College of Mount St. Joseph
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The College of Mount St. Joseph is a private
, Catholic, co-educational college
located in Cincinnati, Ohio
. Also known as “the Mount,” the College was founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Charity
and educates students through interdisciplinary liberal arts and professional curricula emphasizing values, integrity and social responsibility. Total enrollment exceeds 2,300, with over 1,900 undergraduate students and approximately 300 graduate students. The Mount offers 39 undergraduate programs, nine associate degrees, and pre-professional and certificate programs, as well as graduate
programs in education
, organizational leadership
, religious studies
, nursing
, and physical therapy
.
of Cincinnati, Ohio, a religious congregation that traces its roots to Elizabeth Ann Seton
, North America's
first canonized saint
. The first Sisters of Charity arrived in Cincinnati from Maryland
in 1829 and opened St. Peter’s Academy, then St. Mary’s Academy. By 1853, these schools were replaced by Mount St. Vincent Academy. In 1906 the academy was named Mount St. Joseph after a move to the Mount St. Joseph property in Cincinnati’s Delhi Township
, owned by the Sisters of Charity.
Mount St. Joseph Academy offered a four-year high school curriculum but also postgraduate study covering two years of college. In 1920, the Ohio Department of Education granted formal approval for a college curriculum. The College of Mount St. Joseph opened the doors to its first 20 students in September 1920 as the first Catholic college for women in Southwestern Ohio – the same year that American women gained the right to vote.
Within a few years, new construction was underway to accommodate a growing enrollment. By the 1950s, the Sisters of Charity made plans to develop property at the intersection of Delhi and Neeb Roads into a new campus that opened in fall of 1962. By the 1970s, adult education brought a new population of women and men to campus for degree studies, and by 1986, the College was formally declared coeducational. The Sisters of Charity continued to operate the College until 1972 when the Mount was incorporated under a Board of Trustees. The College remains a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Charity.
, bachelor's
, master's
, and doctoral degrees in a variety of academic and professional fields.
Its fastest growing fields are nursing, athletic training, sport management, education, and business administration.
and Sciences curriculum that emphasizes thinking critically and creatively, communicating effectively, appreciating the complexity of human behavior, knowing the relation among various ethical systems, and appreciating the relationship of Roman Catholicism to other belief systems
. The goal of this curriculum is to equip students with professional skills for the workplace as well as the qualities necessary to thrive in a complex and diverse world.
Undergraduate students complete 120 semester in the Core Curriculum. First-time students begin with a three-credit Foundations Seminar (interdisciplinary studies) course. Later, students take another three credits with an advanced-level interdisciplinary course. A majority of the credits of the Core Curriculum are distributed among discipline-specific courses that expand concepts introduced in Foundations Seminar. Students choose from courses in humanities
, social sciences
, history
, natural sciences, mathematics
, religious studies
, philosophy
, and ethics
. Nine credits are electives that give students an opportunity to pursue a personal interest in greater depth and to sample a variety of topics.
programs at the College of Mount St. Joseph include accounting, art
, art education
, art history
, athletic training, biochemistry
, biology
, business administration, business administration/mathematics
, chemistry
, chemistry
/mathematics
, communication studies
, computer information systems
, criminology
/sociology
, English
, fine arts, general studies, graphic design
, history
, inclusive early childhood education
, interdisciplinary liberal studies
, interior architecture & design, interactive media design & computing
, mathematics
, mathematics
/business administration, mathematics
/chemistry
, middle childhood education, music
, natural science
, nursing
, paralegal studies
, psychology
, religious education
, religious pastoral ministry, religious studies
, social work
, sociology
, special education
, and sport management
.
A wide variety of minors are also offered in addition to preprofessional programs in pre-health, pre-medicine, pre-art therapy, and pre-law. Associate degrees include accounting, art
, business administration, communication studies
, computer information systems
, general studies, graphic design
, interior design
, and paralegal studies
. Certificate programs in gerontology, iDesign (Web and interactive design), nonprofit leadership, and paralegal studies are also available.
For the state of Ohio licensure in education, the College of Mount St. Joseph offers programs in adolescent and young adults, inclusive early childhood education
, middle childhood, multi-age, and intervention specialist/special education
. Licensure programs for other states are also available.
with three accelerated programs, Master of Arts in Religious Studies
, Master of Science in Organizational Leadership
(M.S.O.L.), Master of Nursing
(M.N.), and a Doctor of Physical Therapy
(D.P.T.).
