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Spalding University is the home for students who want to earn a degree while engaging and serving the community. We put compassion in action every day with our mission-driven focus. We volunteer, teach, advocate, organize, and give. Our students are active in the community, using their Spalding education to make the world better. We are a diverse community with a core commitment to inclusion, and we value our students, faculty, and staff from all walks of life. Begin your college journey with us and follow your passions. At Spalding, we are an inclusive community of people who are fundamentally different from one another. We humbly accept each other for who we are. We represent a cross-section of society. We have the most racially diverse student body of Kentucky's private colleges. Thirty-three percent of students self-identify as people of color. We are a community of learners made up of artists, veterans, activists, parents, religious leaders, LGBTQIA community members, and athletes. We are all of these people and more. We have different abilities, ideals, cultures, backgrounds, goals, and passions. We cultivate a supportive space for all of our students to learn and grow. Since 1814, we have been serving our communities in the tradition of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth with a spirit of inclusiveness and compassion. Study at a small college in a big city. Discover whom you are on a campus filled with new and modern classroom buildings amidst green spaces and old mansions. Dive-in to your studies with our six-week block schedule that lets you focus on one or two classes at a time. We offer a supportive learning environment to help you succeed in the classroom and prepare you to launch your career. As a Spalding student, you will have a dedicated advisor who will help you identify the courses you need to meet your goals and academic requirements and support you to make the most of your college experience. Our advising program ensures that you follow the best path to graduation and receive mentoring from faculty who are knowledgeable in your field. This model puts you at the center of the experience. Our advisors get to know you as an individual and help you find balance in your courses, work, family, athletics, and other life demands. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need or academic merit. Our scholarship coordinator is passionate about helping you find institutional or outside scholarships that meet your qualifications. Study abroad can be one of the most transformative experiences in your college journey, maybe even your life. Spalding University promotes real-world learning in our daily experiences with our programs, especially with our study abroad curricula. You will cross borders to experience different cultures and learn about different religions. What better way to examine your values than to travel to a world you have never experienced and challenge the norm? Get to know students from across disciplines who travel together to achieve common goals of developing a sense of self and learning more about the world. Spalding University is committed to providing academic excellence in a supportive, friendly environment. With our mission to serve our community at the heart of our programs, we extend this reach to include continuing education courses taught by faculty experts in their field. We offer workshops, seminars, and training and credit and non-credit courses for nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, and a variety of other professionals. Our urban campus is exciting and growing. Our small, family-like community enjoys the amenities and beauty of living in a river city that is among the best places to live in the U.S. Living in our neighborhood provides you access to TARC transportation, bike lanes, and recreational parks. With Spalding's downtown location, you can walk to popular restaurants, events, concerts, and entertainment establishments. Our most significant distinction is the fact that our mission is our driving force. Our mission isn't just something you will find in our history or charter. We live it. We share it. We take pride in it. You'll learn it from your first day on campus and engage with it every day in and out of the classroom. And when you graduate, you will take it with you into the world. Residence life at Spalding University provides students convenience, safety, and overall enhanced college experience. Research shows that on-campus living will help you experience wellness, gain independence, achieve tremendous academic success, and develop as a well-rounded individual. With two residence options—Spalding Suites and Morrison Hall—you can live independently with all the amenities, support, and security of a college campus. We integrate individual student development into daily life. More than 25 organizations and clubs, various student services, and recreational programs allow you to customize your college experience. Individual strengths finding is a focus of our student life program, and we encourage you to explore leadership opportunities on campus, in the classroom, and the community. View full university