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87-638: Iona University ( / aɪ ˈ oʊ n ə / ) is a private Roman Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York . It was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and occupies a campus of 45 acres (0.18 km) in New Rochelle and a campus of 28 acres (0.11 km) in Bronxville, New York . Iona University offers more than 60 undergraduate programs and 45 graduate programs in

174-668: A $ 20 million gift from NewYork-Presbyterian . Loftus Hall, designed to house first-year students only, is a 10-floor building. Each floor has six suites of two bedrooms (a double and a triple), one handicapped room which houses two people, and the RA (resident assistant) room. Loftus has a small computer lab, a kitchen, a laundry room, a quiet meditation room, a study lounge, and a vending lounge/game room. Conese Hall (formerly North) and Hales Hall (formerly South) were built in 2005. Both have six floors, with four rooms on each floor: one suite of seven and three suites of 10. Each suite has two bathrooms,

261-571: A 60% increase since the establishment of HEC in 2002. The HEC digital library now provides access to over 20,000 leading research journals, covering about 75% of the world's peer-reviewed scientific journals. Until 1991, there were only two recognized private universities in Pakistan: Aga Khan University , established in 1983, and Lahore University of Management Sciences , established in 1985. By 1997, there were 10 private universities. From 2001–2002, this number had doubled to 20. Among

348-503: A basis for parity. What you're really blending would be the Iona educational model, which is four years plus graduate school , and the Seton model, which is a two-year associate degree and certificate program. That's a consolidation, not a question of who is the big brother and who is the little sister. In addition, Brosnan stated that Seton's two successful nursing programs would be continued under

435-487: A bid to influence college rankings . Afterward, an internal audit office was established to ensure data integrity. On January 28, 2021, the presidents of Concordia College and Iona announced that the Concordia campus would be acquired by Iona College forming part of a new Bronxville campus. Iona and Concordia made a teach-through agreement allowing most Concordia students to finish their degrees at Iona. On July 12, 2022,

522-797: A common room, and a kitchenette. The corner of the building, which located opposite the college's main entrance, has open spaces with glass windows that look onto campus and downtown New Rochelle. The ground floor of the building is designated commercial space. Iona no longer holds any apartments in the Eastchester Apartment Complex, located down the block from the campus. There are more than 80 active clubs, Greek fraternities and sororities , and media organizations on campus. Greek Life at Iona includes four local sororities, two national sororities, two international fraternities, one national fraternity, and one local fraternity. Sororities Fraternities The Iona University Gaels are members of

609-529: A different college. While the students' futures were cared for in light of the impending closure of the Seton Campus, yet another controversy arose. The Sisters of Charity who founded Elizabeth Seton College still lived on the property, in the top floor of Alder Manor. With the merger of Iona and Seton several years earlier, Iona President John Driscoll promised the Sisters they would be able to reside on campus for

696-621: A distinction between free institutions (as in free from the State), which are recognized and funded by the Communities of Belgium (the State until 1990) and follow the same rules and laws as fully public universities, and fully private institutions, which are not recognized nor funded by the authorities, and thus do not issue valid degrees. Private ( free ) institutions are predominantly Catholic: UCLouvain , KU Leuven or Saint-Louis University, Brussels . On

783-416: A dormitory for 200 students and significant academic space. Iona College had 6,000 students at the time, with an overcrowded campus. Driscoll made a point, however, to convey that the merger was not one of just physical necessity. He told The New York Times in 1989: There's a six-to-one imbalance in this, if you're talking about size. But it is more a blending of two educational programs, and there you have

870-526: A group of Sotheby Parke Bernet appraisers were invited to the Seton to examine some paintings in the Alder Manor. Upon entering the mansion they noticed what they recognized as a Medici bowl, one of the earliest works of European porcelain , and made in Florence during the reign of Francesco de Medici . It was soon sold by the college at auction, and fetched a price of $ 180,000 ($ 994,500 in 2015 dollars ), at