The Plus One Credit Option Program is the main model of service learning used at the College. This model encourages students to take a free, one-hour credit addition to any course in which it is offered. The Plus One Credit Option Program engages students in reflection about the basic citizen responsibilities of service and leadership which are a part of the Mount’s heritage. In addition to this model, students may be engaged in courses which include service as part of their syllabi or individual service experiences. Service experiences occur on a local neighborhood level, in other regions of the country, and in other countries.
The program's goals are to assist students in the transition from a secondary program
to a college curriculum, and to promote the development of learning strategies and compensatory skills which will enable students to succeed in a regular academic program. Project EXCEL offers students a broad spectrum of support services and accommodations to meet individual specific needs, including professional tutors, monitoring of student progress and academic counseling, scheduled consultations to promote organization and time management skills, writing lab, skills development classes, note-takers, audio-taped texts, access to and instruction in using technology, speech recognition software, accommodated testing, instruction in learning strategies, reading in the content areas and coping skills, faculty liaison, academic advising with attention to students' specific learning needs.
All Project EXCEL students are educated in the broad spectrum of the liberal arts
while having the opportunity for an education that provides a career orientation. There are no restrictions with regard to choice of majors for the students in Project EXCEL, other than they must meet established department criteria. Project EXCEL is a for-fee program.
program (Co-op), qualified students have the opportunity to gain career related, paid work experience. Co-ops earn academic credit that will complement classroom training by integrating theory with practice. Credit is granted for the learning gained and not for the experience itself. In the process employers gain creative, eager to learn, para-professional employees. The Mount partners with over 130 co-op employers, and the average co-op hourly rate that students earn is $10.00 an hour.
The Honors Program provides opportunities for increased dialogue, questioning, critical thinking, and independent analysis. If an Honors course does not exist, Honors students have the freedom to develop additional course work in a standard class to earn Honors credits. Individual, semester-long projects can also fulfill Honors requirements.
, the Library allows patrons to request books and non-print items from every academic institution in the state for 3-5 day local delivery.
Through its wide variety of services, the Library plays an active role in the College’s educational process. Some of these include interlibrary loan, in person and online research help, traditional and electronic course reserves, instructional sessions designed for specific courses, instructional services for students, faculty, and staff, recreational reading and video/DVD collections, group study room, and full World Wide Web access.
.
, ginkgo tree, pagoda tree Styphnolobium
, maple
, Albizia julibrissin
mimosa/silk tree, hardy crape myrtle, cedar
trees, Metasequoia
, various oak
s, laurel
s, Mahonia aquifolium grape-holly, hardy prickley pear cactus opuntia
, yucca
, fern
s, and various other trees, bushes, and plants. Of particular interest are the hardy orange poncirus trifoliata, the needle palm
s, and the empress tree Paulownia tomentosa
that can be found growing outside with no additional winter protection in "the Quad" area of the campus. Whitetail deer, nearly tame chipmunks, and wall lizard
s are some of the campus fauna that are commonly observed on campus. Various songbirds and raptors are present and make for great birdwatching between classes.
Students are able to participate in more than 25 clubs and organizations. These include student government, the student newspaper, academic honor societies, environmental clubs, social clubs, symphonic and community concert bands, jazz and percussion ensembles, chorale groups, theater/drama clubs, political clubs, and intramural sports.
at the College of Mount St. Joseph, inspired by its Catholic heritage and Sisters of Charity tradition, strives to awaken and deepen an awareness of God's love and presence in all members of our campus community through faith programs, justice and service, retreats, and leadership and fellowship. Campus Ministry encourages the deepening of faith
through liturgy
, retreats, bible
study, faith-sharing, and ecumenical prayer
; creates opportunities for leadership development by empowering community members to use their gifts; fosters a commitment to service and peace and justice through education, action, and reflection; and collaborates with the larger campus community to bring about the development of the whole person.
, age, race, sexual preference, cultural background, religion
, nationality
or beliefs. In keeping with the College of Mount St. Joseph's mission to "embrace diversity
of cultures and beliefs," the Office places great value on diversity and multiculturalism and seeks to ensure a positive, supportive climate in which all individuals are welcome. Events and services are provided to not only benefit the College's culturally diverse students, but to also benefit the entire campus community by promoting diversity awareness, enriching the educational experience and enhancing the quality of student life.
