Centenary University
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Centenary University is a private university in Hackettstown, New Jersey. Founded as a preparatory school by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1867,[6] Centenary evolved into a Junior College for women and later a coeducational four year University offering undergraduate, Master's level, and doctoral graduate programs.[7]
Former names | Centenary Collegiate Institute (1867–1940) Centenary Junior College (1940–1956) Centenary College for Women (1956–1976) Centenary College (1976–2016)[1] |
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Motto | Eruditio Vera |
Motto in English | True Learning |
Type | Private university |
Established | 1867; 157 years ago (1867) |
Founder | Jonathan Townley Crane |
Religious affiliation | United Methodist Church |
Endowment | $16.3 million (2021) [2] |
President | Dale G. Caldwell [3] |
Academic staff | 73 full-time |
Undergraduates | 1,300 |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Suburban, 42 acres (Main Campus), 65 acres (Equestrian Center) |
Colors | Centenary Blue and Grey |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division III |
Mascot | Cyclone |
Website | www |
Centenary Collegiate Institute | |
Coordinates | 40°50′57″N 74°49′57″W |
Area | 4.3 acres (1.7 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 97000564[4] |
NJRHP No. | 3496[5] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 13, 1997 |
Designated NJRHP | April 21, 1997 |
Situated in suburban Warren County, New Jersey, 52 miles west of New York City, 35 miles southeast of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and 26 miles northeast of Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley, the school's main campus is identifiable by the Old Main building, now known as the Seay Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8]