957-761: A private institution to be called " université ", and most of the universities in France are public. In France, grandes écoles are part of an alternative educational system that operates alongside the mainstream French public university system . Grandes écoles can be public , semi-private or private, but the most prestigious ones are public. These institutions operate mostly in engineering studies and business administration. The best-known semi-private grandes écoles are generally business, engineering, and humanities schools; they are generally managed by chambers of commerce and industry, with capital open to other private companies. Other grandes écoles are entirely private, but this

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1044-457: A requirement for all foreign institutions endeavoring to operate businesses in the country. Almost all the private universities in Ghana focus on similar areas of academic study, including business administration, human resources, accounting, information technology, and related fields, which are offered by universities like Ashesi , Regent , Valley View , and Ghana Telecom , among others. In addition,

1131-477: A small kitchenette, and a common room/living room type arrangement. North Hall was renamed to Conese Hall at Homecoming 2008, October 4, 2008, to acknowledge a $ 5 million gift to the college from Anna May and Eugene P. Conese. In April 2017, South was renamed in recognition of Alice Marie and Thomas E. Hales ’58, ’04H for their leadership commitment to the Iona Forever campaign and support to the college. Rice Hall

1218-617: A two-year junior college, merged with Iona College, becoming the Elizabeth Seton School of Associate Degree Studies within the college. The program existed until 1995, when Iona College reevaluated and reaffirmed its mission to be a four-year institution, and the Seton School of Associate Degree Studies was closed. In 2011, Iona College admitted that it had reported inflated figures from 2002–2011 about "acceptance rates, SAT scores, graduation rates, and alumni who give annually" in

1305-446: A while Iona used both campuses, due to space limitations across the county at its New Rochelle campus. However, six years after the merger, in 1995, Iona closed the campus and consolidated operations in New Rochelle. Driscoll cited financial problems, telling The New York Times : At first the consolidation was a four-star success. Enrollment doubled in 1990. [But due to economic decline], rather than come to us, our student population

1392-1108: Is due to the form of testing in schools in Taiwan, in which students take a national entrance exam to determine their university qualifications. The most well known private university is Fu Jen Catholic University , and the oldest is Tunghai University . Since the 1990s, several private universities have opened in Vietnam including Ho Chi Minh City Open University being one of the first. Some characteristics of Vietnamese private universities as of 2010 are high (very high in some cases) tuition fees, poor infrastructure, limited faculty, and human resources. Private universities are often named after scholars ( Fulbright University Vietnam, Vo Truong Toan University, Nguyen Trai University, Luong The Vinh University, Chu Van An University, Yersin University, Phan Chau Trinh University), or heroes/legends ( Hung Vuong University, Quang Trung University); although there are exceptions such as FPT University , named after

1479-528: Is home to several private universities, including Sohar University , the University of Nizwa , Middle East College , and the German University of Technology in Oman . These universities offer a range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs in fields such as business, engineering, and information technology. Private universities in Oman offer a more personalized and interactive learning experience, as

1566-697: Is one private university in Madaba city, the American University of Madaba (AUM) . There are 11 private universities and colleges in Kuwait . There are 19 private universities in Lebanon. Among these, the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University are internationally acknowledged. The languages used for teaching in private universities are mainly French and English ; Arabic

1653-476: Is primarily a single occupant dorm, though there are rooms for two, three or four persons. It is the oldest residence hall at Iona, and was originally used to house the Christian Brothers as well as the brothers in training. The building is four floors, with laundry services in the basement. Amenities include a game room, TV lounge, kitchen, computer lab, and gym. East Hall, located in the center of campus on

1740-521: Is rarer, and they sometimes establish partnerships with public universities. Elizabeth Seton College Elizabeth Seton College (ESC) was a private , Roman Catholic two-year college in Yonkers, New York . Run by the Sisters of Charity of New York , the college opened in 1961 and closed in 1989, merging with the more financially secure Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. Elizabeth Seton College

