Salve Regina University

Buildings on campus

The Salve Regina University is a private Roman Catholic University in Newport , Rhode Iceland ( USA ).

history

The institution was founded as a college by the Order of the Sisters of Mercy in 1934 . The campus has been located at its current location on the Atlantic coast since 1947 . Women have been accepted since 1973, and the college became a university in 1991.

Students from the Naval War College , also located in Newport, have the opportunity to acquire a Masters in International Relations from Salve Regina University .

Well-known graduates

• Peter W. Chiarelli (* 1950), four-star general
• Kristin Hersh (* 1966), musician
• Betty Hutton (1921-2007), actress
• Kristina and Michelle Kennedy (* around 1985), actresses
• Stanley A. McChrystal (* 1954), four star general
• Robert J. Papp junior (born 1953), admiral
• Janet L. Robinson (born 1950), manager of the New York Times
• Antonio M. Taguba (* 1950), two-star general
• Charles E. Wilhelm (* 1941), four-star general
• Anthony C. Zinni (* 1943), four-star general

Art treasures

In a stairwell of the university are the two outer lanes of a colorful lower window, which was originally made in the middle of the 15th century for the Carmelite Church of Boppard . Today it bears the name Pyrmont window , which was derived from its founder Cuno von Pyrmont and von Ehrenberg .

Web links

Commons : Salve Regina University  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website

Coordinates: 41 ° 28 '14.9 "  N , 71 ° 18' 0.7"  W.