John Carroll University

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John Carroll University
Seal of John Carroll University
Motto: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
Established: 1886
Type: Private-Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Endowment: $170,000,000.00
President: Rev. Robert L. Niehoff, S.J.
Faculty: 240
Undergraduates: 3200
Postgraduates: 850
Location: University Heights, Ohio, United States
Campus: Suburban, 62 acres
Colors: Blue and Gold            
Mascot: Blue Streaks
Athletics: NCAA Division III Ohio Athletic Conference
Affiliations: Society of Jesus
Website: www.jcu.edu

John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area in the United States. The university was founded as Saint Ignatius College by the Society of Jesus. A member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, John Carroll was founded in 1886.

The university is organized into three schools including two undergraduate colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences and the Boler School of Business, and one graduate school, each defining its own academic programs under the auspices of the Academic Vice President.[1] Since the mid 20th century, the university has been expanding both its campus resources and influence worldwide. Several new academic and residence buildings have been constructed and the university has expanded its international programs.

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[edit] History

The main building of St. Ignatius College, later to become John Carroll University. The building was the centerpiece of the original West 30th Street campus.
The main building of St. Ignatius College, later to become John Carroll University. The building was the centerpiece of the original West 30th Street campus.

John Carroll University was founded in 1886 under the title of St. Ignatius College as a "college for men." It has been in continuous operation as a degree-granting institution since that time. Founded as the 19th of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States, it was founded 97 years after Georgetown University.[2]

The Jesuits who founded St. Ignatius College were exiles from Germany, forced out by Bismarck's Kulturkampf. They brought with them the traditional structure of the Jesuit college as an extension of the apostolate of the religious community to prepare the student morally as well as intellectually. The principal instrument of this education was the classical course of seven years, in which the first three years were devoted to learning languages as necessary tools. The student was then considered prepared for university work. The next four years were devoted to the study of classical literature and Latin and Greek prose and poetry, and to developing the ability to express one's self in these languages, as well as in the vernacular, orally and in writing. The final year was devoted to philosophy. There were also electives in the sciences, history, and geography, as well as other subjects. If the student completed only six years, a certificate was given. Completion of the year of philosophy made the student eligible for the baccalaureate degree, which the college was empowered to grant when it was chartered in 1890 (State of Ohio 1890). The first two degrees were awarded in 1895.[3]

In 1923, the College was renamed John Carroll University, after the first archbishop of the Catholic Church in the United States and founder of fellow Jesuit institution Georgetown University. In 1935, it was moved from its original location on the west side in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland to its present site in University Heights, a suburb 10 miles east of downtown Cleveland. The city had been renamed from Idlewood during the construction of the campus.[4]

In September 1968, the University made the transition from full-time male enrollment to a fully coeducational institution, admitting women to the College of Arts and Sciences for the first time.

In recent years, the University has undergone extensive reconstruction and expansion. In 2003, the University opened the $66 million, 265,000 ft² (25,000 m²) Dolan Center for Science and Technology, named after alumni Charles Dolan, founder of Cablevision, and his wife Helen Dolan. The couple met while attending John Carroll.

In October of 2005, the Rev. Robert Niehoff was inaugurated the 24th president of John Carroll University.

[edit] Organization

John Carroll University consists of three schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, the Boler School of Business, and the Graduate School. The Boler School of Business offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration.

[edit] Campus

More than twenty major buildings, predominantly Gothic in architecture, and sixty landscaped acres make up the Carroll campus. Thorne Acres, a 38-acre property in nearby Chardon, provides additional recreational and educational facilities.

Major buildings include the Grasselli Library and its John G. and Mary Jane Breen Learning Center, the James A. Bohannon Science Center, the Thomas P. O'Malley, SJ Center for Communications and Language Arts, and the D.J. Lombardo Student Center. This center includes the Little Theatre, the Harold C. Schott Dining Hall, the Inn Between, the Underground, recreational facilities, public conference rooms, and offices for student organizations; it is also the location of the Fritzsche Religious Center containing the campus ministry offices and the Saint Francis Chapel. In recent years, the University has purchased several homes as well as a nearby shopping plaza which abut the campus in order to both provide for additional office and housing space, but also to help preserve the look of the neighborhood around the campus which has become landlocked since the University was one of the original developments in what was once part of neighboring Shaker Heights.

The Don Shula Sports Center includes the William H. Johnson Natatorium and the Ralph Vince Fitness Center. Other major facilities include:

  • Administration Building
  • Boler School of Business
  • Dolan Center for Science and Technology
  • Kulas Auditorium
  • Rodman Hall
  • Wasmer and Schweickert fields for outdoor athletic events.
  • Eight student residence halls.

