The
College of New Rochelle Will Immediately Accept
Undergraduate and Graduate Students from
Colleges & Universities Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
NEW ROCHELLE, NY,
September 6, 2005 -- The College of
New Rochelle (CNR) announced today that it will offer immediate
admission to current students from colleges and universities adversely
affected by Hurricane Katrina to its School of Arts and Sciences (SAS),
School of Nursing (SN), and Graduate School (GRS). In order to
let students start classes this week, the Schools will waive normal
requirements and procedures and register students who are currently
enrolled in a college or university from the affected areas.
The first day of classes is Wednesday, September
7. Fall course schedules are available at:
http://www.cnr.edu/cnr-catalogs.html. Interested students should
contact the following departments for information:
• SAS Admissions office – (914)
654-5452
• SN Admissions Office – (914) 654-5452
• GRS Dean's Office -- (914) 654-5320.
The School of Arts & Sciences, established in 1904,
continues its tradition of enrolling only women. It offers
undergraduate degrees in all traditional disciplines of liberal arts
and sciences and a number of professional fields. A core
curriculum is required, and dual-degree programs, interdisciplinary
studies, independent-study options and flexible honors programs are
also offered. SAS alumnae include: Mary O’Connor Donohue,
lieutenant governor of the State of New York; Mercedes Ruehl, Academy-
and Tony-Award winning actress; Anne Marie Sweeney, Co-chair, Disney
Media Networks Unit; and Aulana Pharis Peters, the first
African-American woman to serve as an SEC Commissioner.
Established in 1976, the School of Nursing at CNR is
widely recognized for innovation and excellence in programming that is
responsive to the public’s changing health needs. The School offers six
programs: a traditional four-year undergraduate program leading to a
bachelor of science in nursing; a traditional and an accelerated
program of study for RNs seeking a B.S.N.; an accelerated B.S.N.
program for those holding degrees in other fields; an accelerated RN to
M.S. program; and an M.S. degree program with tracks in holistic
nursing, acute care nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner,
health care management, and in the Nurse Educator role. Post
master’s programs are available in all acute care tracks, HIV/AIDS, and
in Palliative Care. CNR graduates are prepared to assume
beginning leadership roles and facilitate change to improve the quality
of client care in the health care system for diverse and multicultural
populations.
The Graduate School was founded in 1969 as a regional
professional school educating men and women in the service professions
as teachers and administrators, counselors, school psychologists,
gerontologists, and art therapists. Today, the GRS offers certificate
and master’s degree programs in three divisions: Human Services, with
programs in Career Development, Guidance and Counseling, Gerontology,
and Community-School Psychology; Art & Communication Studies, with
programs in Art Education, Art Therapy, Studio Art, and Communication;
Education, with programs in Early Childhood Education, Childhood
Education, Dual Certifications in Education and Special Education,
Creative Teaching and Learning, Special Education, Literacy Education,
Educational Leadership, Multilingual/ Multicultural Education, and
Speech-Language Pathology. Email: glometti@cnr.edu or Fax:
(914) 654-5593.
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The first Catholic
college for women in New York State,
The
College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order.
Today,
it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and three
schools
which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for adult
learners),
the School of Nursing and the Graduate School. The main campus of
the College is located in lower Westchester County, 16 miles north of
New York City. The College maintains six other campus locations
in New York
City. Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu
