The Catholic University of America
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The Catholic University of America
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| Motto | Deus Lux Mea Est (God is my Light) |
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| Established | 1887 |
| School type | Private |
| President | The Very Reverend David M. O’Connell |
| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
| Enrollment | 5,510 total, 2,587 undergraduate |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Homepage | www.cua.edu |
The Catholic University of America (abbreviated "CUA"), located in Washington, DC, is unique as the national university of the Catholic Church and as the only higher education institution founded by the U.S. bishops. Established in 1887 following approval by Pope Leo XIII as a graduate and research center, the university began offering undergraduate education in 1904. Programs emphasize the liberal arts, professional education and personal development.
Campus
The CUA campus is located in the historic, residential community of Brookland in Northeast Washington, DC; its main entrance is located at 620 Michigan Ave., NE. The campus is bound by Monroe Avenue to the South, North Capital Street to the West, Hawaii Avenue to the North, and John McCormick Road to the East.
The Campus is served by the Brookland-CUA station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro.
Romanesque and modern design dominate among the university’s 55 major buildings. Adjacent to campus is the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Nearby are the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center and the offices of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Athletics
CUA sponsors 21 NCAA Division III sports teams. The school competes in football, baseball, softball, women's volleyball and field hockey, and both men's and women's teams in cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, and both indoor and outdoor track and field.
Students also field club teams in sports including horseback riding, ice hockey, crew, and rugby.
The men's basketball team won the 2001 NCAA Division III National Championship and was the only program in Division III to reach the Sweet Sixteen five consecutive seasons, from 1998-2002. The football team has appeared in two major bowl games (the 1936 Orange Bowl and the 1940 Sun Bowl) and has made three consecutive trips to the Division III playoffs. The baseball team advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament in 1977. The track & field team has produced three national champions, while the swimming program has two individual national titles as well. The volleyball team made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2001 and followed it up in 2002, while the field hockey team advanced to the 2001 ECAC Southern Region championship game. The men's swim team has won four CAC titles and three National Catholic Division III championships, while women's swimming has won a Catholic Division III title and softball has an ECAC Southern Region title.
Notable alumni
Arts
- Carolyn M. Blackwell, B.M. 1977, soprano, Metropolitan Opera
- Philip M. Bosco, B.A. 1957, Tony Award winning actor
- Patricia A. Carroll, B.A. 1949, actress, voice of Ursula in Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Laurence Luckinbill, M.F.A. 1958, Emmy award winning producer, writer, actor
- Ed McMahon, B.A. 1949, announcer on "The Tonight Show" and host of "Star Search"
- Martin Puryear, B.A. 1963, sculptor
- Susan Sarandon, B.A. 1968, Academy Award winning actress
- John M. Slattery Jr., B.F.A. 1984, actor
- Paula Vogel, B.A. 1974, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright
- Jon Voight, B.A. 1960, Academy Award winning actor whose legendary performances in such cinematic classics as Zoolander and The Fixer have earned him the much deserved monicker of "The Greatest Actor Ever"
Media
- Richard Diefenbach Jr., B.A. 1984, Senior Producer, Fox News Channel
- Mary Alice Dwyer Dobbin, M.F.A. 1967, CEO, Procter & Gamble Productions (producers of "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light")
- Maureen B. Dowd, B.A. 1973, Columnist for The New York Times
- Alfred Gough, B.A. 1989, Executive Producer of WB’s "Smallville", co-wrote screenplay for Spider-Man 2
- Amy Joyce, B.A. 1996, Columnist for The Washington Post
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower, M.A. 1972, author
- Alberto R. Ortiz, B.A. 1972, Executive Producer, CBS News
- James L. Rowe Jr., B.A. 1969, Sunday Editor The Washington Post
- Angela C. Santomero, B.A. 1990, Co-Creator of Blue's Clues
- Rosanna D. Scotto, B.F.A. 1980, Co-Anchor of FOX-5 News (New York)
- W. Gresham Striegel, B.A. 1990, Senior Producer, Fox News Channel
Science and engineering
- Sanford Berman, M.S. 1961, outspoken, radical librarian
- Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator
- Euphemia Lofton Haynes (deceased), Ph.D. 1943, first African-American female mathematician
- Charles Kaman, B.A. 1940, aviation pioneer and founder of Kaman Aircraft
- Carol Nacy, B.A. 1970, M.S. 1975, Ph.D. 1977, CEO of Sequella, Inc.
