Providence University (PU; ) is a Catholic university in Shalu District, Taichung City, Taiwan. Providence University is one of the U12 Consortium member schools, and is one of two Taiwan universities participating in the ISEP network.

History

Providence University was founded by an American congregation, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (Indiana, United States). In the summer of 1919, Bishop Joseph Tacconi of Kaifeng, Henan Province, Republic of China, met with Sisters of Providence general superior Mother Mary Cleophas Foley to request sisters for a school for young women in Kaifeng. In 1921 Mother Marie Gratia Luking (1885–1964) and five other Sisters of Providence founded the Hua-Mei Girls' Elementary and High Schools there, one of the first schools for girls in China. In the spring of 1929, the school was forced to close because of political turbulence.

The Providence Sisters, enthusiastic about female education, endeavored to establish another school in spite of the critical situation. In 1932, by the effort of the Board of Trustees, Ching-Yi Girls' High School was instituted in Kaifeng. Cardinal Paul Yü Pin was the first chairperson of the Board of Trustees, and Chi-Liang Ing was the first president of the school. In 1942, Mother Gratia and the other sisters were imprisoned and did not regain their freedom until 1945.

In 1948, the Chinese Civil War forced the sisters to retreat first to Shanghai and later to Taiwan.

In July 1989, it was renamed the "Providence University for Women". In 1993, it assumed its current name "Providence University", and began to enroll male students.

Successive principals

No Name Term 1 Jing-an Ho (何靜安) 1956－1957 2 Shih-jung Kung (龔士榮) 1957－1959 3 Jen-yu Tsai (蔡任漁) 1959－1971 4 Anthony Guo (郭藩) August 1971－July 1990 5 Hsi-kuang Hsu (徐熙光) August 1990－January 1994 6 R. C. T. Lee February 1994－June 1999 7 Chen-kuei Chen (陳振貴) July 1999－July 2002 8 Ming-te Yu (俞明德) August 2002－July 2010 9 Chuan-yi Tang (唐傳義) August 2010－?10Lucia LinAugust 2022 –

Academics College of Foreign Languages and LiteratureDepartment of English Language, Literature and LinguisticsDepartment of Japanese Language and LiteratureDepartment of Spanish Language and Literature College of Humanities and Social SciencesDepartment of Chinese LiteratureDepartment of Ecological HumanitiesCenter for Taiwan StudiesDepartment of Social Work and Child WelfareDepartment of Mass CommunicationDepartment of Taiwanese LiteratureGraduate Institute of EducationDepartment of LawCenter for Teacher Education College of SciencesDepartment of Financial and Computational MathematicsDepartment of Applied ChemistryDepartment of Food and NutritionDepartment of Cosmetic ScienceDepartment of Data Science and Big Data Analytics College of ManagementDepartment of International BusinessDepartment of Business AdministrationDepartment of AccountingDepartment of TourismDepartment of FinanceBusiness Management Program (Continuing Education)Executive Master of Business AdministrationMaster Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship College of Computing and InformaticsDepartment of Computer Science and Information ManagementDepartment of Computer Science and Information EngineeringDepartment of Computer Science and Communication EngineeringMaster Program in Applied Information and Technology Management International CollegeGlobal Master of Business AdministrationGlobal Foreign Language Education ProgramInternational Business Administration ProgramForeign Language Center Center for General Education Industrial College

Campus Building

Anthony Guo Hall This building is named after the memorial of 4th principal of school: Anthony Guo. Inside the building is College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Continuing Education, Department of Law, Department of Mass Communication, Department of Social Work and Child Welfare, Art Center, Center for Computer & Communication and International Conference Hall.

St. Peter Hall

Luking Library

Jing An Hall

Theodore Guerin Hall

Providence Hall

St. Francis Hall

Our Lady of Providence Convent

Si Yuan Hall

Bishop Kupfer Hall

Jing-yuan Cafeteria

Schultz Hall

Yi-yuan Cafeteria

Zhi Shan Hall

St. Bosco Hall

John Paul II Sports Hall

Indoor Swimming Pool

Stadium

Multi-Purpose Court

Transportation

Taichung City Bus

Taichung Bus

Route 300 Route 304 Route 307 Route 309 Route 310 Route 659

United Highway Bus

Route 300 Route 301 Route 303 Route 308 Route 309 Route 310 Route 326

CTbus

Route 162 Route 302

GEYA Bus

Route 68 Route 167 Route 300 Route 305 Route 306 Route 309 Route 310 Route 353

Kuo-kuang Motor

Route A2

Freeway Bus

Ho-hsin Bus

Route 7511

Road

Taiwan Boulevard Taichung Interchange, Freeway 1 (Taiwan) Shalu Interchange, Freeway 3 (Taiwan)

Taiwan Railway

Shalu Station Taichung Main Station

See also List of universities in Taiwan List of schools in the Republic of China reopened in Taiwan

References

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