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Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Catholic Jesuit university in the United States located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It has a current enrollment of 11,823 students, making it the 4th-largest Jesuit University in the United States. [2]. The university provides undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.
HistorySaint Louis University traces its origins to the Saint Louis Academy which was founded on 16 November 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Du Bourg, Bishop of Louisiana and the Floridas, and placed under the charge of the Reverend François Niel and others of the secular clergy attached to the Saint Louis Cathedral. In 1820 the name Saint Louis Academy was changed to the Saint Louis College. In 1827 Bishop Du Bourg placed it in the care of the Society of Jesus, not long after which it received its charter as a university by act of the Missouri Legislature. [3] Saint Louis University is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River and the second-oldest Jesuit college in the nation. (Only Georgetown University has been in existence longer.) It is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The high school, which was founded along with it, was originally located in DuBourg Hall on the SLU campus but moved to its own campus in the 1920s.
During the early 1940s, many local priests, especially the Jesuits, began to challenge the segregationist policies at the city's Catholic colleges and parochial schools. Saint Louis University opened its doors to African Americans in 1943 after its president, Father Patrick Holloran, secured the approval of St. Louis Archbishop John J. Glennon. For over thirty years the university has maintained a campus in Madrid, Spain with a student body of around 1000. The Madrid campus was the first freestanding campus operated by an American university in Europe and the first American institution to be recognized by Spain's higher education authority as an official foreign university. Image:Slu dubourg 1888.jpg DuBourg Hall serves as the administration building for Saint Louis University. Since 1953, the university has had a distinctive research resource in the Vatican Film Library, created through initiatives taken by Fr. Lowrie Daly, S.J. and generously supported by the Knights of Columbus. External scholars are able to apply for NEH Research Fellowships to gain access to the microfilmed manuscript collections. These fellowships are administered by Saint Louis University's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. In the early 1970's, the campus was the site of an emerging new stream of Bible-based liturgical music that has enjoyed a worldwide impact. The composers were known as The St. Louis Jesuits. After a twenty-year hiatus, they released a new album in the fall of 2005. The university was ranked 77th by U.S. News & World Report in their list of the best U.S. colleges for 2007, placing it among the top five Catholic institutions in the United States. [4] More than 100 doctors from Saint Louis University's physician practice, SLUCare, were ranked among the best doctors in St. Louis in 2006 by St. Louis Magazine. [5] The University has long supported the arts, with several museums on campus including the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, the Saint Louis University Museum of Art, and Cupples House. AcademicsColleges and SchoolsAdditional programsCampusLibraries and MuseumsSaint Louis University has 4 libraries. Pius XII Memorial Library is the general academic library. It holds over 1 million books, 6,000 journal subscriptions, and 140 electronic databases. The Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library holds a unique collection of microfilm focusing on the manuscripts housed in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. The Omer Poos Law Library houses the law collection and is within the School of Law. The Medical Center Library serves the health and medical community at SLU. The University also has several museums, including the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art. HousingSaint Louis has both dormitory and apartment space on-campus. As part of the Freshman Year Experience (FYE) program, resident freshman students live in one of four freshman-only buildings for their first year, after which point they are able to live anyplace else on campus. FYE OptionsThe Griesedieck Complex (also known as "Gries", pronounced "greez") contains 14 stories of living space in its main building, with additional dorm space in its two wings, Walsh and Clemens. Gries is located in the heart of the campus, in front of the quad, and has an average freshman living space, 10' 7.5" by 18' 2", with community showers and bathrooms. Reinert Hall, named after Jesuit Father Paul C. Reinert, is located two blocks south of the main campus in a converted hotel; sometimes referred to as "the Island." Where the building lacks in location it makes up for in living space, containing some of the largest dormitories across the country, 12' 1" by 27', complete with private full baths in each room. Reinert also has access to a private pool and 24-hour in-building study/meeting rooms. Upperclassman OptionsSeveral housing choices exist for sophomores, juniors and seniors. SLU does not have Greek houses on campus; however, DeMattais Hall acts as a Greek dormitory and de facto community House. Next to DeMattais Hall is Marguerite Hall, which offers 8 floors of suite-style two-occupancy dorm rooms. Continuing up West Pine Mall, is Notre Dame Hall. While many honors students choose to live here, it is upperclassmen housing open to all students. Another dorm option is Fusz Hall, catercorner to the University's Clocktower. It contains a food court. Grand Forest, the Village, and the Marchetti Towers are the apartment options available. Because of its proximity to the stadium, many student-athletes live in Grand Forest. Similarly, the Village, just across from DeMattias, houses many Greeks. The Village is also very close to the local SLU bars -- Humphrey's and Laclede's -- making it an especially popular location for juniors and seniors. The Marchetti Towers is just west of Grand Forest and consists of two, 12-story towers. It is very popular with sophomores coming out of FYE housing, though it also has a strong junior and senior population. Major Building and Renovation ProjectsEdward A. Doisy Research CenterSLU is currently building a $67 million, 10-story tall research building that will connect to its Medical Campus Building. It is designed to be a green building and is named for Edward Adelbert Doisy, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate of 1943 and a long-time faculty member at SLU's medical school.