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131-558: The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midwestern City Conference . The conference changed its name to Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and then the Horizon League in 2001. The conference started with a membership of six teams and has fluctuated in size with 24 different schools as members at different times. The league currently has 11 members. The Horizon League currently sponsors 19 sports and

262-519: A 19–12 record in the NCAA tournament from 2003 to 2011, ranking tops among all 32 NCAA Division I conferences for winning percentage (.613) in March Madness during that span. This historic stretch of conference dominance was thanks to NCAA Tournament wins from Butler (15), Milwaukee (3), and Cleveland State (1) . Butler appeared in the men's national championship game in both 2010 and 2011 . Since

393-657: A business library, is located in the building that formerly housed the A. M. Rothschild & Company Store and the Goldblatt's Department Store. It is home to the Driehaus College of Business. The College of Law is based in the Lewis Center and O'Malley Place at the southwest corner of Wabash and Jackson. Kitty-corner across the street is the College of Computing and Digital Media . In 2008, DePaul purchased

524-655: A designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance / Cybersecurity for academic years 2014-2021 by the United States Department of Homeland Security and National Security Agency . In The Hollywood Reporter's 2021 Top 25 American Film Schools Ranking, DePaul's School of Cinematic Arts was listed as the 16th, making it 8 ranks up than the previous year. Nearly 5,000 students are currently enrolled across CDM's graduate and undergraduate programs. The College of Education

655-552: A first-rate program in 20th century continental philosophy , particularly at the graduate level, according to the Hartmann Report The department includes major Heidegger translators, Parvis Emad , David Farrell Krell and William McNeill . The graduate School of Public Service (SPS), located in the Loop Campus, educates nonprofit and government professionals, includes an interdisciplinary faculty, and offers

786-503: A generation, losing 61–59 in a game that came down to the final play. This is the farthest any team has reached in the tournament while a member of the Horizon League. Butler was the first Division I men's team to play in the Final Four in its hometown since UCLA in 1972, and the first of either sex since Texas played in the 1987 Women's Final Four on its home court . Also of note, former Milwaukee head coach Bruce Pearl coached

917-402: A joint statement. In June 2009, the university removed the dean of the College of Law , Glen Weissenberger. The recommendation to remove Weissenberger was made by DePaul's provost, Helmut Epp, who stated in an e-mail to College of Law faculty and staff that "the working relationship between the dean and the administration had deteriorated to the point where it had become difficult to accomplish

1048-646: A member of the Federal Depository Library Program in 1971. Currently, it is a six-story building with over 500,000 volumes in-house, as well as access to the collections of 84 other Ohio institutions via participation in the OhioLINK program. The building also houses the writing center and the university's English Language Institute. Located on the fifth floor of Maag Library, the Archives and Special Collections at Youngstown State

1179-611: A member of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . The Penguins have played their home games in Stambaugh Stadium since 1982. YSU football has been one of the leading programs in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision , winning four national championships under former head coach Jim Tressel , which is third behind North Dakota State's seven titles and Georgia Southern's six. Overall, YSU has made 11 playoff appearances since Division I FCS

1310-493: A men's tennis associate, and Chicago State , which became a D-I independent after leaving the Western Athletic Conference days earlier, would become an associate in both men's and women's tennis. The Horizon later lost men's associate Lindenwood after they dropped nine NCAA sports, including men's tennis, after the 2023–24 season. Men's and women's associate Chicago State also announced they would join

1441-679: A number of international programs. It is the largest program of its type in the midwest. The English department offers the Oeuvre Prize to distinguished writers semi-annually to recognize significant accomplishments in Literature. The College of Science and Health (CSH) was established in 2011. Courses are primarily offered on the Lincoln Park Campus. Notable professors include psychology professor Leonard A. Jason . DePaul's School of Music has more than two dozen members of

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1572-774: A planetarium and greenhouse, nine classrooms, 53 faculty-research rooms, and a seminar room. Ward Beecher houses the university's planetarium, which opened in 1967 and includes a planetarium projector . Tod Hall houses the administrative offices of many university officials, including the president, provost, and the Board of Trustees, as well as the Offices of Assessment, Marketing Communications, Human Resources, and others. Other academic buildings on campus include Beeghly Hall, Coffelt Hall, Cushwa Hall, DeBartolo Hall, Fedor Hall, Cafaro Hall, Meshel Hall, Moser Hall, Silvestri Hall, Sweeney Hall, and Williamson Hall. The McDonough Museum of Art

1703-672: A preparatory seminary, now Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary , for the archdiocese and allow the Jesuit Saint Ignatius College, now Loyola University Chicago to move its collegiate programs to the north side, threatening St. Vincent College's survival. In response, the Vincentians re-chartered in 1907 as DePaul University, expressly offering all of its courses of study to men and women of any religious background. DePaul began admitting women in 1911 and awarded degrees to its first female graduates in 1912. It

1834-660: A program in language, literacy and specialized instruction. Many of the school's graduates go on to teach in the Chicago Public Schools, private Catholic schools in the city of Chicago, and public and private schools throughout the metropolitan area . The DePaul University College of Law is located in the Loop at 25 East Jackson Boulevard. Notable faculty members include Alberto Coll, former United States Assistant Secretary of Defense under George H. W. Bush , and Patty Gerstenblith, appointed by Barack Obama to serve as

1965-489: A semester system. DePaul's College of Commerce opened on January 11, 1913. It was officially renamed the Driehaus College of Business on September 19, 2012, seven months after receiving from alumnus Richard H. Driehaus a $ 30 million gift which was the largest in the university's history. The college is located downtown in the Chicago Loop at 1 East Jackson Boulevard and is one of the ten oldest business schools in

2096-412: A student apartment community for over 580 DePaul University students with retail businesses on the first floor. This building is now named Ion Lincoln Park. DePaul entered into a merger with Barat College in 2001, from which it withdrew in 2005 after continued low enrollment and rising maintenance costs made the campus nonviable. The former Barat College had its final graduation on June 11, 2005. It sold

