University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located adjacent to South Bend, Indiana, USA. The school was founded in 1842 by Rev. Edward Sorin and French priests who were members of the Congregation of Holy Cross. The University received its charter from Indiana on January 15, 1844. A sister campus exists in Perth, Australia.Rev. Edward A. "Monk" Malloy, CSC is the 16th President of the University. He is serving his third five-year term. Malloy is also a full professor in the Department of Theology. Malloy also played varsity basketball for the Irish hoops squad while earning his Bachelor's degree in English (1963).
Notre Dame's picturesque campus sits on 1,250 acres containing two lakes and 136 buildings.
Total enrollment for the Fall 2002 Semester was 11,311.
Its athletic teams are known as the Fighting Irish. The school has a comprehensive and nationally competitive Division I athletic program, but it is most famous for its football program. Notre Dame is a member of the Big East Conference in all sports except for football, in which it maintains its status as one of a small handful of Division I-A independents; and hockey, which is not sponsored by the Big East. Its hockey program competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.