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/></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">St. Mary's Female Academy (1843–1881)<br />Mount St. Joseph Academy and College (1881–1928)<br />Clarke College (1928–2010)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">Private university</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1843<span class="noprint">; 182 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1843</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Religious affiliation</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Catholic_church" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholic church">Roman Catholic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$29.9 million (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Fletcher M. Lamkin (interim)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">148</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Administrative staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">173</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">1200</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Dubuque,_Iowa" title="Dubuque, Iowa">Dubuque</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">U.S.</div><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Clarke_University&params=42.51_N_90.691_W_region:US-IA_type:edu"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°30′36″N</span> <span class="longitude">90°41′28″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.510°N 90.691°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.510; -90.691</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data">Urban</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#2E5090; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ffd204; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span><br />Navy Blue & Gold</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Pride</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Heart_of_America_Athletic_Conference" title="Heart of America Athletic Conference">HAAC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Mascot</th><td class="infobox-data">Cutlass T. Crusader</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.clarke.edu">www<wbr />.clarke<wbr />.edu</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Clarke University</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">private</a> <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a> university in <a href="/wiki/Dubuque,_Iowa" title="Dubuque, Iowa">Dubuque, Iowa</a>. It was founded in 1843 as <b>St. Mary's Female Academy</b> by Mother <a href="/wiki/Mary_Frances_Clarke" title="Mary Frances Clarke">Mary Frances Clarke</a>, foundress of the <a href="/wiki/Sisters_of_Charity_of_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary" title="Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary">Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary</a>. </p><p>The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> and downtown Dubuque. Clarke offers undergraduate degrees in 19 academic departments with over 40 majors and programs.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university also provides graduate <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">master's</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doctoral_degree" class="mw-redirect" title="Doctoral degree">doctoral</a> degrees and enrolls approximately 1,200 students. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarke_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clarke_Before_Fire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Clarke_Before_Fire.jpg/300px-Clarke_Before_Fire.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Clarke_Before_Fire.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="245" /></a><figcaption>Postcard showing the campus before the fire</figcaption></figure> <p>What is now known as Clarke University was established in 1843 as <b>St. Mary's Female Academy</b> by Irish emigrant <a href="/wiki/Mary_Frances_Clarke" title="Mary Frances Clarke">Mother Mary Frances Clarke</a>, the founder of the <a href="/wiki/Sisters_of_Charity_of_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary" title="Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary">Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was one of the first such schools for women built west of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke_College_History_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke_College_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1881, St. Mary's moved to its present location atop Dubuque's Seminary Hill (Clarke Drive) and was renamed <b>Mount St. Joseph Academy and College</b>. The college became a liberal arts school in 1901, and the first <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a> was awarded in 1904. In 1910, Mt. St. Joseph was chartered by the state of <a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a>, becoming a four-year college by 1913. The <a href="/wiki/North_Central_Association_of_Colleges_and_Secondary_Schools" class="mw-redirect" title="North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools">North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools</a> accredited Mount St. Joseph in 1918. The academy portion of the school closed in 1928 and the college was renamed <b>Clarke College</b> to honor <a href="/wiki/Mary_Frances_Clarke" title="Mary Frances Clarke">Mary Frances Clarke</a> and her vision for the college written in 1884 to her community of sisters, almost all of whom were instructors: "Let us…keep our schools progressive with the times in which we live…In teaching, we must…endeavor to make [students] think."<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke_College_History_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke_College_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 17, 1984, the school experienced a disastrous fire that destroyed four of its main buildings, including the Sacred Heart Chapel. The next day, students hung a large banner reading "<i>Clarke Lives!</i>" on the campus to show solidarity following the disaster. Soon after, the school launched a major reconstruction project to replace the destroyed buildings. By 1986, a new library, music performance hall, chapel, bookstore, administrative offices, and central atrium were dedicated. The massive, glass-enclosed Wahlert Atrium built following the fire has since become the main symbol of the school.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarke_College_History_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarke_College_History-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Joanne Burrows, (<a href="/wiki/Sisters_of_Charity" title="Sisters of Charity">SC</a>) began her term as president on July 1, 2006, replacing the long-serving <a href="/wiki/Catherine_Dunn_(school_administrator)" title="Catherine Dunn (school administrator)">Catherine Dunn</a>. On May 12, 2010, she announced that the college would be renamed Clarke University. In 2019 she was succeeded by Thom D. Chesney.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After leading the university through the COVID-19 pandemic,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chesney resigned to take a personal sabbatical. The university's 17th president is Fletcher Lamkin.