2227-597: Is DePaul's third largest college and is located primarily in the Lincoln Park Campus, which occupies 36 acres (14.57 ha) in Chicago's Lincoln Park community. Notable college faculty members include Aminah McCloud, director of the Islamic World Studies program; Joseph Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development. The philosophy department is also noted as

2358-804: Is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's (NCAA) Division I , and the Penguins compete in football as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference . Most other sports compete as members of the Horizon League . Sports teams include baseball , basketball , cross country , football , golf , swimming , diving , tennis , track and field , volleyball , softball , soccer , lacrosse , and bowling . The Youngstown State Penguins football team plays as

2489-552: Is a non-football conference. In May 1978, DePaul University hosted a meeting with representatives from Bradley , Dayton , Detroit , Illinois State , Loyola–Chicago , Air Force , and Xavier who all agreed in principle that a new athletic conference was needed. Further progress was made through a series of early 1979 meetings in San Francisco , Chicago , and St. Louis that included participation by Butler , Creighton , Marquette , and Oral Roberts . On June 16, 1979,

2620-522: Is connected to the William G. McGowan Biological and Environmental Sciences Center (McGowan North). The Lincoln Park campus also contains the remnants of the former McCormick Theological Seminary ; these buildings (those remaining) are located east of the elevated tracks. This expansion was completed in the 1970s when McCormick moved its campus to the Hyde Park neighborhood. The McCormick Row Houses along

2751-755: Is engaged in partnerships with more than 150 Chicago-area schools, including the Chicago Public Schools , parochial and private institutions. DePaul's education program was among the first to become accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in 1965 and remains accredited today. The school offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in early childhood, elementary and secondary education and physical education; bilingual/bicultural education; social and cultural foundations in education; curriculum studies; educational leadership ; human services and counseling; and

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2882-698: Is home to the college of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, The Theatre School, the School of Music, the College of Education, the College of Science and Health, the Schmitt Academic Center, Wish Field, and the John T. Richardson Library. Opened in 1992, the library features study and small-group spaces, an automated reference center, a technological help center, and a high-tech Resource Center for Career Development. The DePaul Art Museum, founded in 2011,

3013-480: Is housed in a 15,000-square-foot building and features a collection of over 3000 objects, including works by Chicago and regional artists, North American and Latin American photography, WPA-era prints, contemporary and traditional West African objects, and Eastern European graphic arts. The museum is free to visit and open to the public. In September 2013, DePaul opened its new Theatre School building, which includes

3144-497: Is in his 17th year as league commissioner, just finished a five-year term on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee. As stated on their official website, the recent success of Horizon League athletic teams on the national stage heightened the visibility of the league and its member schools and quickly moved it closer toward its stated goal of becoming one of the nation's top 10 Division I NCAA athletic conferences. In

3275-449: Is meant to preserve items with historical significance to the school, Youngstown and Mahoning County, as well as its history in the iron and steel industry . As of fall 2019, the student body totaled approximately 12,155, 10% of whom were dual-enrolled high school students. YSU has approximately 2,100 full and part-time employees and 426 full-time faculty with 543 part-time faculty. 165 faculty members have full-professor rank, with 79% of

3406-550: Is one of two art museums located in Youngstown, Ohio. The McDonough Museum of Art is closely affiliated with the university, acting as an outreach for the Department of Art. The 14,000 sq. ft. space serves as a showing facility for art students and faculty alike, as well as local and regional talents. The Butler Institute of American Art is located on Wick Avenue in Youngstown, Ohio. Falling directly on YSU's campus, it

3537-618: Is the flagship art museum of the city. The university comprises seven undergraduate and graduate colleges: YSU offers approximately 100 undergraduate majors, 40 master's programs, and five doctoral degrees. It has partnerships with various other postsecondary institutions, including a juris doctor track with the University of Akron , a doctor of medicine track with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine or Northeast Ohio Medical University , and master's programs with

3668-677: Is the home of the Cliffe College of Creative Arts, including the Departments of Art, Theater & Dance, and the Dana School of Music. This building also houses the Department of Communication with programs in communication studies, journalism, and multimedia communications. The building, completed in 1977, features the 390-seat Ford Theatre, the 248-seat Bliss Recital Hall, an experimental theatre, 80 practice rooms with Steinway pianos, TV studio, and audio production labs, as well as

3799-710: Is the older and larger of the university's two campuses. Located on 36 acres (14.57 ha) in Chicago's historic Lincoln Park neighborhood, this campus offers a traditional university environment. Approximately 2,400 students live on campus in DePaul's twelve residence halls. Resident Halls Located at the Lincoln Park Campus include Belden-Racine Hall, Ozanam Hall (formerly Clifton-Fullerton), Corcoran Hall, Munroe Hall, Seton Hall, and University Hall. DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus also offers other on-campus housing such as apartment-style living for upperclassmen. The Lincoln Park Campus

3930-431: The 1963 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , Loyola defeated two-time defending champ Cincinnati . Before post-season tournaments determined champions, former Horizon member Butler claimed national titles in 1924 and 1929. The League hosted the men's Final Four in 1991, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2009 and 2010. It also hosted the women's Final Four in 2005 and 2007. Horizon League commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone, who

4061-410: The 2003 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , the Horizon League entered two teams for the first time since 1998. Milwaukee , who earned a 12 seed in its first bid to the tournament since joining the conference, lost by one point to Notre Dame in the first round. Butler , who earned both an at-large bid and a 12 seed, made its fifth tournament appearance in seven years. The Bulldogs made it to

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4192-712: The Atlantic Sun Conference . Two more membership changes were announced near the end of the 2016–17 school year. First, Valparaiso announced on May 25, 2017, that it would leave for the MVC effective July 1. The Crusaders replaced Wichita State , who announced that it would leave the MVC for the American Athletic Conference . Three days before Valparaiso's departure, the Horizon League Board of Directors unanimously approved

4323-820: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago as faculty. The School of Music was named as one of the "Schools That Rock" in the 2005 Rolling Stone guidebook that evaluated collegiate music schools nationally. In 2007, Fortune Small Business recognized its performing arts management major as one of the 24 best cross-discipline programs for entrepreneurs. In addition to degrees in jazz and concert performance, music composition , music education and jazz studies, DePaul has programs in sound recording technology and performing arts management . According to an article released on May 22, 2017, from DePaul's student newspaper, The DePaulia ,

