{"id":258,"date":"2022-01-22T09:59:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T15:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=258"},"modified":"2025-01-20T10:34:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:34:36","slug":"our-mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/about-us\/our-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"258\" class=\"elementor elementor-258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d765b92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d765b92\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"mission-sp-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39d8173\" data-id=\"39d8173\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31bd787 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31bd787\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-531965e\" data-id=\"531965e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf3329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cf3329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b309e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b309e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts, we are a welcoming community of learners.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30b88b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30b88b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d92464e\" data-id=\"d92464e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd1d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7fd1d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#mission-sp-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">EN ESPA\u00d1OL<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bdb43e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bdb43e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d5e5e50\" data-id=\"5d5e5e50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fc8d7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fc8d7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b5cda8\" data-id=\"7b5cda8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4234a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b4234a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2bab4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c2bab4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts, we are a welcoming community of learners challenged by Franciscan values and charism, engaged in a continuous pursuit of knowledge, faith, wisdom, and justice, and ever mindful of a tradition that emphasizes reverence for creation, compassion and peacemaking. We strive for academic excellence in all programs, preparing students to contribute to the world through service and leadership.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eee147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5eee147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision Statement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c263e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6c263e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transform students into leaders inspired by Franciscan values and tradition to serve and shape our world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e2eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18e2eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Franciscan Values<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71658c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71658c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>RESPECT:<\/strong> We are a welcoming community of learners.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>INTEGRITY:<\/strong> We manifest an ethic of care.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>SERVICE:<\/strong> We are a campus of doers.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>COMPASSION:<\/strong> We serve those who serve others.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3691914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3691914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sacred the Land<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5271270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5271270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2840560\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PeacePoleGrotto-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Peace Pole\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PeacePoleGrotto-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PeacePoleGrotto-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PeacePoleGrotto-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PeacePoleGrotto-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PeacePoleGrotto-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>The University of St. Francis acknowledges this sacred land held in stewardship as the original home of past indigenous peoples\u2014most recently, the Illini, the Potawatomi, the Ojibwa, the Sauk, the Fox, and the Miami peoples. We acknowledge our Creator God\u2019s understanding of and reverence for the land and its resources, and the respect indigenous people have shown towards all life upon it.<\/p><p>A \u201cPeace Pole\u201d is planted on the Quad of our main Joliet campus\u2014its four sides each carved with the prayerful wish \u201cMay Peace Prevail\u201d in four different languages.<\/p><ul><li><em>Potawatomi<\/em> honors and recognizes the language of the indigenous people(s) who settled these lands before the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate arrived in 1865.<\/li><li><em>German<\/em> acknowledges the original language of the Sisters who travelled from Luxembourg to settle here and establish this place of learning;<\/li><li><em>English<\/em> is representative of the common language spoken today; and<\/li><li><em>Spanish<\/em> celebrates the growing communities that USF serves.<\/li><\/ul><p>As an institution whose very mission is to pass on to future generations the knowledge and debt owed to previous stewards of this land, the University of St. Francis humbly recognizes and celebrates its roots. \u00a0Our hope\u2014indeed, our duty\u2014is to ensure there is peace between our brother sun, our sister air, our Mother Earth, (References Francis\u2019 <em>Canticle of the Creatures<\/em>) the indigenous peoples of this land, the descendants of the immigrant Sisters and we, their followers, and all those who have yet to walk this land.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed45c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eed45c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of the University<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e075f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e075f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The University of St. Francis was established in 1920 by the Congregation of the Third Order of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate for the education of its own members. F<span class=\"s1\">or a detailed history of the school, including current milestones, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/centennial\"><span class=\"s2\">stfrancis.edu\/centennial<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6156c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6156c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74708a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"74708a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 class=\"sidebar-title\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Top Links<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; margin-left: 20px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/about-us\/our-mission\/\">Our Mission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/st-francis\">Franciscan Education &amp; Values<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/centennial\/\">History and the USF Centennial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jolietfranciscans.org\/\">The Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jolietfranciscans.org\/our-foundress\/\">About Mother Alfred Moes, OSF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/saints\/10\/04\/st--francis-of-assisi--founder-of-the-franciscan--order--patron-.html\">About St. Francis of Assisi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/saints\/08\/11\/st--clare-of-assisis--virgin--foundress-of-the-poor-ladies.html\">About St. Clare of Assisi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/ministry\">University Ministry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/certificate-in-franciscan-studies\/\">USF&#8217;s Certificate in Franciscan Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59c9558 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59c9558\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"mission-sp-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab09075\" data-id=\"ab09075\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c7d798 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c7d798\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2ecb58\" data-id=\"b2ecb58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46e3ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e46e3ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#mission-sp-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">IN ENGLISH<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da03952 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da03952\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05a1ebe\" data-id=\"05a1ebe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5618c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5618c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nuestra misi\u00f3n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5912c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5912c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Respeto | Compasi\u00f3n | Servicio | Integridad<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9380ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9380ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Como universidad cat\u00f3lica arraigada en las artes liberales, somos una acogedora comunidad de alumnos.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23bfbf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23bfbf3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f13257\" data-id=\"7f13257\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e17f717 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e17f717\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66acddf\" data-id=\"66acddf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6fe9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c6fe9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nuestra misi\u00f3n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dec9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dec9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComo universidad cat\u00f3lica arraigada en las artes liberales, somos una acogedora comunidad de alumnos desafiados por los valores y el carisma franciscanos, comprometidos en una b\u00fasqueda continua del conocimiento, la fe, la sabidur\u00eda y la justicia, y siempre conscientes de una tradici\u00f3n que hace hincapi\u00e9 en la reverencia por la creaci\u00f3n, la compasi\u00f3n y la construcci\u00f3n de la paz. 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estudios universitario superior y se le dio un nuevo nombre, se adopt\u00f3 Colegio universitario St. Francis.<\/li><li>En 1971, el Colegio universitario pas\u00f3 a ser mixto, y los primeros programas de licenciatura fuera del campus comenzaron en oto\u00f1o de 1972.<\/li><li>En 1980 se ofreci\u00f3 un programa de maestr\u00eda en administraci\u00f3n de servicios sanitarios, al que siguieron, a principios de los 90, otros programas de postgrado.<\/li><li>En 1997, el colegio universitario se afili\u00f3 al Saint Joseph College of Nursing, que hab\u00eda sido primero una escuela de enfermer\u00eda diplomada fundada en 1920, y desde 1987, una instituci\u00f3n de bachillerato que otorgaba el t\u00edtulo de Licenciado en enfermer\u00eda.<\/li><li>El Consejo de Administraci\u00f3n del Colegio universitario de St. Francis vot\u00f3 en mayo de 1997 el paso a la categor\u00eda de universidad.<\/li><li>El 1 de enero de 1998, la instituci\u00f3n se convirti\u00f3 en la Universidad de St. Francis.<\/li><li><em>Para una historia m\u00e1s detallada de la escuela, incluidos los hitos actuales, visite <a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/centennial\">stfrancis.edu\/centennial<\/a>.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61338ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61338ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recursos<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c5b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"11c5b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 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