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THE MARIE AND ERVIN WILKOF TOWERS (2004) the newest residential facility offering single-room, double-room, and suite
style accomodations for 140 students. Each room has twin size loftable beds, dressers, desk, a private bathroom and shower, a
refrigerator, and a microwave. A weight room and computer lab are also located in this facility.
LA MENNAIS HALL (1960) is the residence of the Brothers of Christian Instruction who are assigned to the University. A number
of faculty offices are also housed in La Mennais.
HOOVER HISTORICAL CENTER/WALSH UNIVERSITY A vibrant part of Walsh University, the Hoover Historical Center preserves
the Hoover legacy in the Hoover family’s Victorian home. Elegant Victorian décor, family furnishings, and a history of Hoover
products, tell the story of the Hoover Company and family history. Ladies fashions are displayed throughout. Herb gardens grace
the grounds. The Center is located inside Walsh University’ Hoover Park on original Hoover family farmland and across the street
from the main campus.
HOOVER PARK Located directly across from the main campus, Hoover Park offers unique rental facilities in a private park setting.
The facilities are perfect for group meetings, retreats, receptions, and special events. In addition to the 500-seat Hoover banquet
hall, 160-seat outdoor pavilion, and two quaint meeting cottages, guests can enjoy the use of playground equipment, baseball
fields, basketball court, bocce court, and a volleyball court.
THE WALSH UNIVERSITY CHAPEL, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, is named in honor of the patroness of the Brothers of Christian
Instruction – Walsh’s founders.
In 1960, the Brothers relocated their college in Maine to Ohio. LaMennais College in Alfred, Maine, became Walsh College in
North Canton, Ohio, and, in 1992, Walsh University.
Since its founding, the Brothers have continued a dedicated mission to Walsh University, affirming others by assisting them to
develop their intellectual and spiritual gifts so that they, in turn, can become persons who serve others. Their vowed life, with the
person of Jesus as focal point, makes them available to meet today’s needs, particularly those of Christian education and related
areas.
Through the offering of substantial investments, the Brothers have overcome many hardships in the past 43 years, allowing Walsh
University to prosper. Even when facing assumption of the college’s initial funding debt of $750,000, limited faculty and staff,
meager living allowances and daily time constraints, the Brothers were undaunted in their purpose and commitment to providing a
quality and values-based education to “all who seek it.”
In reverence of the founder’s mission of providing for students’ spiritual needs, Walsh University dedicated its new, free-standing
Chapel and religious education complex to the Brothers. The facility serves as a visible commitment to the Catholic heritage of
Walsh University. A center for spiritual development, the complex will offer space for quiet contemplation, prayer services, spiritual
education, Bible study and Mass. This religious center is designed to also accommodate new faculty and staff offices, Stark
County’s Right to Life headquarters, the Jewish Catholic Institute, and additional meeting space.
OFF-CAMPUS SITES Walsh University maintains specially designed facilities in four convenient locations for easy access from
Canton, Akron, Youngstown or Cleveland: near I-77 on Arlington Road in Akron and near I-71 on Route 18 in Medina, at the
Ursuline Center/Canfield in the Mahoning Valley. The Undergraduate Degree Completion Program in Business (the S.P.S.
Program) is offered at Arlington; Canfield, Medina and the Main Campus (N. Canton); the RN/BSN Program in Akron and
Medina; the MBA Program is offered at Medina and the Main Campus (N. Canton); the MAED Program is offered at Canfield and
the Main Campus (N. Canton). Advising, registration, and tuition payments are all made at these sites. Designed specifically for
adults, classrooms are comfortable and conductive to learning.
NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)
Walsh University is covered by, and subscribes to, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – informally known as
the Buckley Amendment. Passed by the U.S. Congress, Public Law 93-380, as amended and effective November 19, 1974.
This law permits students the right of confidentiality and the right to inspect and review their educational record as maintained by
the appropriate offices and agencies of the University. Also, it affords students the right to request that amendments be made to
ensure that their records are accurate.
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