Regis University
Motto:	Learners Becoming Leaders in the Jesuit Tradition
Established:	1877
Type:	Private
President:	Michael J. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Sheeran, S. J.
Postgraduates:	graduate combined 16,000
Location:	Denver, CO, USA
Campus:	Urban
Athletics:	Rangers
Colors:	Blue █, and Gold █
Website:	www.regis.edu

Regis University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1877, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities ( AJCU) is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States ^[1][2] Based in Denver, Colorado against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, Regis University comprises three colleges: Regis College, the Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions and the School for Professional Studies. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. ^[3]

Campuses

Regis University has several campuses throughout the state of Colorado. The main campus is located in northwest Denver at West 50th Avenue and Lowell Boulevard. Other sites include: Aurora, Longmont, Colorado Springs, Denver Tech Center (Greenwood Village), Fort Collins and Interlocken at Broomfield. The City of Aurora is a Home Rule Municipality that is the third most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 59th most populous city Longmont is a Home Rule Municipality in Boulder and Weld counties in the U The City of Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The City of Greenwood Village is a prominent suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County The City of Fort Collins, a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the County seat The City and County of Broomfield is a prominent suburb and tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. It has two out-of-state campuses located in Summerlin and Henderson, Nevada. Summerlin is a 23400 acre (946 km² planned community being built by The Howard Hughes Corporation (now an affiliate of General Growth Properties) in Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States adjacent to the Las Vegas metropolitan area; it is located mainly to the southeast ^[4]

Main Hall at Regis University in Denver, Colorado.

Carroll Hall from the garden to the north.

Carroll Hall from the side.

Statue and Coors Life Directions Center.

DeSmet Hall.

The Townhouses.

A distant view of the athletic fields, Field House, and Main Hall.

Establishment

Regis University's forerunner was established in Las Vegas, New Mexico by a group of exiled Italian Jesuits. Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. ^[5] In 1884, the Bishop of Denver invited the Jesuits to move the school to nearby Morrison where it was opened as Sacred Heart College. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Town of Morrison is a Home Rule Municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. In 1887, the school moved once again to its present location and in 1921 adopted the name of Regis College in honor of Saint John Francis Regis, a 17th century Jesuit who worked with prostitutes and the poor in the mountains of Southern France. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Saint John Francis Regis SJ or Saint Jean François Regis ( 31 January, 1597 &ndash 30 December, 1640) was As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar In 1991, it was renamed Regis University with three schools: the original Regis College, the School for Professional Studies, and the School for Health Professions. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

Regis, in addition to its traditional curriculum, offers several online degree programs, including an MBA program, in which thousands of new students are enrolled every year. The Master of Business Administration ( MBA) is a Master's degree in Business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines ^[6] Regis University has a long tradition of charitable service working including the well known Father Woody Projects which originate in the Archdiocese of Denver, but are active at Regis; including a well known Father Woody Christmas Party for the homeless. Homelessness is the condition and social category of people who lack housing because they cannot afford or are otherwise unable to maintain regular safe and adequate shelter ^[7]

Accolades

• Two nursing students in the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions have received the Fuld Fellowship. ^[8]
• The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded Regis College the Clare Boothe Luce Professorship two times. Henry Robinson Luce ( April 3, 1898 &ndash February 28, 1967) was an influential American publisher Clare Boothe Luce ( 10 April 1903, New York City &ndash 9 October 1987, Washington DC) was an American ^[9]
• Four years in succession, Regis University professors were awarded Fulbright professorships. The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of grants for international educational exchange for scholars educators graduate ^[10]
• Regis has won the National Parliamentary Debate Championships twice (one of only three schools). The National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA is one of the two national intercollegiate Parliamentary debate organizations in the United States.
• Basketball Coach Lonnie Porter holds the record for most won games as a college basketball coach (at any level) in Colorado history. Additionally, the basketball team maintains a 95 percent graduation rate among players. ^[11]
• Since 2000, the Lowell campus has been designated an arboretum with more than 500 trees and shrubs, including three championship trees. An arboretum is a collection of trees Related collections include a fruticetum (from the Latin frutex, meaning shrub and a viticetum a collection of vines ^[12]

Schools

Regis College

Regis College is a small, liberal arts, undergraduate (a masters in teaching is available), selective ^[13] school located on the Lowell Campus. Its approximately 1,400 students are typically recent high school graduates from all over the country and from Regis Jesuit High School, a private Catholic High School also located in Denver. Regis Jesuit High School is a Jesuit Catholic college preparatory high school located in Aurora Colorado.

Regis was named a top school in the West at the Master's level by US News and World Report. It was ranked 26th.

Regis College operates a radio station, KRCX, run in the 1970s by radio personality Larry Carolla, currently at KOMA-FM Oklahoma City, as KRCR-AM 660. Other media programs include a weekly student-run newspaper, the Highlander. The school also fields 11 varsity athletic teams the Rangers. Regis is NCAA Division II school and competes in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC). Men's basketball coach, Lonnie Porter, [1] has the record for most won games as a basketball coach in Colorado history. Many students participate in service learning activities, by volunteering with various organizations throughout the Denver area. According to current President Fr. Sheeran the goal of Regis University is to educate, "leaders in service to others. "

Regis College was where the British rock band Queen (band) played their first concert in the United States (April 16, 1974). Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist

Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions

When Regis absorbed her sister school, Loretto Heights College, the College for Health Professions was born. Teikyo Loretto Heights University (TLHU is an American University in Denver Colorado, part of the Teikyo University Group ^[14] Regis now operates a nationally-recognized nursing program, and one of the premiere physical therapist programs. ^[15] The school is divided into four departments: Nursing, Health Care Ethics, Physical Therapy and Health Services Administration. This school offers one of Regis's few doctorates Physical Therapy.

College for Professional Studies

Primarily oriented toward working people, the College for Professional Studies allows students, who otherwise might not be able to fit education into their schedule, to take night classes. These include intensive two month long classes and online courses. The college has by far the largest student enrollment of the University and operates most of the campuses other than the Lowell campus. The College for Professional Studies has more degrees available than any other part of the college and through a rigorous testing program, is able to offer credit for learning achieved through on-the-job experience.

Recent Capital Improvement Campaign

In the fall of 2007, Regis completed a landmark five-year, $82. 7 million capital campaign billed as "The Campaign for Regis University, Writing the Next Chapter. "^[16] The school has long owned more property than was used for education at the Lowell campus. This property (formerly a K-Mart) has now been incorporated into the main campus as sports fields and a new parking lot, a new chapel is complete and picturesque Main Hall has reopened its top floors for the first time in decades. The science building and Carroll Hall have also both been renovated.

Notable Alumni

• Bill Murray, actor^[17]
• Campbell Brown, television news personality^[18]

References

External Links

• Regis University (official site)
• Regis Athletics
• Regis University Online
• Regis University MBA Online