2019 recipient of the Lee Noel-Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Award for its achievements in supporting student success and completion through FASTRAK, a literacy-intensive summer bridge program.
Washington Monthly named CSE among the top 100 schools on both "Best Master's Universities" (#98 out of 695 nationwide) and "Best Bang for the Buck – North" (#38 out of 400 in Northeast region).
2019-2020 Colleges of Distinction, including in categories: Catholic Colleges and Universities, Education, Nursing and Career Development
TheBestSchools.org ranking of Best Online Master of Nutrition Degree Programs
Student to faculty undergraduate ratio 13:1; graduate 11:1
12 NCAA Division III sports teams
2017 National Science Foundation S-STEM (Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) grant for undergraduate biology programs.
Student Achievement
19 CSE students participated in the 2019 Northeast Regional Honors Council NRHC Conference
34 of student-athletes were named to the NEAC 2018-19 scholar-athletes list
Men's basketball team received the prestigious 2019 Collegiate Basketball Officials Association's Met NJ Sportsmanship Award
Post-Graduation Success
96% of the 2016 undergraduates were employed six months post-graduation or enrolled in graduate school.
Alumni Engagement
Alumni giving averages 14%; the national average is 8%.
Faculty
78% of full-time faculty have earned doctoral degrees.
Dr. Erin Lothes Biviano, assistant professor of theology recently published Inspired Sustainability: Planting Seeds for Action (Orbis 2016). She is also author of The Paradox of Christian Sacrifice: The Loss of Self, the Gift of Self (Herder and Herder, 2007).
Dr. Jim Ford, criminal justice professor, published Shift Work & Criminal Justice Professionals, a study of the mental, physical and domestic effects of eight or 12-hour shift work. (CreateSpace, 2017)
Dr. Patricia Heindel, dean of the school of arts and sciences, collaborated with Rutgers University to create the Academy for Social-Emotional Learning in Schools to train teachers how to combat bullying through online courses. It is supported by a grant from NoVo Foundation.
Lynne McEniry, director of CSE's Conklin Academic Success Center, recently published her first book of poetry: Some Other Wet Landscape. (Get Fresh Books LLC, 2017)
Dr. Nicole Anderson Yanoso, assistant professor of history recently published The Irish and the American Presidency (Transaction Publishers, 2016).
Service and Social Justice
80% of undergraduate students participate in service-learning.
Participated in over 6,700 hours of community service in 70 different community agencies and 11 schools.
Awards and Recognition
2017 National Science Foundation S-STEM (Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) grant for undergraduate biology programs.
2016 awarded the Graphic Design USA Award for web redesign.
Provident Bank Foundation Signature Award 2016 for enhancements to the Experiential Learning Center.