Carroll College#Athletics
{{Short description|Catholic college in Helena, Montana, US}}
{{About|the college in Montana|the former Carroll College, Wisconsin|Carroll University|the community college in Maryland|Carroll Community College}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Carroll College
| image = Carroll college montana seal.png
| image_size = 150
| motto = Non Scholae Sed Vitae
| mottoeng = Not For School, But For Life
| established = {{Start date and age|1909}}
| type = Private college
| religious_affiliation = Catholic Church
| president = John E. Cech
| city = Helena
| state = Montana
| country = U.S.
| undergrad = 1,062 (Fall 2023)
| campus = Rural
| former_names = Mount St. Charles College (1909–1932)
| sports_nickname = Fighting Saints
| mascot = Halo, St. Bernard
| athletics_affiliations = NAIA – Frontier
| academic_affiliations = Space-grant
| colors = {{color box|#332a87}} {{color box|#e8d4a3}}
Purple & Gold
| website = {{url|https://www.carroll.edu/| carroll.edu}}
| logo = Carroll College.png
| logo_size = 200
}}
Carroll College is a private Catholic college in Helena, Montana. The college has 21 buildings on a 63-acre campus,{{Cite web|date=2016-09-26|title=Carroll Campus|url=https://www.carroll.edu/about/carroll-campus|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Carroll College|language=en}} has over 35 academic majors,{{Cite web|date=2015-12-14|title=Explore Academics|url=https://www.carroll.edu/academics|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Carroll College|language=en}} participates in 15 NAIA athletic sports,{{Cite web|title=Carroll College Athletes - Official Athletics Website|url=https://carrollathletics.com/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Carroll College Athletes|language=en}} and is home to All Saints Chapel.{{Cite web|date=2017-08-03|title=All Saints Chapel|url=https://www.carroll.edu/carroll-campus/all-saints-chapel|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Carroll College|language=en}} The college motto, in Latin, is “Non scholae, sed vitae.” The college translates this into English as “Not for school, but for life.” Carroll's colors are purple and gold{{Cite web|date=2018-01-12|title=Visual Identity Guide|url=https://www.carroll.edu/carroll-style-guide/visual-identity-guide|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Carroll College|language=en}} and the school's athletics teams are known as the Fighting Saints.
History
In 1883, the first bishop of Helena, John Baptist Brondel,{{Cite web|title=1884-1903 Bishop Brondel {{!}}|url=https://diocesehelena.org/about/previous-bishops/bishop-brondel-1884-1903/|access-date=2020-09-16|language=en}} proposed a Catholic college in Montana to help produce future priests for the soon-to-be diocese of Helena. He died before his plans could be realized. Pope Pius X selected John Patrick Carroll, a young priest from Dubuque, Iowa, as Brondel's successor.
Bishop John Patrick Carroll, second Bishop of the Diocese of Helena, was able to carve out the funding needed to launch the college while at the same time raising money to construct the Cathedral of St. Helena. In 1909, William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States, helped lay the cornerstone of St. Charles Hall at the college.{{Cite web|title=Carroll_College|url=http://www.helenahistory.org/carroll_college.htm|access-date=2020-09-16|website=www.helenahistory.org}}{{Cite web|last=Record|first=Independent|title=St. Charles Hall, Carroll College, Helena|url=https://billingsgazette.com/st-charles-hall-carroll-college-helena/image_20b5c1c6-43eb-531f-8f9b-0e6cf586e644.html|access-date=2020-09-16|website=The Billings Gazette|date=29 October 2015 |language=en}}
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The college was founded on September 27, 1909, by John Patrick Carroll, second Bishop of the Diocese of Helena, Montana. It was originally called "Mount St. Charles College" to honor St. Charles Borromeo. The intent was for it to be an all-men's liberal arts college, with an emphasis on preparing men for careers in the priesthood, law, medicine, teaching, and engineering. In his speech after the laying the cornerstone of St. Charles Hall, President William Howard Taft said, "The college you are building here will be a blessing to Helena and to the whole state of Montana. The only trouble is we have not institutions enough of this kind in the United States."{{Cite book|title=The Pioneer|publisher=Carroll College|year=1930|location=Helena, MT|pages=9}}
In September 1910, Mount Saint Charles College opened its doors for classes. The first college student graduated in 1916. In 1932, the school's name was changed to "Carroll College" in honor of its founder.
