Manhattanville College
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Liberal arts college
A liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...
offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, located in Purchase, New York
Purchase, New York
Purchase, New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. Its ZIP code is 10577. Its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, for Harrison could have as much land as he could ride in one day...
. Founded in 1841 it was known initially as Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart. Manhattanville's mission is to "educate students to become ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community."http://www.mville.edu
Approximately 1,700 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students attend Manhattanville. Manhattanville students come from 76 countries and 48 states. In accordance with the college's Portfolio System, which is the nation's oldest such system, undergraduate candidates must present: a freshman year assessment essay, a study plan outlining all course work counted toward the degree, a program evaluation essay giving both a rationale for course choices and an evaluation of the course, and specific examples of work in writing and research.
The architectural and administrative centerpiece of the Manhattanville campus, Reid Hall (1864) is named after Whitelaw Reid, owner of the New York Tribune. On either side of Reid Hall stand academic buildings on one side and on the other residence halls around a central Quad designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, the designer of Central Park. The Manhattanville community regards the central Quad and buildings as representing the academic vision of the College’s commitment to integrated learning and centered strengths. Other historic buildings include Lady Chapel, the President’s Cottage known as the Barbara Debs House, the old Stables, and Water Tower.
History
In 1841 the Academy of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic boarding school for girls, was founded in a three-story house on Houston Street on ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
's Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
. The Academy relocated in 1847 to an area in the northwestern part of Manhattan Island on a hill overlooking the village of Manhattanville
Manhattanville
Manhattanville is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan bordered on the south by Morningside Heights on the west by the Hudson River, on the east by Harlem and on the north by Hamilton Heights. Its borders straddle West 125th Street, roughly from 122nd Street to 135th Street and...
. Destroyed by a fire in 1888, the Academy was rebuilt on the same foundation and continued to grow both in curriculum and physical size. In March 1919, 76 years after its founding as an academy, Manhattanville was chartered as a college by the New York State Board of Regents, empowering it to grant both undergraduate and graduate degrees. During the Depression and World War II, President Grace Cowardin Dammann, RSCJ
Society of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in France by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800. It has presence in 45 countries. Membership to the Society is restricted to women only. Its members do many works, but focus on education, particularly girls'...
, instilled in Manhattanville's students a keen awareness of social problems by encouraging them to spend one day a week working with children at the Barat Settlement in the Bowery and at Casita Maria in East Harlem. Mother Dammann's widely published speech, "Principles vs. Prejudice," inspired other colleges to break down racial barriers. This speech and Mother Dammann’s commitment to racial integration were frequently applauded by other leaders, including Sargent Shriver who in a speech he gave at a Baptist church in Winnetka, Illinois, praised Mother Dammann for her visionary leadership. Mother Dammann also instituted tenure and sabbaticals for faculty, enlisted staff and faculty in TIAA by contributing to their retirement, connected with national academic organizations, championed integrated learning, and promoted the importance of scholarship to teaching.
In 1952 under president Mother Eleanor O'Byrne, the college moved from its campus in Harlem http://www.citycollegefund.org/c1955.htm to suburban Purchase
Purchase, New York
Purchase, New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. Its ZIP code is 10577. Its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, for Harrison could have as much land as he could ride in one day...
to the former estate of Whitelaw Reid
Whitelaw Reid
Whitelaw Reid was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War.-Early life:...
, "Ophir Hall." The campus was sold to City College of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
.http://www.citycollegefund.org/c1955.htm After becoming co-ed and secular in the late 1960s and early 1970s the college faced a crisis of identity and some of its real-estate assets were liquidated. Under the leadership of presidents Barbara Knowles Debs, Marcia Savage, Richard Berman and Molly Easo Smith, Manhattanville underwent a strengthening of assets. Co-educational since 1969 and non-denominational in its governance since 1971, Manhattanville's original vision lives on in the tradition of service begun by the Society of the Sacred Heart
Society of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in France by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800. It has presence in 45 countries. Membership to the Society is restricted to women only. Its members do many works, but focus on education, particularly girls'...
, extending from the students to the global community through Manhattanville's mission to educate ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community. RSCJs continue to serve on the College’s Board and a few reside on campus. The accomplishments of the Religious and their profound impact on the life of the College are celebrated annually through events such as a “Founding Mothers Exhibit,” and lectures on the College’s engagement with civil rights and social action. In 2010, as part of Inauguration ceremonies for President Smith, the College hosted an evening of Gregorian Chants, in honor of its Pius X School of Liturgical Music, which closed in 1969.
