Saint Joseph's University facts for kids
Latin: Universitas Sancti Iosephi | |
Former name
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Saint Joseph's College (1851–1978) |
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Motto | Spirit, Intellect, Purpose |
Type | Private |
Established | September 15, 1851 |
Founder | Felix Barbelin, S.J. |
Religious affiliation
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Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
Academic affiliations
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AJCU ACCU PCRC NAICU |
Endowment | $279 million (2017) |
President | Mark C. Reed, Ed.D. |
Provost | Cheryl McConnell, Ph.D. |
Academic staff
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449 |
Students | 8,086 |
Undergraduates | 4,688 |
Postgraduates | 2,941 |
Other students
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82 (adult and visiting students) |
Location |
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United States
39°59′43″N 75°14′20″W / 39.99528°N 75.23889°W |
Campus | Urban - 114 acres (46.1 ha) |
Colors | Crimson and Gray |
Athletics | 20 varsity sports teams |
Nickname | Hawks |
Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference Northeast Conference (NEC) Philadelphia Big 5 City 6 |
Mascot | The Hawk |
Saint Joseph's University (SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh oldest Jesuit university in the United States and one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
Saint Joseph's University educates over 9,200 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students each year through the Erivan K. Haub School of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Program of Professional & Liberal Studies, and the Haub Degree Completion Program. The University offers over 60 undergraduate majors, 53 graduate programs, 28 study-abroad programs, 12 special-study options, a co-op program, a joint degree program with Thomas Jefferson University, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. It has 17 centers and institutes, including the Kinney Center for Autism Education & Support and the Pedro Arrupe Center for Business Ethics.
St. Joe's athletics teams, the Hawks, are an NCAA Division I program, competing in the Atlantic-10 Conference and Philadelphia's Big 5. The official colors of the university are crimson and gray. The school mascot is the Hawk, which never stops flapping its wings while in costume.
Images for kids
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Joseph McKenna, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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John Lehman, former United States Secretary of the Navy
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Jamie Moyer, former MLB pitcher
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Bruiser Flint, college basketball coach
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William J. Green III, former U.S. representative and former mayor of Philadelphia
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Keith Leaphart, entrepreneur and physician
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Vince Papale, former NFL wide receiver and inspiration for the film Invincible
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Richard J. Hughes, former governor of New Jersey
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Jack Ramsay, former NBA basketball coach
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Lawrence W. Pierce, former United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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Jameer Nelson, former NBA basketball player
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William T. Cahill, former governor of New Jersey
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Frank LoBiondo, former U.S. Congressman
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William A. Barrett, U.S. representative from Philadelphia (1945-1947), (1949-1976)
See also
In Spanish: Universidad de San José para niños