Cardinal Stritch University

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Cardinal Stritch University
Motto Latin: Ut probetis potiora
Motto in English To value the better things
Established 1937 (75 years ago)
Type Private
Religious affiliation Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi (Roman Catholic)
Endowment $18.9 million[1]
President James "Jamie" P. Loftus
Students 6,276 (2009–2010)
Undergraduates ca. 3,046
Postgraduates ca. 3,230
Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Website www.stritch.edu
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Cardinal Stritch University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The university also has sites located in Kenosha, Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin; Eden Prairie, Minnesota and Rochester, Minnesota, as well as multiple Outreach programs throughout Wisconsin.

Cardinal Stritch University's total enrollment for the 2009–2010 academic year was 6,276.[2] Tuition that year was $20,000. About 82 percent of Stritch students benefit from scholarships, grants, work-study programs and loans.[2]Cardinal Stritch University offers a variety of degree programs and has programs available that provide flexible scheduling for working adults.


Cardinal Stritch University was founded in 1937 as St. Clare College by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi to train nuns as teachers. It was renamed Cardinal Stritch College in 1946 for Cardinal Samuel Stritch of Chicago, who was archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee during the 1930s. The institution became Cardinal Stritch University in 1997. In 1998, the university expanded to offer its first doctoral program. Cardinal Stritch University is the nation's largest Franciscan University.

The university's motto, Ut probetis potiora ("To value the better things"), is taken from Philippians 1:10.[3]

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[edit] Athletics

The Cardinal Stritch Wolves compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), with their conference association being the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). Both the Men's and Women's Basketball teams are consistently among the leaders in the CCAC and routinely make it to the NAIA National Basketball Tournament.[citation needed]

Fall Winter Spring
Men's Cross Country Men's Basketball Men's Baseball
Women's Cross Country Women's Basketball Women's Softball
Men's Soccer Men's Volleyball
Women's Soccer
Women's Volleyball

Previously Cardinal Stritch was a member of the now defunct Lake Michigan Conference and won the Men’s Basketball Championship in 1987. The men's team was also five time National Little College Athletic Association Great Lakes District Men's basketball champion from 1983-1987.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Basic Facts". Cardinal Stritch University. http://www.stritch.edu/Content.aspx?id=2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 
  3. ^ "Stritch Ring". Cardinal Stritch University. http://www.stritch.edu/ring/. Retrieved 24 July 2010. 

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Coordinates: 43°08′24″N 87°54′36″W / 43.14°N 87.91°W / 43.14; -87.91

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