The University of Scranton is a private Jesuit university in Scranton,Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1888 by William O'Hara,the first Bishop of Scranton,as St. Thomas College. In 1938,the college was elevated to university status and took the name The University of Scranton. The institution was operated by the Diocese of Scranton from its founding until 1897. While the Diocese of Scranton retained ownership of the university,it was administered by the Lasallian Christian Brothers from 1888 to 1942. In 1942,the Society of Jesus took ownership and control of the university. During the 1960s,the university became an independent institution under a lay board of trustees.
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara,California. Established in 1851,Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís which traces its founding to 1777. The campus mirrors the Mission's architectural style and is one of the finest groupings of Mission Revival architecture and other Spanish Colonial Revival styles. The university is classified as a "Doctoral/Professional" university.
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and three theological centers in the United States,Canada,and Belize committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities,sharing resources,and advocating and representing the work of Jesuit higher education at the national and international levels. It is headquartered in Washington,D.C.,and led by the Association's president,Rev. Michael J. Garanzini,S.J.
John Joseph DeGioia is an American academic administrator and philosopher who has been the president of Georgetown University since 2001. He is the first lay president of the school and is currently its longest-serving president. Upon his appointment,he also became the first lay president of any Jesuit university in the United States. Having spent his entire career at Georgetown,where he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees,DeGioia was the dean of student affairs and held various vice presidential positions before becoming president.
Pedro Arrupe Gondra,SJ was a Spanish Basque priest who served as the 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983. He has been called a second founder of the Society,as he led the Jesuits in the implementation of the Second Vatican Council,especially with regard to faith that does justice and preferential option for the poor.
Paul Leo Locatelli,S.J. was an American Jesuit priest,academic and certified public accountant. Locatelli served as the president of Santa Clara University from 1988 until 2008 before becoming chancellor of Santa Clara in 2008. He also held the post of Secretary of Higher Education for the Society of Jesus in Rome.
The Reverend Stephen Arena Privett,S.J. is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus. Father Privett was the 27th president of the University of San Francisco. Father Privett currently serves as the 5th President of Verbum Dei High School,a member of the Cristo Rey Network of schools. He was inaugurated as President of Verbum Dei High School on September 18,2018.
William James Byron,S.J. is an American priest of the Society of Jesus. Byron served as the President of the University of Scranton from 1975-82 and the President of Catholic University of America from 1982-92. He is now a Professor of Business and Society at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.
Kevin William Wildes,S.J. is an American priest of the Catholic Church who was president of Loyola University New Orleans from 2004 to 2018.
Royden B. Davis,SJ served as Dean of Georgetown College at Georgetown University from 1966 to 1989.
Scott R. Pilarz was an American Jesuit priest and academic. He served two stints as president of the University of Scranton,first from 2003 to 2011 and again from 2018 until 2021. Pilarz was announced as the successor of Kevin Quinn on March 21,2017,serving until his death in 2021. Prior to returning to Scranton,Pilarz served as the president of Marquette University and Georgetown Prep.
Jack the Bulldog is the official mascot of the Georgetown University Hoyas athletic teams. The school has employed at least eight live Bulldogs as mascots,and counts seven named Jack since 1962,when the name first came into use,including three who are still living. The current incarnation of Jack,who will be taking over from his predecessor during the 2019–20 academic year,is an English Bulldog born in 2019 whose full name is John F. Carroll. Recent bulldogs have come from the Georgetown alumni family of Janice and Marcus Hochstetler.
AndréL. Delbecq was Thomas A. and Kathleen L. McCarthy University Professor at Leavey School of Business,Santa Clara University,in Santa Clara,California. He was the Eighth Dean of Fellows of the Academy of Management,President of the Western Academy of Management and Executive Director of the Organization Behavior Teaching Society. He was born in Toledo,Ohio,and died on October 12,2016.
The University of Scranton's 58-acre hillside campus is located in the heart of Scranton. It is a community of 75,000 within the greater metropolitan area. It is located in the northeast of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1888 as St. Thomas College,it was elevated to university status in 1938. Since then the university has grown and changed over time completing over 50 renovation projections. More than $240 million of these improvements went to new construction including;the Loyola Science Center,the DeNaples Center,Pilarz and Montrone Halls,Condron Hall,Edward R. Leahy,Jr. Hall,and the Dionne Green locations.
Michael Joseph Buckley was an American Jesuit priest and philosophical theologian. He was the Bea Professor of Theology at Santa Clara University. He also served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America.
William Coleman Nevils was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit educator who became the head of numerous Jesuit institutions throughout the northeastern United States,including Georgetown University and the University of Scranton. Born in Philadelphia,he was educated at Saint Joseph's College,before entering the Society of Jesus. While studying for the priesthood,he taught at Boston College and the Loyola School. After receiving his doctorate from Woodstock College,he held professorships at St. Andrew-on-Hudson and the College of the Holy Cross,before transferring to Georgetown University,where he became the dean of Georgetown College,the academic vice president,and the regent of the School of Foreign Service. He then left Georgetown to become the dean of the Shadowbrook Jesuit House of Studies.
The History of the University of Scranton began with its founding as a diocesan college by Bishop William O’Hara in 1888. After 1897 it was run by the De La Salle Brothers for 45 years,until in 1942 it became the twenty-second college run by the Society of Jesus in the United States. This article elaborates on the succinct history found at University of Scranton.
Lawrence Clifton Gorman was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who held senior positions at several Jesuit universities in the United States. Born in New York City,he was educated at Jesuit institutions,before entering the Society of Jesus. He then became a professor of chemistry at Georgetown University,and continued his higher studies at Jesuit universities in the United States and Rome.
Kevin Fleming O'Brien,SJ is an American Jesuit priest,theologian,educator,and former president of Santa Clara University from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as the dean of SCU's Jesuit School of Theology and as Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Georgetown University.
Joseph G. Marina is an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who is currently the president of the University of Scranton.
