University of Dallas

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The University of Dallas is a co-educational Roman Catholic university in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas.

It is across from Texas Stadium, right next door to The Highlands School on highways 114 and Loop 12. Undergraduate students are enrolled in the Constantin College of Liberal Arts or the College of Business. Masters and doctoral degrees are offered through Braniff Graduate School, Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies and Graduate School of Management.

The University of Dallas offers thirty-one Bachelor's of Arts majors and five Bachelor's of Science majors. Thirty three minors are also available to undergraduates.

University of Dallas offers four doctorate degrees in English, Literature, Philosophy, and Politics. An array of mastoral degrees are offered: MA, MS, MM, MBA, MTS, MPM and MFA.

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[edit] History

The University of Dallas (founded in 1956) is a private, Roman Catholic Diocesan university. The University was started with the assistance of the Sisters of Mary Namur and the Cistercian fathers at Our Lady of Dallas Monastery. The University of Dallas is has the Dominican fathers at St. Albert the Great Dominican Priory, Holy Trinity Seminary of the Dallas Dioceses, and the Cistercian fathers at Our Lady of Dallas.

The school is located on a 744 acre (3 km²) suburban campus in Irving, Texas, 12 miles (19 km) from downtown Dallas, and across highway 114 and Loop 12 from Texas Stadium. The slogan of the university is The Catholic University for Independent Thinkers and their mascot is "The Crusader."

Presidents of the University of Dallas
F. Kenneth Brasted (1956-1959)
Robert Morris (1960-1962)
Dr. Donald A. Cowan (1962-1977)
Dr. John R. Sommerfeldt (1978-1980)
Dr. Svetozar Pejovich, acting president (1980-1981)
Dr. Robert Sasseen (July 1981-December 1995)
Monsignor Milam J. Joseph (October 1996-December of 2003)
Robert Galecke, interim president (December 2003-July 2004)
Dr. Francis (Frank) Lazarus (July 2004-present)

[edit] Students

[edit] Statistics

The school is attended by 1,200 undergraduate students and 1,950 graduate students from 49 states and 18 countries; 71% of undergraduate students are Catholic. 56% of undergraduates are female. On campus residency is required of all students under 21 years of age who are not married, not a veteran of the military or who do not live with their parents in the DFW area. Tuition and fees for the 2006-07 academic year are $20,780 plus room and board of $7,332. In 2006 the University provided its students with $9 million in institutionally-funded scholarships and need-based grants.

Approximately 80% attend graduate school; over 85% of pre-med and over 90% of pre-law graduates are accepted by their first-choice professional school. There are over 40 clubs and organizations; varsity, club and intramural sports; lectures, films, exhibitions, concerts, plays; campus-wide annual celebrations.

[edit] Official Campus Life

Popular weekly events include:

  • TGIT (Thank God It's Thursday) concerts in the "Rat" (Rathskellar)
  • Music on the Mall (Friday afternoons, recorded music is amplified onto the mall, and students congregate)
  • Rugby games (and after-game celebrations)

Yearly events that attract large numbers of current students (and alumni) include:

  • Octoberfest, an outdoor festival that includes a live polka band, German food, a Beer Garden, and much polka-ing and chicken dancing
  • Charity Week, 7 days of wild events organized by the current junior class (returning from their respective fall and spring semesters in Rome). All proceeds from this student-run event (generally around $20,000) go to charities chosen by the students.
  • Groundhog Day, when students and alumni drink beer all day, then head off to a concert/picnic/keg party in the woods. Formerly, the event was "undergroundhog" and was not sponsored by the college. To ensure student safety, the event has come "above-ground" and it is now policed by student life, and the Irving PD.
  • Mallapalooza, a play on lollapalooza, is a day in April when bands play continuously while students listen, dance, buy commemorative tee shirts, and play on the inflatable games rented by the Office of Student Life.
Caption: On campus.
Caption: On campus.

[edit] Academics

All undergraduate students at the University of Dallas study a Core Curriculum, a series of specific courses that emphasizes the great ideas, deeds, and works of Western civilization from classical to modern times.

The core curriculum includes four class in literary tradition (Epic Poetry, Lyrical Poetry, The Play (comedy and tragedy), and The Novel); four classes in history (two American and two Western Civilization); four philosophy (Philosophy and the Ethical Life, Philosophy of Man, Philosophy of Being and a Philosophy elective); two of the same foreign language in the intermediate level or higher (modern or classical; German, French, Spanish, Italian; Latin and Greek); two theology classes (Understanding the Bible and Western Theological Tradition); two fine arts and one math, or one fine art and two maths; one course in American politics and one course in economics.

After the core curriculum, students then go on to pursue their chosen major. Graduate studies are available in the Braniff College of Liberal Arts, the Graduate School of Management and the Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies.

Fr. Lehrberger, O. Cist., teaching philosophy.
Fr. Lehrberger, O. Cist., teaching philosophy.

[edit] Core Curriculum

The core includes reading many of the Great Books in their entirety, which include:

[edit] Rome Program

The University's 12-acre Due Santi campus, just south of Rome along the Via Appia, includes classrooms, housing, tennis courts, a swimming pool, library, amphitheatre, working vineyards and olive groves.

