Georgetown University

Georgetown University
Former names	Georgetown College (1789–1814)
Motto	Utraque Unum (Latin)
Motto in English	Both into One
Type	Private nonprofit university
Established	January 23, 1789
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Endowment	$1.661 billion (2017)
Chairman	William Doyle
President	John J. DeGioia
Provost	Robert Groves
Academic staff	Total: 2,173; (1,291 full-time / 882 part-time)
Administrative staff	1,500
Students	17,849
Undergraduates	7,636
Postgraduates	10,213
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Campus	Urban 104 acres (42.1 ha)
College yell	Hoya Saxa
Colors	Blue, gray;
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I – Big East; Patriot League (football); MAISA; EARC
Sports	23 varsity sports teams; 11 men's and 12 women's
Mascot	Jack the Bulldog
Website	georgetown.edu

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Georgetown University is a Catholic university in Washington, D.C. It was started in 1789 by the Jesuit priest John Carroll. It is the oldest Catholic university in the United States of America. In the 19th century, the university sold more than 300 slaves in order to pay for its expansion.^[8]

Georgetown University Media

John Carroll, the first Archbishop of Baltimore and founder of Georgetown University in 1789
Georgetown University, c. 1850
Union Army soldiers on Theodore Roosevelt Island with the Potomac River and the university visible in the background in 1861 at the beginning of the American Civil War
Patrick Francis Healy, the first African-American to become a Jesuit, helped transform the school into a modern university after the Civil War
Healy Hall, which houses classrooms and the university's executive body
Dahlgren Chapel on the university campus
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., north of M street
Students studying outside Wolfington Hall Jesuit Residence
White-Gravenor Hall hosts the Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, meets with Georgetown faculty before commencement ceremonies
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaking at the 25 year reunion for the class of 1968