4454-549: The DePaul Blue Demons , compete in the Big East Conference . DePaul's men's basketball team has made 18 NCAA tournament appearances and appeared in two Final Fours . DePaul's softball team in 2019 had their third consecutive Big East Tournament title and 21st NCAA Tournament appearance in program history under head coach Tracie Adix-Zins. Originally named St. Vincent's College , DePaul University

4585-510: The Dershowitz–Finkelstein affair of 2007, Norman Finkelstein , an outspoken political science professor, was denied tenure. This followed a highly public and rancorous evaluation process in which an opponent of Finkelstein, Alan Dershowitz , took the highly unorthodox step of sending unsolicited letters and dossiers to Finkelstein's peers at DePaul urging them to deny him tenure. DePaul's president, Dennis H. Holtschneider , denied that

4716-488: The Loop . DePaul is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university enrolls around 14,500 undergraduates and about 7,900 graduate/law students. In 2017, about 90% of DePaul's students commuted or lived off campus. The student body represents a wide array of religious, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds, including over 60 foreign countries. DePaul's intercollegiate athletic teams, known as

4847-732: The Mid-American Conference (MAC). The university's origins trace back to 1908, when the local branch of the YMCA established a school of law within the Youngstown Association School . In 1921, the school became known as the Youngstown Institute of Technology and offered its first evening courses. In 1928, a year after establishing a College of Arts and Sciences, the institute once again changed its name to Youngstown College . In 1955,

4978-569: The Midwestern City Conference (nicknamed the MCC or Midwestern City 6) was formed by charter members Butler, Evansville , Loyola, Oklahoma City , Oral Roberts, and Xavier, with Detroit joining the following year. As of the 2023–24 academic year, Detroit, now known as Detroit Mercy, is the only remaining member from the league's original members. In 1980, the league established its headquarters in Champaign, Illinois . The MCC gained an automatic bid to

5109-637: The Missouri Valley Football Conference ; Robert Morris originally planned to play the 2020–21 season as an independent and join Big South Conference football in July 2021, but COVID-19 issues led the Big South to bring Robert Morris into its football league for its rescheduled spring 2021 season. DePaul University DePaul University is a private Catholic research university in Chicago , Illinois , United States. Founded by

5240-455: The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1981, followed by the announcement that Saint Louis University would be joining the following season. The University of Notre Dame joined the conference for all sports except basketball and football in 1982. The conference attained automatic qualification for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in 1984 and the conference moved its headquarters to Indianapolis . Three changes occurred in

5371-585: The Northeast Conference , which sponsors the sport for both sexes— however, they announced that they would keep their tennis programs in the Horizon for one extra year before moving them to the NEC for the 2025–26 season. Prior to the 2023–24 academic year, the conference announced a brand refresh with the introduction of a new secondary logo. The logo is a gold stylized H that incorporates the arch of

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5502-653: The Ohio Valley . YSU lies on a 160-acre (0.65 km ) campus just north of downtown Youngstown . Kilcawley Center is the university's student center , located at the center of campus. It features reading rooms, computer labs, a copying center, a variety of restaurants and student affairs offices. Offices for many university student media outlets are housed here, including student newspaper The Jambar , student magazine The Yo , and student radio Rookery Radio . There are also many meeting and seminar rooms, which can be rented out for community events. Jones Hall, often

5633-700: The Penguins , Youngstown State's athletic teams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The university is a member of the Horizon League in all varsity sports, with the exception of football which competes in the Football Championship Subdivision of the NCAA as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference , bowling which competes in Conference USA , and lacrosse which competes in

5764-567: The Tennessee Volunteers to the Elite Eight and narrowly lost the opportunity to play Butler by losing to Michigan State, who Butler beat in the Final Four. Butler once again represented the Horizon League in the tournament with another very strong showing. As an 8 seed, Butler defeated (9 seed) Old Dominion , narrowly upset Pittsburgh (who was No. 1 ranked and seeded), Wisconsin (4 seed) and Florida (2 seed) to return to

5895-496: The University System of Ohio . The university is composed of six undergraduate colleges and a graduate college. Youngstown State University has over 100 undergraduate degree programs and 50 graduate degree programs serving over 11,000 students in studies up to the doctoral level. Beyond its current student body, the university has more than 115,000 alumni across the country and around the world. Collectively known as

6026-447: The University of Chicago in developing a similar program. The university's Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies was put into jeopardy when Jacob Ari Labendz , the only professor at YSU qualified to teach Holocaust studies , was laid off in 2021. The Maag Library opened in 1976 and was named after one of the local public library and Youngstown State University's trustees, William F. Maag, Jr. Before it opened, Maag Library became

6157-612: The Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul . In 1998, it became the largest Catholic university in terms of enrollment in North America . Following in the footsteps of its founders, DePaul places special emphasis on recruiting first-generation students and others from disadvantaged backgrounds. DePaul's two campuses are located in Lincoln Park and

6288-638: The 18-story 14 East Jackson Boulevard Building at State and Jackson, formerly the Lytton Building, across the street from the DePaul Center. The College of Communication , the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and the School of Public Service were the first academic tenants of 14 East Jackson Boulevard, now the Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley Building. DePaul partnered with Roosevelt University and Columbia College Chicago to build

6419-803: The 1945 team to the championship of the National Invitation Tournament and earning numerous honors, including election to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979, the fourth active coach to be so honored. The university would also go on to honor Ray Meyer by naming its fitness center after him. In 1946, the Chicago-based American School of Physical Education merged into DePaul University. In 1954, DePaul adopted its current armorial seal with coat of arms and motto: "Viam sapientiae monstrabo tibi" ("I will show you

6550-641: The 2 seed in the West, by a score of 63–56 to advance to their first Final Four. After beating the No. 12 (ESPN)/No. 13 (AP) (5 seed) Michigan State Spartans 52–50 in the national semifinals, Butler played in Indianapolis against the South Regional Champions, No. 3 (1 seed) Duke for the NCAA Division I National Championship. Butler lost what many call the most thrilling college basketball game in

