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  The Catholic University of America
The University Calendar is Catholic University’s institutional calendar.
It is intended to assist all members of the university community in planning and coordinating events of institution-wide importance.
The Calendar of Events is a comprehensive listing of activities sponsored by Catholic University and its various schools and offices.
www.cua.edu /calendar.cfm   (203 words)

  
 Catholic University: Admissions Center
Catholic University offers the resources of a major research university and the comfortable feel of a liberal arts college with more than 3,100 graduate students and 3,000 undergraduates.
The Catholic University of America encourages you to begin the application process as early as possible.
CUA is dedicated to the undergraduate experience and the exceptional education it offers students.
graduate.cua.edu   (217 words)

  
  Academe - Angels in America at the Catholic University of America   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The university's weekly student newspaper, the Tower, objected in an editorial, suggesting that the administration seemed to have little confidence in the ability of its students to exercise the education the university was giving them.
CUA is the Catholic university on the hilltop in Washington, visible metaphorically as well as geographically.
The suppression of Angels at the Catholic University of America seemed unworthy of the spirit of the university, which is not to say that the cultural moment of this crisis was not a difficult one for our university.
www.aaup.org /publications/Academe/2002/02nd/02ndwil.htm   (2595 words)

  
  Office of the President, The Catholic University of America   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Established by the nation's bishops and approved by Pope Leo XIII in 1887, The Catholic University of America was thought to be the only Catholic institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research, in the model of the great German universities of the nineteenth century, that American Catholics would be able to maintain.
As a university, The Catholic University of America is essentially a free and autonomous community of research, teaching, learning and service to the Church, the nation and the world.
The mission of The Catholic University of America is to foster a thirst for knowledge and learning among the students entrusted to the community's care through research and teaching.
president.cua.edu /vision.cfm   (1882 words)

  
 The Catholic University of America   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Catholic University is a member of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Catholic University is the only university in the country with ecclesiastical faculties granting canonical degrees in canon law, philosophy and theology.
CUA researchers may borrow material when visiting the consortium libraries, all located in the Greater Washington area, or submit requests via the website for items to be delivered.
www.greaterwashington.org /highered/pages_media/colleges_media/collegespop_media/CUA.html   (2602 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Catholic University of America
The president of the board is the Chancellor of the University, and this office is held by the Archbishop of Baltimore ex officio.
The scope of the university as defined by Leo XIII was "to provide instruction in every department of learning to the end that the clergy and laity alike might have an opportunity to satisfy fully their laudable desire for knowledge".
His prudent administration and the generous response of the Catholic people in the collection which Pius X directed to be taken up annually in each diocese enabled the university to overcome the financial difficulties which it encountered in 1904.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/03455a.htm   (977 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Document Library : Magni Nobis (On The Catholic University Of America)
Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII Magni Nobis (On The Catholic University Of America) promulgated on March 7, 1889.
We are especially comforted by the bulwark you are erecting for the proper education of clerical and lay youth and instruction in the divine and human sciences related to the Rule of Faith.
We urge you all, on the other hand, to be sure that your seminaries, colleges and other Catholic institutions be affiliated with the University as suggested in its statutes, but, however, without impairment of their autonomy.
www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=4855   (767 words)

  
 Catholic University of Leuven - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Catholic University of Leuven - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Leuven, Catholic University of, name for two parallel institutions of higher learning, in Leuven, Belgium, one giving instruction in Dutch, the...
Catholic University of America, (CUA), institution of higher learning, the national university of the Roman Catholic church, located in...
encarta.msn.com /Catholic_University_of_Leuven.html   (123 words)

  
 Equal Employment Office - The Catholic University of America
However, the University recognizes that such a strategy may be inappropriate or ill advised, especially when the conduct is severe or when the person responsible for the alleged behavior holds a position of authority.
Any CUA student who suspects that she or he has been sexually harassed by another student, a faculty member or a staff member should report the incident to the Dean of Students or to the Equal Opportunity Officer.
If a CUA staff member believes that she or he has been sexually harassed by a CUA staff member, faculty member or student, she or he should report the incident to the Equal Opportunity Officer.
eeo.cua.edu /Procedures   (3782 words)

  
 Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law Admission: Vault Student Surveys
One of the things that attracted me to Catholic University was the collegial environment at the school.
Catholic is not in the best area of DC, but the metro drops you off one block from the law school.
CUA students are very social and willing to meet and greet, unlike most law...
www.vault.com /law-school-admissions/Catholic-University-of-America-Columbus-School-of-Law.html   (611 words)

  
 Washington, DC Hotels: Catholic University of America
Catholic University of America has many hotels located within 5 miles.
The Catholic University of America, a thriving center of scholarship and academic life, is unique as the national university of the Catholic Church and the only higher education institution founded by the U.S. bishops.
Established in 1887 as a graduate and research center, the university began offering undergraduate education in 1904.
www.roomrate.com /washington/attractions/CatholicUniversity.asp   (176 words)

  
 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati - Extra-Diocesan Appeals   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Support for various Pastoral Projects throughout Latin America and the Caribbean is made possible through the Collection for the Church in Latin America.
Launched in 1998, the Appeal strengthens the Catholic Church in the United States and its territories where resources are thin and priests are few.
Grantees include 90 Latin and Eastern Catholic diocese in Appalachia, the South, the Southwest, the Rocky Mountain states, Alaska, and the islands of the Pacific and Caribbean.
www.catholiccincinnati.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=157&Itemid=421   (267 words)

