Chaminade University of Honolulu

Chaminade University of Honolulu
founding	1955
Sponsorship	Society of Mary
place	Honolulu
country	United States
President	Lynn Babington
Students	approx. 2,800
Employee	86
Annual budget	$ 9.3 million
Website	www.chaminade.edu

The Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private university in Honolulu in the US state of Hawaii . The sponsor is the Society of Mary of the Roman Catholic Church .

History and mission statement

The college was founded in 1955 to provide religious education to the Hawaiian Catholic population. It is named after the French priest Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade , the founder of the Society of Mary. The college was initially called Saint Louis Junior College , from 1957 Chaminade College and from 1977 the current name Chaminade University of Honolulu after the Graduate School was introduced.

The university now also accepts non-Christian students, but continues to practice its five-point program, which is derived from the principles of the Society of Mary:

• Education to trust in God
• Offer excellent education
• Family sense education
• Education for motivation , justice and peacefulness
• Education to be willing to change

Their motto is Vita En Verbo (“Live in the world”).

Course offer

The university offers 23 bachelor's degree programs and 5 master’s degree programs. You can choose from the following departments:

• biology
• Economics
• law Sciences
• Educational science
• forensic science
• Interior design
• Health and nursing
• theology

Furnishing

The university offers the following rooms:

Auditorium maximum Lecture halls Laboratories Forensic laboratories Study secretariat Health and Nursing Center Center for history

Sullivan Family Library ( Library ) with 70,000 books Dormitory cafeteria Coffee shop Fitness center theatre

Computer rooms Weather station Conference rooms chapel

tuition fee

Tuition fees are $ 24,544- $ 30,514 for Bachelor students and $ 18,720- $ 21,840 per academic year for Masters students (as of 2017).

Well-known graduates

• Arne Alig (1968–2008), German basketball player and coach
• Frank Baum (* 1970), German basketball player
• Matt Morgan (born 1976), American wrestler

Web links

• Official homepage of the university (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Office of the President. In: chaminade.edu. January 20, 2018, accessed April 3, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Undergraduate Tuition Council ( Memento of 3 December 2016 Internet Archive ) Chaminade University. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
3. ↑ Graduate Tuition Rates ( Memento June 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Chaminade University. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
4. ↑ Chaminade University Notable alumni.Retrieved June 25, 2017.
5. ↑ Chaminade quaterly. (pdf) Spring 2011. 2011, archived from the original on July 5, 2016 ; accessed on June 25, 2017 (English).  

Coordinates: 21 ° 17 ′ 26.8 ″  N , 157 ° 48 ′ 21 ″  W.