6681-586: The 2020s set further membership changes into motion, with the arrivals of Purdue Fort Wayne and Robert Morris from the Summit League and the Northeast Conference (NEC), respectively, announced on August 5, 2019 and June 15, 2020. This brought the Horizon League up to 12 full-time members for the first time since the 1994–95 season. It was short-lived, however, as the UIC Flames were reported to be following many of their former conference colleagues to

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6812-429: The 47-year-old Goodman School of Drama from the Goodman Theatre and transformed it into The Theatre School. Following renovations in the 1980s and the expansion of academic programs to promote research and social engagement, the university launched a six-year strategic plan in 1989. The plan included raising the national profile, expanding enrollment from 13,500 to 18,500, and completing an extensive building campaign at

6943-459: The 6,000 sq. ft., fully handicap-accessible Veterans Resource Center houses the Office of Veteran Affairs, as well as lounges, computer labs, and community spaces reserved for student veterans, currently serving members of the military, and military-dependent students. Home to the YSU Foundation, Melnick Hall is also home to the university's public radio station, WYSU-FM 88.5 , which is affiliated with NPR and American Public Media . Bliss Hall

7074-429: The Asian Cultural Exchange, the African Student Organization, the Hellenic-American Student Association, and the Activist Student Union. In 1972, DePaul created the School for New Learning, one of the first colleges in the nation for adult students. In 1976 and 1977, the university acquired the land and buildings of the McCormick Theological Seminary , which increased its presence in Lincoln Park. In 1978, DePaul acquired

7205-420: The Butler Bulldogs to handle, as Butler lost the game 53–41 in an unusually low-scoring national championship game. This made Butler national runner-up for the second straight season. In the 2012 postseason, the Detroit Titans won their first Horizon League Championship since 1999 under head coach Ray McCallum . They defeated top seeded Valparaiso 70–50. The tournament MVP was son Ray McCallum, Jr. Valparaiso

7336-410: The Center of Excellence in International Business, the Center for Applied Chemical Biology, the Institute for Applied Topology, and effective in 2012, the Natural Gas and Water Resources Institute. Youngstown State University is also home to the Center for Working Class Studies and offers a Regional and American Studies program, which was the first of its kind in the United States. The school assisted

7467-453: The Final Four. Butler faced VCU , an 11 seed Cinderella team who unexpectedly reached the Final Four as the first team to play five tournament games to reach the Final Four, due to VCU's participation in the inaugural First Four Round. After Butler defeated VCU 70–62, the Bulldogs were in the national championship game for the second consecutive season. This time they faced Connecticut at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The Huskies were too much for

7598-410: The Horizon League which are played by Horizon schools: In addition to the above sports, Northern Kentucky will add men's triathlon, which has no NCAA recognition of any kind, as a varsity sport in 2024–25. Departing member in pink. Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Horizon League which are played by Horizon schools: In 2006, the conference launched the Horizon League Network (HLN) as

7729-412: The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, and fully equipped ceramics, photography, metals, and other artistic studios. Ward Beecher Hall houses the departments of biology, chemistry, physics and astronomy. The five-story original unit was constructed in 1958, a major addition was built in 1967 and a small addition comprising chemical storerooms was completed in 1997. The building contains 31 laboratories, including

7860-432: The Loop and Lincoln Park campuses. Major construction included the renovation of the DePaul Center in 1993 and the acquisition of the Blackstone Theatre, rechristened the Merle Reskin, in 1992. At Lincoln Park, projects included the John T. Richardson Library, completed in 1992, several new residence halls , and the quadrangle. It was named after the university's ninth president John T. Richardson . DePaul's 1994 enrollment

7991-441: The Loop, is organized into three schools: the School of Cinematic Arts, which is home to the animation and cinema programs; the School of Computing, which houses programs in computer and information sciences; and the School of Design, which houses programs in game design, interactive and social media, and digital communication and media arts. CDM has nationally ranked programs in film, animation, gaming, and graphic design. They are

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8122-422: The MCC and the Mid-Continent Conference, who also used the initials. That year, Youngstown State University joined from the Mid-Con, and on May 17, 2006, Valparaiso University announced it would do the same in 2007. In April 2013, the split of the original Big East Conference caused a ripple effect that fell to the Horizon League; Loyola announced that it would leave the Horizon League effective July 1 to join

8253-467: The MVC effective July 1, 2022. On July 6, 2022, the Horizon League and Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) jointly announced that they would merge their men's tennis leagues under the Horizon banner, effective immediately. The five OVC members that sponsored the sport became Horizon associates. At the same time, the Horizon announced that Belmont , which had just left the OVC for the Missouri Valley Conference (which sponsors tennis only for women), would become

8384-418: The March 7 ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Poll. In the 2006 NCAA basketball tournament , 11 seed Milwaukee once again advanced in the Tournament by upsetting the No. 20 (6 seed) Oklahoma 82–74. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Rob Jeter , fell to eventual national champion No. 11 (AP)/No. 10 (ESPN) (3 seed) Florida in the second round of the tournament. The league had a team advance past the first round for

8515-418: The Midwestern Collegiate Conference beginning with the 1994–95 academic year. With Evansville's departure to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) , there were 12 league members. Xavier, Notre Dame, and La Salle withdrew the following summer of 1995, followed by Northern Illinois in 1997. The conference changed its name to the Horizon League on June 4, 2001, in part due to the initials causing confusion between

8646-449: The Missouri Valley Conference, who itself lost Creighton to the reconfigured Big East. Butler also left the Horizon League. They spent a season in the Atlantic 10 before joining the Big East. The Horizon announced that Oakland University , formerly of the Summit League, would immediately replace Loyola within a month. The next change in the Horizon League's membership came in 2015 with the arrival of Northern Kentucky University from

8777-417: The NCAA began seeding teams in 1979, Loyola's 4 seed in the 1985 tournament is the best for a Horizon League team. The Horizon League currently holds the best winning percentage among non- BCS conferences in the men's NCAA basketball Tournament (.488, 7th overall amongst the 32 Division I conferences). One former Horizon League member claims a national championship from the era before the league's creation. In

