| College of New Rochelle | |
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| Motto | Wisdom for Life |
| Established | 1904 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Stephen Sweeney, Ph.D. |
| Faculty | 738 |
| Undergraduates | 6,800 (total at 6 campuses) |
| Location | New Rochelle, New York, USA |
| Campus | Suburban, 20 acres |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Mascot | Blue Angels |
| Website | http://www.cnr.edu/ |
The College of New Rochelle (CNR) is a private Catholic college with its main campus located in New Rochelle, New York. The College of St. Angela was founded by the Order of the Ursulines as the first Catholic women's college in New York state in 1904, a time when women were generally excluded from higher education. The name was changed to the College of New Rochelle in 1910. Building on its original commitment to women, the college reaches out to those who have not previously had access to higher education. It places particular emphasis on the concept of life long learning. Three of the four schools are now co-ed.[1]
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Overview
Following the university model, the College of New Rochelle is composed of four separate schools:
- The School of Arts & Sciences
- The Graduate School
- The School of Nursing
- The School of New Resources for adult learners
Its oldest school, The School of Arts & Sciences was established in 1904 as a women's college and still enrolls only women students. It offers courses in the liberal arts, pre-medicine, pre-law, communication arts and business. Both men and women may enroll in the School of Nursing, the School of New Resources (for adult learners) and the Graduate School. [2]
The College of New Rochelle is chartered by the Regents of the State of New York and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The School of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing.
The college offers undergraduate degrees including Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Graduate degrees include Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Science in Education.
CNR has 118 full-time faculty and instructional staff and 640 adjunct faculty. Of the faculty, 89% hold doctoral degrees or the highest degree available in their field. The student-faculty ratio is 11:1. [3]
The School's current President is Stephen Sweeny, Ph.D., who is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors for La Salle Academy.
Campus
The main campus is located in New Rochelle, a suburban Westchester city about 16 miles north of Manhattan. In 1896, the college's founder, Mother Irene Gill, traveled to New Rochelle to explore the possibility of establishing a seminary there for young women. It was during this trip that she came across Leland Castle, an 1850s gothic revival structure and former vacation home of wealthy New York hotelier Simeon Leland. The castle was purchased in 1897 and became the first structure of the College. It has since been designated a National Historic Site. The castle is part of the campus quadrangle and currently houses the "Castle Gallery". [4]
The campus consists of 20 main buildings including a newly[when?] constructed athletic, recreational and educational complex called The Wellness Center, with NCAA competition-sized swimming pool, basketball court, fitness center, indoor running track, yoga studio and meditation garden; The Mooney Center with computer and photography labs, TV production studio and the Debra and Russel Taylor Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies; the 200,000-volume Gill Library; the Student Campus Center; the Rogick Life Sciences Building with many laboratories; four residence halls; and the Learning Center for Nursing.
Notable alumni
- Madeleine Blais- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author [5]
- Angela Cascarano, Emmy award-winning TV news producer [6]
- Ngaire E. Cuneo, Former Senior VP and Corporate Officer for General Electric Capital Corp.; Executive Vice President, of Corporate Development forConoco, Inc. [7] [8]
- Mary Donohue - Lieutenant Governor of New York State 1998-2006 [9]
- Regina Peruggi - President of Kingsborough Community College and first wife of Rudy Giuliani [10]
- Auluana Pharis Peters, First African American woman to serve as Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission[11]
- Mercedes Ruehl - Academy Award-winning stage and screen actress [12]
- Mary Sommer Sandak,Justice, Connecticut Superior Court [13] [14]
- Anne Sweeney - Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks and President of the Disney-ABC Television Group[15]
- Patricia Ann Tracey – First woman to be promoted to military grade of O-9, as vice admiral (equivalent of lieutenant general) in the United States Navy
- Myra Turley, actress[citation needed]
- Bridget Foley, Editor in Chief, Women's Wear Daily
CNR alumnae/i include 36 returned Peace Corp volunteers
References
- ^ College of New Rochelle History
- ^ CNR history, College of New Rochelle Website
- ^ CNR Facts
- ^ Leland Castle [College of New Rochelle]. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1976.
- ^ "New England News Forum". New England News. May 24, 2007. http://www.newenglandnews.org/?q=node/185/print. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
- ^ CNR Report
- ^ Duke Realty.com
- ^ [1]
- ^ CICU: Mary Donahue Biography
- ^ NY Times.com
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ Martindale.com
- ^ Stamford Plus News
- ^ Disney Corporate Website
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