Spalding University

Infobox University


name = Spalding University
motto = "Building on Tradition. Focused on the Future"
established = 1814
type = Private, Catholic
president = Jo Ann Rooney
city = Louisville
state = Kentucky
country = USA
colors = Blue█ and Yellow█
mascot = Golden Eagles (Changed from Pelicans in 2006)
affiliations = Kentuckiana Metroversity
website = [http://www.spalding.edu http://www.spalding.edu]

Spalding University is a private, non-profit career university in Louisville, Kentucky. It was named after Catherine Spalding, the founder of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, who was responsible for securing the 1829 charter granted by the legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and is also regarded as the founder of social work in the Louisville area.

Today, there are 964 total undergraduate students enrolled on campus, as well as 738 graduate, and first professional students enrolled.

Historically, Spalding University has offered extensive study programs for the part-time student. Teachers, nurses, business and professional persons, and others unable to attend college full-time have earned degrees by attending the University's evening and Saturday classes. In order to serve this same group of students more effectively, Spalding University opened its Weekend College in 1980 and its Accelerated Evening Program in 1998. The university specializes in programs involving nursing and nursing education, as well as post-graduate nursing degrees. In addition, the Spalding University baseball program has been nationally ranked the past 4 years, including 2 trips to the NAIA College World Series.