, the College of Mount St. Joseph overlooks the scenic Ohio River
and is approximately 15 minutes from downtown. The region known as greater Cincinnati spreads from the southwestern corner of Ohio into northern Kentucky
and southeastern Indiana
. The city is located about mid-point on the shoreline of the 981 miles (1,578.8 km)-long Ohio River. The local climate of the Cincinnati area, Delhi Township, Ohio specifically, is located within a climatic transition zone at the extreme northern limit of the humid subtropical climate
. Being located within the northern periphery of the Upland South
and also within the Bluegrass region
of southern Ohio and Kentucky, the local climate is a basically a blend of the subtropics to the south and the humid continental climate
to the north. Delhi Township's average annual rainfall is 44 inches (112 cm), received over an average of 121 days, along with 20 inches (51 cm) of snow. Nationwide, the average is 37 inches (94 cm) and 25 inches (64 cm) respectively. Temperatures range from an average July high of 88 °F (31 °C) to an average January low of 22 °F (-5 °C).
Steeped in tradition, the city has much to offer in performing arts
as well as several nationally recognized museums and major league sporting events.
of the NCAA.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
, Catholic, co-educational college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
located in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
. Also known as “the Mount,” the College was founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Charity
Sisters of Charity
Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity as part of their name. The rule of Saint Vincent for the Daughters of Charity has been adopted and adapted by at least sixty founders of religious orders around the world in the subsequent centuries....
and educates students through interdisciplinary liberal arts and professional curricula emphasizing values, integrity and social responsibility. Total enrollment exceeds 2,300, with over 1,900 undergraduate students and approximately 300 graduate students. The Mount offers 39 undergraduate programs, nine associate degrees, and pre-professional and certificate programs, as well as graduate
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
programs in education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, organizational leadership
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
, religious studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
, nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
, and physical therapy
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
.
History
The College of Mount St. Joseph was established by the Sisters of CharitySisters of Charity
Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity as part of their name. The rule of Saint Vincent for the Daughters of Charity has been adopted and adapted by at least sixty founders of religious orders around the world in the subsequent centuries....
of Cincinnati, Ohio, a religious congregation that traces its roots to Elizabeth Ann Seton
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church . She established Catholic communities in Emmitsburg, Maryland....
, North America's
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
first canonized saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
. The first Sisters of Charity arrived in Cincinnati from Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
in 1829 and opened St. Peter’s Academy, then St. Mary’s Academy. By 1853, these schools were replaced by Mount St. Vincent Academy. In 1906 the academy was named Mount St. Joseph after a move to the Mount St. Joseph property in Cincinnati’s Delhi Township
Delhi Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Delhi Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 30,104 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county along the Ohio River, it has the following borders:...
, owned by the Sisters of Charity.
Mount St. Joseph Academy offered a four-year high school curriculum but also postgraduate study covering two years of college. In 1920, the Ohio Department of Education granted formal approval for a college curriculum. The College of Mount St. Joseph opened the doors to its first 20 students in September 1920 as the first Catholic college for women in Southwestern Ohio – the same year that American women gained the right to vote.
Within a few years, new construction was underway to accommodate a growing enrollment. By the 1950s, the Sisters of Charity made plans to develop property at the intersection of Delhi and Neeb Roads into a new campus that opened in fall of 1962. By the 1970s, adult education brought a new population of women and men to campus for degree studies, and by 1986, the College was formally declared coeducational. The Sisters of Charity continued to operate the College until 1972 when the Mount was incorporated under a Board of Trustees. The College remains a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Charity.
Academics
The College of Mount St. Joseph offers associate'sAssociate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
, bachelor's
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
, master's
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
, and doctoral degrees in a variety of academic and professional fields.
Its fastest growing fields are nursing, athletic training, sport management, education, and business administration.
Core Curriculum
The Core Curriculum is an interdisciplinary Liberal ArtsLiberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
and Sciences curriculum that emphasizes thinking critically and creatively, communicating effectively, appreciating the complexity of human behavior, knowing the relation among various ethical systems, and appreciating the relationship of Roman Catholicism to other belief systems
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
. The goal of this curriculum is to equip students with professional skills for the workplace as well as the qualities necessary to thrive in a complex and diverse world.
Undergraduate students complete 120 semester in the Core Curriculum. First-time students begin with a three-credit Foundations Seminar (interdisciplinary studies) course. Later, students take another three credits with an advanced-level interdisciplinary course. A majority of the credits of the Core Curriculum are distributed among discipline-specific courses that expand concepts introduced in Foundations Seminar. Students choose from courses in humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
, social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, natural sciences, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, religious studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, and ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
. Nine credits are electives that give students an opportunity to pursue a personal interest in greater depth and to sample a variety of topics.
