Saint Mary's College is a private Catholic liberal arts college founded in 1844 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. It is located in Notre Dame, Indiana - as are the University of Notre Dame and Holy Cross College - and is just outside the city of South Bend, Indiana. The name of the school refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Jan. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... In higher education, particularly in the United States, a womens college is a college (that is, a primarily undergraduate, bachelors degree-granting institution) whose students are exclusively women. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Carol Ann Mooney, J.D. is the 11th president of Saint Marys College in Notre Dame, Indiana (2004-present). ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ... University main building from the air. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Blue (from Old High German blao shining) is one of the three primary additive colors; blue light has the shortest wavelength (about 470 nm) of the three primary colors. ... Alternate meanings: White (disambiguation) White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... The Congregation of Holy Cross (C.S.C.) is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by the Venerable Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC in Le Mans, France. ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... Jan. ... The Sisters of the Holy Cross (CSC) headquartered on the campus of Saint Marys College, Notre Dame, Indiana, is one of three Catholic congregations of religious sisters which trace their origins to the foundation of the Congregation of Holy Cross by the Venerable Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County St. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a Roman Catholic institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana, immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ... Holy Cross College is a small co-educational Roman Catholic institution of higher education, located in Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.. The school was founded by and is administered by members of the Congregation of Holy Cross, after which it is named. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County St. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Our Lady redirects here. ...

Saint Mary's has been educating women for more than 150 years and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women. It was the first school to offer graduate degrees in Theology for women. Known as The Nation's Premier Catholic Women's College, Saint Mary’s College consistently ranks at the top of its category in the U.S. News and World Report annual survey of American colleges and universities (as of 2007, the college has earned the #1 spot 12 out of the last 13 years). The college combines a strong liberal arts program with a spiritual foundation and a dedicated alumnae family. This is a timeline of womens colleges in the United States. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ...

Heritage

In 1843, four Sisters of the Holy Cross came from Le Mans, France, to share in the apostolate of education with the priests and brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross, who had been sent by the bishop of Vincennes to open a college in northern Indiana. In 1844, the sisters opened their first school in Bertrand, Michigan, a few miles from Notre Dame du Lac; it was a boarding academy with pre-collegiate grades. In 1855 the school moved to its present site and grew to become Saint Mary’s College. Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... The Congregation of Holy Cross (C.S.C.) is a Roman Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by the Venerable Father Basil Anthony-Marie Moreau, CSC in Le Mans, France. ...

Eleven presidents took the school from a small finishing school ministering to orphans, to a college offering five bachelor’s degrees. There are approximately 18,000 living alumnae. Proposals to merge with University of Notre Dame (located across the street) in the 1970s were rejected, and Notre Dame became coeducational on its own.
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Academics

In 2004-5 the average salary of full professors was $69,600; of associate professors $55,900 and of assistant professors, $46,900.

• 11:1 student/faculty ratio
• 97% of regular full-time faculty have their Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field
• Liberal Arts program (Humanistic Studies)
• Degree programs in:
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Music
  • Bachelor of Science
• Over 30 major areas of study

 Saint Mary's College Department of Sociology 

• Opportunity for self-designed majors
• Minors available in 23 areas
• Health Professional programs offered in Nursing and Biology/Pre-Occupational Therapy

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Special Programs

• A Notre Dame Co-Exchange program where students can take up to two classes per semester on the University of Notre Dame campus
• A Co-Operative Engineering Program with the University of Notre Dame
• International Study programs to Australia, France, Ireland, Rome, South Africa, Spain, or a Semester Around the World
• A program that allows students to create their own major.
• Each varsity sport has its own Academic Advisor
• Opportunities for internships and volunteer service.

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Graduation rate

The ten-year average graduation rate of first-time degree-seeking students is 74%. Saint Mary's current student population is comprised of approximately 1500 women from 47 states and territories and 12 foreign countries. Multicultural and international students represent 9% of the student body. Most students are Roman Catholic.

Financial aid

In 2004-2005, over 90% of Saint Mary’s students received nearly $26 million in financial aid in the form of scholarship, grants, loan and work opportunities; of these funds, over $11 million were from Saint Mary’s in grants and scholarships.

Intercollegiate athletics and recreation program

The College, an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III school, and a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, sponsors nine varsity teams: tennis, volleyball, soccer, basketball, swimming and diving, golf, softball and cross-country. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAAs Division III. Member teams are located in the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ... Softball is an activity that came from baseball, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... The Minnesota State High school Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ...

Saint Mary’s women also may participate in the intramural program and/or clubs in a variety of sports. Our club sports program offers recreational opportunities through competition and instruction. The clubs are open to all Saint Mary's students, although membership requirements vary with each club. Many offerings are coeducational with the University of Notre Dame. Saint Mary's sponsored clubs are cheerleading, dance, lacrosse, and triathlon teams. Other clubs co-sponsored with the University of Notre Dame are equestrian, figure skating, gymnastics, skiing, water polo, field hockey, ice hockey, Ultimate, and cycling. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... jus like my ass For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Triathlon is an athletic event consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a Roman Catholic institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana, immediately northeast of South Bend, Indiana, United States. ... A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Members of the U.S. Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest Downhill Ski Racing This article is about snow skiing. ... Water polo is a team water sport, which can be best described as a combination of swimming, handball and wrestling. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Police officer on a bicycle Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. ...

Angela Athletic Facility expands opportunities for campus-wide recreation activities. Indoor facilities include basketball and racquetball courts, and a fitness center with treadmills, stairmasters, spin bikes, and many cybex weight machines. Outdoor facilities include a new six-court outdoor tennis facility, softball and soccer fields, volleyball and basketball courts, areas for cross country skiing, and a beautiful nature trail for hiking or jogging. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Racquetball racquet and ball Racquetball is a sport played with racquets and a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Softball is an activity that came from baseball, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Jogging is a form of trotting or running at a slow or leisurely pace. ...

