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Rosemont College is a private, coeducational, Catholic liberal arts college in southeastern Pennsylvania in the town of Rosemont, west of Philadelphia within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Founded in 1921 as a women's college by the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, the undergraduate program opened to male students beginning in fall 2009. Rosemont is a member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education (SEPCHE) and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Its accreditation was reaffirmed with commendation on June 23, 2011.〔 Rosemont also offers a range of master's degrees through its School of Graduate Studies and School of Professional Studies.〔 Rosemont was listed as a 2013-2014 College of Distinction by the Princeton Review. ==History== Founded in 1921 by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Rosemont College is an independent liberal arts institution in the Catholic tradition located in eastern Pennsylvania. In the fall of 2009, the traditionally women's undergraduate college began accepting male students. The traditional Undergraduate College confers B.A., B.S., and B.F.A. degrees in twenty-four majors. Rosemont College also includes the Schools of Graduate and Professional Studies offering degrees and certificates at the master's level. One of the oldest Catholic women's colleges in the region, Rosemont originally "had a reputation for educating the daughters of more well-to-do Catholics."〔David R. Contosta, "The Philadelphia Story: Life at Immaculata, Rosemont, and Chestnut Hill." In ''Catholic Women's Colleges in America,'' edited by Tracy Schier and Cynthia Russett. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.〕 Rosemont's first chairman of the board was Cardinal Dougherty, who was instrumental in gaining Rosemont its first accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools by personally guaranteeing the college's financial solvency.〔 Bishop Fulton J. Sheen was likewise involved in the early life of the college, describing Rosemont as "the finest girls' college in the United States."〔 During World War II, Rosemont students aided the war effort by selling war bonds serving as air-raid wardens while the college hosted Villanova College's summer programs as Villanova's campus was in use during the summers by the United States Navy.〔 However, Rosemont evolved over the course of the twentieth century; "As views on women changed, the original -- what some would call ''convent'' -- atmosphere gradually moved toward more freedom for students to come and go, later curfews, and greater interaction with college men."〔 In 1963, Rosemont students insisted that the college begin bringing non-Catholic speakers to campus, and by the early 1970s, the college ceased holding religious retreats due to lack of attendance.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rosemont College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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