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The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) is a private Roman Catholic, four-year, liberal arts college for women. It is located in Florham Park, New Jersey , outside Morristown.

It was founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity . The Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth of New Jersey are a Roman Catholic apostolic congregation of pontifical right whose purpose is to show forth the love of Jesus Christ in serving those in need, especially the poor. Established in 1859 in Newark, New Jersey, the congregation is one of the independent groups of Sisters of Charity that developed from Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton's community in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

The College of Saint Elizabeth is the oldest college for women in New Jersey and one of the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women.

More on the College’s history here: CSE History

There are about 500 part-time undergraduate, 650 full-time undergraduate, and 300 graduate students. About 50 men attend the college part-time. 1976 total students were ennrolled as of 2004-2005, with 668 in the Women's College.

Mission and Values Statement

The mission of the College of Saint Elizabeth is to be a community of learning in the Catholic liberal arts tradition for students of diverse ages, backgrounds and cultures. Characterized by a strong Catholic identity and values, the College is committed to scholarship and critical inquiry. It fosters just and ethical relations and the promotion of women as full partners in society in all its programs, including those which enroll both women and men.

With quality teaching as a primary activity and the development of leadership in a spirit of service and social responsibility for others, the College promotes a caring personal environment where students learn by example as well as by participation throughout their educational experience.

Location

• 200-acre wooded campus in historic Morris County, one hour from Manhattan
• New York, Philadelphia, Washington, the Jersey Shore, West Point and the neighboring towns of Morristown and Madison are within easy reach by train at the College’s front gate

History

• Founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity and incorporated in 1900
• The oldest college for women in New Jersey and one of the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women
• Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools since 1921
• Vibrant coeducational adult education programs since 1976
• Offering resources to foster lay leadership in the Church through the Center for Theological and Spiritual Development since 1982
• Master’s degrees offered since 1994
• Establishment of the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies in 2001

Endowment

$21.4 million

Programs

Women's College

Degree Programs:

Bachelor of Arts in:

• American Studies
• Applied Science
• Art
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Communication
• Economics
• Education: Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Secondary Education or Special Education
• English:
• English for International Students
• Journalism
• Literature
• Writing
• History
• Political Science
• Individualized Major
• International Studies
• Justice Studies
• Victim Services
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Gerontology
• Spanish
• Theology

Bachelor of Science in:

• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Business Administration
• Accounting
• Computer Information Systems
• Management
• Marketing
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Foods & Nutrition

Joint Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciencesin conjunction with the School of Health Related Professions of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

• Cytotechnology
• Medical Technology

B.S./M.S. Physician Assistant Dual Degree Program (collaborative program with Seton Hall University)
Pre-professional sequences: Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Veterinary
Five-year B.S./M.S. in Business Management
Combined B.S. in Foods and Nutrition/M.S. in Nutrition
Cross-registration with Drew and Fairleigh Dickinson Universities

School of Graduate and Continuning Studies

Master's Degree Programs:

Master of Arts in:

• Counseling Psychology
• Education
• Educational Leadership
• Theology

Master of Science in:

• Health Care Management
• Management
• Nutrition
• Five-year B.S./M.S. in Business Management
• Combined B.S. in Foods and Nutrition/M.S. in Nutrition

Professional Certificates/Certifications:

• Accelerated Certification for Teaching (K-5, K-12, Teacher of Students with Disabilities, P-3 Early Childhood)
• Certificate in Dietetics
• Certificate in Spirituality
• Counseling Psychology
• Dietetic Internship Program
• Educational Technology Certificate
• Executive Certificate in Health Care Management(online option available)
• Online Certificate in Holistic Spirituality
• School Counselor
• Sports Nutrition and Wellness
• Student Affairs in Higher Education (one semester, Saturday option available)

Continuing Studies Programs

Baccalaureate degrees for men and women through evening/weekend program:
Bachelor of Arts in:

