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{{Short description|Private Jesuit university in Omaha, Nebraska}}
{{Short description|Jesuit university in Omaha, Nebraska, US}}
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| established = {{start date and age|September 2, 1878}}
| established = {{start date and age|September 2, 1878}}
| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic]] ([[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]])
| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic]] ([[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]])
| endowment = $731 million (2021)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2021-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--REVISED-February-18-2022.ashx?la=en&hash=FA57411CC4244B7D49C25377165FEC42FFBDEB56|title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY 21 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2022 |access-date=April 22, 2022}}</ref>
| endowment = $745 million (2023)<ref>{{cite report |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2023-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-FINAL.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY 21 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2022 |access-date=April 22, 2022}}</ref>
| president = [[Daniel S. Hendrickson]], [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=TC Alumnus Daniel S. Hendrickson Named President of Creighton University|url=http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news.htm?articleID=9847 |publisher=[[Teachers College, Columbia University]]|date=February 9, 2015}}</ref>
| president = [[Daniel S. Hendrickson]]<ref>{{cite news |title=TC Alumnus Daniel S. Hendrickson Named President of Creighton University|url=http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news.htm?articleID=9847 |publisher=[[Teachers College, Columbia University]]|date=February 9, 2015}}</ref>
| provost = Mardell A. Wilson<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.creighton.edu/leadership/provost |title=Office of the Provost |publisher=Creighton University|access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
| provost = Mardell A. Wilson<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.creighton.edu/leadership/provost |title=Office of the Provost |publisher=Creighton University|access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
| rector = Nicholas Santos<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.creighton.edu/office-president/messages-campus/summer-2019 |title=Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ |access-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926011944/https://www.creighton.edu/office-president/messages-campus/summer-2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rector = Nicholas Santos<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.creighton.edu/office-president/messages-campus/summer-2019 |title=Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ |access-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926011944/https://www.creighton.edu/office-president/messages-campus/summer-2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| faculty = 686 Full-time and 333 Part-time<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Creighton+University&s=all&id=181002|title=College Navigator - Creighton University|website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref>
| faculty = 692 full-time and 282 part-time (fall 2022)<ref name="IPEDS">{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Creighton+University&s=all&id=181002|title=College Navigator - Creighton University|website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref>
| students = 8,821<ref name="auto"/>
| students = 8,397<ref name="IPEDS"/>
| undergrad = 4,472<ref name="auto"/>
| undergrad = 4,290<ref name="IPEDS"/>
| postgrad = 4,349<ref name="auto"/>
| postgrad = 4,107<ref name="IPEDS"/>
| city = [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
| city = [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
| state = [[Nebraska]]
| state = [[Nebraska]]
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| mascot = Billy Bluejay
| mascot = Billy Bluejay
| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities|AJCU]]|[[Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities|ACCU]]|[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities|AJCU]]|[[Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities|ACCU]]|[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
| website = {{url|www.creighton.edu}}
| website = {{url|creighton.edu}}
| logo = Creighton University logo.svg
| logo = Creighton University logo.svg
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| free1 = ''Creightonian''
| free1 = ''Creightonian''
| accreditation = [[Higher Learning Commission|HLC]]
| accreditation = [[Higher Learning Commission|HLC]]
| free_label2 = Other campsuses
| free_label2 = Other campuses
| free2 = {{hlist|[[Grand Island, Nebraska|Grand Island]]|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]}}
| free2 = {{hlist|[[Grand Island, Nebraska|Grand Island]]|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]}}