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
programs at the College of Mount St. Joseph include accounting, art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, art education
Art education
Art education is the area of learning that is based upon the visual, tangible arts—drawing, painting, sculpture, and design in jewelry, pottery, weaving, fabrics, etc. and design applied to more practical fields such as commercial graphics and home furnishings...
, art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
, athletic training, biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
, biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, business administration, business administration/mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
/mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, communication studies
Communication studies
Communication Studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Hence, communication studies encompasses a wide range of topics and contexts ranging from face-to-face conversation to speeches to mass...
, computer information systems
Information systems
Information Systems is an academic/professional discipline bridging the business field and the well-defined computer science field that is evolving toward a new scientific area of study...
, criminology
Criminology
Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
/sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, fine arts, general studies, graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, inclusive early childhood education
Early childhood education
Early childhood education is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. 'Early childhood' is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling - five years in most nations, though the U.S...
, interdisciplinary liberal studies
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
, interior architecture & design, interactive media design & computing
Interactive media
Interactive media normally refers to products and services on digital computer-based systems which respond to the user’s actions by presenting content such as text, graphics, animation, video, audio, etc.-Terminology:...
, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
/business administration, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
/chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, middle childhood education, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, natural science
Natural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
, nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
, paralegal studies
Paralegal
Paralegal is used in most jurisdictions to describe a paraprofessional who assists qualified lawyers in their legal work. This is true in the United States and many other countries. However, in Ontario, Canada, paralegals are licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada, giving paralegals an...
, psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, religious education
Religious education
In secular usage, religious education is the teaching of a particular religion and its varied aspects —its beliefs, doctrines, rituals, customs, rites, and personal roles...
, religious pastoral ministry, religious studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
, social work
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
, sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
, and sport management
Sport management
Sport management is a field of education and vocation concerning the business aspect of sport. Some examples of sport managers include the front office system in professional sports, college sports managers, recreational sport managers, sports marketing, event management, facility management,...
.
A wide variety of minors are also offered in addition to preprofessional programs in pre-health, pre-medicine, pre-art therapy, and pre-law. Associate degrees include accounting, art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, business administration, communication studies
Communication studies
Communication Studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Hence, communication studies encompasses a wide range of topics and contexts ranging from face-to-face conversation to speeches to mass...
, computer information systems
Information systems
Information Systems is an academic/professional discipline bridging the business field and the well-defined computer science field that is evolving toward a new scientific area of study...
, general studies, graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
, interior design
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
, and paralegal studies
Paralegal
Paralegal is used in most jurisdictions to describe a paraprofessional who assists qualified lawyers in their legal work. This is true in the United States and many other countries. However, in Ontario, Canada, paralegals are licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada, giving paralegals an...
. Certificate programs in gerontology, iDesign (Web and interactive design), nonprofit leadership, and paralegal studies are also available.
For the state of Ohio licensure in education, the College of Mount St. Joseph offers programs in adolescent and young adults, inclusive early childhood education
Early childhood education
Early childhood education is the formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family or in settings outside of the home. 'Early childhood' is usually defined as before the age of normal schooling - five years in most nations, though the U.S...
, middle childhood, multi-age, and intervention specialist/special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
. Licensure programs for other states are also available.
Graduate programs
The College of Mount St. Joseph's advanced degree programs specialize in the cultivation of leadership skills in business, depth in ministry, and expertise in the teaching and health professions. Graduate degree programs include a Master of Arts in EducationEducation
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
with three accelerated programs, Master of Arts in Religious Studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
, Master of Science in Organizational Leadership
Leadership
Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
(M.S.O.L.), Master of Nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
(M.N.), and a Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
(D.P.T.).
Service Learning
Service Learning is part of an education at the College of Mount St. Joseph and allows students the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge while volunteering their service in a variety of areas. The purpose of the Service Learning Program is directed toward education and channeling students’ creativity toward solving urban problems and truly building a sense of community in neighborhoods through an experiential, action-reflection model of service learning.The Plus One Credit Option Program is the main model of service learning used at the College. This model encourages students to take a free, one-hour credit addition to any course in which it is offered. The Plus One Credit Option Program engages students in reflection about the basic citizen responsibilities of service and leadership which are a part of the Mount’s heritage. In addition to this model, students may be engaged in courses which include service as part of their syllabi or individual service experiences. Service experiences occur on a local neighborhood level, in other regions of the country, and in other countries.