1827-504: Is responsible for the accreditation of these institutes and degrees. These mostly provide undergraduate degrees with a few providing postgraduate degrees. The Informatics Institute of Sri Lanka (IIT), NSBM Green University (NSBM), Horizon Campus and Sri Lanka Institute for Information Technology (SLIIT) are examples. Some foreign universities franchise parts of their degree courses in Sri Lanka with local institutes. Students are charged for

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1914-643: Is separated by gender. The first and third floors are for female students and the second for males. Among its amenities are wireless Internet, cable television, and telephone lines in each room. The main floor has a kitchen area, a mail room, and laundry facilities. Iona added its sixth on-campus residence hall when the North Avenue Residence Hall opened in August 2016. The upper six floors house more than 300 upperclassman students. Each suite consists of either two double rooms or four single rooms, two bathrooms,

2001-702: Is widely used in religious universities and Armenian is used in the Armenian university. The first university opened in Lebanon was the Syrian Protestant College in 1866 (which became the American University of Beirut in 1921). It was founded by Daniel Bliss, a Protestant missionary. The second university opened in Lebanon was the Université Saint-Joseph , founded by the Jesuits in 1875. Oman

2088-672: The American University in Cairo , the German University in Cairo , The British University in Egypt , the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport , Misr University for Science and Technology , Misr International University , Future University in Egypt and the Modern Sciences and Arts University . In addition to the state-funded national and private universities in Egypt , international university institutions were founded in

2175-799: The FPT Corporation and Tan Tao University in Tan Tao Group . In Vietnam, there are also "semi-private university"; schools in this category which can receive partial financial support from the government. Almost all private universities have to invite professors and lecturers from state universities. Many lecturers from state-owned universities take up positions in private universities after their retirement. There are numerous private universities and independent faculties in Armenia , mostly in Yerevan . As of 2022, there are 31 private higher education institutions in

2262-653: The International University Vienna , whose accreditation was withdrawn in 2003 due to academic misconduct; Imadec University , whose first accreditation period ended in January 2006 and was not renewed; TCM Privatuniversität Li Shi Zhen in Vienna , whose accreditation period ended 2009 without renewal students; and PEF Private University of Management Vienna , which closed for economic reasons in March 2012. Belgium makes

2349-611: The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and participate in NCAA Division I . Men's sports Women's sports Other members of the MAAC include Canisius University , Fairfield University , Manhattan University , Marist College , Mount St. Mary's University , Niagara University , Quinnipiac University , Rider University , Saint Peter's University , and Siena College . Private university Across

2436-524: The New Administrative Capital and are hosting branches of Universities from abroad. The Knowledge Hub (TKH) and European Universities in Egypt (EUE) are among these institutions. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church doctrine embraces traditional higher institutions in Ethiopia . Modern higher education could be traced back to the regime of Emperor Haile Selassie , with the first university,

2523-523: The Private Universities Act, 1992 was instituted, consolidated, and re-enacted as the Private Universities Act, 2010 . All private universities must be approved by University Grants Commission (UGC) before they are given a permit to operate. As of April 2018, there were 97 private universities in Bangladesh . Private institutions must confer the students with external programs such as BDTVEC,

2610-735: The State University of New York at Purchase . Brosnan insisted during the negotiation process that "if this consolidation goes through, the name of Elizabeth Seton will be preserved in whatever this place is going to be called." Her statement was fulfilled, as Iona named the new satellite campus the Elizabeth Seton Campus. The merger was arranged in such a way that incoming freshmen were enrolled "as students of Iona College", according to Driscoll's announcement, while "students enrolled in Seton prior to consolidation could opt to receive their associate degrees either from Seton or Iona." For

2697-696: The UGC (Establishment and Maintenance of Standards in Private Universities) Regulations, 2003 . Per the UGC act and these regulations, private universities are established by acts of state legislative assemblies and listed by the UGC in the Gazette upon receiving the relevant act. As confirmed by the ruling of the Supreme Court of India , recognition by the UGC is required for the university to operate. Also, per

