Early Beginnings
When Immaculata's land was first purchased, this essential resource was not present.
What is water
Since the 1930s, new students at Immaculata have gathered together at the Grotto to plant this, marking the beginnings of their college career.
What is Ivy
Immaculata University expresses its Catholic identity by proclaiming the Gospel message and inviting all members of the community to seek truth and meaning through this core value.
In this year, Immaculata became a co-ed university.
What is 2005
Although Immaculata is situated adjacent to both Malvern and Fraser, it is located in this town.
What is Immaculata, PA
Father Gillet founded this order of religious sisters to help him establish a Catholic school.
Who are the Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
This event, originating in 1921, celebrates the Christmas season by gathering the Immaculata community to sing around the Rotunda Christmas tree.
What is Carol Night
With respect for diversity, the University seeks to be inclusive while striving to nurture the spiritual, moral, intellectual, and social/physical wellbeing of all its members through this core value.
What is Community
In this year, Immaculata College gained its university status.
What is 2002
This academic building was named after Immaculata's very first President.
What is Loyola Hall
In this year, Immaculata received its charter, becoming the first all-women's Catholic college in the Philadelphia area.
What is 1920
This gem, the stone of the University, is received by the Sophomore class in the form of a pin, and the junior class in the form of their class ring, since the 1940s.
What is an Amethyst
The University emphasizes this core value because justice demands action in favor of all members of the human family, especially the most vulnerable.
What is Service
Immaculata is the birthplace of this modernized women's sport.
What is basketball
Ground for this, Immaculata's very first building, broke on November 6th, 1908.
What is Villa Maria
Along with Ann Schaaf, Theresa Renauld, and Sister Mary Theresa Maxis, this Redemptorist priest founded the IHM Sisters.
Who is Father Gillet
This tradition represents and celebrates the milestone of the final stretch until graduation for the senior class.
What is 100 Nights
These two core values are uniquely intertwined: the first flourishes in the second, which flows from reflection and the search for truth and wisdom earned by reflective study and vigorous application that deepens commitment to ethical integrity.
What are knowledge and virtue
Immaculata recently celebrated this milestone anniversary with a mass and a gala.
What is the Centennial Anniversary/celebration
Around Christmastime in 1914 it was discovered that there was a low water supply. Mother Loyola and the sisters prayed a novena to the Little Infant of Prague, after which two artesian wells were found. As thanks, this shrine was built for the Little Infant of Prague near one of the wells.
Many of the founding women at Immaculata had devotions to the Infant of Prague which lives on not only in the statue on Back Campus, but also in this statue. As students pass by the statue located in this building, they ring the bell for their intention.
What is the Little Infant of Prague
Driven by her dream of a women's Catholic college, this courageous IHM sister procured six farms on which the University was eventually built.
Who is Mother Camilla
This tradition involves a night of dancing to celebrate the nearing end of the fall semester.
What is Cotillion
The following comes from this important statement, which embodies the identity of the school: Immaculata University, a Catholic academic community, founded and sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, is committed to scholarship, formation of the whole person for leadership and service, and empowerment of all to seek truth, promote justice, and engage in dialogue between faith and culture.
What is the Mission Statement
The Immaculata seal displays the year of the Charter, Scientia floret virtute, the University motto, stars, and a pierced heart to symbolize this important woman.
Who is the Blessed Mother/Mary
This building, located on Loyola Quad, is a new addition to the Immaculata education buildings and will debut in Fall 2022.
What is the Parsons Science Pavilion