Project EXCEL
Project EXCEL is a comprehensive academic support system for students with learning disabilities who are enrolled at the College of Mount St. Joseph. Initiated in 1982, Project EXCEL has proven to be a highly successful intervention program. Students who participate in EXCEL attain academic success through their working partnership with the EXCEL professional staff, faculty, and other study resources at the College.The program's goals are to assist students in the transition from a secondary program
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
to a college curriculum, and to promote the development of learning strategies and compensatory skills which will enable students to succeed in a regular academic program. Project EXCEL offers students a broad spectrum of support services and accommodations to meet individual specific needs, including professional tutors, monitoring of student progress and academic counseling, scheduled consultations to promote organization and time management skills, writing lab, skills development classes, note-takers, audio-taped texts, access to and instruction in using technology, speech recognition software, accommodated testing, instruction in learning strategies, reading in the content areas and coping skills, faculty liaison, academic advising with attention to students' specific learning needs.
All Project EXCEL students are educated in the broad spectrum of the liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
while having the opportunity for an education that provides a career orientation. There are no restrictions with regard to choice of majors for the students in Project EXCEL, other than they must meet established department criteria. Project EXCEL is a for-fee program.
Cooperative Education
Through the Cooperative EducationCooperative education
Cooperative education is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a "co-op", provides academic credit for structured job experience...
program (Co-op), qualified students have the opportunity to gain career related, paid work experience. Co-ops earn academic credit that will complement classroom training by integrating theory with practice. Credit is granted for the learning gained and not for the experience itself. In the process employers gain creative, eager to learn, para-professional employees. The Mount partners with over 130 co-op employers, and the average co-op hourly rate that students earn is $10.00 an hour.
Honors Program
The Honors Program is open to all students who show a dedication to learning through independent thinking and personal initiative. The program partners highly motivated students with dedicated faculty and features an honors curriculum that spans all majors and is not limited to the walls of a classroom. For more than 20 years, the Honors Program has been enabling students to refine their intellectual skills, learn and think more critically yet creatively, and capitalize on their talents and abilities.The Honors Program provides opportunities for increased dialogue, questioning, critical thinking, and independent analysis. If an Honors course does not exist, Honors students have the freedom to develop additional course work in a standard class to earn Honors credits. Individual, semester-long projects can also fulfill Honors requirements.
Library
The Archbishop Alter Library at the College of Mount St. Joseph is home to more than 96,000 volumes of books, journals, videotapes, DVDs, and CDs. The Library gives patrons access to more than 140 databases, thousands of electronic books, and hundreds of Web sites, specifically chosen for students, faculty, and staff. A member of OhioLINKOhioLINK
The Ohio Library and Information Network, OhioLINK, is a consortium of Ohio’s college and university libraries and the State Library of Ohio. Serving more than 600,000 students, faculty, and staff at 88 institutions, OhioLINK’s membership includes 16 public universities, 23 community/technical...
, the Library allows patrons to request books and non-print items from every academic institution in the state for 3-5 day local delivery.
Through its wide variety of services, the Library plays an active role in the College’s educational process. Some of these include interlibrary loan, in person and online research help, traditional and electronic course reserves, instructional sessions designed for specific courses, instructional services for students, faculty, and staff, recreational reading and video/DVD collections, group study room, and full World Wide Web access.
Campus
The College of Mount St. Joseph is located on 92 acres in Delhi Township, a suburb of Cincinnati. It offers a close-knit community of living and learning that strives to encourage and nurture the personal and academic growth of students.Facilities
- Residence Hall - The Residence Hall is located in the Seton Center. The residential suites in the Residence Hall feature amenities for privacy and socializing that help students become part of the living and learning community. Laundry facilities are included in the cost of the room, and residents have access to several laundry rooms which are equipped with commercially built, residential style washers and dryers, so no coins or vending cards are required. The East and West sections of the Residence Hall features a sink in each room, tiled floors, and open lounge spaces for recreation and study. The Center section features suites for two residents with a bathroom in each suite, individual bedrooms, and a common living room. The bedrooms and living rooms are carpeted. The rooms also have individually-controlled heating and air conditioning. Open lounge spaces for recreation and study are at each end of this section. The Center section was completely remodeled in 2004-2005. The South East section features individually controlled air conditioning/heating units, carpeted rooms and hallways, and versatile furniture that can be configured in many different ways.
