Notre Dame College
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Notre Dame College, also known as Notre Dame College of Ohio or simply NDC, is a Catholic
, coeducational, liberal arts college
in South Euclid, Ohio
, USA. Established in 1922 as a women's college
it has been coeducational since January 2001. Notre Dame offers 29 majors, individually-designed majors and confers undergraduate and graduate degrees through nine colleges and schools and has current enrollment of 2,120 students. The 53 acres (21.4 ha) main academic and residential campus is located 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Cleveland, Ohio
in South Euclid.
Fielding athletic teams known as Notre Dame Falcons, the college is in the process of transitioning athletics from the NAIA
and member of the American Mideast Conference
to NCAA
Division II. The official school and athletic colors are royal blue and gold.
The majority of Notre Dame's students are from Ohio, with only 2% of enrollment out-of-state and 4% of enrollment foreign students. The college offers a large number of extracurricular activities to its students, including athletics, honor societies, clubs and student organizations. Alumni and former students have gone on to prominent careers in government, business, science, medicine, education, sports, and entertainment.
under the guidance of Mother M. Cecilia Romen. Later that year, Mother Mary Evarista Harks became NDC's first president (1922–1943). In its early years the college had a faculty population of 9 and a fulltime student enrollment of 13 women and 11 novices; in addition 30 students were enrolled in extension courses. On June 15, 1925, NDC conferred it's first graduating class in the form of two-year teaching certificates. In the following year, 14 students received their bachelor’s degrees and state certificates to teach in Ohio high schools; becoming NDC’s first graduating class of four-year college degrees. In June 1923, the Sisters leased 39 acres (15.8 ha) along Green Road in South Euclid to build a new campus and purchased 15 acres (6.1 ha) in 1924. Construction of the campus began in the fall of 1926 and opened on Sept. 17, 1928. The college later bought the 39 acres (157,827.5 m²) in 1933. The college was originally located in a single building and expanded over time, Harks Hall was built in 1955 to house resident students with two other residence halls built in the 1960s. NDC constructed the Clara Fritzsche Library in 1971 and the Keller Center in 1987.
Traditionally, this institution of higher education was primarily a residential campus, but in 1978, Notre Dame College began to offer a program known as Weekend College, or WECO. Local residents whose schedules prevented them from taking classes during the normal work week enrolled in weekend college classes to earn a degree. In 2003, WECO celebrated its 25th anniversary. On December 8, 1983, based on its architectural importance, Notre Dame College's historic Administration Building, built in 1927 in the Tudor Revival and other styles, was added to the National Register of Historic Places
as Notre Dame College of Ohio. The building, designed by architect Thomas D. McLaughlin
and built by contractor John T. Gill, originally housed the entire college.
In the fall of 1991, Notre Dame’s Master of Education program started. The college saw its first M.Ed. graduates in 1994. Although men had been allowed to enroll in certain programs, such as NDC's Law Enforcement Education A.A. degree program in 1969 and later WECO and master's programs, in 2001 the college officially became coeducational with it's first full time male enrollment. The college graduated its first co-ed class on May 7, 2005. Since the college became coeducational it has seen enrollment double from nearly 1,000 in 2001 to over 2,000 in 2010. In 2008, NDC began construction on two additional residence halls, North and South halls. The structures opened in 2009 at a cost of $15 million.
s, and master's degree
s and is divided into five Academic Divisions:
The college also has three special programs and two interdisciplinary programs. NDC currently offers 29 majors in their Bachelor degree programs. It also offers an Associate in Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry. Starting Fall 2011, NDC will begin offering a Masters degree in Security Policy Studies. Notre Dame College is well known throughout the Northeast Ohio region as a leading institution in teacher education. According to US News and World Report, Notre Dame College ranks number 58 in the American Midwest Regional Colleges Category.
(NAIA) and member of the American Mideast Conference
(AMC) to NCAA Division II. Notre Dame began the 2009-10 academic year as a Candidacy Year-One institution in the NCAA D-II membership process. The college was granted provisional status for the 2011-12 academic year and if criteria are met would become a full member of NCAA Division II for the 2012-13 academic year. In 2011, Notre Dame and five other schools, many also transitioning to the NCAA from NAIA, announced their intentions to form the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
in 2013. The men's wrestling team won back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2010 and 2011.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, coeducational, liberal arts college
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...
in South Euclid, Ohio
South Euclid, Ohio
South Euclid is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland.-Geography:Acting almost as a central point for the east side of Cleveland, South Euclid is bordered by Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, University Heights, Beachwood, Lyndhurst, Richmond Heights,...
, USA. Established in 1922 as a women's college
Women's colleges in the United States
Women's colleges in the United States are single-sex U.S. institutions of higher education that exclude or limit males from admission. They are often liberal arts colleges...
it has been coeducational since January 2001. Notre Dame offers 29 majors, individually-designed majors and confers undergraduate and graduate degrees through nine colleges and schools and has current enrollment of 2,120 students. The 53 acres (21.4 ha) main academic and residential campus is located 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
in South Euclid.
Fielding athletic teams known as Notre Dame Falcons, the college is in the process of transitioning athletics from the NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
and member of the American Mideast Conference
American Mideast Conference
The American Mideast Conference is an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics that includes eight member institutions in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts. Founded in 1949, it was known as the Mid-Ohio League, and named the Mid-Ohio Conference from 1962...
to NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division II. The official school and athletic colors are royal blue and gold.