• Communication
• Justice Studies
• Psychology
• Theology

Bachelor of Science in:

• Business Administration
• Accounting
• Computer Information Systems
• Human Resources Management
• Computer Science
• Nursing
• Management
• Marketing

Additional baccalaureate degrees for women through daytime program for women:
Bachelor of Arts in:

• American Studies
• Applied Science
• Art
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Economics
• Education
• English
• History
• International Studies
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Sociology
• Spanish

Bachelor of Science in:

• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Foods & Nutrition

Continuing Studies certificate programs available for both men and women:

• Accounting
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Gerontology
• Human Resources Management
• Management
• Marketing
• Victim Services
• Writing

Saturday Fast Track® Accelerated Programs

• Communication (B.A.)
• Management(B.S. or M.S.)
• Teacher of Early Childhood (P-3) Certification

Distance learning Program

Special Programs

Center for Theological and Spiritual Development

Certificate Programs:

•Certificate in Pastoral Administration
•Certificate in Parish Life Ministries
•Certificate in Youth and Youth Adult Ministry
•Certificate for Coordinator of Religious Education
•Certificate in Diaconal Ministry
•Certificado de Ministerio Pastoral Hispaño
•Online Graduate Certificate in Holistic Spirituality

Special Events:

•Ministry Workshops
•Pastoral Conference
•Retreats
•Spirituality Convocation
•Summer Institute
•Winter Institute

Complete lay ministry development and undergraduate and graduate theology studies

Academic Departments

Undergraduate

Graduate:

•Business Administration and Economics http://www.cse.edu/businessadministration
•Education http://www.cse.edu/education
•Foods and Nutrition http://www.cse.edu/foodsandnutrition
•Health Care Management http://www.cse.edu/healthcaremanagement
•Psychology http://www.cse.edu/psychology
•Theology http://www.cse.edu/theology

Enrollment, Fall 2005

•Total Students 1,858
•Women’s College 576
•Visitors 42
•School of Graduate and Continuing Studies 1,135
•Graduate Programs 653
•Master’s Programs 426
•Accelerated Certification for Teaching 160
•Dietetic Internship Program 17
•Post Baccalaureate Certificate Programs 11
•Visitors 39
•Continuing Studies 482
•Evening/Weekend 132
•Day Program for Women 84
•Nursing 186
•Saturday Fast Track® 53
•Visitors 27
•Center for Theological & Spiritual Development 105

Campus Complex

The College of Saint Elizabeth, has a small gated campus, (unlike other colleges with large, open campuses) which is actually part of the larger Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth site. The complex is 200 acres. The College of Saint Elizabeth complex consists of 9 buildings:
•Santa Rita Hall (main college offices)
•Henderson Hall
•Saint Joseph Hall
•Santa Maria Hall
•Nevin House
•Academy of Saint Elizabeth
•Mahoney Library
•O'Connor Hall(student residence)
•Founders Hall (student residence)
Santa Rita Hall: administrative offices of the College, houses offices of the President, Academic Dean, Women's College, Business Office and Registrar, Communications and Marketing, College Relations, Institutional Advancement and the Alumnae/i Office. Completed in 1907.
Henderson Hall: classroom and laboratory building built in 1962
St. Joseph Hall: Student Center and Dining Hall. Also home to the Art and Music Departments and the Dean of Students, Student Services, Athletics and Campus Ministry Offices as well as the commuter lounge, bookstore, gym, exercise room and swimming pool.
Santa Maria Hall: classroom building, built 1913.
Nevin House: Used as the President's house since 1986, frequently used for seasonal celebrations, conferences and receptions.
Academy of Saint Elizabeth: college preparatory school for grades 9-12. Established in 1860.
Mahoney Library holds 250,000 volumes, with a reference room, periodicals, rare books, classrooms, offices, workstations, media center, ITV distance learning classroom and archives. Built in 1969.
O'Connor Hall: Student residence house, built in 1925. Retains many of the traditional architectural features of the time, including hard wood floors and large fireplaces, as well as a private chapel and a recently renovated elevator system.
Founders Hall: Residence hall building with single and double rooms. Has health center and completed in 1966.

