Newman University
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Newman University is a coeducational Catholic
liberal arts university in Wichita, Kansas
, United States
. The university offers both undergraduate and masters level programs.
. The sisters first opened a girls school in Wichita in 1902, and a women's junior college in 1932 operating as Sacred Heart College. The school reorganized into a four year liberal arts college in 1958, and became coeducational in 1965. The name was changed to Kansas Newman College in 1973, and to Newman University in 1998.
The university is named after Cardinal
John Henry Newman.
(NCAA) at the Division II level. The university became part of the Heartland Conference
in the fall 2006 season. The athletic teams at Newman compete as the Jets.
Roman Catholic Church
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liberal arts university in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, United States
United States
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. The university offers both undergraduate and masters level programs.
History
Newman was established by the Adorers of the Blood of ChristAdorers of the Blood of Christ
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ are a Catholic religious order founded by St. Maria De Mattias in 1834, their post-nominal letters are A.S.C.The order operates Newman University in Wichita, Kansas....
. The sisters first opened a girls school in Wichita in 1902, and a women's junior college in 1932 operating as Sacred Heart College. The school reorganized into a four year liberal arts college in 1958, and became coeducational in 1965. The name was changed to Kansas Newman College in 1973, and to Newman University in 1998.
The university is named after Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
John Henry Newman.
Athletics
The Newman University Board of Trustees and senior officials announced on July 11, 2006 that the institution had been formally accepted as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNational Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) at the Division II level. The university became part of the Heartland Conference
Heartland Conference
The Heartland Conference is an NCAA Division II college athletic conference founded in 1999. The majority of members are in Texas, with additional members in Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma.-Member schools:...
in the fall 2006 season. The athletic teams at Newman compete as the Jets.
Presidents of the college
| President | Institution name | Years of tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Noreen M. Carrocci, Ph.D. | Newman University | 2007–present |
| Aidan O. Dunleavy, Ph.D. | Newman University | 2000–2006 |
| Tarcisia Roths, A.S.C., Ph.D. | Kansas Newman College, Newman University | 1991–2000 |
| Timothy Duszynski, D.A. | Kansas Newman College | 1989–1990 |
| Robert J. Giroux Robert John Giroux Robert John Giroux was an influential American college president and fundraiser.He was born in Burlington, Vermont and attended college and graduate school at St. Michaels College in Winooski, Vermont. He earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario,... , Ph.D. |
Kansas Newman College | 1982–1989 |
| Rev. Roman S. Galiardi, O.S.B., J.C.D. | Sacred Heart College, Kansas Newman College | 1971–1982 |
| Sylvia Gorges, A.S.C., M.D.Ed. | Sacred Heart College | 1961–1971 |
| Mary Hilary Yoggerst, A.S.C., Ad.PP.S., Ph.D. | Sacred Heart College | 1954–1961 |
| Rev. Edward P. McCarthy, C.PP.S., M.A. | Sacred Heart College | 1950–1954 |
| Rev. Charles A. Smith, M.A. | Sacred Heart Junior College | 1946–1950 |
| Rev. Leon A. McNeill, M.A. | Sacred Heart Junior College | 1933–1946 |