John Carroll University

John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area in the United States. Founded in 1886 as Saint Ignatius College by the Society of Jesus, John Carroll University is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

History

John Carroll University was founded as St. Ignatius College in 1886. It has been in continuous operation as a degree-granting institution since that time.

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In 1923, the College was renamed John Carroll University, after the first archbishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. In 1935, it was moved from its original location on the west side of Cleveland to its present site in University Heights, a suburb 10 miles east of downtown Cleveland.

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1923 - John Carroll - Archbishop - 1935 - University Heights - Suburb

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In September 1968, the University made the transition from full-time male enrollment to a fully coeducational institution, admitting women to the College of Arts and Sciences for the first time.

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1968 - Coeducation

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In recent years, the University has undergone extensive reconstruction and expansion. In 2003, the University opened the 265,000 ft² (25,000 m²) Dolan Science Center, named after alumnus Charles Dolan, founder of Cablevision. The Dolan Science center is widely considered one of the premiere science facilities in the Midwest.

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2003 - Charles Dolan - Cablevision - Midwest

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