Campus
Manhattanville is located on a 100 acre (0.404686 km²) wooded campus in Purchase, New York, on the former estate of Ben HolladayBen Holladay
Benjamin "Ben" Holladay was an American transportation businessman known as the "Stagecoach King" until his routes were taken over by Wells Fargo in 1866...
, and later, Whitelaw Reid
Whitelaw Reid
Whitelaw Reid was a U.S. politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of a popular history of Ohio in the Civil War.-Early life:...
. The college originally purchased a larger tract of land, but sold segments to the Keio Academy and Mastercard
MasterCard
Mastercard Incorporated or MasterCard Worldwide is an American multinational financial services corporation with its headquarters in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters, Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States...
in the 1970s and 1980s. The centerpiece of the campus is a quadrangle designed in part by Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was an American journalist, social critic, public administrator, and landscape designer. He is popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture, although many scholars have bestowed that title upon Andrew Jackson Downing...
, who was hired by Reid to landscape his estate. The quad is bordered on its north end by Reid Hall
Reid Hall, Manhattanville College
Reid Hall, also known as "The Castle," is a historic academic building located on the campus of Manhattanville College at Purchase, Westchester County, New York. It is a four story, "L" shaped building built of granite blocks in the Renaissance Revival style. It features a five story tower and a...
, which occupies the footprint of Ben Holladay's Ophir Hall, which burnt down and was rebuilt by Whitelaw Reid as a massive granite crenellated mansion, built in 1895 to designs by McKim, Mead & White and now known simply as "the Castle." Reid Hall was at one time a potential site for the United Nations, and its grounds were listed in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1974. On the northwest side of the quad is the Manhattanville library, with a full-time cafe. There is also a graveyard on campus which contains the remains of nearly 50 nuns, a relic of the days when this was a Catholic school known as Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart. The historic Lady Chapel, with an unused crypt in its basement, and biology classroom in the Ohnell Environmental Park were designed by Maya Lin
Maya Lin
Maya Ying Lin is an American artist who is known for her work in sculpture and landscape art. She is the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.-Personal life:...
, who designed the Vietnam War Memorial. Two other historic buildings, the President’s Cottage, and Stables built of fieldstone, are part of the campus. Stones from the dismantled Japan Pavilion at the New York World Fair, a gift from the Japanese government to the College, can be found around the President’s Cottage.
Academics
Manhattanville is a highly ranked liberal arts institution, offering the four-year Bachelor of Arts degree to undergraduate students and the M.A. and Ed. D. for graduate students. There are 36 academic programs, and students are also free to design special majors or engage in dual majors. The most popular majors for undergraduates are business, management, psychology, communications, English and History Manhattanville College History Department.In order to graduate with an undergraduate degree, a student must complete 120 total credits, twenty four to thirty six of which are typically part of a chosen major program although music, dance and theater, and education majors must follow special guidelines. Other requirements for graduation include the completion of the college's "Portfolio Program", core curricular competency requirements and a first-year seminar and writing program. Many departments offer honors programs requiring students seeking that distinction to engage in "independent, sustained work," culminating in the production of a thesis.
Pius X School of Liturgical Music
The Pius X School of Liturgical Music was opened in 1916 as part of the College. It was founded by Justine Ward, who had developed teaching methods for Gregorian chant emulating the techniques of the monks in SolesmesSolesmes
Solesmes is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in northwestern France.It is located near Sablé.The commune is almost entirely agricultural, but is especially noted as the site of the Benedictine St. Peter's Abbey, originally founded in 1010 and re-established by...
, and by Mother Georgia Stevens, RSCJ, a musician and Roman Catholic nun. Faculty over the years included Ward, Achille Bragers and Andre Mocquereau. Thousands of music teachers studied at the school, including Cecilia Clare Bocard
Cecilia Clare Bocard
Sister Cecilia Clare Bocard was an American musician and composer of works for organ, piano, and chorus.Born Frances Ada Bocard in New Albany, Indiana, she began studying piano in first grade and organ in third grade. Bocard began as her parish's organist at the early age of nine...
and Thomas Mark Liotta. The school's namesake was Pope Pius X
Pope Pius X
Pope Saint Pius X , born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 257th Pope of the Catholic Church, serving from 1903 to 1914. He was the first pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. Pius X rejected modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox...