8908-496: The NCAA tournament as the winner of the Horizon League tournament championship and tying Butler for the regular season championship. As a 14 seed, the Raiders fell to No. 13 (AP)/No. 11 (ESPN) (3 seed) Pittsburgh in the first round. During the 2007–08 basketball season, Butler won the Great Alaska Shootout with wins over Michigan , Virginia Tech and Texas Tech , and also claimed wins over Ohio State and Florida State , who extended their record against BCS schools to 10–1 since

9039-403: The Richard H. Driehaus Professor of Behavioral Finance; James Shilling, the Michael J. Horne Professor of Real Estate; and Harold P. Welsch, the Coleman Professor of Entrepreneurship. In 2010, the undergraduate program at DePaul University's College of Business was named one of BusinessWeek' s best 'Return On Investments' for Private Schools. The undergrad program was ranked 40th overall, making it

9170-434: The Saint Louise de Marillac Chapel, a cyber cafe , a Wintrust Bank , and offices for organizations including special-interest clubs. Other recent additions include the Sullivan Athletic Center containing McGrath-Phillips Arena, and the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center . The Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Environmental Science and Chemistry Building (McGowan South) is a four-story building completed in January 2009. It

9301-648: The School of Continuing and Professional Studies. DePaul's Theatre School was founded as the Goodman School of Drama in 1925 and is the Midwest's oldest theater training conservatory. In 2013, it moved into a custom-designed five-story building that includes two theater spaces-—the 250-seat thrust Watts Theatre and the 100-seat black box Sondra & Denis Healy Theatre-—in addition to classrooms, acting labs, scene shop, costume shop, makeup, paint, lighting laboratories, and new media workshops. The building, designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli , has many transparent walls, allowing passersby to see faculty and students at work. In 2006,

9432-718: The Sweet 16 with victories over No. 20 (5 seed) Mississippi State and No. 14 (4 seed) Louisville before falling to No. 3 (1 seed) Oklahoma in the East Regional. The Bulldogs finished the year ranked No. 21 in the final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Poll. In the men's 2005 NCAA basketball tournament , the Horizon League enjoyed one of its best showings ever as 12 seed Milwaukee marched to the Sweet 16 with victories over No. 19 (5 seed) Alabama and No. 14 (4 seed) Boston College before they fell to then-No. 1 and eventual tournament runner-up Illinois . Milwaukee ranked as high as No. 23 in

9563-612: The US. It includes the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business . In 2023-24, 5,265 students were enrolled in the college. The full-time faculty of the college consists of approximately 130 members. In 2024, the Princeton Review ranked the College of Business' entrepreneurship program #10 in the U.S. among undergraduate programs and #20 among graduate programs. Additionally in 2024, Poets&Quants ranked

9694-490: The University Center of Chicago, an 18-story residence hall two blocks south of DPC housing 1,700 students, which opened in 2004 at the intersection of State and Congress Streets. Robert Morris University later joined and also houses students in the University Center of Chicago. DePaul University has ten colleges and schools. It operates on a quarter system , with the exception of the College of Law operating on

9825-750: The University of Akron and Cleveland State University . The Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University was deemed an "All- Steinway " school in 2004. The Dana School of Music is one of the oldest non-conservatory schools of music in the United States. The Williamson College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In addition to traditional four-year programs, Youngstown State University also offers online degree programs and three-year degree pathways. Since 2004, YSU has participated in

9956-564: The Watts Theatre, a 250-seat thrust theater, as well as the Sondra & Denis Healy Theatre, a 100-seat flexible theater on the fourth floor. The building was designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli . In the fall of 2011, DePaul opened the four-story Arts & Letters Hall, which earned a Gold LEED -certification from the U.S. Green Building Council . The three-level Student Center, which opened in 2002, houses student services, dining facilities,

10087-684: The William G. McGowan Biological and Environmental Sciences Center (McGowan North) in 1999, the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center in 1999, the Student Center in 2001 and the Sullivan Athletic Center in 2000, and the Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Environmental Science and Chemistry Building (McGowan South) in 2009. A privately owned and operated building, 1237 West, was built one block off campus as

10218-749: The Wooden Tradition. On February 5, 2007, Butler became the first school in Horizon League history to rank in the Top 10 of the national college basketball polls, as the Bulldogs reached No. 9 and No. 10 in the ESPN/USA Today and AP polls, respectively. The Bulldogs ended their season with a No. 21 ranking in the final AP poll, a 5 seed in the NCAA tournament and a Sweet 16 berth by beating Old Dominion and Maryland before losing to eventual national champion Florida . Wright State also qualified for

10349-711: The Youngstown Early College program, through which students from the Youngstown City School District can take courses for college credit and earn an associate's degree while in high school. YSU operates several Centers of Excellence and designated research and economic development programs, including the Center for Transportation and Materials Engineering, the Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Engineering,

10480-399: The arena was 370,000 people annually for games and other events. However, from August 2017 to May 2018, fewer than 168,100 people attended Wintrust Arena for their events. In 2005, the university limited fliers protesting a visit of Ward Churchill , which included the term "hatemonger", declaring them "propaganda". A bomb threat prompted the university to limit attendance at the event. In

10611-559: The basis of an optional assignment on the human biology impacts of Palestinian genocide in the context of the Rafah offensive . The university later told Inside Higher Ed that the termination was related to an email d'Aquino sent students that was shared widely over social media. Representatives from the American Association of University Professors and Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression have suggested that

10742-491: The building that welcomes those coming onto YSU's campus, was built in 1931 and is one of the campus's oldest buildings, having been built in 1931. The building was renamed Jones Hall in honor of the institution's first president, Dr. Howard Jones. Today, the building is used as administrative office space. Fok Hall houses the Sokolov Honors College, which consists of administrative offices and classrooms. It

10873-590: The centerpiece of a revamped web portal. The digital network aired over 200 live events free on the league's official website at the time. The Horizon League and WebStream Productions launched a completely redesigned HLN website in September 2009. The site serves as a portal to hundreds of live and on-demand videos while giving its users the ability to interact on an array of social media platforms. The Horizon League Network migrated to ESPN3 in 2014, and over 700 events streamed live in 2015–16. Horizon League coverage

