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| City: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Type: | Private |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball[1] |
| Colors: | blue, yellow, gold |
| Mascot: | D'Artagnan |
| Website: | http://www.xavier.edu/ |
Xavier University is an Ohio private Jesuit university founded in 1831.[2] The school ranked #2 in US News's 2008 "Universities-Master's (Midwest): Top Schools" list.[3]
History
Xavier was founded by Bishop Edward Fenwick as Athenaeum, intended to be a college dedicated to religion and liberal arts.[4] The Jesuits took responsibility for the college in 1840, naming it Saint Xavier College, in honor of Saint Francis Xavier: one of the original members of the Society of Jesus.[4] The first president was John A. Elet.[4]
Notes
- ↑ http://goxavier.cstv.com/index-main.html
- ↑ About Xavier (English) (HTML). Xavier University.
- ↑ Universities-Master's (Midwest): Top Schools (English) (HTML). US News.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 History of Xavier (English) (HTML). Xavier Universtiy.