- Art Building - After a multi-million dollar renovation in 2007, the Dorothy Meyer Ziv Art Building re-opened revealing a creative, updated learning atmosphere that includes three levels of classroom space and studios, Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery, and a photography lab. The reconfigured classrooms are open spaces that resemble professional work spaces in the art and design fields. The learning spaces are functional and flexible, and offer students access to media, technology, materials, and tools. A private library workspace is also part of the learning environment. Graphic design, fine arts and interior design students benefit from these real-world teaching and learning spaces.
- College Theatre - With a seating capacity of 1100, the College Theatre is the largest auditorium on campus and an important venue for campus and community cultural events. The theatre is equipped with comprehensive lighting and sound systems, an oversized stage, an orchestra pit and a large stock of set pieces used for college productions. In addition to rehearsals and performances of the Concert Band and a community orchestra, the theatre is home to the annual Musical Theatre productions of the Music Department.
- Recital Hall - Adjacent to the College Theatre, this newly renovated 80-seat hall is used for smaller meetings, lectures, presentations, and music performances. Equipped with performance lighting, sound system, and multi-media equipment, the Recital Hall also provides an intimate environment for student recitals and masterclasses.
- Harrington Center - The Jean Patrice Harrington, SC, Student Center was completed in 1998, and includes offices and space for a full range of student services as well facilities for recreation and athletics. The centerpiece of the Harrington Center is a gymnasium equipped with seating for 2,000 supporters. It is the home of the men's and women's basketball teams, wresting team, volleyball team, and intramural sports contests. Other recreation facilities inside the Center include a running track, handball courts, Fitness Center, and Athletic Training Center. The Harrington Center offers space for clubs and organizations, Food Court, Entertainment Center, The Wellness and Student Health Services, Student Life Offices, Women's Center, the Bookstore, and a Children's Center.
- Learning Center - Located in Seton Center, the Learning Center provides a centralized system of support that enhances the ability of every motivated student to succeed in his/her studies at the College of Mount St. Joseph. It encompasses the Writing Center, the Math Center, Peer Tutoring Program, diagnostic and placement testing, instructional and adaptive software, courses in basic academic skills, individualized assistance with study skills and learning issues, academic support for students with disabilities.
- Career and Experiential Education Center - The Career & Experiential Education Center is located in Seton Center and provides a comprehensive approach to career preparation, professional development, personal growth, and service to the community with experiential learning as the key component. It offers students with career development, cooperative education, prior learning assessment, and service learning.
- Sports Complex - Home to the College of Mount St. Joseph’s football, soccer, track & field, and lacrosse teams, the Sports Complex features Schueler Field, surrounded by an all-weather eight-lane running track. Concessions, locker rooms, showers, equipment storage, athletic training facilities are also housed in the Sports Complex, which provides 2,400 fans with a comfortable, welcoming environment.
- The Welcome Center - Located at the entrance to Seton Center, the new Mary Schaefer Welcome Center centralizes admission services for prospective traditional, adult, graduate, and transfer students. The center offers the following services and facilities: Private space to meet with admission counselors, conference room for presentations, transfer credit analysis, traditional student admission, graduate program admission, adult student admission, campus tours, brochures and admission information, personal attention to supplement online admission services.
- Mater Dei Chapel - The refracted brilliance of stained glass, the art work of students, and mosaics grace the Mater Dei Chapel. The annual celebratory baccalaureate massMass (liturgy)"Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is called in the Roman Catholic Church: others are "Eucharist", the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly ", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and...
for graduates is held in the chapel in the spring. Seating up to 800 guests, the chapel also hosts liturgies, religious performances, ecumenical services, and weddings.
Environmental Initiatives
Caring for the earth is an integral part of the College of Mount St. Joseph's mission and heritage, as a college founded by the Sisters of CharitySisters of Charity
Many religious communities have the term Sisters of Charity as part of their name. The rule of Saint Vincent for the Daughters of Charity has been adopted and adapted by at least sixty founders of religious orders around the world in the subsequent centuries....
.
- Green Roof - In a significant step toward energy conservation, the College of Mount St. Joseph installed a green roofGreen roofA green roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems...
atop Archbishop Alter Library on August 6, 2008. The green roof consists of 4440 square feet (412.5 m²) of modules filled with root barrier, growth media and over 8,800 sedumSedumSedum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. It contains around 400 species of leaf succulents that are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, varying from annual and creeping herbs to shrubs. The plants have...
plants which are grown locally. When in full bloom in the summer, the yellow flowers and blue foliage included in the planting echo the school colors of blue and gold. The center of the roof contains 177 modules filled with white marble chips spelling the College's initials MSJ. The green roof is designed to reduce heating and cooling costs, extend the lifespan of the roof membrane, and decrease storm water runoff and pollutants into storm sewers. According to industry averages, the green roof is expected to reduce storm water runoff by as much as 90 percent and to cut the costs of heating and cooling the library building by 25 percent to 50 percent. The College of Mount St. Joseph is the first college in the Greater-Cincinnati area to place a green roof on a major building.
