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The University of Scranton is a private Jesuit university in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1888 by William O'Hara , the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College . [ 2 ] In 1938, the college was elevated to university status and took the name The University of Scranton. [ 3 ]
The History of the University of Scranton began with its founding as a diocesan college by Bishop William O’Hara in 1888. After 1897 it was run by the De La Salle Brothers for 45 years, until in 1942 it became the twenty-second college run by the Society of Jesus in the United States.
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This article is a list of presidents of the University of Scranton, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. No. Name Start End Ref. 1. John J. Mangan 1892 1895 [1] 2.
The press was housed in the University of Scranton's Smurfit Art Center, a former Universalist church purchased by the university in 1987. [4] The University of Scranton Press is a founding member of the Association of Jesuit University Presses, [5] but was not a current member of the Association of American University Presses as of 2010. [6]
The Norsemen were chartered and founded as a club at the University of Scranton in 1985. The predecessor team was the "Scranton Stouts" started by two University of South Carolina students, Kevin Podlaski and Doug Morgan in 1981. The Norsemen enjoyed success through the 1990s and developed a reputation as a tough and physical team.
In 1960, the University of Scranton announced plans for a new classroom building, intended to replace the unsafe and overcrowded Barrack buildings, which had been purchased from the Navy in order to quickly accommodate the growing student body, which increased in the 1940s due to the G.I. Bill, a law which provided a range of benefits for ...