Rivier College in 2006

Rivier College is a Catholic liberal arts college located in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1933 in Hudson, New Hampshire, the college moved in 1941 to the present campus site in Nashua. The college is named in honor of Anne Marie Rivier. Rivier was the foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1544x1024, 231 KB) Summary View of two main buildings on the Rivier College campus. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1544x1024, 231 KB) Summary View of two main buildings on the Rivier College campus. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... Nickname: Gate City Official website: www. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Concord Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,359 sq. ... Hudson is a town located in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Rivier is a fully accredited institution enrolling approximately 2,200 students in two schools: the School of Undergraduate Studies (which includes an Evening Division) and the School of Graduate Studies. For the purpose of institutional cooperation, Rivier College is a member of the New Hampshire College and University Council, a consortium of institutions of higher learning; students of member institutions are permitted to register for transfer credit at any of the member colleges except Dartmouth College. Dartmouth College is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, in the United States. ...

Rivier College's Copy Center

In 1995, in anticipation of the 1996 bicentennial of the founding of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary, the college formally recommitted to Anne Marie Rivier's mission of teaching and serving the poor by making social justice and service to others a special focus of its work. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (512x772, 138 KB) Summary Behind the Admissions building, in front of the Copy Center at Rivier College. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (512x772, 138 KB) Summary Behind the Admissions building, in front of the Copy Center at Rivier College. ...

As the oldest institution of higher learning in Nashua, Rivier is recognized for the development of programs which serve the needs of both traditional and nontraditional age individuals and remains faithful to its original mission: the education of the whole person.

The college offers a wide variety of clubs and activities to choose from. As of 2006, Rivier's chapter of Habitat for Humanity had been recognized with awards for excellence and involvement in the greater Nashua community. Many clubs on campus are organized in conjunction with the different liberal arts majors. For example, there is a History club to go with the History major, there is a Social and Behavioral Sciences Club for psychology and sociology majors, a Fine Arts Society for art majors, etc. Students typically join clubs based on what their undergraduate education focuses on, but club membership is open to any interested student with a desire to get involved. The number of student clubs and activities fluctuates based on student involvement or apathy. Club funding is delineated through the school's Student Government Association. Official Habitat for Humanity logo Habitat for Humanity is an international, Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building quality, low-cost, affordable housing. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ... Psychology (Gk: psyche, soul or mind + logos, speech) is an academic and applied field involving the study of the mind, brain, and behavior, both human and nonhuman. ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... Venus de Milo exhibited in the Louvre museum, France. ... A Student Government Association is a body of students in a high school, college, or university who are elected by their peers and serve on a type of council that advises the education administration on matters affecting students and desires which the student body wishes to see come about. ...

As of 2006, the largest major at Rivier is education, which comprises 30% of the undergraduates, while the second largest major is nursing, which comprises 26% of the undergraduates. Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ...

External links

• Official Web site