During the 1935 Helena earthquake, Carroll College suffered only minor damage, while many other buildings and schools in the city were greatly affected. Property damage was estimated at half a million dollars.{{Cite news|date=October 20, 1935|title=SCHOOLS OF CITY ARE HARD HIT BY EARTH SHOCKS; LOSS MAY REACH A HALF MILLION|work=Helena Independent Record}} The top of the gable wall on the southern portion of St. Charles Hall was damaged and many of the structure's large stones had fallen off. The college decided to replace the roof with a slightly shorter and flatter roof.
The fallen stones were repurposed and used to build an observatory on campus. Carroll College's Neuman Observatory, named after former chemistry professor Edward Neuman, is the oldest astronomical observatory in the state of Montana.{{Cite web|last=Writer - 04/15/07|first=MARGA LINCOLN-IR Staff|title=Reaching for the stars|url=https://helenair.com/news/local/reaching-for-the-stars/article_0a06e6e2-2939-5679-8647-7067e0954e26.html|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Helena Independent Record|date=15 April 2007 |language=en}}
During World War II, Carroll College was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program; it offered students a path to a Navy commission.{{cite web|url=http://montanahistorywiki.pbworks.com/w/page/21639839/St%20Charles%20Hall,%20Carroll%20College,%20Helena,%20Montana|title=St Charles Hall, Carroll College, Helena, Montana|publisher=Helena, Montana: Carroll College|access-date=September 27, 2011|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330095743/http://montanahistorywiki.pbworks.com/w/page/21639839/St%20Charles%20Hall,%20Carroll%20College,%20Helena,%20Montana#|archive-date=2012-03-30|url-status=dead}} After the war, the college began a period of expansion{{Cite book|last=Swartout Jr.|first=Robert|title=Bold Minds & Blessed Hands The First Century Of Montana's Carroll College|publisher=Carroll College|year=2009|location=Helena, MT}} that included enrolling many military veterans under the GI Bill. It later admitted the first female students,{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Carroll professor writes its history|url=https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/carroll-professor-writes-its-history/article_da615407-bf6f-56e7-b0a8-362777c21468.html|access-date=2020-09-16|website=The Billings Gazette|date=29 May 2009 |language=en}} and was transformed by changes resulting from the Second Vatican Council.
The 1989 Helena train wreck caused significant damage to Carroll, notably to Guadalupe Hall, the women's dormitory at the time.{{cite web|url=http://helenair.com/news/local/years-ago-today-helena-shook-rattled-and-froze/image_ca7d2dd5-825b-538c-afc6-12fd330cda9e.html|title=20 years ago today, Helena shook, rattled and froze|date=2 February 2009 |access-date=28 August 2016}}
Student life
Carroll College has a female-to-male student ratio of nearly 3:2 (60%/40%). Montana residents comprise just under half of the total student body (Montana/Out-of-State: 45%/55%). Of students reporting a religious preference, 44% are Catholic.{{cite web|url=https://www.carroll.edu/about|title=Carroll College About|access-date=2018-02-15}} From an admissions standpoint, U.S. News & World Report indicates Carroll as being "more selective" with an average incoming GPA of 3.46, an ACT of 25, an average SAT (before March 1, 2016) of 1645, and an average SAT (after March 1, 2016) of 1145.{{cite web|title=Carroll College|url=https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-university-search/carroll-college|website=Carroll College- CC- The College Board|publisher=The College Board|access-date=15 February 2018}} Tuition and fees for the 2023 academic year are $37,828. Out-of-state tuition is the same as the original tuition. Total estimated attendance (with room and board) is approximately $40,220.
Carroll has over 35 active student clubs or student groups that host nearly 350 events annually.{{Cite web|date=2016-06-06|title=Campus Life|url=https://www.carroll.edu/campus-life|access-date=2020-09-17|website=Carroll College|language=en}} Groups include CAMP, or Carroll Adventuring and Mountaineers Program, Carroll Crazies, Up 'Til Dawn, Saints' Swing Dance Society, Engineers Without Borders, Carroll Student Activities (CSA), and Carroll Outreach Team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.carroll.edu/students/ascc/clubs.cc|title=Carroll College Student Life|website=www.carroll.edu|access-date=2016-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412183536/http://www.carroll.edu/students/ascc/clubs.cc#|archive-date=2016-04-12|url-status=dead}}
CAMP offers mountain biking, kayaking, trail running, hiking, backpacking, cross country skiing, downhill skiing, and more. CAMP provides trips for students to explore the outdoors during academic breaks, such as a spring break to Moab, Utah.{{Cite web|url=http://www.carroll.edu/camp/events.cc|title=Upcoming Events|website=www.carroll.edu|access-date=2016-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412193055/http://www.carroll.edu/camp/events.cc#|archive-date=2016-04-12|url-status=dead}} The Carroll College newspaper, The Prospector{{Cite web|date=2020-09-02|title=The Prospector|url=https://www.carroll.edu/activities-organizations/prospector|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Carroll College|language=en}}, is student-run and student-written.
