The Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum , on the campus of Georgian Court University , in Lakewood Township , New Jersey , United States , was once the landscaped park for the winter home of George Jay Gould , millionaire son of railroad tycoon Jay Gould .
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40-540: A 1,200-seat arena, athletics fields which offer synthetic turf, a six-court outdoor tennis center, and an abundance of training space offer student-athletes modern facilities and on-campus resources for their sports and recreational activities. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, track & field, and volleyball. As of fall of 2013, Georgian Court added men's sports when it became fully coeducational, adding men's basketball, cross country, soccer, and track & field. Men's lacrosse
60-933: A Fountain of Apollo , a wrought iron eagle statue purchased from the Paris Exposition of 1900, life-size statues of Greek gods and goddesses, floral urns mounted on marble pedestals, and two semi-circular pergolas with Tuscan columns, marble benches and statuary. Most trees are conifers , and include Blue Pine ( Pinus wallichiana ), Eastern White Pine ( Pinus strobus ), Pitch Pine, Shortleaf Pine ( Pinus echinata ), Blue Spruce ( Picea pungens ), Eastern Arborvitae ( Thuja occidentalis ), Chinese Arborvitae ( Platycladus orientalis ), Eastern Juniper ( Juniperus virginiana ), Chinese Juniper ( Juniperus chinensis ), Eastern Hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis ), Hinoki Cypress ( Chamaecyparis obtusa ) and Sawara Cypress, Mediterranean Cypress ( Cupressus sempervirens ), and Stone Pine ( Pinus pinea ). The Japanese Garden contains
80-805: A New York architect, and was one of his most important residential works. He also designed three of the campus's gardens: the Italian Gardens, the Sunken Garden, and the Formal Garden. Takeo Shiota designed the Japanese Garden. In addition to the gardens, GCU has maintained much of the original architecture and the Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum . The estate was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architecture and its association with
100-494: A multi-purpose office and event space) as a modern student center, to update its Mansion building (currently used for receptions ) to be used as an administration hub, and to modernize its student housing/dorm facilities. The Sisters of Mercy founded Mount Saint Mary College as a liberal arts school for women in 1908, in North Plainfield, New Jersey . In 1924, the sisters purchased Georgian Court estate and moved
120-460: A stately Koyamaki ( Sciadopitys verticillata ) on the island in the center of the garden, Japanese Yew ( Taxus cuspidata ), Japanese Cherry ( Prunus serrulata ), Hinoki Cypress, Japanese Maple ( Acer palmatum ), and Weeping Higan Cherry ( Prunus subhirtella ), as well as irises ( Iris spp.), Rhododendron ( Rhododendron spp.), and Laburnum ( Laburnum anagyroides ). The Sunken Garden , with lagoon connecting it to Lake Carasaljo, features
140-671: A test optional school. Those enrolled that submitted test scores had an average 1150 SAT score (3% submitting scores). The school colors are blue and gold, and the mascot is a lion. The Georgian Court University Lions have 14 sports teams that compete in the NCAA Division II . The university is a member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC). GCU features a 67,000-square-foot Wellness Center equipped for athletic training, physical education and sports competitions. In addition,
160-663: Is a private Roman Catholic university in Lakewood Township, New Jersey . Founded in 1908 by the Sisters of Mercy , the university has more than 1,600 undergraduates and nearly 600 graduate students. The institution became a university in 2004 and began admitting male students in 1994 after more than 100 years as a women's college . The university is open to students of all faiths, while emphasizing its mission of Mercy, which incorporates respect, justice, integrity, compassion, and service. The Lakewood campus (main campus)
180-1176: Is an elliptical flower garden ringed with American Holly ( Ilex opaca ), Eastern White Pine ( Pinus strobus ), Norway Spruce ( Picea abies ), Sawara Cypress ( Chamaecyparis pisifera ), Manitoba Maple ( Acer negundo ), Copper Beech ( Fagus sylvatica ), Common Horse-chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum ), and White Ash ( Fraxinus americana ), as well as rose mullein, white daisies , primroses , black-eyed susans , daylilies , purple veronica , balloon flowers , verbena , asters , chrysanthemums , and an assortment of annuals. Founders' Grove includes Franklinia ( Franklinia alatamaha ), Dawn Redwood ( Metasequoia glyptostroboides ), Japanese White Pine ( Pinus parviflora ), Weeping Norway Spruce ( Picea abies cv. 'Pendula'), Pagoda Tree ( Styphnolobium japonicum ), Serbian Spruce ( Picea omorika ), and Sourwood ( Oxydendrum arboreum ). Trees added in subsequent years include American Sycamore ( Platanus occidentalis ), Common Hackberry ( Celtis occidentalis ), Common Persimmon ( Diospyros virginiana ), Osage-orange ( Maclura pomifera ), and Green Ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica ). The Italian Garden features
