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Springfield College In Illinois

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Springfield College in Illinois has been offering a rigorous two-year college education in a community setting for nearly 75 years. Established in 1929 by the Ursuline Sisters, SCI was a pioneer in its mission of enhancing the ethical, intellectual and personal development of its students without reference to race, color, gender or creed. In January 2003, SCI entered into a partnership with Benedictine University to enlarge that mission. Building on the liberal arts heritage and traditions of both institutions, it will bring Benedictine programs and services and lead to a bachelor's degree offered on the SCI campus.
• Springfield College in Illinois, in permanent partnership with Benedictine University, is the first faith-based institution in the state's capital to offer associates in arts, baccalaureate and a master's degree.
• Founded in 1929 by Catholic Ursuline Sisters, Springfield College is the city's first institution of higher learning. The two institutions share a rich tradition of providing Catholic education (Ursuline and Benedictine) and a strong liberal arts core as the basis for all curriculum and areas of concentration. For more than 75 years men and women of all faith traditions have received a high-quality education in a highly personal and small-community environment.
• The general education curriculum is offered for the student who seeks a broad educational experience without specialization during the first two years of college and provides a solid intellectual foundation for more advanced or specialized study. The general education curriculum also satisfies graduation requirements for the student who finds it necessary to revise a previously planned program of specialization.
• The school is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Timoney has lead in Chris Harris’s defense (Lincoln Courier)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 07:26:48 pm
  The defense attorney who, at least for now, is at the center of the Sept. 21 killings of five members of a Beason family has experience on both sides of the courtroom and on both sides of the Logan County line.
• Springfield looking more like a college town (The State Journal-Register)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 04:38:14 am
  No one is going to confuse Springfield with Ann Arbor or South Bend. But last week’s announcement that Springfield College in Illinois has officially morphed into Benedictine University at Springfield gives the city a trio of four-year institutions of higher learning -- and a sense that it might be becoming a bit of a college town.
• SCI transition bringing sports overhaul (The State Journal-Register)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:40:45 am
  The transition from Springfield College in Illinois to Benedictine University at Springfield is complete, from both academic and athletic standpoints.
• Enrollment up at UIS, LLCC, Benedictine (The State Journal-Register)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 10:19:55 pm
  More students than ever before are attending the University of Illinois Springfield this fall, and other Springfield colleges also report increased enrollment.
• Catching up with Yesterday's Stars: Kelli Handley (The State Journal-Register)
  posted on September 6, 2009 at 05:17:38 am
  Kelli Handley could be found this summer on the softball diamond coaching her daughter’s youth team. The 1995 Southeast High School graduate now known as Kelli Basden was a first base and pitching coach in a Kids First league that her daughter, Sahraya, 9, competed in.

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