Saint Joseph's was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1912. The college, run by a lay and religious Board of Trustees, was located on the convent grounds in nearby Portland until 1956 when it moved to its lakeside location in Standish. In 1970, Saint Joseph's became coeducational and six years later began a distance education program for working adults. Saint Joseph's College Online offers its online programs to 2,400 students in 50 states and nine countries.[2]
On campus, the college offers more than 40 majors, minors and partnership programs. The average class size is 14. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1. On campus, the college offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as professional programs. The most popular majors are nursing, business, education, exercise science/sports management, and biology.
Through Saint Joseph's College Online, there are roughly 2,400 students enrolled [3] in more than 30 academic programs leading to bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as associate degrees and certificates. Support for students includes counselors, advisors, online tutors, an IT help desk, and financial aid. Students also have the option to take courses on campus during the summer.
Delta Epsilon Sigma, a national scholastic honor society for students of Catholic colleges and universities, has been at Saint Joseph's College since 1950.
Sigma Theta Tau International is the nursing honor society and exists to promote the development, dissemination and utilization of nursing knowledge. Sigma Theta Tau is committed to improving the health of people worldwide through increasing the scientific base of nursing practice. The Kappa Zeta Chapter-at-large of Sigma Theta Tau was chartered at Saint Joseph's College in April 1988.
Athleticsedit
Saint Joseph's College teams are known as the Monks. The college fields NCAADivision III sport in soccer, track and field, volleyball (women only), swimming, basketball, golf, field hockey, baseball, softball, lacrosse, and cross country. The college is a member of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Intramural teams include everything from basketball to bowling; club sports include dance team, cheerleading, ice hockey and ultimate Frisbee. The athletic center is equipped with a full gym, indoor track, pool, and dance/aerobics room. The 2012 SJC baseball team was ranked 14th in the country in the DIII NCAA ranking. The baseball rankings for the 2013 season was projecting SJC at 12th in the country. With a win against #1 Wheaton College, the Monks moved up to #9 in the country.
Housingedit
Eleven residence halls exist.
Notable alumniedit
Writing, Journalism, Televisionedit
Randy Freer (1982). Former President of FOX Sports Network, former CEO of Hulu
Marilyn Lacey. religious sister, Director, and founder of Mercy Beyond Borders; In 2001 she was honored by the Dalai Lama as an “Unsung Hero of Compassion”, for her life of service with refugees.
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This article is about the college in Maine For other colleges of Saint Joseph see Saint Joseph s College disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Saint Joseph s College of Maine news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Saint Joseph s College of Maine is a private Catholic college in Standish Maine United States It is the only Catholic college in Maine Saint Joseph s College of MaineMottoFortitudo et SpesMotto in EnglishCourage and HopeTypePrivate collegeEstablished1912 112 years ago 1912 Religious affiliationRoman CatholicAcademic affiliationsSpace grantEndowment 17 MillionPresidentJoseph L CassidyStudents1 987 Fall 2019 1 Undergraduates1 317 Fall 2019 1 Postgraduates670 Fall 2019 1 LocationStandish Maine United StatesCampus447 acres 181 ha ColorsRoyal Blue amp WhiteNicknameMonksSporting affiliationsNCAA Division III GNAC NACWebsitesjcme edu Saint Joseph s was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1912 The college run by a lay and religious Board of Trustees was located on the convent grounds in nearby Portland until 1956 when it moved to its lakeside location in Standish In 1970 Saint Joseph s became coeducational and six years later began a distance education program for working adults Saint Joseph s College Online offers its online programs to 2 400 students in 50 states and nine countries 2 Contents 1 Academics 1 1 Accreditation and approvals 2 Student life 2 1 Honor Societies 2 2 Athletics 2 3 Housing 3 Notable alumni 3 1 Writing Journalism Television 3 2 Sports 3 3 Education 3 4 Politics 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksAcademics editOn campus the college offers more than 40 majors minors and partnership programs The average class size is 14 The student to faculty ratio is 11 1 On campus the college offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences as well as professional programs The most popular majors are nursing business education exercise science sports management and biology Through Saint Joseph s College Online there are roughly 2 400 students enrolled 3 in more than 30 academic programs leading to bachelor s and master s degrees as well as associate degrees and certificates Support for students includes counselors advisors online tutors an IT help desk and financial aid Students also have the option to take courses on campus during the summer Accreditation and approvals edit The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education The nursing program is also approved by the Maine State Board of Nursing and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education The Elementary Education and Physical Education majors and the Secondary Education minor are approved by the state of Maine Student life editHonor Societies edit Delta Epsilon Sigma a national scholastic honor society for students of Catholic colleges and universities has been at Saint Joseph s College since 1950 Sigma Theta Tau International is the nursing honor society and exists to promote the development dissemination and utilization of nursing knowledge Sigma Theta Tau is committed to improving the health of people worldwide through increasing the scientific base of nursing practice The Kappa Zeta Chapter at large of Sigma Theta Tau was chartered at Saint Joseph s College in April 1988 Athletics edit Saint Joseph s College teams are known as the Monks The college fields NCAA Division III sport in soccer track and field volleyball women only swimming basketball golf field hockey baseball softball lacrosse and cross country The college is a member of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference GNAC the Eastern College Athletic Conference ECAC Intramural teams include everything from basketball to bowling club sports include dance team cheerleading ice hockey and ultimate Frisbee The athletic center is equipped with a full gym indoor track pool and dance aerobics room The 2012 SJC baseball team was ranked 14th in the country in the DIII NCAA ranking The baseball rankings for the 2013 season was projecting SJC at 12th in the country With a win against 1 Wheaton College the Monks moved up to 9 in the country Housing edit Eleven residence halls exist Notable alumni editWriting Journalism Television edit Randy Freer 1982 Former President of FOX Sports Network former CEO of Hulu Pat DeCola 2009 Writer FOXSports com Andrea Gibson Slam Poet Activist Sports edit Charlie Furbush Pitcher Seattle Mariners Education edit Marilyn Lacey religious sister Director and founder of Mercy Beyond Borders In 2001 she was honored by the Dalai Lama as an Unsung Hero of Compassion for her life of service with refugees Politics edit Bonnie Newman Politics and EducationSee also editTimeline of women s colleges in the United States Great Northeast Athletic Conference North Atlantic Conference List of NCAA Division III institutions Harold Alfond Frank FixarisReferences edit a b c St Joseph s College ME Student Life U S News amp World Report Retrieved November 17 2021 Saint Joseph s College Of Maine Encyclopedia com SAINT JOSEPH S COLLEGE OF MAINE Data USA External links editOfficial website Official athletics website 43 49 31 71 N 70 28 55 54 W 43 8254750 N 70 4820944 W 43 8254750 70 4820944 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Joseph 27s College of Maine amp oldid 1216977061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
