Suffolk University

Not to be confused with University Campus Suffolk.
Suffolk University
Motto Honestas et Diligentia
Established 1906
Type Private
Endowment $99 million[1]
President Barry Brown, University Provost and Acting President
Admin. staff 505
Students 16,095[2]
Location Boston, MA, USA
Campus Urban
Colors          
Athletics NCAA D-III GNAC
Nickname Rams
Mascot Rammy
Website www.suffolk.edu

Suffolk University is a private, non-sectarian, university located in Boston, Massachusetts and with over 16,000 students it is the third largest university in Boston.[2][3] It was founded as a law school in 1906 and named after its location in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

The university is co-educational and comprises the Suffolk University Law School, the Suffolk College of Arts and Sciences, the Sawyer Business School, and the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University (NESAD) It has one international campus in Madrid, Spain in addition to the main campus in downtown Boston. Due to its location and well-known law school, Suffolk often attracts notable scholars and prominent speakers; for example, former President John F. Kennedy,[4] former Chief Justice of the United States, William Rehnquist,[5] and former President George H.W. Bush.[6]

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History

Founded in 1906 by lawyer Gleason Archer, Sr., Suffolk University was initially named Suffolk School of Law. The school's goal was to "serve ambitious young men who are obliged to work for a living while studying law."[7]

In 1907, Archer moved the school from his Roxbury, Massachusetts home into his downtown Boston law offices. A year later the first of Archer's students had passed the bar, leading to a boost in registration.[7]

By 1930, Archer developed Suffolk into one of the largest law schools in the country, and decided to create "a great evening university" that working people could afford.[7] The Suffolk College of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1934, and the Sawyer Business School -- then known as the College of Business Administration—in 1937. That same year, the three academic units were incorporated as Suffolk University.[7]

During the 1990s Suffolk constructed its first residence halls, began satellite programs with other colleges in Massachusetts, and opened its international campuses.[7] From 1990 to 2005, its endowment increased over 400%, to approximately $72 million and tuition climbed.[8]

Presidents (1906–present)

Campus

The main campus in downtown Boston is situated on well-known Beacon Hill, adjacent to the Massachusetts State House and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

In addition to its main campus in Boston, there are satellite campuses in Madrid, Spain, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In 2011, Suffolk University closed their second international campus in Dakar, Senegal (Suffolk University Dakar Campus)[7] due to more interest from Senegalese students to begin their studies in Boston.

Academics

Suffolk employs nearly 800 full-time and adjunct faculty members, who instruct approximately 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students.[9]

The Sawyer Business School (previously the Sawyer School of Management) focuses on global business education.[10] It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees. Joint degrees are also offered. About 3,000 students are currently enrolled in all programs. The Saturday-only Executive MBA Program incorporates four off-site one-week seminars and week-long global trips to London and China. The Global MBA is a specialized MBA in international business with an intensive concentration in either finance or marketing. The full-time program includes a 3-month internship outside the student's home country. Summer 2010 Global MBA internships are in 10 countries. Part-time Global MBAs complete either a global experiential research project at their place of business or a 3-month consulting project that includes an intensive 2 week residency outside the US.[11]

The Suffolk College of Arts and Sciences has seventeen academics departments which offer more than seventy undergraduate and graduate programs.[12] [13]

Suffolk University Law School, founded in 1906, offers a standard Juris Doctor program and advanced L.L.M. program. 43% of applicants were admitted to the J.D. program in 2005.[14]

The university is also home to the Beacon Hill Institute, a "free-market think-tank,"[15] the Centers for Crime & Justice Policy Research, Restorative Justice, and Women's Health and Human Right, the Poetry Center Political Research Centers, the R.S. Friedman Field Station, and the Sagan Energy Research Laboratory.[16]

Student Life

Thirteen athletic teams from Suffolk compete in the NCAA Division III.[17]

Up until 1995, Suffolk was a commuter-only school. Today, there are four residence halls, housing about 90% of freshman, and a total of 25% of the entire undergraduate population. The Residence Halls are:

The residence hall at 150 Tremont Street was the first built by the university and currently houses students in singles, doubles, quads, and suites, with communial bathrooms. Nathan R. Miller Residence Hall (located at 10 Somerset St.) was opened in 2005 and houses 15 floors of freshman, and 2 floors of sophomores in singles, doubles and quads, with bathrooms shared between every two rooms. 10 West/10 West Expansion is the newest residence hall and has housing for freshman and sophomores in singles, doubles and a variety of apartment style suites.

Both Miller Hall and 150 Tremont have cafeterias. Students living at 10 West can choose to at either cafeteria. Suffolk University occasionally leases additional properties (such as the Hyatt & Holiday Inn Beacon Hill). If leased, those locations house freshman students.

The Modern Theatre Resident Hall opened in the fall of 2010. It is also considered an extension to the 10 West Resident Hall. It is built over the new Modern Theatre, at Suffolk University.

The student organizations on campus are:

Notable persons

Main article: List of Suffolk University people

Notable alumni

Notable faculty and trustees

Notes and references

  1. ^ http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2010NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values_Final.pdf
  2. ^ a b History and Students Suffolk Law History page. Suffolk.edu. Retrieved 5-12-2010.
  3. ^ Suffolk University Profile (accessed March 5, 2009)
  4. ^ Suffolk's Walsh Theatre Esteemed Guests (accessed March 5, 2009)
  5. ^ Donahue Lecture Series Spearkers (accessed March 5, 2009)
  6. ^ "George H.W. Bush to speak at Suffolk's Centennial" by James Alexander, The Suffolk Voice 9/12/06
  7. ^ a b c d e f About Suffolk Law School (accessed March 3, 2009)
  8. ^ Suffolk Endowment information (accessed March 5, 2009)
  9. ^ The Best 357 Colleges: 2005 Edition, Robert Franek, Princeton Review Publishing Staff, Princeton Review (Firm), Princeton Review, Princeton Review (Firm Edition: illustrated, Published by The Princeton Review, 2004 ISBN 0375764054, 9780375764059
  10. ^ MBA Programs 2004, Petersons, Peterson's, Edition: 9, Published by Peterson's, 2003, ISBN 0768911605, 9780768911602
  11. ^ Suffolk University (2006).Sawyer School of Management. Retrieved April 2, 2006 from:http://www.business.suffolk.edu/~business/
  12. ^ Suffolk University(2006). Schools, Colleges and Campuses.Retrieved April 2, 2006 from:http://www.suffolk.edu/schools.html/~Academics
  13. ^ Suffolk University(2006). College of Arts and Sciences.Retrieved April 2, 2006 from:http://www.cas.suffolk.edu/~Arts/
  14. ^ Suffolk University(2006). Suffolk Law School.Retrieved April 2, 2006 from:http://www.law.suffolk.edu/~Lawyers/
  15. ^ Beacon Hill Institute (accessed March 3, 2009)
  16. ^ Suffolk University Information
  17. ^ [1]

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