11004-515: The chair of the President's Cultural Property Advisory Committee in the U.S. Department of State. Other faculty members include Susan Bandes, expert in criminal law and emotion in law; Brian Havel, expert in international aviation law; Roberta Kwall, expert in intellectual property law; Joshua Sarnoff, expert in patent law and appointee to USPTO ; and Jeffrey Shaman, expert in constitutional law. The College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

11135-538: The college's MBA program among the world's top 30 MBA programs for entrepreneurs. The college is also among the top 50 (MBA) alma maters of c-suite executives at Fortune 1000 companies. Entrepreneur magazine has consistently ranked DePaul's entrepreneurship program one of the best in the US. DePaul's part-time MBA program at the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business has been ranked in the top-10 nationally 14 times by U.S. News & World Report . Renowned professors include behavioral finance pioneer Werner DeBondt,

11266-474: The college's graduate and undergraduate degree programs is supplemented by a range of comprehensive pre-employment training opportunities, including Radio DePaul, The DePaulia , 14East Magazine, Good Day DePaul, and a top-rated internship program. In 2018, the college unveiled a new major in Sports Communication . The DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM), located in

11397-543: The college's work". Two days previous, Weissenberger had reported to the American Bar Association (ABA) that DePaul's administration had failed to redistribute law school tuition income appropriately, in violation of express agreements between the college and university. Weissenberger's termination caused some DePaul faculty and students, as well as several independent observers in the law school community, to speculate that Weissenberger's unexpected removal

11528-470: The conference while Dayton joined and Notre Dame rejoined. The conference earned its first at-large bid to the men's basketball tournament and automatic qualification to the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship in 1989. In 1991, the conference received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament and lost members Marquette and Saint Louis. Duquesne and La Salle joined the MCC in 1992,

11659-964: The conference's primary logo and a number one to symbolize unity. As of the 2023–24 academic year, eight of the 11 full Horizon League members are former members of the Mid-Con (now known as the Summit League), with the exceptions being Detroit Mercy, Northern Kentucky, and Robert Morris. Nicknames and school names reflect those used in the last school year of conference membership. Full members  Affiliate members  Other Conference  Other Conference  The Horizon League sponsors championship competition in nine men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports: For 2020–21, Detroit Mercy, Wright State and Green Bay announced eliminating men's and women's tennis, while Youngstown State reinstated men's swimming & diving. Departing members in pink. Men's varsity sports not sponsored by

11790-674: The football team in 1939. In 1938, the Department of Elementary Education was established, reportedly the only one in the Midwest and one of six in the United States. With the entry of the United States into World War I in 1918, DePaul formed a unit of the US Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and converted its College Theatre into Army barracks. DePaul also mobilized for World War II , offering its facilities for war training and free courses to train people for industry work. The G.I. Bill , which paid

11921-467: The grounds of the 147-year-old college to a condominium developer Barat Woods LLC, who pledged to maintain the historic Old Main building, yet demolished the Thabor Wing with its Italianate-style Sacred Heart Chapel. The remaining students, tenured and tenure-track faculty, and some staff were absorbed into DePaul's other campuses. Barat Woods LLC went into foreclosure and the property was auctioned and

12052-658: The group occupied a campus building for two days and led several related rallies. The actions helped bring concerns of black students, and later those of Latino , Muslim , and other student groups, to the fore. The university now sponsors a wide range of student organizations, including BSU, the DePaul Conservative Alliance, the DePaul Irish Society, the DePaul Alliance for Latino Empowerment, United Muslims Moving Ahead, Hillel,

12183-430: The instructors holding doctorates or terminal degrees . The university has a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1. YSU owns and operates five on-campus residence halls: Cafaro House, Kilcawley House, Lyden House, Weller House, and Wick House. Numerous privately-owned student apartment complexes are located close to YSU's campus. The Youngstown State Penguins is the name given to the athletic teams of YSU. The university

12314-667: The league, who departed from the Atlantic Sun Conference . Valparaiso won the regular season championship again but was defeated by Green Bay in the tournament championship 78–69. The Milwaukee baseball team made national headlines during the 1999 College World Series by upsetting No. 1 ranked Rice in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In the 2004–05 academic year, Milwaukee's men's soccer team defeated 16th-ranked San Francisco , while Detroit upset Michigan in women's soccer in their respective NCAA tournaments. Also that year, Butler's men's cross country team finished fourth in

12445-657: The lender, Harris Bank, won. The former Barat College campus was donated by an anonymous donor to Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart . In 2012, a group of trustees and administrators of DePaul University was asked by the Archdiocese of Chicago and the priests and brothers of the Congregation of the Resurrection to assist Gordon Tech High School. As the academic partnership with the university progressed,

12576-541: The membership of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) to replace Valparaiso, also effective July 1. IUPUI was dissolved in 2024 and replaced by separate institutions affiliated with the Indiana University and Purdue University systems. At that time, the athletic program transferred to the new Indiana University Indianapolis with an athletic brand name of IU Indy, maintaining IUPUI's Division I and Horizon League memberships. The start of

12707-574: The most prolific mid-major (non-power 6) conferences in all of college basketball. Even more impressively, those 24 clubs produced 22 wins in that span, including five "Sweet 16" appearances, making the Horizon League the only non-BCS conference to have Sweet 16 participants in five NCAA tournaments during that span (2003, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2011). Four schools from the conference have produced "modern-day" Sweet 16 appearances – Loyola ( 1985 ), Xavier ( 1990 ), Butler ( 2003 , 2007 , 2010 and 2011 ), and Milwaukee ( 2005 ). The Horizon League also compiled

12838-413: The name was changed again to Youngstown University to reflect the school's broadening curriculum. On September 1, 1967, after becoming a public institution, it was renamed once more to Youngstown State University. The following spring, YSU opened a Graduate School and College of Applied Science and Technology. In 1974, the College of Fine and Performing Arts was established. In August 2005, just before

