Saint Elizabeth University (SEU) (formerly College of Saint Elizabeth) is a private

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, coeducational, four-year,

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in Morris Township, New Jersey. Portions of the campus are also in Florham Park. SEU has 25 undergraduate majors, 16 master's degree programs and two doctoral programs (Psy.D. and Ed.D. with two tracks, K-12 leadership, and higher education leadership). The university also offers six combined degree programs, 10 dual degree programs and professional certificate programs in counseling, education, health care, management, ministry, nutrition and other fields.

History

The College of Saint Elizabeth was founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and was among the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women. It is located in a complex which includes the order's motherhouse and convent, as well as a preparatory school for girls. The college began transitioning into a co-educational institution, starting with the 2016 freshman intake. The final all-female class graduated in 2019. The institution was accorded university status by the

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as of July 1, 2020. It is named for

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(1774–1821), who founded the Sisters of Charity and who, after her death, was canonized as the United States' first native-born saint. (

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and Seton Hill University in

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are also named after Elizabeth Ann Seton.)

Campus

Saint Elizabeth University is located on the campus of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. The 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

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, located on the campus of Saint Elizabeth University, provides rail transportation both east and west of Convent Station. The trains are the midtown direct line of the Morris & Essex Lines. Saint Elizabeth University has 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, Conklin Academic Success Center) *Annunciation Center (Classrooms, Dolan Performance Hall, academic offices) *O'Connor Hall (student residence) *Founders Hall (student residence) The classical Greek Theatre is used for concerts and performances. The Shakespeare Garden, completed in 1931, and a greenhouse, built in 1911 also sit on the campus.

Athletics

Saint Elizabeth University teams participate as a member of the

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's Division III. The Eagles are a member of the

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(CSAC). Women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis and volleyball.

Notable alumni

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(born 1985), wide receiver who played in the NFL for the

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. * 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

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who served as Director of the

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and Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Women from 1966 to 1970. *

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(1888–1976; BA 1910), politician and schoolteacher who served as

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(1949–1951). * Shirley Tolentino (1943–2010; BA 1965), the first black woman to serve on

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and the first black woman appointed to the

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, October 2010. Accessed February 27, 2018. "Louise Currie Wilmot was born on December 31, 1942 in Wayne, New Jersey to Woodrow and Dorothy Currie. After completing high school, Wilmot attended the College of Saint Elizabeth, graduating in June 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts in History."

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial athletics website
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