A Look Around The SSC: Barry University

In June 1940, a 40 acre tract of lush, tropical vegetation located in Miami Shores was transformed into one of the leading centers of education in South Florida. Founded by the most Reverend Patrick Barry, Bishop of Saint Augustine, and Reverend Mother M. Gerald Barry, prioress General of the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Michigan, and supported by Reverend Monsignor William Barry, as well as Mayor of Miami Shores John Graves Thompson Barry University offers a a supportive atmosphere. It also provides intellectual excellence and and a 800 year tradition of truth seeking and dedication to service.
  In the years since Barry opened its doors, the campus has expanded to 122 acres and 17 locations throughout Florida.  This includes seven schools and two colleges with numerous liberal arts and professional disciplines.
  Today Barry University is comprised of over 9,000 students, served by more than 2100 administrators, faculty members and support staff from a wide range of religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.  The faculty and administration have worked closely together to serve the the student population and the local community surrounding the university, where expansion and growth have kept pace with excellence in education programs.
  The beauty of Barry includes 54 buildings, with indoor and outdoor athletic facilities spread over 80 acres of the 122 acre campus.  The university has had six presidents since it's inception.  Mother M, Gearlad Barry (1940-1961,) Mother M. Genevieve Weber (1962-63,) Sister Dorothy Browne (1963-74,) Sister M. Trinita Flood (1974-1981,) Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin (1981-2004,) and Sister Linda Bevilacqua (2004- present.)
 Barry University is home to fourteen sports for men and woman. Baseball, Men's and Woman's basketball, men's and woman's cross county, men's and woman's golf, rowing, men's and woman's soccer, softball, men's and woman's tennis, and volleyball.  Barry has won 13 national championships, 57 Sunshine State Conference titles. They have had 277 All Americans and 317 Scholar All-Americans.  The athletes at Barry are nicknamed the Buccaneers and the mascot is Bucky the Parrot.  Barry became a member of the Sunshine State Conference in June, 1988.
 Some notable Barry alum include Amy Diaz (Ms. Rhode Island 2008,) Mark Anderson (soccer player of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers,)  Shaquille O'Neal (Educational Doctorate,) Yan Gomes (catcher Cleveland Indians.)