Great Falls Junior College for Women (1932–1933) Great Falls Normal School (1933–1942) Great Falls College of Education (1942–1950s) College of Great Falls (1950s–1995) University of Great Falls (1995–2017)
A year later, Sister Lucia Sullivan established the Great Falls Normal School to educate teachers. At the time there were two schools, each operating under a different Catholic religious community. The union of the two schools was one of convenience and legality. In 1942, the institution was a single entity under the direction of the Sisters of Providence, and was renamed the Great Falls College of Education. By the early 1950s it became simply the College of Great Falls, and in 1995 was renamed the University of Great Falls. It was renamed University of Providence in July 2017.[1]
Over the years UP has been involved in several outreach education efforts. For many years, it has had a resident center on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, and in Lewistown, as well as a continuing education program at Malmstrom Air Force Base. In addition to its campus offerings, UP serves 31 sites in Montana, southern Alberta and Wyoming through its Telecom Distance Learning Program, and is able to serve students around the world. The University of Providence offers undergraduate degrees in more than 20 programs and several master's degree programs.
The student body consists of approximately 1,100 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students.[when?]
Academics
The UP undergraduate program consists of two schools:
The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which includes Arts and Humanities; Business Administration; Education; History, Language and Literature; Mathematics and Sciences
The School of Health Professions, which contains Nursing, Epidemiology, Organizational Leadership, and Applied Health Informatics
Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSL), an online program.
UP's calendar consists of four-month semesters in the fall and spring, and a 12-week summer term.
Athletics
The U. of Providence (UP) athletic teams are called the Argonauts. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Frontier Conference for most of its sports since the 1999–2000 academic year (which they were a member on a previous stint from 1974–75 to 1983–84 before discontinuing its athletics program); while its men's and women's soccer, softball and men's and women's wrestling teams compete in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC).
UP competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, soccer, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball and wrestling; and co-ed sports include the spirit squad. Former sports include women's ice hockey (until 2020), and men's and women's rodeo (both until 2021).
Admissions
The University of Providence has a rolling admission policy. Applications are considered without regard to race, gender, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, financial status, physical or mental disabilities, or national origin. Applicants may apply for admission at any time; however, they are strongly urged to apply at least one month prior to the first day of classes for the term they intend to begin. Required documents must be submitted before a student can be admitted. It is particularly important that the UP Placement Test be taken prior to registration. Prospective students must complete an admission application, which has no application fee, and provide an official high school transcript or official certificate of high school equivalency with scores from the General Education Development Test (GED). Results of ACT or SAT are recommended for academic advising and consideration for merit/no-need scholarships, but not required. To register, proof of two immunizations for measles and one immunization for rubella must be supplied.
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External links
Official website
Official athletics website
January 30, 2023
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Not to be confused with Providence University or Providence College This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources University of Providence news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The University of Providence UP formerly University of Great Falls 1 is a private Roman Catholic university in Great Falls Montana It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities University of ProvidenceFormer namesGreat Falls Junior College for Women 1932 1933 Great Falls Normal School 1933 1942 Great Falls College of Education 1942 1950s College of Great Falls 1950s 1995 University of Great Falls 1995 2017 MottoIn lumine tuo videmus lumenMotto in EnglishIn Thy Light We See LightTypePrivate universityEstablished1932AccreditationNWCCUReligious affiliationRoman CatholicAcademic affiliationsSpace grantPresidentOliver J DoyleUndergraduates1 100LocationGreat Falls Montana United StatesColors Argo Blue amp Argo GreenNicknameArgonautsSporting affiliationsNAIA FrontierWebsitewww uprovidence eduCoordinates 47 29 30 N 111 16 14 W 47 4916 N 111 2706 W 47 4916 111 2706 Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Athletics 4 Admissions 5 Alumni 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe University of Providence was founded in 1932 as Great Falls Junior College for Women by Edwin Vincent O Hara the Catholic Bishop of Great Falls in collaboration with the Sisters of Charity of Providence and the Ursuline Sisters It became coeducational in 1937 A year later Sister Lucia Sullivan established the Great Falls Normal School to educate teachers At the time there were two schools each operating under a different Catholic religious community The union of the two schools was one of convenience and legality In 1942 the institution was a single entity under the direction of the Sisters of Providence and was renamed the Great Falls College of Education By the early 1950s it became simply the College of Great Falls and in 1995 was renamed the University of Great Falls It was renamed University of Providence in July 2017 1 Over the years UP has been involved in several outreach education efforts For many years it has had a resident center on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and in Lewistown as well as a continuing education program at Malmstrom Air Force Base In addition to its campus offerings UP serves 31 sites in Montana southern Alberta and Wyoming through its Telecom Distance Learning Program and is able to serve students around the world The University of Providence offers undergraduate degrees in more than 20 programs and several master s degree programs The student body consists of approximately 1 100 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students when Academics EditThe UP undergraduate program consists of two schools The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences which includes Arts and Humanities Business Administration Education History Language and Literature Mathematics and Sciences The School of Health Professions which contains Nursing Epidemiology Organizational Leadership and Applied Health InformaticsSome of the more popular programs are criminal justice human services elementary education counseling psychology and paralegal studies The school also offers teaching certificates The university offers two master s degrees Master of Science in Counseling MSC Master of Science in Organizational Leadership MSL an online program UP s calendar consists of four month semesters in the fall and spring and a 12 week summer term Athletics EditThe U of Providence UP athletic teams are called the Argonauts The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA primarily competing in the Frontier Conference for most of its sports since the 1999 2000 academic year which they were a member on a previous stint from 1974 75 to 1983 84 before discontinuing its athletics program while its men s and women s soccer softball and men s and women s wrestling teams compete in the Cascade Collegiate Conference CCC UP competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports Men s sports include basketball cross country golf ice hockey soccer track amp field indoor and outdoor and wrestling basketball cross country golf soccer softball track amp field indoor and outdoor volleyball and wrestling and co ed sports include the spirit squad Former sports include women s ice hockey until 2020 and men s and women s rodeo both until 2021 Admissions EditThe University of Providence has a rolling admission policy Applications are considered without regard to race gender age religion marital status sexual orientation financial status physical or mental disabilities or national origin Applicants may apply for admission at any time however they are strongly urged to apply at least one month prior to the first day of classes for the term they intend to begin Required documents must be submitted before a student can be admitted It is particularly important that the UP Placement Test be taken prior to registration Prospective students must complete an admission application which has no application fee and provide an official high school transcript or official certificate of high school equivalency with scores from the General Education Development Test GED Results of ACT or SAT are recommended for academic advising and consideration for merit no need scholarships but not required To register proof of two immunizations for measles and one immunization for rubella must be supplied Alumni EditPaul G Hatfield United States Senator Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court Jon Tester United States Senator from MontanaReferences Edit a b Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2017 08 09 Retrieved 2017 07 05 a href Template Cite web html 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