Saint Louis University

Profileuniversity.com - Saint Louis University is a private research university, Catholic, Jesuit institution located in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The University was founded in 1818 and affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in the Jesuit tradition. The University is the first institution of higher lthe learning west of the Mississippi River. In addition to its campus located in St. Louis, MO., the university also has campuses located in Madrid, Spain.

With the Saint Louis University who has a strong commitment in faith and service, values ​​academic excellence, life-changing research, compassionate health care, is a major catalyst for urban renewal in the heart of a remarkable city. This is because Saint Louis University is a major research institution where the premiere Researchers tackle local and global challenges, by investing more than $ 850 million in campus development. In addition, make annual economic impact on the region exceeds $ 715 million.

Through its academic departments, Saint Louis University offers more than 100 undergraduate and more than 80 of SLU's courses integrate the service into academics. Together with his students, currently at 13,000, the staff and faculty provide more than a million service hours call now year and trying to help shape the lives of the students become more powerful.

Many students choose to enroll in SLU's Year of Service program after graduation where they are placed with organizations like AmeriCorps, Teach for America and the Jesuit Volunteer Corps to provide one-to-two years of service before entering the workforce.

And as general university has a tradition, Saint Louis University also has a tradition that continues to this day, namely by rubbing the belly of the bronze statue of the Billiken, which states that if students do that, then they will have good luck, especially before an exam.

In addition to providing a wide range of academic activities, through organizations and associations of students, Saint Louis University also provides a wide range of non-academic activities. One of the non-academic activities that attracted many students are athletic activities. Saint Louis University has several varsity sports teams are comprised of a team of men and women's teams are known as the mascot, dubbed the Billiken, who participated in the NCAA Division I athletics competitions.




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