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2784-478: The 1960s and 1970s. In the early 1970s, the women's Lenoir Dormitory was constructed next to the Alder Manor. An experiment for the college, it was the first on campus to allow male and female students to congregate for social purposes. In 1980, Seton opened a satellite campus in Manhattan to hold weekend classes for adults. It was not a "campus" in the traditional sense, as it was not owned or used permanently by

2871-716: The 2003 regulations, the UGC sends committees to inspect the private universities and publishes their inspection report. The UGC publishes and regularly updates the lists of private universities. As of 23 August 2022 , the UGC lists 421 private universities. As of 2010 , Japan had 597 private universities, 86 national universities , and 95 public universities . Private universities thus account for over 75% of all universities in Japan. A large number of junior colleges in Japan are private and like public and national universities, many private universities use National Center Test for University Admissions as an entrance exam . There

2958-450: The 21st century. However, since then, Ghana has seen a flood of private universities and colleges established – a reflection of the country's stable governance and the pace of economic growth. Most of these universities are not known to be sponsored by foreign corporate organizations or government universities and the aim is to avoid the Ghanaian government's excessive payment of bonds, which is

3045-501: The Auston Institute of Management, Singapore. The Sri Lanka campus was established in 2010 and is a Board of Investment or (BOI) company. It retains a similar focus to the home campus and occupies a prime spot along Colombo's famous Galle Road. In Taiwan , private universities are typically not as prestigious as some public (national) universities. They are not ranked as high as public institutions and cost nearly twice as much. This

3132-643: The Bachelor of Business Administration. The school also has a fast track MBA program. In 2021, Iona partnered with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to create the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences. The Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation was established in 2017, thanks to the $ 15 million gift to Iona from alumnus and Trustee Chairman James Hynes and his wife, Anne Marie. On July 12, 2022, President Carey announced Iona will now be called Iona University. This announcement

3219-453: The Iona merger. She said "Nursing enrollments [in general] are going down; ours are going up." According to the presidents of both colleges, the merger was not a financial move. Brosnan made a note in her announcement that Seton was not being "taken over", saying: We're in sound fiscal shape; we always get a clean opinion from our auditors . We have a budget of $ 6.5 million, and we have significant assets. Driscoll agreed, saying that Seton

3306-501: The School of Arts & Science, LaPenta School of Business and the NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences. It also offers graduate courses in Manhattan and has 14 study abroad programs. As of academic year 2018–2019, the institution enrolled approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds representing 35 states and 47 countries of origin. In 1919,

3393-644: The University College of Addis Ababa (now called the Addis Ababa University or AAU) formed in 1950. In 1954, the Haramaya University opened. As of 2022, there are 83 private universities, 42 public universities, and more than 35 institutions of higher learning. There are 16,305 students enrolled in higher education as a whole. There were a few private universities in Ghana before the beginning of

3480-631: The University Grant Commission (UGC), is the primary regulator of higher education in Pakistan . It also facilitates the development of the higher educational system in Pakistan. Its main purpose is to upgrade the schools to be world-class centers of education, research, and development. It also plays a leading role in building a knowledge-based economy in Pakistan by giving out hundreds of doctoral scholarships for education abroad every year. Despite

3567-516: The Yonkers campus, 150 of whom lived on campus. Another 65 students from Mercy College resided on campus due to the college's lack of residence facilities. Overall Program (1990) (1990) Elizabeth Seton College was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools on 2 December 1965. The main building and focal point of Elizabeth Seton College's 21-acre campus

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3654-540: The administrators and board members of the Iona School—a grade school founded three years earlier by the Irish Christian Brothers —negotiated the purchase of an 18-acre parcel of land in New Rochelle's Beechmont neighborhood for $ 85,000 from the land owner, retired Presbyterian minister Thomas Hall. In 1940, the idea of the college's founding community of Brothers was to start a small, affordable college for

3741-534: The benefits that Iona would receive, saying that the college had "by and large we have used up the space we have in New Rochelle ." He said: So what we have now is the opportunity to have two full-sized campuses in Westchester County with complete reciprocity of programs, so that the two-year educational programs now housed in Seton can equally support four-year education and graduate school. Seton's "handsome and well-groomed" campus, Driscoll noted, contained