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'''Creighton University''' ({{IPAc-en|'|k|r|eɪ|t|ən}}) is a [[Private university|private]] [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] [[research university]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. Founded by the [[Society of Jesus]] in 1878, the university is accredited by the [[Higher Learning Commission]]. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergraduate students on a {{convert|140|acre|ha|adj=on}}<ref>[http://www.creighton.edu/fileadmin/user/AdminFinance/PublicSafety/docs/Campus_Security_and_Fire_ Safety_Report.pdf "Public Safety – Campus Security Report Fall 2015"]{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Creighton.edu.</ref> campus just outside Omaha's downtown business district. It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "[[List of research universities in the United States#Universities classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity"|R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity]]".
'''Creighton University''' ({{IPAc-en|'|k|r|eɪ|t|ən}}) is a [[Private university|private]] [[research university]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. Founded by the [[Society of Jesus]] in 1878, the university is accredited by the [[Higher Learning Commission]]. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergraduate students on a {{convert|140|acre|ha|adj=on}}<ref>[http://www.creighton.edu/fileadmin/user/AdminFinance/PublicSafety/docs/Campus_Security_and_Fire_ Safety_Report.pdf "Public Safety – Campus Security Report Fall 2015"]{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Creighton.edu.</ref> campus just outside of downtown Omaha. It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "[[List of research universities in the United States#Universities classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity"|R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity]]". It comprises nine undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools and colleges, including a law school, medical school, dental school, pharmacy school, nursing school, and business school. The university operates the [[Creighton University Medical Center]]. It has a second campus focused on health sciences located in [[Phoenix, Arizona]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Jeff |date=2021-09-15 |title=Creighton formally opens new $100M Health Sciences education building in Phoenix |url=https://www.catholicsun.org/2021/09/14/creighton-formally-opens-new-100m-health-sciences-education-building-in-phoenix/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=The Catholic Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The university was founded as '''Creighton College''' on September 2, 1878, through a gift from [[Mary Lucretia Creighton]], who stipulated in her will that a school be established in memory of her husband, prominent Omaha businessman [[Edward Creighton]]. Edward's brother, [[John A. Creighton]], is credited with fostering and sustaining the university's early growth and endowment. In 1958, the college split into [[Creighton Preparatory School]]s and Creighton University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://creightonprep.creighton.edu/page.cfm?p=10|title=Creighton Prep: History|website=creightonprep.creighton.edu|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>
{{Expand section|date=December 2023}}The university was founded as '''Creighton College''' on September 2, 1878, through a gift from [[Mary Lucretia Creighton]], who stipulated in her will that a school be established in memory of her husband, prominent Omaha businessman [[Edward Creighton]]. The college began with 120 students, taught by five Jesuits and two lay teachers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-16 |title=Creighton University |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/creighton-university |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> Edward's brother, [[John A. Creighton]], is credited with fostering and sustaining the university's early growth and endowment. In 1878, the College of Arts and Sciences was established, and remains the largest college today.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Creighton University |url=https://www.creighton.edu/about/mission-history/history |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.creighton.edu |language=en}}</ref> Shortly after, in 1885, the [[Creighton University Observatory]] was built on campus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fletcher |first=Adam F. C. |date=2019-12-03 |title=A History of the Creighton Observatory in North Omaha |url=https://northomahahistory.com/2019/12/03/a-history-of-the-creighton-observatory-in-north-omaha/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=North Omaha History |language=en}}</ref> Women were first admitted in 1913.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-23 |title=Creighton University {{!}} Private, Jesuit, Catholic {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Creighton-University |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1958, the college split into [[Creighton Preparatory School]]s and Creighton University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://creightonprep.creighton.edu/page.cfm?p=10|title=Creighton Prep: History|website=creightonprep.creighton.edu|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>


