Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico () is a private Catholic university with its main campus in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in education, business administration, the sciences, and arts and humanities. It also has campuses in Arecibo and Mayagüez, as well as a satellite extension in Coamo. It is also home to a School of Law and a School of Architecture.La Escuela de Arquitectura: Coquetea con la Internacionalización. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. (Electronic Edition - Noticias Locales section) Ponce, Puerto Rico. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010. Weblink updated 15 February 2018. The university also founded a medical school, the Escuela de Medicina de Ponce, in 1977, but in 1980 it became an independent entity that eventually became the Ponce Health Sciences University.

The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico was founded in 1948 as Universidad Católica de Santa María,Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Histografia de Ponce: Quien ha escrito Qué, Cuándo y Cómo sobre la Historia de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Professional Editions. 2016. p. 83.70ma. Colación de Grados: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico. 13 July 2019. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce. 2019. "La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico" p. 2. (unnumbered) but its name was changed to Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico with the graduation of its first class in 1950.Cristobal Colón. A mis amigos de la Universidad Católica. Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas, Inc. 1993. Page 8. On 25 January 1991, the name was changed again to its current name, after Pope John Paul II bestowed the title of pontifical on the university.Cristobal Colón. A mis amigos de la Universidad Católica. Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas, Inc. 1993. Page 11.

History The university was founded in spring of 1948 by James E. McManus, C.S.S.R., Bishop of the Diocese of Ponce, and James Peter Davis, Bishop of the Diocese of San Juan. It was founded as the Catholic University of Santa María.70ma. Colación de Grados: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico. 13 de julio de 2019. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ponce. 2019. "La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico" p. 2. "The name Santa María was chosen to honor the Mother of God and to implore her protection and help."Cristobal Colón. A mis amigos de la Universidad Catolica. Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas Inc. 1993. Page 5. Its first president was Monseñor Vicente Murga.Colección Monseñor Vicente Murga: Area de Contexto. Censo-Guia: Archivos de España y de Iberoamerica. Government of Spain. Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 27 November 2011. The original campus consisted of a few classrooms provided by the Capuchin Friars (OFM) and the Sisters of Saint Joseph, catholic clergymen and nuns, respectively, in the Colegio San Conrado in Ponce, a catholic primary educational school. During 1949, the university acquired from the Government of Puerto Rico (administered by Autoridad de Tierras). This plot of land was located south of the city center proper and was, at the time, part of the Ingenio La Reparada sugar cane plantation, and being used to feed Central Mercedita sugar mill.Cristobal Colon. A mis Amigos de la Universidad Católica. Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas. 1993. p. 7. The University has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1953.

Presidents Vicente Murga (1948 - 1953)Cristóbal Colón. A mis amigos de la Universidad Católica. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas. 1993. p. 9. William Ferree (1953 - 1956) Thomas Stanley (1956 - 1961) John F. Mueller (1961 - 1965) Theodore McCarrick (1965 - 1969) Francisco Carreras (1969 - 1981) Jaime B. Fuster (1981 - 1984) Tossello GiangiaconoFrancisco Lluch Mora. Orígenes y Fundación de Ponce y Otras Noticias Relativas a su Desarrollo Urbano, Demográfico y Cultural (Siglos XVI-XIX). San Juan, Puerto Rico: Plaza Mayor. 2001. p. 7. (1984 - 2001) Jose Alberto Morales (2001 - 2006) Marcelina Velez de Santiago (2006 - 2010) Jorge Iván Vélez Arocho (2010–2024) José A. Frontera Agenjo

Schools In 1961, the university started the School of Law providing graduate law studies and student exchange programs with other law schools in the United States and in Spain. The school has been host to famous and respected Puerto Rican law professors, including former Puerto Rico governor Rafael Hernández Colón.

In 1976, the university started the School of Medicine as a graduate medical education program, which, when reorganized, became an independent private institution now known as the Ponce Health Sciences University.

In 2009, the university opened a School of Architecture.La Escuela de Arquitectura: Coquetea con la Internacionalización. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. (Electronic Edition - Noticia Locales section) March 5, 2010.] Retrieved March 5, 2010. Weblink updated 15 February 2018.

In 2011, the university announced it was engaging in a $20 million expansion plan that would result in the creation of three new schools over a ten-year period. The three new schools were reported to be a School of Graphical Design, a School of Fashion, and a School of Cinematic Arts.

Campuses Aside from its main campus in Ponce, specifically on barrio Canas Urbano, on Avenida Las Americas (PR-163), the university has two additional campuses: the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo in Arecibo and the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez in Mayagüez. It also has a satellite extension in Coamo. The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture is also a separate campus and is located across from Plaza Las Delicias at the historic Forteza Building in downtown Ponce.Dan bienvenida a Escuela de Arquitectura. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur (Ponce, Puerto Rico). 22 September 2009. Accessed 15 February 2019. In 2025 Bayamón Central University merged with PUCPR, thus establishing a third campus in Bayamon.

Student life Fraternities Phi Eta Mu Phi Sigma Alpha Nu Sigma Beta Alpha Beta Chi Phi Alpha Delta Phi Delta Gamma Alpha Omicron Sigma Sigma Lambda Beta Alpha Phi OmegaSororities Lambda Theta Alpha Mu Alpha Phi Eta Gamma Delta

Notable alumni Imna ArroyoWomen Artists of Color: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook to 20th Century Artists in the Americas. Farris, Phoebe. Westport, CT.: Greenwood Press. 1999. . page 131.Chiarmonte, Paula. Women Artists in the United States. G. K. Hall & Co. 1990. . page 131. Javier CulsonMen's 400m Hurdles. Olympic Games 27 July – 12 August: Official London 2012 website. Retrieved 25 September 2018. Juan H. Cintrón GarcíaBiografia Completa de Juan H. Cintrón García. Juan Miguel Betancourt Julio BradyGov. Turnbull Nominates Julio Brady for Superior Court Judge. Lynda Lohr. St. Croix Source. 2006-01-18. Accessed 2011-07-25. Lymari NadalVuelve a casa protagonista de América . Glorimar Muñoz Berly. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 16 March 2011. Page 26. Retrieved 4 November 2011. Rafael Cordero SantiagoLey Núm. 256 del año 2008 (P. de la C. 2988), 2008, ley 256: Para ordenar a la Comisión Denominadora de Puerto Rico designe la Carr. PR-9 con el nombre de Rafael (Churumba) Cordero Santiago. Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico. Law 256 of 13 August 2008. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2008. Accessed 25 September 2018. Luisa R. Seijo Maldonado Wichie TorresArchived on 2010-January-11 at the WayBack Machine from the original at La Obra De Wichie Torres. Puerto Rico Fine Arts Gallery. 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2012. Rafael Cartagena Ródriguez

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