Dear Friends,

For the better part of 50 years, Sacred Heart University has been hard at work earning the respect and loyalty of tens of thousands of students and parents and alumni. From an initial enrollment of just 173 students in 1963, we have grown to a student body in excess of 6,000, with dozens of challenging academic programs across a wide variety of disciplines. Welcome to our University. Welcome to our family.

John J. Petillo, Ph.D.

What is immediately evident to visitors – especially those who have not been on campus for a while – is the energy and vitality of this special place, this unique experience. Our facilities continue to keep pace with our expanding academic offerings.  Of course, our new Chapel of the Holy Spirit is a great point of pride, and the Student Services building rising up next to it will add to the excitement on campus. And this is just the beginning.  We are committed to ensuring that Sacred Heart’s best days lie ahead.

I invite you to explore these pages carefully and discover for yourselves the great riches to be found here. As helpful as they are, the real keys to the Sacred Heart experience lie within each of our students and faculty members and staff. Speak to them, and you’ll quickly discover a community of active and engaged learners that offers you the best of immersion, innovation and integrity.

Sincerely,

John J. Petillo, Ph.D.
President