St. Gregory's University

St. Gregory's University
Type	Private
Established	1875
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Benedictine
Chancellor	Rt. Rev. Lawrence Stasyszen, O.S.B.
President	D. Gregory Main
Provost	Dr. Richard McDowell
Dean	Dr. Ron Faulk (Academic Dean; College of Arts & Sciences); Dr. Ron Diggs (Director of the College of Continuing Studies); Emilia Bermudez(Dean of Students)
Students	692 systemwide
Location	Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Campus	Rural, 75 acres (300,000 m²)
Colors	Red and Blue
Nickname	Cavaliers
Affiliations	Sooner Athletic Conference
Website	www.stgregorys.edu

St. Gregory's University is a private, co-educational Catholic liberal arts university. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It has its main campus in Shawnee, and an additional campus in Tulsa.

History

St. Gregory's traces its roots to the Sacred Heart Mission,^[1] founded in Atoka, Oklahoma on October 12, 1875 by the Benedictine monks Father Isidore Robot, O.S.B., and Brother Dominic Lambert, O.S.B. In 1876, the mission relocated near Konawa, Oklahoma and became an abbey. Sacred Heart College was founded with the permission of the Vatican in 1877 and later gained approval from the territorial government in 1883. After a disastrous fire in 1901 that destroyed the school and the monastery, the monks accepted an offer from the town of Shawnee and began construction of the Catholic University of Oklahoma and St. Gregory's Abbey in 1910. The school opened its doors in 1915, and in 1922 the name was changed to St. Gregory's College. The monks jointly operated a high school for boys at the location until 1965. In 1927, the abbey moved from Konawa to Shawnee. The school was known as St. Gregory's College until 1997, when it changed from a junior college to a baccalaureate-conferring university. In 2005 St. Gregory's was accredited to offer a graduate program in business and began offering classes in March 2006.^[2]

2011 earthquake

Main article: 2011 Oklahoma earthquake

On November 5, 2011, a 5.6 magnitude earthquake caused damage to Benedictine Hall, the campus's central feature. One turret collapsed immediately following the quake.^[3] In the days that followed the earthquake, one of the turrets had to be pushed down, and the other two were removed brick by brick.

Since that time, St. Gregory’s has been on a mission to rebuild its most recognizable landmark. More than 3,400 donors from around the world contributed roughly $2.5 million to help the school reconstruct the turrets.

Timberlake Construction and Advanced Masonry, both of Oklahoma City, were charged with the task of rebuilding the turrets– this time with steel “bones” that could withstand an earthquake.

The decorative aspects of the towers were faithfully recreated. The brick was matched to the rest of the building, and the grotesques and shields that were part of the original gothic architecture, were molded in the exact image of their predecessors. The new turrets were officially blessed during Homecoming on November 9, 2013.^[4]

Enrollment

St. Gregory's University serves 692 students in two colleges – the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Continuing Studies (formerly the College for Working Adults). Students in the College of Arts and Sciences are provided with a solid foundation in the liberal arts through a common core curriculum, the heart of which is the four-semester “Tradition and Conversation” program, which offers students the opportunity to engage some of the greatest minds and discuss some of most influential texts of the Western and Catholic intellectual traditions in a seminar format. The College of Continuing Studies is located in two cities – Shawnee and Tulsa – and offers accelerated, evening degree programs at the associates, bachelors and masters levels. St. Gregory's has a student/faculty ratio of 12:1.

Campus

The 75-acre (300,000 m²) campus is surrounded by the 640 acres (2.6 km²) of St. Gregory's Abbey.

Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art

Main article: Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art

The Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art is an independent non-profit art museum. It is located on the campus of St. Greogry's University, but operated separately. Its collection includes ancient Egyptian, medieval, Renaissance, and Hudson River School art. The museum was founded in 1914 by Rev. Gregory Gerrer, OSB. In 1919 the museum was located in Benedictine Hall. The current museum building opened in 1979.^[5]

Athletics

St. Gregory's (SGU) teams, nicknamed athletically as the Cavaliers, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, track & field and volleyball. Co-ed competitive cheerleading is also offered^[6]

References

↑ Sacred Heart Mission, Konawa Public Schools
↑ A Short History of St. Gregory's Abbey
↑ Lacey, Marc (November 7, 2011). "A Seasoned Combatant of Tornadoes Now Finds the Earth Is Moving, Too". New York Times. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
↑ http://www.stgregorys.edu/news/new-era-begins
↑ Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
↑ Official athletics website

Institutions of higher education in Oklahoma

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Benedictine Colleges and Universities

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Sooner Athletic Conference

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College sports teams in Oklahoma

NCAA Division I	Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Tulsa Golden Hurricane

NCAA Division II	Cameron Aggies Central Oklahoma Bronchos East Central Tigers Northeastern State RiverHawks Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers Oklahoma Christian Eagles Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies Rogers State Hillcats Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm

NAIA Division I	Bacone Warriors Langston Lions Mid-America Christian Evangels Oklahoma Baptist Bison Oklahoma City Stars Oklahoma Science & Arts Drovers St. Gregory's Cavaliers

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Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

Ordinaries	Prefects of Indian Territory Isidore Robot Ignatius Jean Bishops Theophile Meerschaert Francis Kelley Eugene J. McGuinness Victor Joseph Reed Archbishops John R. Quinn Charles Salatka Eusebius J. Beltran Paul Stagg Coakley

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parishes St. Joseph Old Cathedral, Oklahoma City Abbey St. Gregory's Abbey

Education	Higher Education St. Gregory's University High Schools Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Oklahoma City Mount St. Mary High School, Oklahoma City

Priests	Raised to the episcopate Stephen Aloysius Leven John Joseph Sullivan Anthony Taylor Edward Weisenburger Servant of God Stanley Rother

Miscellany	Sooner Catholic

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Coordinates: 35°22′03″N 96°57′15″W / 35.36750°N 96.95417°W / 35.36750; -96.95417

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