Silver Lake College
Seal of Silver Lake College
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Former name
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| Motto | Pax huic domui |
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Motto in English
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"Peace to this house" |
| Type | Private, Liberal Arts |
| Established | 1935 |
| Affiliation | Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity (Roman Catholic) |
| President | Chris E. Domes |
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Academic staff
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75 full-time faculty and staff |
| Students | 500 (2015) |
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Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America 44°04′16″N 87°44′39″W / 44.0710708°N 87.7442676°WCoordinates: 44°04′16″N 87°44′39″W / 44.0710708°N 87.7442676°W |
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Suburban 36 acres (15 ha) |
| Colours | Blue and white |
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| Nickname | Lakers |
| Mascot | Freddy the Pheasant |
| Website | www |
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Silver Lake College is a four-year, Catholic liberal arts college located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, in the Diocese of Green Bay. Founded as an academy in 1885 by the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, the college achieved four-year college status in 1935 and was then called Holy Family College. In 1972 the college became separately incorporated from the Franciscan order, and was renamed Silver Lake College of the Holy Family. Chris E. Domes is the college's president.
Silver Lake College of the Holy Family traces its history to 1885 when the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity established Holy Family Academy and Normal School to prepare young women who entered the religious community for teaching. They founded Holy Family College in 1935. The college began admitting lay women in 1957 and became coeducational in 1969.
The college was located in a wing of Holy Family Convent for 25 years. In the late 1950s, a capital campaign was launched to build a new college building on 36 acres adjacent to Holy Family Convent. The new Holy Family College building opened in 1960. In 1972 the college became separately incorporated from the Franciscan order, and was renamed Silver Lake College of the Holy Family.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Silver Lake College of the Holy Family expanded programs to nontraditional students. Beginning in the mid 1980s, the college also offered degree-completion programs and professional development coursework.
The St. Joseph Parish church and school, located on campus, added space for meetings, classes and offices. It was named the Generose Enrichment Center for the first college president, Mother M. Generose Cahill, and opened in 2003.
George F. Arnold was appointed the college's first lay president and served from 2004 to 2013.
Clare Hall was renovated to offer on-campus student housing in 2009.
Chris E. Domes became Silver Lake College's 10th president in 2013.
Enrollment is approximately 500 students from the United States and other countries.
Silver Lake College offers 21 undergraduate programs and three graduate programs. Degrees offered include: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Music; Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Master of Arts in Education with a focus on teacher leadership or administrator leadership; Master of Music in music education with a Kodály emphasis; and Master of Science with a focus on management and organizational development.
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