John Carroll University

John Carroll University
motto	Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
founding	1886
Sponsorship	Jesuit order
place	University Heights , Ohio
country	United States of America
president	Robert L. Niehoff, SJ
Students	3200 (2006)
Employee	850 (2006)
including professors	240 (2006)
Annual budget	$ 170,000,000
Website	www.jcu.edu

The John Carroll University (JCU) (John Carroll University) is a private university of the Jesuit Order in University Heights in Cleveland , Ohio , United States . It was founded in 1886 as a college under the name Saint Ignatius and renamed John Carroll University in 1923 . The university is a member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities . Since the middle of the 20th century it has developed into one of the well-known universities in the USA, with the result that the infrastructure has been improved and expanded. The JCU's motto is: Ad maiorum Dei gloriam (To the greater glory of God). It is also the Jesuit motto.

history

Today's John Carroll University was first founded in 1886 as St. Ignatius College for men. It is the 19th of 28 Jesuit colleges in the USA and was established 97 years after Georgetown University , of which Bishop John Carroll was the founder .

Goals and Methods

The Jesuits from Germany, who had to leave their homeland during the Kulturkampf , brought the traditional school structures with them. Its goals were aimed at the moral and intellectual education of young men who should live in a religious community. The training was based on the classic seven-year school course, with foreign languages and basic knowledge being taught in the first three years and the students being prepared for the university branch. The next three years were devoted to classical literature , the Latin and Greek languages, and poetry . For the past year, students were taught research, history, and geography and philosophy . After completing and completing the sixth year of school, the students received a certificate, only those who successfully completed the seventh year could graduate to a bachelor's degree .

developments

In 1923 the Jesuit College was given its current name, John Carroll University. John Carroll was the first Roman Catholic bishop in the United States. In September 1935 the university moved to "University Heights" about 20 kilometers east of Cleveland. In September 1968 the first admission of female students took place. In the last few years there has been extensive expansion work and the establishment of centers and institutes. The 24th President of the University, Robert Niehoff, has been in office since October 2005.

organization

John Carroll University consists of three units: the College of Arts and Sciences , the School of Economics, and an academic college. Both general and academic degrees can be obtained at the School of Economics.

The university campus

The campus extends over an area of ​​309 km², more than twenty main buildings are predominantly built in the Gothic style. Outside the main site there is another area of ​​170 km² with leisure facilities and training facilities.

The following facilities are located in the main building of the university:

• Great library
• Study center
• Science center
• Center for Communication and Languages
• Student center with theater, cafeteria , organization offices, leisure facilities, conference rooms, religious center, chapel

Other facilities are:

• shopping mall
• Residential buildings
• office building
• Technical facilities and technical centers
• Fitness centers
• Sports halls, sports fields and other sports facilities
• Football stadium and places for athletics
• eight student dormitories

Philosophy of Study

Namesake Archbishop John Carroll (SJ) of Baltimore

In the first year of the University of Arts and Sciences, two semesters for foreign languages, three philosophy courses and two courses for religion are offered. The curricula and study programs are based on the principles of a Catholic Jesuit college, in which liberal art is taught and development is geared towards the holistic human being. In the courses of study, the integration of faith and culture should be promoted, the moral and spiritual principles should be raised to a responsible social action. This is followed by an examination , the passing of which entitles you to continue studying in the various university branches. One to two scholarships are awarded annually to students who major in the classical Latin and Greek languages ​​for four years.

International connections

All students can take part in international exchange programs. For this purpose, the university designs its own program and works together with other universities. There are exchange programs with Kansai Gaidai University, Nanzan University and Sophia University from Japan . European universities with which the JCU cooperates are the Technical University of Dortmund and the University of Hull in England . At the same time, the JCU supports programs from other universities and institutes of the Jesuits, for example the Institute for Peace Research and Conflict Management in Belfast , the Italian seminar in Vatican City , a liberal art seminar in London , the House of Solidarity in El Salvador and the Jesuit Beijing Center.

Ranking

The US News & Word Report compiles an annual list of America's Best Colleges. In 2007, the JCU was ranked among the top ten universities in the Midwest for the 18th consecutive year. With a rate of 75 percent, the JCU also came first in the assessment of the certificates it received.

sports clubs

The university has 21 sports clubs, known as "Blue Streaks", which play in a variety of leagues. The football team plays in the famous "Don Shula Stadium", which opened in 2003.

Accommodations

More than 60 percent of the students live in eight houses on the university campus, while the proportion of freshmen is 90 percent.

• Residences for first year students:
  • Pacelli Hall with space for 216 students
  • Sutowski Hall for 171 students
  • Murphy Hall for 408 first-year students

• Residential buildings with single rooms for the students in the main course:
  • Campion Hall for 306 residents,
  • Dolan Hall with small apartments for 214 students
  • Hamlin Hall with 294 single rooms
  • Millor Hall for 242 students

• Residential building for the students in the upper grades:
  • Bernet Hall, apartment house for 100 senior students, the apartments offer space for 2, 4 or 6 students.

Student associations

All student associations ( fraternities and sororities ) are under the supervision of the school management and are represented by council bodies. You are given rules of conduct that must be strictly adhered to.

• Student associations under the direction of the Interfraternity Council (IFC) [1]
  • Beta Thea Pi (ΒΘΠ), since 1839
  • Delta Tau Delta (ΔΤΔ), since 1858
  • Kappa Sigma (ΚΣ), since 1869
  • Sigma Phi Epsilon (ΣΦΕ), since 1901

• Student associations under the direction of the Panhellenic Council [2]
  • Chi Omega (ΧΩ), since 1895
  • Gamma Phi Beta (ΓΦΒ), since 1874
  • Kappa Alpha Theta (ΚΑΘ), since 1870
  • Kappa Delta (ΚΔ), since 1897
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma (ΚΚΓ), since 1870

Web links

• John Carroll University website

Coordinates: 41 ° 29 ′ 24.5 "  N , 81 ° 31 ′ 52.4"  W.