== Academics ==
== Academics ==
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* College of Professional Studies
* College of Professional Studies


The College of Arts & Sciences is the largest school, containing about 28% of the university's enrolled students.<ref name="creighton1">[https://www.creighton.edu/fileadmin/user/AEA/InstitutionalResearch/FactBook_15_16/15_16Table3.3.pdf 2015-2016 Creighton University Fact Book]. Creighton.edu. Retrieved August 22, 2016.</ref> Creighton's acceptance rate is 72.7%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/creighton-university-2542 |title=Creighton University |publisher=U.S. News & World Report }}</ref>
The College of Arts & Sciences is the largest school, containing about 28% of the university's enrolled students.<ref name="creighton1">[https://www.creighton.edu/fileadmin/user/AEA/InstitutionalResearch/FactBook_15_16/15_16Table3.3.pdf 2015-2016 Creighton University Fact Book]. Creighton.edu. Retrieved August 22, 2016.</ref> Creighton's acceptance rate is 72.7%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/creighton-university-2542 |title=Creighton University |publisher=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=November 10, 2015 |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029210646/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/creighton-university-2542 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 2018, the university announced a Phoenix Health Sciences Campus, which opened in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/creighton-university-plans-nearly-million-project-in-phoenix/article_9d15676e-234e-531f-985d-3ed6bd3088be.html|title=Creighton University plans nearly $100 million project in Phoenix|first=Rick Ruggles World-Herald staff|last=writer|website=Omaha.com|date=September 19, 2018 }}</ref>
In 2018, the university announced a Phoenix Health Sciences Campus, which opened in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/creighton-university-plans-nearly-million-project-in-phoenix/article_9d15676e-234e-531f-985d-3ed6bd3088be.html|title=Creighton University plans nearly $100 million project in Phoenix|first=Rick Ruggles World-Herald staff|last=writer|website=Omaha.com|date=September 19, 2018 }}</ref>
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== Athletics ==
== Athletics ==
{{Main|Creighton Bluejays}}
{{Main|Creighton Bluejays}}
[[Image:Creighton Bluejays men's basketball playing (Qwest Center, Omaha, 2007).jpg|thumb|Creighton men's basketball home game, [[CHI Health Center Omaha]]|260x260px]]
[[Image:First Big East Game.JPG|thumb|Creighton men's basketball home game, [[CHI Health Center Omaha]]]]

Creighton competes in [[NCAA Division I]] athletics as a member of the [[Big East Conference|Big East]]. Nicknamed the Bluejays, Creighton fields 14 teams in eight sports.
Creighton competes in [[NCAA Division I]] athletics as a member of the [[Big East Conference|Big East]]. Nicknamed the Bluejays, Creighton fields 14 teams in eight sports.


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[[File:Creighton mall west.JPG|280px|University mall|thumb]]
[[File:Creighton mall west.JPG|thumb|University mall]]
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{{As of|2015}}, Creighton's enrollment was 8,435, of whom 4,163 were undergraduates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.creighton.edu/provost/campus-updates/october-15-2015|title=Campus Updates |access-date=August 30, 2016}}</ref> From Creighton's Class of 2020, 14% count themselves as [[First-generation college students in the United States|first-generation college attendees]] in their families. 26% are students of color, and 56% of the class is female; 82% of the class have taken part in volunteer service.<ref>{{cite web|title=Creighton Class of 2020 a talented, diverse, service-oriented group|url=http://www.creighton.edu/publicrelations/newscenter/news/2016/august2016/august152016/class2020nr081516/|website=Creighton University News Center|publisher=Creighton University|access-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828205031/http://www.creighton.edu/publicrelations/newscenter/news/2016/august2016/august152016/class2020nr081516/|archive-date=August 28, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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{{As of|2015}}, Creighton's enrollment was 8,435, of whom 4,163 were undergraduates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.creighton.edu/provost/campus-updates/october-15-2015|title=Campus Updates|access-date=August 30, 2016|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911143047/https://www.creighton.edu/provost/campus-updates/october-15-2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> From Creighton's Class of 2020, 14% count themselves as [[First-generation college students in the United States|first-generation college attendees]] in their families. 26% are students of color, and 56% of the class is female; 82% of the class have taken part in volunteer service.<ref>{{cite web|title=Creighton Class of 2020 a talented, diverse, service-oriented group|url=http://www.creighton.edu/publicrelations/newscenter/news/2016/august2016/august152016/class2020nr081516/|website=Creighton University News Center|publisher=Creighton University|access-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828205031/http://www.creighton.edu/publicrelations/newscenter/news/2016/august2016/august152016/class2020nr081516/|archive-date=August 28, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Student clubs and organizations ==
== Student clubs and organizations ==
The university has more than 200 student organizations:<ref>{{cite web|title=Creighton University - Student Organizations|url=http://www.creighton.edu/studentlife/studentleadershipinvolvementcenter/studentorganizations/|website=Creighton.edu|publisher=Creighton|access-date=August 22, 2016}}</ref>
The university has more than 200 student organizations:<ref>{{cite web|title=Creighton University - Student Organizations|url=http://www.creighton.edu/studentlife/studentleadershipinvolvementcenter/studentorganizations/|website=Creighton.edu|publisher=Creighton|access-date=August 22, 2016|archive-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829161305/http://www.creighton.edu/studentlife/studentleadershipinvolvementcenter/studentorganizations/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


