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(1937–1946)
Cardinal Stritch College
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university with its primary campus in Fox Point and Glendale, Wisconsin. Its motto, ''Ut probetis potiora'' ("To value the better things"), is taken from . Cardinal Stritch University enrollment as of Fall 2021 was 1,365. Tuition varies based on program; full-time traditional undergraduate tuition is $29,998 per year for the 2018–19 academic year.

History

Cardinal Stritch University was founded in 1937 as St. Clare College by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi on

's south side as an institution to help the order's sisters effectively train as teachers. The sisters opened a reading clinic in 1943 to help promote literacy in the area, still existing today as the Cardinal Stritch University Literacy Centers operating throughout the Milwaukee area. In 1946, the college was renamed Cardinal Stritch College in honor of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee's Cardinal

Samuel Stritch Samuel Alphonsius Stritch (August 17, 1887 – May 27, 1958) was an American Cardinal prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1940 to 1958 and as pro-prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Pro ...

. The college opened its programs to lay women for the first time and was subsequently accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in 1953. Stritch established its first graduate program in 1956, offering majors in special education and reading. The university also opened its doors to men that year, becoming fully co-educational in 1970. Stritch moved to its current campus in the northern Milwaukee suburb of Fox Point in 1962. This new campus allowed the college to begin many new programs such as the nursing program in 1980 and its College of Business and Management in 1982. Cardinal Stritch College was renamed Cardinal Stritch University in 1997 with the university's first doctorate program offered the following year, the Doctorate in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service. A $14 million expansion and renovation of the university occurred in 2006 with the introduction of online degree programs.

Campus

In addition to campus, Cardinal Stritch University offers degree programs online.

Campus

The campus is located on a 40-acre campus 9 miles north of

in the suburbs of Fox Point and

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. The campus sits on private land accessible from roads on the eastern and western edges. Lake Michigan is less than one mile east of campus.

Facilities

= Administration

= * Bonaventure Hall – home to the university's administrative offices including the Office of the President and departmental offices for the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Management, and the College of Education and Leadership.

= Academic

= * Duns Scotus Hall – the university's main academic building housing classrooms and the International Education office * Roger Bacon Hall – home to the Ruth S. Coleman College of Nursing and Health Sciences and labs for biology and chemistry * Library – includes Information Commons, main collection, Instructional Materials Center collection, Franciscan Center Library, and other resources

= Arts

= * Joan Steele Stein Center for Communication Studies/Fine Arts – houses the communication, music, theater and art departments along with classrooms, offices, studios, and the university's theaters

= Athletic

= * Fieldhouse – the hub of Stritch Athletics housing athletic offices, gymnasium, workout facility, locker rooms and indoor running track

= Residence halls/student union

= * Clare Residence Hall - also home to the Department of Residence Life and Student Health Services * Assisi Residence Hall - converted into a residence hall in 2009 from the old College of Education building * Serra Hall - dining hall * Campus Center - home to the student union, student lounge, the Bean coffee shop, and campus ministry offices

Academics

Cardinal Stritch University offers more than 60 fields of study throughout four colleges, offering bachelor, master, and doctorate degrees. Programs are set up for traditional undergraduates, adult undergraduate, graduate, and online programs

Athletics

The Cardinal Stritch athletic teams are called the Wolves. The university is a member of the

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(NAIA), primarily competing in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) since the 1997–98 academic year. The Wolves previously competed in the defunct Lake Michigan Conference of the

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ranks from 1974–75 to 1996–97. Cardinal Stritch competes in 13 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, track & field and volleyball; women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

Basketball

The Cardinal Stritch men's basketball team won the men's basketball championship in 1987. The men's team was also five-time National Little College Athletic Association (now the

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) Great Lakes District men's basketball champion from 1983 to 1987. The Cardinal Stritch men's basketball team won the NAIA Division II National Championship in 2013. After being ranked number one in seven straight polls, they were knocked out of the

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in the second round.

Track & field

In 2016, the men's indoor track and field team accomplished a first in Stritch history with a seventh-place finish at the NAIA indoor track and field nationals.

Notable alumni

Rosemary Hinkfuss Rosemary T. Hinkfuss ('' née'' Walsh; September 30, 1931March 2, 2016) was a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a member of the Green Bay Packers Board of Directors. Biography Hinkfuss was born Rosemary T. Walsh on September 30, ...

– Wisconsin State Representative * John E. McCoy –

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brigadier general * Harold J. Nevin, Jr. – U.S. National Guard brigadier general *

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– author * Anthony Shumaker –

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player * Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck – American education professional

Notable faculty

Tamara Grigsby Tamara D. Grigsby (November 19, 1974 – March 14, 2016) was an American social worker, academic, and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly by representing the 18th Assembly District from 2005 until 2013. Early life ...

– Wisconsin State Representative * Yasmin Mogahed – author, educator and first female instructor at the

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Marion Verhaalen Marion Verhaalen (9 December 1930 – 16 March 2020) was an American composer, music educator, musicologist, and nun who published books about Latin American composers and music. Verhaalen was born in Milwaukee, the fifth child of Carl and Aǵnes ...

– composer and musicologist

References

External links

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Official athletics website
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