Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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In the 15 years leading to the 1970 ' s, Creighton took long strides to become a vibrant force in education. Faculty size and enrollment grew, but even greater importance was placed on providing the best possible educational setting. Mod- ern residence and support facilities were built to accommodate Creighton ' s trend toward becoming a national university. A library, built largely with funds from Creighton alumni, became the focus of a revitalized, planned learning center New facilities for medical education became a reality as the first two units of the Dr C. C. and Mabel L. Criss Health Sciences buildings were completed. In 1970 Creighton took giant strides to develop a campus that would provide a fitting setting for quality education. The title given the effort was Centennial Thrust and the two-phase, decade-long project was to raise $100 million. Growth, both in community support and in quality of academic life at Creighton, exceeded the expectations of the most optimistic planners. Evolving from a one building campus, Creighton now spans a large section of downtown Omaha. Through constant change, improvement and renovation, the campus which tiegan with only the Main Building has expanded greatly, as shown by the picture on the upper right. To accommo- date the growing number of students, construction of these additional dorms began in 1956. In the past 20 years, further changes were made, and, the picture at lower right shows the campus in 1976 with St. Joseph ' s Hospital under construction. intro — 13

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societies for musical culture, and other miscellaneous societies. University publications were another aspect of extracurricular activity. The four main publications were The Shadows, The Creighton Courier, The Creighton University Bulletin, and The Creightonian. Other organizations during this period included: the Creighton Union, the Creighton Odontological Society, the Czech Club, the French Club, the Spanish Club and the German Club. I i I I I ■ ' h - ! - » ji -. Creighton ' s spirit of participation has extended througt) its history. Top, a former Creightonian staff scrambles to meet an upcoming deadline. Activities wer e not restricted to merely academics, as shown by the 1914 football team at upper left. In the lower left picture, Creighton students join in the celebration of the University Diamond Jubilee of 1953 by purchasing blue derbies.

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