[edit] Academics

[edit] Core Curriculum

The College of Arts and Sciences requires a rigorous liberal arts core for all undergraduate students. Among the requirements are a first year seminar course, two semesters of a foreign language, three philosophy courses, and two religious studies courses.

The Core Curriculum in the Liberal Arts of John Carroll is informed by the principles that issue from the University's mission as a Catholic and Jesuit liberal arts institution of higher learning. Accordingly, the Core emphasizes the development of whole human persons who are educated in the humanizing arts and sciences; skilled in expression and in scholarly investigation; and aware of the interrelationship of all knowledge and the interdependence of all peoples. Moreover, it promotes the integration of faith and culture by imparting a deeper knowledge of and respect for the students' own cultural and religious traditions as well as those of others. Finally, it highlights intellectual, moral and spiritual principles, and the responsible social actions which flow from them.

As a means to achieve these and other goals significant to the University's mission, the Core has a distributive structure as well as distinctive emphases. The Core thus allows selectivity while also stipulating certain academic experiences which are important for all students.

The distributive requirements are designed to combine with the specific requirements to provide an equilibrium among disciplines as well as to create a coherence that will enable students to integrate their core experience successfully.

[edit] International programs

John Carroll has several international programs in which eligible upperclassman are able to participate. The university operates several of their own programs and cooperates with other Jesuit universities in operating other programs. John Carroll University's Exchange Programs include the International Student Exchange Program, and programs at Kansai Gaidai University, Nanzan University and Sophia University, all in Japan as well as the Dortmund University of Technology, Germany and University of Hull, England.[5]

John Carroll University's Sponsored Programs are either administered by John Carroll University or by another Jesuit University. In certain cases, John Carroll University faculty accompany and remain abroad with the students the entire semester. These programs include the Belfast Institute in Peace Building and Conflict Transformation [6], the Boler School of Business Semester in London [7] , Italian Studies at Vatican City, the London Liberal Arts Semester as well as Casa de la Solidaridad in El Salvador and The Jesuit Beijing Center.

All international programs, including those for international students who study at John Carroll, are managed by the University's Center for Global Education.

[edit] Scholarships

The university has four merit scholarships including, the Presidential Honors Award, the Presidential Ledership Award, the Arrupe Scholars Award, and the Magis Scholarship.[8] Department scholarships are offered by individual departments and include the Castellano Scholarship, usually awarded yearly to one or two freshman applicants who will major in the classical languages (Latin and Greek). This award covers full tuition for four years.[9]

[edit] Rankings

In the 2007 U.S. News & World Report annual guide "America's Best Colleges," John Carroll University tied for fifth overall among Midwestern Universities - Master's I. This was the 18th consecutive year that John Carroll had ranked in the top 10 on this list. JCU also ranked second among Midwestern - Master's I in average graduation rate (75 percent), and was 12th on the "Great Schools, Great Prices" list. [10]

[edit] Student life

[edit] Athletics

JCU has 21 varsity sports teams and are known as the Blue Streaks. The teams play in the NCAA's Division III Ohio Athletic Conference.

The school's football team plays in Don Shula Stadium, named after one of the school's most-famous alumni. The stadium opened in 2003. Its namesake contributed to the stadium's construction, as did Washington Redskins star London Fletcher, another graduate.

[edit] Campus Ministry

Grounded in the Catholic and Ignatian tradition, Campus Ministry serves persons of all faiths by: animating a community of faith through vibrant worship, retreats and small faith communities; promoting a faith that does justice through education, advocacy, service and reflection; fostering the development of whole persons who are servant leaders in their local, global, and faith communities.

[edit] Center for Service & Social Action

The Center for Service and Social Action believes that, through service, we can deepen our understanding of and be a conduit for positive change within our local, national, and international community.

In the course of our typical daily experience, most of people do not have the chance to meet one of the approximately 18 thousand persons experiencing homelessness in Cuyahoga county, or one of the 40 million adults in the United States who struggle with literacy, or one of the 3 billion people in the world who live on less than $2.00 a day. The Center for Service and Social Action seeks to develop service opportunities which build relationships, enhance learning, encourage active citizenship, and support the John Carroll University mission to "inspire individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service in the region and in the world."

The center offers a variety of programs to meet the needs of our community partners and the interests of service participants, including Service Learning, Voluntary Service, Service Projects and Events, and service-based Immersion Experiences.

[edit] Immersion Experience Program

Integral to a Jesuit Catholic education are immersion experiences which challenge students to engage the realities of the world while reflecting on the values of human dignity and respect for the earth.

Students travel to domestic and international locations where they are exposed to issues of poverty and injustice while experiencing unique cultures and environments. They engage in direct service activities, participate in experiential learning, and make educational site visits --while living in the very communities that they are serving.

