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US Colleges and Universities
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354 Questions
What was founded by the basque nobleman Igntius of Loyola?
Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits.
What US universities offer two year DDS program?
There are two year programs for international dentists at many dental colleges throughout USA. But that assumes that you already have a dental degree from a foreign school.
What is St. Ignatius of Loyola the patron saint of?
Ignatius is a foremost patron saint of soldiers, the Society of Jesus, the Basque Country, and the provinces of Gipuzkoa and Biscay.
What were the contributions of Saint Ignatius of Loyola to the Catholic religion?
1) to strengthen and where necessary to restore the Catholic faith in the wake of the protestant revolt.
2) to preach the Gospel in non-Christian lands.
The Jesuits grew to be the largest, most mobile, and most highly educated single religious order in the Catholic world. They founded colleges worldwide and established many missions.
Besides the three normal solemn vows of a religious (save monks) of poverty, chastity, and obedience; they take an additional four simple vows: special obedience to the Pope, not to mitigate the society's poverty, not to accept ecclesiastical dignitaries, actively seeking to avoid such preferments. All finally professed made a total renunciation of private ownership.
extracted from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
Is Wilmington university a accredited?
Yes, they are authorized to grant degrees in Delaware by the state.
How much does a college dean make?
They make on average 50,000. But depending on the college enrollment level they could get paid more.
What is the 8th largest university in US?
The 8th largest universities in US is University of Minnesota.
What are the most popular majors offered at UC Davis?
California State University: Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
Most Popular Majors for Bachelor's Degrees
- Business/Marketing: 18%
- English: 9%
- Social Sciences: 8%
- Visual and Performing Arts: 8%
- Health Professions: 7%
- Psychology: 6%
- Education: 5%
- Family and Consumer Sciences: 5%
- Liberal Arts: 5%
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What year did Steve Jobs graduated university?
Steve Jobs did not graduate from a university or college - he dropped out of Reed College.
The first was Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, in 1835. Although Oberlin was the first college to admit blacks in 1835, it was not the first institution of higher learning to admit blacks. That was Princeton Theological Seminary, ten years before, in 1825 when Theodore Wright was admitted. He was graduated three years later as a member of the class of 1828. When he was recommended for study at Princeton Seminary by the Presbytery of Albany (New York), the Seminary Board of Trustees declared "his color shall form no obstacle in the way of his reception." page 35, William K. Selden, Princeton Theological Seminary: A Narrative History 1812-1992, (Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1992)
What element is named for a university on the west coast in the US?
Both Berkelium and Californium were named after the University of California, Berkeley. Those elements (and several others) were discovered at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which is managed and operated by the university.
What is the motto of Loyola Blakefield?
The motto of Loyola University Maryland is 'Strong Truths Well Lived'.
Did Sam Houston go to college?
sam Houston did not go to school =] he was self-educated
but: he did attend Maryville Academy/College
What was the first public college to be founded in the US?
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth was founded in 1769, a full 133 years after the founding of Harvard College.
What were the reforms of Ignatius Loyola?
He formed the Society of Jesus that was made up of the Jesuits, which were like an army of missionaries that spread Catholicism throughout Asia and the New World.
Who was the Virginia Tech killer?
== == Seung-Hui Cho was the Virginia Tech student who went on a shooting rampage (now known as the Virginia Tech Massacre), killing 32 individuals and wounding 25 others.
I was there, I was actually at school when it happened, and my dad used to work in Virginia Tech, and he worked in the building across from the shooting. It was sooo scary, because our school was half a mile away from Virginia Tech, and if you go there, you can see memories of them, like pictures and stuff. So sad! There's still some blood on the sidewalk.
What was the first women's college in the US?
1852: Young Ladies Seminary (now Mills College): It is the first women's college in United States west of the Rocky Mountains
Who founded the first college in America?
Harvard University, then known as New College, the first institution of higher learning to be created in the American colonies that would later become the United States of America, was established in 1636 by the Massachusetts leigslature.
How did St. Ignatius of Loyola die?
He died of Roman Fever which was a type of malaria, common in Rome at the time of his death.
What was Saintt Ignatius of Loyola's major contribution?
Founded the Jesuits (aka the Society of Jesus) in 1540s
and he opened many schools for boys throughout Europe
What was God's calling for St. Ignatius of Loyola?
Ignatius was from the town of Loyola, thus his name.
How did Ignatius of Loyola help in the Renaissance?
Ignatius of Loyola was the key creator and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus, a religious organization of the Catholic Church. whose members are known as Jesuits, served the Pope as missionaries.
What interior threats to freedom did St. Ignatius of Loyola have to hurdle?
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