 graduate students, of which 40% are male and 60% female.<ref name="fastfacts">[http://www.francis.edu/fastfacts.htm Saint Francis University Fast Facts]</ref> The university offers 25 undergraduate and 7 graduate majors to its students including a Doctor of Physical Therapy.<ref name="francishistory">[http://www.francis.edu/UniversityHistory.htm History of Saint Francis University]</ref> The university maintains an average graduation rate of 61%.<ref name="fastfacts"/> Saint Francis University also runs a campus at Ambialet, France.<ref>http://www.francis.edu/France.htm</ref>


In 2001, Saint Francis College was approved to become a university by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and renamed "Saint Francis University".
Saint Francis University has 21 men and women's sports teams and competes in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] Division 1 level.


== Academics ==
The current president of the university is Fr. Gabriel Zeis, TOR.
Saint Francis University enrolls approximately 1,658 undergraduate students (of whom 1,392 are traditional students and 266 are continuing education students) and 527 graduate students.<ref name="201920fastFacts">As 2019-20.{{cite web |title=2019-20 SFU student body fast facts |url=https://www.francis.edu/News/2019/09/2019-20-SFU-student-body-fast-facts/ |access-date=2019-12-02 |author=<!--Not stated--> }}</ref> The university offers 25 undergraduate majors and 7 graduate fields of study (including Physical Therapy, in which the university awards a doctorate) to its students.<ref name="francishistory">[http://www.francis.edu/UniversityHistory.htm History of Saint Francis University] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712232535/http://www.francis.edu/UniversityHistory.htm |date=2007-07-12 }}</ref> The university maintains an average graduation rate of 70.3%.<ref name="fastfacts" />


==Campus==
[[Mount Assisi Friary]], which is the former mansion of industrialist [[Charles M. Schwab]], is on the grounds of Saint Francis University.
The main building for the [[Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art]], which also has a number of smaller facilities across the local region, is located on campus. Also on the campus are The DiSepio Institute for Rural Health and Wellness,<ref>[http://www.francis.edu/DiSepioInstitute.htm?ekmensel=c580fa7b_18_0_10778_6] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815045418/http://www.francis.edu/DiSepioInstitute.htm?ekmensel=c580fa7b_18_0_10778_6|date=August 15, 2009}}</ref> the Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation (CSOR),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.francis.edu/News/2016/07/SFU-launches-Center-for-the-Study-of-Occupational-Regulation/ |title=CSOR - SFU launches Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation |publisher=francis.edu |access-date=2016-10-07}}</ref> Center for Watershed Research & Service,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://francis.edu/center-for-watershed-research-and-service/ |title=Center for Watershed Research & Service - Pennsylvania &#124; Saint Francis University |publisher=Francis.edu |access-date=2015-09-30}}</ref> and The Institute for Contemporary Franciscan Life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://francis.edu/institute-for-contemporary-franciscan-life/ |title=Institute for Contemporary Franciscan Life - Pennsylvania &#124; Saint Francis University |publisher=Francis.edu |date=2015-06-30 |access-date=2015-09-30}}</ref>


Immergrün Golf Course is a semi-private, nine-hole, regulation-length 3,234-yard, par-36 course on rye grass located on the campus of Saint Francis University at 105 Saint Elizabeth Street. Immergrün has not been altered since Donald Ross built it for the steel magnate [[Charles M. Schwab]] in 1917.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.immergrungolfclub.com/ |title=immergrungolfclub.com |publisher=immergrungolfclub.com |date=2012-01-06 |access-date=2015-09-30}}</ref>
Also contained in the grounds is the main building for the [[Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art]] which has a number of smaller facilities across the local region.


Saint Francis University also runs a campus at [[Ambialet]] France in the Midi-Pyrénées.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://francis.edu/semester-in-france/ |title=Semester in France - Pennsylvania &#124; Saint Francis University |publisher=Francis.edu |access-date=2015-09-30}}</ref> All classes are in English.
Immergrün Golf Course is a 9 hole course located on the campus of Saint Francis University. Immergrün has never been altered since it was built by Donald Ross for [[Charles M. Schwab]] in 1917.<ref>http://www.immergrungolfclub.com/</ref>


{{Gallery|title=Saint Francis University campus
Also on the campus are the The DiSepio Institute for Rural Health and Wellness<ref>
| File:Jfkcenter.JPG|The John F. Kennedy Center
http://www.francis.edu/DiSepioInstitute.htm?ekmensel=c580fa7b_18_0_10778_6</ref>
| File:DeGol Field.jpg|DeGol Field
and the Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas (CERMUSA) a research and applied technology center.<ref>http://www.cermusa.francis.edu/default.asp</ref>
| File:Female dorms at Saint Francis University.jpg|North Campus
| File:MtAssisiGardens.jpg|Mt. Assisi Gardens, which are located on the former Schwab Estate.
}}