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarke_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Clarke sits on a 55-acre (220,000 m<sup>2</sup>) campus located atop a prominent hill in Dubuque. The college consists of 16 buildings, an athletic field, and features large, grassy knolls along the south and east sides of campus for areas of study and recreation. The grounds are bounded by West Locust Street on the south, Clarke Crest Court on the north, Clarke Crest Drive on the east, and North Grandview Avenue on the west. Clarke Drive is the "main street" through the campus, bisecting it into "north" and "south" sides. Of Clarke's 16 buildings, 15 are located along Clarke Drive, making it a very walkable campus. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarke_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Clarke athletic teams are called the Pride. The university is a member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics</a> (NAIA), primarily competing in the <a href="/wiki/Heart_of_America_Athletic_Conference" title="Heart of America Athletic Conference">Heart of America Athletic Conference</a> (HAAC) since the 2016–17 academic year, after spending a season as an <a href="/wiki/NAIA_independent_schools" title="NAIA independent schools">NAIA Independent</a> within the Association of Independent Institutions (AII) during the 2015–16 school year (as well as during the 2006–07 school year when the school re-joined the NAIA). The Pride previously competed in the defunct <a href="/wiki/Midwest_Collegiate_Conference" title="Midwest Collegiate Conference">Midwest Collegiate Conference</a> (MCC) from 2007–08 to 2014–15 (when the conference dissolved), which they were a member on a previous stint from 1988–89 to 1995–96. Clarke was also a member of the defunct <a href="/wiki/Northern_Illinois-Iowa_Conference" title="Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference">Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference</a> (NIIC) of the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">NCAA Division III</a> ranks from 1996–97 to 2005–06. </p><p>Clarke University women's basketball team was the 2022-23 NAIA national champion, defeating defending champion Thomas Moore University 63-52. <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarke_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The University is located west of downtown Dubuque and served by <a href="/wiki/The_Jule" title="The Jule">The Jule</a> transit system. The <i>Orange Route</i> stops on Clarke Drive and Locust Street connecting the university to downtown Dubuque.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_alumni_and_staff">Notable alumni and staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarke_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable alumni and staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Dickerson" title="Nancy Dickerson">Nancy Dickerson</a> – pioneering television newswoman, attended Clarke</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Feldner" title="Margaret Feldner">Margaret Feldner</a> – first female president of <a href="/wiki/Quincy_University" title="Quincy University">Quincy University</a>, former head of the education department at Clarke</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Flynn" title="Luke Flynn">Luke Flynn</a> - musician and film composer, attended Clarke (BA in Music Composition)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Ann_Gaines" title="Ruth Ann Gaines">Ruth Ann Gaines</a> – Democratic Iowa State Representative, attended Clarke (BA in drama/speech)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sister_Mary_Kenneth_Keller" class="mw-redirect" title="Sister Mary Kenneth Keller">Sister Mary Kenneth Keller</a> – nun and <a href="/wiki/Computer_science" title="Computer science">computer science</a> pioneer. The first woman in the U.S. to receive a PhD in Computer Science, founded the computer science department at Clarke and headed the department for 20 years</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Larkin" title="Barbara Larkin">Barbara Larkin</a> – <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_State_for_Legislative_Affairs" title="Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs">Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs</a>, attended Clarke (BA 1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_R._R._Martin" title="George R. R. Martin">George R. R. Martin</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a></i> writer; taught <a href="/wiki/English_studies" title="English studies">English</a> and <a href="/wiki/Journalism" title="Journalism">journalism</a> at Clarke</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karen_Morrow" title="Karen Morrow">Karen Morrow</a> – <a href="/wiki/Musical_theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Musical theater">musical theater</a> actress/singer, attended Clarke</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Rapp" title="Adam Rapp">Adam Rapp</a> – novelist/playwright, attended Clarke</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Sullivan" title="Peggy Sullivan">Peggy Sullivan</a> – library <a href="/wiki/Consultant" title="Consultant">consultant</a> specializing in <a href="/wiki/Executive_search" title="Executive search">executive searches</a>, attended Clarke (BA 1950)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarke_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dubuque,_Iowa" title="Dubuque, Iowa">Dubuque, Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Dubuque" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque">Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clarke_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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title="Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald">Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loras_Thomas_Lane" title="Loras Thomas Lane">Loras Thomas Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Biskup" title="George Biskup">George Biskup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loras_Joseph_Watters" title="Loras Joseph Watters">Loras Joseph Watters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_John_Dunn" title="Francis John Dunn">Francis John Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Edwin_Franklin" title="William Edwin Franklin">William Edwin Franklin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:gold;width:1%">Churches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Cathedral</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._Raphael%27s_Cathedral_(Dubuque,_Iowa)" title="St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque, Iowa)">St. Raphael's Cathedral, Dubuque</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Parishes</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Basilica_of_St._Francis_Xavier,_Dyersville" title="Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville">Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._John_XXIII_Catholic_Church_(Cedar_Rapids,_Iowa)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. John XXIII Catholic Church (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)">St. John XXIII, Cedar Rapids</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Holy_Ghost_Catholic_Church_(Dubuque,_Iowa)" title="Holy