College of Saint Elizabeth

College of Saint Elizabeth

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Motto	Deus Est Caritas (Latin)
Motto in English	God is love.
Type	Private liberal arts college
Established	1899
Affiliation	Catholic (Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth)
Endowment	US$ $15.7 million
President	Helen J. Streubert
Students	2,044
Location	Morristown , New Jersey , USA
Campus	Suburban, 200 acres (0.81 km2)
Colors	Gold and Royal Blue
Nickname	Eagles
Affiliations	NAICU CIC ACCU WCC
Mascot	Eagle
Website	cse.edu

The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) is a private Roman Catholic, four-year, liberal arts college. It is located in an unincorporated community called Convent Station, in Morris Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. A large portion of the college's campus extends into the neighboring municipality of Florham Park.

There are about 500 part-time undergraduate, 650 full-time undergraduate, and 300 graduate students. About 50 men attend the college part-time. As of the 2004-2005 academic year, 1,976 total students were enrolled, with 668 in the Women's College. As of the 2016-17 school year, the college will become co-educational.

History

The college was founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and is the oldest women's college in New Jersey and one of the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women. It is named for Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821), who founded the Sisters of Charity and who, after her death, was canonized as the United States' first native-born saint. (Seton Hall University in New Jersey and Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania are also named after Elizabeth Ann Seton.)

Campus

The College of Saint Elizabeth is located on the campus of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. Portions of the 200-acre (0.81 km²) wooded campus flow into Florham Park, New Jersey, including the Villa of Saint Ann, the campus classical Greek amphitheater built into a hillside, and the original dairy farm for the complex.

At the college's front gate, the New Jersey Transit rail station provides frequent daily services to New York City, and the journey by train is approximately one hour.

The College of Saint Elizabeth consists of 8 buildings:

• Santa Rita Hall (main college offices)
• Henderson Hall
• Saint Joseph Hall
• Santa Maria Hall
• Mahoney Library
• Annunciation Center (dedicated September 8, 2007)
• O'Connor Hall (student residence)
• Founders Hall (student residence)

The campus also houses a Greek Theater used for concerts and performances, the Shakespeare Garden, completed in 1931, and a greenhouse, built in 1911 and a popular site for visitors.

Athletics

See also: List of college athletic programs in New Jersey, USA § Division III

The College of Saint Elizabeth teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Eagles are a member of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC). Women's sports include basketball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.

Notable alumnae

• Sister Carmela Marie Cristiano
• Louise Currie Wilmot, 1964, United States Navy officer. Highest-ranking and highest-decorated woman in the Navy.
• Shirley Tolentino, 1965, Municipal Court judge in Jersey City from 1976 to 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.

See also

• Academy of Saint Elizabeth

External links

• College of Saint Elizabeth official website
• College of Saint Elizabeth official athletics website
• CSE Undergraduate
• CSE Continuing Studies
• CSE Graduate Studies