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Visit finneranpavilion. Mendel Field reopened after two years of enhancements at the start of the fall semester. Thomas of Villanova Monastery, and new brick-paved walkways with bluestone borders wrap around the reshaped field.

The work on Mendel Field was the last phase of an ambitious project to create a vehicle-free, pedestrian-friendly campus core. Submit Questions and Comments. The townships and local communities have worked diligently to preserve open space and the natural greenery, and the Villanova University campus handsomely reflects this heritage. Villanova University was founded in by the Order of St. Office of Conference Services. Area History. Among the more notable Augustinian scholars were Giles of Viterbo d.

They are among a long list of teachers and scholars who, in the succeeding centuries, distinguished themselves in the fields of literature, history, archeology, and the sciences. The English Augustinian, John Capgrave d.

His Chronicle of England is the first history of England written in the vernacular. Onofrio Panvinio d. In Mexico, Alonso de la Vera Cruz, d. Instead of landing in China, however, Urdaneta, in , landed in the Philippines and was credited with tracing the sea routes between Mexico and the Philippines that were followed for the next years.

Martin Luther, a member of the observant congregation in Germany who became the father of the Protestant Reformation, entered the Augustinian Order in Saxony in A professor of scripture at Wittenberg, he first proposed his doctrine of sola scriptura, sola gratia, sola fides , based on the understanding of the teaching of Saint Augustine and Gregory of Rimini.

He left the Order in , but continued to wear the religious habit until In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries notable Augustinian scholars included the Austrian Sixtus Schier d. In the nineteenth century, in what is now the Czech Republic, Augustinian friars from Saint Thomas' Monastery in Brno played an extraordinary role in the Czech national revival and in the development of the intellectual and public life in the country. Perhaps the most notable member of the Brno monastery, however, was Gregor Mendel d.

Using thirty-four different kinds of peas which had been tested for their genetic purity, Mendel tried to determine whether it was possible to obtain new variants by crossbreeding.

Mendel established two principles of heredity that are now known as the law of segregation and the law of independent assortment, thereby proving the existence of paired elementary units of heredity and establishing the statistical laws governing them. He became the first to understand the importance of a statistical investigation and to apply a knowledge of mathematics to a biological problem.

His work, however, was largely ignored until, in the spring of , three botanists, Hugo de Vries Holland , Carl Correns Germany and E. From its establishment in and its expansion in , the Augustinian Order promoted education among its members. Several of the early priors general of the Augustinian Order were themselves outstanding scholars and authors.

In , a house of studies was established in Paris by the prior general Lanfranc of Milan. One of the first to live there was the theologian Giles of Rome, a student of Thomas Aquinas, and the first member of the Order to earn the degree of Master of Theology. A renowned scholar and the author of numerous books on theology and philosophy, Giles was to become a professor at the University of Paris and in , prior general of the Order. Two years before Giles became prior general, the Constitutions of mandated that each province establish a house of study for candidates to the Order.

These houses were aggregated to universities in such centers as Paris, Bologna, Padua, Rome, Florence, Cambridge, and Oxford, and granted the academic degrees of bachelor, licentiate licentiae docendi and doctor magister.

From this promising beginning emerged leaders of what came to be called the Augustinian School. James of Viterbo d. Augustine of Ancona d. Henry of Friemar d. The most prominent of the Augustinians of this period was Gregory of Rimini d. These scholars earned for themselves a place in the history of scholasticism because of their recourse to the authority of Saint Augustine and their view of theology as an affective science whose purpose was the love of God.

Members of the Augustinian School in later centuries included Enrico Noris d. Villanova University was founded in by the Order of St. Office for Mission and Ministry. University Heritage, History and Tradition. Villanova's Heritage. University Mission. University Mission Villanova University is a Catholic Augustinian community of higher education, committed to excellence and distinction in the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge. Enduring Commitments In pursuit of this mission, we commit ourselves to academic excellence, to our values and traditions, and to our students, alumni and the global community.

To foster academic excellence, we: Create a diverse community of scholars, united and dedicated to the highest academic standards; Emphasize the liberal arts and sciences as our foundation and foster in our students active engagement, critical thinking, life-long learning and moral reflection; Concern ourselves with developing and nurturing the whole person, allowing students, faculty and staff to grow intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, culturally, socially and physically in an environment that supports individual differences and insists that mutual love and respect should animate every aspect of university life; Encourage interdisciplinary research, teaching and scholarship; Affirm the intrinsic good of learning, contemplation and the search for truth in undergraduate and graduate education; Support a curriculum that encourages both a global perspective and an informed respect for the differences among peoples and cultures.

To honor our values and tradition, we: Believe that the dialogue between faith and reason drives the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom, and fosters St. Augustine to preserve our Augustinian character, by showing appropriate preference to Augustinians in faculty and staff appointments, and by welcoming their presence and influence in our university community. To serve our students, alumni and global community, we: Encourage students, faculty and staff to engage in service experiences and research, both locally and globally, so they learn from others, provide public service to the community and help create a more sustainable world; Commit to the common good, and apply the knowledge and skills of our students and faculty to better the human condition; Encourage our students and faculty to pursue virtue by integrating love and knowledge, and by committing themselves to research and education for justice, with a special concern for the poor and compassion for the suffering; Respect a worldview that recognizes that all creation is sacred and that fosters responsible stewardship of the environment; Include our alumni as an integral part of the Villanova community; Value highly our relationship with neighboring communities.

Thomas of Villanova. Catholic Values. Catholic Values in the Augustinian Tradition Catholic colleges and universities have gone through three distinct stages that have paralleled the history of the Catholic community in the United States. Veritas The Pursuit of Truth: This has been an essential component in Catholic education for centuries. Unitas Each of us is a product of the communities that have formed us. Caritas Love is essential to the life of the community and it must inform the very life of faith that Catholic colleges and universities espouse.

Villanova's History. College of Engineering. College of Engineering Villanova University's second degree-granting unit was the College of Engineering, which began in under the name of the School of Technology. Business School. College of Nursing. College of Nursing Nurses have been educated by Villanova since in response to the needs of hospital administrators for a program that would give registered nurses advanced education at the college level.

Law School. Villanova School of Law The idea for a law school at Villanova first surfaced in the s, but was not realized until the physical expansion that took place at the University after World War II.

Augustinian Tradition. Augustinian Presence. Augustinian Sponsorship. Augustinian Sponsorship The Augustinian Order has always regarded education as a community activity that professes the values of searching for ultimate meaning and commitment to ethical values. Accordingly, the colleges and universities which are sponsored by the Order should exhibit the following characteristics: A curriculum that reflects the Catholic, Augustinian understanding of human reason and the intellect, and prepares students in their search for more ultimate meaning and value within the Catholic theological tradition.

Province of St. As well as the pursuit of strong classroom academic achievement for all students, Dennis was an advocate of the performing and fine arts, and a supporter of sport. As current Principal of Villanova College, Mark brings a wealth of teaching and leadership experience to all aspects of school life.

His charismatic personality and level-headed determination have influenced vast improvements to the College in a short amount of time. Staff Teacher Kiosk Webmail. Our College Mission and History. History Since being founded by five Irish priests back in , Villanova College has always been an independent Catholic school for boys under the care of the Augustinian Order. Villanova Timeline