About 80% of students spend a semester (either the Fall or Spring, generally of the Sophomore year) studying in Rome. The program includes University-sponsored side-trips to Southern European historical locations such as Florence, Assisi, Venice, Sicily, Athens, Corinth, and Olympia. The Rome semester curriculum is carefully integrated with on-site experiences and focuses upon the history, art, and architecture of the Roman Empire, the Early Church, and Renaissance Italy.

[edit] Collegium Cantorum

Collegium Cantorum is the Latin Liturgical Choir of the University. Collegium, as the group is called, sings at Masses in Irving (in the Cistercian Abbey which borders the campus), in Dallas, and around the world. Directed by Marilyn Walker, the choir has a broad repertoire of polyphonic Mass ordinaries and motets. The Gregorian Chant Schola, a subset of the group specializing in gregorian chant, is directed by Father Ralph March, a well-known chant scholar. First Friday Masses, a Requiem Mass on November 2, and the Easter Triduum are Collegium traditions that draw in alumni from around the country to sing, and that overfill the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Dallas with listeners. Although membership ranges from 35-50 students a term, hundreds of students attend the Masses sung by Collegium in Irving and Dallas. The University does not have a music major; however, the department offers a "concentration" in music.

[edit] College of Business

[edit] B.A. Business Leadership (undergraduate business)

[edit] Graduate School of Management

The Graduate School of Management (GSM) at the University of Dallas enrolls approximately 1,600 students in its programs, which are offered in the classroom (at the Irving, Tarrant County, and Plano campuses), onsite at corporate partner locations, and online. It hosts the largest MBA program in the D/FW metroplex, and was founded in 1966 to provide practical graduate management education to working adults.

The University of Dallas and its College of Business are accredited by:

  • The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
  • The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)
  • The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

Degrees granted by the Graduate School of Management include:

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) (21 concentrations)
  • Master of Science (MS) (4 options)
  • Master of Management (MM) (post-MBA) (19 options)
  • Graduate Certificates (34 options)

Concentrations available in the MBA Program are:

  • Accounting
  • Business Management
  • Corporate Finance
  • Engineering Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Financial Services
  • Global Business
  • Health Services Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Technology
  • IT Service Management
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Marketing Management
  • Not-for-Profit Management
  • Organization Development
  • Project Management
  • Sports & Entertainment Management
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Telecommunications Management

GSM Student Profile

  • Female students 41%
  • Male students 59%
  • Average age 34
  • 80% employed full-time
  • Average 7-10 years of experience
  • International students 20%
  • 65 countries represented
  • Undergraduate degrees 40% business/economics and 60% engineering/arts/sciences

[edit] Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts

A 1966 grant from the Blakley-Braniff Foundation established the Braniff Graduate School. In 1973, the Institute of Philosophic Studies, the doctoral program of the Braniff Graduate School and an outgrowth of the Kendall Politics and Literature Program, was initiated.

Students in Braniff can pursue Master of Arts degrees in English, Philosophy, Theology, Politics, American Studies and Humanities. The Institute for Philosophical Studies offers PhD programs in Literature, Philosophy and Politics.

[edit] Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies

The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies (IRPS) began in 1987, offering masters degrees in theological studies (MTS) and religious education (MRE). The founders of IRPS envisaged an institute dedicated to training ministers who could respond to pastoral needs in their local Church communities. As such, IRPS has adopted a “practitioner” model program so as to integrate preparation for practical ministry with study of the more abstract elements of theology.

[edit] Graduate Programs

The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies offers a variety of Masters degrees and graduate certificates. Graduate students can pursue Masters degrees in:

  • Theological Studies (MTS)
  • Religious Education (MRE)
  • Catholic School Leadership (MCSL)
  • Catholic School Teaching (MCST)
  • Pastoral Ministry (MPM)

Graduate Certificates are also available in the same fields.

Masters classes are offered onsite at the University of Dallas main campus at Irving (Texas), and at Plano (Texas), Shreveport (Louisiana) as well as online. Onsite Classes are offered weekdays, weeknights and weekends. Online classes can be taken at any time during the week.

[edit] Biblical School

The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies Catholic Biblical School is a four-year program of intensive study covering the entire Bible. It is Catholic in that it follows the directives of Scripture study as given in the Vatican II document, Dei Verbum (1965), and in more recent documents by the Pontifical Biblical Commission such as The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church (1993), and The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible (2002). The Biblical School is offered in both English and Spanish language. The Biblical School is taught onsite in a variety of Dallas-Fort Worth locations and online.

[edit] Online Education

Students can pursue a Masters degree or the Biblical School online. The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies is a leading innovator in online theological education. The advanced technologies used by the Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies mean it is one of the very few Catholic masters degrees in theology that can be done entirely online, with no residential or on-site requirements.

[edit] Deacon Formation

The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies provides the academic component of deacon formation for the dioceses of Tyler and Dallas. Deacon formation is offered in both English and Spanish language.