3828-657: The campus include the Robert V. LaPenta Student Union, the expanded Hynes Athletic Center, the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, the residence hall in the heart of campus, East Hall, and the North Avenue Residence Hall. Hynes Athletics Center hosts training centers for the college's Division I teams in addition to the 2,611-seat multi-purpose arena which hosts year round activities. The Iona University Libraries hold over 250,000 volumes and multimedia resources as well as 500 current print periodicals. In addition

3915-545: The college conferred its first MBA degrees. Three years later, the college, which was traditionally male, welcomed its first freshmen class that included women, officially making the college fully co-educational. Approximately 200 women, one-quarter of the freshmen class, registered that semester. Prior to this point, female students had been part of campus in graduate programs, summer classes, and cross-registration agreements with neighboring traditionally female institutions. In 1989, Elizabeth Seton College of Yonkers, New York ,

4002-404: The college. The 19th-century building was an active Catholic girls' high school , St. Michael Academy , located on West 33rd Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues . The weekend program turned out to be financially successful, and attracted more minorities to the college enrollment. Elizabeth Seton College competed in the now-defunct Northeastern Athletic Conference (not to be confused with

4089-480: The contrary, the Free University of Brussels (nowadays split into ULB and VUB ) was founded by masonic individuals. All of these institutions began to be recognized by the State from 1891 onwards. It is forbidden by law to call a fully private institution "university" or "faculty", meaning fully private (non- free ) 'universities' have limited visibility. Bulgaria has many private universities, among which

4176-517: The country, most notably the American University of Armenia and the Eurasia International University . In Austria , educational institutions must be authorized by the country to legally grant academic degrees . All state-run universities are governed by the 2002 Austrian Universities' and University Degree Programmes' Organisation Act (Federal Law Gazette No. 120/2002). In 1999, a federal law ( Universitäts-Akkreditierungsgesetz )

4263-552: The criticism of the HEC, its creation had a positive impact on higher education in Pakistan. Its two-year report for 2004 to 2006 states that according to the Institute of Scientific Information, the total number of publications appearing in the 8,000 leading journals indexed in the Web of Science arising out of Pakistan in 2005 was 1,259 articles, representing a 41% increase over the past two years and

4350-551: The current president of Iona, Seamus Carey , announced through a YouTube livestream that the school will be known as Iona University. The university is divided into three main academic units: a school of arts and science, a business school and a school of health sciences. Through its 19 academic departments, the School of Arts & Science offers more than 40 BA, BS, and BPS degrees and more than 25 master's degrees, as well as several non-degree certificate programs. Iona's LaPenta School of Business offers degree programs leading to

4437-584: The electrical plant. He reported that "due to their own financial problems, Elizabeth Seton had deferred maintenance on many of its buildings." By his estimation, maintenance of the Seton Campus cost Iona over $ 1 million a year for four years. Driscoll announced that Iona's board of trustees was hiring an appraiser and broker for the campus, which was to close after the second semester of 1993. Students were allowed to transfer to Iona's main campus in New Rochelle and would receive reduced tuition. The college also provided application fees to students planning to attend

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4524-461: The first president of the new Iona College. On September 19, 1940, Iona College opened its doors with nine Christian Brothers and six lay faculty greeting the first class. The Christian Brothers named the college after Iona , the island monastery of St. Columba [Irish: St. Colmcille; Scottish Gaelic: Calum Cille; Manx: Colum Keeilley] located on the west coast of Scotland. Columba founded the monastery in 563 AD. The Congregation of Christian Brothers

4611-529: The first to gain degree awarding status was Hajvery University, Lahore (HU), established in 1990. From 2003–2004, Pakistan had a total of 83 private degree granting institutions. There are nine private universities in Saudi Arabia . In Sri Lanka , state-recognized private institutes are allowed to award degrees under Section 25A of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978. The University Grants Commission

