College of Mount Saint Vincent
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| Latin: Collegium ad Sancti Vincentii Montem | |
| Motto | Bonitatem et disciplinam et scientiam doce me. |
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Motto in English
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"Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge." |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1847 |
| Affiliation |
Roman Catholic (Sisters of Charity of New York) |
| Endowment | $17,181,154 |
| President | Charles L. Flynn, Jr. |
| Undergraduates | 1,527 |
| Postgraduates | 400 |
| Address |
6301 Riverdale Ave Riverdale, New York, 10471, Riverdale (NYC), NY, United States 40°54′48″N 73°54′31″W / 40.913472°N 73.908498°WCoordinates: 40°54′48″N 73°54′31″W / 40.913472°N 73.908498°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | White, Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – Skyline |
| Nickname | Dolphins |
| Mascot | Dolphin |
| Affiliations |
ACCU CIC NAICU |
| Website | mountsaintvincent.edu |
The College of Mount Saint Vincent (CMSV) is a Catholic liberal arts college located in the northwest corner of the Riverdale section of The Bronx, New York, adjacent to the Yonkers border. It is the northernmost location in New York City. It was founded by the Sisters of Charity of New York.
Today, the school serves over 1,800 students, with professional undergraduate programs in nursing, business, communication, and education. In addition, the college offers a strong undergraduate curriculum with distinctive strengths in biology, biochemistry, English, psychology, and sociology. The College also offers graduate degree programs in nursing, business, TESOL and education.
The College is the peak of the educational network under the care of the Sisters of Charity of New York, one of several Sisters of Charity congregations of Catholic women that trace their lineage back to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.
The College was founded in 1847 as the Academy of Mount Saint Vincent, a school for women. It took its name from Saint Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century French priest who worked with the poor and founded the original Sisters of Charity, and from the geographic high point along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan known as McGowan's Pass. When New York City began acquiring land for Central Park in 1855, the sister, under the leadership of Mother Angela Hughes, sister of Archbishop John Hughes, purchased the 70-acre (280,000 m2) "Fonthill," the estate of famed Shakespearean actor Edwin Forrest, in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx. On April 25, 1865, the funeral train carrying Abraham Lincoln back to Springfield, Illinois passed by the College.
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