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  College Admissions Essays | Personal Tips and Pointers
As reported on our sister site, collegeadmissioninfo.com, the 2004-2005 college admission year was exceptionally competitive.
Top colleges are not, however, increasing their class sizes.
The National Association for College Admission Counseling reported that almost a third of 2003 college applicants applied to at least seven different schools.
www.collegeadmissionsessays.com   (539 words)

  
  Jesus College, Cambridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When founded in 1496, the college consisted of buildings taken over from the nunnery: namely the chapel, and the cloister attached to it; the nuns' refectory, which became the college hall; and the former lodging of the prioress, which became the Master's Lodge.
The 500th anniversary of the college's foundation in 1996 saw the completion of the new Quincentenary Library, designed by Eldred Evans and David Shalev, which was shortly followed by a new accommodation building.
Jesus College is one of the most wealthy colleges at Cambridge with an estimated financial endowment of £95m (2002).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jesus_College,_Cambridge   (703 words)

  
 Magdalen College, Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magdalen College (pronounced [ˈmɔːdlɪn]) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
It is one of the most wealthy colleges with an estimated financial endowment of £116m (2003).
Magdalen College was founded in 1448 as Magdalen Hall in Oxford by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, becoming Magdalen College in 1458.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magdalen_College,_Oxford   (262 words)

  
 Wolfson College, Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Wolfson College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
It is one of the larger colleges of the university.
Darwin College of the University of Cambridge is Wolfson College's sister college.
www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Wolfson_College,_Oxford   (397 words)

  
 About the President - Caldwell College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sister Patrice Werner, O.P., Ph.D. assumed her duties as the seventh president of Caldwell College on July 1, 1994 and is currently serving her third term.
Sister Patrice came to Caldwell in 1973 as an Instructor of French in the Department of Foreign Languages.
Sister was the recipient of an AATF Summer Scholarship Grant for Travel and Study in France and pursued courses at the Universite d'Aix-en-Provence.
www.caldwell.edu /about_caldwell/presidents_biography.html   (607 words)

  
 Benedictine Sisters, Atchison, KS - St. Scholastica Plaza
A sister in contemporary garb and wearing a Benedictine medal sits before two eager students in a sculpture group representing the generations of young women who have been taught by the sisters.
Each sister who has been a member of the Mount community has a brick with her name on it, in honor of the prayers, work and support that every sister has contributed to sustaining the college.
Sisters Loretta Schirmer and Cyprian Vondras look for their bricks with members of the College's Knights of Columbus chapter, who were on hand to escort the sisters.
www.mountosb.org /plaza.html   (571 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Sister Marie Neal; challenged roles of women, church; at 82
Sister Neal, longtime chair of the Sociology Department at Emmanuel College in Boston and visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School, died of pneumonia Wednesday at the Notre Dame Long Term Care Center in Worcester.
Sister Grace Pizzimenti, Sister Neal's former student who went on to teach at Emmanuel as a colleague, said, "Her passion for social justice was the burning issue in her soul.
Sister Pizzimenti said in the 1997 Globe story that if it weren't for Sister Neal, "and some others working with her, nuns might still be living in the Middle Ages.
www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/03/01/sister_marie_neal_challenged_roles_of_women_church_at_82?mode=PF   (879 words)

  
 Mount Aloysius Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sister Maria Josephine has witnessed many changes through the years, from the days of the all-women Mount Aloysius Junior College, through the move to co-educational status in 1968, and then through the transition to the four-year institution known today as Mount Aloysius College.
Sister Maria Josephine has seen many students pass through the College’s halls, and is always willing to help her former students in any way.
In 2001, Sister Maria Josephine was recognized by the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art with its Service to the Arts Award for her impact on the development of art in the region.
www.mtaloy.edu /Magazine/summer2004/Facultyprofile.htm   (599 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: College of Saint Isidore
The College of Saint Isidore, in Rome, was originally founded for the use of Spanish Franciscans during the pontificate of Gregory XV.
Wadding was fortunate in being able to assure the success of the new undertaking by attracting to the college as professors some of the ablest members of the order at the time, all of them countrymen of his own.
The college was soon restored to its rightful owners, and the year 1819 saw Father Hughes installed as superior over a fresh band of students who had come from Ireland to fill the places of those who had been expelled in 1798.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13352a.htm   (710 words)

  
 Feature
HAMBURG, N.Y.—The 30th year of Hilbert College President Sister Edmunette Paczesny's tenure as leader of the college and one of the longest-serving college presidents in the country was recognized at an anniversary celebration Sept. 22.
Sister Edmunette, who turns 72 this month, has been tremendously popular with students and alumni throughout her association with Hilbert, which started in 1962 when she was named an instructor of psychology and philosophy.
Sister Edmunette received a doctorate degree in educational administration and supervision and a master's degree in education from Fordham University, as well as a bachelor's degree from Marquette University.
www.polamjournal.com /News/Feature/feature.html   (546 words)