4698-616: The largest awarding body in the country, BTEC , and Cambridge International Examinations pathways. Accreditation by the Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council (BDNAC) is crucial to establish a private institution. Private universities have been established in Cambodia since 1997. Since 2003, joint-partnership private universities have been established in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Typically,

4785-470: The libraries provide access to thousands of electronic resources and journals for both on and off-campus users. Iona became the first metro-New York college with a completely wireless Internet campus in September 2001. Its 28 acres (0.11 km) Bronxville campus was acquired in a May 2021 agreement with Concordia College which closed its doors that year. It was used as home for the new NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences , established after

4872-408: The merger had begun "several years ago", amidst declining enrollment and growing competition from "the public sector". She said in 1988: As the only independent two-year institution in the metropolitan area it was becoming harder and harder to mount enrollment campaigns, especially with a smaller pool of potential students out there. We began to think about it, and decided to make plans to insure that

4959-426: The most renowned are New Bulgarian University , located in the capital city Sofia ; Burgas Free University ; Varna Free University and American University in Bulgaria . Finland does not officially recognize private universities but does not explicitly forbid them either. Helsinki School of Business is an example of one such educational institution operating in this market. Since 1880, it has been illegal for

5046-430: The opening of the branch campus Manhattan, located in a Catholic high school, which held Friday night and weekend classes for adult students. By 1989, the year the college closed, 59% of students were minorities, and 80% of students in the weekend program were minorities. In 1989, Seton had 980 students, 580 of whom were weekend students, split between the Manhattan and Yonkers campuses. The other 400 were day students at

5133-495: The partners may include a Chinese university and a non-Chinese institution. English is often the only language of instruction at such universities and many focus on providing a comprehensive liberal arts education modeled after research universities in the United States and Europe. Universities in India are recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which draws its power from the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 . Private universities in India are regulated under

5220-404: The programs in the hospitals. Seton College was a mostly white institution from its founding through the 1970s. However, starting around 1980, the college began to attract minority students in large numbers. President Brosnan stated that while Seton did not ''specifically recruit minorities, we went to the schools where there were minorities'' while seeking students. This trend was accelerated by

5307-520: The recent discovery of oil and gas in commercial quantities has influenced the development of oil and gas management courses within the private universities' curricula. Libya has several recognized private education institutions and universities that have been approved by the Ministry of Higher Education. They are ranked and qualified to specialize in academic programs in Business Administration, Computer Science, Law, Medicine, and Humanitarianism. The National Universities Commission of Nigeria holds

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5394-683: The responsibility to approve private universities and accredit their courses. This ensures a minimum standard in curriculum and teaching. There are currently 60 approved private universities in Nigeria and many applications are being processed. In South Africa , there are many distinctions between public universities and what are officially termed private higher education institutions. Recognized private higher education institutions include Akademia ( af ), Regent Business School , Eduvos , Varsity College , Vega School , Milpark , Midrand Graduate Institute , and Regenesys Business School . Numerous private universities were established in Bangladesh after

5481-447: The rest of their lives. The Sisters of Charity of New York, the congregation which the sisters were a part of, agreed to relocate the sisters to outside residences. The last sisters moved out of the Alder Manor in 1996, and they were the last people living on the campus. For a student to make Dean's List , they needed 3.30 out of 4.0 on their GPA . The college's most successful programs were those of nursing . While other programs at

5568-428: The same privileges including social security, foreign law, and state scholarships as students at state universities. Educational services of private universities are not subject to value added tax , and donations are tax-deductible. Accreditations must be renewed regularly and can be withdrawn, e.g., in the case of repeated academic misconduct as happened in 2003 when the accreditation of International University Vienna

5655-467: The school completely. They immediately dropped the Seton name and any association with the school." Former Dean of Seton College Richard L. Nicholson also raised concerns, stating, "the precipitous nature of the action by Iona raises questions about their motives." When Iona College merged with Seton, it did not purchase its assets, but assumed them as liabilities, according to Driscoll, and major repairs were needed for several campus buildings as well as