[[Image:St_John,_Creighton.jpg|thumb|St. John's Church on Creighton's campus]]
[[Image:St_John,_Creighton.jpg|thumb|upright|St. John's Church on Creighton's campus]]


=== Residence halls ===
=== Residence halls ===
There are eight residence halls: Davis Square, Deglman Hall, Heider Hall, Kenefick Hall, McGloin Hall, Opus Hall, Swanson Hall, and Graves Hall. They are all [[co-educational]]. Graves Hall, completed in August 2023, accommodates up to 400 first-year students.<ref>[https://www.creighton.edu/student-experience/living/residence-halls-and-apartments/new-first-year-residence-hall "The Future of Living at Creighton"] – Creighton University</ref> It is Creighton's first new residence hall since 2006, and the first built exclusively for first-year students since the 1960s.<ref>[https://omaha.com/news/local/education/creighton-to-build-new-37-million-residence-hall-for-freshmen/article_b5a21140-14ae-11ec-b373-87a7fb7e462a.html "Creighton to build new $37 million residence hall for freshmen"] – ''[[Omaha World-Herald]]'', September 13, 2021</ref>
There are eight residence halls. They are all [[co-educational]]. Graves Hall, completed in August 2023, accommodates up to 400 first-year students.<ref>[https://www.creighton.edu/student-experience/living/residence-halls-and-apartments/new-first-year-residence-hall "The Future of Living at Creighton"] – Creighton University</ref>


=== Student government ===
=== Student government ===
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=== John P. Schlegel, S.J. Center for Service and Justice ===
=== John P. Schlegel, S.J. Center for Service and Justice ===
[[File:Creighton downtown omaha.JPG|thumb|280px|Law school with downtown in background]]
[[File:Creighton downtown omaha.JPG|thumb|Law school with downtown in background]]

