Mount St. Joseph University
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| Motto | Deo Duce |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "With God for a leader" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1920 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Endowment | $27.4 million[1] |
| President | Dr. Anthony Aretz [2] |
Academic staff | 123 |
| Undergraduates | 1,889 |
| Postgraduates | 336 |
| Location | , , 39°05′42″N 84°38′17″W / 39.0949823°N 84.6379503°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 92 acres (0.4 km²) |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Affiliations | ACCU GCCCU CIC NAICU |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Website | www.msj.edu |
The Mount St. Joseph University, formerly College of Mount St. Joseph,[3][4] is a private, Catholic, co-educational college located at Mount Saint Joseph, an unincorporated community near Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Also known as “the Mount,” the college was founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati and educates students through liberal arts and professional curricula.
Enrollment exceeds 2,300, with over 1,800 undergraduate students and approximately 300 graduate students. The Mount offers 39 undergraduate programs, nine associate degrees, and pre-professional and certificate programs, as well as graduate programs in business administration, education, organizational leadership, religious studies, nursing, and physical therapy.
History
Mount St. Joseph University was established by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio, a religious congregation that traces its roots to Elizabeth Ann Seton, North America's first canonized saint. The first Sisters of Charity arrived in Cincinnati from Maryland in 1829 and opened St. Peter’s Academy, then St. Mary’s Academy. By 1853, these schools were replaced by Mount St. Vincent Academy. In 1906 the academy was named Mount St. Joseph after a move to the Mount St. Joseph property in Cincinnati’s Delhi Township, owned by the Sisters of Charity.
Mount St. Joseph Academy offered a four-year high school curriculum but also postgraduate study covering two years of college. In 1920, the Ohio Department of Education granted formal approval for a college curriculum. The College of Mount St. Joseph opened the doors to its first 20 students in September 1920 as the first Catholic college for women in Southwestern Ohio – the same year that American women gained the right to vote.
By the 1950s, the Sisters of Charity made plans to develop property at the intersection of Delhi and Neeb Roads into a new campus that opened in fall of 1962. By the 1970s, adult education brought a new population of women and men to campus for degree studies, and by 1986, the college was coeducational. The Sisters of Charity continued to operate the college until 1972 when the Mount was incorporated under a Board of Trustees. The college remains a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Charity.
On March 11, 2013, the dean of the college's arts and humanities department, Sister Marguerite Kloos, resigned after being arrested on charges of fraudulently voting twice. She submitted an absentee ballot for a fellow nun, Sister Marie Hewitt, who died a month prior to the election. Sister Marguerite dated the ballot prior Sister Marie's death but that date was also before the ballots were mailed to voters.[5]
On October 9, 2013, the college announced the change to university status. It would be known as Mount St. Joseph University, effective July 1, 2014.[6]
Designation Change
On October 9, 2013, an announcement was made that the College would officially become Mount St. Joseph University, effective July 1, 2014. The designation change to university positions the Mount to leverage its expanding academic offerings, including increasing its number of graduate programs for master's and doctorate degrees, as well as implementing online programs.
Notable Alumni
- Jarrod Martin, member of Ohio House of Representatives
- Lauren Hill, basketball player and pediatric cancer advocate
See also
References
As of 23 February 2009, this article is derived in whole or in part from official website. The copyright holder has licensed the content in a manner that permits reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL. All relevant terms must be followed. The original text was at "The Mount"
- ^ As of June 30, 2011. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011" (PDF). 2011 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "President Aretz". Msj.edu. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ "The Mount officially becomes 'Mount St. Joseph University' during July 1 celebration". Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ College of Mount St. Joseph becomes university via WLWT News
- ^ "Nun Resigns as College Dean Over Voter Fraud".
- ^ Move to U
External links
- Mount St. Joseph University
- Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
- Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities
- Universities and colleges in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Educational institutions established in 1920
- Roman Catholic universities and colleges in Ohio
- Former women's universities and colleges in the United States
- Roman Catholic universities and colleges in the United States
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati