La Salle University is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. LaSalle University was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The University is led by a Board of Trustees headed by a President and Chairman. LaSalle University is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church through the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. In October 2015, La Salle inaugurated its first lay person and first woman president, Dr. Colleen Hanycz, former president of Brescia University College. In 2015, Hanycz led consolidation and prioritization efforts, ultimately firing a couple dozen prominent staff members and administrators. The university even cut six undergraduate majors, which were mostly in the foreign language department.
La Salle University offers undergraduate concentrations in nearly 60 academic areas within its College of Professional and Continuing Studies and its three Schools: Arts & Sciences,
Business Administration, and
Nursing &
Health Sciences. The student-faculty ratio at La Salle University is 12:1, and the school has 43.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The university also offers master's degrees and doctorate degrees in several courses of study. La Salle′s active, involved student body creates a dynamic community that lives and learns together.
The University is known for excellence in teaching and scholarship, and has produced significant numbers of student and faculty Fulbright scholars over its history. La Salle University offers a number of student services, including nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service,
health service,
health insurance. The Collegian published its first issue on March 16, 1931. It is the only on-campus newspaper for La Salle. La Salle's religiously-affiliated University Ministry and Service (UMAS) program offers student ministry and community service opportunities for students. La Salle alumni have earned numerous accolades, scholarships, and titles including an Emmy award, a Pulitzer Prize, six Olympic gold medals, a Marshall scholarship, about one-hundred Fulbright scholarships
Last Updated on: Nov 26, 2024