Notre Dame of Maryland University is a private

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university in

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. NDMU offers certificate, undergraduate, and graduate programs for women and men.

History

The

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academic/educational religious congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame founded the school in 1873. It originally established and named the "Notre Dame of Maryland Preparatory School and Collegiate Institute". Originally called "Notre Dame of Maryland Preparatory School and Collegiate Institute" since its founding in 1873, (today's equivalent of

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, middle, and

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s) – the College of Notre Dame of Maryland was raised to the level of a four-year college for undergraduates in 1895. The lower preparatory school (

in modern terminology) moved from CND's North Charles Street location to its current campus further north in suburban

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at the

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in 1960, and is now known as " Notre Dame Preparatory School (or "Notre Dame Prep" for short). In 1896, the Collegiate Institute became the first four-year

college for women in the United States. In 2011, the College of Notre Dame of Maryland attained university status with the addition of several graduate-level programs and changed its name to the "Notre Dame of Maryland University", by the approval of the state legislature, the

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, various regional accrediting agencies and the

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Presidents

# Mother M. Theophila Bauer, SSND (1895–1904) # Sr. M. Florentine Riley, SSND (1904–1919) # Sr. M. Philemon Doyle, SSND (1919–1929) # Sr. M. Ethelbert Roache, SSND (1929–1935) # Sr. M. Frances Smith, SSND (1935–1950) # Sr. Margaret Mary O'Connell, SSND '26 (1950–1968) # Sr. M. Elissa McGuire, SSND '45 (1968–1971) # Sr. Kathleen Feeley, SSND '50 (1971–1992) # Sr. Rosemarie Nassif, SSND, PhD (1992–1996) # ''Interim:'' Dorothy M. Brown, PhD (1996–1997) # Mary Pat Seurkamp, PhD (1997–2012) # James F. Conneely, PhD (2012–2013) # ''Interim:'' Joan Develin Coley, PhD (2013–2014) # Marylou Yam, PhD (2014– )

Campus

Notre Dame of Maryland's campus is located on North Charles Street, the main commercial/business and cultural street leading north to the formerly rural, now suburban

from downtown

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. NDMU is situated between the wealthy residential neighborhoods from the early 20th Century of

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and Guilford, just north of the cross-town, Cold Spring Lane, and adjacent to the Evergreen campus of

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(formerly Loyola College) to the south (occupied since 1922). It borders to the south, the historic landmark

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styled mansion of the Garrett family. Adjacent to the Montrose House (1850) on the original property site purchased by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, one of the first buildings, "Gibbons Hall", was constructed in an " L-shaped" structure. It surmounted by its landmark white wooden tower, and opened in 1873 and became the landmark site symbolizing "Notre Dame of Maryland," which offered instruction to girls and young women. Gibbons Hall was named for the then incumbent

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and second American Cardinal of the Church,

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. The university's Marikle Chapel of the Annunciation was originally designed by notable architects Ephraim Francis Baldwin and Josias Pennington. It was restored in 2002. Fourier Hall is an example of

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architecture. The renamed "Noyes Alumnae House", which was the former ''Montrose'' estate of a red brick

style of architecture was built in 1850, on the southwest corner of the campus. Several buildings on the campus were designed by architect

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The university shares a library with the neighboring Loyola University Maryland. The Loyola/Notre Dame Library was built primarily in a valley on land primarily owned by Notre Dame of Maryland and located between the two

campuses, with a road access to the east to York Road (Maryland Route 45) and the Govans community. Some courses from the College of Adult Undergraduate Studies and College of Graduate Studies are offered at off-site locations, including: Anne Arundel Community College, College of Southern Maryland, Northeast Maryland Higher Education Center, Laurel College Center, and Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.

Academics

Nearly 3,000 students take courses in degree granting programs: * NDMU’s Undergraduate offers 29 undergraduate majors along with interdisciplinary minors, certificates and five-year

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(BA)/

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and BA/

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programs. * The Undergraduate Studies features special and competitive programs such as the Morrissy Honors Program and Trailblazers, a support program for first-generation college students. * Notre Dame has pre-professional programs, including pre-law, pre-medical and pre-pharmacy. * The College of Adult Undergraduate Studies offers ten majors and features part-time flexible and accelerated schedules for working adults who are pursuing bachelor's degrees. * The College of Graduate Studies provides coeducational weekend and evening classes in education, management, contemporary communication and nonprofit management, a Ph.D. in Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations, and a Doctor of Pharmacy. The college offers two noncredit programs: * The English Language Institute provides instruction in English language and American culture for international students, professionals and visitors to the United States. The majority of these students are in their mid- to late twenties. * The Renaissance Institute is a voluntary association of women and men age 50 and older who pursue study of a variety of topics on a not-for-credit basis. Courses have included: literature, public affairs, writing, history, philosophy, music, art, languages, t'ai chi, film, science, computers, travel, strength and balance, dance and acting. Notre Dame has 1,254 undergraduate students and 1,647 graduate students, 140 of whom are enrolled in the School of Pharmacy.

Athletics

Notre Dame's athletic teams are members of the

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of the

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(N.C.A.A.). Notre Dame of Maryland has eight N.C.A.A. women's sports:

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field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

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, soccer,

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, swimming,

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and

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and two men's sports: soccer and

. All sports but swimming have joined the

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starting in the 2007-2008 academic year. Although the swim team does not compete within a conference, it participates in the yearly

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(ODAC) swim championships. The 2009 season was the first time that the Notre Dame softball team competed in

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. Notre Dame of Maryland University's mascot is the "Gator." A redesigned "Gator" logo for the university and its athletic teams was unveiled in May 2010.

Notable alumni

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, (Class of 1883 – when Notre Dame was called Notre Dame of Maryland Collegiate Institute for Young Ladies) photographer * Marta Cunningham, (Class of 1887) – when Notre Dame was still a high school) singer and philanthropist * Kathleen Feeley, (Class of 1962) – president of Notre Dame of Maryland University (1971–1992) * Brigadier General Elizabeth P. Hoisington, (Class of 1940) one of the first woman generals in the U.S. Army * Kit Reed, (Class of 1954) author * Dr. Susan Love, (Class of 1970) world-renowned breast cancer surgeon and best-selling author of "Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book." *

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, (Class of 1971), senior judge of the United States Tax Court. *

Shelley Puhak Shelley Puhak is an American poet and writer. She was Eichner Professor of Creative Writing at Notre Dame of Maryland University. She won the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize for her poetry collection ''Guinevere in Baltimore''. She was a National Poet ...

, (Class 1997) poet

In film and television

* The 2006

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film '' Step Up'' was filmed in part on the Notre Dame of Maryland campus.
* Parts of the

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's pilot for ''Reincarnation'' was filmed there * Part of the film '' Clara's Heart'' (1988) was filmed at the Notre Dame of Maryland University's new aquatic center.

References

External links

Official website

Official athletics website
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