The [[John P. Schlegel|John P. Schlegel, S.J.]] Center for Service and Justice<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.creighton.edu/ministry/ccsj/index.php|title=Schlegel Center for Service and Justice|website=www.creighton.edu|language=en-US|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>
The [[John P. Schlegel|John P. Schlegel, S.J.]] Center for Service and Justice<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.creighton.edu/ministry/ccsj/index.php|title=Schlegel Center for Service and Justice|website=www.creighton.edu|language=en-US|access-date=July 11, 2017|archive-date=July 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728192556/http://www.creighton.edu/ministry/ccsj/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>
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=== Student media ===
=== Student media ===
* The student newspaper ''The Creightonian'', first published in 1924, is published every Thursday during the school year. In 2007 and 2008, ''The Creightonian'' was named Nebraska's top college newspaper in the Nebraska Press Association contest. Staff members won numerous individual awards. ''The Creightonian'' was a finalist for the 2007 and 2010 Pacemaker Award, one of the top awards in college journalism.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=2010 Newspaper Pacemaker Winners |url=https://studentpress.org/acp/awards/2010-newspaper-pacemaker-winners/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Associated Collegiate Press |language=en}}</ref>
* The student newspaper is called ''The Creightonian.'' It was a finalist for the 2007 and 2010 Pacemaker Award for college journalism.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=2010 Newspaper Pacemaker Winners |url=https://studentpress.org/acp/awards/2010-newspaper-pacemaker-winners/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Associated Collegiate Press |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Shadows'' is Creighton's literature and arts publication.
* Creighton's literature and arts publication ''Shadows'' has received a 2007 Silver Crown award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA). The journal is published twice a year. The magazine's editorial office is the oldest student organization on campus.<ref>[http://www.creighton.edu/publicrelations/newscenter/news/2007/march2007/march292007/shadows_award_nr032907/index.php Creighton News Literary Magazine Shadows Wins Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716112412/http://www.creighton.edu/publicrelations/newscenter/news/2007/march2007/march292007/shadows_award_nr032907/index.php |date=July 16, 2011 }}. Creighton.edu (March 29, 2007). Retrieved 2011-04-23.</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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* [[Marcia Anderson]], the first [[African-American]] woman to attain the rank of [[major general]] in the [[United States Army Reserve]]
* [[Marcia Anderson]], the first [[African-American]] woman to attain the rank of [[major general]] in the [[United States Army Reserve]]
* [[Michael P. Anderson]], an astronaut killed in the [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster]]
* [[Michael P. Anderson]], an astronaut killed in the [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster]]
* [[Mary Nicholas Arnoldy|Mary Nicholas Arnoldy, CSJ, PhD]], one of the first women to study at Creighton, and a rare woman mathematician before 1940
* [[Mary Nicholas Arnoldy]], mathematician
* [[Barbara Braden]], nurse and medical researcher
* [[Bob Gibson]], [[Major League Baseball]] [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] pitcher
* [[Bob Gibson]], [[Major League Baseball]] [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] pitcher
* [[Ron Hansen (novelist)|Ron Hansen]], novelist
* [[Ron Hansen (novelist)|Ron Hansen]], novelist
* [[Cathy Hughes]], first African American woman to head a publicly traded corporation ([[Urban One]]) and second wealthiest African American woman {{asof|2018|lc=y}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omaha.com/columnists/kelly/kelly-omaha-native-cathy-hughes-the-nd-richest-black-woman/article_5c6359bd-9ca1-529f-86a4-5b9dd74b9669.html|title=Kelly: Omaha native Cathy Hughes, the second-richest black woman in U.S., is 'thrilled' to come home|first=Michael Kelly World-Herald|last=columnist|website=Omaha.com|date= May 6, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Cathy Hughes]], second wealthiest African American woman {{asof|2018|lc=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.omaha.com/columnists/kelly/kelly-omaha-native-cathy-hughes-the-nd-richest-black-woman/article_5c6359bd-9ca1-529f-86a4-5b9dd74b9669.html|title=Kelly: Omaha native Cathy Hughes, the second-richest black woman in U.S., is 'thrilled' to come home|first=Michael Kelly World-Herald|last=columnist|website=Omaha.com|date= May 6, 2018}}</ref>
[[File: Mike Johanns official Senate photo.jpg | thumb | right | [[Mike Johanns]]]]
[[File: Mike Johanns official Senate photo.jpg|right|thumb|Mike Johanns]]
* [[Mike Johanns]], former Governor of [[Nebraska]], former United States Senator, and former [[United States Secretary of Agriculture]]
* [[Mike Johanns]], former Governor of [[Nebraska]], former United States Senator, and former [[United States Secretary of Agriculture]]
* [[Donald Keough]], once president and chief operating officer of [[Coca-Cola]]
* [[Donald Keough]], chief operating officer of [[Coca-Cola]]
* [[Kyle Korver]], professional basketball player
* [[Kyle Korver]], basketball player
* [[Doug McDermott]], professional basketball player
* [[Doug McDermott]], basketball player
* [[Joe Ricketts]], the founder of [[TD Ameritrade]] and owner of the [[Chicago Cubs]]
* [[John W. Pehle]], director of the [[War Refugee Board]]
* [[Joe Ricketts]], founder of [[TD Ameritrade]] and owner of the [[Chicago Cubs]]
* [Symone Sanders]], Democratic strategist and spokesperson for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign
* [[Symone Sanders]], spokesperson for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, MSNBC host and commentator
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* [[Mark Walter]], founder and chief executive officer of [[Guggenheim Partners]], and part owner of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
* [[Mark Walter]], founder and chief executive officer of [[Guggenheim Partners]], and part owner of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
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* [[Theodore Wheeler]], novelist
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Creighton University
Latin: Universitas Creightoniana
Former names
Creighton College (1878–1958)
TypePrivate research university
EstablishedSeptember 2, 1878; 145 years ago (September 2, 1878)
AccreditationHLC
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic affiliations
Endowment$745 million (2023)[1]
PresidentDaniel S. Hendrickson[2]
ProvostMardell A. Wilson[3]
RectorNicholas Santos[4]
Academic staff
692 full-time and 282 part-time (fall 2022)[5]
Students8,397[5]
Undergraduates4,290[5]
Postgraduates4,107[5]
Location
Omaha
,
Nebraska
,
United States

41°15′53″N 95°56′46″W / 41.26472°N 95.94611°W / 41.26472; -95.94611
CampusLarge City, 132 acres (53.4 ha)
NewspaperCreightonian
Other campuses
Colors  Blue
  White
NicknameBluejays
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – Big East
MascotBilly Bluejay
Websitecreighton.edu

