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| − | '''Xavier University''' is an [[Ohio]] [[private schools|private]] [[Jesuit]] [[university]] founded in 1831.<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.xavier.edu/about/|title=About Xavier|work=Xavier University | + | '''Xavier University''' is an [[Ohio]] [[private schools|private]] [[Jesuit]] [[university]] founded in 1831.<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.xavier.edu/about/|title=About Xavier|work=Xavier University|language=English}}</ref> The school ranked #2 in US News's 2008 "Universities-Master's (Midwest): Top Schools" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1univmas_mw_brief.php|title=Universities-Master's (Midwest): Top Schools|work=US News|language=English}}</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Xavier was founded by [[Bishop]] Edward Fenwick as Athenaeum, intended to be a college dedicated to [[religion]] and liberal arts.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.xavier.edu/xuhistory/index2.html | + | Xavier was founded by [[Bishop]] Edward Fenwick as Athenaeum, intended to be a college dedicated to [[religion]] and liberal arts.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.xavier.edu/xuhistory/index2.html|language=English|title=History of Xavier|work=Xavier Universtiy}}</ref> The Jesuits took responsibility for the college in 1840, naming it Saint Xavier College, in honor of Saint Francis Xavier: one of the original members of the Society of Jesus.<ref name="history"/> The first president was John A. Elet.<ref name="history"/> |
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| City: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Type: | Private |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball[1] |
| Colors: | blue, yellow, gold |
| Mascot: | Muskateers |
| Website: | http://www.xavier.edu/ |
Xavier University is an Ohio private Jesuit university founded in 1831.[2] The school ranked #2 in US News's 2008 "Universities-Master's (Midwest): Top Schools" list.[3]
History
Xavier was founded by Bishop Edward Fenwick as Athenaeum, intended to be a college dedicated to religion and liberal arts.[4] The Jesuits took responsibility for the college in 1840, naming it Saint Xavier College, in honor of Saint Francis Xavier: one of the original members of the Society of Jesus.[4] The first president was John A. Elet.[4]
Notes
- ↑ http://goxavier.cstv.com/index-main.html
- ↑ About Xavier (English). Xavier University.
- ↑ Universities-Master's (Midwest): Top Schools (English). US News.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 History of Xavier (English). Xavier Universtiy.
