Barry University Inc

A CATHOLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BARRY UNIVERSITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1940 BY THE ADRIAN DOMINICAN SISTERS. GROUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION, WE ARE A SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. IN THE CATHOLIC INTELLECTUAL TRADITION, INTEGRATION OF STUDY, REFLECTION, AND ACTION INFORM THE INTELLECTUAL LIFE. FAITHFUL TO THIS TRADITION, A BARRY EDUCATION AND UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE FOSTER INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNAL TRANSFORMATION WHERE LEARNING LEADS TO KNOWLEDGE AND TRUTH, REFLECTION LEADS TO INFORMED ACTION, AND A COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADS TO A COLLABORATIVE SERVICE. BARRY UNIVERSITY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFFIRMING OUR CATHOLIC IDENTITY, DOMINICAN HERITAGE, AND COLLEGIATE TRADITIONS. CATHOLIC BELIEFS AND VALUES ARE ENRICHED BY ECUMENICAL AND INTERFAITH DIALOGUE. THROUGH WORSHIP AND RITUAL, WE CELEBRATE OUR RELIGIOUS IDENTITY WHILE REMAINING A UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY WHERE ALL ARE WELCOME.

INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES TO GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: FOUNDED IN 1940, BARRY UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN MIAMI SHORES, FLORIDA. BARRY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A PERSONALIZED, VALUES-BASED EDUCATION CENTERED ON EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION AND SERVICE LEARNING WITH MORE THAN 100 DEGREE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL WORK, EDUCATION, BUSINESS, LEADERSHIP, PODIATRY AND LAW. BARRY UNIVERSITY IS A TOP-RATED UNIVERSITY IN AWARDING FINANCIAL AID PACKAGES,MAKING COLLEGE AFFORDABLE FOR UNDER SERVED STUDENTS AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL MOBILITY. BARRY PROVIDES ITS STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON EDUCATION THAT TRANSFORMS CONCEPTS INTO IMPACT AND PRODUCES GRADUATES WHO ARE LEADERS IN SOLVING SOCIETY'S CRITICAL CHALLENGES. WITH ENDURING COMMITMENTS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, BARRY STUDENTS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, AVERAGING 70,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE A YEAR BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. BARRY STUDENTS HAVE ACHIEVED NUMEROUS ACCOLADES, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES, OVER 95% FIRST-TIME PASS RATE ON THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT NATIONAL CERTIFYING EXAM (PANCE), RECOGNITION FOR THEIR RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY WORK, AND LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE BARRY UNIVERSITY SERVICE CORPS. STUDENT ATHLETES AT BARRY EXCEL IN THE CLASSROOM AND HAVE WON 26NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. WITH OVER 60 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, GREEK LIFE, INTRAMURAL SPORTS AND NUMEROUS CAMPUS EVENTS, INCLUDING ATHLETIC EVENTS, BARRY OFFERS A ROBUST AND DIVERSE CAMPUS LIFE.

STUDENT SERVICES AND AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: THE BARRY UNIVERSITY STUDENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DIVISION OF MISSION AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT INCLUDE CAMPUS MINISTRY, COMMENCEMENT, COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, DEAN OF STUDENTS, FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE, FITNESS CENTER, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES, MULTICULTURAL PROGRAMS, LEADERSHIP, ORIENTATION, WELLNESS, STUDENT CONDUCT, STUDENT HEALTH, STUDENT LIFE AND RECREATION, STUDENT UNION, AND WELLNESS. THE UNIVERSITY'S AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES INCLUDE TEN RESIDENCE HALLS, THE ROUSSELL DINING HALL AND OTHER RETAIL AND CATERING OPTIONS, AND THE BARRY UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE.

THE MONSIGNOR WILLIAM BARRY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (LOCATED IN MIAMI SHORES, FL) SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN PRINT, ELECTRONIC, AND STREAMING FORMATS, AS WELL AS INTER LIBRARY LOAN TO MATERIAL NOT OWNED OR LICENSED. THE RESOURCES ARE COMPLEMENTED BY 47 DESKTOP COMPUTERS, THREE KIOSKS WITH A TOTAL OF 48 LAPTOPS, WALK-UP SCANNING STATION (KIC4), AS WELL AS THREE NEWLINE INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS (TWO ARE 75 AND ONE IS 86"). PHYSICAL ACCESS TO THE 4-STORY, 86,000+ SQ FT LIBRARY IS PROVIDED 93.5 HOURS A WEEK AND INCLUDES ACCESS TO 14 GROUP STUDY ROOMS, PRINTING, COPYING, AND SCANNING. THE LIBRARY SHARES CATALOG ACCESS WITH BARRY UNIVERSITY DWAYNE O. ANDREAS SCHOOL OF LAW (LOCATED IN ORLANDO, FL). REFERENCE LIBRARIANS AT BOTH LOCATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH RESEARCH AND REFERENCE FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY, EITHER IN PERSON OR VIDEO CONFERENCING TOOLS.