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Website. www .sju .edu. Saint Joseph's University ( SJU or St. Joe's) is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh oldest Jesuit university in the United States and the sixth largest ...
Villiger Hall, named in honor of Fr. Burchard Villiger S.J., who was on the faculty of Saint Joseph's from its founding in 1851 and fifth president of Saint Joseph's College; a 413-bed residence center located on the corner of City and Cardinal Avenues; completed in August 2012; Campus houses. Hogan, acquired in 1964; accommodates 28 students
Barbelin Hall is the most enduring and memorable building on the campus of Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The structure was completed in 1927 and was the first building on the current City Avenue campus known as Hawk Hill. The building is known for its 165-foot tower which has become a symbol of the university.
Old St. Joseph's Church was founded by Joseph Greaton (1679–1753), an English Jesuit who came to Philadelphia from Maryland in 1729 to establish a mission. He originally celebrated mass in his house at 321 Willings Alley.
The Saint Joseph's Hawks are the athletic teams that represent Saint Joseph's University of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2] The Hawks compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference [3] and of the Philadelphia Big 5. [4] The school also has intramurals and extramurals, the latter ...
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This article is a list of presidents of Saint Joseph's University, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Felix-Joseph Barbelin (1851–1856) James A. Ryder (1856–1857) James A. Ward (1857–1860) Felix-Joseph Barbelin (1860–1868) Burchard Villiger (1868–1893) Patrick J. Dooley (1893–1896) William F. Clark (1896–1900)
Sweeney Field (previously called Finnesey Field) is a multi-use sports facility on the Saint Joseph's University campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which opened in 1929 and was originally planned to be the centerpiece to a 70,000 seat football stadium in the natural bowl of the campus. In 1960, both the original grandstand and hillside ...