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Jesuit Education
Not a large institution, Saint Peter’s has developed numerous ways to meet student needs, including small classes, personal counseling, academic advisement, and career services. Every new student has a College Advisor, a member of the faculty who is thoroughly familiar with the College's academic programs and support services. Students also have an advisor within their major. Twenty-four Jesuits reside at Saint Peter’s, with seven serving on the full-time College faculty. Saint Peter’s is part of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Including Saint Peter’s, there are twenty-eight Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States with Saint Peter’s being the only one in New Jersey. These Jesuit institutions enroll over 185,000 students and offer over 260 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs of study. There are well over 1,000,000 living alumni of American Jesuit colleges and universities. DEFINITION OF A JESUITMember of the Roman Catholic order of religious men called the Society of Jesus. First organized by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 at the University of Paris, the order was approved by Pope Paul III in 1540. It discontinued many practices of medieval religious life, such as obligatory penances and fasts and a common uniform, and instead focused on mobility and adaptability. Centralized authority, probation lasting many years before final vows, and special obedience to the pope, characterized its organization. The Jesuits served as a preaching, teaching, and missionary society, actively promoting the Counter-Reformation, and by the time of Ignatius' death in 1556, their efforts were already worldwide. The success of their enterprise and their championship of the pope earned them much hostility from both religious and political foes. Under pressure from France, Spain, and Portugal, Pope Clement XIV abolished the order in 1773, but it was restored by Pius VII in 1814. The Jesuits have since become the largest male religious order in the Catholic Church. JESUIT AND CATHOLIC IDENTITY EVENTSVarious Jesuit and Catholic Identity Events are planned each academic year by the Office of Mission and Ministry. JESUIT AND CATHOLIC WEB SITESVatican |
As a Jesuit, Catholic college, Saint Peter’s offers a university education based on the fundamental values of academic excellence, leadership, service and faith. Saint Peter's College is committed to the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis ("personal care").