SMC Belles

The Saint Mary's College athletic mascots are the Belles. In 1975, Saint Mary's began to form intercollegiate varsity sports. They did not, however, begin 'playing' until 1977 when the Tennis team played to an 8-1 NAIA match victory. It was there that the College competitors unveiled new team t-shirts with "Belles" emblazoned across the front.

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SMC Women's Choir

The Saint Mary's College Women's Choir, a select 40-voice ensemble under the direction of Nancy Menk, regularly commissions and performs new works for women's voices. An outgrowth of this emphasis is the publication of the Saint Mary's College Choral Series, a collection of new works for women's voices, published by earthsongs of Corvallis, Oregon. The Choir has performed throughout the United States and has appeared before state and division conventions of the Music Educators National Conference and the American Choral Directors Association. In February 2005, the Choir appeared before the national convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Los Angeles, performing in the Wilshire Christian Church and the new Walt Disney Concert Hall. Each November the Choir hosts the annual Saint Mary's College High School Women's Choir Festival, in which 20 choirs from neighboring states perform for each other and a panel of commentators. The Choir tours nationally every other year, and regularly performs with the University of Notre Dame Glee Club in joint performances of major works with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra. They have appeared in concert at Carnegie Hall in 1999 and 2001, and returned there in November 2005 to perform music by Gwyneth Walker for women's voices and orchestra. The Women's Choir has recorded three compact discs on the ProOrgano label: Ave, Ave! recorded in 1997, Amazing Day!, recorded in 2002, and Anima Mea!, recorded in 2004.

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Campus and buildings

The 278-acre campus features buildings in a variety of architectural styles. Highlights include the award winning Angela Athletic Facility designed by Helmut Jahn, Cushwa-Leighton Library, the Moreau Center for the Arts, the Church of Loretto and the newly constructed Student Center and Noble Dining Hall. An illuminated, suspended, oval roof covers the 102m span of the central Forum of the Sony Center, Berlin. ...

Saint Mary's College campus

With its 57 acres of landscaped campus along the St. Joseph River, located within the 278 acres owned by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Saint Mary's College enjoys natural and cultivated beauty and the ideal quiet setting for a college.

Academic/Administrative Facilities

Angela Athletic Facility

The award-winning recreation and athletic facility houses tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts in a gym area with seating for 2,000. Racquetball courts and space for gymnastics and for fencing are adjacent to the main gym. Architect Helmut Jahn designed the building. An illuminated, suspended, oval roof covers the 102m span of the central Forum of the Sony Center, Berlin. ...

Cushwa-Leighton Library

Designed by architect Evans Woollen, the library presents a contemporary treatment of a traditional Gothic building, echoing the shape and color of the surrounding buildings. A 77,000 square foot building with a seating capacity of 540, the library provides access to more than 225,000 books and audiovisual materials and over 700 current print periodical subscriptions. The library also subscribes to over 200 electronic periodical titles and numerous electronic indexes to journal articles.

Havican Hall

Built as a model "campus school" to service neighboring parishes, Havican Hall now provides classrooms, high tech classrooms, study areas, and faculty offices for Nursing, and the Center for Women's InterCultural Leadershop (CWIL). It also houses the Early Childhood Development Center, a progressive childcare facility where many Saint Mary's students study, work, and volunteer.

Notable presidents and professors

Mother M. Pauline O'Neill, CSC 1895-1931 Mother M. Pauline ONeill was the first president of Saint Marys College in Notre Dame, Indiana. ...

Sister Irma Burns, CSC 1931-1934

Sister M. Madeleva Wolff, CSC 1934-1961 Sister M. Madeleva Wolff, CSC, was the third president of Saint Marys College in Notre Dame, Indiana. ...

Sister Maria Renata Daily, CSC 1961-1965

Sister Mary Grace Kos, CSC 1965-1967

Monsignor John J. McGrath, CSC 1968-1970

Dr. Edward L. Henry 1972-1974

Dr. John M. Duggan 1975-1985

Dr. William A. Hickey 1986-1997

Dr. Marilou Eldred 1997-2004

Dr. Carol Ann Mooney 2004 - present Carol Ann Mooney, J.D. is the 11th president of Saint Marys College in Notre Dame, Indiana (2004-present). ...

Notable alumnae

• Martha Louise Black, the second woman ever elected to the Canadian House of Commons (1935)
• Donna M. Christian-Christensen, non-voting delegate from the United States Virgin Islands in the U.S. House of Representatives (1997-present)
• The Honorable Denise L. Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• Mary Daly, feminist theologian, famous author, teacher at Boston College (1966-1999)
• Catherine Hicks, actress (7th Heaven)
• Eddie Bernice Johnson (1955), Texas Representative in the U.S. Congress House of Representatives (1991-present)
• Ann Leonard, author
• Dr. Carol Ann Mooney (1977), president of Saint Mary's College (2004-present)
• Anne Meagher Northup, Kentucky Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives (1997-2007)
• June Petersen - mother of William Petersen, "Gil Grissom" on CSI
• Mary Ellen "Ella" Quinlan, mother of playwright Eugene O'Neill (and basis for Mary Tyrone in Long Day's Journey Into Night) and wife of actor James O'Neill.
• Adriana Trigiani, New York Times best-selling author (Big Stone Gap and Lucia, Lucia).
• Leslie Wilson (1976), Director of Communication, Advocacy, and Program Support for Save the Children in Afghanistan

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External links and references

• Official website
• Official athletics website
• Campus map
• Inaugural Address of President Carol Ann Mooney