| Saint Mary University | |
| Native Name: | Universidad Santa María |
| Established: | 13 October 1953 |
| Motto: | "A challenge to excellence" |
| City: | Caracas, Distrito Capital (Capital of Venezuela) |
| Rector: | José Ceballos Gamardo |
| Students: | 20.000 approximately |
| Campus: | Urban Approximately 450,000 square meters |
| Colors: | Blue and White |
| Nickname: | USM |
| Website: | usm.edu.ve |
Saint Mary University (USM) is a private university in Venezuela. USM has campuses in several cities, such as Caracas (where the main campus is located), Puerto La Cruz, Barinas and Puerto Ayacucho.
The university was founded on 13 October 1953, by Lola de Fuenmayor in El Paraíso neighborhood (Southwestern Caracas). In 1983, the main campus of the university was built in La Florencia (East Caracas).
In his inscription reads: Saint Mary University (Spanish: Universidad Santa María) founded in 1953, with the words God, Country and Home.
It is light blue with the shield engraved in the center, usually placed in the central square with the national flag.
It was a lion named Ibrahim, and a lioness named Luna, both died. After, the Saint Mary University brought another lion called Friguela, who reigned for many years in the University. Nowadays, the University doesn't have any lion alive at the campus.
It is built on an area of 450,000 square meters, of which 200,000 are infrastructure including buildings (15 in total, where the various faculties and administrative offices are located), internal circulation roads and green areas. In this place all races work: Administration, Accounting, Economics, Social Communication, Law, International Studies, Pharmacy, Civil Engineering, Industrial, Systems and Telecommunications; Architecture and Odontology.
Student groups, The FlorenceAt the headquarters of the Florence they are constituted multiple student teams that promote university life in the institution, among them are:
Currently in management University Student Government the following facilities:
The original headquarters is located in The Paradise (Spanish:El Paraiso), keeping its historical interest was completely remodeled to become the great Center of Postgraduate Studies. Currently it is appropriate and central building, with classrooms and amphitheaters designed for these studies. Library, parking and other services, where extension courses, specialization and master's degrees as well as doctorates are held.
Among the projects decentralization in 1994 Saint Mary University is established with its own headquarters in Barcelona, Anzoategui, based on a modern building set in 28,000 square meters of land located in the intercommunal Avenue Barcelona.
This important site starts working on January 23, 1995 and has classrooms acclimated to the area design; library, also adapted to the environment, computer labs. It is an educational complex with parking, all services and modern café located in a small shopping center surrounded by green areas.
Saint Mary University founded in 1999 in the Amazon a university nucleus where students study law, economics, accounting and business administration state. This office works in two shifts: morning and night.
In this seat racing law, social communication, accounting, administration, pharmacy, civil engineering, industrial and systems work.
This core began operations in 2004 and emerged as an academic option to capture a large student population eager to train in social sciences, scientific and administrative area.
In this place students study law, Social Communication, Accounting, Civil Engineering, Industrial and Systems.
The Volunteer Fire Department University is a nonprofit organization founded on May 10, 2010, in order to create an institution within the campus to provide protection to the student and working population; while it is offering to anyone who wishes to be part of this body the opportunity to become a professional firefighter University.
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