Providence University (PU; ) is a Catholic co-educational institution in
Shalu District
Shalu District (; lit: Sand Deer) is a suburban district in central Taichung City, Taiwan.
History
Originally a settlement of the Papora people, this region was named . During the Kingdom of Tungning (1662-1683), the Taiwanese Plains Aborigin ...
,
Taichung City
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Tai ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. Providence University is one of the
U12 Consortium
The Excellent Long-Established University Consortium of Taiwan (ELECT or U12 Consortium, ), formerly named as ''U9 Consortium'', a university alliance in Taiwan. Its members are nine private universities located in New Taipei City and Taipei Cit ...
member schools, and is one of two Taiwan universities participating in the ISEP network.
History
Providence University was founded by an American congregation, the
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are an apostolic congregation of Catholic women founded by Saint Theodora Guerin (known colloquially as Saint Mother Theodore) at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, in 1840. Mother Theodo ...
(
Indiana
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,
United States
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). In the summer of 1919, Bishop Joseph Tacconi of
Kaifeng
Kaifeng () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is best known for having been the Chinese capital during the Nort ...
,
Henan Province
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, Republic of
China
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, met with Sisters of Providence
general superior
A superior general or general superior is the leader or head of a religious institute in the Catholic Church and some other Christian denominations. The superior general usually holds supreme executive authority in the religious community, while th ...
Mother
Mary Cleophas Foley
Mother Mary Cleophas Foley, S.P., (February 18, 1845 – 1928) was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana from 1890 to 1926. During her time in office, she completed the building of the Church of the ...
to request sisters for a school for young women in Kaifeng. In 1921 Mother Marie Gratia Luking (1885–1964) and five other Sisters of Providence founded the Hua-Mei Girls' Elementary and High Schools there, one of the first schools for girls in China. In the spring of 1929, the school was forced to close because of political turbulence.
The Providence Sisters, enthusiastic about
female education
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, endeavored to establish another school in spite of the critical situation. In 1932, by the effort of the Board of Trustees, Ching-Yi Girls' High School was instituted in Kaifeng. Cardinal
Paul Yü Pin
Paul Yu Pin (; 13 April 1901 – 16 August 1978) was a Chinese cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Nanking from 1946 until his death, having previously served as its Apostolic Vicar, and was elevated to the cardinalate ...
was the first chairperson of the Board of Trustees, and Chi-Liang Ing was the first president of the school. In 1942, Mother Gratia and the other sisters were imprisoned and did not regain their freedom until 1945.
In 1948, the
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...
forced the sisters to retreat first to Shanghai and later to Taiwan.
About Providence University
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In July 1989, it has turned into "Providence University for Women". From 1993, it turned into "Providence University", and started to enroll male students.
Successive principals
Academics
Campus Building
Anthony Guo Hall
This building is named after the memorial of 4th principal of school: Anthony Guo. Inside the building is ''College of Humanities and Social Sciences'', ''College of Continuing Education'', ''Department of Law, Department of Mass Communication, Department of Social Work and Child Welfare, Art Center, Center for Computer & Communication and International Conference Hall.''
St. Peter Hall
Luking Library
Jing An Hall
Theodore Guerin Hall
Providence Hall
St. Francis Hall
Our Lady of Providence Convent
Si Yuan Hall
Bishop Kupfer Hall
Jing-yuan Cafeteria
Schultz Hall
Yi-yuan Cafeteria
Zhi Shan Hall
St. Bosco Hall
John Paul II Sports Hall
Indoor Swimming Pool
Stadium
Multi-Purpose Court
Transportation
Taichung City Bus
Taichung Bus
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United Highway Bus
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CTbus
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GEYA Bus
* Route 68
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Kuo-kuang Motor
* Route A2
Freeway Bus
Ho-hsin Bus
* Route 7511
Road
* Taiwan Boulevard
* Taichung Interchange, Freeway 1 (Taiwan)
National Freeway 1 (), also known as Sun Yat-sen Freeway (), is a freeway in Taiwan, the first freeway built in Taiwan. It begins in Keelung at the intersection of Xiao 2nd Road and Zhong 4th Road and ends in Kaohsiung at the intersection of Zh ...
* Shalu Interchange, Freeway 3 (Taiwan)
Taiwan Railway
* Shalu Station
* Taichung Main Station
See also
* List of universities in Taiwan
The following is a list of universities, colleges, junior colleges, and institutes of technology in the Republic of China (ROC), which consists of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and the Matsu Islands.
Public universities and colleges
Private u ...
References
External links
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1956 establishments in Taiwan
Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia
Educational institutions established in 1956
Catholic universities and colleges in Taiwan
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Universities and colleges in Taichung
Universities and colleges in Taiwan
Comprehensive universities in Taiwan