Marymount College, Tarrytown

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

**Marymount College of Fordham University**

Motto	Sapientia et Doctrina (Wisdom and Learning)
Established	1907 Fordham Acquisition: 2002
Type	Private
Endowment	$6,126,000
President	Joseph M. McShane, S.J.
Undergraduates	798
Location	Tarrytown, New York, USA
Campus	Urban, 25 acres
Colors	Blue and White; Maroon and White
Mascot	Marymount Saints, Ram
Website	www.fordham.edu

Marymount College of Fordham University is a small private women's college of Fordham University located in Tarrytown, New York. Enrollment in 2004 was 844 students.

The college was founded as an independent women's college in 1907 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (R.S.H.M.). Mother Marie Joseph Butlerand founded the institution to "create a place of learning where women could grow and where they could receive an education that would prepare them for positions of leadership and influence in the world."[1] Early courses at Marymount ranged from courses in domestic science to classes offered in political science and law. In 1924, Marymount became one of the first women's colleges to offer a study abroad program.

Original Motto: Tua Luce Dirige (Direct Us By Thy Light)

Original Mascot: The Saints

Original Colors: Blue and White

[edit] Acquisition and Closure of Marymount by Fordham University

In July 2002, Marymount officially consolidated with Fordham University, renaming the college as the Marymount College of Fordham University and becoming the institution's fifth undergraduate school. In 2005, Fordham University announced its plans to close the women's college, effective June 2007, but to keep the campus, which it renamed the Marymount campus, active as a center for graduate studies. Most of the 798 Marymount students will finish their education at the 25-acre Tarrytown, N.Y., campus, which, in recognition of the College’s history and heritage, will permanently be known as the Marymount Campus of Fordham University pending the University's decision of its plans to sell, or keep the property. The Westchester division of the multi-campus Fordham College of Liberal Studies, already housed at the campus, will continue and expand its liberal arts program. Over time, the professional school programs in business administration, social service and education will move their Westchester operations to the Marymount Campus. In the press release announcing the phase out, the Board of Trustees of Fordham emphasized that Marymount juniors and seniors who will graduate by spring 2007 will complete their degrees at Marymount College, while freshmen and sophomores will complete their degrees in programs offered at one of the other four undergraduate colleges of Fordham University, if they indeed decide to remain at Fordham.