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Introducing Marian University
By Elizabeth Musgrave  ForCustom Publications
On July 1, Marian College The Sisters of St. Francis “It is based on the four Professional Standards
traded its original name for a Oldenburg founded the Franciscan values: dignity Board, the Indiana State
new one: Marian University. two-year teaching school of the individual, peace and Board of Nurses’Registration
Announcing the change in Oldenburg, Ind., in justice, reconciliation and and Nursing Education, and
in 2007, President Daniel 1851.After merging with responsible stewardship,” the InternationalAssembly
Elsener predicted ajunior college explained Sarah Waller,a for Collegiate Business
that the private named Immaculate 2009 graduate. “It’samorally Education.Accreditations
Catholic liberal Conception in 1936, driven college which is include the North Central
arts college would the school changed concerned with bettering the Association of Colleges
transform into a its name to Marian community and giving back.” and Schools, the National
large well-known College to honor the Council forAccreditation of
university. Blessed Virgin Mary. Teacher Education and theQuality attention
Improvements The following year, National League of NursingThe university offers
take time and the college moved to Accrediting Commission.associate, bachelor’sand
money,however. its present location Personalized instruction ismaster’sdegrees in 34
The school on the northwest akey factor for students andmajors, 34 minors, 15
anticipates the side of Indianapolis. faculty.With 76 full-time andassociate programs and 16
complete transformation In 1954, the formerly all- 63 part-time professors, theconcentrations from its five
will take about two years female college permitted college keeps the student-schools: business, education,
and $100 million. One thing men to enroll. to-instructor ratio low atliberal arts, mathematics and
not changing is the school’s Today,the school’s 13.5 to 1, with an averagesciences, and nursing.
motto —sedes sapientiae — principles remain much the class size of 17. StudentsAcademic programs are
Latin for “seat of wisdom.” same. represent 20 states and nineapproved by the Indiana
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