Brescia University is a

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university in

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. It was founded as a

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for women and is now a coeducational university offering undergraduate and master's programs.

History

Brescia University traces its roots to Mount Saint Joseph Junior College for Women founded in 1925 by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph at Maple Mount, a rural area outside

Owensboro Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about southwest of Lou ...

. Coeducational extension courses were started at Owensboro and eventually grew into its own campus. After

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the two campuses were consolidated, thus becoming fully co-educational. In 1951, it was renamed Brescia College, after the Italian city of

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where

Saint Angela Merici Angela Merici or Angela de Merici ( , ; 21 March 1474 – 27 January 1540) was an Italian religious educator, who is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. She founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women ded ...

founded the original order. It attained university status in 1998 to become Brescia University with the addition of

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programs in Management, and Curriculum and Instruction.

Notable alumni

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, author * Chris Holtmann, current head men's basketball coach at

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(did not graduate; transferred to

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)

Athletics

The Brescia athletic teams are called the Bearcats. The university is a member of the

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(NAIA), primarily competing in the

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(RSC; formerly known as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) until after the 2015–16 school year) since the 1984–85 academic year. Brescia competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball; and co-ed sports compete in cheerleading, dance and eSports.

References

External links

Official website

Official athletics website
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