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100-585: In June 2006, the IARR purchased from the UP and started operations of the Marshalltown Industrial Lead from Marshalltown, Iowa to Steamboat Rock, Iowa . In June 2006, the IARR also purchased from North Central Railway Association a rail line running between Steamboat Rock and Ackley, Iowa, which needed rehabilitation prior to operating over. Rehabilitation has been completed and that portion of

200-557: A Master of Education program, where students study at the university during the summer and teach in Catholic elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools across the South for two school years. The university first offered graduate degrees, in the form of a Master of Arts (MA), in the 1854–1855 academic year. The program expanded to include Master of Laws (LLM) and Master of Civil Engineering in its early stages of growth, before

300-648: A white supremacist and anti-Catholic movement. The Klan decided to hold a week-long Klavern in South Bend. Clashes with the student body started on May 17, when students blocked the Klansmen from descending from their trains in the South Bend station and ripped KKK clothes and regalia. Two days later, thousands of students massed downtown protesting the Klavern, and only the arrival of college president Walsh prevented any further clashes. The next day, Rockne spoke at

400-552: A 50 percent reduction in water consumption over 10 years. In 2015, Notre Dame announced major environmental sustainability goals, including eliminating using coal by 2020 and reducing its carbon footprint by half by 2030. Both these goals were reached in early 2019. This was achieved by implementing energy conservation, energy efficiency strategies, temperature setpoints, low-flow water devices, and diversifying its energy sources and infrastructures. New sources of renewable energy on campus include geothermal wells on East Quad and by

500-534: A 500-seat student ballroom, the departments of anthropology and psychology, a digital media center and the department of music and sacred music program. Jenkins announced the 2023–2024 academic year would be his last as president in October 2023. The board of trustees subsequently elected Robert A. Dowd to succeed him, effective June 1, 2024. Notre Dame's campus is located in Notre Dame, Indiana , in

600-673: A Learning Resource Center, which provides time management, collaborative learning, and subject tutoring. First Year of Studies is designed to encourage intellectual and academic achievement and innovation among first-year students. It includes programs such as FY advising, the Dean's A-list, the Renaissance circle, NDignite, the First Year Urban challenge, and more. Every admissions cycle, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions selects

700-597: A Sustainability Strategy Working Group and appointed the first director in April 2008. The pursuit of sustainability is related directly to the Catholic mission of the university. Other resources and centers on campus focusing on sustainability include the Environmental Change Initiative, Environmental Research Center, and the Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame. The university also houses

800-704: A campus rally and implored the students to refrain from further violence. A few days later, the Klavern broke up, but the hostility shown by the students contributed to the downfall of the KKK in Indiana. Charles L. O'Donnell (1928–1934) and John Francis O'Hara (1934–1939) fueled both material and academic expansion. During their tenures at Notre Dame, they brought many refugees and intellectuals to campus, such as W. B. Yeats , Frank H. Spearman , Jeremiah D. M. Ford , Irvin Abell , and Josephine Brownson for

900-494: A collaboration with the South Bend Solar Project. Current goals include cutting Notre Dame's carbon footprint by 83 percent by 2050 and eventually becoming carbon neutral, diverting 67 percent of all waste from landfills by 2030. The university owns several centers around the world used for international studies and research, conferences abroad, and alumni support. In addition to the five Global Gateways,

1000-461: A dean. John J. Cavanaugh , president from 1946 to 1952, devoted his efforts to raising academic standards and reshaping the university administration to better serve its educational mission and an expanded student body. He stressed advanced studies and research while quadrupling the university's student population, with undergraduate enrollment seeing an increase by more than half, and graduate student enrollment growing fivefold. Cavanaugh established

1100-494: A formal graduate school education was developed with a thesis not required to receive the degrees. This changed in 1924, with formal requirements developed for graduate degrees, including offering doctorates. Although Notre Dame does not have its own medical school, it offers a combined MD–PhD though the regional campus of the Indiana University School of Medicine , where Indiana medical students may spend

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1200-522: A log cabin. A plaque at 112 West Main Street marks the site of the cabin. In 1853 Anson named the town Marshall, after Marshall, Michigan , a former residence of his. The town became Marshalltown in 1862 because another Marshall already existed in Henry County (In 1880, Marshall's name changed to Wayland ). With the help of Potawatomi chief Johnny Green, Anson persuaded early settlers to stay in

