This particular year is a special one indeed, as it marks the 100th year of The College of New Rochelle. We are a purposeful  community, rooted in faith, devoted to education and the promotion of humanity, and in so being,  have had a profound influence over society for a century. This is truly extraordinary.

We are proud of the fact that in the College’s 100 years, we did not allow ourselves to become a dinosaur. We are not celebrating the centenary of a museum piece, where life has been frozen in time. One hundred years is wonderful, but it is wonderful because we were faithful to our history, while never being captive to it.

In 1904, foundress Mother Irene Gill could very readily have spoken of Wisdom for Life as the goal of her pioneering institution. One hundred years later, CNR boasts four Schools, six campuses, and a student body of seven thousand, and Wisdom for Life speaks eloquently of what we have been and what we continue to be. Our graduates have taken their college experience, almost universally acknowledged to be a transforming experience, and have shared it with their families, friends, colleagues, and the world around them.

Yes, ours is an extraordinary story that began with a handful of religious women who transformed a summer home on Long Island Sound into classrooms for women. This year, we will celebrate that extraordinary story. I invite you to be a part of that celebration.

Stephen J. Sweeny, Ph.D.
President