Creighton University (/ˈkreɪtən/) is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergraduate students on a 140-acre (57 ha)[6] campus just outside of downtown Omaha. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". It comprises nine undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools and colleges, including a law school, medical school, dental school, pharmacy school, nursing school, and business school. The university operates the Creighton University Medical Center. It has a second campus focused on health sciences located in Phoenix, Arizona.[7]

History

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The university was founded as Creighton College on September 2, 1878, through a gift from Mary Lucretia Creighton, who stipulated in her will that a school be established in memory of her husband, prominent Omaha businessman Edward Creighton. The college began with 120 students, taught by five Jesuits and two lay teachers.[8] Edward's brother, John A. Creighton, is credited with fostering and sustaining the university's early growth and endowment. In 1878, the College of Arts and Sciences was established, and remains the largest college today.[9] Shortly after, in 1885, the Creighton University Observatory was built on campus.[10] Women were first admitted in 1913.[11] In 1958, the college split into Creighton Preparatory Schools and Creighton University.[12]

Academics

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Academic rankings
National
Forbes[13]194
U.S. News & World Report[14]104
Washington Monthly[15]311
WSJ/College Pulse[16]127

The schools and colleges at Creighton are:

The College of Arts & Sciences is the largest school, containing about 28% of the university's enrolled students.[17] Creighton's acceptance rate is 72.7%.[18]

In 2018, the university announced a Phoenix Health Sciences Campus, which opened in 2021.[19]

Athletics

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Main article: Creighton Bluejays
Creighton men's basketball home game, CHI Health Center Omaha

Creighton competes in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Big East. Nicknamed the Bluejays, Creighton fields 14 teams in eight sports.

Notable basketball players at the university were Paul Silas, Benoit Benjamin, Kyle Korver, and coach Greg McDermott's son Doug McDermott, while popular Bluejays coaches included Eddie Sutton, Willis Reed, and Dana Altman.

The women's basketball team won the WNIT championship in 2004. It plays all home games on campus at D. J. Sokol Arena.

The men's soccer team maintained 17 straight NCAA tournament appearances between 1992 and 2008. During that time, the Bluejays made three College Cup appearances, including one championship game appearance (2000). It plays home games on campus at Morrison Stadium.

Creighton's baseball team has one appearance in the College World Series (1991). Jim Hendry, the former general manager of the Chicago Cubs, was Creighton's head coach for its 1991 CWS appearance. The program's graduates include Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson.

The women's softball team has had two appearances in the Women's College World Series (1982 and 1986) and appeared in six of eight NCAA Tournaments. Tara Oltman (2007–2010), the best pitcher in MVC history, was a three-time league Pitcher of the Year and finished her career with conference records for wins, innings pitched, starts, appearances, strikeouts, and complete games. She remains the only student-athlete in Bluejays history to earn first-team all-conference honors in four consecutive seasons.

Demographics

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Student body composition as of May 2, 2022
Race and ethnicity[20] Total
White 72% 72
 
Hispanic 9% 9
 
Asian 8% 8
 
Other[a] 6% 6
 
Foreign national 2% 2
 
Black 2% 2
 
Economic diversity
Low-income[b] 12% 12
 
Affluent[c] 88% 88
 
University mall

As of 2015, Creighton's enrollment was 8,435, of whom 4,163 were undergraduates.[21] From Creighton's Class of 2020, 14% count themselves as first-generation college attendees in their families. 26% are students of color, and 56% of the class is female; 82% of the class have taken part in volunteer service.[22]

Student clubs and organizations

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The university has more than 200 student organizations:[23]

St. John's Church on Creighton's campus

Residence halls

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There are eight residence halls. They are all co-educational. Graves Hall, completed in August 2023, accommodates up to 400 first-year students.[24]

Student government

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  • Creighton Students Union (CSU) is Creighton University's comprehensive student government, consisting of students from each of Creighton University's schools and colleges, founded in 1922.[25]
  • Inter Residence Hall Government (IRHG) was formed in 1984 to represent Creighton's residence halls.[26]

John P. Schlegel, S.J. Center for Service and Justice

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Law school with downtown in background

