A MOST UNLIKELY PLACETHE STORY OF BRIAR CLIFF AND THE

FRANCISCAN COMMUNITY WHO FOUNDED IT

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Mount Saint Francis - Dubuque

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Mother Dominca Wieneke,

founder of the college

Across the state, along highway 20

Dub. S.C

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Bishop EdmundHeelan

Second Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City.

1919 -1948

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“A most unlikely place”

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Sister Servatius

Greenen, first president of

Briar Cliff College

1930 -1943

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The hill was cut down 60 feet

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Heelan Hall - 1930

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Heelan Hall from the bottom of the hill

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Heelan Hall

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Cornerstone laid March, 1930

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Located on the south east

corner of Heelan Hall

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Young sisters were also sent to BC to help enlarge the first class.

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Briar Cliff was a junior college

until 1937-38 when upper

division courses were added and it

became a four year college

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1930’s: A time of growth and development

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Tennis courtsToday occupied by the library

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WPA project to create cement drains20

Original steps up the south

hill of the property

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Current steps, plus foliageand trees

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Cost of original building: $235,290

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Noonan Hall: 1968

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1978: four apartments are built for sisters and the rest of building is given to BC for

offices, classrooms, clerical services

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Sisters here in Fall of 198827

Impact of WW II on Briar Cliff

Expansion put on hold

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Sister Jean Marie Kann, president when Briar Cliff

first made application to

North Central for accredidation

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Telegram announcing successful accreditation - 1945

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Heating plant + second floor = North DormNow second floor houses the art dept.

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East wing: major addition to Heelan Hall

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October 22, 1955

BCC celebrates its Silver Jubilee

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Interaction of sisters with young women

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Developing future leaders

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Late 1950’s: two new buildings

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Briar Cliff chapel located whereIT center is now located.

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No it’s not graduation. Every Friday students who attended

Mass dressed in cap and gown.40

Chapel of Our Lady of Grace - 195841

Chapel of Our Lady of Grace Cross

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Chapel of Our Lady of Grace 43

St. Francis Court

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Briar Cliff alumnae paper

called Horizons

October, 1965article tells of including lay people on the

Board of Trustees

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1964-65: The Educational Policies Committee laid the groundwork for three-term calendar.

At this historic meeting were: Leo Frommelt, Sister Francis Joseph, Bill Tucker, Sister Margaret Francis, Sister Jordan, Robert Barford, Roman de la Campa, Donald Langr and Sister Benigna

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BC newspaper article about 3 term schedule.

Golden Hour—noble experiment; Classes ended early so students could study intensively. . . 47

Great Issues program begins

Forerunner of liberal arts program

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This headline speaks for itself!!49

This series of pictures

appeared in the Cliff News

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Toller Hall

Dormitory for male students

until recent movement to

coed residence halls.

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Sisters here in Spring 2011

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Back: Sr. Mary, Sr. Grace Ann, Sr. Jean, Sr. ShirleyFront: Sr. Ruth, Sr. Mary Jane, Sr. Janet, Sr. Kathy

Cliff News, May 17, 1968

Briar Cliff did not escape

the activism of the 60’s

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October 25, 1968

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Sioux City paper

announces Moratorium

Day

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Briar Cliff and

Morningside join forces to

march for peace

(Vietnam War)

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Local resident questions

Briar Cliff’s allowing the Moratorium

Day. Nov. 11, 1969

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Another 1960’s phenomenon

The Coffee House

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BC’s long history of community service.

The formation of the “Cliff Corps” as an official service

organization

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More service articles in Cliff

News60

Another educational innovationNovember 6, 1980

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Stark Student Center - 200062

The Assisi Look63

2010-2015 Strategic Plan

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Heelan Hall Renovation - 2011

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Semesters/J-Term – 2011

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iPads

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Franciscan Core

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Heelan Hall, 193069

Heffernan Mall

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Celebrating Community

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Celebrating Community

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A Most Unlikely Place