==History==
[[Image:Jfkcenter.JPG|thumb|right|200px|The John F. Kennedy Center]]
Saint Francis College was established in 1847 by six Franciscan Friars from Ireland who were given land in Loretto by [[Bishop Michael O'Connor]] to establish a school.<ref name="francishistory"/> The University was one of the first Catholic Universities in the United States and the first Franciscan college in the nation. Although it originally only admitted males, it became one of the first Catholic Universities to become co-educational. Loretto is the site of the first English-language Roman Catholic Church established west of the [[Allegheny Front]], in what is now the United States, by [[Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin]] in 1799.

In 2001, the Saint Francis College was accredited as university status and renamed to Saint Francis University.
[[Image:DeGol Field.jpg|left|thumb|200px|DeGol Field]]
<gallery>

</gallery>[[Image:Dorms.JPG|right|thumb|200px|North Campus]]
==Athletics==
==Athletics==
{{main|Saint Francis Red Flash}}
Athletically, St. Francis competes in the [[NCAA]]'s [[Northeast Conference]]. Men's Volleyball competes in the [[Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association]] (EIVA). Their [[mascot]] is the Red Flash.
{{see also|Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball|Saint Francis Red Flash football}}
Athletically, Saint Francis competes in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[Northeast Conference]]. Their nickname is the Red Flash. The University has a total of 22 varsity sports teams, with 9 men's teams and 13 women's programs all competing in [[NCAA Division I]]. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and track & field, and volleyball competing in the Northeast Conference; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball which compete in the Northeast Conference. Saint Francis University also added Women's Water Polo in the 2016-2017 school year as its 23rd varsity sport at the Division I level. In addition to this, there are also two club sport teams, ice hockey and baseball.


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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*[[Charles M. Schwab]] - Industrialist
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*Captain [[Paul Boyton]] known as the Fearless Frogman, author, inventor, and a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Boyton opened the first "permanent" amusement park in Chicago in 1894, Sea Lion Park on [[Coney Island]], New York in 1895, and Chutes Park in San Francisco, California in 1895.
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*[[Brian Sell]] - Distance runner and member of the USA 2008 Olympic men's marathon team.<ref>http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Sell_Brian.asp</ref>
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*[[Scott Layden]] - Former president and [[general manager]] of the [[New York Knicks]] [[NBA]] basketball team and former general manager of the [[Utah Jazz]].<ref>[http://www.nba.com/coachfile/scott_layden/index.html?nav=page NBA.com Scott Layden<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Maurice Stokes]] - Basketball player ([[Basketball Hall of Fame]])
*[[Norm Van Lier]] - NBA Basketball player
*[[Kevin Porter]] - Former American professional basketball player, held the record for the most assists in one game with 29 assists.
*[[Calvin Fowler]] - 1968 Olympic Gold Medal as co-captain Men's Basketball, ABA professional basketball player.
*[[Tony Bova]] - Pittsburgh Steelers 1942-1947. 1943 1st in NFL in yards per catch
*[[Robert Conway (admiral)|Robert Conway]] - Vice Admiral United States Navy
*[[Brennan Manning]] (christened Richard Francis Xavier Manning) - Popular Christian author (e.g., The Ragamuffin Gospel), friar, priest, contemplative, and powerful speaker.
*[[Teresa S. Polley]] - President and Chief Operating Officer of the Financial Accounting Foundation, the organization responsible for the oversight, administration and finances of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and their Advisory Councils.
*Dominic Joseph [[Mike Ryba]] - Known as the "One Man Team". He was a right-hander and played for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (1935-1938) and [[Boston Red Sox ]](1941-1946). He pitched in the 1946 World Series.<ref>http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rybami01.shtml?redir</ref>


