Cleary University

Cleary University

The Cleary University Crest
Former names
 Cleary Business College (1891)
The Cleary School of Penmanship (1883)
Type Private
Established 1883
Endowment US $813,882[1]
President Jayson Boyers
Academic staff
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Administrative staff
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Students 852 (Spring 2009)[2]
Undergraduates 697
Postgraduates 116
Other students
 39
Location Genoa Twp, MI, U.S.
Campus Multiple Campuses
Alt. Campus Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.
Colors Red & Blue:         
Athletics
Affiliations Higher Learning Commission, NCA
Mascot Clancy The Cougar
Website http://www.Cleary.edu

Cleary University is a Michigan-based business university. The main campus is located in Livingston County, in Howell, Michigan. There are also two education centers located in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Cleary University offers certificate, ABA, BBA, and MBA programs.

History

Cleary Business College, circa 1905

Founded in 1883, by Patrick Roger Cleary as the "Cleary School of Penmanship",[3] it was incorporated in 1891 as "Cleary Business College".[3] In 1933, the Cleary family turned the physical assets of the college over to a Board of Trustees, establishing Cleary College as an independent non-profit institution. In 1938 Patrick Roger Cleary retired and his son, Owen Cleary, became president. The college moved to the 2170 Washtenaw Avenue site in 1960. A branch college was opened in Livingston County in 1979. By 1982, the combined campuses served over one thousand students. "[4] In 2002, Cleary introduced a graduate program and changed its name to Cleary University.[3]

Timeline

1883 - Patrick Roger Cleary founds The Cleary School of Penmanship—a vital business skill in the late 19th-century commercial workplace. Cleary is Washtenaw County’s first independent college.

1885 - Cleary becomes Michigan’s first college to train and place a graduate as a teacher of commercial subjects in the public school system.

1886 - Cleary holds Michigan’s first summer school session for teachers of commercial subjects.

1891 - Cleary Business College is incorporated under state law.

1913 - Cleary and Michigan State Normal College launch first joint college program approved by the state board of education. Public school business teachers study education at the Normal College and business subjects at Cleary.

1922 - Patrick Roger Cleary receives honorary Master of Education degree from Michigan State Normal College (Eastern Michigan University).

1933 - Cleary family turns over all physical assets of the institution to new Board of Trustees.

1940 - P. R. Cleary retires as President of Cleary College. Owen J. Cleary appointed president.

1948 - Cleary College founder P. R. Cleary dies at age 90.

1950 - Donald M. Silkworth commences fundraising for a new Cleary College building.

1952 - Owen J. Cleary elected Michigan Secretary of State. He remains President of Cleary College.

1960 - New Cleary College building dedicated by Owen J. Cleary and Donald M. Silkworth.

1960 - Owen J. Cleary dies at age 60. Donald M. Silkworth appointed president.

1968 - The Association of Independent Colleges accredits Cleary as a junior college of business.

1970 - The Association of Independent Colleges and Schools accredits Cleary as a senior college of business.

1979 - Cleary offers first classes in Livingston County at Brighton High School.

1983 - Cleary celebrates centennial and breaks ground for its Livingston Campus.

1988 - Cleary is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

1989 - Cleary launches intensive and continuing focus on quality management.

1990 - A new accelerated, 13-month Direct Degree program is launched for mid-career adults.

1994 - For the first time, Cleary is ranked by U.S. News and World Report as among the top 20 specialty colleges in the nation.

1994 - Cleary begins offering online courses.

1997 - Corporate partnership and employee training opportunities are expanded as well as extension sites and programs.

1999 - BusinessTrack, an innovative three-year BBA degree program for first-time college students, is introduced.

2000 - Cleary announces its Executive MBA. The NCA grants accreditation for Cleary’s MBA program.

2002 - Cleary’s change to university status is approved by the Michigan State Department of Education and the North Central Association.

2006 - On May 18, Cleary officials break ground on the Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Center for Business and Community Excellence in Howell.

2007 - The Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Center for Business and Community Excellence was officially opened on the Livingston Campus with such features as:

southeastern Michigan.

2009 - President Tom Sullivan celebrates his 20th anniversary as head of the university.

2010 - The Cleary University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) opens. Providing business support and guidance for start-ups, the CIE is the first of its kind in Livingston County.

2012 - Cleary reintroduces its collegiate athletic program with men’s and women’s cross country and golf teams.

2013 - Cleary introduces men and women’s soccer to its collegiate athletic programs.

2013 - Elaine Lowe is the first Cleary athlete to win a National Championship (women’s cross country).

2014 - Cleary introduces baseball and softball to its collegiate athletic programs.
Elaine Lowe wins back-to-back National Championships (women’s cross country).