- Recycling - Since 2005, the College of Mount St. Joseph’s Environmental Awareness Club turned its energies and ideas into making campus-wide recyclingRecyclingRecycling is processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse...
a reality. Today, recycling bins are now located campus-wide in nearly every office, lab and classroom, including every room in the Residence Hall. Recycling efforts continue to grow as the campus community learns about the significant impact that recycling can have on landfills and the environmentNatural environmentThe natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
.
- Trayless Dining - Inside the Fifth Third Bank Hall, where students, faculty and staff gather to dine, the large, plastic trays previously piled with plates of food and beverages, are gone. Trayless dining is now being used to promote wiser food choices and to eliminate food waste. The food service department conducted a two-day test and measured the results. Before trayless dining, the liquid waste from two days in the dining hall was 51 gallons of milk and soda products as well as 908 pounds of food. Two days of trayless dining resulted in liquid waste dropping 30 percent and food waste declining 35 percent. During this two-day period, 500 gallons of water, no longer needed to wash trays, were conserved.
- Alternative Transportation - Campus police use bicycles and electric golf carts to fulfill certain functions of their daily duties in serving the campus community. Using these alternative methods of transportation has reduced the amount of fuel needed for the police cruiser fleet.
Grounds
The campus grounds of the College of Mount St. Joseph have been appreciated for hosting a diverse representation of landscape material to include mature southern magnoliaSouthern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora, commonly known as the southern magnolia or bull bay, is a tree of the family Magnoliaceae native to the southeastern United States, from coastal Virginia south to central Florida, and west to eastern Texas and Oklahoma...
, ginkgo tree, pagoda tree Styphnolobium
Styphnolobium
Styphnolobium is a small genus of three or four species of small trees and shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, formerly included within a broader interpretation of the genus Sophora. The species of Styphnolobium differ from Sophora in lacking the ability to form symbioses...
, maple
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
, Albizia julibrissin
Albizia julibrissin
Albizia julibrissin is a species of legume in the genus Albizia, native to southwestern and eastern Asia, from Persia east to China and Korea...
mimosa/silk tree, hardy crape myrtle, cedar
Cedar wood
Cedar wood comes from several different trees that grow in different parts of the world, and may have different uses.* California incense-cedar, from Calocedrus decurrens, is the primary type of wood used for making pencils...
trees, Metasequoia
Metasequoia
Metasequoia is a fast-growing, deciduous tree, and the sole living species, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, is one of three species of conifers known as redwoods. It is native to the Sichuan-Hubei region of China. Although the least tall of the redwoods, it grows to at least 200 feet in height...
, various oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
s, laurel
Laurel
-Botany:* Laurel family , a group of flowering plants** Azores laurel ** Bay Laurel , also called True Laurel** California Laurel ** Camphor Laurel...
s, Mahonia aquifolium grape-holly, hardy prickley pear cactus opuntia
Opuntia
Opuntia, also known as nopales or paddle cactus , is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae.Currently, only prickly pears are included in this genus of about 200 species distributed throughout most of the Americas. Chollas are now separated into the genus Cylindropuntia, which some still consider...
, yucca
Yucca
Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40-50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry parts of North...
, fern
Fern
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of plants belonging to the botanical group known as Pteridophyta. Unlike mosses, they have xylem and phloem . They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants...
s, and various other trees, bushes, and plants. Of particular interest are the hardy orange poncirus trifoliata, the needle palm
Needle Palm
Rhapidophyllum hystrix is a palm, the sole member of the genus Rhapidophyllum. It is native to the southeastern United States, from central Florida to Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Alabama...
s, and the empress tree Paulownia tomentosa
Paulownia tomentosa
Paulownia tomentosa is a deciduous tree in the genus Paulownia, native to central and western China, but invasive in the US...
that can be found growing outside with no additional winter protection in "the Quad" area of the campus. Whitetail deer, nearly tame chipmunks, and wall lizard
Wall lizard
The common wall lizard is a species of lizard with a large distribution in Europe and well-established introduced populations in North America, where it is also called the European wall lizard. It can grow to about in total length.-Identification:The common wall lizard is a small, thin lizard...
s are some of the campus fauna that are commonly observed on campus. Various songbirds and raptors are present and make for great birdwatching between classes.
