Mercy College ( Mercy or Mercy NY ) is a private, non-sectarian, non-profit research university, with its main campus located on 66 hectares at Dobbs Ferry , New York, along the Hudson River, with additional locations in Manhattan, the Bronx and Yorktown Heights. Universities are historically affiliated with the Roman Catholic church, and the curriculum remains influenced by the Jesuit educational principles. Mercy College has five schools: Business, Education, Health & amp; Natural Science, Liberal and Social Arts & amp; Behavioral Sciences, and offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs as well as certificates. The University has 11,295 students enrolled in the fall of 2015. The student body is from 43 states and 54 countries.
Mercy College is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the East Coast Conference (ECC). Mercy College athletics teams compete in the NCAA Second Division and are known collectively as Mercy Mavericks.
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Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1950, Mercy College became a four-year college offering programs leading to a bachelor's degree in 1961. The College was accredited by the Commission of Middle Countries on Higher Education in 1968. In half a decade Next, Mercy College sets the course for its future with a series of actions including declaring itself self-reliant and co-educational. In addition, it doubles the size of the existing physical plant and initiates the first of many community outreach efforts. Mercy College in 1970 expanded its reach through the establishment of extension centers and branch campuses throughout communities in Westchester County and New York City.
Mercy College was authorized to offer its first graduate program, nursing, in 1981. Since then, over 30 diverse postgraduate courses have been introduced, and in 2006, the College was authorized to offer its first doctoral program in physical therapy. The College expanded its offerings to include online programs in the 1990s, and was soon granted the ability to offer an entire degree program online. Thousands of Mercy College students take one or all of their online courses through more than 40 undergraduate and postgraduate courses on offer.
In 2004, Timothy L. Hall, former president of Austin Peay State University, and former rector of the University of Mississippi, became the 12th president of Mercy College.
In January 2017, founder of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science and Vice President of the Association for Academic Affairs at the University of Western New Mexico, and former Program Director at the National Science Foundation (NSF), Dr. JosÃÆ'Ã… © Herrera, appointed new Provost and Vice President of Academic Field Mercy College.
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Campus
Dobbs Ferry main campus
The main campus in Dobbs Ferry, New York, overlooks the Hudson River. The campus includes 66 acres along the Hudson River in Dobbs Ferry, New York, a suburb of Westchester County, 25 miles north of New York City. In addition to academic and administrative buildings, it houses College residence and athletic buildings. In 2011, Mercy College purchased Our Lady of Victory Academy building after school closed. Students of Dobbs Ferry enjoy all the nearby shopping and restaurants, just steps from campus, cycling, jogging, or walking along the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail across the campus. The main Dobbs Ferry campus is just steps from Ardsley-on-Hudson Metro-North Hudson Line Station, making the Grand Central Terminal in New York City accessible in less than 30 minutes. In December 2015, the College opened a new 350 square-foot residential compound, which includes a 5,000 square foot fitness facility, and student learning supplies with shops.
Mercy College hosts the Third Round and Quarter Final of the NCAA II Division II Women's Football Championship at Mercy Field on the main campus of Dobbs Ferry.
Site
Manhattan
The Manhattan site is located in the heart of Manhattan in Herald Square and occupies two floors at 66 W 35th St.
Bronx
The Bronx site occupies 125,000 square feet at the Hutchinson Metro Center, a rapidly expanding organization of healthcare business and business organizations.
Yorktown Heights
In 1979, the Yorktown Mercy College site was transferred to its permanent facility at the intersection of Route 202 and Strang Boulevard. This beautiful beautiful building was renovated for use in college. The Mercy College branch library on the Yorktown Mercy College website has been designated as a federal reserve for government publications. At Yorktown Heights, students have access to Northern Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, and Fairfield Counties. The site is close to Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park, which offers extensive outdoor recreation activities.
Academics
School
Mercy College has five schools:
- Business School
- Education School
- School Health & amp; Natural Science
- Liberal Art School
- Social & amp; Behavioral Sciences
Mercy College offers over 90 undergraduate and graduate programs and certificates, including more than two dozen that can be completed online. The Faculty consists of 210 full-time professors with a significant majority holding the highest degree in their respective fields, Fulbright Scholars, published and national bestsellers, and experts.