5742-443: The school's Mothers’ Club, gathered to dedicate a new science building on the school's campus—the building that the Mothers’ Club has raised $ 100,000 to build. It was there that they learned that just one day prior, not only had permission been granted to form Iona College on the same campus as the Iona School, but that the college would be commandeering the new science building for its own. The building would be named Cornelia Hall after

5829-414: The site of the previous Walsh Hall (an academic building which housed Iona's Psychology Department), is three stories and holds an estimated 112 residents, accommodating students in a traditional corridor-style setting. There is an elevator in the center lobby area and lounges on both the second and third floors. It has rooms for groups of three and four students with a common bathroom on each wing. Each floor

5916-421: The sons of New York's working class. At the time, the Christian Brothers taught in seven high schools in the Archdiocese of New York , including Iona Prep , All Hallows , Rice High School , and Power Memorial . They recognized that many of their graduates could not afford the cost of local universities, and so began to form Iona College. In June 1940, members of the Iona School community, along with members of

6003-621: The student-teacher ratio is typically lower and there are more opportunities for hands-on learning. Additionally, private universities in Oman often have more flexible curriculums and can respond quickly to changing labor markets and global trends.   All private universities in Oman must be recognized by the Omani Ministry of Higher Education to offer degree programs and receive approval for new degrees. The Ministry has procedures and standards that all universities must meet to receive accreditation and recognition as an institution of higher education. The Higher Education Commission (HEC), formerly

6090-403: The study (some of these institutes are state-funded institutions of their home countries) and these charges are often a fraction of the cost of studying in the home countries of these institutions. Efforts to establish private universities have been blocked due to protests from state universities' undergraduates and leftist political parties. Many private colleges have sprung up since, including

6177-721: The term "university" as opposed to "private university" in their advertisements in all languages except German while still complying with Austrian law. While the legal definition of "private university" prohibits funding by the federal government of Austria, funding by other public bodies is not prohibited. Consequently, some of Austria's private universities are partly or wholly funded by provincial governments, while others are fully privately funded. Accreditation of private universities began in 2001. As of 2020 , Austria has 16 private universities. Most are small (fewer than 1000 students) and specialize in only one or two fields of study. Four former private universities are not accredited anymore:

6264-413: The time were shrinking, Seton's were growing in enrollment, mostly because of their location in four local hospitals, according to Brosnan. She spoke of the program to The New York Times in 1989, saying: Hospitals that are experiencing problems in getting nurses are trying to set up programs to allow staff members – home health aides , secretaries, others – to begin their nursing education, but they want

6351-405: The time, the largest price ever paid for European porcelain or any pre-19th century work of art, excluding paintings. Seton was still a women's college as of 1971, but by at least as early as 1973 it was coeducational , and had opened an experimental female dormitory where males were allowed to come in to intermingle. Mary Ellen Brosnan, became President of Seton College in 1975. Her tenure

6438-464: The words of Iona President John G. Driscoll, "not a rescue operation, but a marriage." According to a 1989 article by The New York Times , trustees of both colleges had commissioned separate studies by task forces over the two months. The results and recommendations were brought before the New York Board of Regents on 17 February 1989. According to Seton President Mary Ellen Brosnan, the path to

6525-399: The work this college was doing would continue. Brosnan said what was then needed was to decide which of the nearby four-year colleges Seton should merge with, and that she decided Iona "made the best fit". Both colleges were private and Catholic, and both were coeducational. Many students from Seton finishing their two-year degrees had continued their education at Iona. Driscoll also noted

6612-427: The world, different countries have different regulations regarding accreditation for private universities and as such, private universities are more common in some countries than in others. Some countries do not have any private universities at all. Egypt currently has 21 public universities with about two million students and 23 private universities with 60,000 students. Egypt has many private universities including