First Year Experience
The First Year Experience (FYE) at the College of Mount St. Joseph assists first year students with the transition to college and seeks to enhance their overall college experience. Through various campus curricular/co-curricular opportunities and support services, the FYE supports and contributes to students’ personal growth and learning. It also helps students establish positive habits and relationships in the first year of college and beyond. As part of the FYE, new students are able to participate in a summer common book program, a foundations seminar, residential learning communities, and a first year series of informational and social gatherings.Clubs and organizations
The College of Mount St. Joseph provides co-curricular activities for the purpose of complementing the educational program and furthering the intellectual, spiritual, humanitarian, social and physical development of students. Activities and organizations provide students with opportunities for leadership, self-governance, personal relationships and group participation having an interest or purpose in common.Students are able to participate in more than 25 clubs and organizations. These include student government, the student newspaper, academic honor societies, environmental clubs, social clubs, symphonic and community concert bands, jazz and percussion ensembles, chorale groups, theater/drama clubs, political clubs, and intramural sports.
Campus Ministry
Campus MinistryCollege religious organizations
Religious groups are among the most common types of student organization, and evangelical Christian groups predominate. Whenever universities employ chaplains the chaplains are frequently responsible for authorizing and overseeing these groups.-Christian groups:...
at the College of Mount St. Joseph, inspired by its Catholic heritage and Sisters of Charity tradition, strives to awaken and deepen an awareness of God's love and presence in all members of our campus community through faith programs, justice and service, retreats, and leadership and fellowship. Campus Ministry encourages the deepening of faith
Faith
Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
through liturgy
Liturgy
Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...
, retreats, bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
study, faith-sharing, and ecumenical prayer
Prayer
Prayer is a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional rapport to a deity through deliberate practice. Prayer may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words or song. When language is used, prayer may take the form of...
; creates opportunities for leadership development by empowering community members to use their gifts; fosters a commitment to service and peace and justice through education, action, and reflection; and collaborates with the larger campus community to bring about the development of the whole person.
Multicultural Affairs
The Office of Multicultural Affairs provides seeks to build an environment that values and respects every person, regardless of genderGender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
, age, race, sexual preference, cultural background, religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
, nationality
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
or beliefs. In keeping with the College of Mount St. Joseph's mission to "embrace diversity
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
of cultures and beliefs," the Office places great value on diversity and multiculturalism and seeks to ensure a positive, supportive climate in which all individuals are welcome. Events and services are provided to not only benefit the College's culturally diverse students, but to also benefit the entire campus community by promoting diversity awareness, enriching the educational experience and enhancing the quality of student life.
Living in Cincinnati
Nestled atop one of the seven hills in Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, the College of Mount St. Joseph overlooks the scenic Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
and is approximately 15 minutes from downtown. The region known as greater Cincinnati spreads from the southwestern corner of Ohio into northern Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
and southeastern Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
. The city is located about mid-point on the shoreline of the 981 miles (1,578.8 km)-long Ohio River. The local climate of the Cincinnati area, Delhi Township, Ohio specifically, is located within a climatic transition zone at the extreme northern limit of the humid subtropical climate
Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters...
. Being located within the northern periphery of the Upland South
Upland South
The terms Upper South and Upland South refer to the northern part of the Southern United States, in contrast to the Lower South or Deep South.-Geography:There is a slight difference in usage between the two terms...
and also within the Bluegrass region
Bluegrass region
The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....
of southern Ohio and Kentucky, the local climate is a basically a blend of the subtropics to the south and the humid continental climate
Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters....
to the north. Delhi Township's average annual rainfall is 44 inches (112 cm), received over an average of 121 days, along with 20 inches (51 cm) of snow. Nationwide, the average is 37 inches (94 cm) and 25 inches (64 cm) respectively. Temperatures range from an average July high of 88 °F (31 °C) to an average January low of 22 °F (-5 °C).
Steeped in tradition, the city has much to offer in performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
as well as several nationally recognized museums and major league sporting events.
Athletics
College of Mount St. Joseph's athletic teams are nicknamed the Lions and compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic ConferenceHeartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio...
of the NCAA.
Men's sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Track & field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Women's sports
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Cheerleading