University of Providence

Not to be confused with Providence University or Providence College.

Catholic university in Great Falls, Montana, US

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University of Providence

Former names

| Great Falls Junior College for Women (1932–1933)
Great Falls Normal School (1933–1942)
Great Falls College of Education (1942–1950s)
College of Great Falls (1950s–1995)
University of Great Falls (1995–2017)

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Motto| In lumine tuo, videmus lumen

Motto in English

| In Thy Light We See Light
Type| Private university
Established| 1932; 93 years ago (1932)
Accreditation| NWCCU

Religious affiliation

| Roman Catholic

Academic affiliations

| Space-grant
Endowment| $16.4M (2021)
President| Oliver J. Doyle
Provost| Matthew Redinger
Undergraduates| 1,100
Location|

Great Falls

Montana

United States

47°29′30″N 111°16′14″W﻿ / ﻿47.4916°N 111.2706°W﻿ / 47.4916; -111.2706
Campus| 44 acres (18 ha)
Colors|
Argo Blue & Argo Green
Nickname| Argonauts

Sporting affiliations

| NAIA – Frontier
Website| www.uprovidence.edu

The University of Providence (UP, formerly University of Great Falls[1]) is a private Roman Catholic university in Great Falls, Montana. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

## History

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The University of Providence was founded in 1932 as Great Falls Junior College for Women by Edwin Vincent O'Hara, the Catholic Bishop of Great Falls, in collaboration with the Sisters of Charity of Providence and the Ursuline Sisters. It became coeducational in 1937.

A year later, Sister Lucia Sullivan established the Great Falls Normal School to educate teachers. At the time there were two schools, each operating under a different Catholic religious community. The union of the two schools was one of convenience and legality. In 1942, the institution was a single entity under the direction of the Sisters of Providence, and was renamed the Great Falls College of Education. By the early 1950s it became simply the College of Great Falls, and in 1995 was renamed the University of Great Falls. It was renamed University of Providence in July 2017.[1]

Over the years UP has been involved in several outreach education efforts. For many years, it has had a resident center on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, and in Lewistown, as well as a continuing education program at Malmstrom Air Force Base. In addition to its campus offerings, UP serves 31 sites in Montana, southern Alberta and Wyoming through its Telecom Distance Learning Program, and is able to serve students around the world. The University of Providence offers undergraduate degrees in more than 20 programs and several master's degree programs.

The student body consists of approximately 1,100 undergraduate students and 200 graduate students.[when?]

## Academics

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The UP undergraduate program consists of two schools:

* The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which includes Arts and Humanities; Business Administration; Education; History, Language and Literature; Mathematics and Sciences
* The School of Health Professions, which contains Nursing, Epidemiology, Organizational Leadership, and Applied Health Informatics

Some of the more popular programs are criminal justice, human services, elementary education, counseling psychology, and paralegal studies. The school also offers teaching certificates.

The university offers two master's degrees:

* Master of Science in Counseling (MSC)
* Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSL), an online program.

UP's calendar consists of four-month semesters in the fall and spring, and a 12-week summer term.

## Athletics

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The U. of Providence (UP) athletic teams are called the Argonauts. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Frontier Conference for most of its sports since the 1999–2000 academic year (which they were a member on a previous stint from 1974–75 to 1983–84 before discontinuing its athletics program); while its men's and women's soccer, softball and men's and women's wrestling teams compete in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC).

UP competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, soccer, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball and wrestling; and co-ed sports include the spirit squad.

Former sports include men's lacrosse (until 2019), women's ice hockey (until 2020), and men's and women's rodeo (both until 2021). The men's lacrosse team used to compete in a state rivalry tournament, known as the "Copper Cup", with the University of Montana, and Montana State University.

## Admissions

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The University of Providence has a rolling admission policy. Applications are considered without regard to race, gender, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, financial status, physical or mental disabilities, or national origin. Applicants may apply for admission at any time; however, they are strongly urged to apply at least one month prior to the first day of classes for the term they intend to begin. Required documents must be submitted before a student can be admitted. It is particularly important that the UP Placement Test be taken prior to registration. Prospective students must complete an admission application, which has no application fee, and provide an official high school transcript or official certificate of high school equivalency with scores from the General Education Development Test (GED). Results of ACT or SAT are recommended for academic advising and consideration for merit/no-need scholarships, but not required. To register, proof of two immunizations for measles and one immunization for rubella must be supplied.

