Marian University finds new sponsor. What to know about its future

FOND DU LAC – Marian University will soon connect with a university in Pennsylvania as the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes prepare to transfer sponsorship, according to an announcement Nov. 9 .

Sponsorship would transfer to the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters, who founded Alvernia University. As part of this transition, Alvernia would acquire Marian, subject to necessary approvals and other conditions.

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Marian will remain open as Marian, and the students will still call themselves Sabres. The process is long and ongoing, so nothing will change immediately for the students and staff at either university.

Fond du Lac previously witnessed a similar situation when CSA transferred sponsorship of Agnesian HealthCare to SSM Health in 2018.

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The Marian University website now has a tab dedicated to the Alvernia Partnership to learn more and stay updated as the process moves forward.

The entrance to the Stayer Center at Marian University as seen, Thursday, Septembe...