* [[Jeff Bower (basketball)|Jeff Bower]] – professional basketball manager and college basketball coach.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 April 2013|title=Marist hires Jeff Bower as new basketball coach|url=https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2013/04/marist-hires-jeff-bower-as-new-basketball-coach/|access-date=2020-06-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Farrell|first=Perry A.|title=Pistons GM Jeff Bower honored in sports Hall of Fame in Pennsylvania|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2016/05/17/detroit-pistons-jeff-bower/84517450/|access-date=2020-06-16|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref>
== See also ==
* Captain [[Paul Boyton]] (1848–1924) - author, inventor, member of International Swimming Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tobin Center Staff |date=2010-05-01 |others=(Information submitted by Nagy, John A. to the archive center via email on May 1, 2010) |title=Boyton (Captain Paul) Collection |url=https://libguides.francis.edu/c.php?g=246362&p=1644776#s-lg-box-7054618 |journal=St. Francis University Tobin Center Archives Collections |pages=Additional Information |via=Margaret M. Tobin Center for Archives and Special Collections}}</ref>
* [[Saint Francis University cross country]]
* [[James Casorio]] (Master's Degree in 1995) – Representative [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] 1997–2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-06-04 |title=The Pennsylvania House of Representatives |url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=114 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604163007/http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/house_bio.cfm?id=114 |archive-date=4 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Dominic Joseph [[Mike Ryba]] (1903–1971) – professional baseball player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rybami01.shtml?redir |title=Mike Ryba Statistics and History |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=2015-09-30}}</ref>
* [[Calvin Fowler]] (1940–2013) – professional and Olympic basketball player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/aau.html |title=Amateur Athletic Union Basketball |publisher=Apbr.org |access-date=2015-09-30}}</ref>
* [[Mike Iuzzolino]] – professional basketball player and coach.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Iuzzolino (2001) - Saint Francis University Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://sfuathletics.com/honors/saint-francis-university-athletics-hall-of-fame/mike-iuzzolino/18 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Saint Francis University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Lorenzo Jerome]] - professional football player.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Reports |date=2019-01-08 |title=Former St. Francis (Pa.) standout Lorenzo Jerome signs with Calgary of CFL |url=https://triblive.com/sports/former-st-francis-pa-standout-lorenzo-jerome-signs-with-calgary-of-cfl/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Trib LIVE |publisher=Trib Total Media |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Nick Kolarac]] – professional soccer player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Francis U Alum Nick Kolarac Signs With Philadelphia Fury |url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2014/8/21/MSOC_Kolarac_Fury_SFU_14.aspx |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=northeastconference.org |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Rob Krimmel]] – college basketball coach.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rob Krimmel - Head Coach - Staff Directory |url=https://sfuathletics.com/staff-directory/rob-krimmel/23 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Saint Francis University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[John Michael Kudrick]] – [[Eastern Catholic Churches|Eastern Catholic]] [[prelate]] and the current bishop of [[Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma|Parma]] for the Byzantines.
* [[Scott Layden]] – professional basketball manager and team owner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/coachfile/scott_layden/?nav=page|title=NBA.com Scott Layden|website=www.nba.com}}</ref>
* [[Brennan Manning]] (christened Richard Francis Xavier Manning) (1934–2013) – Christian author (e. g., The Ragamuffin Gospel), friar, priest and speaker.
* [[John A. Nagy]] – author on espionage and mutinies of the [[American Revolution]].
* [[John Naioti]] (1921–1990) – professional football player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beal |first=Barry |date=2014-05-16 |title=Saint Francis Has a History with the NFL |url=https://sfuathletics.com/news/2014/5/16/FB_0516145910 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Saint Francis University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Steve Oroho]] – [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] [[politician]], who has served since January 2008 in the [[New Jersey Senate]], where he represents the [[24th Legislative District (New Jersey)|24th Legislative District]].
* [[Tadeusz Piotrowski (sociologist)|Tadeusz Piotrowski]] – author and sociologist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-21 |title=Thaddeus Piotrowski {{!}} University of New Hampshire at Manchester |url=http://manchester.unh.edu/about/directory/438/Thaddeus+Piotrowski |access-date=2022-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721131004/http://manchester.unh.edu/about/directory/438/Thaddeus+Piotrowski |archive-date=2013-07-21 }}</ref>
* [[Kevin Porter (basketball)|Kevin Porter]] – professional basketball player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Porter (2003) - Saint Francis University Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://sfuathletics.com/honors/saint-francis-university-athletics-hall-of-fame/kevin-porter/21 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Saint Francis University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Charles M. Schwab]] (1862–1939) – industrialist and member of the American Metal Market Steel Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles M. Schwab – Steel & Mining Magnate – Legends of America |url=https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-charlesmschwab/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=www.legendsofamerica.com}}</ref>
* [[Brian Sell]] – [[Saint Francis University cross country|Distance runner]] and member of USA 2008 Olympic men's marathon team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2009/Sell_Brian.asp |title=Athlete bio: Brian Sell |publisher=[[USA Track & Field]]}}</ref>
* [[Maurice Stokes]] (1933–1970) – professional basketball player; the NBA [[Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award]] is named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maurice Stokes (1996) - Saint Francis University Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://sfuathletics.com/honors/saint-francis-university-athletics-hall-of-fame/maurice-stokes/9 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Saint Francis University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Thomas Joseph Tobin]] – current bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence|Diocese of Providence]], Rhode Island.
* [[Norm Van Lier]] (1947–2009) – "Stormin' Norman," professional basketball player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norm Van Lier (1999) - Saint Francis University Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://sfuathletics.com/honors/saint-francis-university-athletics-hall-of-fame/norm-van-lier/11 |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=Saint Francis University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jason M. Walsh]] - District Attorney of [[Washington County, Pennsylvania]].
* [[Justin Walsh]] - Court of Common Pleas Judge in [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.francis.edu Official website]
* {{Official website|http://francis.edu/}}
*[http://www.francis.edu/sfugearth.htm SFU Campus Map in Google Earth]
* [http://www.sfuathletics.com/ Saint Francis Athletics website]


