St. Xavier University

Saint Xavier University

Saint Xavier University seal
Former names	Saint Francis Xavier Female Academy Saint Xavier College
Type	Private
Established	1846
Affiliation	Roman Catholic (Sisters of Mercy)
President	Laurie M. Joyner, Ph.D.
Vice-president	Robert H. Fisher, MBA
Provost	Kathleen Alaimo, Ph.D.
Academic staff	374
Students	3,949
Undergraduates	2,998
Postgraduates	951
Location	Chicago, Illinois, 60655, USA
Campus	Urban
Colors	Scarlet and gray
Athletics	NAIA – CCAC
Nickname	Cougars
Affiliations	CMHE ACCU NAICU CIC
Mascot	Cougar
Website	www.sxu.edu
http://www.sxu.edu/about/facts.asp http://www.sxu.edu/about/governance/president/cabinet.asp

http://www.sxu.edu/about/facts.asp

Saint Xavier University (SXU) is a four-year, coeducational institution of higher learning located on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Saint Xavier University was founded as a women's college by the Sisters of Mercy in 1846 at the request of Bishop William Quarter. With the City of Chicago less than ten years old, the Sisters of Mercy, under the guidance of Mother Mary Francis Warde, RSM, established Saint Francis Xavier Female Academy. The Academy, which would later become Saint Xavier College, and finally Saint Xavier University, was the first Mercy College in the world and is the oldest chartered College in the city of Chicago.

The original campus, which burned down in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, was located on Wabash Avenue between Madison and Monroe in downtown Chicago. Soon after, the campus was rebuilt on a 5-acre (2.023 ha) site on the southern boundary of Chicago.

Saint Xavier's 109 acres (44.1 ha) main campus is located in City of Chicago in the Mt. Greenwood neighborhood on the corner of 103rd Street and Central Park Avenue.

The university's main campus is made up of several buildings, including the Warde Academic Center, which is the oldest building on campus and houses administrative offices and the library; the Shannon Center; McDonough Chapel, a small Catholic chapel; the Graham School of Management Building; Andrew Conference Center; Driehaus Center; and Pulaski Center. Within a mile of the main campus are the Visual Arts Center and O'Grady Center, which houses the departments of University Relations and University Advancement.

In 2001, an influx of students to the University led to the opening of four new dormitories on campus. McCarthy, Morris, Rubloff, and O'Brien Halls are apartment-style suites that accommodate students on campus.

In 2009, former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley recognized Saint Xavier University for its eco-friendly efforts with the opening of the Arthur Rubloff Hall and O'Brien Halls on campus. These residence halls are environmentally friendly, featuring rooftop gardens and clean-source alternative energy.