1300-680: A prerequisite for the study of law. Walsh expanded the College of Commerce, enlarged the stadium, completed South Dining Hall, and built the memorial and entrance transept of the Basilica . One of the main driving forces in the university's growth was its football team, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Knute Rockne became head coach in 1918. Under him, the Irish won three national championships, had five undefeated seasons, won

1400-521: A recent addition GP38 M, #3802. This United States railway company-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about transportation in Iowa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marshalltown, Iowa Marshalltown is a city in Marshall County, Iowa and is the county seat of the county. With a population of 27,591 at

1500-674: A school mostly known for its football to a top-tier university, academic powerhouse, and preeminent Catholic university. The annual operating budget rose by a factor of 18, from $ 9.7 million to $ 176.6 million; the endowment by a factor of 40, from $ 9 million to $ 350 million; and research funding by a factor of 20, from $ 735,000 to $ 15 million. Enrollment nearly doubled from 4,979 to 9,600; faculty more than doubled from 389 to 950, and degrees awarded annually doubled from 1,212 to 2,500. Hesburgh made Notre Dame coeducational. Women had graduated every year since 1917, but they were mostly religious sisters in graduate programs. In

1600-587: A small but significant role in the life of Ebe Dolliver, a main character in MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Andersonville" (1955). Adrian Constantine "Cap" Anson , son of Henry and Jennette Anson, was the first European child born in the new pioneer town and is today known as Marshalltown's “first son.” Adrian became a Major League Baseball player and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 . He

1700-480: A small number of students for the Glynn Family Honors Program, which grants top students within the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Science access to smaller class sizes taught by distinguished faculty, endowed funding for independent research, and dedicated advising faculty and staff. Each college offers graduate education in the form of master's and doctoral programs. Most of

1800-480: A whole. It was, in many ways, a devastating experience.” According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 19.31 square miles (50.01 km ), of which 19.28 square miles (49.93 km ) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km ) is water. Neighboring counties include Hardin and Grundy to the north, Tama to the east, Jasper to the south, and Story to

1900-512: A woman, and its first bachelor's degree in 1922. However, female undergraduates were uncommon until 1972. James A. Burns became president in 1919 and, following in the footsteps of Cavanaugh, he oversaw an academic revolution that brought the school up to national standards by adopting the elective system and moving away from the traditional scholastic and classical emphasis in three years. Notre Dame continued to grow, adding more colleges, programs, residence halls, and sports teams. By 1921, with

2000-707: Is Notre Dame Stadium, home of the Fighting Irish football team; it has been renovated several times and today can seat over 80,000 people. Prominent venues include the Edmund P. Joyce Center , with indoor basketball and volleyball courts, and the Compton Family Ice Arena, a two-rink facility dedicated to hockey. There are many outdoor fields, such as the Frank Eck Stadium for baseball. Legends of Notre Dame (commonly called Legends)

2100-472: Is a music venue , public house , and restaurant on campus, just 100 yd (91 m) south of the stadium. The former Alumni Senior Club opened in September 2003 after a $ 3.5 million renovation and became an all-ages student hang-out. Legends is made up of two parts: The Restaurant and Alehouse and the nightclub. The Office of Sustainability was created in the fall of 2007 at the recommendation of

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2200-566: Is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana , United States. Founded in 1842 by members of the clerical Congregation of Holy Cross , the main campus of 1,261 acres (510 ha ) has a suburban setting and contains landmarks such as the Golden Dome , the Word of Life mural, Notre Dame Stadium , and the basilica . Notre Dame is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". The university

2300-469: Is also served by Trailways Coach Nationwide. A municipal airport serves the county, approximately four miles north of town. The closest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport , 53 miles (85.3 km) miles to the southwest. There currently is no passenger rail service. University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame ; / ˌ n oʊ t ər ˈ d eɪ m / NOH -tər- DAYM ; ND )

2400-411: Is dedicated to research, education, and outreach, on the causes of violent conflict and the conditions for sustainable peace. It offers Ph.D., master's, and undergraduate degrees in peace studies. It has contributed to international policy discussions about peace building practices. The university's library system is divided between the main library, the 14-story Theodore M. Hesburgh Library, and each of

2500-417: Is organized into seven schools and colleges: College of Arts and Letters , College of Science , Notre Dame Law School , School of Architecture , College of Engineering , Mendoza College of Business , and Keough School of Global Affairs. Notre Dame's graduate program includes more than 50 master, doctoral and professional degrees offered by the seven schools. The university's athletic teams are members of

