Catholic Institute of Technology, the first research university focused on bridging the gap between faith and science, is set to welcome students in September. The university aims to shape the next generation of ‘saints, scholars, and scientists’. Offering degree programs in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, biomedical engineering, and biology, Catholic Institute of Technology plans to accept 50 students per year.
The university is located in both Cambridge, Massachusetts and near the papal summer residence in Alban Hills of Castel Gandolfo. Founded last fall by Bill and Alexis Haughey and Bishop Arther Kennedy, who is the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston and serves as professor emeritus and University President, Catholic Institute of Technology is looking to create a space where individuals can explore both their faith and scientific interests in harmony.
Susan Barreto, an author with a longstanding interest in religion and science, is involved with the university as a board member and editor of Covalence, the online magazine of the Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology. Barreto hopes that Catholic Institute of Technology will challenge the misconception that faith and science are incompatible and have caused many to distance themselves from the church. She believes that by providing scholarship across STEM fields at a Catholic institution
