La Roche College is a private college in McCandless, a suburb of Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania in the US. Founded in 1963 by Divine Sisters Providence as a Roman Catholic college and now sits on the 80-acre (320,000m 2 ) campus at McCandless in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The current president, Sister Candace Introcaso, CDP, Ph.D., was installed in 2004 and replaced the previous president, Monsignor William Kerr. Recent additions to schools include the Kerr Fitness and Sports Center in 1993; additional buildings for classrooms built adjacent to Zappala College Center in 2002; and the new dormitory building, Bold Hall I and Bold Hall II, respectively in 1997 and 2003.
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Histori
La Roche College was founded in 1963 by the Sisters of Divine Providence as a private college for religious nuns. Named in honor of Stephanie Amelia la Roche von Starkenfels, Superior First Mother of the Sisters of Divine Providence. The first president of the college was Sister Annunciata Sohl, CDP, who served until 1968. The college began to receive its first lay students in 1965. It continued to grow, and two years later La Roche expanded outside its rent space to build a Higher Education building first, the John J. Wright Library.
La Roche had financial difficulties shortly after its establishment. Although closing the lecture was considered, Sister de la Salle Mahler, C.D.P., president from 1969 to 1975, continued. The Council changed its amendment in 1970 to establish La Roche as an independent and coeducative Catholic institution, while also diversifying the course offerings through affiliation with the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. The partnership provides several new areas of study, including graphic and interior design, which are among the strongest courses in the College today.
The registration blast made the construction of two new dormitories needed in the mid-1970s. Under the President's College Sister Mary Joan Coultas, C.D.P. (1975-80), the College launched its first capital campaign in 1979, garnering enough to build the Palumbo Science Center, which opened in 1980. During the reign of the Divine Kingdom of Sister Margaret Hub eleven years as president beginning in 1981, continues to grow, marking its 25th anniversary in 1987 with the dedication of a $ 2.5 million-Zappala College Center. The Magdalena Chapel was added in 1990, and in 1993 the campus opened the Kerr Fitness and Sports Center.
Sixth President La Roche, Monsignor William A. Kerr, was appointed in 1992 and focused his leadership on improving College visibility, while extending academic, cultural and athletic programs. In 2004, the La Roche College Board of Trustees voted for the seventh president of the College, Sister Candace Introcaso, C.D.P.
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Athletics
The La Roche College team participated as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Redhawks is a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, cross-country, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. La Roche College has won sixteen AMCC Championship Conferences including Baseball (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016), Basketball Men (2004, 2011), Softball (2000, 2001, 2002), Women's Basketball (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 , 2015), 2016), and Women's Tennis (2012). The La Roche College Baseball team also became the first team in the history of the AMCC Conference to win the NCAA Regional Championship after defeating Randolph Macon 4-3 in the NCAA Middle East Regional Championship on 21 May 2016. La Roche advanced to the NCAA Division III College World Series before falling to Keystone 5-4 in the National Semi..
Facilities
John J. Wright Library is the first building built for campus, built in 1967 and renovated in the early 2000s. Two dormitories were built in the mid-1970s, and the university opened the Palumbo Science Center in 1980. 1,200 Kerr Fitness & amp; The Sports Center opened in 1993 and has been updated throughout the year. Current athletic facilities include a baseball field, soccer field, softball field, aerobics room, dance studio, gymnasium, indoor track and weight room. Any tennis courts, and outdoor basketball courts, still have not been added to the campus. Living space was added and expanded in 1997 and 2003 with the dedication of Bold Hall and Bold Hall II. A classroom building that introduced electronic classroom technology was added adjacent to Zappala College Center in 2002.
Pacem In Terris Institute
Beginning in 1993, the Pacem In Terris Institute has brought students from conflict, post-conflict and growing regions of the world to study at La Roche. The program provides scholarships and assistance, to students from 21 different countries. Students are selected by their country on the basis of academic and personal potential, and promise to return to their homeland after completing their studies to work for peace and prosperity in their area.
Leading members of the Board of Institutions are Kim Dae-jung, former president of the Republic of Korea; Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, first woman of the Hashemite Jordanian Empire; and Janet Museveni, the first lady of the Republic of Uganda.
References
External links
- La Roche College's official website
- La Roche College's official athletic website
- Sister of Divine Providence - La Roche College
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