Providence University (PU; ) is a Catholic co-educational institution in Shalu District,

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. 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

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). In the summer of 1919, Bishop Joseph Tacconi of

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, met with Sisters of Providence

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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

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, 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

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forced the sisters to retreat first to Shanghai and later to Taiwan.About Providence University
/ref> In July 1989, it has turned into "Providence University for Women". From 1993, it turned into "Providence University", and started to enroll male students.

Successive principals

Academics

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,

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* Shalu Interchange,

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Taiwan Railway

Shalu Station Shalu () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line (Coastal line). It was built in May 1919 and is located in Shalu District, Taichung, Taiwan. Structure The station was first built as a wooden structure du ...

* Taichung Main Station

References

External links

* {{authority control 1956 establishments in Taiwan Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia Educational institutions established in 1956 Catholic universities and colleges in Taiwan Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Universities and colleges in Taichung Universities and colleges in Taiwan Comprehensive universities in Taiwan