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Latest revision as of 06:19, 20 March 2024

This article is about the university in Pennsylvania. For the college in New York, see St. Francis College. For the university in Indiana, see University of Saint Francis (Indiana). For the university in Hong Kong, see Saint Francis University (Hong Kong). For other uses, see University of Saint Francis.
Saint Francis University
Former name
Saint Francis College (1847–2001)
TypePrivate university
Established1847; 177 years ago (1847)
Religious affiliation
Catholic Church
Endowment$51.9 million (2020)[1]
PresidentMalachi Van Tassell
Academic staff
131[2]
Undergraduates1,691[3]
Postgraduates540[3]
Location
Loretto
,
Pennsylvania
,
United States

40°30′15″N 78°38′15″W / 40.50417°N 78.63750°W / 40.50417; -78.63750
CampusRural, 600 acres (243 ha)
ColorsRed and White    
NicknameRed Flash
Sporting affiliations
Websitewww.francis.edu

Saint Francis University (SFU) is a private Catholic university in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1847 and conducted under the tradition of the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular. The university is situated on 600 acres (243 ha) in the forests and farmland of Loretto.

History[edit]

Saint Francis College was established in 1847 by six Franciscan teaching Brothers from Mountbellew, Ireland, who had been given land in Loretto by Michael O'Connor, the first Bishop of Pittsburgh, to establish a school.[4] The university was one of the first Catholic universities in the United States and the first Franciscan college in the nation. Although it originally only admitted males, it became one of the first Catholic Universities to become co-educational. Loretto is the site of the first English-language Roman Catholic settlement established west of the Allegheny Front, in what is now the United States, by Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin in 1799.

In 2001, Saint Francis College was approved to become a university by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and renamed "Saint Francis University".

Academics[edit]

Saint Francis University enrolls approximately 1,658 undergraduate students (of whom 1,392 are traditional students and 266 are continuing education students) and 527 graduate students.[5] The university offers 25 undergraduate majors and 7 graduate fields of study (including Physical Therapy, in which the university awards a doctorate) to its students.[4] The university maintains an average graduation rate of 70.3%.[2]

Campus[edit]

The main building for the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, which also has a number of smaller facilities across the local region, is located on campus. Also on the campus are The DiSepio Institute for Rural Health and Wellness,[6] the Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation (CSOR),[7] Center for Watershed Research & Service,[8] and The Institute for Contemporary Franciscan Life.[9]

Immergrün Golf Course is a semi-private, nine-hole, regulation-length 3,234-yard, par-36 course on rye grass located on the campus of Saint Francis University at 105 Saint Elizabeth Street. Immergrün has not been altered since Donald Ross built it for the steel magnate Charles M. Schwab in 1917.[10]

Saint Francis University also runs a campus at Ambialet France in the Midi-Pyrénées.[11] All classes are in English.

Saint Francis University campus
  • The John F. Kennedy Center
    The John F. Kennedy Center
  • DeGol Field
    DeGol Field
  • North Campus
    North Campus
  • Mt. Assisi Gardens, which are located on the former Schwab Estate.
    Mt. Assisi Gardens, which are located on the former Schwab Estate.

Athletics[edit]

Main article: Saint Francis Red Flash
See also: Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball and Saint Francis Red Flash football

Athletically, Saint Francis competes in the NCAA's Northeast Conference. Their nickname is the Red Flash. The University has a total of 22 varsity sports teams, with 9 men's teams and 13 women's programs all competing in NCAA Division I. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and track & field, and volleyball competing in the Northeast Conference; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball which compete in the Northeast Conference. Saint Francis University also added Women's Water Polo in the 2016-2017 school year as its 23rd varsity sport at the Division I level. In addition to this, there are also two club sport teams, ice hockey and baseball.

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