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Creighton University
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Latin: Creightoniana Universitas
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| Established | 1878 |
| Type | Private |
| Religious Affiliation | Jesuit-Catholic |
| Endowment | $425 million |
| President | John P. Schegel, S.J. |
| Faculty | 667 |
| Students | 6,716 |
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska, USA |
| Campus | 108 acres |
| Colors | White & Blue |
| Nickname | Bluejays |
| Mascot | Billy Bluejay |
| Website | http://www.creighton.edu/ |
Creighton University, founded in 1878, is a Jesuit-Catholic college located in Omaha, Nebraska. Sitting on a 108-acre campus just outside Omaha's downtown business district, it currently enrolls about 6,800 students. Creighton is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The current president is the Rev. John P. Schlegel. It was founded by the Creighton family that helped bring the telegram to the American West. Although the founders themselves have no direct descendents, members of the Creighton family still live in Omaha.
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The current schools and colleges at Creighton are:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Eugene C. Eppley College of Business Administration
- School of Nursing
- School of Dentistry
- School of Law
- School of Medicine
- School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
- Graduate School
- University College/Summer Sessions - offering degree and certificate programs.
Creighton is a nationally known university, which was ranked first for the fourth consecutive year in the 2006 US News and World Report category of top Master's Degree Mid-Western Universities (although also awarding the PhD in Biomedical Sciences). It has ranked first in the past nine of eleven years and frequently sends students to graduate programs at Ivy League Institutions.
The Colleges often have guest speakers such as Warren Buffett, Bill Rancic, Joe Moglia, Jerry Jurgensen, Fr. Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., Ralph Nader, Jon Heder, Justice Clarence Thomas, Archbishop Miller, fg, various ambassadors and dignitaries, and distinguished graduates speak to the undergraduate and graduate populations in and throughout the school year.
Creighton is known as a solid natural science school because of its Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Emergency Medical Services, and Nursing. Moreover, the entire College of Arts and Sciences has been highly acclaimed and noted nationally and internationally for academic integrity, academic excellence, and scholarly publications from faculty members.
- Further information: Creighton Bluejays
Creighton competes in NCAA Division I athletics, competing in the Missouri Valley Conference. Nicknamed the Bluejays (also just called the 'Jays), Creighton fields 14 teams in eight sports.
The men's basketball team is the most popular of all of Creighton's athletic programs, having gone to the NCAA basketball tournament seven of the last nine years (1999-2003, 2005, 2007; they went to the National Invitation Tournament in 2004 and 2006). The Creighton Bluejays mens basketball team averages the highest attendance in the MVC. Creighton also plays all home games at the new Qwest Center Omaha. They are coached by Dana Altman.
The men's soccer team has gone to the NCAA Tournament every year for the last 14 years with three appearances in the Final Four and one appearance in the National Championship Match. Creighton, until 2006, was the only school in the NCAA to have at least one player selected in each of the 10 MLS Drafts since 1996 and twenty-nine former Bluejays have played professionally since 1990. The women's soccer team has competed in the NCAA Tournament in three of the last four years.
Creighton's baseball team has one NCAA College World Series appearance (1991), which is played in Omaha's Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium. Additionally, Creighton serves as the annual host institution of this event.[1]
To complement Creighton's strong athletics program, Creighton also has a large intramural program. With over 130 basketball teams and 100 football teams, a large portion of the student body participates in the intramurals each year. Intramural sports include football, basketball, softball, soccer, and many more.
Creighton's total enrollment is about 6,700, with 3,888 undergraduates. The enrollment is about 46% male and 54% female. About 56% of the students are from outside of Nebraska. Of the student body 83% is Caucasian, 7% is Asian American, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic/Latino, and 1% Native American. Out of the school's freshman class, 80% graduate in 4 years, and 85% graduate in 6 years*.
Creighton offers Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and Occupational Therapy programs that are six years long and the students graduate with both a doctorate in their specialized field and a Bachelor's of Science.
- Kyle Korver, NBA three point specialist
- Rodney Buford, NBA basketball player
- Paul Silas, former NBA all-star and former NBA coach
- Benoit Benjamin, former NBA basketball player
- Kevin McKenna, former NBA basketball player
- Bob Gibson, former MLB baseball player and baseball Hall of Famer
- Alan Benes, MLB baseball player
- Scott Servais, former MLB baseball player
- Scott Stahoviak, former MLB baseball player
- Kimera Bartee, former MLB baseball player
- Johnny Torres, MLS soccer player and 1997 Hermann Trophy Winner
- Brian Mullan, MLS soccer player
- Richard Mulrooney, MLS soccer player
- David Wagenfuhr, MLS soccer player
- Ross Paule, former MLS soccer player
- Mike Boyle, former Mayor of the City of Omaha
- Barbara Cubin, Member of the United States House of Representatives (R-Wyoming)
- John Joseph Cavanaugh III, former Member of the United States House of Representatives (D-Nebraska)
- Robert E. Davis, Kansas Supreme Court Justice
- Mike Fahey, Mayor of the City of Omaha
- Mike Johanns, former Governor of Nebraska and current United States Secretary of Agriculture
- George Wells Parker, co-founder of the Hamitic League of the World
- John Dale Ryan, former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
- Leo Ryan, Member of the U.S. House Of Representatives (D-California) who was assassinated at the outset of the Jonestown Massacre
- Lee Terry, Member of the U.S. House Of Representatives (R-Nebraska)
- Mike Friend, Member of the Nebraska Legislature and chairman of the legislature's Committee on Urban Affairs.
- Mike Kennedy, Member of the Millard Board of Education, Former Governor of Metropolitain Community College.
- Todd Fink, lead singer of the band The Faint
- Jimmy Murphy, syndicated cartoonist (Toots and Casper)
- Michael P. Anderson, former NASA astronaut killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
- Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago
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