Wheeling Jesuit University / Joseph A. Laker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laker, Joseph Alphonse, 1941- Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Campus history series.

Images of America

Campus history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wheeling Jesuit University (Wheeling, W. Va.)--History--Pictorial works.

Wheeling Jesuit University (Wheeling, W. Va.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, map, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

The 60-acre campus of Wheeling Jesuit University is located in the eastern suburbs of Wheeling, West Virginia. Originally named Wheeling College, it is the youngest of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. John Swint, bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, and the Jesuits founded Wheeling College as a traditional, coeducational, liberal arts institution. In time, faculty and students became quite diverse, and programs of study proliferated. The institution added "Jesuit" to its name in 1988 to become Wheeling Jesuit College and, eight years later, became a university and modified its name accordingly. In 1994, the board of directors approved a mission statement that calls on Wheeling Jesuit University to educate men and women for life, leadership, and service with and among others.

Contents:

Bishops, presidents, and founders

Environment of an academic community

The academic program

Student life on campus

Sporting life and students

The alumni.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).

OCLC:

885210268