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Suffolk University is a private, non-sectarian university located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. With 9,192 students (includes all campuses, 8,891 at the Boston location alone), it is the eighth largest university in Metro Boston. It was founded as a law school in 1906 and named after its location in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The university is coeducational and comprises the Suffolk University Law School, the College of Arts & Sciences,and the Sawyer Business School, some of its MBA programs currently rank among the top 50 business programs in the country. It has an international campus in Madrid in addition to the main campus in downtown Boston. Due to its strategic location and well-known law school, many notable scholars, prominent speakers and politicians have visited the university such as John F. Kennedy,〔(Suffolk's Walsh Theatre Esteemed Guests ) (accessed March 5, 2009)〕 Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist,〔(Donahue Lecture Series Speakers ) (accessed March 5, 2009)〕 and former U. S. President George H.W. Bush.〔("George H.W. Bush to speak at Suffolk's Centennial" ) by James Alexander, ''The Suffolk Voice'' 9/12/06〕 all have given speeches at Suffolk. ==History== Suffolk University was initially founded as a law school in 1906 by lawyer Gleason Archer, Sr. and named "Archer's Evening Law School," but it became Suffolk School of Law in 1907, after Archer moved the school from his Roxbury, Massachusetts home into his downtown Boston law offices. A year later the first of Archer's students had passed the bar, leading to a boost in registration.〔 The school's original goal was to "serve ambitious young men who are obliged to work for a living while studying law."〔(About Suffolk Law School ) March 3, 2009)〕 By 1930, Archer developed Suffolk into one of the largest law schools in the country, and decided to create "a great evening university" that working people could afford.〔 The school became a university in the 1930s when the Suffolk College of Arts and Sciences was founded in 1934 and the Sawyer Business School—then known as the College of Business Administration—in 1937. That same year, the three academic units were incorporated as Suffolk University.〔 During the 1990s Suffolk constructed its first residence halls, began satellite programs with other colleges in Massachusetts, and opened its international campuses.〔 From 1990 to 2005, its endowment increased over 400%, to approximately $72 million, and enrollment climbed.〔(Suffolk Endowment information ) (accessed March 5, 2009)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suffolk University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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