2600-480: Is part of one of the school's five undergraduate colleges or is in the First Year of Studies program. The First Year of Studies program was established in 1962 to guide freshmen through their first year at the school before they have declared a major . Each student is assigned an academic advisor who helps them choose classes that give them exposure to any major in which they are interested. The program includes

2700-712: The 2020 census , it is the 16th largest city in the state. Marshalltown is home to the Iowa Veterans Home and Marshalltown Community College . Marshalltown is known as the Paris of the Prairie. Henry Anson was the first European settler in what is now called Marshalltown. In April 1851, Anson found what he described as “the prettiest place in Iowa.” On a high point between the Iowa River and Linn Creek, Anson built

2800-539: The Compton Family Ice Arena , a new architecture hall, and additional residence halls. Announced as an integration of "the academy, student life and athletics," construction on the 750,000 sq ft (70,000 m ) Campus Crossroads project began around Notre Dame Stadium in November 2014. Its three buildings house student life services, an indoor gym, a recreation center, the career center,

2900-671: The Marshalltown Ansons . From 1914 to 1928 the team played in the Central Association and Mississippi Valley League . On April 23, 1961 , the south side of town was hit by an F3 tornado . It damaged numerous structures in the area, causing $ 1 million (1961 USD) in the town alone. It killed one person and injured 12. Marshalltown would be hit again on July 19, 2018, when another EF3 tornado with peak winds of 145 mph moved directly through downtown at 4:37 p.m. local time. It destroyed

3000-735: The Michiana area of Northern Indiana . It lies on 1,250 acres (5.1 km ) south of the Indiana Toll Road and includes around 170 buildings and athletic fields located around its two lakes and seven quadrangles . It is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful university campuses in the United States and around the world, and is noted particularly for the Golden Dome, the Basilica and its stained glass windows,

3100-692: The NCAA Division ;I and are known collectively as the Fighting Irish . Notre Dame is noted for its football team , which contributed to its rise to prominence on the national stage in the early 20th century. Notre Dame teams in other sports, chiefly in the Atlantic Coast Conference , have won 17 national championships. Major improvements to the university occurred during Theodore Hesburgh 's administration between 1952 and 1987. Hesburgh's administration increased

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3200-866: The Old College , the first church, and the first main building. Notre Dame began as a primary and secondary school; in 1844 it received its official college charter from the Indiana General Assembly , under the name the University of Notre Dame du Lac (University of Our Lady of the Lake). The university was originally all-male; the Sisters of the Holy Cross founded the female-only Saint Mary's College near Notre Dame in 1844. The college awarded its first degrees in 1849. As it grew under

3300-610: The Rose Bowl Game in 1925, and produced players such as George Gipp and the " Four Horsemen ". Knute Rockne has the highest winning percentage (.881) in NCAA Division ;I/FBS football history. Rockne's offenses employed the Notre Dame Box and his defenses ran a 7–2–2 scheme . The success of Notre Dame reflected the rising status of Irish Americans and Catholics in the 1920s. Catholics rallied around

3400-543: The census of 2020, there were 27,591 people, 10,275 households, and 6,588 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,437.5 inhabitants per square mile (555.0/km ). There were 11,248 housing units at an average density of 586.0 per square mile (226.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 64.8% White , 2.7% Black or African American , 1.1% Native American , 5.3% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 14.4% from other races and 11.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 31.3% of

3500-564: The law school , which offered a two-year course of study, and in 1871 he began construction of Sacred Heart Church, today the Basilica of the Sacred Heart . Two years later, Auguste Lemonnier started a library in the Main Building, which had 10,000 volumes by 1879. Fire destroyed the Main Building and the library collection in April 1879; the school closed immediately and students were sent home. Rebuilding began on May 17, and

3600-679: The provost overseeing academic functions. Until 1967, Notre Dame had been governed directly by the Congregation. Under the presidency of Theodore Hesburgh, two groups, the Board of Fellows, and the Board of Trustees , were established to govern the university. The 12 fellows are evenly divided between members of the Holy Cross order and the laity; they have final say over the operation of the university. They vote on potential trustees and sign off on all that board's major decisions. The trustees elect

3700-401: The 10,335 households 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 29.8% of households were one person and 12.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size

3800-453: The 2006 raid caused a 6-month to 1-year economic recession in the area. Explaining the 2006 raid's effect on the community, Police Chief Michael Tupper told The Washington Post in 2018 that “I think that there’s just a lot of fear that it could happen again. It was a very traumatic experience for our community. Not just for the families and people that were directly impacted, but for our school system, for our local economy, for our community as

