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When the Sisters of St. Joseph arrived in the United States from France in the mid-1800s, they dedicated themselves to the “practice of all the spiritual and corporal works of mercy and which will most benefit the dear neighbor.” Founded on these principles, Avila University has continued their tradition in its mission and through its values.

Avila students are creative, 充满激情的, and driven about making a difference in their communities and the world. Each year Avila students will volunteer more than 140,000 service hours in the community, 全国各地, 在全球范围内.

Avila’s 100+ year history

The road to today’s modern institution of higher learning began in 1836, when the first Sisters of St. Carondelet的约瑟夫 arrived in Missouri from the order’s home in the Lyons region of France. In 1866, Mother Francis Joseph Ivory came to Kansas City to staff a small school that incorporated as St. 特蕾莎修女’s Academy (in honor of St. 特蕾莎修女 of Avila) shortly after her arrival. For more than 25 years, St. 特蕾莎修女’s was the only Catholic school providing more than an elementary education for girls in Kansas City.

In 1916 the school became St. 特蕾莎修女’s College, a two-year college for women. The school’s faculty of 15 sisters initially outnumbered the students. Five years later, in 1921, the University of Missouri accredited St. 特蕾莎修女学校. In 1930, the school became affiliated with St. Joseph Hospital’s School of Nursing, a professional emphasis that continues today at Avila.

In 1940, while celebrating the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of St. Carondelet的约瑟夫 in Kansas City, the school became a four-year institution named College of St. 特蕾莎修女. 六年后, it received accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

With enrollment increasing, the modern era of Avila began in 1963 when construction began on a much larger new campus in South Kansas City. With the new location came a new name, Avila College.

In 1965, Avila welcomed its first on-campus residents with the completion of Carondelet Hall. Another major milestone occurred in 1969, when the university became fully coeducational. 大学生体育, an important aspect of life for many young men and women on campus, began in 1974 and the Mabee Fieldhouse, a modern indoor athletics center, 1982年开业. The university’s official nickname was changed to the Eagles in 1990.

今天, Avila continues to grow as a Catholic university and expand as it continues to offer faith and values-based academic excellence in the spirit of the Sisters of St. Carondelet的约瑟夫.