  
 Mercyhurst College - News & Events: College News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Mercyhurst College is mourning the loss of its beloved Sister M. Damien Mlechick,RSM, who was in her 20th year of service to the college.
Sister Damien died at the Sisters of Mercy Motherhouse after suffering an apparent heart attack while she was getting ready to come to work on Friday, Aug. 20, 2004.
Sister was 83 at the time of her death.
www.mercyhurst.edu /ne/college_news_detail.php?id=580&m=8&y=2004   (185 words)

  
 Stories from July 1996 Strides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sister Celesta is no longer vice president of the FSPAs and her days of dispensing vocational advice to discerning colleagues are over.
Sister Helen Elsbernd, now an FSPA executive officer, remembers her thirteen years as dean at Viterbo and what it was like during the 70s and 80s.
Sister Margaret leaves feeling good about many of the lay staff and faculty who are filling the ranks of the departing nuns.
www.viterbo.edu /campnews/camppub/strides/jul96/fspa.htm   (3120 words)

  
 Bibliographies of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica
SISTER HEDWIGE HINRICHS, O.S.B. Sister Hedwige was a native of Seneca, Kansas.
SISTER KARLENE HOFFMANS, O.S.B. Sister Karlene was a native of Burlington, Kansas.
SISTER NORMA HONZ, O.S.B. Sister Norma was born in Dunlap, Iowa.
www.mountosb.org /publications/writers2.html   (3197 words)

  
 Cornell College - Sister 4 Sister   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
There are two meetings every block for Sister 4 Sister, the first meeting, which is held during the first week, is a business meeting and the second is a discussion meeting held on the second week.
Executive Council members are nominated by members of Sister 4 Sister and are elected by a majority of vote of all members of Sister 4 Sister.
Sister 4 Sister may adopt additional by-laws pertaining to procedural operations of the group with the approval of two-thirds (2/3) of the members.
www.cornellcollege.edu /sisters_for_sisters/constitution.shtml   (1093 words)

  
 Saint Joseph College Presidential Inauguration 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sister Rosa McDonough, one of 14 Founding Sisters, was a much-loved and highly-valued member of the College community.
Under her tenure the College was formed: its value-centered curriculum that combined liberal arts with professional preparation; the campus landscape plan which thoughtfully factored future growth; and the standard of excellence that defines Saint Joseph College.
She was dean of students at two women's colleges for a total of 24 years, and left academia in 1980 to direct the National Council of Catholic Women for five years.
ww2.sjc.edu /inauguration/leadership.htm   (1211 words)

  
 Alvernia College / News & Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Alvernia College students and community celebrate the near-end of classes for the school year and the arrival of Spring with their annual Spring Fling on the college's Reading, PA, campus.
Sister Helen began her odyssey as an anti-capital punishment activist in 1981 when she began working at the St. Thomas Housing Project with poor inner-city New Orleans residents and began counseling death row inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary, a ministry she continues still.
Alvernia College is a co-educational Catholic college sponsored by the Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis.
www.alvernia.edu /news/may2000.htm   (1998 words)

  
 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . PROFILE . Sister Mary Andrew Matesich . November 12, 2004 | PBS
She is a nun, a scientist, a former college president, and, now, a cancer patient who learned not only how to accept her disease but how to help others because of it.
Sister MARY ANDREW: On the other hand, to hear the word "cancer" is such a shock, such a shock.
Sister MARY ANDREW: You might be a celibate woman and not have children and not be sexually active, but it's defining of you as a woman.
www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/rss/redir/wnet/religionandethics/week811/profile.html   (928 words)

  
 Welcome to Ursuline Sisters of Louisville
Sister Concetta was also a chemistry professor at both Ursuline and Bellarmine colleges in Louisville and taught at St. Martin School and in Omaha, Neb. She also served as councilor and archivist for the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville.
Sister Borromeo is survived by her Ursuline family and a sister, Agnes Broderick of Louisville.
Sister Elise is survived by brothers, John Hovekamp and William Hovekamp, a sister, Mary Hart, and a nephew.
www.ursulineslou.org /InMemoriam2.asp   (1529 words)

  
 The College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
A large number of colleges are joining the growing fraternity.
Sister Nivedita Foundation, an organisation wedded to the cause of 'excellence' in education has accepted a challenge in setting up a business school to create a class of Indian managers who would be unique in their input-strength and strong in their approach to problem-solving.
Sister Nivedita College of Professional Studies (SNCPS) has been established by the Foundation with approval by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government or India, to commence operations with effect from 1995-96.
www.angelfire.com /in/sncps/college.html   (315 words)