12969-669: The nation at the NCAA Cross-Country Championships, and their own Victoria Mitchell became the first Horizon League athlete to win an individual national title when she captured the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Green Bay also upset 6th-ranked Oregon State in the opening round of the NCAA softball tournament. Although the league does not sponsor football , current members Robert Morris and Youngstown State play in Division I FCS . Youngstown State plays in

13100-404: The nation in the first round of play before falling to 12 seed Arizona in the second round of tournament play. Butler finished the season ranked No. 22 in the final AP poll and No. 25 in the final ESPN/USA Today poll. After defeating No. 25 (12 seed) UTEP , 13 seed Murray State and No. 4 (1 seed) Syracuse , the No. 8 (ESPN)/No. 11 (AP) (5 seed) Butler men's team defeated No. 7 Kansas State ,

13231-657: The new music school building is to be named after former President Fr. Holtschneider, who stepped down as president in June 2017. In a statement, Bill Bennett, outgoing chair of the board of trustees, said the decision to rename the school to the Holtschneider Center for Music and Performance was to recognize Holtschneider's appreciation "for all things musical". Notable prior faculty members included Sergei Tarnowsky , Samuel Lieberson, and Richard Czerwonky. School of Continuing and Professional Studies, created in 1972,

13362-539: The outside pressure affected the university's position. Finkelstein's supporters claim he was denied tenure due to his writings on the Holocaust and on the state of the Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Detractors such as Dershowitz challenged Finkelstein's research methods and confrontational approach. On September 5, 2007, Finkelstein resigned after he and the university reached a settlement; they released

13493-538: The same year the conference gained an automatic berth to the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship . Duquesne and Dayton left the conference in 1993. The largest non-merger conference expansion in NCAA history occurred on December 9, 1993, when Cleveland State , UIC , Northern Illinois , Wisconsin–Green Bay , Wisconsin–Milwaukee , and Wright State left the Mid-Continent Conference to join

13624-454: The school became DePaul College Prep in 2014. DePaul opened Wintrust Arena in October 2017 after using Allstate Arena for previous basketball games. The arena has a capacity of 10,387 seats and is the home court for the men's and women's basketball teams. DePaul University split the cost with Chicago taxpayers, with contributions of $ 82.5 million respectively. The predicted attendance to

13755-474: The school's array of theatrical productions, playwrighting festivals, guest-lecture series, and scholarship availability are featured in the book Creative Colleges, written by Elaina Loveland. Youngstown State University Youngstown State University ( YSU or Youngstown State ) is a public university in Youngstown, Ohio , United States. It was founded in 1908 and is the easternmost member of

13886-577: The second highest-ranked business school in Illinois (after UIUC's College of Business ). The current dean is Sulin Ba . The DePaul College of Communication enrolls more than 1,100 students pursuing professional or traditional academic courses of study in journalism; public relations and advertising; media studies; radio, television, film, digital media; health, relational, group, and organizational communication; and culture and communication. Coursework in

14017-746: The second straight year and third time in the last four years. In the 2006–07 basketball season, Butler won the Preseason NIT tournament in Madison Square Garden with wins over in-state rivals Notre Dame and Indiana in the NIT's Midwest regional bracket, followed by wins over No. 21 Tennessee and No. 23 Gonzaga in the NIT Final Four in Madison Square Garden. Later, the Bulldogs claimed victory over Purdue in

14148-531: The south side of Fullerton Avenue east of the elevated station, though now privately owned, were originally constructed for the Seminary. Also, until its destruction in 2006, the gothic architecture Hayes-Healy Athletic Center adjacent to the Fullerton 'L' station (similar in design to the still-present Cortelyou Commons next to Wish Field at Cacciatore Stadium) was also part of the Seminary campus. The gymnasium

14279-416: The sports_nickname "D-men" which evolved into "Demons". The color blue, which signifies loyalty and was chosen in 1901 by a vote of the student body, was added to the name to create the "Blue Demons". By 1930 more than 5,000 students were enrolled in eight colleges and schools on two campuses. The Great Depression led to fluctuations in enrollment and tuition as well as cutbacks, including the elimination of

14410-657: The start of the 2005–06 academic year, two of four campus unions were on strike. Following the conclusion of the strike, relations remained strained, with some faculty and staff calling for the resignation of YSU president David Sweet in May 2007. Following the February 29, 2024, announcement that Eastern Gateway Community College was pausing enrollment, YSU announced that it was considering opening its first satellite campus in Steubenville, Ohio to serve displaced students in

14541-581: The start of the 2006–07 season. As a 7 seed in the 2008 NCAA basketball tournament , the Bulldogs beat 10 seed South Alabama before falling in overtime to No. 5 (AP)/No. 4 (ESPN) (2 seed) Tennessee . Butler finished the season ranked No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 14 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. Cleveland State also earned a 6 seed in the NIT, losing in the first round to Dayton . Starting in 2009, regional convenience store and gas station chain Speedway served as

14672-569: The summer of 1985: Oklahoma City dropped out of the NCAA altogether; the conference name was altered slightly to Midwestern Collegiate Conference ; and the conference began sponsoring women's athletics. The latter triggered Notre Dame's temporary withdrawal from the league as its women's teams were contracted to the North Star Conference . ESPN began televising the MCC Championship game in 1986. In 1987, Oral Roberts left

14803-464: The teams’ home markets. In recent years, WMYD Detroit , Marquee Sports Network , Bally Sports Ohio , Bally Sports Great Lakes , Bally Sports Wisconsin , and SportsNet Pittsburgh have broadcast multiple men's and women's basketball contests. From 1995 to 2011, the Horizon League sent an impressive 24 qualifiers (7 At-Large berths) to the Men's NCAA basketball tournament, making the Horizon League one of

14934-552: The termination may violate academic freedom . DePaul's two campuses are in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago and in the downtown Loop area. Owing largely to its compact urban form and its free public transportation passes for students, DePaul had the second lowest reported carbon footprint of any college and university submitting inventories under the College Sustainability Report Card program. DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus (main campus)

