Barry University is a private Catholic university, which was founded in 1940 in Miami Shores, Florida, a suburb northeast of Miami, Florida. Barry is well known for its business, nursing, health sciences, teacher education, and liberal arts programs. It currently has more than 9,300 students, a faculty of 871 and 39,922 alumni. Student to faculty ratio is 14:1.[1] A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Miami Shores is a village located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 625–750 nm. ... Black cat, thought by some to cause bad luck (see superstition) Black is the shade of objects that do not reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum. ... Silver is the metallic shade of the color gray closest to that of polished silver. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... Two National Football League teams have been called The Buccaneers: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, founded in 1976, are still existant. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Miami Shores is a village located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... Nickname: Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in attaining, re-attaining, and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ... Health science is the discipline of applied science which deals with human and animal health. ... Teacher education refers to the policies and procedures designed to equip teachers with the knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and skills they require to perform their tasks effectively in the school and classroom. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ...

History

Beginnings

Barry University began as a result of by Patrick Barry's (Bishop of St. Augustine, FL) and Mother M. Gerald Barry's (Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian) dream of establishing an institution of higher education, one in which students, through the Adrian Sister's mission of being "the change" one "wishes to see", would become catalysts for positive change.[2] Mother M. Gerald Barry's (Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian) and her brothers Bishop Patrick Barry and Monsignor William Barry came up with the idea and the University was named after both of them. St. ... The Adrian Dominican Sisters are a Roman Catholic religious order of Dominican sisters, in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Order of St. Dominic.

Initially, Barry was a women's Catholic college. The construction of what was then the Barry College for Women began in 1940, in what had previously been "a tract of tropical vegetation"[3]. The empty lot was soon transformed into the main campus, in Miami Shores, FL. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... St Dominic presiding over an auto de fe, Spanish, 1475 Saint Dominic (born at Calaruega, Spain, around 1170; died August 6, 1221, at Bologna, Italy) founded the Dominican Order. ... Miami Shores is a village located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ...

Since Barry's inception, the faculty and administration at Barry have worked diligently in fostering high "quality educational programs"[4] as well as caring environment aimed at helping students reach their full academic and spiritual potential. Barry College became Barry University on November 13, 1981.

Faculty of 1950.

"Barry University has had five Adrian Dominican Sisters serve as president since its inception: Mother M. Gerald Barry, 1940-1961; Mother M. Genevieve Weber,1962-1963; Sister M. Dorothy Browne,1963- 1974; Sister M. Trinita Flood, 1974-1981; Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin, 1981 to 2004; and Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD, 2004-present".The main campus for the sisters is located in Adrian Michigan, several miles from Lake Erie. The Weber retreat center is also located in the Adrian Sisters campus. This center is known worldwide as a spiritual retreat with special theology and personal development programs. [5] Image File history File linksMetadata Faculty19502. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Faculty19502. ... The Adrian Dominican Sisters are a Roman Catholic religious order of Dominican sisters, in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Cor Jesu Chapel

Front view of the Cor Jesu Chapel at Barry University's Main Campus in Miami Shores, FL.

The Cor Jesu Chapel is "the spiritual and physical heart of the campus."[6] Image File history File links 719278927_l. ... Image File history File links 719278927_l. ... Look up spiritual in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Antonym of psychical. ...

The Cor Jesu Chapel was financed with the generous aid of Margaret Brady Farrell, a parishioner of St. Patrick's Church in Miami Beach. Miami Beach is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ...

The story behind the construction of the Cor Jesu Chapel speaks of the generosity of the local community and of the spirit of the Catholic faith. Soon after discovering that the construction of the Cor Jesu was postponed due to insufficient funds, Mrs. Farrel donated all the funds need for completion the chapel's construction. Thanks to Margaret Brady Farrell's generosity, the construction of the Cor Jesu resumed as scheduled.

The Cor Jesu holds a chalice decorated with Margaret Brady Farrell's personal jewels. The chalice was given to Barry University shortly after Mrs. Farrell's death. In honor of Mrs. Farrell, the Division of Business and Finance building was dedicated in her name as "Farrel House."[7]

The Cor Jesu, "The Heart of Jesus."