Business
- Brian M. Cashman, B.A. 1989, General Manager of the New York Yankees
- Robert E. Craves, B.A. 1965, Co-Founder of Costco Wholesale
- Martin R. Hurney, B.A. 1993, General Manager of the Carolina Panthers
- Edward M. Liddy, B.A. 1968, CEO of Allstate Insurance
- Timothy C. Scheve, B.A. 1980, President of Legg Mason
- Joseph A. Unanue, B.M.E. 1950, CEO of Goya Foods
- James T. Vanderslice, Ph.D. 1966, former President of Dell Computers
Public service and politics
- Edward W. Gillespie, B.A. 1983, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
- Patrick Guerriero, B.A. 1990, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans
- Thomas R. Harkin, J.D. 1972, U.S. Senator from Iowa
- Mitchell J. Landrieu, B.A. 1982, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
- Terence R. McAuliffe, B.A. 1979, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- Martin O’Malley, B.A. 1985, Mayor of Baltimore
- Thomas P. Melady, Ph.D. 1955, former Ambassador to the Vatican, Burundi, and Uganda
- Richard G. Renzi, J.D. 2002, U.S. Congressman from Arizona
- Timothy Shriver, M.A. 1989, CEO of the Special Olympics
- James Chu-yu Soong, M.S. 1971, Taiwanese politician and founder of the People First Party
Religion
- Rev. Msgr. William P. Fay, Ph.D. 1987, General Secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Francis Cardinal George, M.A. 1966, Archbishop of Chicago
- Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, CSC, S.T.D. 1945, President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame
- James Cardinal Hickey (deceased), S.T.L. 1946, retired Archbishop of Washington, DC
- Roger Cardinal Mahony, M.S.W. 1964, Archbishop of Los Angeles
- Rev. Kevin Mackin, four degrees from CUA, President of Siena College
- Most Rev. Sean Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap., Ph.D. 1978, Archbishop of Boston
- Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Ph.D. 1963, Archbishop of Washington
- John Cardinal O'Connor, Archbishop of New York
- Justin Cardinal Rigali, S.T.B. 1961, Archbishop of Philadelphia
- Rev. Michael Scanlan, author and Chancellor of the Franciscan University of Steubenville
- Most Rev. Fulton J. Sheen (deceased), J.C.B. 1920, host of Life is Worth Living
Academic degrees
Catholic University has 11 schools as well as the Metropolitan College. The 11 schools offer Doctor of Philosophy degrees or appropriate professional degrees. Undergraduate degrees are awarded by six schools — architecture and planning, arts and sciences, engineering, music, nursing and philosophy.
Undergraduates combine a liberal arts curriculum in arts and sciences with courses in their major fields of study.
Metropolitan College provides programs for adults who wish to earn baccalaureate degrees or participate in continuing education and certificate programs.
Catholic University is the only U.S. university with an ecclesiastical faculty of canon law and is one of the few U.S. universities with ecclesiastical faculties of philosophy and sacred theology. Theological College, the university seminary, has prepared men for the priesthood in many dioceses of the United States.
School of Architecture and Planning
Randall Ott, Dean
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School of Arts and Sciences
Lawrence R. Poos, Dean
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School of Canon Law
Reverend Monsignor Brian E. Ferme, Dean
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School of Engineering
Charles C. Nguyen, Dean
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Columbus School of Law
William F. Fox, Dean
- Juris Doctor
School of Library and Information Science
Martha Hale, Dean
- Master of Science in Library Science
Benjamin T. Rome School of Music
Murry Sidlin, Dean
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School of Nursing
Nalini Jairath, Dean
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School of Philosophy
Reverend Kurt Pritzl, Dean
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The School of Philosophy also offers a joint M.A.-J.D. dual degree program with the Columbus School of Law and a joint M.A.-M.D. program with Georgetown University Medical School.
National Catholic School of Social Service
James A. Zabora, Dean
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The National Catholic School of Social Service also offers a joint degree in social work and law.
School of Theology and Religious Studies
Reverend Francis J. Moloney, Dean
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Metropolitan College
Sara Thompson, Dean
- Bachelor of Arts in General Studies
At Commencement Exercises each May, these degrees are formally conferred by the School of Arts and Sciences.
