College of Saint Elizabeth

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The College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE) is a private Roman Catholic, four-year, liberal arts college for women. Its address is 2 Convent Road in Morristown, New Jersey, but it is located in an unincorporated community called Convent because of the institution and its railway stop, Convent Station in Morris Township, New Jersey. A sizable portion of the college's campus also extends into the neighboring town of Florham Park, New Jersey. 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.

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.

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College of Saint Elizabeth is located on the campus of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. Portions of the 200 wooded acre 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.

The campus is set in historic Morris County, New Jersey, near the neighboring towns of Morristown, Madison, Chatham, and Hanover. New York City is within one hour reach by train at the college's front gate.

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 8th, 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.

[edit] Notable Alumni

  • Dolores Holle, VMD,'74, Attending Veterinarian and Director of Canine Health Management, The Seeing Eye, Morristown
  • Elissa J. Santoro, M.D., '60, Founder and Director, Breast Care and Treatment Center at St. Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center, Livingston
  • Pamela Chavis, M.D., '66, first woman to be certified in both neurology and ophthalmology, and one of only a handful of physicians in the country who are so double-certified
  • Micheline Mathews-Roth, M.D., '56, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; developer of FDA-approved treatment for EPP (erythropoietic protoporphyria). She and her colleagues have cured the mouse model of EPP through gene therapy targeting the bone marrow.
  • Florence E. Wall, '13, industrial chemist who did general analytical work on uranium and radium for medical and commercial use in the 1920s. She later worked in cosmetology as a researchers, trainer and author, concentrating on consumer safety.
  • Christina Wahl Bailey, Ph.D., ’64, Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Opispo; co-author of "Organic Chemistry: A Brief Survey of Concepts and Applications" Prentice Hall (6 editions) and developer of the integrated "studio" general chemistry pedagogy.
  • Marilyn Fingerhut, Ph.D., '64, International Coordinator and NORA Coordinator (National Occupational Research Agenda), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, D.C.
  • Blandina Dasah Batiir,'70, One of ten Regional Directors of Education in her native country of Ghana. When she received this impressive appointment from the Ministry Of Education, she was one of three women on this panel, and its youngest member.
  • Louise Currie Wilmot,'64, Worked thirty years in the United States Navy. Received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (with three gold stars), the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Joint Service Commendations Medal. Her assignments included Commander of the U.S. Naval Base in Philadelphia; Vice Chief of Naval Education and Training in Pensacola; Commander of the Naval Training Center in Orlando; Executive Assistant and Naval Aide to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; and Commander of the Navy Recruiting Area Five in Great Lakes, Michigan. When she retired in 1994 as a Rear Admiral, she was the highest-ranking woman and the highest-decorated woman in the Navy.
  • Shirley Hayes Tolentino,'65, Municipal Court judge in Jersey City from1976-1984. 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.
  • Nancy T. Delaney, '82, Presently employed as Senior Probation Officer in the Community Service Program for the Morris County Probation Department. She has served as President of the Board of Employment Horizons, an agency that provides workforce training and jobs to persons with disabilities.

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