"As the Miami Herald described the new college on Sunday, September 15, 1940, 'Forming the central motif for the campus is the chapel, named Cor Jesu (Heart of Jesus),...Topped by an 80 foot tower holding carillon chimes, the chapel will seat 500 persons and will be equipped with a pipe organ and marble altar...Arranged around the double royal palm fringed driveway which leads to the chapel from the entrance on Second Avenue, the college buildings are airy and spacious, marked by a liberal use of glass'."[8] Image File history File links Barry_Chapel_flowers. ... Image File history File links Barry_Chapel_flowers. ... The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by Knight Ridder. ...

Traces of Romanesque architecture can be seen in the inside of the chapel which "was built in choir style with wood wainscoting and a canopy over the altar."[9] A stained glass window of amber color, containing the image of a Celtic cross, is visible from the main entrance of the campus. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... Celtic cross For Celtic Cross, the ambient/dub band see Celtic Cross (band) A Celtic cross is a symbol that combines the cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. ...

The Cor Jesu Chapel is widely recognized by the local community as a symbol for Barry University.

Facilities

The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library.

Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law

Barry University's main campus is located in Miami Shores, FL. While the main campus is in Miami Shores, Barry University offers several continuing adult education classes at other locations. Barry University has a campus in Orlando, FL which houses the Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law and a campus in Saint Petersburg, FL which houses the second branch of its Physician Assistant Program. Image File history File links Library-outside. ... Image File history File links Library-outside. ... Image File history File links Barry_Law_School. ... Image File history File links Barry_Law_School. ...

The Miami Shores campus houses an array of over forty buildings and continues to expand. These buildings house state of the art technology, "as well as indoor and outdoor sporting facilities."[10] "The tropical beauty of the campus, its excellent educational facilities, and the ideal South Florida climate combine to create an atmosphere conducive to learning and to continued personal development."[11] Location of metropolitan area in the state of Florida Major cities Miami, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Area  - Total  - Water 15,896 km² (6,137 mi²) 2,621 km² (1,011 mi²) 16. ...

While the Cor Jesu Chapel is the spiritual and physical center of Barry University, the intellectual heart of Barry is the Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library. "The mission of the Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library is to provide services and resources to Barry students, faculty, staff and administrators in support of quality education within a caring environment."[12] Monsignor is an ecclesiastical honorific title for clergy of the Roman Catholic Church. ... William Taylor Barry (February 5, 1784–August 30, 1835) was an American statesman and jurist. ... The memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii commemorates American dead from wars in the Pacific. ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ...

"The library includes more than 710,000 items, including 2,600 periodical titles, 5,000 audiovisual items, and 150 electronic databases. A significant strength is the excellent Catholic American collection".[13]

The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library also contains a collection of documents pertaining to Operation Pedro Pan.[14] Operation Peter Pan, which took place between 1960 and 1962, was an operation coordinated by the CIA and Cuban dissidents in which over 14,000 children were sent away from their families in Cuba, some never to reunite again. ...

Expansion

While Barry University is recognized as primarily a liberal arts college, the university has expanded its programs of study to include specialized programs in nursing, teacher education, medical technology, and social work. A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in attaining, re-attaining, and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... Professional social workers are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts. ...

"The needs of the local community led Barry to begin graduate programs for men and women in 1954, a continuing education program in 1974, a school of business in 1976, a division of biological and biomedical sciences in 1983, and a school of podiatric medicine in the Fall of 1985."[15] A program or programme (in management) has at least two senses: A collection of projects that is directed toward a common goal. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Health science is the discipline of applied science which deals with human and animal health. ... For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... Podiatry is a field of healthcare primarily devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and sometimes knee, leg and hip (collectively known as the lower extremity). ... medicines, see medication and pharmacology. ...

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Academics

Barry University "offers more than 60 traditional undergraduate programs, accelerated bachelor's programs designed specifically for working adults, and more than 50 graduate programs (many of these with evening/weekend classes)"[16]in 9 schools. Student to faculty ratio is 14:1.[17] In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ... A graduate school or grad school is a school that awards advanced degrees, with the general requirement that students must have earned an undergraduate (bachelors) degree. ...