3900-524: The 9,683 (17 percent) who requested it. Admission is need-blind for domestic applicants. Admitted students came from 1,311 high schools; the average student traveled over 750 mi (1,210 km) to Notre Dame. While all entering students begin in the College of the First Year of Studies, 26 percent have indicated they plan to study in the liberal arts or social sciences, 21 percent in engineering, 26 percent in business, 24 percent in science, and 3 percent in architecture. Tuition for full-time students at

4000-582: The Ansons. Adrian accepted the contract, which began his professional career in baseball in 1871. Baseball continued its popularity in Marshalltown. In the early 1880s Billy Sunday played for the town baseball team. In 1882, with Sunday in left field , the Marshalltown team defeated the state champion Des Moines team 13–4. Marshalltown later formed a minor league team naming it after the Anson family,

4100-499: The Center for Ethics and Culture. The university is also home to the McGrath Institute for Church Life, which "partners with Catholic dioceses, parishes and schools to address pastoral challenges with theological depth and rigor". The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, founded in 1986 through donations Joan B. Kroc , the surviving spouse of McDonald's owner Ray Kroc , and inspired by Father Hesburgh,

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4200-555: The Center-South and Center-East sections of campus. McCourtney Hall, an interdisciplinary research facility, opened its doors for the fall 2016 semester, and ground was broken on the 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m ) Walsh Family Hall of Architecture on the south end of campus near the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center opened in fall 2018. Since 2004, several buildings have been added, including

4300-450: The City of South Bend to construct the public parking garage picketed the private work site after a contractor hired non-union workers. The $ 90 million second phase broke ground in 2017. The university's president is always a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross. The first president was Edward Sorin; and the current president is Robert A. Dowd . As of June 2024 , John McGreevy is

4400-732: The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, the Guglielmino Complex, and the Jordan Hall of Science. A new engineering building, Stinson-Remick Hall, a new combination Center for Social Concerns/Institute for Church Life building, Geddes Hall, and a law school addition were completed at the same time. Many academic buildings were built with a system of libraries, the most prominent of which is the Hesburgh Library, built in 1963 and today containing almost four million books. The Stayer Center for Executive Education, which houses

4500-463: The Fighting Irish football team could be an effective means to "acquaint the public with the ideals that dominate" Notre Dame. He wrote, "Notre Dame football is a spiritual service because it is played for the honor and glory of God and of his Blessed Mother. When St. Paul said: 'Whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever else you do, do all for the glory of God,' he included football." During World War II , O'Donnell offered Notre Dame's facilities to

4600-815: The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. The action was approved by the Surface Transportation Board. The abandoned line will be turned into the Iowa River Rail Trail. The IARR connects with the Canadian National (formerly Illinois Central ) at Ackley. Before abandonment the line also connected with the Union Pacific Railroad at Marshalltown. Current motive power had consisted of a single GP30 , #3004, but has gained

4700-1017: The Kellogg Institute for International Peace Studies. Notre Dame received a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in 2014, though in 2017 it was downgraded to silver. In 2016, the Office of Sustainability released its Comprehensive Sustainability Strategy to achieve its goals in a wide area of university operations. As of November 2020 , 17 buildings have achieved LEED-Certified status , with 12 of them earning Gold certification. Notre Dame's dining service sources 40 percent of its food locally and offers sustainably caught seafood and many organic, fair-trade, and vegan options. In 2019, irrigation systems' improvements led to 244 million fewer gallons of water being used and

4800-499: The Laetare Medal, instituted in 1883. O'Hara also concentrated on expanding the graduate school. New construction included Notre Dame Stadium , the law school building, Rockne Memorial, numerous residential halls, Cushing Hall of Engineering, and a new heating plant. This rapid expansion, which cost the university more than $ 2.8 million, was made possible in large part through football revenues. O'Hara strongly believed that

4900-750: The Lobund Institute for Animal Studies and Notre Dame's Medieval Institute , presided over the construction of Nieuwland Science Hall, Fisher Hall, and the Morris Inn, and the Hall of Liberal Arts (now O'Shaughnessy Hall), made possible by a donation from I. A. O'Shaughnessy, at the time the largest ever made to an American Catholic university. He also established the university's system of advisory councils. Theodore Hesburgh served as president for 35 years (1952–1987). Under his presidency, Notre Dame underwent huge growth and transformation from

