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'Regis University' is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1877, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Based in Denver, Colorado against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, Regis University comprises three colleges: Regis College, the Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions and the School for Professional Studies.

Contents

Campuses

Establishment

Accolades

Schools

Regis College

Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions

School for Professional Studies

Capital Improvement Campaign

Resources

Campuses

Regis University has several campuses throughout the state of Colorado. The main campus is located in northwest Denver at 50th and Lowell Boulevard. Other sites include: Aurora, Longmont, Colorado Springs, Denver Tech Center, Fort Collins and Interlocken at Broomfield. It has two out-of-state campuses located in Summerlin and Henderson, Nevada.

Establishment

Regis University's forerunner was established in Las Vegas, New Mexico by a group of exiled Italian Jesuits. In 1884, the Bishop of Denver invited the Jesuits to move the school to nearby Morrison where it was opened as Sacred Heart College. In 1887, the school moved once again to its present location and in 1921 adopted the name of Regis College in honor of Saint John Francis Regis, a 17th century Jesuit who worked with prostitutes and the poor in the mountains of Southern France. In 1991, it was renamed Regis University with three schools: the original Regis College, the School for Professional Studies, and the School for Health Professions.
Regis, in addition to its traditional curriculum, offers several online degree programs, including an MBA program, in which thousands of new students are enrolled every year. Regis University has a long tradition of charitable service working including the well known Father Woody Projects which originate in the Archdiocese of Denver, but are active at Regis; including a well known Father Woody Christmas Party for the homeless.

Accolades

Regis has been ranked as one of the Best Universities for 11 consecutive years by ''U.S. News & World Report''. The University was acknowledged by the latest ''U.S. News & World Report'' ratings as one of the Tier One Western Colleges and Universities. Basketball Coach Lonnie Porter is the winningest college basketball coach (at any level) in Colorado history. All this while maintaining a 95 percent graduation rate among players. In 2003 John Hume became the 11th Nobel Peace Laureate to visit the Regis University campus in the past seven years.
Two nursing students in the Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions have received the Fuld Fellowship. The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded Regis College the Clare Boothe Luce Professorships three times. Four years in succession, Regis University professors — two from Regis College and two from School for Professional Studies — were awarded Fulbright professorships. Regis has won the National Parliamentary Debate Championships twice (one of only three schools)
The Lowell campus, is designated an arboretum with more than 500 trees and shrubs, including three championship trees.

Schools

Regis College

Regis College is a small, liberal arts, undergraduate (a masters in teaching is available), semi-selective (82% of those who apply are admitted) school located on the Lowell Campus. Its approximately 1,400 students are typically recent high school graduates from all over the country and from Regis Jesuit High School, a private Catholic High School also located in Denver.
Regis College operates a radio station, KRCX, and a weekly student-run newspaper, the ''Highlander''. The school also fields 11 varsity athletic teams, the Rangers. Regis is NCAA Division II school and competes in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Many students participate in service learning activities, by volunteering a with various organizations throughout the Denver area. According to current President Fr. Sheeran the goal of Regis University is to educate "leaders in service to others."

Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions

When Regis absorbed her sister school Loretto Heights the School for Health Professions was born. Regis now operates the top nursing program in the state and one of the premiere physical therapist programs. The school is divided into four departments: Nursing, Health Care Ethics, Physical Therapy and Health Services Administration. This school offers one of Regis's few doctorates: Physical Therapy.

School for Professional Studies

Primarily oriented toward working people, the School for Professional Studies allows students who otherwise might not be able to fit education into their schedule to take night classes, intensive two month long classes and online courses. The school has by far the largest student enrollment of the University and operates most of the campuses other than the Lowell campus. The School for Professional Studies has more degrees available than any other part of the college and through a rigorous testing program is able to offer credit for learning achieved through on-the-job experience.

Capital Improvement Campaign

Regis is presently in the midst of a capital campaign billed as "The Campaign for Regis University, Writing the Next Chapter." The school has long owned more property than was used for education at the Lowell campus. This property (formerly a K-Mart) has now been incorporated into the main campus as sports fields and a new parking lot, a new chapel is complete and picturesque Main Hall has reopened its top floors for the first time in decades. The science building and Carroll Hall have also both been renovated. The most substantial portion of the $75 million campaign is for academic development through the creation of dozens of new scholarships.

Resources

★ Regis University

★ Regis University Online

★ Regis University MBA Online