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University of St. Francis
The University of St. Francis (USF) is a private Franciscan university with its main campus in Joliet, Illinois. It enrolls nearly 3,200 students at locations throughout the country with about 1,300 students at its main campus.
The University of St. Francis grew out of an earlier high school and Sisters’ Normal Institute (an institution created to train high school graduates to be teachers) by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate in Joliet established on August 2, 1865 by Mother Alfred Moes. By 1869, a boarding school for high school girls opened in Joliet called the St. Francis Academy. The Institute became a college: The Sisters’ Normal Institute of Higher Learning, in 1920.
In 1912-1913, a new academic wing was added to the Motherhouse to accommodate the growing educational programs. In 1915, the curriculum at SFA expanded, and the academy reopened in a new space. In 1920, the Congregation amended its original charter to include the formation of a college department and a nurses' training school, Saint Joseph School of Nursing, which opened to the laity that same year. Tower Hall was built in 1922 to provide additional space for the academy and the college.
The institute became Assisi Junior College, a two-year junior college, in 1925. Mother M. Thomasine Frye, OSF served as first president with an enrollment of 12 students and 8 teachers.
In 1930, the school was reorganized with a full college curriculum as the College of St. Francis with bachelor's degree granting authority. In 1935, the all-female college began an affiliation with the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing – to create the St. Francis College of Nursing. By 1938, CSF had earned accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities.
Throughout the 1940s, new academic programs, including Spanish and Science majors, were introduced. A Cadet Nurse Training program was also launched during World War II. In 1945, a student-run radio station, WCSF, began broadcasting ― WCSF would evolve to be sanctioned by the university in 1976, and into an FCC licensed FM station by 1988.
The 1950s and 1960s saw significant growth. Sr. M. Elvira Bredel was named the third president of CSF in 1953, and the Seraphic Institute of Theology was inaugurated. St. Francis Academy ceased operation in Tower Hall in 1956, and in 1957 the Caritas fundraiser gala began raising money for student scholarships.
In 1962, Anita Marie Jochem was named the college's fourth president and the last congregational sister president. The college officially incorporated as its own institution, separate from the congregation, with its own charter and by-laws. By the mid-1960's, the first stand alone residence hall was built.
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University of St. Francis
The University of St. Francis (USF) is a private Franciscan university with its main campus in Joliet, Illinois. It enrolls nearly 3,200 students at locations throughout the country with about 1,300 students at its main campus.
The University of St. Francis grew out of an earlier high school and Sisters’ Normal Institute (an institution created to train high school graduates to be teachers) by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate in Joliet established on August 2, 1865 by Mother Alfred Moes. By 1869, a boarding school for high school girls opened in Joliet called the St. Francis Academy. The Institute became a college: The Sisters’ Normal Institute of Higher Learning, in 1920.
In 1912-1913, a new academic wing was added to the Motherhouse to accommodate the growing educational programs. In 1915, the curriculum at SFA expanded, and the academy reopened in a new space. In 1920, the Congregation amended its original charter to include the formation of a college department and a nurses' training school, Saint Joseph School of Nursing, which opened to the laity that same year. Tower Hall was built in 1922 to provide additional space for the academy and the college.
The institute became Assisi Junior College, a two-year junior college, in 1925. Mother M. Thomasine Frye, OSF served as first president with an enrollment of 12 students and 8 teachers.
In 1930, the school was reorganized with a full college curriculum as the College of St. Francis with bachelor's degree granting authority. In 1935, the all-female college began an affiliation with the St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing – to create the St. Francis College of Nursing. By 1938, CSF had earned accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities.
Throughout the 1940s, new academic programs, including Spanish and Science majors, were introduced. A Cadet Nurse Training program was also launched during World War II. In 1945, a student-run radio station, WCSF, began broadcasting ― WCSF would evolve to be sanctioned by the university in 1976, and into an FCC licensed FM station by 1988.
The 1950s and 1960s saw significant growth. Sr. M. Elvira Bredel was named the third president of CSF in 1953, and the Seraphic Institute of Theology was inaugurated. St. Francis Academy ceased operation in Tower Hall in 1956, and in 1957 the Caritas fundraiser gala began raising money for student scholarships.
In 1962, Anita Marie Jochem was named the college's fourth president and the last congregational sister president. The college officially incorporated as its own institution, separate from the congregation, with its own charter and by-laws. By the mid-1960's, the first stand alone residence hall was built.