History of Carlow University
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- 1843—On December 21, the Sisters of Mercy from Carlow, Ireland, arrived in Pittsburgh.
- 1894—The Sisters of Mercy purchased a 13-acre site in Oakland as the location of a new motherhouse and Our Lady of Mercy Academy for K-12 students.
- 1929—On September 24, the Sisters of Mercy opened Mount Mercy College.
- 1933—The first Commencement ceremony for Mount Mercy College was conducted, and the college’s seal and motto—Ad Superna, non Superba (“To the Eternal, not the Perishable”)—was established.
- 1936—Aquinas Hall was built to house the library and administrative offices.
- 1941—Trinity Hall opened as the science center for the college.
- Following World War II, men were admitted to the school under the G.I. Bill. One of these men was the late Pete Flaherty, former mayor of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Commissioner.
- 1948—Antonian Hall opened with office, classroom, and theater space.
- 1961—The Frances Warde Hall dormitory was opened. Prior to this, students lived in houses or halls on Darragh Street, Terrace Street, and on Fifth Avenue.
- 1968—Grace Library opened. Also in 1968, the college offered the first Black Studies course.
- 1969—Mount Mercy College’s name was changed to Carlow College.
- 1970—Curran Hall was renovated to house the nursing school.
- 1975—Carlow’s mission statement was drafted.
- 1978—The Women’s Studies program and a weekend college were established.
- 1983—The Carlow Hill College (now known as the Hill Education Center) opened in the Hill House Association. In 1994, it moved to its own office space on Bedford Avenue, and, ten years later, it moved onto the Carlow campus.
- 1989—Carlow began offering an accelerated learning program for working adults.
- 1999—The A. J. Palumbo Hall of Science and Technology opened.
- 2004— Carlow College officially became Carlow University
- 2005—Carlow appointed its first lay president, Dr. Mary Hines.
- 2006—The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics named Carlow a "Champion of Character" school for the fourth consecutive year.
- 2007—Carlow receives approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to offer its first doctoral program, the PsyD in Counseling Psychology; Carlow also receives approval to offer an MBA program.
A revision of the Carlow mission statement was approved by the Board of Trustees.
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