, a devotee of sacred music who initiated reform of the liturgy
Liturgy
Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...
in the 20th century. The institute closed in 1969. In 2010, a Gregorian Chant, held in Pius X Hall, as part of Inauguration festivities for the current President, saw a packed auditorium of alumni, students, and faculty. A renewed focus on history at the College by President Smith has resulted in the revival of several signature traditions and a renewed focus on the community’s shared commitment to ceremonial events, historic commemorations, and rich history of accomplishments in the field of music.
Graduate Programs
In addition to its more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, the College offers graduate Master’s degrees in 10 areas of study and an Ed.D. in the School of Education. Master’s degrees include Master of Science in Organizational Management and Human Resource Development, Master of Science in Leadership and Strategic Management, Master of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications, Master of Science in International Management, Master of Science in Sport Business Management, Master of Science in Finance, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Professional Studies, and Master of Arts in Writing. The college also offers accelerated degrees, including a BA/MA in Creative Writing. The MS program in Sports Management is highly successful and draws on the expertise of individuals from the national and regional sports community.Master of Arts in Writing
Manhattanville offers a 32-credit Master of Arts in Writing (MAW) degree program for writers and aspiring writers. It publishes the award-winning literary magazine Inkwell. Inkwell offers students the opportunity to acquire real publishing skills through a number of graduate assistantships. The MAW Program also hosts a lively series of workshops and literary events featuring notable authors and poets and is home to a thriving writing community. Its annual Summer Writers’ Week at the end of June began in 1983 and featured keynote speaker Toni Morrison. Summer Writers’ Week brings participants together with some of the country’s finest writers and teachers of writing for an intensive week of deepening the study of their craft.Manhattanville Library Rare Book and Manuscripts Room
The Rare Book and Manuscripts Room preserves both manuscripts and printed materials from the Manhattanville College Library. The rare book collection consists of approximately 2,400 titles that span the history of the book in the United States and Europe. Subject fields represented include history, religion, literature, biography, and philosophy. The collection also includes other formats such as periodicals, Jewish pamphlets, government documents, maps, and manuscripts. Particularly noteworthy are five incunabula, and several bound manuscript volumes. The latter include individual collections of psalms and prayers intended as an aid to private devotion, known as Books of Hours. The most notable of these is the Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, Cum Calendario – also known as the Manhattanville Book of Hours.http://mville.edu/library/MediaServices/support.htmlStudent life
- 200 Nights Halloween Party, 100 Nights Theme party, 50 Nights Toga Party in honor of remaining nights until graduation in the East Room.
- Fall and Spring Formals in the East Room
- "Fall Fest" Music Festival, also attended by alumni
- United Nations Ambassador Lecture Series http://calendar.mville.edu/cgi-bin/calweb/
- Quad Jam http://calendar.mville.edu/cgi-bin/calweb/
- West Point Football Saturday http://www1.mville.edu/History/traditions.htm
- International Bazaar http://calendar.mville.edu/cgi-bin/calweb/
- Annual Holiday Concert (formerly the Christmas Concert)Manhattanville Music Department
- Shakespeare in the Castle http://calendar.mville.edu/cgi-bin/calweb/
- Homecoming Weekend http://www.mville.edu/NewsandEvents/Events/ClassReunion.aspx
- History Department Annual BBQ Manhattanville History Department
Publications
The Touchstone is the oldest newspaper serving the Manhattanville community. The national literary magazine InkwellInkwell (journal)
Inkwell is a literary journal published by Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York. First published in 1995. The journal publishes short stories, poetry, and essays by both emerging and established writers...
is also published at Manhattanville.
