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The UniversityImmaculata University consists of three colleges – the College of Undergraduate Studies, the Collegeof LifeLong Learning, and the College of Graduate Studies. This publication conveys informationabout the policies, procedures, and programs in the College of Undergraduate Studies and the Collegeof LifeLong Learning only. A separate catalog is available from the College of Graduate Studies.LOCATIONImmaculata’s 373-acre campus overlooks Chester Valley and is located on the Main Line about 20miles west of Philadelphia. The student body is composed of approximately 4,000 full- and part-timestudents in the College of Undergraduate Studies, the College of LifeLong Learning, and the College ofGraduate Studies, who seek, within the framework of a private, Catholic institution, education andpreparation for positions of leadership and responsibility. Sharing in co-curricular and social activities,the student quickly becomes part of the academic community, which is characterized by a spirit offriendliness and warm, personal relations among the students and between the students and the faculty.FACULTYOver 100 priests, sisters, laymen, and laywomen make up the full-time faculty. An additional parttimefaculty serves the College of Undergraduate Studies, the College of LifeLong Learning, and theCollege of Graduate Studies. Members of the faculty act as academic advisors offering personalassistance and guidance to students. Thus, student advisement at the college is not simply a tokengesture, but a meaningful relationship between student and faculty member.CAMPUS AND BUILDINGSOver the past 85 years, the campus of Immaculata has expanded to include 12 principal buildings andfacilities for outdoor sports and recreation. Today the University’s physical plant represents a multimilliondollar investment. The general style of campus architecture, a modern adaptation of ItalianRenaissance, follows that of the original building, Villa Maria (1914), which houses administrativeoffices, post office, and various student facilities.Adjoining the main building are Nazareth Hall (1914) and Lourdes Hall (1927), containing theDepartment of Fashion-Foods and Nutrition, Counseling and Health Services, Psychology Department,chapel, and dining facilities, together with student residence areas and the Great Hall. Other residencehalls are Marian Hall (1955) and DeChantal Hall (1967). DeChantal Hall terrace also houses the officesof Student Affairs. Gillet Hall (1955) is the residence of the sister-faculty.The academic complex includes Good Counsel Hall (1955), which contains classrooms, seminarcenters, a language laboratory, music listening rooms, the offices of the College of LifeLong Learning,Immaculata University bookstore, and a snack shop. Loyola Hall (1963), a science and arts buildingwith its laboratories, amphitheaters, audio-visual center, computer center, and curriculum library, alsohouses the Mathematics, Education, and Art Departments, and the office of the College of GraduateStudies. The new Center for Nursing and Allied Health Sciences is also located on the terrace level inLoyola Hall. The Faculty Center (1962) contains private offices, general conference rooms, lounges,and service facilities for the faculty. On the west campus, a performing arts and physical educationcenter, Alumnae Hall (1970), completes the quadrangle of academic buildings.Gabriele Library (1993), a freestanding 52,500 square foot library, offers the latest advances ininformation technology and electronic access.HISTORYThe tradition of friendliness and vitality derives from a spirit fostered at Immaculata by the Sisters,Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who established and conduct the University. Thecongregation, founded in Monroe, Michigan, has been engaged in the work of Catholic education formore than 160 years.7