2011 Baseball - Creighton University Bluejays

Records and History 2010 in Review Opponents Meet the Players Meet the Staff Creighton BaseballThis is Creighton94Creighton BluejaysThis is CreightonLocationCreighton is located in Omaha, Neb., whichhas a metropolitan area population of morethan 800,000.Creighton HistoryFounded in 1878, Creighton University is aprivate co-educational university and is one of28 Jesuit, Catholic colleges and universities inthe United States.Creighton TodayThe Creighton of today is nationally recognizedas a leading university in the Midwest.Creighton is known for student-centered educationand significant undergraduate studentresearch. As one of 28 universities in Americadesigned in the Jesuit tradition of academicexcellence and service to others, Creightonseeks to create an inclusive, diverse community.Today, Creighton offers more than50 majors in the undergraduate schools andcolleges of arts and sciences, business andnursing, plus prestigious graduate courses andprofessional programs in medicine, dentistry,law, pharmacy, physical therapy and occupationaltherapy.The 2010-11 freshman academic profileplaces Creighton among the top 10 privateuniversities in the Midwest with enrollmentsover 4,000. And U.S. News & World Reportlists Creighton as the No. 1 Midwest regionaluniversity and a “best value,” where studentsget the best return on their tuition investment.Creighton has also been cited as outstandingby other publications, including Money,Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and The PrincetonReview.Student Life at Creighton• Ten nationally recognized social fraternitiesand sororities.• More than 180 active student clubs andorganizations.• High-speed Internet access in each of thenine residence halls and apartment-style livingfor juniors and seniors.• Creighton has been recognized nationally asone of the top campuses for wireless access.• Creighton welcomes students of all religiousbeliefs and the University encourages studentsto participate in retreats, faith-sharing opportunitiesand multi-faith services.• Each year, Creighton students participate instudy-abroad programs in more than 30 countries.Student SnapshotCreighton students come from every stateand more than 40 countries. Of our morethan 7,000 students, over 4,000 are enrolledas undergraduates, and more than 3,000 are inthe graduate, law, medical, dental, pharmacy,physical therapy and occupational therapyprograms.The Creighton CampusCreighton is committed to being a modelliving-learning campus environment. The 130-acre campus is located within walking distanceof downtown Omaha and many recreational,cultural and entertainment opportunities.Creighton has invested more than $285million in on-campus improvements since2000 and constructed several new buildings,including the Michael G. Morrison, S.J.,Stadium, which distinguishes Omaha as theexclusive host of the region’s only athleticfacility designed exclusively for soccer. Thestadium hosts high school, club and internationalsoccer events and a variety of Omahacommunity events. The Hixson-Lied ScienceBuilding and the renovated Rigge ScienceBuilding and Criss Health Sciences Building arethe centerpiece of Creighton’sundergraduate and health professionsleading approach to teachingand research. Davis Square andOpus Hall are new upperclassmantown homes located on the eastside of campus. The Wayne andEileen Ryan Athletic Center andD.J. Sokol Arena serves as an oncampushome to Bluejay women’sbasketball and volleyball.The Mike and Josie HarperCenter for Student Life andLearning, a 245,000-square-footfacility, provides essential, centrallylocated services for students.It also serves as Creighton’s frontdoor – warmly welcoming prospectivestudents, parents, membersof the community and allother visitors.At the center of the campus isthe historic and recently restoredSt. John’s Church, the CaliforniaStreet Mall, the Lied EducationCenter for the Arts, the V.J. andAngela Skutt Student Center andthe Kiewit Fitness Center.Creighton University was named to thePresident’s Higher Education CommunityService Honor Roll in 2008 and 2009. In a top25 ranking, Creighton was the only universityin Nebraska and surrounding states identifiedas an academic institution making a positivecontribution to the local city by dramaticallystrengthening the quality of life and economy,as well as renewing and revitalizing its surroundingcommunity.Service and OutreachCreighton seeks to educate women and menwho are not only proficient in their professions,but who are enlivened with a spirit ofservice and emboldened to create a more justworld.Faculty• A total of 985 faculty members (759 fulltime,226 part-time).• Student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1.• Faculty is conducting internationally recognizedresearch in many areas, including hereditarycancer, osteoporosis, hearing impairment,bone metabolism, regional economics andmore.The Mike and Josie Harper Center for Student Life andLearning opened in 2008.