[1] With improvements to other research building facilities, the total cost of the project is forecasted to be around $80 million. Chaifetz ArenaThe planned multi-purpose arena, whose construction began on August 28, 2006, [2] and is expected to cost $80 million, will contain more than 10,000 seats, a training facility, state of the art locker rooms, and a practice facility that can house an additional 1,000 spectators. It will be located on the eastern-most end of campus, just north of I-64. The arena will replace the Scottrade Center as the University's primary location for large events, notably Commencement celebrations and varsity sports. On February 28 2007, the arena was named in honor of University alumnus (1975) Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz, who made a $12 million naming rights gift to the Arena.[6] Recreation CenterAlso beginning at the end of the Summer 2006 will be a massive renovation of the Simon Recreation Center. The overhaul, which was approved by SLU's Student Government Association on May 3, 2006, will convert a parking lot located under the building into additional workout space and be funded by an annual $100 fee to students. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the Fall semester 2006, with early estimates of its total cost hovering around $7 million. AthleticsSoccerThe men's soccer team has won 10 national titles (1959-60, 1962-63, 1965, 1967, 1969-70, 1972-73), the most in NCAA Men's Soccer Championship history. SLU also holds the record for most NCAA Tournament appearances with 43. Several Billikens have gone on to play professionally, including Shane Battelle, Brad Davis, Vedad Ibisevic, Brian McBride, Matt McKeon, Dipsy Selolwane, Mike Sorber, Joe Clarke, Bob Madison, Jack Jewsbury, Tim Ward, and Will John. The soccer team plays at Hermann Stadium on campus. Legion 1818 is the official supporters group for the team. The women's soccer program has also made great strides since its founding in 1996. Under the tutelage of coach Tim Champion, the Billiken women made their NCAA Tournament debut in 2005, knocking off Stanford before falling to perennial power Santa Clara in the second round. The women's team made a return appearance to the NCAA Tournament in 2006, earning a first round bye. BasketballIn the 1948-1949 the Billikens were ranked first in the first AP basketball poll. Ed Macauley of the Basketball Hall of Fame and SLU won the NIT championship in 1948 and have played in that 18 times and the last time being 2004. Larry Hughes of the Cleveland Cavaliers played one season at SLU in the 1997-1998 season, where he was selected as the consensus national Freshman of the Year. They have made the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in 1952, 1957, 1994, 1995, 1998, and 2000. The Billikens are currently coached by Brad Soderberg. Here is the List of Head Men's Basketball Coaches at Saint Louis University. The BLUE CREW is the official student cheering section at the Men's Billiken Basketball games. The Mens team currently plays at the Scotttrade Center, formerly known as the Savvis Center. The Saint Louis University Pep Band, under the direction of Michael Beczkala, PhD., plays at all home men's and women's basketball games. With over 100 members, this is one of the largest student organizations on campus; part of its unique nature is the large number of alumni who are active members of the group. Made up of brass, woodwinds, and a rhythm section including percussion and electric bass, the SLU Pep Band is arguably one of the best pep bands in the country. SLU currently plays their basketball games at the Scottrade Center but is presently proceeding on development of a new 10,000-seat arena on the Frost campus which will bring games a lot closer to the resident student body. Construction will start by September 2006 and the arena should be ready for the 2008-2009 season. The widespread NCAA conference realignment affected the Billikens, as they made the move from Conference USA (which was created by a merger between the Metro and Great Midwest Conferences) to the Atlantic 10 on July 1, 2005. This became the sixth conference affiliation for SLU since 1937. Through the years, SLU has been affiliated with the Missouri Valley Conference (1937-1974); the defunct Metro Conference (1975-1982); the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, now known as the Horizon League (1982-1991); and the defunct Great Midwest Conference (1991-1995). Ice HockeySLU had a hockey program for nearly the entire decade of the 1970s, until the program ended in 1980. The current team began play for the 1996-1997 season and is a member in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) and fields a Men's Division 1 team in the Central States Collegiate Hockey League (CSCHL). When needed, SLU hockey also has the option to field a D2 team to give a place to student-athletes to develop their skills and enjoy ice hockey as a team sport. The team plays home games at the Summit Center in Chesterfield Missouri but The University is planning to build The Saint Louis University Ice Pavilion.
Other Sports
In 2006, the Billiken baseball team earned the program's first NCAA Tournament berth since 1966 by winning the Atlantic 10 Tournament. SLU’s most successful baseball team of all time was the 1965 squad, which qualified for the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the College World Series.
The Billiken tennis team has had many good seasons over the years, especially during their hey-day during 1981-1984. Mario Barreta, Marco Molinari, Bill Hornbarger, Scott Howell, Lee Blount, and Marc Braekel were among the prominent Billiken players during this era.
The women's volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2006 by winning the Atlantic 10 Tournament, marking the program's first-ever NCAA appearance and its first post-season bid since earning a spot in the 1995 National Invitation Tournament.
Student LifeImage:UniversitasSum02.jpg A feature article about the Presidential Scholars in the Summer 2002 edition of Universitas, a SLU publication. Student OrganizationsSaint Louis University has a large number of student organizations that cover a variety of interests: student government, club sports, organizations focused on media and publications, performing arts, religion and volunteerism and service. A current list can be found here on the university's website. Non-Greek Student Groups
Greek LifeSaint Louis has 12 fraternities and five sororities on-campus whose members represent approximately 20% of the student body. Fraternities
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