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Manhattanville College
Manhattanville College Logo
Motto:In Exultatione Metens
Established:1841
Type:Private coeducational
President:Richard Berman
Faculty:250
Undergraduates:1,700
Postgraduates:1,000
Location:Purchase, NY, USA
Campus:Suburban; 100 acres
Athletics:18 NCAA Division III sports teams
Mascot:Valiant
Website:www.manhattanville.edu
The architectural and administrative centerpiece of the Manhattanville campus, Reid Hall (1864), is named after Whitelaw Reid owner of the New York Tribune.
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Manhattanville College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Purchase, New York, USA. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon Undergraduate study in the Liberal arts. Purchase New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Manhattanville's mission is to "educate students to become ethically and socially responsible leaders for the global community. "[2]

Today approximately 1700 undergraduate students attend Manhattanville. Renowned for its commitment to diversity, Manhattanville students come from 70 countries and 40 states. [1] In accordance with the college's Portfolio System, which is the nation's oldest such system, graduate candidates must present a freshman year assessment essay; a study plan outlining all course work counted toward the degree; a program evaluation essay, which gives a rationale for the student's choice of courses, as well as a personal evaluation of the course; and specific examples of work in writing and research. [2]

Current president Richard Berman has served for nearly 14 years. [3] During his tenure as president, Manhattanville has undergone a renaissance that has gained the college much acclaim. [4]

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History

In 1841 in a three-story house on Houston Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, the Academy of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic boarding school for girls, was founded. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The Lower East Side is a Neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Academy relocated in 1847 to an area in the north western part of Manhattan Island on a hill overlooking the village of Manhattanville. Manhattanville is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan bordered on the south by Morningside Heights on the west by Destroyed by a fire in 1888, the Academy was rebuilt on the same foundation and continued to grow, both in curriculum and physical environment.

An aerial photo of the former campus of the Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart in the Manhattanville section of New York City, taken from the south looking northeast.
An aerial photo of the former campus of the Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart in the Manhattanville section of New York City, taken from the south looking northeast.

In March of 1917, 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. In 1952, the college moved to Purchase to the former estate of Whitelaw Reid. Purchase New York is a hamlet of the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. Whitelaw Reid ( October 27, 1837 &ndash December 15, 1912) was a U Long heralded as the most prestigious Catholic women's college, after becoming co-educational and non denominational Manhattanville began to experience difficult financial problems. In the past decade however, the college has been successfully raising its capital funds which has enabled it to build new facilities and increase its endowment. [5] Today, Manhattanville's "Castle" looks out over the green of the quadrangle to the renovated residence halls, academic buildings and the housing complex for faculty and staff from around the globe.

Statue of Jesus Christ on campus in the campus graveyard
Statue of Jesus Christ on campus in the campus graveyard

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, extending from the students to the global community. The Society of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in France by St During the Depression and World War II, President Grace Cowardin Dammann, RSCJ, 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.

Campus

Manhattanville is located on a 100 acre wooded campus in Purchase, New York, on the former estate of Whitelaw Reid. Whitelaw Reid ( October 27, 1837 &ndash December 15, 1912) was a U The centerpiece of the campus is a quadrangle designed by Frederick Law Olmstead which is flanked on its north end by Reid Hall, a massive granite crenellated mansion, built in 1895 to designs by McKim, Mead & White and now fondly known simply as "the castle. Frederick Law Olmsted ( April 25, 1822 &ndash August 28, 1903) was an American landscape designer and father of American Crenellation (or crenelation, also known as castellation) is the name for the distinctive pattern that frames the tops of the walls of many medieval Castles McKim Mead and White was a prominent architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century " Reid Hall which was a potential site for the United Nations, and its grounds were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The Manhattanville library is a 24 hour facility with full time cafe and computer use. There is also a graveyard on campus which contains the remains of nearly 50 nuns, a relic of the days of when it was a Catholic school known as Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart. Additionally, the Lady Chapel and biology classroom in the Ohnell Environmental Park were designed by Maya Lin who designed the Vietnam War Memorial. Maya Ying Lin ( born October 5, 1959) is an American Artist who has become known for her work in Sculpture and Landscape art The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national War memorial located in Washington D During the 1964 World's Fair the Japan Pavilion was given as a gift from the Japanese government to the college, but proved impossible to reconstruct; the lava stones were instead used to form a sculpture garden on campus.

Newspaper

Now in its 61st year, the Touchstone remains the only newspaper serving the Manhattanville community. Two other student-run publications also exist: The Right World View a conservative publication funded by The Leadership Institute; and The Link, a progressive publication created with the help of the Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action.

Traditions

The nineteenth-century "Lady Chapel" in the Ohnell Environmental Park converted into a 24 hour student center
The nineteenth-century "Lady Chapel" in the Ohnell Environmental Park converted into a 24 hour student center

Manhattanville Library Rare Book and Manuscripts Room

The Rare Book and Manuscripts Room preserves both manuscripts and printed materials from the Manhattanville College Library. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, The 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 (books printed before 1500) and several bound manuscript volumes, also from the like a hundred years ago. 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. [9]

Sport

Recently, the college has received much media attention through the success of the men's ice hockey team coached by Keith Levinthal. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The team spent most of the 2006-07 season ranked #1 in the nation. [7]

The Quadrangle at Manhattanville, designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead.
The Quadrangle at Manhattanville, designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead.

In Film, Television and the Arts

Film, television and art productions that feature Manhattanville:

Current Projects

Presidents of Manhattanville College

President Richard Berman and Ted Turner at commncement 2007
President Richard Berman and Ted Turner at commncement 2007

List of Manhattanville College presidents since 1917. [10]

Notable alumni

The Kennedy family dedicate Kennedy Gym 1957
The Kennedy family dedicate Kennedy Gym 1957

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.mville.edu/AdmissionsandFinancialAid/UndergraduateAdmissions/Default.aspx
  2. ^ http://www.mville.edu/AcademicsandResearch/UndergraduateStudies/DegreeRequirements/PortfolioSystem.aspx
  3. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E2DA1238F931A35751C0A9659C8B63&scp=41&sq=manhattanville+college&st=nyt
  4. ^ https://alumni.mckinsey.com/alumni/default/public/content/jsp/alumni_news/News873.jsp
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ http://calendar.mville.edu/cgi-bin/calweb/
  7. ^ http://govaliants.com/mens_teams/ice_hockey/
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