[edit] Adult Faith Formation

This comprehensive program is offered over four years by the Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies at the University of Dallas. The program offers college level classes for adults wanting to learn more about their faith. The program is open to people of all ages and backgrounds.

[edit] IRPS Student Body

The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies has about 125 graduate students, 620 Biblical School students and 130 students in Adult Faith Formation and Deacon Formation programs. Most students are part-time students. On-site students come from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, surrounding parts of Texas. Online students come from all over the United States and around the world.

[edit] IRPS Faculty

The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies has nine full-time faculty and a number of part-time faculty. All full-time faculty teaching in the IRPS Graduate program hold a PhD.

[edit] Off-Campus Education

Students can do MBA degrees on-campus or online through the Graduate School of Management (GSM). The Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies (IRPS) offers Masters degrees on-site and online. Both GSM and IRPS conduct classes in satellite campuses including Plano and North Richland Hills.

[edit] Faculty

The University of Dallas has 121 full-time faculty members and 35 part-time faculty members. 90% of the faculty hold a Ph.D. or highest degree in their field. The University has a student/faculty ratio of 12:1.

[edit] Vision

The University of Dallas aspires to be recognized regionally and nationally as a premier Catholic, liberal arts school and a first-choice institution for practice-oriented, professional business education.

[edit] Mission

The University of Dallas is a Catholic institution that seeks to educate its students to develop the intellectual and moral virtues, to prepare themselves for life and work, and to become leaders in the community. Through intensive teaching, interactive discourse, and critical analysis, the university pursues truth, virtue, and wisdom in the liberal arts and professional studies.

[edit] Core Values

  1. The University of Dallas is committed to the study and development of the western tradition of liberal education, and the Catholic intellectual tradition.
  2. The University of Dallas understands human nature to be spiritual and physical, rational and free. It is guided by principles of learning that acknowledge transcendent standards of truth and excellence that are themselves objects of inquiry and research.
  3. The University of Dallas is open to faculty and students of all faiths, and it supports their academic and religious freedom without discrimination.
  4. The University of Dallas seeks to maintain the dialogue of faith and reason, while assuring the proper autonomy of each of the arts, sciences, and professions.
  5. The University of Dallas promotes professional and graduate education that shares a common spirit with the liberal arts: reflecting critically on the ends governing the profession, fostering principled moral judgment, and providing the knowledge and skills requisite for professional excellence.

[edit] Additional University of Dallas Facts

  • Youngest university in the 20th century to be granted a Phi Beta Kappa chapter
  • Top 10 Colleges for American Values based on the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s (ISI) Choosing the Right College
  • The Harvard Business Review in May 2005 in an article titled, “How Business Schools Lost Their Way”, recognized the university as one of four business schools in the nation that had retained its professional focus and was an example of best practices
  • The undergraduate class of 2005 contained nine Fulbright Scholars
  • One percent of all MBAs in the world received their degree from UD
  • Recognized by the Princeton Review for being “one of the best private school bargains in the nation” and in the top 20 for having outstanding professors
  • Recognized by the Princeton Review for being one of the top 10 universities in the nation where students pray on a regular basis and students are most nostalgic for Ronald Reagan
  • UD has maintained a campus in Rome, Italy for over 35 years where virtually all of its undergraduate students attend for a semester
  • UD alumni are represented in over 150 countries around the world
  • UD freshmen have the third highest average SAT scores in Texas for incoming freshmen behind Rice and Trinity.
  • First university in America to be accredited by the American Academy of Liberal Education
  • The only Ph.D. program in the United States with a core curriculum in the great books
  • The Fiske Guide to Colleges states that the University of Dallas is without a doubt the best Catholic-affiliated school south of Washington, D.C.
  • Recognized by the Dallas Business Journal as being the number one choice for graduate management education for working adults in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex
  • The National Review ranks the University of Dallas as one of the top 50 liberal arts schools in the nation
  • Despite having an excellent academic track record for its students, the University of Dallas has had continuous financial problems for many years.
  • One of the only Universities to offer a bachelor's degree in Political-philosophy and a Masters of Politics degree.
  • Religious life is served by the Chapel of the Incarnation. Dedicated in 1985 the chapel, the now Church of the Incarnation serves as an on campus parish that ministers to staff, faculty, administration, students and residents of Irving and surrounding communities.
  • The University of Dallas was one of three finalists (together with Baylor University and Southern Methodist University) for the site of the George W. Bush Presidential Library. The University of Dallas withdrew itself from consideration on January 22, 2007.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Among UD alumni are:

Academia

Among the noted scholars who have attended UD are:

(Name, Field, Institution)

[edit] Campus

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Peter MacNicol Biography. TV Guide. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.


[edit] External links


University of Dallas
Motto "The Catholic University for Independent Thinkers"
Established 1953
Type Private University
Endowment US $43 Million
President Dr. Frank Lazarus
Faculty 265
Undergraduates 1,058
Postgraduates 1,855
Location Irving, TX, USA
Campus Urban, 300 Acres
Mascot Crusaders
Website www.udallas.edu
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