Academics
Carroll College offers numerous academic majors in the major liberal arts and life sciences, as well as engineering, education, computer science, nursing, physics, ROTC, and theology. The school offers as well as several medical pre-professional programs including pre-seminary, pre-med, pre-dental, pre-pharmacy and pre-veterinary. The school is known for a higher than average rate of acceptance of its students into medical school.{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeprofiles.com/carroll.html|title=College Profiles - Carroll College|access-date=28 August 2016}} The national average medical school acceptance rate is approximately 44%.{{cite web|last=AAMC|title=FACTS: Applicants and Matriculants Data|url=https://www.aamc.org/data/facts/}} Carroll College students have an 85% average acceptance into med school and dental school.{{cite web|title=Carroll College|url=http://www.carroll.edu/about/distinctions.cc|website=Carroll College|access-date=28 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411211914/http://www.carroll.edu/about/distinctions.cc#|archive-date=2016-04-11|url-status=dead}} Unique to the college is a Human-Animal Bond Program, now anthrozoology. It offered the first such undergraduate degree in the US.{{cite web|url=http://www.carroll.edu/academics/majors/hab/index.cc|title=Carroll College Anthrozoology|access-date=28 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715151033/http://www.carroll.edu/academics/majors/hab/index.cc#|archive-date=2016-07-15|url-status=dead}}
The college is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the #1 Regional College in the West in the 2021 edition of America's Best Colleges. Carroll College has held the #1 ranking for 10 consecutive years.{{Cite web|last=tyler.manning@helenair.com|first=TYLER MANNING|title=Carroll College named best regional college in the west for 10th straight year|url=https://helenair.com/news/local/carroll-college-named-best-regional-college-in-the-west-for-10th-straight-year/article_89794f10-ea8a-5647-b210-0c7b54d2c12a.html|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Helena Independent Record|date=14 September 2020 |language=en}}
Campus
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Carroll College has four residence halls on campus. These are Trinity Hall, Borromeo Hall, Guadalupe Hall, and St. Charles Hall. Additionally, Carroll has on-campus apartments open to 3rd year students and above. Carroll has community advisors on every floor of every residence hall. Among their duties are creating events for members of his or her floor.
The football stadium is known as Nelson Stadium. In 2017, the Hunthausen Activity Center (HAC) will house student recreation and fitness.{{Cite news|url=http://www.carroll.edu/files/files/students/prospector/oct2014.pdf|title=The Prospector|last=Kavanaugh|first=Nate|date=8 October 2014|access-date=29 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412184135/http://www.carroll.edu/files/files/students/prospector/oct2014.pdf#|archive-date=2016-04-12|url-status=dead}} The Student Center is informally known as "The Cube," derived from "Carroll Campus Center," or C-cubed.
Simperman Hall houses classrooms, science labs, and offices for professors. Wiegand Amphitheater, located in Simperman Hall, seats approximately 140 students, and student groups sometimes show movies for the student body. Built in 1979, the Corette Library houses classrooms, computer labs, study rooms, conference rooms, and a small auditorium. It is open to the general public for use.{{Cite web|url=http://www.carroll.edu/library/about/index.cc|title=Carroll College Corette Library|website=www.carroll.edu|access-date=2016-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412172209/http://www.carroll.edu/library/about/index.cc#|archive-date=2016-04-12|url-status=dead}} St. Charles has classrooms, professors' offices, a small chapel, and the president's office and staff. In addition, the Artaza center—the center for global education—is located in St. Charles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.carroll.edu/students/community/halls/stcharles.cc|title=Carroll College Community Living|website=www.carroll.edu|access-date=2016-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412180016/http://www.carroll.edu/students/community/halls/stcharles.cc#|archive-date=2016-04-12|url-status=dead}} On the fourth floor of St. Charles is the bouldering wall, open to students to climb.{{Cite web|url=http://www.carroll.edu/students/activities/|title=Carroll College Student Life|website=www.carroll.edu|access-date=2016-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321114506/http://www.carroll.edu/students/activities/#|archive-date=2016-03-21|url-status=dead}}
Old North, the north wing of St. Charles, was a gymnasium for Mount St. Charles College. Old North was deconstructed and rebuilt as All Saints Chapel, finished in 2017. St. Albert's Hall holds the alumni and development office. The Civil Engineering building has a fully equipped lab, and the engineering department hosts occasional barbecues.{{Cite web|date=2018-06-22|title=ASCE Fundraiser Golf Tournament|url=https://www.carroll.edu/event/asce-fundraiser-golf-tournament-1|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Carroll College|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.carroll.edu/academics/majors/engineering/|title=Engineering|website=www.carroll.edu|access-date=2016-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412162603/http://www.carroll.edu/academics/majors/engineering/#|archive-date=2016-04-12|url-status=dead}}
==Athletics==
{{see also|Carroll Fighting Saints football}}
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The Carroll athletic teams are called the Fighting Saints. The college is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Frontier Conference since the 1935–36 academic year.
