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Former name | Saint Joseph College (1932–2012) |
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| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1932; 92 years ago (1932)[1] |
| Accreditation | NECHE |
Religious affiliation | Catholic Church |
| Endowment | $34.8 million (2019)[2] |
| President | Rhona Free |
Academic staff | 144 |
| Students | 2,467 (fall 2016) |
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, U.S. 41°46′52″N 72°43′50″W / 41.78111°N 72.73056°W / 41.78111; -72.73056 |
| Campus | Suburban, 84 acres (34 ha) |
| Colors | Blue, gold, white |
| Nickname | Blue Jays |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III – GNAC |
| Website | www |
The University of Saint Joseph is a private Roman Catholic university in West Hartford, Connecticut. It was founded in 1932 as a women's college by the Sisters of Mercy of Connecticut and began admitting men in 2018.[3] The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.[4]
Psychology Professor Pamela Trotman Reid became the first African-American president of the university when she was appointed in 2008;[5] she retired in 2015.[6][7]
In November 2016, the University of Saint Joseph began its comprehensive research and review of becoming a coeducational institution. Based on this review, the university began admitting male students to all full-time undergraduate programs in the fall of 2018.[8]
The University of Saint Joseph has maintained a distinctive Georgian brick architecture in most of its 19 buildings, including five residence halls, a library, student life building, administration and classroom buildings, and an arts center with a theater and art gallery, among others. The athletic complex features a six-lane pool, gymnasium, suspended jogging track, dance studio, fitness center, outdoor track, softball field, and tennis courts.
The buildings are arranged around two tree-lined quadrangles on an 84-acre (340,000 m2) campus designed by the Olmsted Brothers. Approximately 45 percent of the full-time undergraduate students live on campus. There are 1,039 undergraduates in the Undergraduate Programs.
The School of Pharmacy is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education; it is located in the XL Center complex in downtown Hartford, CT.
Saint Joseph College teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Blue Jays are a member of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC). Women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, softball, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. There are also eight club sports.[9]
In September 2018, the university made headlines by signing Jim Calhoun, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, as head coach of the newly formed men's basketball team.[10]
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