200-452: The Goulds. In March 2022, GCU announced that it had reached an agreement to sell 42 acres of mostly unused land at the edge of its campus and several administrative buildings along Lakewood Avenue to Beth Medrash Govoha for an undisclosed sum. The proceeds of the sale will be used to construct a new center for nursing and health sciences, to reimagine its Casino building (currently used as
220-877: The Hackensack Meridian Health School of Nursing & Wellness at Georgian Court to house its undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Georgian Court University is nondiscriminatory and welcomes people of all faiths. Beyond classes offered on the main campus in Lakewood, Georgian Court programs are also offered at GCU at Lincroft, New Jersey (at Brookdale Community College 's Northern Monmouth Campus), online and at other locations. In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked Georgian Court No.95 out of 171 Regional Universities North. In 2024, Georgian Court accepted 75.8% of undergraduate applicants, with those enrolled having an average 3.59 high school GPA . The university does not require submission of standardized test scores, Georgian Court being
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#1732790130003240-491: The Japanese Garden. Today's arboretum, established in 1989, is named after Sister Mary Grace Burns, former professor of biology, and comprises the entire campus of 62 ha (155 acres). In addition to many exotic species, the arboretum features a good collection of native plants of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Most notable are the very large and old oaks and Pitch Pines ( Pinus rigida ). The Formal Garden
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280-461: The college there, renaming it Georgian Court College . For more than a century, from 1908 to 2015, the institution was headed by Sisters of Mercy. The Sisters of Mercy organization continues to sponsor Georgian Court through the Conference for Mercy Higher Education. The full transition to a coeducational institution, admitting both women and men into all academic programs, became complete at
300-426: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GCU&oldid=1006524371 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Georgian Court University Georgian Court University ( GCU or Georgian Court )
320-622: The outset of the Fall 2013 semester. Georgian Court is the only Catholic college or university located in Central or South New Jersey. Most of its enrollment is drawn from these areas. In 2004, university status was granted by the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education ; the name was changed to Georgian Court University. The first eight presidents (1908–2015) of the school were all Sisters of Mercy . The first male academic dean
340-615: Was added in the spring of 2016. One of the many historic aspects of the campus is that it houses the only " real tennis " court at an American school. It was built in the Casino building (which was a " casino " in the 19th-century sense of the term: a place for social gatherings ). Approximately forty-five real tennis courts are still in use in the world today. 40°05′56″N 74°13′44″W / 40.098889°N 74.228889°W / 40.098889; -74.228889 Sister Mary Grace Burns Arboretum In 1896, architect Bruce Price
360-543: Was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. The main campus was built in 1899 on the former summer estate of the millionaire George Jay Gould , son of the railroad tycoon Jay Gould . The Goulds named their home Georgian Court , probably after George or the Georgian -revival architecture. The estate was designed by Bruce Price ,
380-465: Was appointed in 1967. In 2015, Joseph R. Marbach, Ph.D., became the first permanent lay president — and the first male — to take the helm of Georgian Court University. Georgian Court offers more than 35 undergraduate majors and 10 graduate majors through the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Digital Media, and the School of Education. In July 2021, the university formally created
400-560: Was hired to transform the land into the replica of a Georgian country house . Since the sandy soils of the New Jersey Pine Barrens were not suitable for cultivating exotic plants, 5,000 cartloads of fine loam were brought to Georgian Court from neighboring Monmouth County . Bruce Price designed three of the four major gardens: the Italian Garden, the Sunken Garden, and the Formal Garden. Takeo Shiota designed
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