Carroll competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.{{cite web|url=http://www.carrollathletics.com|title=Carroll College Athletics Website|website=www.carrollathletics.com|access-date=26 June 2018}}
=Facilities=
Nelson Stadium is home to the football and soccer teams; the PE Center hosts basketball and volleyball games along with several other community events; the Green Meadow Country Club is home to the golf teams; Helena's Centennial Park hosts the softball team's home games; and the track & field teams host events at Helena's Vigilante Stadium.{{cite web|url=http://www.carrollathletics.com/facilities|title=Carroll College Athletic Facilities|website=www.carrollathletics.com|access-date=26 June 2018}}
Notable alumni
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- Casey FitzSimmons, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions (2003–09)
- Jeffrey M. Fleming, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings{{Cite web |title=Rinunce e nomine |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2022/04/19/0273/00581.html |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=press.vatican.va}}
- John Gagliardi, college football head coach{{Cite web|date=2018-10-07|title=Former Carroll College football coach John Gagliardi, college football's winningest coach, dies at 91|url=https://www.montanasports.com/frontier/carroll-college/2018/10/07/former-carroll-college-football-coach-john-gagliardi-college-footballs-winningest-coach-dies-at-91/|access-date=2021-05-28|website=MTSPX|language=en}}
- Sinan Güler, Turkish professional basketball player
- Norman "Jeff" Holter, biophysicist
- Raymond Hunthausen, Archbishop of Seattle (1975–91)
- Father Stuart Long (1963{{ndash}}2014), Class of 1986, boxer-turned-Catholic priest; inspiration for the 2022 film Father Stu
- Joseph Monaghan, congressman from Montana (1933–37){{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000848|title=MONAGHAN, Joseph Patrick, (1906 - 1985)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= October 14, 2012}}
- Luke Muszkiewicz, state legislator{{Cite web |title=Luke Muszkiewicz |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Luke_Muszkiewicz |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
- Jerry O'Connell, congressman from Montana (1937–39){{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000024|title= O'CONNELL, Jerry Joseph, (1909 - 1956) |publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date= October 14, 2012}}
- Bobby Petrino, head football coach at Missouri State{{Cite web|date=2020-01-15|title=Helena native Bobby Petrino to be named head coach at Missouri State|url=https://www.montanasports.com/college-sports/ncaa/helena-native-bobby-petrino-to-be-named-head-coach-at-missouri-state|access-date=2021-05-28|website=MTSPX|language=en}}
- Paul Petrino, head football coach at the University of Idaho{{Cite web|last=Mansch|first=Scott|title=Former Carroll football coach Bob (Putter) Petrino dies|url=https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/sports/2018/07/26/former-carroll-college-helena-football-coach-bob-putter-petrino-dies-paul-petrino-bobby-petrino/844778002/|access-date=2021-05-28|website=Great Falls Tribune|language=en-US}}
- Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana (1993–2001){{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_racicot_marc.html|title=Montana Governor Marc Racicot|publisher= National Governors Association|access-date= October 14, 2012}}
- Jovan Šljivančanin, Serbian professional basketball player
- George Thomas, Bishop of Helena (2004–18), Archbishop of Las Vegas (2018–present)
- Bernard Topel, Bishop of Spokane (1955–78)
- Tarah Wheeler, Cybersecurity Executive and Author of Women in Tech{{cite web|url= https://www.carroll.edu/article/april-15-2016-quicknotes-its-all-about-our-people|title=April 15, 2016 QuickNotes: It's All About Our People|publisher= Carroll College |access-date= April 27, 2018}}
References
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- [https://carrollathletics.com/ Athletics website]
- Historical photos at [http://www.helenahistory.org/carroll_college.htm HelenaHistory.org]
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