5000-592: The Mendoza College of Business Executive Education Department, opened in March 2013 just South of the Mendoza College of Business building. There are 33 single-sex undergraduate residence halls . The university has recently announced a co-educational undergraduate dorm community based in one of the graduate residential apartments. Most of the graduate students on campus live in one of four graduate housing complexes on campus. A new residence for men, Baumer Hall ,

5100-488: The Mendoza College of Business, the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, and a slide library in O'Shaughnessy Hall. A theology library, opened in the fall of 2015 on the first floor of Stanford Hall, is the first branch of the library system to be housed in a dorm room. With over three million volumes, the library system was the single largest university library in

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5200-583: The Notre Dame Stadium, substitution of boilers with gas turbines, solar panels on Fitzpatrick Hall and Stinson-Remick Hall and off-campus, a hydroelectric facility at Seitz Park in South Bend powered by the St. Joseph River , and heat recovery strategies. Future projects outlined by the university's utilities long-range plan include continual diversification of its energy portfolio, future geothermal wells in new buildings and some existing facilities, and

5300-440: The addition of Duncan Student Center, which is built onto the Notre Dame Stadium as part of the Campus Crossroads projects. As well as additional food service chains, recreation facilities, and student offices, Duncan also hosts a student gym and a ballroom. Because of its long athletic tradition, the university features many athletic buildings, which are concentrated in the southern and eastern sections of campus. The most prominent

5400-467: The addition of the College of Commerce , Notre Dame had grown from a small college to a university with five colleges and a law school. President Matthew Walsh (1922–1928) addressed the material needs of the university, particularly the $ 10,000 debt and the lack of space for new students. When he assumed the presidency, more than 1,100 students lived off campus while only 135 students paid for room and board. With fund-raising money, Walsh concentrated on

5500-455: The age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.7% of households were one person and 13.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02. Age spread: 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% 65 or older. The median age

5600-446: The area. In the mid-1850s, Anson donated land for a county courthouse. Residents donated money for the building's construction. In 1863 the title of county seat transferred from the village of Marietta to Marshalltown. The young town then began growing. By 1900, Marshalltown had 10,000 residents. Many industries began developing in Marshalltown, like Fisher Controls , Lennox International and Marshalltown Company . Marshalltown plays

5700-433: The armed forces. The Navy accepted his offer and installed Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) units on campus as part of the V-12 Navy College Training Program . Soon after the installation, there were only a few hundred civilian students at Notre Dame. O'Donnell continued O'Hara's work with the graduate school. He formalized the graduate program further and replaced the previous committee of graduate studies with

5800-505: The average Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) score rising from 1240 to 1460. The number of minority students more than doubled, the endowment grew from $ 350 million to more than $ 3 billion, the annual operating budget rose from $ 177 million to more than $ 650 million, and annual research funding improved from $ 15 million to more than $ 70 million. Notre Dame's most recent (2014) capital campaign raised $ 2.014 billion, far exceeding its goal of $ 767 million. It

5900-429: The bishop of Vincennes , Célestin Guynemer de la Hailandière , offered the land to Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross , on the condition that he build a college in two years. Sorin arrived on the site with eight Holy Cross brothers from France and Ireland on November 26, 1842, and began the school using Badin's old log chapel . After enrolling two students, Sorin soon erected more buildings, including

6000-466: The campus art gallery and library, amassing what became a famous Dante collection, and pushing Notre Dame towards becoming a research university dedicated to scholarship. The congregation did not renew Zahm's term, fearing he had expanded Notre Dame too quickly and had run the order into serious debt. In particular, his vision to make Notre Dame a research university was at odds with that of Andrew Morrissey (president from 1893 to 1905), who hoped to keep

6100-565: The city and surrounding Marshall County was "extensive", particularly to trees. Marshalltown's Hispanic population in particular boomed in the 1990s and 2000s with immigrants mostly from Mexico, just like in many other Midwestern towns with meat-packing plants. Another smaller wave of Burmese refugees later arrived in the 2010s. Federal law enforcement have twice raided the Swift & Company (now JBS ) meatpacking plant, first in 1996 and again in 2006 , arresting suspected undocumented immigrants for alleged identity theft. One study estimated

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6200-441: The city. Over a hundred cars parked near a factory had their windows blown out. Reports described 99 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour; 44 meters per second) winds, roofs being ripped off, and loose wood debris embedded in the sides of buildings. One week after the storm, nearly 7,000 residents of the city were still waiting for power restoration; 99 percent restoration was achieved on August 23. The damage to public parks in

