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The Ralph M. Besse Library seeks to provide intellectual nourishment for students, faculty, staff, and friends of the community. Opened in 1985 and named for a trustee and cherished friend of the College, the Library provides a welcoming space to learn, study, research, and collaborate.

The Ralph M. Besse Library was opened in Fall of 1985 and named for a benefactor of Ursuline College. Ralph Moore Besse was a trustee and cherished friend of Ursuline College for almost three decades. An enormously successful businessman, Besse was also strong believer in the value of higher education. His fierce commitment to Ursuline College began in the early 1960s, when he helped raise the necessary funds to make Ursuline’s then-new Pepper Pike campus a reality, and it lasted through his many years on the college’s Board of Trustees, all the way up until his death 2002.

In countless ways, Besse’s essence is stamped into the very fabric of the library, but that is far from the only thing that makes Ursuline’s library unique.

Those who wish to help sustain the Library and its work at Ursuline can join Friends of the Ralph M. Besse Library. Learn more here.

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Five students in Ursuline’s Second Degree Accelerated Nursing program met with Bishop Nelson Perez recently during their community clinical rotation at @malachihouseofcleveland, the wonderful nonprofit that serves the terminally ill who lack funds and/or an available caregiver at the end of their life. There, students participate in patient care, learn about social determinants of health and how it impacts individuals at the end of their life, and experience palliative and comfort nursing care. #ursulinestudents #compassionatecare #ursulinenurses #ursulinenurse

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Five students in Ursuline’s Second Degree Accelerated Nursing program met with Bishop Nelson Perez recently during their community clinical rotation at @malachihouseofcleveland, the wonderful nonprofit that serves the terminally ill who lack funds and/or an available caregiver at the end of their life. There, students participate in patient care, learn about social determinants of health and how it impacts individuals at the end of their life, and experience palliative and comfort nursing care. #ursulinestudents #compassionatecare #ursulinenurses #ursulinenurse

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Research shows that science students love to decorate Christmas cookies. Thanks Ursuline Students of STEM! #womeninscience #christmascookies

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Finals start next week, Christmas shopping looms, snow comes and goes. But the quiet manger scene in front of Mullen reminds us of Emmanuel, God with us.

If you missed #UrsulineCollegeGives, consider supporting Ursuline College online today for #GivingTuesday: ursuline.edu/give. Your generosity supports the many opportunities we make available to our students. Thank you for helping us shape the voices of the future!

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If you missed #UrsulineCollegeGives, consider supporting Ursuline College online today for #GivingTuesday: ursuline.edu/give. Your generosity supports the many opportunities we make available to our students. Thank you for helping us shape the voices of the future!

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Ursuline students at the Mexican border with the Interreligious Task Force on Central America. #peacefulprotest #artasresistance

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Ursuline students at the Mexican border with the Interreligious Task Force on Central America. #peacefulprotest #artasresistance

The t-shirt that sums it up. Happy Founder’s Week, Ursuline!

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The t-shirt that sums it up. Happy Founder’s Week, Ursuline!

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Thank you to everyone who participated in #UrsulineCollegeGives! A total of 164 people gave to the Annual Fund in 24 hours. We raised $37,917, surpassing both the 148 donor goal and the $2,000 challenge gift. Your generosity, today and throughout the year, supports the many opportunities we make available to our students. Thank you for helping us shape the voices of the future!

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Thank you to everyone who participated in #UrsulineCollegeGives! A total of 164 people gave to the Annual Fund in 24 hours. We raised $37,917, surpassing both the 148 donor goal and the $2,000 challenge gift. Your generosity, today and throughout the year, supports the many opportunities we make available to our students. Thank you for helping us shape the voices of the future!

There is only one hour left! We need 25 donors to reach our goal before noon. Will you be one of them? Make a gift at ursuline.edu/give. #UrsulineCollegeGives

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There is only one hour left! We need 25 donors to reach our goal before noon. Will you be one of them? Make a gift at ursuline.edu/give. #UrsulineCollegeGives

We have now reached 90 donations to the Annual Fund for #UrsulineCollegeGives! We need 58 more donations before noon to reach our goal of 148! Will you help us? Make your gift now at ursuline.edu/give.

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We have now reached 90 donations to the Annual Fund for #UrsulineCollegeGives! We need 58 more donations before noon to reach our goal of 148! Will you help us? Make your gift now at ursuline.edu/give.

Did you hear from us during this year's Phonathon? Today is a great day to pay your pledge online and be one of the 148 donors for #UrsulineCollegeGives! Visit ursuline.edu/give to make your gift before noon.

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Did you hear from us during this year's Phonathon? Today is a great day to pay your pledge online and be one of the 148 donors for #UrsulineCollegeGives! Visit ursuline.edu/give to make your gift before noon.

Good morning, Arrows! Need a cup of coffee? Consider giving the equivalent of that cup of coffee ($5) to Ursuline College's Annual Fund! There are 6 more hours left to reach our 148 donor goal for #UrsulineCollegeGives. Will you help us? Give now at ursuline.edu/give.

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Good morning, Arrows! Need a cup of coffee? Consider giving the equivalent of that cup of coffee ($5) to Ursuline College's Annual Fund! There are 6 more hours left to reach our 148 donor goal for #UrsulineCollegeGives. Will you help us? Give now at ursuline.edu/give.

Ready to call it a night? Don't forget to make a gift to Ursuline College today for #UrsulineCollegeGives. Help us reach our goal of 148 donors in 24 hours. ursuline.edu/give.

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Ready to call it a night? Don't forget to make a gift to Ursuline College today for #UrsulineCollegeGives. Help us reach our goal of 148 donors in 24 hours. ursuline.edu/give.

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An Ursuline education has never been more relevant. Your contribution has never been more meaningful. Make a gift to Ursuline College today at ursuline.edu/give. #ursulinecollegegives #24hoursofgiving

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