Mercy College runs a Personal Achievement Contract (PACT) program, a mentoring program aimed at maximizing student success through a comprehensive collaboration between students and professional mentors, and to address the national agenda to increase the number of college graduates in America. PACT students are provided professional mentors who facilitate integrated support for academic, career, and personal growth. Together, students and mentors create customized plans. Mercy offers an Honors Program for outstanding students.
Reputation and ranking
- Mercy College has been recognized as one of the top online learning undergraduate programs by US. News & amp; World Report .
- Mercy College is tied for sixth place in the list for the best "ethnic campus diversity" in the north by US. News & amp; World Report by 2017.
- Barron rated Mercy College the "best purchase" and "competitive" in college education.
- AffordableCollegesOnline.org rated Mercy College among 15% of New York colleges and universities on return on investment (ROI).
- Mercy College is seeded at Best Bang in Washington Washington's Washington Monthly for Buck Ranking.
- The Mercy College MBA program has been enrolled at Princeton Reviews 296 Best Business School.
- Mercy College is one of the nation's top universities and academies named "best purchases" at Fiske's Guide to High School 2016 .
- According to data from The New York Times, Mercy College is among the "selected private universities" that generate the greatest overall social mobility; these data reflect the share of all students coming from low-income families and end up in higher-income families after completing their education.
- In 2017, the Military Times magazine announced Best Times Military rankings: Colleges 2018, and Mercy College made the list.
- Although Mercy College School of Business does not fully offer an online MBA program, however the School MBA program has been ranked among the best online MBA programs by the US. News & amp; World Report .
- Rank among the best in the country by US. News & amp; World Report for "Best Online Graduate Business Program (excluding MBA)," 2018 edition.
- Rank among the best in the country by US. News & amp; World Report for "Best Online Graduate Education Program," 2018 edition.
- Rank among the best in the country by US. News & amp; World Report for "Best Online Graduate Program Care," 2018 edition.
Reception
Peterson's classifies the process of receiving Mercy College as "quite difficult". The rate of undergraduate admission is 66% in autumn 2015. The average GPA of freshman high school students entering is 84.75/100 (3.4/4.0) in autumn 2015. The Mercy College Business School has a reception rate of 68% on 2017. The admissions rate of the MBA program in Autumn 2018 is 27%.
Demographics
In 2014, the undergraduate population includes 7157 full-time students and 2,942 part-time students with 31 percent of new students and 12 percent of all full-time students living in campus-affiliated housing. While the majority of students are New Yorkers, students represent 43 states and 54 countries. Mercy College offers small class sizes with an average student/faculty ratio of 20: 1. 88% of students are commuters; 12% live in campus housing. Mercy College has 71% of female students and 29% of male students.
Accreditation
All Mercy College campuses are accredited by the Commission on Middle Countries on Higher Education. Among other things, Mercy College has professional accreditation with:
- Board Accreditation for Occupational Therapy Education
- The Accreditation Review Commission for Doctor Assistant
- Board Accreditation for Business School & amp; Programs
- The American Association for Paralegal Education
- American Association of Mercy College Nursing Academy
- The American Physical Therapy Association
- Speech, Language, and American Hearing Association
- The United States Veterinary Association
- Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
- College of Collegiate Nursing Commission
- The Council on Social Work Education
- Regent of Teacher Education Accreditation (In nomination for NCATE accreditation, end of 2013)
Research
Some research highlights at Mercy College include:
- In the "Race to the Top" race, the School of Education receives the largest grant in the State of New York for education for the next generation of mathematics teachers.
- The Bronx Parent Center is an innovative program that empowers parents to support their children's education through workshops, resources, and leadership development. The center also serves as a training ground for students of the School of Education to engage with parents in educational decision making, as well as research bases for faculty to investigate best practices in parental involvement.
- The Veterinary Technology Program is the only 4-year program of its kind in the Tri-State region and graduates have achieved a 100% pass rate on their National Council for over 18 years (the national average is 70%).
- The cutting-edge Roy Disney Studio for Animation Studies exposes students to some of the most influential names in animation and design.
- Thomas Culhane, a faculty member, was named the National Geographic Emerging Explorer of the Year in 2009.