•Greek Theater-concerts and performances. Also a study area
•Shakespeare Garden-completed in 1931
•Greenhouse-built in 1911, popular site for visitors

Faculty

• Faculty-student ratio of 1:10
• 82% of full-time faculty have doctoral degrees

Financial Aid

• Scholarships and grants
• Work-study programs
• Monthly payment programs

Costs (2005-2006)

•Undergraduate tuition: $18,640
•Graduate tuition: $609 per credit
•Continuing Studies tuition: $587 per credit
•Saturday Fast Track® tuition: $510 per credit
•Room & Board: $8,975

Student Life

Facilities and Services

•Student Center with dining hall, book store, student lounges, Olympic-size pool,gym, fitness center, drama studio and tennis courts

•Two residence halls with study areas, kitchenettes, lounges, convenient parking and internet and email access from every room
•Services include Career services, Leadership program, Health and Counseling services, Volunteer services center,Campus ministry, Academic Skills Centerand Office of International and Multicultural Affairs

College Clubs and Activities

•25 student-run organizations including: Foreign Language Club, International Club, Women United in Color, Student Government, Students Take Action Committee (STAC), College Activities Board, Campus Ministry, The Elizabethan yearbook, The Station (student newspaper)
•Calendar of social, cultural, spiritual and service activities
•NCAA Division III basketball, softball, tennis, volleyball, soccerand swimming plus intercollegiate equestrian competition
*Main Athletics page

Cultural Centers

•Holocaust Education Resource Center
•Center for Catholic Women's History
•Geraldine Doyle Riordan Center for Volunteer Services

Reference Resources

•Mahoney Library: More than 100,000 volumes and more than 100 internet subscription databases
•CoolCAT: A shared on-line public access catalog that provides access to the library collections of CSE and Fairleigh Dickinson University
•Television production studio
•Video conferencing classroom
•Academic Technology Center: Five large computer labs for general use, each with 16-20 new Dell workstations with flat panel screens, printing services, and access to the campus network and internet. A computer lab on the lower level of Mahoney Library provides students with another eight workstations.

Notable CSE Alumni

•Dolores Holle, VMD,'74, Attending Veterinarian and Director of Canine Health Management, The Seeing Eye, Morristown
•Elissa J. Santoro, M.D., '60, Founder and Director, Breast Care and Treatment Center at St. Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center, Livingston
•Pamela Chavis, M.D., '66, first woman to be certified in both neurology and ophthalmology, and one of only a handful of physicians in the country who are so double-certified
•Micheline Mathews-Roth, M.D., '56, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; developer of FDA-approved treatment for EPP (erythropoietic protoporphyria). She and her colleagues have cured the mouse model of EPP through gene therapy targeting the bone marrow.
•Florence E. Wall, '13, industrial chemist who did general analytical work on uranium and radium for medical and commercial use in the 1920s. She later worked in cosmetology as a researchers, trainer and author, concentrating on consumer safety.
•Christina Wahl Bailey, Ph.D., ’64, Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Opispo; co-author of "Organic Chemistry: A Brief Survey of Concepts and Applications" Prentice Hall (6 editions) and developer of the integrated "studio" general chemistry pedagogy.
•Marilyn Fingerhut, Ph.D., '64, International Coordinator and NORA Coordinator (National Occupational Research Agenda), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, D.C.
•Blandina Dasah Batiir,'70, One of ten Regional Directors of Education in her native country of Ghana. When she received this impressive appointment from the Ministry Of Education, she was one of three women on this panel, and its youngest member.
•Louise Currie Wilmot,'64, Worked thirty years in the United States Navy. Received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (with three gold stars), the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Joint Service Commendations Medal. Her assignments included Commander of the U.S. Naval Base in Philadelphia; Vice Chief of Naval Education and Training in Pensacola; Commander of the Naval Training Center in Orlando; Executive Assistant and Naval Aide to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; and Commander of the Navy Recruiting Area Five in Great Lakes, Michigan. When she retired in 1994 as a Rear Admiral, she was the highest-ranking woman and the highest-decorated woman in the Navy.
•Shirley Hayes Tolentino,'65, Municipal Court judge in Jersey City from1976-1984. Became Superior Court judge in 1984. Received an honorary degree from CSE in 1980. In 1981, she received the Whitney Young Award from the Hudson County Urban League. In 1996 she became President of the National Association of Women judges.
•Nancy T. Delaney, '82, Presently employed as Senior Probation Officer in the Community Service Program for the Morris County Probation Department. She has served as President of the Board of Employment Horizons, an agency that provides workforce training and jobs to persons with disabilities.