## Alumni

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* Paul G. Hatfield, United States Senator; Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana; Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court
* Jon Tester, United States Senator from Montana

## References

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1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-07-05.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links

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* Official website
* Official athletics website

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Great Falls, Montana

* Geography and Climate
* Demographics
* Economy
* Government

Communities of the
Great Falls Metro area|

* Belt
* Cascade
* Neihart
* Black Eagle
* Fort Shaw
* Malmstrom AFB
* Simms
* Sun Prairie
* Sun River
* Ulm
* Vaughn

Geography|

* Great Falls (Missouri River)
* Missouri River
* Great Falls Tectonic Zone
* Highwood Mountains
* Giant Springs
* Roe River

History|

* Lake Great Falls
* Lewis and Clark Expedition
* Paris Gibson
* Charles Marion Russell
* Black Eagle Dam
* Boston & Montana Co.
* Montana Central Railway

Education|

| Great Falls Public Schools|

* Charles M. Russell H.S.
* Great Falls High

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Other high schools|

* Paris Gibson Education Center
* Great Falls Central Catholic H.S.
* Montana School for the Deaf & Blind

Higher education|

* University of Providence
* Great Falls College MSU

Museums|

* C. M. Russell Museum Complex
* Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art

Media|

| Television|

* KRTV (3.1 CBS/MTN, 3.2 CW)
* KFBB (5.1 ABC, 5.2 Fox/MNTV/JTV)
* KUGF (21.1 PBS, 21.2 Kids, 21.3 Create, 21.4 World, 21.5 MPAN)
* KBGF 50 (NBC)

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Print|

* Great Falls Tribune
* The Prairie Star

Services|

| Health care|

* Benefis Health System

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Transportation|

* Great Falls International Airport
* Great Falls Transit

Sports|

| Teams|

* University of Great Falls Argonauts
* Great Falls Voyagers (baseball)

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Venues|

* Centene Stadium
* Four Seasons Arena
* McLaughlin Center

Breweries|

* Harvest Moon (Belt)

Notable people|

* Mike Mansfield
* Charles M. Russell
* Tera Patrick
* Ryan Leaf
* Paris Gibson

* Category
* Malmstrom Air Force Base

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Colleges and Universities in Montana

Public: University of Montana System|

* University of Montana–Missoula

* Missoula College
* UM–Western
* Montana Tech
* Helena College
* Bitterroot College

Public: Montana State University System|

* Montana State University (Bozeman)

* MSU–Billings
* MSU–Northern
* MSU COT–Great Falls
* Gallatin College
* City College

Private institutions|

* Carroll
* Providence
* Rocky Mountain

Tribal institutions|

* Aaniiih Nakoda CC
* Blackfeet CC
* Chief Dull Knife
* Fort Belknap College
* Fort Peck CC
* Little Big Horn
* Salish Kootenai
* Stone Child College

Community colleges (CC)|

* Dawson CC
* Miles CC
* Flathead Valley CC

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Frontier Conference

Current full members|

* Carroll
* Montana State–Northern
* Montana Tech
* Montana–Western
* University of Providence
* Rocky Mountain

Associate members|

* Arizona Christian
* College of Idaho
* Eastern Oregon
* Southern Oregon

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls–Billings

Bishops|

Ordinaries
Mathias Clement Lenihan
Edwin Vincent O'Hara
William Joseph Condon
Eldon Bernard Schuster
Thomas Joseph Murphy
Anthony Michael Milone
Michael William Warfel

Coadjutor
Jeffrey M. Fleming

Churches|

Cathedrals
St. Ann's Cathedral, Great Falls
St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral, Billings

Parishes
Sacred Heart Church, Glendive
St. Peter's Church, Wibaux

Education|

Higher education
University of Providence

High schools
Billings Central Catholic High School, Billings
Great Falls Central Catholic High School, Great Falls
St. Labre Indian Catholic High School, Ashland

* Catholicism portal

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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