Academic excellence

  1. Why 91直播's?
  2. Academic excellence

91直播's is committed to supporting extensive academic programs and academic resources to best serve and prepare our students to make a positive difference in the world. These include in-demand pre-professional offerings alongside a strong social justice/liberal arts-minded core.

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Center for Student Success

The Center for Student Success is a hub for academic support and guidance. Peer tutors, Academic Advisors, and Disability Support Services team members are here to assist you. Explore all the support services the we have to offer, including the Advising Center, Writing Center, and Tutoring Center.

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4+1 programs

With 4 + 1 programs in accounting, business, computer science, education and engineering, undergraduate students can earn a master's in one additional year.

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Honor societies

Honor societies are one way that we recognize students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers, often within a specific academic discipline.

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Research

91直播's offers unique opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in academic research and conferences across various disciplines.

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Study abroad

91直播's encourages all students to study abroad and supports semester-long programs and short-term study exchange through our various partnerships.

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Saints stories

Exploring our galaxy
"For the final project in the astrophysics class, the students calculated the motions of pulsating stars as they travel through space."
Andrea Kunder, Ph.D.
Physics
Faculty
Living Our Benedictine Values
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Listening
To hear keenly and sensitively the voices of persons and all created beings. 鈥淟isten...with the ear of your heart.鈥 鈥 Rule of Benedict Prologue
Exploring our galaxy
Andrea Kunder, Ph.D.
Physics
Faculty
Leveling Up
"Think about the industry you want to be in, care about it, research it, understand it. Be passionate about what you want to do. Don鈥檛 be afraid."
Gibran Zaman '17
Business Administration
Class of 2017
Living Our Benedictine Values
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Dignity of Work
To appreciate the dignity of work in God鈥檚 creation. "They live by the labor of their hands.鈥 鈥 Rule of Benedict 48
Leveling Up
Gibran Zaman '17
Business Administration
Class of 2017
Engineered for Success: Grad Program prepares for career at NASA
All of my professors were invested in me and I built great relationships with them. Honestly, because of the size and culture of 91直播鈥檚 I loved that learning, growth, and even career advice takes place everywhere, even in the hallways!
Kelsey Buckles MSME '20
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Class of 2020
Living Our Benedictine Values
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Hospitality
To offer warmth, acceptance and joy in welcoming others. 鈥淟et all...be received as Christ.鈥 鈥 Rule of Benedict 53
Engineered for Success: Grad Program Prepares for Career at NASA
Kelsey Buckles MSME '20
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Class of 2020
Advocating for diversity and equity in the public school system
"We all talked about the need for more teachers of color and what could be done to recruit and retain them."
Terae Harris 鈥16
Post-graduate School Administrator Certification
Class of 2016
Living Our Benedictine Values
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Respect for Persons
To respect each person regardless of class, background or professional skill. "No one is to pursue what is judged best for oneself, but instead, what is better for someone else." 鈥 Rule of Benedict 72
Advocating for diversity and equity in the public school system
Terae Harris 鈥16
Post-graduate School Administrator Certification
Class of 2016
Mastering Business, Developing People
鈥淭he MBA program and the content helped me understand that there is so much more in the leadership of organizations than managers and employees. My program of study helped me clarify that I wanted to be in a leadership role where I could be helping people, developing others, and learning from other people as well.鈥
John Iglesias MBA '01, Ph.D. Candidate
Master of Business Administration
Class of 2001
Living Our Benedictine Values
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Listening
To hear keenly and sensitively the voices of persons and all created beings. 鈥淟isten...with the ear of your heart.鈥 鈥 Rule of Benedict Prologue
Mastering Business, Developing People
John Iglesias MBA '01, Ph.D. Candidate
Master of Business Administration
Class of 2001

Saints in the news

91直播鈥檚 University names Fr. John B. Klassen, O.S.B., as commencement speaker and honors top graduates

LACEY, Wash. 鈥 91直播鈥檚 University is pleased to name Father John B. Klassen, O.S.B., as the 2024-2025 commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient. Father Klassen will be recognized as a doctor of humane arts, honoris causa, and will address the graduating Class of 2025 on Saturday, May 10. The University also celebrates the academic achievements of its student honorees: co-valedictorians Avril Andales Regis and Alisa Zhupanenko, and salutatorian Jillian Abbe, who have distinguished themselves through their scholarship, service and commitment to the 91直播鈥檚 community.

91直播鈥檚 University offers new cybersecurity bachelor鈥檚 degree

Lacey, WASH. 鈥 Technology is woven tightly into the fabric of our lives and can be a marvelous tool, but also a potentially dangerous landscape. 91直播鈥檚 University is preparing students to be on the forefront of cybersecurity by offering a new specialized cybersecurity degree program. Many students and veterans are eager to gain skills for this booming industry where jobs are plentiful. Radana Dvorak, Ph.D., computer science chair and associate professor at the Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering at 91直播鈥檚 University, is leading the way with her enthusiasm and expertise.