Salve Regina University
Salve Regina University logo
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Former names
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Salve Regina College (1934–91) |
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| Motto | Maria Spes Nostra |
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Motto in English
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Mary, Our Hope |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1934 |
| Affiliation |
Roman Catholic (Sisters of Mercy) |
| Endowment | $57 million USD |
| Chairman | Board of Trustees Chairwoman Janet Robinson |
| Chancellor | Sister M. Therese Antone, RSM (July 2009) |
| President | Sister Jane Gerety, RSM (July 2009) |
| Vice-president | William B. Hall Barbara LoMonaco Leona Misto Michael Semenza |
| Provost | Scott Zeman |
| Undergraduates | 2,158 |
| Postgraduates | 600 |
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Newport, Rhode Island, United States 41°28′26″N 71°17′57″W / 41.47389°N 71.29917°WCoordinates: 41°28′26″N 71°17′57″W / 41.47389°N 71.29917°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Royal Blue, White |
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NCAA Division III CCC, NEFC, NEHC, NEISA |
| Sports | 19 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Seahawks |
| Mascot | Seahawk |
| Affiliations | Conference for Mercy Higher Education NEASC ACCU NAICU |
| Website | www.salve.edu |
Salve Regina University is a Catholic, coeducational university founded by the Sisters of Mercy, located in the city of Newport, Rhode Island. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the university enrolls more than 2,700 undergraduate and graduate students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Salve Regina's 80-acre campus, bordering Newport Cliff Walk, is set on seven contiguous Gilded Age estates with 21 structures of historic significance. In 2002, Salve Regina became the first New England institution to receive a Getty Grant Program award to develop a campus heritage preservation plan.
On March 6, 1934, the state of Rhode Island granted a charter to the Sisters of Mercy of Providence for a corporation to be named Salve Regina College. The charter specified that the college would exist "to promote virtue, and piety and learning". In 1947 the corporation received the gift of Ochre Court, a 50-room Newport mansion, and admitted its first class of 58 students in the autumn of that year. The college's first president was Mother Mary Matthew Doyle (1870–1960), who was also the first Mother Provincial of the Sisters of Mercy of Providence.
During the 1950s Salve Regina added two more buildings to its campus. Moore Hall, originally built in 1890, was donated to the college in 1955 by Cornelius Moore, a former Newport mayor and chairman of Salve Regina's original Board of Trustees. McCauley Hall, originally the Vinland Estate, was donated to the college in 1955 by the daughter of Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly. By 2000, Salve Regina's campus had expanded to 60 acres and included 18 buildings of historical significance. The university received an Historic Preservation Award from the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission in 2000 for its work in the preservation and "sensitive adaptation" of the buildings and the 1999 National Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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