Complex sentence: The school was founded on November 26,1842 by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, who was also its first president, as an all-male institution on land donated by the Bishop of Vincennes.
Split into simpler sentences: The school was founded by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, who was also its first president. It was established as an all-male institution on November 26,1842, on land donated by the Bishop of Vincennes.