Barry University

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The Barry University is a private Roman Catholic University in Miami Shores, a suburb of Miami in the U.S. state of Florida.

History

The university was established in 1940 initially as Barry College for Women founded by Patrick Barry, Bishop of St. Augustine, and Mother Mary Gerald Barry, Prioress General of the Dominican Order of the Adrian Dominican Sisters ( Suore Domenicane della Congregazione del Santo Rosario ) in Adrian, Michigan. On November 13, 1981, Barry College was transformed into today's Barry University.

University

The 36- acre main campus is located in Miami Shores, Florida; Offices in Orlando ( Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law ) and Saint Petersburg ( Physician Assistant Program ). The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library is considered the leading Catholic library in the USA. Central is the Cor Jesus Chapel.

The university offers 50 bachelor 's and master's programs and PHD programs at the faculties / schools:

• Frank J. Rooney School of Adult and Continuing Education
• College of Arts and Sciences
• D. Inez Andreas School of Business
• Adrian Dominican School of Education
• College of Health Sciences
• School of Human Performance and Leisure Sciences
• Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
• School of Podiatric Medicine
• Ellen Whiteside McDonnell School of Social Work

Presidents

• M. Gerald Barry (1940-1961)
• Genevieve M. Weber (1962-1963)
• Dorothy M. Browne (1963-1974)
• M. Trinita Flood (1974-1981)
• Jeanne O'Laughlin (1981-2004)
• Linda Bevilacqua OP, since 2004