6699-532: The year's end. Only three members of the entering class went on to receive BA degrees in August 1944. When World War II concluded, returning veterans, helped by the GI Bill and attracted by Iona's practical majors, soon stretched the college to capacity. In 1948, 71 men graduated; by 1950, the number was up to 300. In June 1966, Iona College issued diplomas to its first graduate students—which included two clergymen who earned their master's in pastoral counseling. By 1968,

6786-447: Was Alder Manor , alternatively known as the W. B. Thompson Mansion . It housed administration offices, and many of the ornate and art-filled first floor parlors were used as conference rooms. The upper floors were used for classrooms but mostly as housing for the Sisters of Charity. Several academic buildings, an auditorium, and a residence hall with capacity for 200 students existed near the manor on campus grounds, many of them built in

6873-404: Was choosing less expensive programs at city and state community colleges . Our best projections showed that we couldn't possibly succeed. However, some faculty members from the Yonkers campus reported what they believe was a somewhat different reason for the closure. Myra Russel, a longtime associate professor of English at Seton College and later Seton Campus, said that, "they stopped advertising

6960-834: Was itself founded in 1802 by Edmund Ignatius Rice in Waterford, Ireland . Previous to opening in New York, the brothers taught at Saint Mary's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia . They had been brought in from St Bonaventure College in St John's, Newfoundland . They operated the Halifax institution until 1940 when they were given a tearful sendoff after a run-in with the new archbishop, John T McNally. In fall 1941, Iona College began its academic year with 121 freshmen and sophomores, but America's entry into World War II caused Iona's small enrollment to decline by

7047-607: Was made in a YouTube livestream. Iona University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education . Several specific programs and units are accredited by specialized accreditors: Iona is categorized in U.S. News & World Report College Rankings as a Regional University - North and for 2022 is tied for #55 place. Academic lecture halls at Iona University include Murphy Center, McSpedon Hall, Arrigoni Center, Doorley Hall, Cornelia Hall, Amend Hall, Ryan Library and Hagan Hall. More recent additions to

7134-452: Was marked by advances in the college's academic offerings, including new career programs in radio and television and medical laboratory training. Also introduced during her presidency was the LINK, or Leap Into Knowledge program, which gave high school students the opportunity to receive college credits. She also began a policy of awarding credit based on life learning, and during her tenure, Seton

7221-494: Was much more financially healthy than Ladycliff College and Harriman College , both small, Catholic women's colleges that Iona had previously considered merging with. Elizabeth Seton College officially merged with Iona College for the fall semester of 1989, making the new two two-campus institution the second largest college or university in Westchester County, close behind Pace University , and ahead of Mercy College and

7308-408: Was one of the first three colleges to offer a weekend classes program. In 1986, Elizabeth Seton College celebrated its 25th anniversary. Part of the ceremonies included a two-part dinner lecture and tour in the Alder Manor, hosted by Brosnan. In early December 1988, it was announced that Elizabeth Seton College would merge with Iona College in time for the next fall semester . The merger was, in

7395-547: Was opened in 1961 by the Sisters of Charity of New York in the Alder Manor , former home of copper magnate William Boyce Thompson . The mansion was purchased by Archdiocese of New York in 1951, and served as a girls' high school for ten years before being upgraded to a junior college. The first class graduated on 9 May 1963. By 1966, the school had grown to the point when it employed 55 persons, including 29 Sisters of Charity, two diocesan priests, and 24 lay employees. In 1973,

7482-603: Was passed to allow the accreditation of private universities. The Akkreditierungsrat (Accreditation Council) evaluates applicants and issues recommendations to the responsible Austrian accreditation authority (the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science & Research). Accreditation by the council yields a couple of privileges: degrees issued by accredited private universities have the same legal status as those issued by state-run universities. Private universities can appoint or promote professors . Their students enjoy

7569-527: Was withdrawn. In 2006, when the accreditation of Imadec University expired, the Accreditation Council rejected any renewal requests. Austrian law provides that private universities in Austria must use the term Privatuniversität ("private university") in their German names, although their formal names in other languages are not regulated. Thus, there is the possibility of private institutions employing

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