Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences

Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences
A vertical oval-shaped black and white design with a bald eagle whose wings are spread and who is grasping a globe and a cross with its claws. Around the seal are leaves and the numbers 17 and 89 appear on either side.
Seal of Georgetown University
Former name
Georgetown College
(1789– ,1990–2022)
TypePrivate college
Established1789; 235 years ago (1789)
Parent institution
Georgetown University
AffiliationRoman Catholic (Jesuit)
Students3,566 (2021)[1]
Location
Washington, D.C.
,
United States

38°54′32.1″N 77°4′20.2″W / 38.908917°N 77.072278°W / 38.908917; -77.072278
CampusUrban
Websitecollege.georgetown.edu

The Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is a college of Georgetown University, a private Jesuit research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. It is the oldest and largest undergraduate school at Georgetown, and, until the founding of the School of Medicine in 1850, was the only higher education division of the university. In 1821, it granted its first graduate degrees, though the graduate portion has since been separated as the Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. From 1990 to 2022, it was named Georgetown College.[2]

The college enrolls over 3,500 students in 30 academic majors within 23 departments.[3]

History

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Main article: History of Georgetown University

From 1789 until the founding of the School of Medicine in 1850, Georgetown College was the only secondary school at what became Georgetown University. Robert Plunkett, the first president of Georgetown, oversaw the division of the school into three parts, "college", "preparatory", and "elementary". Elementary education was eventually dropped by Patrick Francis Healy, and preparatory eventually separated as Georgetown Prep.[4]

The White-Gravenor Hall houses most of the college's staff and faculty offices, including the Office of the Dean[5]

Over the years many schools have broken off of the College. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences first broke off in 1855, but rejoined the college organization following the downturn in admissions caused by the American Civil War, until reestablishment in 1891. The School of Languages and Linguistics, itself organized out of the School of Foreign Service in 1949, was collapsed into the College in 1995, as the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, though it maintains its separate programs.[6]

Degrees

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The college offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs.

List of deans and prefects of studies

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From 1811 to 1931, Georgetown College was led by a prefect of studies. Since 1931, it has been led by a dean. Andrew Sobanet has been the interim dean of the school since July 1, 2024.[7] The following people have led the college:

Deans and prefects of studies
No. Name Years Ref.
Prefects of Studies
1 Giovanni Antonio Grassi SJ 1811–1817 [8]
2 Roger Baxter SJ 1819–1824 [8]
3 William Feiner SJ 1825–1826 [8]
4 James Neill SJ 1826–1827 [8]
5 Peter Walsh SJ 1827–1828 [8]
6 Thomas F. Mulledy SJ 1829–1831 [8]
7 William Grace SJ 1831–1833 [8]
8 Thomas F. Mulledy SJ 1833–1837 [8]
9 William McSherry SJ 1837–1839 [8]
10 George Fenwick SJ 1840–1841 [8]
11 James A. Ryder SJ 1841–1843 [8]
12 George Fenwick SJ 1843–1845 [8]
13 Thomas F. Mulledy SJ 1845–1848 [8]
14 James A. Ryder SJ 1848–1851 [8]
15 Charles H. Stonestreet SJ 1851–1852 [8]
16 Bernard A. Maguire SJ 1852–1853 [8]
17 Francis Knackstedt SJ 1853–1854 [8]
18 Bernard A. Maguire SJ 1854–1858 [8]
19 John Early SJ 1858–1865 [8]
20 Bernard A. Maguire SJ 1866–1867 [8]
21 Joseph O'Callaghan SJ 1867–1868 [8]
22 Patrick F. Healy SJ 1868–1880 [8]
23 William Whiteford SJ 1880–1881 [8]
24 James A. Doonan SJ 1881–1882 [8]
25 James B. Becker SJ 1882–1883 [8]
26 Edward I. Devitt SJ 1883–1886 [8]
27 James A. Doonan SJ 1886–1888 [8]
28 J. Havens Richards SJ 1888–1898 [8][9]
29 James P. Fagan SJ 1898–1901 [9]
30 John A. Conway SJ 1901–1903 [9]
31 W. G. Read Mullan SJ 1903–1905 [9]
32 Charles Macksey SJ 1905–1909 [9]
33 John B. Creeden SJ 1909–1918 [9]
34 Edmund A. Walsh SJ 1918 [9]
35 W. Coleman Nevils SJ 1918–1922 [9]
36 William T. Tallon SJ 1922–1924 [9]
37 Louis J. Gallagher SJ 1924–1926 [9]
38 Robert A. Parsons SJ 1926–1928 [9]
39 R. Rush Rankin SJ 1928–1931 [9]
Deans
1 John J. McLaughlin SJ 1931–1932 [9]
2 Vincent J. Hart SJ 1932–1933 [9]
3 George F. Strohaver SJ 1933–1934 [9]
4 John E. Grattan SJ 1934–1942 [9]
5 Stephen F. McNamee SJ 1942–1946 [9]
6 Charles L. Coolahan SJ 1946–1949 [9]
7 Edward G. Jacklin SJ 1949–1951 [9]
8 Brian A. McGrath SJ 1951–1957 [9]
9 Joseph A. Sellinger SJ 1957–1964 [10]
10 Thomas R. Fitzgerald SJ 1964–1966 [10]
11 Royden B. Davis SJ 1966–1989 [10]
12 Robert B. Lawton SJ 1989–1999 [10]
13 Jane Dammen McAuliffe 1999–2008 [10]
14 Chester Gillis 2008–2017 [11]
15 Christopher Celenza 2017–2020 [12]
16 Rosario Ceballo 2022–2024 [13][14]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Key Facts". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Georgetown University's College of Arts & Sciences Announces Name Change". Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  3. ^ "Prospective Students". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
  4. ^ O'Neill, Paul R.; Paul K. Williams (2003). Georgetown University. Arcadia. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-7385-1509-0.
  5. ^ "Connect With Us". College of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  6. ^ Curran, Robert Emmett (2007). "Georgetown: A Brief History". Archived from the original on 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
  7. ^ DeGioia, John J. (June 26, 2024). "Announcing the Interim Dean of Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Curran 2010a, p. 366, Appendix D: Presidents, Prefects, and Deans in Georgetown's First Century
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Curran 2010b, p. 398, Appendix C: Prefects of Studies/Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1889–1964
  10. ^ a b c d e Curran 2010c, p. 291, Appendix C: Deans of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1957—2010
  11. ^ "Thank You, Dean Gillis". Georgetown University. April 28, 2017. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  12. ^ DeGioia, John J. (March 2, 2017). "Announcing Christopher S. Celenza, Ph.D. as Dean of Georgetown College". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  13. ^ "Women's and Gender Studies, Psychology Scholar Named Dean of Georgetown College". Georgetown University. July 27, 2021. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  14. ^ DeGioia, John J. (June 20, 2024). "Leadership Transition at the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.

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