The majority of Notre Dame's students are from Ohio, with only 2% of enrollment out-of-state and 4% of enrollment foreign students. The college offers a large number of extracurricular activities to its students, including athletics, honor societies, clubs and student organizations. Alumni and former students have gone on to prominent careers in government, business, science, medicine, education, sports, and entertainment.
History
Notre Dame College was founded in the summer of 1922 on Ansel Road as a women's collegeTimeline of women's colleges in the United States
The following is a timeline of women's colleges in the United States. These are institutions of higher education in the United States whose student populations are comprised exclusively or almost exclusively of women. They are often liberal arts colleges...
under the guidance of Mother M. Cecilia Romen. Later that year, Mother Mary Evarista Harks became NDC's first president (1922–1943). In its early years the college had a faculty population of 9 and a fulltime student enrollment of 13 women and 11 novices; in addition 30 students were enrolled in extension courses. On June 15, 1925, NDC conferred it's first graduating class in the form of two-year teaching certificates. In the following year, 14 students received their bachelor’s degrees and state certificates to teach in Ohio high schools; becoming NDC’s first graduating class of four-year college degrees. In June 1923, the Sisters leased 39 acres (15.8 ha) along Green Road in South Euclid to build a new campus and purchased 15 acres (6.1 ha) in 1924. Construction of the campus began in the fall of 1926 and opened on Sept. 17, 1928. The college later bought the 39 acres (157,827.5 m²) in 1933. The college was originally located in a single building and expanded over time, Harks Hall was built in 1955 to house resident students with two other residence halls built in the 1960s. NDC constructed the Clara Fritzsche Library in 1971 and the Keller Center in 1987.
Traditionally, this institution of higher education was primarily a residential campus, but in 1978, Notre Dame College began to offer a program known as Weekend College, or WECO. Local residents whose schedules prevented them from taking classes during the normal work week enrolled in weekend college classes to earn a degree. In 2003, WECO celebrated its 25th anniversary. On December 8, 1983, based on its architectural importance, Notre Dame College's historic Administration Building, built in 1927 in the Tudor Revival and other styles, was added to 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...
as Notre Dame College of Ohio. The building, designed by architect Thomas D. McLaughlin
Thomas D. McLaughlin
Thomas D. McLaughlin was an American architect in Lima, Ohio. His work included the design for Notre Dame College's Administration Building that was built in 1927 in a Tudor Revival architectural style, along with other styles.McLaughlin studied at Lima College in Lima, Ohio, spent three years at...
and built by contractor John T. Gill, originally housed the entire college.
In the fall of 1991, Notre Dame’s Master of Education program started. The college saw its first M.Ed. graduates in 1994. Although men had been allowed to enroll in certain programs, such as NDC's Law Enforcement Education A.A. degree program in 1969 and later WECO and master's programs, in 2001 the college officially became coeducational with it's first full time male enrollment. The college graduated its first co-ed class on May 7, 2005. Since the college became coeducational it has seen enrollment double from nearly 1,000 in 2001 to over 2,000 in 2010. In 2008, NDC began construction on two additional residence halls, North and South halls. The structures opened in 2009 at a cost of $15 million.
Academics
Notre Dame College offers associate degrees, bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s, and master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
s and is divided into five Academic Divisions:
- Arts & Humanities
- Business Administration
- Education
- Nursing
- Science & Mathematics
The college also has three special programs and two interdisciplinary programs. NDC currently offers 29 majors in their Bachelor degree programs. It also offers an Associate in Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry. Starting Fall 2011, NDC will begin offering a Masters degree in Security Policy Studies. Notre Dame College is well known throughout the Northeast Ohio region as a leading institution in teacher education. According to US News and World Report, Notre Dame College ranks number 58 in the American Midwest Regional Colleges Category.
Athletics
NDC's athletic teams are known as the Falcons, the colors are blue and gold. The school sponsors 21 intercollegiate teams. The college is currently in the process of transitioning athletics from the National Association of Intercollegiate AthleticsNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
(NAIA) and member of the American Mideast Conference
American Mideast Conference
The American Mideast Conference is an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics that includes eight member institutions in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts. Founded in 1949, it was known as the Mid-Ohio League, and named the Mid-Ohio Conference from 1962...
(AMC) to NCAA Division II. Notre Dame began the 2009-10 academic year as a Candidacy Year-One institution in the NCAA D-II membership process. The college was granted provisional status for the 2011-12 academic year and if criteria are met would become a full member of NCAA Division II for the 2012-13 academic year. In 2011, Notre Dame and five other schools, many also transitioning to the NCAA from NAIA, announced their intentions to form the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
Great Midwest Athletic Conference
The Great Midwest Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the Great Lakes and East South Central States regions of the United States...
in 2013. The men's wrestling team won back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2010 and 2011.
Men's
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- BowlingBowlingBowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
- Cross-Country
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- RowingRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
- Soccer
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one... - TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- Water PoloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
Women's
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Cross-Country
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- RowingRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
- Soccer
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one... - Track and FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
- Water PoloWater poloWater polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
See also
- List of Catholic Colleges in the United States
External links
- Notre Dame College - official website
- Notre Dame College Athletics web page