Marymount Manhattan College

Marymount Manhattan College
Motto	Marymount Manhattan College; "Omne Ignotum Pro Magnifico Est."
Established	1936
Type	Private
President	Judson R. Shaver, PhD
Academic staff	101 Full-Time Faculty
Undergraduates	2,040[1]
Location	Upper East Side Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Campus	Main Building, Nugent Building
Colors	Blue & White
Mascot	The Griffin
Website	www.mmm.edu

Marymount Manhattan College is an urban, coeducational, independent, private, liberal arts college located in Manhattan, New York City, New York with a focus in performing arts. The mission of the College is to educate a socially and economically diverse student body by fostering intellectual achievement and personal growth and by providing opportunities for career development. Enrollment consists of 2040 undergraduates, females being 76.1% and males 23.9%.^[2]

History

Directly from the college's website:

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Marymount Manhattan College was founded in 1936 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary as a two-year women's college and a New York City extension of Marymount College, Tarrytown in Tarrytown, New York. In 1948, the College moved to its present location on 71st Street and became a four-year bachelor degree-granting college; the first class graduated from MMC in 1950. In 1961, MMC was granted an absolute charter as an independent four-year college by the Regents of the University of the State of New York. Faithful to the vision of its founders, Marymount Manhattan has a long history of reaching out to diverse populations in need of higher education. Over the years, Marymount Manhattan's mission as an urban, independent, coeducational nonsectarian liberal arts college has expanded to include a greater variety of students, including men, nontraditional students, and students from a variety of ethnic and geographic backgrounds.

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In 1976, Finch College, a women's college best known as a "finishing school" for affluent young women, closed and passed its records over to the school. The school was most famous for educating Tricia Nixon Cox, daughter of former US President Richard Nixon.

Marymount Manhattan was formally dropped as a Catholic institution in 2005, following the college's announcement of its decision to invite then-Senator Hillary Clinton to deliver a commencement address and to confer an honorary doctoral degree upon her.^[4] As a consequence, the school was de-listed from "The Official Catholic Directory," which identifies Catholic institutions. It was reportedly the fourth college to be declared non-Catholic by a Bishop following John Paul II's issuance of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the apostolic constitution on Catholic universities, in 1990. The action by Cardinal Edward Egan came in part after objections led by the Cardinal Newman Society due to Senator Clinton's longtime public support for abortion rights.^[4]

In 2005 more than 2,000 students were enrolled representing 48 U.S. states and 36 countries. In conjunction with its core liberal arts curriculum, Marymount Manhattan offers 19 major programs of study and 38 minors along with certificates and preprofessional programs. It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

Notable alumni

Marymount Manhattan College

55th Street

• Annaleigh Ashford, actress, Legally Blonde, Wicked.
• Candace Bailey, actress/T.V. host Attack of the Show.
• Ta'Rea Campbell, actress/singer, Lion King, Aida, Little Shop of Horrors, The Book of Mormon.
• Adam Chanler-Berat, actor/singer, Next to Normal.
• Alexandra Daddario, actress.
• Geraldine Ferraro, senator and United States vice-presidential candidate.
• Joan Fitz-Gerald, President of Colorado Senate.
• Spencer Grammer, actress, As the World Turns, Greek.
• The Honorable Katharine Hayden, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
• Ryan Kasprzak, dancer, So You Think You Can Dance.
• Moira Kelly, actress, One Tree Hill, The Lion King.
• Alexis Kraus, singer for the indie pop group Sleigh Bells.
• Scott Laska, actor.
• Kelly-Anne Lyons, actress.
• Princess Marie of Denmark, wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, second son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
• Erik Palladino, actor.
• Andrew Rannells, actor/singer, The Book of Mormon.
• Melissa Rauch, comedian, writer, actress, The Big Bang Theory.
• Nick Sanchez, singer/actor, Mary Poppins, Rent, Altar Boyz, Tarzan.
• Rose Ann Scamardella, former Channel 7 Anchorwoman and current radio personality.
• Alexander Skarsgård, actor, True Blood.
• Shane Snider, stand-up comedian and son of Twisted Sister vocalist Dee Snider.
• Ivette Sosa, actress/singer, Eden's Crush, Chasing Papi.
• Tika Sumpter, actress, One Life to Live.
• Jenna Ushkowitz, actress, Spring Awakening, Glee.
• Adrienne Warren, actress/singer, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dreamgirls at the Apollo, Bring it On the Musical!.
• Leah Weber, producer, One Life to Live.

References

1. ^ [1] US News & World Report Rankings
2. ^ [2] US News & World Report Rankings
3. ^ [3] Our History, Marymount Manhattan College website
4. ^ ^{a b} College Honoring Clinton Declared 'No Longer Catholic', Catholic News Agency May 2, 2005 retrieved 12-29-08

External links

• Official Marymount Manhattan Website
• Marymount Manhattan College's Internet Radio Station