Preparation and post-immersion gatherings are an opportunity for students to learn and reflect about the people, issues, and realities they encounter, and can provide a way for a one-week experience to develop into a life-time transformation.


[edit] Housing

John Carroll is a primarily residential campus, with over 60% of all students living on campus in eight residence halls; 90% of freshmen and sophomores live on campus.[11]

[edit] Freshman Residences

During a students first year, they are placed in one of three freshman residence halls:

  • Pacelli Hall, named after Eugenio Pacelli (Pope Pius XII), is a hall for women only in 2008 and has a capacity of 216. Sutowski Hall, coed for fall 2008, has a capacity of 171 students. Depending on the gender proportions of each freshman class, the hall assignments vary. (In 2007, men were assigned to Sutowski Hall while the women were assigned to Pacelli. In 2006, the opposite assignments were made.)[12][13]
  • Murphy Hall houses 408 freshman students. Murphy Hall is coed, with both male and female residents sharing the same building although not the same wing of the building. Every Murphy Hall room is designed in a Suite-style dorm. Each resident of Murphy Hall shares a room with one other person, and a moderate living area with two others.[14]

[edit] Upperclassman Residences

The other five residence halls house upperclassmen. All are coed but rooms are separated by gender in different wings of each hall.

  • Campion Hall is the newest of all the residence halls. It was built in 1990 as "Gnu Hall" but was dedicated to St. Edmund Campion and the defunct Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin on November 13, 1993. It houses 306 upperclassmen and has standard dormitory style rooms.[15]
  • Dolan Hall was completed in 1955 and is dedicated to Thomas F. Dolan. From 1994 to 2006, Dolan Hall was an all female dormitory but in 2007 it was changed to a co-ed, "Super-Single" style dorm with 214 students living in individual rooms.[16]
  • Hamlin Hall was built in 1988 and is dedicated to Richard M. Hamlin, a John Carroll University alumnus. 294 students reside within its walls, in standard dormitory style rooms. Hamlin Hall is also furnished with a complete kitchen, available for use by any of its residents.[17]
  • Millor Hall was finished in 1981. Though it is not known why, this building on the West side of campus was originally named "South Hall" but was later changed as a dedication to Rev. William J. Millor in October of that year. 242 students reside in Millor Hall.[18]
  • Bernet Hall was the first dormitory erected on campus in 1935. It was built at the recommendation of a major supporter of the University and its namesake, John J. Bernet, who called for a place to house those "boys from Greater Cleveland who will be forced to go home every night." It was remodeled from its original design and is now the home of 100 seniors, each of whom has an apartment style dormitory with either 2, 4 or 6 students per apartment.[19]

[edit] Greek Life

All of John Carroll Universities fraternities and sororities are approved by the John Carroll Office of Student Life and each have strict policies against hazing.

[edit] Fraternities

The following four fraternities have chapters (or colonies) at John Carroll University:[20]

[edit] Sororities

The following five sororities have chapters at John Carroll University:[21]

[edit] Notable people

Main article: List of John Carroll University people

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ John Carroll University Quick Facts. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2006-09-18.
  2. ^ History of the Biology Department of John Carroll University. Ohio Journal of Science. Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
  3. ^ History of the Biology Department of John Carroll University. Ohio Journal of Science. Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
  4. ^ John Carroll University. About, Inc.. Retrieved on 2006-10-03.
  5. ^ The Center for Global Education - Studying Abroad. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2006-09-18.
  6. ^ Belfast Institute in Peace Building and Conflict Transformation. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2006-09-18.
  7. ^ The Boler London Semester. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2006-09-18.
  8. ^ Merit-Based Awards. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  9. ^ Castellano Scholarship. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
  10. ^ John Carroll University Prospective Students - Quick Facts. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2006-10-02.
  11. ^ John Student Affairs - Residence Life for First Year Students. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2006-10-02.
  12. ^ JCU Student Affairs -- Residence Halls: Sutowski Hall. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  13. ^ JCU Student Affairs -- Residence Halls: Pacelli Hall. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  14. ^ JCU Student Affairs -- Residence Halls: Murphy Hall. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  15. ^ JCU Student Affairs -- Residence Halls: Campion Hall. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  16. ^ JCU Student Affairs -- Residence Halls: Dolan Hall. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  17. ^ JCU Student Affairs -- Residence Halls: Hamlin Hall. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  18. ^ JCU Student Affairs -- Residence Halls: Millor Hall. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  19. ^ JCU Student Affairs -- Residence Halls: Bernet Hall. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
  20. ^ JCU Campus Life -- Fraternity & Sorority Life: Fraternities. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  21. ^ JCU Campus Life -- Fraternity & Sorority Life: Sororities. John Carroll University. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.

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