This Is Creighton
This is Creighton 2017 Creighton Baseball Media Guide • Page 87 Creighton University Location Student Snapshot The Creighton Campus Creighton is located in Omaha, Neb., which Creighton has more than 8,000 students: More Creighton is committed to being a model has a metropolitan area population of more than 4,000 are enrolled as undergraduates and living-learning campus environment. The 139- than 900,000. more than 4,000 are enrolled in the graduate acre campus is located within walking distance or professional programs. of downtown Omaha and many recreational, cultural and entertainment opportunities. The Creighton History One-third of Creighton undergraduates partic- campus design and master plan have received Founded in 1878, Creighton University is a ipate in research before graduating. Last year, top awards in landscape and architecture. private university, one of 28 Catholic, Jesuit 200 of these students presented their research colleges and universities in the United States. findings at local, state and national profession- Since 2000, Creighton has invest- al conferences. ed more than $300 million in on-campus improvements and planned expansion to Creighton Today create a more vibrant and robust campus: Creighton is nationally recognized as a Campus Life leading university in the Midwest, known Creighton offers more than 200 student • Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium, the for student-centered education and signifi- clubs and organizations, including academic, region’s only athletic facility designed cant undergraduate student research oppor- athletic, cultural, Greek, political, profession- exclusively for soccer. The stadium hosts tunities. As a Jesuit university, Creighton is al, service, social and spiritual groups, as well high school, club and international soccer committed to academic excellence and service as opportunities to work on campus publica- events and a variety of Omaha communi- to others and seeks to create an inclusive, tions.
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