  
 Catholic University Statement On Alleged Party Photos - News
According to the article and the photos that accompany it, a male stripper was invited to perform at a freshman initiation party held off the campus of the university.
Neither I, the coach of the women's lacrosse team nor any other members of the university administration was aware of this alleged party until this morning.
The president and I will meet with all the coaches at the university to discuss additional measures and policies that we can implement to ensure that in the future this kind of deplorable situation does not occur with any of the students at The Catholic University of America.
www.nbc4.com /news/9237931/detail.html   (317 words)

  
 The Catholic University of America - Campus Legal Clearinghouse
Who We Are provides a description of the staff at The Catholic University of America’s Office of General Counsel.
Another example of a derivative work is the University of Arizona FERPA training tutorial, which is a derivative work based on a CUA FERPA tutorial.
A difficult problem that exists for every college and university in the country is how to track, understand and comply with the ever-growing mountain of federal regulations that govern higher education.
counsel.cua.edu   (1282 words)

  
 Catholic University of America refuses NAACP Chapter, citing stand on abortion
University officials also said the NAACP would "cause redundancy" with other groups that already exist on campus for African American students.
He received a reply in April from university officials, who said allowing the NAACP on campus would not be consistent with the mission of the university or of the Catholic Church.
Nakas said the primary reason Jawando's request was denied was that the university has two organizations that represent African American students, who accounted for 386 of the university's 5,740 undergraduate and graduate students last fall.
www.catholicnewsagency.com /new.php?n=1283   (383 words)

  
 Catholic News Service News Briefs at America, the Catholic Weekly Magazine of News & Opinion.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Jesuit Father Joseph R. Hacala, former head of the (Catholic) Campaign for Human Development and of Wheeling (W.Va.) Jesuit University, died Feb. 19 of complications from amyloidosis, a rare protein disease that attacks the organs.
Her audience of fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders at Bridgeport Catholic Academy listened raptly, before launching a series of questions about how Paterson became a writer and what made her write this particular book.
Catholic News Service News Briefs are provided as a service to browsers interested in Catholic news by America, the online Catholic weekly magazine of news and opinion for the thinking Catholic and those who want to know what the Catholic people are thinking.
www.americamagazine.org /catholicnewsbriefs.cfm   (1897 words)

  
 The Catholic University of America
CUA In the Media features a selection of the latest news stories quoting CUA faculty, students, alumni and staff.
A Catholic activist who has been instrumental in providing high school and college education to thousands of African refugees will receive a $1 million prize tonight through a program administered this year by Catholic University.
The Catholic University of America 620 Michigan Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20064 202-319-5000
inthemedia.cua.edu   (554 words)

  
 Catholic University Office of Annual Giving
All gifts made through this page go to The Fund for The Catholic University of America, which supports student financial aid and other academic resources for young people.
If your company has a phone match program, please indicate that you have arranged a phone match for your gift when you send it to the university.
On behalf of the students, faculty, and staff at The Catholic University of America, thank you for your generosity.
www.alumniconnections.com /olc/pub/CUA/ecommerce/donate/print2.html   (266 words)

  
 Catholic University: Graduate Admissions
The Catholic University of America is a community of scholars, both faculty and students, set apart to discover and preserve knowledge, with particular reference to the needs and opportunites of the nation.
CUA offers traditional research-based graduate degrees through ten specialized schools.
One of CUA's greatest benefits is our location, offering the best of city life on a suburban campus.
admissions.cua.edu /graduate   (166 words)

  
 The Catholic University of America - Official Policies
The goal of technology policy at The Catholic University of America is to enhance the Teaching, Learning, And Research environments.
Compliance is also critical to the continued operations of the University.
But our constant goal is cited in the 1888 founding documents of the University, as applicable today as then: to provide an environment in which all members of the University community may pursue their "search for truth in all its forms."
policies.cua.edu /Infotech/index.cfm   (137 words)

  
 Catholic University of America Summer Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: )
CUA is located in the northeast quadrant in the historic Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C., just three miles north of the U.S. Capitol.
We are distinguished as the national university of the Catholic Church, established by the U.S. Catholic Bishops in 1887.
Credits will be counted toward graduation if the student later enrolls at the Catholic University of America, or these credits may be transferred to other institutions of higher education.
www.studyusa.com /factshts/cua.asp?s=21   (857 words)

  
 FIRE - The Catholic University of America
Freedom of expression and dissent is protected by university policy for all members of the university community.
The Catholic University of America, as a private institution, is not required to provide a forum for advocates whose values are counter to those of the university or the Roman Catholic Church.
The university refuses to allow advocacy programs judged by the administration to be inconsistent with the university’s underlying value base and in so doing exercises its freedom as a private, value-based institution.
www.thefire.org /index.php/codes/1783   (756 words)

  
 The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives at The Catholic University of America
The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives at The Catholic University of America
Catholic Social Justice: Looking Back and Moving Forward, February 9 - March 14, 2007.
Information about the Religious Archives Institute to be held June 4 - 12, 2007 at CUA.
libraries.cua.edu /achrcua/index.html   (66 words)

  
 Angels in America: At the Catholic University of America Academe - Find Articles
But the encounter between Angels in America and Catholic University revealed some of the contradictions in their most agonizing form.
Then, in 1990, Pope John Paul II issued his "apostolic constitution" on Catholic higher education, entitled Ex Corde Ecclesiae, or "from the heart of the church." In it, the pope stressed the Catholic mission of Catholic colleges and universities.
In fall 1996, our university president asked our dean, in effect, to control or suppress the forthcoming production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches, a production directed by one of our M.F.A. degree candidates, with a cast of graduate students.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3860/is_200211/ai_n9151015   (794 words)

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