Ghost Catholic Church (Dubuque, Iowa)">Holy Ghost, Dubuque</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Catholic_Church_(Luxemburg,_Iowa)" title="Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Luxemburg, Iowa)">Holy Trinity, Luxemburg</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_Catholic_Church_(Dubuque,_Iowa)" title="Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Dubuque, Iowa)">Sacred Heart, Dubuque</a></dd> <dd>Sacred Heart, Fillmore</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saint_Boniface_Church_(New_Vienna,_Iowa)" title="Saint Boniface Church (New Vienna, Iowa)">St. Boniface, New Vienna</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saint_Donatus_Catholic_Church" title="Saint Donatus Catholic Church">St. Donatus, St. Donatus</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph%27s_Catholic_Church_(Elkader,_Iowa)" title="St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Elkader, Iowa)">St. Joseph, Elkader</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_Catholic_Church_(Key_West,_Iowa)" title="Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (Key West, Iowa)">St. Joseph, Key West</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph_the_Worker_Catholic_Church_(Dubuque,_Iowa)" title="Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church (Dubuque, Iowa)">Saint Joseph the Worker, Dubuque</a></dd> <dd>St. Martin, Cascade</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Catholic_Church_(Guttenberg,_Iowa)" title="St. Mary's Catholic Church (Guttenberg, Iowa)">St. Mary, Guttenberg</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Church_(Dubuque,_Iowa)" title="Saint Patrick's Church (Dubuque, Iowa)">St. Patrick, Dubuque</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_Church_(Garryowen,_Iowa)" title="St. Patrick's Church (Garryowen, Iowa)">St. Patrick, Garryowen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._Lawrence_Catholic_Church_(Otter_Creek,_Iowa)" title="St. Lawrence Catholic Church (Otter Creek, Iowa)">St. Lawrence, Otter Creek</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul%27s_Catholic_Church_(Worthington,_Iowa)" title="Saint Paul's Catholic Church (Worthington, Iowa)">St. Paul, Worthington</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saints_Peter_and_Paul_Church_(Petersburg,_Iowa)" title="Saints Peter and Paul Church (Petersburg, Iowa)">Saints Peter and Paul, Petersburg</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Former parishes</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_Prairie_Church" title="Saint Joseph's Prairie Church">Saint Joseph's Prairie Church</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saint_Mary%27s_Catholic_Church_(Dubuque,_Iowa)" title="Saint Mary's Catholic Church (Dubuque, Iowa)">St. Mary, Dubuque</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph%27s_Roman_Catholic_Church_(Stone_City,_Iowa)" title="St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (Stone City, Iowa)">St. Joseph, Stone City</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:gold;width:1%">Education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Higher education</dt> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Clarke University</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Divine_Word_College" title="Divine Word College">Divine Word College</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Loras_College" title="Loras College">Loras College</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mount_Mercy_University" title="Mount Mercy University">Mount Mercy University</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._Pius_X_Seminary_(Dubuque,_Iowa)" title="St. Pius X Seminary (Dubuque, Iowa)">St. Pius X Seminary, Dubuque</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>High schools</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Beckman_Catholic_High_School" title="Beckman Catholic High School">Beckman High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dyersville,_Iowa" title="Dyersville, Iowa">Dyersville</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Columbus_High_School_(Waterloo,_Iowa)" title="Columbus High School (Waterloo, Iowa)">Columbus High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Iowa" title="Waterloo, Iowa">Waterloo</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Don_Bosco_High_School_(Iowa)" title="Don Bosco High School (Iowa)">Don Bosco High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gilbertville,_Iowa" title="Gilbertville, Iowa">Gilbertville</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Marquette_High_School_(Bellevue,_Iowa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Marquette High School (Bellevue, Iowa)">Marquette High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bellevue,_Iowa" title="Bellevue, Iowa">Bellevue</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Newman_Catholic_High_School_(Mason_City,_Iowa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Newman Catholic High School (Mason City, Iowa)">Newman Catholic High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mason_City,_Iowa" title="Mason City, Iowa">Mason City</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wahlert_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Wahlert High School">Wahlert High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dubuque,_Iowa" title="Dubuque, Iowa">Dubuque</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Xavier_High_School_(Cedar_Rapids,_Iowa)" title="Xavier High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)">Xavier High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cedar_Rapids,_Iowa" title="Cedar Rapids, Iowa">Cedar Rapids</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Primary schools</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mazzuchelli_Middle_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Mazzuchelli Middle School">Mazzuchelli Middle School, Dubuque</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Holy_Family_Catholic_Schools" title="Holy Family Catholic Schools">Holy Family Catholic Schools, Dubuque</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s_School_(Guttenberg,_Iowa)" title="St. Mary's School (Guttenberg, Iowa)">St. Mary's School, Guttenberg</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Former schools</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart_School_(Dubuque,_Iowa)" title="Sacred Heart School (Dubuque, Iowa)">Sacred Heart School, Dubuque</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/St._Luke%27s_School_and_Recreation_Center" title="St. Luke's School and Recreation Center">St. Luke's School, St. Lucas</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:gold;width:1%">Religious orders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Melleray_Abbey" title="New Melleray Abbey">New Melleray Abbey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Mississippi_Abbey" title="Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey">Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sisters_of_Charity_of_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary" title="Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary">Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:gold;width:1%">Priests</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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