Notable milestones

U.S. News and World Report’s 2006 Ranking of America’s Best Colleges placed CSE tenth among the Best Comprehensive Colleges in the Bachelor’s level-comprehensive category in the Northern territory. Overall, the 2006 ranking positions CSE first for Catholic Private Colleges in the state for the third year.
• More than 160 first year Women’s College students arrived for Orientation 2005. The Class of 2009 hails from New Jersey, New York, Michigan, Brazil, China, Japan, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
• The School of Graduate and Continuing Studies is offering a new specialization in Criminal Justice Administration as part of its Master of Science in Management program beginning in Spring 2006. This specialization will prepare students for management positions in all areas of public safety including law enforcement, probation, corrections, security and other areas within the criminal justice field.
• CSE’s Center for Theological and Spiritual Development celebrated its 20th anniversary of the Hispanic Pastoral Ministry program as well as the Diocese of Paterson’s 50th anniversary of Hispanic Ministry on Monday, October 24, 2005. The College welcomed Alejandro Aguilera-Titus, Associate Director of the Secretariat for Hispanic Affairs, who talked about the challenges of ministering to people of different cultures and faith traditions.
• Nearly 600 participated in CSE’s Summer Institute, July 2005, featuring keynote speaker Rev. Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, professor of New Testament at the prestigious Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem since 1967.
• The College has made extensive renovations to its campus as part of the College’s Strategic Plan for 2005-2006 of developing a “deliberate approach to the preservation of [the College’s] campus buildings.” Such projects include renovating the College’s bookstore and installing high efficiency heating systems in four buildings on campus.
• CSE continues to bring art and cultural events to campus including the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s production of Marivaux’s The Triumph of Love; a lecture by ethicist and theologian Lisa Sowle Cahill, Ph.D., Professor of Theology at Boston College; chamber music by New Jersey Symphony String Quartet; and poetry readings by Pulitzer Prize winner, W.S. Merwin and former Poet Laureate Billy Collins.
• Donors continue to show confidence in the College’s mission and future, contributing $1.048 million in annual giving and $5.7 million in Capital Campaign pledges and gifts.
• In an effort to promote the continuation and expansion of the arts at CSE, the College plans to break ground on a new 40,000-square-foot facility, the New College Center, in March 2006. The three-story building will be the first truly new building on campus since 1969 and will house the departments of art, music and theology, the Center for Theological and Spiritual Development, a 566-seat performance hall, permanent art gallery, and the Holocaust Educational Resource Center.

21st Century Plan

• New College Center: multipurpose arts and education facility planned for Fall 2007
• Comprehensive campus renovation/additions
• Restoration/revitalization of student services center

External links

•CSE Main Page: http://www.cse.edu/center
•CSE Women’s college: http://www.cse.edu/womenscollege
•CSE Graduate School: http://www.cse.edu/gradschool

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•Satellite image from Microsoft Virtual Earth