15065-461: The title sponsor of the conference tournament that Cleveland State won and earned the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tourney while Butler earned an at-large bid. Butler, a 9 seed, lost in the first round to LSU while 13 seed Cleveland State upset No. 8 (AP)/No. 9 (ESPN) (4 seed) Wake Forest 84–69 (and achieved the third biggest upset in NCAA history winning by 15 points) and shocked

15196-549: The tournament, knocking off Wright State. Following a good outcome, finishing as the 2014 champions, the Milwaukee Panthers were banned from the 2015 NCAA Tournament and postseason play. Valparaiso won the regular and postseason championships. It entered the NCAA tournament as a 13th seed, although losing in the first round. The 2015 season ushered in the arrival of the Northern Kentucky Norse to

15327-521: The tuition of veterans enrolled in college, turned the financial tide for DePaul. Enrollment in 1945 skyrocketed to 8,857 students, twice as many as the previous year, and totaled more than 11,000 in 1948. Although a consulting firm recommended relocating from its deteriorating Lincoln Park neighborhood to the suburbs, trustees voted to remain and support the revitalization of the neighborhood. In 1942, DePaul named Ray Meyer as head basketball coach. Meyer coached for DePaul until he retired in 1984, leading

15458-588: The university and became the DePaul University College of Law . Enrollment totaled more than 1,100. Although finances were rocky, the university continued to grow and build in the 1920s. In 1926, the university was first accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Universities. When DePaul's first sports teams were formed in the early 1900s, the monogram "D" was selected for the uniforms. From this originated

15589-498: The university required a campus Republican group to redesign posters reading "Unborn Lives Matter" before granting permission to post them on the campus. University administrators said they objected to the poster because it was provocative toward the Black Lives Matter movement but that they were open to the group posting other pro-life flyers at DePaul. In May 2024, the university fired adjunct professor Anne d’Aquino on

15720-601: The way of wisdom", Proverbs, IV, 11). In 1955, the Frank J. Lewis Foundation donated the 18-story Kimball Building, rechristened the Lewis Center, at 25 East Jackson Boulevard, to the university. The building, still used today, was the hub of the Loop campus until 1993 when the DePaul Center opened at 1 East Jackson Boulevard (at State Street). In 1968, the Black Student Union (BSU) was formed. In 1969, while in ongoing negotiations with DePaul administrators, members of

15851-526: Was 16,700. Under the next six-year strategic plan, the university expanded enrollment to 23,000 students, reclaiming its status as the nation's largest Catholic university while maintaining admission standards, increasing diversity (as of June 2006, one-third of the student population is of color), and maintaining access to first-generation college students and those from low-income circumstances (about one-fourth of incoming freshmen qualify for Pell grants for low-income families). Additional new facilities included

15982-483: Was absorbed into ESPN+ , along with other mid-major conferences, in 2018. The conference extended its deal with ESPN in 2021. Over 500 events are aired on ESPN+ annually, along with select men's basketball games airing on ESPN2 and ESPNU and the men's and women's basketball championships airing on ESPN and ESPNU. Basketball games not selected for broadcast on national linear television are often televised by regional sports networks and over-the-air channels within

16113-577: Was built in 1893 and is the oldest building on campus. Previously the Alumni Building, Fok Hall was renamed in 2014 after a $ 2.5 million donation to the university by Maria Fok, whose late husband was a professor and trustee of YSU. In 2013, the former Wick Pollock Inn was converted into the university president's house. The three-year project to renovate the mansion cost YSU over $ 4 million. The first facility of its kind at any university in Ohio,

16244-769: Was demolished as part of the renovation/expansion of the Fullerton 'L' stop to accommodate higher ridership levels on the Brown Line, despite being on the National Register of Historic Places. DePaul's Loop campus is located in downtown Chicago's Loop along Jackson Boulevard from State Street to Michigan Avenue. It is close to the financial district, and the Art Institute of Chicago . The DePaul Center (DPC), an 11-story building fully renovated in 1993 to include modern classrooms, high-tech student services, and

16375-493: Was directly related to his report to the ABA. The law school faculty apprised the ABA of irregularities in the removal of Weissenberger and the appointment of an interim dean, but the ABA did not find any violations that would warrant the rescission of the school's accreditation. In May 2016, activists disrupted the speech of right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos . The event was subsequently cancelled. Later that year,

16506-616: Was founded in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission priests and brothers, known as the Vincentians . Followers of 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul , they founded the university to serve children of Catholic immigrants. Student enrollment grew from 70 in 1898 to 200 in 1903 in what is now the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. In that year, James Quigley , Archbishop of Chicago , announced plans to create

16637-527: Was named one of six "Best Practice" institutions in North America by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning , an international non-profit organization which advocates for adult learning. The Houston-based American Productivity and Quality Center has touted the School of Continuing and Professional Studies for its individualized education of adult students. Associate Professor Miriam Ben-Yoseph

16768-776: Was named the 2006 Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The Chronic Illness Initiative in DePaul's School of Continuing and Professional Studies was named one of the 30 "Smart Business Ideas" in higher education by University Business magazine in its December 2007 issue. All Hallows College in Dublin, Ireland, modeled their ALBA program for adult learners after

16899-486: Was one of the first Catholic universities to admit female students in a co-educational setting. DePaul established the School of Music and the College of Commerce, the latter becoming one of the oldest business schools in the nation. In 1914, the college began offering courses in Chicago's Loop, the precursor of DePaul's second primary campus. In 1915, the Illinois College of Law completed its affiliation with

17030-419: Was one of the first university-wide efforts in the United States to serve adult students through a separate college. Students partner with faculty and professional mentors to create a unique curriculum for earning an undergraduate or graduate degree and can earn college credit for knowledge gained through life experiences by demonstrating competence in various areas. School of Continuing and Professional Studies

17161-497: Was the regular season champion of the Horizon for the second straight year. It defeated Wright State 62–54 in the championship game under coach Bryce Drew for its first Horizon League Championship. This was the first season that the league was absent of Butler, who departed for the Atlantic 10 . Green Bay won the regular season championship in 2014. It was upset by Milwaukee in the tournament semi-final. Milwaukee would go on to win

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