The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) is a private Roman Catholic, coeducational, four-year, liberal arts college in Morris Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Portions of the campus are in Florham Park.
The college has 22 undergraduate majors, 14 master’s degree programs and three doctoral programs (Psy.D. and Ed.D. with two tracks, K-12 leadership, and higher education leadership). The college offers six combined degree programs, five dual degree programs, and four professional preparation programs. The average undergraduate class teacher-to-student ratio is 1:13.
History
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The college was founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and is one of the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women. In 2015, the college’s board of trustees voted to admit men into the traditional day program. It is named for Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774â€"1821), who founded the Sisters of Charity and who, after her death, was canonized as the United States' first native-born saint. (Seton Hall University in New Jersey and Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania are also named after Elizabeth Ann Seton.)
Campus
The College of Saint Elizabeth is located on the campus of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth.The 200-acre (0.81Â km2) wooded campus is home to the classical Greek amphitheater built into a hillside and the original dairy farm for the complex.
The Convent Station of NJ Transit, located on the campus of the College of Saint Elizabeth, provides rail transportation both east and west of Convent Station. The trains are the midtown direct line of the Morris & Essex Lines.
The College of Saint Elizabeth has of eight buildings:
- Santa Rita Hall (Admission, financial aid, administration)
- Henderson Hall (Sciences, nursing, foods and nutrition)
- Saint Joseph Hall (Athletics, dining hall)
- Santa Maria Hall (Classrooms)
- Mahoney Library (Classrooms, Center for Academic Success)
- Annunciation Center (Classrooms, Dolan Performance Hall, academic offices)
- O'Connor Hall (student residence)
- Founders Hall (student residence)
The classical Greek Theater is used for concerts and performances. The Shakespeare Garden, completed in 1931, and a greenhouse, built in 1911 also sit on the campus.
Athletics
The College of Saint Elizabeth teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Eagles are a member of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC). Women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis and volleyball.
Notable alumnae
- David Clowney (born 1985), wide receiver who played in the NFL for the New York Jets.
- Sister Carmela Marie Cristiano (1927-2011), Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth who served the community as a teacher, social worker and activist, who was the first religious sister to run for office in New Jersey.
- Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich (1901-1927; graduated 1923), Sister of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and author of Greater Perfection, who was beatified in 2014.
- Rita Lenihan (1914-1989), officer in the United States Navy who served as Director of the WAVES and Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Women from 1966 to 1970.
- Shirley Tolentino (1943â€"2010; graduated 1965), the first black woman to serve on New Jersey Superior Court and the first black woman appointed to the Jersey City Municipal Court and to serve as its presiding judge.
- Louise Currie Wilmot (born 1942; B.A., 1964), United States Navy Rear Admiral , who was the first woman to command a United States Naval base.
See also
- Academy of Saint Elizabeth
References
External links
- Official website
- Official athletics website