• School of Adult and Continuing Education
• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Human Performance and Leisure Sciences
• School of Law
• School of Natural and Health Sciences
• School of Nursing
• School of Social Work

Barry University's Mission

Barry's mission is as follows:[18]

• Quality Education
• Religious Dimension
• Community Service
• Caring Environment

Students are expected to:

• "Embrace the intellectual life through study, research and reflection as a means to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and to the refinement of the human spirit."[19]
• "Understand the value of seeking a personal response to the presence of God in their lives."[20]
• "Reflect on the fundamental questions of human experience and study the responses to these questions proposed by the liberal arts and sciences."[21]
• "Pursue continued spiritual, intellectual, physical, and professional growth and development."[22]
• "Demonstrate concern for all individuals in an atmosphere where Gospel values prevail, where people care for and about one another, where diversity is embraced, where individuals are nourished."[23]
• "Assume responsibility in religious, social, economic, environmental, and political affairs as a means of effecting needed change in the Dominican tradition of activist justice."[24]

Presence of God is a term used in Catholic theology and devotion In theology, it refers to the belief that God is present by His Essence everywhere and in all things by reason of His Immensity. ...

Athletics

Bucky the Parrot

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"The SSC sponsors championships in 14 sports for men and women: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women's golf, rowing, men’s and women's soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball."[25] SSC may refer to: saurabh srivastava ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Minnesota State High school Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Softball is a team sport, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ...

"Sunshine State Conference teams have won NCAA Division II national championships in baseball, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, volleyball, and men’s and women’s tennis. SSC teams are also nationally recognized in rowing."[26] The Sunshine State Conference was formed in 1975 as a Division II basketball conference. ...

Furthermore the athletics department at Barry University follows the university's mission in "acknowledges the presence of God through wholesome and clean competition, comradeship among participants, good sportsmanship, and equality of opportunity exclusive of one's sex, race, or religious affiliation. A caring environment is provided by assuring the academic, physical, and emotional well-being of our student-athletes through the leadership provided by a well-qualified teaching/professional staff, academic support services, comprehensive health care and coverage, and safe playing and practice conditions."[27]

Activities

Barry has many student organizations, fraternities and sororities, and honor societies, including student government. The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A students union, student government, or student council is a student organization present at many colleges and universities, often with its own building on the campus, dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body. ...

WBRY, mottos include: "It's Better Than Televsion" and "Barry's Party Station."

The Barry Buccaneer is the student newspaper, ranging from 8-16 pages and published at the first of every month starting in September and ending with May (pretty lame, we know). The Buccaneer serves as a laboratory for the journalism minors. All work, including writing, editing, advertising and design, is completed by students."[28] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, or middle school. ...

WBRY is Barry University's student run campus radio station and is broadcast on 1640 AM. Student DJs play "all kinds of music, from hip hop to classic rock, Classical music to inner city blues."[29] Other programming includes sports shows, talk shows, and daily news.[30] (Barry's WBRY, an unlicensed, carrier current station, should not be confused with an actually-licensed station with the same calls, WBRY AM 1540 in Woodbury, Tennessee.) Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Classic rock was originally conceived as a radio station programming format which evolved from the album oriented rock (AOR) format in the early-1980s. ... This article discusses classical music in the first sense (see below). ... The term inner-city is often applied to the poorer parts at the centre of a major city. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... Carrier current is a method of low-power broadcasting that uses the electrical system of a building to distribute an AM radio signal. ... Woodbury is a town located in Cannon County, Tennessee. ...

Recognition

"In its 2005 Edition of America's Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report ranked the academic quality of Barry University as one of the strongest in South Florida. Barry maintained its position in the second tier of master’s-granting universities in the South."[31] U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

"For the six years in a row, U.S. News and World Report 2006 Best Colleges Edition ranked Barry as number one for campus diversity among schools of our size in the South. Students are drawn from 49 states and 80 countries."[32] U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

References

• Barry University
• Barry Quickfacts

See also

• WXEL-TV (PBS member station owned and operated by Barry University)

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External links

• Barry University
• Virtual Tour of Barry
• Barry Quickfacts
• Adrian Dominican Sisters
• Atheletic's Website
• BUCWIS Network
• WBRY Online
• Catholic Online

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