|
Christendom College
Christendom College is a private Catholic college in Front Royal, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1977. History 1977—2000 Christendom College was founded by Warren H. Carroll, a contributor at ''Triumph'' magazine. Carroll decided not to accept federal funding at the college, choosing instead to rely on benefactors. Carroll served as president until 1985 and remained chairman of the history department until his retirement in 2002. Damian Fedoryka became the second president in 1985. In 1992, Timothy T. O'Donnell, a professor at Christendom since 1985, became the college's third president. During his tenure, the college expanded to over 20 buildings and also acquired the Notre Dame Institute. In 1997, the Institute merged with Christendom College and became the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College, now the Graduate School of Theology. 2000—present On May 1, 2023, Timothy O'Donnell announced his intention to retire from the college as Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Private University
Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the country, private universities may be subject to government regulations. Private universities may be contrasted with public universities and national universities which are either operated, owned or institutionally funded by governments. Additionally, many private universities operate as nonprofit organizations. Across the world, different countries have different regulations regarding accreditation for private universities and as such, private universities are more common in some countries than in others. Some countries do not have any private universities at all. Africa Egypt Egypt currently has 21 public universities with about two million students and 23 private universities with 60,000 students. Egypt has many private universities in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional educational accreditor recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. As of 2022, the organization oversees approximately 750 public and private degree-granting educational institutions in the Southern United States. Its headquarters are in North Druid Hills, Georgia, near Decatur, in the Atlanta metropolitan area. SACS accredits educational institutions in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, and educational institutions for U.S. students in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. There are a number of affiliate organizations within the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. One affiliate organization is the Southern Association of Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges. Commission on Colleges The first SACS was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Christendom College
Christendom College is a private Catholic college in Front Royal, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1977. History 1977—2000 Christendom College was founded by Warren H. Carroll, a contributor at ''Triumph'' magazine. Carroll decided not to accept federal funding at the college, choosing instead to rely on benefactors. Carroll served as president until 1985 and remained chairman of the history department until his retirement in 2002. Damian Fedoryka became the second president in 1985. In 1992, Timothy T. O'Donnell, a professor at Christendom since 1985, became the college's third president. During his tenure, the college expanded to over 20 buildings and also acquired the Notre Dame Institute. In 1997, the Institute merged with Christendom College and became the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College, now the Graduate School of Theology. 2000—present On May 1, 2023, Timothy O'Donnell announced his intention to retire from the college as Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
WHFW
WHFW is a Catholic Religious broadcasting, Religious formatted Broadcasting, broadcast radio station licensed to Winchester, Virginia, serving the City of Winchester, along with Eastern Frederick County, Virginia, Frederick County and Western Clarke County, Virginia, Clarke County in Virginia. WHFW is owned and operated by Christendom College. Station sold On December 2, 2014, Holy Family Communications began the process to sell WHFW to Christendom College, owner of WXDM, for $1,000. The sale of the station was closed on January 16, 2015. References External links Radio Christendom Online * 2013 establishments in Virginia Catholic radio stations Radio stations established in 2013 Christian radio stations in Virginia, HFW Christendom College College radio stations in Virginia Winchester, Virginia {{Virginia-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
WXDM
WXDM is a Catholic Religious formatted broadcast radio station Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based rad ... licensed to Front Royal, Virginia, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley. WXDM is owned and operated by Christendom College. Station launch Paul Loverde, Bishop Paul S. Loverde of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington blessed the transmitter and studios of WXDM on January 18, 2013. With the Bishop's blessing, WXDM took to the airwaves as the first Catholic radio station in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Simulcast On July 22, 2013, WXDM began simulcasting Winchester-based WHFW. References External links Radio Christendom Online * Catholic radio stations Christian radio stations in Virginia, XDM Christendom College 2013 establishments in Virginia Radio st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 33,458 with a majority black American population. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg (along with the city of Colonial Heights, Virginia, Colonial Heights) with Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. The city is south of the commonwealth (state) capital city of Richmond, Virginia, Richmond. It is located at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, fall line (the head of navigation of rivers on the East coast of the United States, U.S. East Coast) of the Appomattox River (a tributary of the longer larger James River which flows east to meet the southern mouth of the Chesapeake Bay at the Hampton Roads harbor and the Atlantic Ocean). In 1645, the Virginia House of Burgesses ordered Fort Henry (Virginia), Fort Henry built, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University (JWU) is a private university with its main campus in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded as a business school in 1914 by Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales, JWU enrolled 7,357 students across its campuses in the fall of 2020. The university is Higher education accreditation in the United States, accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. History 1914–1947 Johnson & Wales Business School was founded in September 1914 in Providence, Rhode Island. Founders Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales met as students at Pennsylvania State Normal School in Millersville, Pennsylvania. Years later, both were teaching at Bryant and Stratton business school in Providence (now Bryant University) when they decided to team up and open a business school. The school opened with one student and one typewriter on Hope Street in Providence. The school soon moved to a larger site on Olney Street, and later moved downtown to 36 Exchange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology
The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech or NMT), formerly New Mexico School of Mines, is a public university in Socorro, New Mexico, United States. It offers over 30 Bachelor of Science degrees in technology, the sciences, engineering, management, and technical communication, as well as graduate degrees at the masters and doctoral levels.Carey, John A. (February 2003) "New Mexico Tech One of State's Best Assets" ''New Mexico Business Journal'' 27:2 pp48-49 NMT regularly ranks high as a top public college in the West (''U.S. News & World Report''), public universities for percentage of bachelor's students who earn a doctorate (National Science Foundation), and as one the best Hispanic-serving universities in America (Niche.com). History With 987 degree-seeking undergraduate students and 486 degree-seeking graduate students as of fall 2024, New Mexico Tech is a relatively small university focused on science and engineering. It was founded by the New Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