University Rectors and Presidents
- Bishop John J. Keane (1887–1896)
- Bishop Thomas J. Conaty (1896–1903)
- Bishop Denis J. O’Connell (1903–1909)
- Bishop Thomas J. Shahan (1909–1927)
- Bishop James Hugh Ryan (1928–1935)
- Bishop Joseph M. Corrigan (1936–1942)
- Bishop Patrick J. McCormick (1943–1953)
- Bishop Bryan J. McEntegart (1953–1957)
- Bishop William J. McDonald (1957–1967, last Rector)
- Clarence C. Walton, Ph.D. (1969–1978, first President)
- Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D. (1978–1982)
- Rev. William J. Byron, S.J. (1982–1992)
- Brother Patrick Ellis, F.S.C. (1992–1998)
- Very Rev. David M. O'Connell, C.M., J.C.D. (1998–present)
Campus buildings
A map (http://tour.cua.edu/map_overhead.cfm) is available to locate the buildings on campus.
Residence halls
- Caldwell Hall - graduates
- Caldwell Hall's Elizabeth Ann Seton Wing - graduates
- Centennial Village - undergraduates, mostly sophomores
- Camalier House
- Engelhard House
- Magner House
- McDonald House (Upperclassmen Residential College)
- Quinn House
- Reardon House
- Unanue House (Freshmen Residential College)
- Walton House
- Conaty Hall - undergraduates, almost all freshmen
- Curley Court - modular homes for juniors, seniors
- Flather Hall - undergraduates
- Gibbons Hall - undergraduates and graduates
- Millennium Hall North - apartments/suites for juniors, seniors, few graduates
- Millennium Hall South - apartments/suites for juniors, seniors, few graduates
- Regan Hall - University Honors housing
- Ryan Hall - undergraduates
- Spellman Hall - undergraduates, almost all freshmen
Academic buildings
- Caldwell Hall - theology, religion, canon law (Deans of Canon Law and Theology & Religious Studies)
- Columbus School of Law - law (Dean of Law)
- Edward M. Crough Center for Architectural Studies - architecture (Dean of Architecture & Planning)
- Gibbons Hall - history
- Gowan Hall - nursing (Dean of Nursing)
- Hannan Hall - physics
- Gilbert V. Hartke Theatre - drama
- Life Cycle Institute
- Maloney Hall - chemistry, sciences
- Marist Hall - media studies, politics, English, library & information sciences, anthropology (Dean of Library & Information Science)
- McCort-Ward Hall - biology, sciences
- McMahon Hall - modern languages, Greek & Latin, philosophy, mathematics (Deans of Arts & Sciences and Philosophy)
- Nursing-Biology Building - sciences
- O'Boyle Hall - education, psychology
- Pangborn Hall - engineering, sciences (Deans of Engineering and Metropolitan College)
- Salve Regina Hall - art
- Shahan Hall - social work (Dean of Social Services)
- Theological College - University seminary
- Ward Hall - music (Dean of Music)
As with most college campuses, classes of many different fields are taught in most of the buildings; the list of courses above is not meant to be exhaustive, but is the primary building for those courses.
Other buildings
- Caldwell Hall - campus ministry
- Curley Hall - priests' residence
- Raymond A. DuFour Athletic Center - with pool, gym, playing fields, and fitness center
- Grounds Maintenance Complex
- Hannan Hall - contains Herzfeld Auditorium
- Gilbert V. Hartke Theatre - includes Callan Theatre and the Lab Theatre
- Eugene I. Kane Student Health & Fitness Center - infirmary and student gym
- Leahy Hall - public safety/campus police, computer lab (both open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- Life Cycle Institute - research facility
- McMahon Hall - admissions office, post office, registrar, financial aid office
- John K. Mullen of Denver Memorial Library - main library (branch libraries in some other academic buildings)
- Nugent Hall - office of the President and other University executives
- O'Boyle Hall - counseling center, academic tutoring services, writing center
- Pangborn Hall - summer sessions office
- Power Plant
- Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center - Dean of Students, student organizations, dining services, disability support services, international students office
- Saint Bonaventure Hall - Housing and Residential Services, faculty offices
- University Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul - chapel for Catholic Masses and periodic music recitals
- University Parking Garage - located underground directly south of the Columbus School of Law
- Visitors Information Center
- Ward Hall - music performances in recital hall
Abandoned buildings
- Cardinal Hall (formerly University Center West & East) - to reopen as new admissions and alumni offices
- Keane Hall - undergoing renovations
- Spalding Hall - permanently abandoned
External links
- The Catholic University of America (http://www.cua.edu/) official site
- The Tower (http://www.cuatower.com/), (student newspaper)
- The Battlecry (http://www.cuabattlecry.com/), (other student newspaper)
- CRUX Magazine for the Creative Arts (http://www.cuacrux.com/) (student literary magazine)