Yesterday, Nov. 12, Immaculata University celebrated the 100th anniversary of its college charter.

With the granting of the charter in 1920, Immaculata became the first Catholic college for women in the area. Known as Charter Day and recognized annually, this day holds special significance in the university’s centennial year of 2020.

The college officially opened on Sept. 21, 1921 with a freshman class of 10.

“As an alumnus, I am proud of Immaculata’s strong history and continued evolution over the past century,” said President Barbara Lettiere. “Over 22,000 alumni across the world call Immaculata home. Even in the presence of continuous change, the core mission of serving students remains the same. We really do have an historic past and an even more ambitious future.”

Mother Camilla Maloney’s dream to extend the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) teaching mission to include college education for women was matched by a determination to persevere in the face of numerous challenges, according to Sister Patricia Fadden, ninth president of Immaculata.

This ideology is memorialized in the university’s centennial video (see above) chronicling the history of Immaculata.

The official Centennial Gala is rescheduled from this year to Oct. 9, 2021 due to the pandemic. The university is currently hosting an online auction and a Charter Day of Giving on Thursday to benefit the current campaign to construct the Parsons Science Pavilion.

Click here for more information about Immaculata University’s centennial.

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