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With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.

The path to your perfect career begins with planning and support. Career Development has resources for you to help you make the most of your time at Barry. Guidance is just an appointment away.

Service-learning integrates relevant community service with course work and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience, foster social responsibility and civic engagement, and strengthen communities.

The Honors Program at Barry is designed to challenge, enrich, and prepare especially motivated students to pursue their fullest potential. By participating in a rigorous curriculum rounded out by an array of edifying and interactive events, students explore crucial issues that we face in our daily lives. Students are given the space for discussion and debate and the opportunity to learn from experts in their fields. The Office of Financial Aid can assist with determining eligibility for the Honors Program.

The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library is located in the center of the beautiful Miami Shores campus of Barry University. The Library is named in loving memory of Monsignor William Barry, one of the founders of Barry University and an inspirational figure in the Catholic Church within the Archdiocese of Miami. The extensive Library research collections include more than 950,000 physical items, over 40,000 print and on-line journal subscriptions, and several thousand on-line books and streaming video resources.

At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.

Continuing Education (CE) offers a variety of courses and non-credit programs designed to respond to the diverse educational interests and lifelong learning needs of individuals of all ages. We offer certificate, credential exam preparation, and licensure programs for professional and personal enrichment.

High school students: Get a jump-start on your college education with dual enrollment courses from Barry University! You can earn high school and college credit at the same time, right at your own school.

Barry University is committed to provide you with a dynamic and flexible approach to your degree pathway through our online courses and degree programs. We understand that balancing academics, work, and personal commitments can be challenging. That's why our online offerings are designed to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule, allowing you to pursue your educational goals without compromising on other important aspects of your life.

We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.

We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.

For students currently enrolled in classes at Barry, we have a wealth of resources you can tap into to bring ease and efficiency to your university experience. Get the help you need with administrative or financial questions, or check out course catalogs to help plan your schedule by semester. All the information you need to excel is at your fingertips.

Dr. Leslie E. Tower

PhD in Social Work

Alumni Dr. Leslie E. Tower

Dr. Leslie E. Tower is a Full Professor at West Virginia University, holding a dual appointment in the School of Social Work and Department of Public Administration. Dr. Tower joined the WVU faculty in 2002 after receiving her PhD in Social Work from Barry University in 2001. She was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2008.

Dr. Tower’s scholarship has focused on women, including domestic violence, and continues to focus on women learners and women and work. In her 12 years at WVU, Dr. Tower has published more than 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, appearing in such venues as Journal of Social Work Education (JSWE) and Public Administration Review (PAR).

She recently co-authored Women and Public Service: Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities, published by M. E. Sharpe. She has contributed additional scholarship in book chapters, for example, and presented approximately 15 papers at national conferences. Dr. Tower teaches courses in research, social welfare, and health policy.

As a co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Tower leads the policy development component of the WVU ADVANCE grant (HRD-100797). She works to change and develop work-life policy as a strategy to help women (and men) succeed in the academy. Dr. Tower developed and advocated for the institutionalization of the Parental Assignment Procedure and Lactation Programs at WVU. In recognition of this some of this work, she was named the 2009-2010 Mary Catherine Buswell Award recipient.

For the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), she Chair’s the Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education (or Women’s Council). Dr. Tower is married and has two children, 6 and 10 years old.