The John P. Schlegel, S.J. Center for Service and Justice[27][28] (SCSJ) promotes service projects and education about justice. The center helped develop the Cortina Community, a sophomore intentional-living community named for Jesuit priest Jon de Cortina.[29]

Performing arts

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  • Several vocal groups exist. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts, within the College of Arts and Sciences, houses a Chamber Choir (selective), Gospel Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and University Chorus. The men's a cappella ensemble is known as the Creightones.
  • The Creighton Dance Company's repertoire draws on classical ballet, contemporary and modern dance, jazz and musical theatre dance.
  • The Department of Fine and Performing Arts offers undergraduate degrees in Art History, Studio Art, Dance, Music, Theatre, and Musical Theatre.
  • Several theatrical productions are held each year in the university's Lied Education Center for the Arts.[30]

Student media

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  • The student newspaper is called The Creightonian. It was a finalist for the 2007 and 2010 Pacemaker Award for college journalism.[31]
  • Shadows is Creighton's literature and arts publication.

Notable alumni

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Main article: List of Creighton University alumni

There are more than 68,470 alumni of Creighton University living in 93 countries. Nearly 30 percent live in Nebraska. The largest number of alumni outside the United States reside in Canada, Japan, and Malaysia.[32]

Alumni include

Mike Johanns

Notable faculty

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.
  2. ^ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
  3. ^ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY 21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "TC Alumnus Daniel S. Hendrickson Named President of Creighton University". Teachers College, Columbia University. February 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Office of the Provost". Creighton University. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ". Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "College Navigator - Creighton University". nces.ed.gov.
  6. ^ Safety_Report.pdf "Public Safety – Campus Security Report Fall 2015"[permanent dead link]. Creighton.edu.
  7. ^ Grant, Jeff (September 15, 2021). "Creighton formally opens new $100M Health Sciences education building in Phoenix". The Catholic Sun. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "Creighton University". Times Higher Education (THE). June 16, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "History of Creighton University". www.creighton.edu. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  10. ^ Fletcher, Adam F. C. (December 3, 2019). "A History of the Creighton Observatory in North Omaha". North Omaha History. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  11. ^ "Creighton University | Private, Jesuit, Catholic | Britannica". www.britannica.com. November 23, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "Creighton Prep: History". creightonprep.creighton.edu. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  13. ^ "America's Top Colleges 2023". Forbes. September 27, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "2023-2024 Best National Universities Rankings". U.S. News & World Report. September 18, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 National University Rankings". Washington Monthly. August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  16. ^ "2024 Best Colleges in the U.S." The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse. September 6, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  17. ^ 2015-2016 Creighton University Fact Book. Creighton.edu. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  18. ^ "Creighton University". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  19. ^ writer, Rick Ruggles World-Herald staff (September 19, 2018). "Creighton University plans nearly $100 million project in Phoenix". Omaha.com.
  20. ^ "College Scorecard: Creighton University". United States Department of Education. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  21. ^ "Campus Updates". Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  22. ^ "Creighton Class of 2020 a talented, diverse, service-oriented group". Creighton University News Center. Creighton University. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  23. ^ "Creighton University - Student Organizations". Creighton.edu. Creighton. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  24. ^ "The Future of Living at Creighton" – Creighton University
  25. ^ Creighton University :: CSU. Creighton.edu. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  26. ^ Creighton University :: Inter Residence Hall Government :: Inter Residence Hall Government Archived August 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Creighton.edu. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  27. ^ "Schlegel Center for Service and Justice". www.creighton.edu. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  28. ^ Cole, Kevin (April 19, 2015). "Creighton center named for the Rev. John Schlegel to honor his work on social justice". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  29. ^ "Residential Life and Housing". Creighton.edu. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  30. ^ Fine Arts: Fine and Performing Arts. Creighton.edu. Updated on August 6, 2011.
  31. ^ "2010 Newspaper Pacemaker Winners". Associated Collegiate Press. 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  32. ^ "Graduation outcomes". Creighton.edu. Archived from the original on January 30, 2011.
  33. ^ columnist, Michael Kelly World-Herald (May 6, 2018). "Kelly: Omaha native Cathy Hughes, the second-richest black woman in U.S., is 'thrilled' to come home". Omaha.com.
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