Lourdes University

Varsity Sports — Gray Wolves

History & Fun Facts

• •History In 1916 Mother Adelaide Sandusky traveled from Minnesota to Northwest Ohio to establish a province of the Rochester Franciscans that eventually became the Sisters of St.
• •Teresa (in Winona, Minnesota), Lourdes Junior College was founded in 1958 to educate the Sisters of St.
• •In 1964, the liberal arts institution was accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
• •As time passed and there were fewer candidates in formation, Lourdes began admitting lay students with women enrolling in 1969 and men in 1975.
• •On February 11, 2026, Lourdes University announced it would close at the conclusion of the academic year.