6300-411: The city. The population density was 1,429.0 inhabitants per square mile (551.7/km ). There were 11,171 housing units at an average density of 579.4 per square mile (223.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 84.8% White, 2.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 7.9% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.1%. Of

6400-507: The colleges and schools. The Hesburgh Library, completed in 1963, is the third building to house the main collection. The Word of Life mural by Millard Sheets , popularly known as "Touchdown Jesus" because of its proximity to Notre Dame Stadium and Jesus' arms appearing to make the signal for a touchdown adorns the front of the library. The library system also includes branch libraries for Architecture, Chemistry and Physics, Engineering, Law, and Mathematics and information centers in

6500-479: The construction of a dormitory system. He built Freshman Hall in 1922 and Sophomore Hall in 1923, and began construction of Morrissey , Howard and Lyons Halls between 1924 and 1925. By 1925, enrollment had increased to 2,500 students, of which 1,471 lived on campus; faculty members increased from 90 to 175. On the academic side, credit hours were reduced to encourage in-depth study, and Latin and Greek were no longer required. In 1928, three years of college were made

6600-453: The core of the original campus such as the Main Administration Building and the Basilica. The Main Building serves as the center for the university's administrative offices, including the Office of the President. Its golden dome, topped by the statue of Mary, is the campus' most recognizable landmark. The main building is located on Main Quad (also known as "God Quad"), which is the oldest, most historic, and most central part of campus. Behind

6700-648: The departments in the College of Arts and Letters offer PhDs, while a professional Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program also exists. All of the departments in the College of Science offer PhDs, except for the Department of Pre-Professional Studies. The School of Architecture offers a Master of Architecture , while each of the departments of the College of Engineering offer PhDs. The College of Business offers multiple professional programs, including MBA and Master of Science in Accountancy programs. It also operates facilities in Chicago and Cincinnati for its executive MBA program. The Alliance for Catholic Education program offers

6800-404: The first two years of their medical education before transferring to the main medical campus at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis . In 2019, Notre Dame announced plans to rename the Center for Ethics and Culture, an organization focused on spreading Catholic moral and intellectual traditions. The new de Nicola A $ 10 million gift from Anthony and Christie de Nicola funded

6900-506: The institution a smaller boarding school. Morrissey's presidency remained largely focused on younger students and saw the construction of the Grotto , the addition of wings to Sorin Hall , and the erection of the first gymnasium. By 1900, student enrollment had increased to over 700, with most students still following the Commercial Course. The movement towards a research university was championed subsequently by John W. Cavanaugh , who modernized educational standards and dedicated himself to

7000-405: The integration of the sexes is a normal and expected aspect, replacing separatism." Two of the residence halls were converted for the newly admitted female students that first year, with two more converted the next school year. In 1971, Mary Ann Proctor, a transfer from St. Mary's, became the first female undergraduate. The following year, Mary Davey Bliley became the first woman to graduate from

7100-429: The interior. The basilica also features a bell tower with a carillon. Inside the church, there are sculptures by Ivan Meštrović . The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, built in 1896, is a replica of the original in Lourdes and is a popular spot for prayer and meditation. The Old College building has become one of two seminaries on the campus run by the Congregation of Holy Cross. Academic buildings are concentrated in

7200-599: The line is currently in use. In 2012, the Iowa River Railroad filed to abandonment of line running from Steamboat Rock to Marshalltown with the Surface Transportation Board. The same year, a request for imposition of a public use condition and issuance of an interim trail use for the line was filed on behalf of the conservation boards of both Marshall and Hardin Counties, as well as the cities of Marshalltown, Union, Steamboat Rock, Liscomb, Eldora and Albion and

7300-603: The main building stand several facilities with administrative purposes and student services, including Carole Sadner Hall, Brownson Hall, and St. Liam's Hall, the campus health center. There are several religious buildings The current Basilica of the Sacred Heart is on the site of Sorin's original church, which had become too small for the growing college. It is built in French Revival style, with stained glass windows imported from France. Luigi Gregori , an Italian painter invited by Sorin to be an artist in residence, painted

7400-567: The mid-1960s, Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College developed a co-exchange program whereby several hundred students took classes not offered at their home institution. After extensive debate, merging with St. Mary's was rejected, primarily because of the differential in faculty qualifications and pay scales. "In American college education," explained Charles E. Sheedy , Notre Dame's dean of Arts and Letters, "certain features formerly considered advantageous and enviable are now seen as anachronistic and out of place. ... In this environment of diversity,

