Mother Seton was well known at the time, as she founded the first congregation of religious sisters in the United States and is regarded as the founder of the Catholic parochial school system in the United States. Her family was also an influential one in America. Her father, Dr. Bishop Bayley named the university after Mother Seton more than 20 years before her cause for canonization was even considered.
Bayley recognized the holiness of his beloved aunt and wanted to ensure her memory was preserved in some way. The Bishop of Newark decided to name the university after his very holy aunt. Tags: Education Saints. Support Aleteia! Here are some numbers: 20 million users around the world read Aleteia.
Later that year, hospital presidents from St. To achieve this goal, various unique and innovative educational programs utilize a multi-institutional — yet integrated — approach to graduate education.
The school comprises two distinct educational divisions: graduate education degree programs in the health sciences and post-medical school residency and fellowship programs. In , the school was renamed the School of Health and Medical Sciences. The s and s continued to be a time of growth and renewal. New business and nursing classroom buildings and an art center were opened.
With the construction of four new residence halls from to and the purchase of an off-campus apartment building in , the University significantly changed its identity as a primarily commuter institution. Seton Hall is now recognized as a residential campus, providing living space for approximately 2, students.
The physical development of the campus continued in the s. A School of Law building and parking garage also were constructed in the s. Beginning in the late s and continuing in the next two decades, the university saw the construction and modernization of a large number of facilities and the construction of the library, science building, residence halls and the university center.
Many new programs and majors were inaugurated, as were important social outreach efforts. New ties were established with the private and industrial sectors, and a growing partnership developed with federal and state governments in creating programs for the economically and educationally disadvantaged.
The s and s continued to be a time of growth and renewal. New business and nursing classroom buildings and an art center were opened. In , the Immaculate Conception Seminary returned to Seton Hall, its original home until , when it moved to Darlington a section of Mahwah centered on a grand mansion and estate.
The Recreation Center was dedicated in With the construction of four new residence halls between and , and the purchase of an off-campus apartment building in , the university made significant changes to account for a larger number of student residents.
Seton Hall is recognized as a residential campus, providing living space for about students. The physical development of the campus continued in the s.
Renamed Jubilee Hall following Kozlowski's criminal conviction in , the building is a clear example of Seton Hall's commitment to expanding the role of information technology in higher education. All classrooms in this six-story, , square foot 12, m 2 building are wired for network and Internet connections, and many of the lecture halls are equipped with distance-learning technology. Its recreation center was originally named after Robert Brennan, but he was found guilty of securities fraud in It has since been renamed for long-time athletic director Richie Regan.
A new School of Law building and parking garage were also constructed in the s as part of the revitalization of downtown Newark.
Seton Hall continues to be a leader in technology in education, as well as in distance learning, with its renowned Seton World Wide program. In , all incoming full-time, first-year students were issued laptop computers as part of the university's innovative and nationally recognized mobile computing program.
On January 19, , an arson fire killed three and injured 54 students in Boland Hall, a freshman residence hall on the campus in South Orange. The incident, one of the deadliest in recent US history, occurred at am, when most students were asleep. After a three-and-a-half year investigation, a count indictment charged two freshmen students, Sean Ryan and Joseph LePore, with starting the fire and felony murder for the deaths that resulted.
LePore and Ryan pleaded guilty to third-degree arson and were sentenced to five years in a youth correctional facility with eligibility for parole 16 months after the start of their prison terms.
Consequently, the student body dedicated an area in front of Boland Hall to those that suffered from the fire called "The Remember Seal" and stronger university fire safety precautions were instituted. The campaign was the most prestigious building campaign in the university's long history.
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