Donnelly College

Private college in Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.

Donnelly College
Motto	"Lux Vera"
Motto in English	"True Light" (John 1:9)^[1]
Type	Private college
Established	1949
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Endowment	$6,534,561
President	Msgr. Stuart Swetland^[2]
Administrative staff	111^[3]
Students	304
Undergraduates	294 total 179 full-time^[4]
Location	Kansas City , Kansas , U.S.
Campus	Urban
Website	www.donnelly.edu

Donnelly College is a private Catholic college in Kansas City, Kansas. The college offers bachelor's, associate degrees, and Nursing certifications. It is the only college or university in the state designated as a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) and a minority-serving institution (MSI).

History

Donnelly College was established in 1949 by the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica and George Joseph Donnelly, Bishop of Kansas City, Kansas. The Benedictine Sisters provided the faculty for the college, which initially served as a two-year college.^[5]

Donnelly launched its first bachelor's degree program, Organizational Leadership,^[6] in 2006, and it is now known Business Leadership. Since then the college has added an additional bachelor's degrees in Information Systems.^[7]

In the fall of 2020 Donnelly transitioned into a new academic building.^[8]

Since 2001, Donnelly College has led a college in prison program. As of 2023, over 30 men have graduated from the Donnelly College in Prison program.^[8]

References

^ "Donnelly Digest". Donnelly Digest. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
^ "Monsignor Stuart Swetland". Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
^ "Donnelly College Directory". www.donnelly.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
^ Vicky Diaz-Camacho (December 1, 2017). "Largest Kansas City-Area Colleges and Universities". Kansas City Business Journal.
^ "Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica celebrate 150 years". 27 August 2013.
^ "Organizational Leadership at Donnelly College". Donnelly College Official Site. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
^ "Information Systems at Donnelly College". Donnelly College Official Website. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Donnelly College former academic building, hospital to be demolished soon". KSHB 41 Kansas City News. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

External links

Official website

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v t e Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Ordinaries	Vicars John Baptist Miège Louis Mary Fink Bishops Louis Mary Fink Thomas Francis Lillis John Chamberlain Ward Francis Johannes Paul Clarence Schulte George Joseph Donnelly Edward Joseph Hunkeler Archbishops Edward Joseph Hunkeler Ignatius Jerome Strecker James Patrick Keleher Joseph Fred Naumann
Auxiliary bishop	Marion Francis Forst
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Peter Parishes St. Patrick's Church, Atchison St. Benedict's Church, Bendena St. Mary's Church, Purcell Church of the Assumption, Topeka St. Joseph's Church, Topeka Former St. Bridget Church, Axtell St. Mary's Mission, St. Marys
Education	Higher education Benedictine College Donnelly College University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth High schools Bishop Miege High School, Roeland Park Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City Hayden High School, Topeka Immaculata High School, Leavenworth Maur Hill – Mount Academy, Atchison St. James Academy, Lenexa St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park
Priests	John Francis Cunningham
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