7500-451: The population. Of the 10,275 households, 33.2% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 7.0% were cohabitating couples, 27.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 19.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 35.9% of all households were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, 14.0% had someone living alone who

7600-470: The presidency of Sorin and his successors, new academic programs were offered and new buildings built to accommodate the growing student and faculty population. The brief presidency of Patrick Dillon (1865–1866) saw the original main building replaced with a larger one, which housed the university's administration, classrooms, and dormitories. Under William Corby 's first administration, enrollment at Notre Dame increased to over 500 students. In 1869, he opened

7700-444: The president and provide general guidance and governance to the university. Notre Dame's endowment was started in the early 1920s by university president James Burns; it was $ 7 million by 1952 when Hesburgh became president. In fiscal year ending in 2021, the university endowment market value was $ 18.07 billion. For fiscal year 2023, the university reported total endowment assets of $ 16.62 billion. Every Notre Dame undergraduate

7800-637: The quads and the greenery, the Grotto, Touchdown Jesus , and its statues and museums. Notre Dame is a major tourist attraction in northern Indiana; in the 2015–2016 academic year, more than 1.8 million visitors, almost half of whom were from outside St. Joseph County , visited the campus. A 116-acre (47 ha) historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as University of Notre Dame: Main and South Quadrangles. The district includes 21 contributing buildings in

7900-407: The school's academic reputation and to increasing the number of students awarded bachelor's and master's degrees. As part of his efforts, he attracted many eminent scholars, established a chair in journalism, and introduced courses in chemical engineering . During his time as president, Notre Dame rapidly became a significant force on the football field. In 1917, Notre Dame awarded its first degree to

8000-409: The school's superintendent. As of 2020, there are multiple schools in Marshalltown. There are six elementary schools, one intermediate school, a Catholic school (PreK–6) and Christian school (1–8), and a middle school (7–8). There is also Marshalltown High School , with over 1,000 students. East Marshall Community School District serves small portions of the Marshalltown city limits. The district

8100-451: The spire from the top of the courthouse, while heavily damaging or destroying several homes, businesses, and historic downtown buildings. It was on the ground for 23 minutes along a 8.41-mile-long (13.53 km) path of destruction up to 1,200 yards (1,100 m) wide. Although there were no fatalities, 23 people were injured. On August 10, 2020, Marshalltown was hit by a powerful derecho , which caused extensive damage throughout

8200-592: The team and listened to the games on the radio, especially when it defeated teams from schools that symbolized the Protestant establishment in America—Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Army. Its role as a high-profile flagship institution of Catholicism made it an easy target of anti-Catholicism . The most remarkable episode of violence was a clash in 1924 between Notre Dame students and the Ku Klux Klan (KKK),

8300-546: The third and current Main Building was completed before the fall semester of 1879. The library collection was redeveloped. The presidency of Thomas E. Walsh (1881–1893) focused on improving Notre Dame's scholastic reputation and standards. At the time, many students came to Notre Dame only for its business courses and did not graduate. Walsh started a " Belles Lettres " program and invited notable lay intellectuals like writer Maurice Francis Egan to campus. Washington Hall

8400-424: The top employers in the city are: Marshalltown Community School District serves Marshalltown. The first schoolhouse in Marshalltown was a log cabin built in 1853. The building stood on Main Street between Third and Fourth Streets. Neary Hoxie served as the first teacher. In 1874, high school classes were held in an old building on North Center Street. The high school had 45 students and C. P. Rogers served as

8500-452: The town's founder, they put together a team and became the most prominent team in the state of Iowa . The Marshalltown team, with Henry Anson at third base, Adrian's brother Sturgis in center field, and Adrian at second base, won the Iowa state championship in 1868. In 1870 Marshalltown played an exhibition game with the talented Rockford Forest Citys . Although Marshalltown lost the game, Rockford's management offered contracts to all three of

8600-686: The university also owns the Santa Fe Building in Chicago, where it offers its executive Master of Business Administration program. The university also hosts Global Centers located in Santiago , São Paulo , Mexico City , Hong Kong , and Mumbai . The first phase of Eddy Street Commons, a $ 215 million development adjacent to campus funded by the university, broke ground in June 2008. The project drew union protests when workers hired by

8700-444: The university's resources, academic programs, and its reputation. At the end of the fiscal year 2022, Notre Dame's endowment was valued at $ 20.3 billion. Its network of alumni consists of 151,000 members. Stephen Badin , the first priest ordained in the United States, had come to the area invited by Potawatomi chief Leopold Pokagon to minister to his tribe, and had bought these 524 acres (212 ha) of land in 1830. In 1842,

