The Faculty Manual - Saint Louis University



History of Saint Louis University and its Madrid Campus

Saint Louis University traces its history to the foundation of Saint Louis Academy on November 16, 1818, three years before Missouri became a state. Founded by the Right Reverend Louis DuBourg, Bishop of Louisiana and the Floridas (who was then residing in Saint Louis), the Academy was renamed Saint Louis College in 1820.

In 1823, Belgian Jesuits from Maryland arrived in Missouri at the urgent invitation of Bishop DuBourg and John C. Calhoun, U. S. Secretary of War. They settled at Florissant, near St. Louis, where they established an Indian school. In 1828, they assumed direction of Saint Louis College, which had been administered for the first ten years of its existence by members of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians). On December 28, 1832, Saint Louis College received its charter as Saint Louis University by an act of the Missouri legislature. This was the first university charter granted by any state west of the Mississippi River. The University then assumed a significant role in educational, cultural, and religious development not only of Saint Louis and surrounding areas but also of the vast regions of the western United States. From its earliest days, the University has welcomed persons of diverse faiths among its faculty, students, and staff.

The Madrid Campus dates from a modest study abroad program launched by Raymond L. Sullivant, S.J. in the 1960s. Its success led Father Sullivant to offer classes in conjunction with the University of Comillas and then to establish an independent, permanent program, with its administrative offices and classrooms located between Madrid’s Complutense University and the city center in 1967. Shortly thereafter, a number of Spanish students, attracted to the University’s liberal arts curriculum, enrolled in classes, and within a decade the university was home to hundreds of students. Its program expanded, providing a full range of courses and a library, which permitted Spanish and other European students to complete the first two years of their undergraduate studies in Madrid.

Its distinct position, as the American Jesuit University in Spain, prompted Saint Louis University to build a campus. In 1990, it purchased what now stand as Padre Rubio and Padre Arrupe Halls, and, in 1996, was the first U.S. university to receive official recognition from the Consejería de Educación y Cultura, Madrid’s higher education authority. While continuing to host study abroad students and to provide opportunities for students from around the world to begin their studies in Madrid, the Campus was accredited to offer degree programs that reflect its international profile, including international business, communication, political science, economics, English and Spanish. Today, Saint Louis University is recognized as a center of international education in Spain, committed to the ideals of service and leadership that the University, its students, faculty and staff have upheld since 1818.

The present thirteen Colleges or Schools of Saint Louis University were founded or became part of the University in the following years:

College of Arts and Sciences (1818)

Graduate School (1832)

School of Medicine (1836)

School of Law (1842)

College of Philosophy and Letters (1889)

John and Lucy Cook School of Business (1910)

School of Nursing (1928)

School of Social Work (1930)

Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology (1946)

School of Public Health (1991)

School for Professional Studies (1996)

College of Public Service (1998)

Edward and Margaret Doisy College of Health Sciences (2005)

At the Madrid Campus, students complete requirements toward undergraduate degrees offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, the John Cook School of Business, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, and the School of Nursing. Graduate degrees (Masters of Arts) are offered in Spanish and English.

The primary accreditation of Saint Louis University is with the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition, a number of professional bodies accredit specific University programs. A list of these accreditations is available on the Website of the Office of the Provost.

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