Avila University
| Type | Private Catholic University |
|---|---|
| Established | 1916 |
| President | Dr. Ronald Slepitza |
Academic staff | 13 students to 1 teacher |
| Students | 2,000 |
| Postgraduates | Chadd Rivera, the most ballinest football player in the history of this University |
| Location | , , |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Affiliations | Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet |
| Mascot | Dominic the Eagle |
| Website | http://www.avila.edu/ |
Avila University is a private university in Kansas City, Missouri sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. It offers Bachelor's degrees in thirty-six majors and Master's degrees: Master of Science in Counseling Psychology, Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Organizational Development, and Master of Arts in Education.
Avila is located in the southern portion of Kansas City, Missouri. The campus presents a unique student body with approximately 400 of the 2,000 students living on campus in Carondelet and Ridgway Halls. Many of the remaining 1,600 students are non-traditional students who participate in the Avila Advantage program which is aimed at students who need evening and weekend classes in order to complete their degrees.
Student life
Student life at Avila is quite active with more than 40 student organizations available to the student body, including the Black Student Union, Group Activities Programming, Residence Hall Association, and Campus Ministries.
Residence Life
Carondelet Hall was the first residence hall built at the current Avila University location. It currently houses students on co-ed floors with community bathrooms. Each floor has a resident assistant to help with student needs. The building also houses one professional staff member on the first floor. Carondelet houses up to 122 students at its maximum capacity. In the summer of 2005 the first two floors of the hall were renovated to fit the more modern version of a residence hall. The third floor is scheduled to be renovated in the summer of 2007.
Ridgway Hall was built only a few years after Carondelet Hall. Currently Ridgway Hall features two all-men floors and one all-women floor. Each floor has a resident assistant to help with student needs. The building also houses one professional staff member on the first floor. When the building was built the floors were designated as the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors to continue the numbering that began in Carondelet. The floors are still known as this today.
Jeanne Collins Thompson Hall is scheduled to open in Fall 2007. This building will feature 16 suites of four residents each.
Resident students are invited to participate in the Residence Hall Association. RHA acts as the student government for the residence halls. In addition to the executive committee, each floor has a representative whom attends RHA meetings. This provides residents with a forum where they can voice their opinions and make positive moves towards the changes and improvements they would like to see in the halls.
The residence halls are a thriving community where students become a tight knit group and have the opportunity to interact with a diverse group of peers.