Ursuline College students today inherit the legacy of remarkable, pioneering women who founded the College and championed women's higher education over the course of 150 years.
The history of the College is a part of the history of the Ursuline Sisters who came to Cleveland in 1850 from their native France to establish the first religious teaching community in Cleveland.
Recognizing the special need for an institution of higher education for women, Mother Mary of the Annunciation Beaumont, the first superior of the Cleveland Ursulines and the founder of Ursuline College, obtained a charter from the state of Ohio to establish a college "to confer, on the recommendation of the faculty, such degrees and honors as are conferred by colleges and universities in the United States." Ursuline College thus became one of the first Catholic women's colleges in the United States organized and chartered explicitly for the purpose of college education.
Ursuline College was also the first chartered Catholic college for women in Ohio. Enrollment was open to the public of all races and creeds who qualified scholastically.
多年来, Ursuline College has anticipated the changes in women's careers and developed programs to meet their evolving needs. 与一个 任务 rooted in tradition, women are heard and valued at Ursuline College.
The relocation of the College in 1966 to suburban Pepper Pike culminated a ten-year planning program inaugurated by Mother Marie Sands, 俄勒冈州立大学, then president of the College. Photo courtesy Ursuline College 档案
In 1968, the College was separately incorporated as an independent, non-profit organization with the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland continuing to serve as the institution's religious sponsor. In January, 1969, the 董事会 of Trustees for the College was formed.
7月, 1975, the Division of Nursing of Saint John College of Cleveland transferred to Ursuline College and became the Ursuline Center for Nursing. 今天, it is one of the College's three academic schools: Breen School of Nursing, School of Arts and Sciences, School of 研究生 and Professional Studies.
In 1982, Ursuline College began offering graduate programs with the inauguration of a Master of Arts in 教育al Administration. 今天, the College also offers graduate study in Counseling and Art Therapy, 教育, 保护历史古迹, 自由研究, 部, Business Management and Nursing.
In 1997 Ursuline College began offering an accelerated nursing degree program for working adults (UCAP). Ursuline College also has accelerated degree programs for students who already have an RN, or a bachelor's degree in something other than nursing, but are interested in earning a BSN degree.
In 2010 Ursuline's Breen School of Nursing initiated its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. This program focuses on the development of nurse leaders who use evidence-based practice for optimizing health care delivery through effective systems transformation.