Athletics
Manhattanville is a member of NCAA Division III, competing primarily in the Freedom Conference within the Middle Atlantic Conferences as well as in the ECAC West Conference (men's hockey) and ECAC East Conference (women's hockey). The department has added eight teams since 2007 and currently sponsors 22 varsity sports: men's and women's basketball, cross country, hockey, indoor track, lacrosse, outdoor track, soccer and tennis; baseball, softball, men's and women's golf, field hockey and women's volleyball.Teams
| Sport | Venue | Coach | 2011-12 Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Manhattanville Field (Baseball) | Jeff Caufield | 8th Year |
| Basketball (Men) | Kennedy Gymnasium | Pat Scanlon | 7th Year |
| Basketball (Women) | Kennedy Gymnasium | Lauren Thomer | 3rd Year |
| Cross Country (Men & Women) | Manhattanville Cross Country Course | Mike Owens | 4th Year |
| Field Hockey | GoValiants.com Field | Kevin Kelly | 4th Year |
| Golf (Men) | N/A | Nikhil Kumar | 7th Year |
| Golf (Women) | N/A | Eric Lang | 1st Year (in 2012-13) |
| Ice Hockey (Men) | Playland Ice Casino Playland (New York) Playland, often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park, is an amusement park located in Rye, New York. Run by Westchester County, it is the only government owned-and-operated amusement park in the United States.-History:... |
Eric Lang | 1st Year |
| Ice Hockey (Women) | Playland Ice Casino Playland (New York) Playland, often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park, is an amusement park located in Rye, New York. Run by Westchester County, it is the only government owned-and-operated amusement park in the United States.-History:... |
David Turco | 1st Year |
| Lacrosse (Men) | GoValiants.com Field | Kevin Warnock | 1st Year |
| Lacrosse (Women) | GoValiants.com Field | Anna O'Connor | 5th Year |
| Soccer (Men) | GoValiants.com Field | Gregg Miller | 1st Year |
| Soccer (Women) | GoValiants.com Field | Matt Paton | 7th Year |
| Softball | Manhattanville Field (Softball) | Amber Radomski | 4th Year |
| Tennis (Men) | Manhattanville Courts | Albie Collins | 9th Year |
| Tennis (Women) | Manhattanville Courts | David Slater | 2nd Year |
| Indoor Track & Field (Men & Women) | N/A | Mike Owens | 4th Year |
| Outdoor Track & Field (Men & Women) | N/A | Mike Owens | 4th Year |
| Volleyball (Women) | Kennedy Gymnasium | Amanda Alayon | 1st Year |
Recent Projects and News
- The Richard A. Berman Students' Center (Opened April 2008).
- The Ohnell Environmental Park, featuring the restored "Lady Chapel" and "Living Classroom" designed by Maya LinMaya LinMaya Ying Lin is an American artist who is known for her work in sculpture and landscape art. She is the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.-Personal life:...
(dedicated Fall 2006).
List of Manhattanville College Presidents
- 1917–1918 Mary Moran, RSCJ
- 1918–1924 Ruth Burnett, RSCJ
- 1924–1930 Charlotte Lewis, RSCJ
- 1930–1945 Grace Dammann, RSCJ
- 1945–1965 Eleanor O'Byrne, RSCJ
- 1965–1974 Elizabeth McCormack
- 1974–1975 Harold Delaney
- 1975–1985 Barbara Knowles DebsBarbara Knowles DebsBarbara Knowles Debs is an art historian who was the president of Manhattanville College and in 1989 the interim director of the New-York Historical Society.-Biography:...
- 1981–1982 Jane C. Maggin (acting)
- 1985–1995 Marcia Savage
- 1995–2009 Richard Berman
- 2009–2011 Molly Easo SmithMolly Easo SmithDr. Molly Easo Smith is an Indian-American professor and scholar of Shakespeare and Renaissance drama, and academic administrator.-Biography:Born in Chennai in India, Dr...
, Ph.D - 2011 Robert C. Hall (Acting President)
- 2011- Jon StraussJon StraussAs of July 18, 2011 Jon C. Strauss is the Interim President of Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY. He replaced Molly Easo Smith, who sat as the eleventh president of the College. Previously, Dr...
(Interim President)
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– Composer - Eunice Kennedy ShriverEunice Kennedy ShriverEunice Kennedy Shriver, DSG a member of the Kennedy family, sister to President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, was the founder in 1962 of Camp Shriver, and in 1968, the Special Olympics...
– Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Special OlympicsSpecial OlympicsSpecial Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 3.1 million athletes in 175 countries....
; Executive President of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation - Barbara Boggs SigmundBarbara Boggs SigmundBarbara Boggs Sigmund was a daughter of the powerful Democratic United States Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana, and Lindy Boggs, who became a Congresswoman from Louisiana after her husband Hale died in an air crash....
– Former mayor of Princeton, New JerseyPrinceton, New JerseyPrinceton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756... - Tina SloanTina SloanTina Sloan is an American actress.Sloan attended The Ursuline School and Manhattanville College. Sloan studied acting with Bob McAndrew and Warren Robertson...
– Film and television actress (Guiding LightGuiding LightGuiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
) - Jean Kennedy SmithJean Kennedy SmithJean Ann Kennedy Smith is an American diplomat and a former United States Ambassador to Ireland. She is the eighth of nine children born to Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald and is their last surviving child. She is the sister of the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy,...
– American diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... - Carmen Marc ValvoCarmen Marc ValvoCarmen Marc Valvo is an American designer who specializes in evening-wear and high-end cocktail dresses for a line of the same name, which was founded in 1989...
– Designer - Barbara Farrell Vucanovich – U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada 2nd District