  
 Aquinas College in the Dominican Tradition: Teacher Education - Faculty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sister holds a B. degree in Elementary Education from Ball State University in Indiana and a M.A. in Elementary Education from Indiana University.
Sister Martha Ann is currently completing a M.A. in Religious Studies at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary at Overbrook, Wynnewood, PA. She has taught ten years in public schools and six years in parochial schools.
Sister Matthew Marie, an Aquinas graduate, also holds a B. from Belmont University, an M.A. from Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College, and an M.S. from the University of Memphis.
www.aquinas-tn.edu /teaching/faculty.htm   (280 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: BURT, MARIE ANITA
Sister Marie Anita Burt, O.P., who founded Sacred Heart Dominican College in Houston, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Hannon) Burt, was born in Olean, New York, on March 25, 1899.
Sister Anita was the academic dean of the college from that time until she retired in 1964, with the exception of three years taken for further study.
College of Liberal Arts and the General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/fbu83.html   (415 words)

  
 College Misericordia - Sister Mary Carmel McGarigle Archives
Named for College Misericordia’s first archivist, the Archives was established in 1990, and is located on the third floor of the Mary Kintz Bevevino Library.
The Sister Mary Carmel McGarigle Archives actively collects, organizes, preserves and makes available information of enduring research value in all formats created by the administrators, alumni, benefactors, donors, faculty, staff, and students of College Misericordia.
Archival materials are available, under controlled conditions, to members of the College community and visiting researchers as set forth in the Archives Policies and Procedures.
www.misericordia.edu /misericordia_pg.cfm?subcat_id=103&page_id=178   (285 words)

  
 News - March 2003 | Emmanuel College | Boston, Massachusetts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
A March 11th reception, acknowledging both the generosity of the Corcorans and the devotion of Sister Catherine Theresa to education and scholarship, was attended by graduates of the Class of 1950, the Corcoran family and members of the Emmanuel College community.
Sister Catherine Theresa, a Sister of Charity of Halifax, was a history major at Emmanuel and went on to receive a master's degree from Villanova and a doctorate from Georgetown.
In 1984, Sister Catherine Theresa became a member of the General Council of the Sisters of Charity, a position she held until 1992.
www.emmanuel.edu /emmanuelnews/2003/march.asp   (681 words)

  
 President’s Medallion Awarded to Three for Outstanding Service to Felician College
Sister Mary Hiltrude served as the college’s first Director of Admission, Registrar, and Academic Dean prior to serving as President from 1977-1984.
In 1986, Sister Hiltrude implemented the first “Christmas at Felician” celebration for alumni, donors and friends of the college, and later assumed the leadership of the “Older is Better” lecture series for senior citizens.
As a tireless volunteer, Sister Hiltrude coordinated volunteer leadership activities for the Lodi Blood Bank, the Girl Scouts of Bergen County, and the Lodi Chamber of Commerce and, in 1983, Mayor Chris Paci proclaimed March 27 as Sister Hiltrude’s day throughout the Borough of Lodi.
www.felician.edu /news/stories/012002/01212002.htm   (774 words)

  
 Veritas Awards 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Sister Patrice assumed the duties of President in July 1994 and has overseen tremendous growth and expansion in all areas of campus life.
As part of that project, the renovation of the College’s biology, physics and chemistry laboratories was undertaken, with a top priority to focus on the need to excel in the teaching of math and science.
Goals for Sister Patrice during her third term as President include balancing the needs of a growing student population, while stabilizing enrollment and launching a capital campaign to strengthen the institution’s philanthropic base.
www.caldwell.edu /news/veritas_awards.htm   (511 words)

  
 SCCMAY16-31   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The tireless Dominican sister, who made her profession of vows in 1946, is moving to Louisville to live as part of a formation community with two other sisters and two young women who are preparing to join the Kentucky Dominicans.
Catharine College is an independent, coeducational, liberal arts college with pre-professional programs established in 1931, that dates its heritage to the formation of the Kentucky Dominican Sisters in 1822.
The college's Catholic heritage has grown in diversity, and depth over the past three-quarters of a century with many major denominations and cultures fully represented in the student body, faculty and staff.
www.sccky.edu /SCCNews/sccmay16-31.htm   (1958 words)

  
 Christ Church, Oxford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Christ Church is the only Oxford college which is also a cathedral (the smallest in England, and the seat of the Bishop of Oxford), and its corporate title is The Dean, Chapter and Students of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry VIII.
Christ Church's sister college in the University of Cambridge is Trinity College, Cambridge, founded the same year by Henry VIII.
The college has long been considered to be one of the most prestigious of the colleges of the University due to its wealth and the nobility of its undergraduates.
mywiseowl.com /articles/Christ_Church,_Oxford   (854 words)

  
 Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.
The college was founded by Henry VIII in 1546 and most of its major buildings date from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Its sister college is Christ Church, Oxford, which was founded by Henry VIII in the same year.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/trinity_college__cambridge   (1296 words)

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