- Students, teachers and communities are increasingly enriched by a number of centers including the Global Involvement Center, Cybersecurity Education Center, Speech and Hearing Center, and Center for Excellence in Business Schools including the Institute for Strategic Consultancy, Entrepreneurship Center, Business Communication Center, International Business Center, The Women's Leadership Institute, and the Lifepath Training Institute.
- In 2017, Mercy College received a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation.
- A Mercy college professor and two alumni were awarded at the 2017 Transform Awards North America. Award the gala awards in re-branding and celebrate the best brand projects from around the world. The New York City 8 Point Studio (8PTS) design company won the gold award in the Best Use of Visual Property category. Jen Roos is the founder and creative director at 8PTS, and a professor of Mercy associations in the field of Art and Computer Design. Also on the 8PTS team are alumni of Mercy Anita Mosquera and Chris Guerrero.
Library
Mercy College has four university libraries. The branch libraries are on all Mercy College sites. The main library is at Dobbs Ferry Campus. The library on the Yorktown Mercy College website has been designated as a federal reserve for government publications.
Athletics
Mercy College sponsors intramural sports programs and inter-college competitions in 10 university teams competing at Division II level. The College is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the East Coast Conference (ECC). Varsity men's programs include baseball, basketball, lacrosse and soccer. Female athletics teams compete in basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball and volleyball. Baseball, lacrosse, football and hockey teams in the field, alongside many high schools and local youth groups, play on the new green grass field on the Dobbs Ferry campus overlooking the Hudson River.
In 2007, college changed its athletic name from "Flyers" to "Mavericks" after the government reviewed and narrowed suggestions from students and faculty members.
Student life
Student governance
The Mercy College Student Government Association (SGA) is responsible for protecting the rights of students, advocating student interests, and promoting the lives of students within our diverse campus. SGA will be responsive to student interest and act as an agent for students.
Dining service
Cafeterias are present on Dobbs Ferry's main campus, and on all sites except Manhattan.
ROTC
Mercy College has a US Army ROTC and a US Navy ROTC program on campus.
Famous people
Important staff
- Victor M. Pichardo, a Democrat from the New York State Assembly.
Famous faculty
- Kimberly R. Cline, former president of Mercy College, and current president of Long Island University.
- Hind Rassam Culhane, lawyer, social and behavioral scientist
- Ira Joe Fisher, winner of two regional Emmy
- John J. McGrath, businessman and professor
- Wilbert J. Le Melle, American diplomat, author, and academician. Former President of Mercy College
- Barbara Boucher Owens, American computer scientist
- Alfred S. Posamentier, American author and educator
- Boria Sax, American writer and lecturer
- Jay Sexter, former President of Mercy College
Famous Alumni
Mercy College has more than 57,600 alumni by 2017.
- Walter Anderson, former Publisher and CEO of Parade Magazine
- Dewey Bozella, a former amateur boxer
- Laura Creavalle, a professional female bodybuilder
- Jeffrey Mark Deskovic, the wrong man convicted of rape.
- Simone Forbes, a Jamaican sportsman, has represented Jamaica in no fewer than five sports, including soccer ball, volleyball, basketball, soccer and softball balls
- Donna Hylton, Jamaican-American activist and killer
- Stan Jefferson, former center and left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for New York Mets, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds.
- Leopoldo Minaya, Dominican-American poet
- Olivia Peguero, contemporary landscape and botanical artist
- David Rosado, American politician from New York
- Gabourey Sidibe, an Academy Award nominee
- Pamela Smart, an American high school teacher and criminal.
- Brian Sweeney, former MLB thrower
- Sandra Uwiringiyimana, author
- Wesley Walker, former NFL wide receiver
- Gregory Howard Williams, 27th President of the University of Cincinnati (2009 to 2012) and 11th President City College of New York (2001 - 2009).
- Mookie Wilson, a former outsider/MLB coach.
- Joan Wolf, author of more than 15 historical novels.
- Mark Zuckerberg, self-made billionaire, chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook
See also
- BronxNet
References
Note
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Bibliography
- Martone, Eric; Perrota, Michael (2013). Mercy College: Yesterday and Today . The History Press, Arcadia Publishing. ISBN: 9781609497309.
External links
- The official Mercy Mavericks athletic website
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