2015 - On January 15, Cleary University breaks ground for new student housing on campus.
On October 1, Jayson Boyers begins as the tenth president in university history.
The Men’s Golf Team wins the USCAA National Championship, and Devin Young earns Medalist honors as the top golfer.

2016 - Hosted first Vehicle to a Better Future fundraising event in May.
Announced opening of Detroit Education Center in September.
The Women’s Cross Country Team wins the USCAA National Championship.

2017 - Opened the Detroit Education Center.

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Livingston Campus

The Livingston Campus of Cleary University is in Genoa Charter Township, Michigan, in Howell.[6][7]

Johnson Center

The LLoyd & Mabel Johnson Center for Business & Community Excellence is the focus of the Livingston Campus. The Johnson Center is equipped to serve as the University's conference center. It is divided into 8 classrooms, an internet café, commercial kitchen, and a few offices.

Chrysler Building

The Chrysler Building was Cleary's first building on the Livingston Campus. It is home to a majority of classes on the Livingston campus, on campus recording studio, the student run campus store, student cafeteria "Clancy's cafe" and the home of the Arthur Secunda art museum which houses the largest collection of works by American artist Arthur Secunda

Lyons Building

The newly renovated Lyons building is home to Cleary university administrative staff, financial aid department and president office. The Lyons building offers students a "one-stop-shop" for students to handle everything from financial aid to scheduling classes.

Wellness Center

Previously the administration building the Wellness Center now houses Cleary's athletic offices. The building offers students 2 basketball courts, weight room, locker rooms, athletic training, student lounge and demonstration kitchen.

Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE)

Previously the administration building The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Cleary University serves a community of students, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, managers, corporations and small business owners. CIE is staffed with individuals who are ready to help individuals nurture idea, fuel growth, turn around companies, innovate IP and develop employees.

Ann Arbor Campus

Ann Arbor Campus
Ann Arbor Campus

The Ann Arbor location is at 2793 Plymouth Road.[8]

Detroit Campus

Located at the Considine Little Rock Family Center at 8904 Woodward Avenue, this new center is designed to prepare Detroit residents for job opportunities, providing a full range of programs from one-year certificates to bachelor degree programs. Programs are available online or in-center.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Johnson Center, Cleary Livingston Campus

Graduate Certificates

Professional Certificates

Athletics

Cleary University's athletic teams are known as the Cougars. The university participates at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level as an Independent.[9] The university's teams include men's and women's, cross country, soccer, lacrosse, tennis and golf, women's softball, men's baseball and wrestling and a co-ed competitive dance team.

Cleary University sponsored both football and basketball in the early years of the university's history but dropped athletics at some point. The current athletic department was created in 2012 and joined the United States Collegiate Athletic Association(USCAA).[10] Starting in 2012 with men's and women's cross country in the fall and men's and women's golf in the spring, the university rapidly expanded the athletics program in the years following.[10][9] The university was awarded the 2017 USCAA's Director's Cup, which is awarded annually to the athletic program that achieves the most cumulative success in the 80-member association. Standings are based on a points system and algorithm, with points awarded on the basis of sports offered and results of national championship events. In 2014 and again in 2015 the woman's cross country team placed 2nd at the National Championships. In 2016, the woman's cross country team placed 1st at the National Championships.[9] The men's cross country team was able to compete for its first time at the National Championships and ended up placing 3rd. 2015 marked the universities first National Champion team in Men's Golf. The university also had the individual National Champion in woman's cross country in 2013 and 2014, as well as the individual National Champion in men's golf in 2015.[9] In 2017, the university announced that the athletics program had been accepted into the NAIA and the university will compete as an independent member of the NAIA starting in the 2017-18 academic year.[9]

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ "US News and World Report - Best Colleges 2010". Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Affiliated institutions". Higher Learning Commission. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cleary History". Cleary University web site. Cleary University. Archived from the original on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  4. ↑ "S0553". Michigan Markers web site. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  5. ↑ http://www.cleary.edu/history/
  6. ↑ "Official Zoning Map of Genoa Charter Township." (Archive) Genoa Charter Township, Michigan. As of September 2008. Retrieved on November 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine.." Cleary University. Retrieved on November 8, 2013. "Livingston Campus 3750 Cleary Drive Howell, MI 48843"
  8. ↑ Cleary may sell Ann Arbor site Archived 2013-12-23 at the Wayback Machine., Livingston Daily, December 21, 2013
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cleary University Athletics Move Up to NAIA". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  10. 1 2 Shea, Bill (2017-04-17). "Cleary University athletics program joins United States Collegiate Athletic Association". CRAIN'S DETROIT BUSINESS. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  11. ↑ "BUCHANAN, Vernon G. - Biographical Information". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  12. ↑ "Northwood University". Retrieved 2008-09-03.
  13. ↑ "Ypsilanti Township Board of Trustees". Retrieved 2016-12-02.

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