8800-477: The university, with a bachelor's degree in marketing. In 1978, a historic district comprising 21 contributing buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places . In the eighteen years Edward Malloy was president, the school's reputation, faculty, and resources grew rapidly. He added more than 500 professors and the academic quality of the student body improved dramatically, with

8900-590: The west. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Marshalltown has a hot-summer humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. Marshalltown is notably more ethnically diverse than the State of Iowa overall. In 2019, 85% of Iowans were non-Hispanic whites, compared to just 59.8% of Marshalltonians. Most of this discrepancy can be explained by the sizable Hispanic population in Marshalltown (30.7% in 2019). As of

9000-422: The world at the time of completion. It remains one of the hundred largest libraries in the country. The fall 2024 incoming class admitted 3,324 from a pool of 29,943 applicants for 11.1 percent acceptance rate. The university practices a non-restrictive early action policy that allows admitted students to consider admission to Notre Dame and any other colleges that accepted them. This process admitted 1,675 of

9100-403: Was 1,442.7 inhabitants per square mile (557.0/km ). There were 10,857 housing units at an average density of 602.2 per square mile (232.5/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 86.8% White, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 8.6% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.6%. Of the 10,175 households 30.0% had children under

9200-403: Was 3.18. The median age was 37.3 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. At the 2000 census there were 26,009 people in 10,175 households, including 6,593 families, in the city. The population density

9300-548: Was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males. The median household income was $ 35,688 and the median family income was $ 45,315. Males had a median income of $ 32,800 versus $ 23,835 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,113. About 8.8% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over. According to Marshalltown's 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,

9400-418: Was 65 years old or older. The median age in the city was 36.7 years. 29.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 6.3% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 24.0% were from 25 and 44; 22.2% were from 45 and 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. At the 2010 census there were 27,552 people in 10,335 households, including 6,629 families, in

9500-515: Was awarded the first Laetare Medal . The Law School was reorganized under the leadership of William J. Hoynes (dean from 1883 to 1919), and when its new building was opened shortly after his death, it was renamed in his honor. John Zahm was the Holy Cross Provincial for the United States from 1898 to 1906, with overall supervision of the university. He sought to modernize and expand Notre Dame by erecting buildings and adding to

9600-614: Was built in 1881 as a theater, and the Science Hall (today the LaFortune Student Center ) was built in 1883 to house the science program (established in 1880) and multiple classrooms and science labs. The construction of Sorin Hall saw the first freestanding residence hall on campus and one of the first in the country to have private rooms for students, a project championed by Sorin and John Zahm. During Walsh's tenure, Notre Dame started its football program and

9700-617: Was built in 2019. Johnson Family Hall , for women, was also completed and opened that semester. The South Dining Hall and North Dining Hall serve the student body. The campus hosts several entertainment, general purpose, and common spaces. LaFortune Student Center, commonly known as "LaFortune" or "LaFun," is a four-story building built in 1883 that serves the student union and hosts social, recreational, cultural, and educational activities. LaFortune hosts many businesses (including restaurant chains), student services, and divisions of The Office of Student Affairs. A second student union came with

9800-542: Was established on July 1, 1992, by the merger of the LDF and SEMCO school districts. The BCLUW Community School District serves some rural areas nearby Marshalltown. [REDACTED] U.S. Route 30 bypasses the town to the south, while [REDACTED] Iowa Highway 14 runs through the center of town. An expressway , [REDACTED] Iowa Highway 330 connects Marshalltown to Des Moines . Marshalltown has bus ( Marshalltown Municipal Transit or MMT) and taxicab services. It

9900-478: Was regarded as one of the greatest players of his era and one of the first superstars of the game. Baseball steadily became popular as Marshalltown grew in the mid-1800s. Adrian's brother Sturgis also became a talented baseball player and both went to play on intra-school teams at the University of Notre Dame . Both later returned to Marshalltown to play baseball for the town team. Along with their father Henry,

10000-510: Was the largest in the history of Catholic higher education, and the largest of any university without a medical school at the time. John I. Jenkins took over from Malloy in 2005. In his inaugural address, Jenkins described his goals of making the university a leader in research that recognizes ethics and builds the connection between faith and studies. During his tenure, Notre Dame has increased its endowment, enlarged its student body, and undergone many construction projects on campus, including

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