Commonweal Magazine

The nationally-renowned Core Curriculum at Saint Joseph's College was recently honored as the cover article of the esteemed lay-Catholic independent journal Commonweal. The nationally-distributed magazine featured an article on the Curriculum written by Dennis O'Brien, President Emeritus of the University of Rochester, who spoke on the College's campus in January 2007 on the relation of Catholicism to higher education, sponsored by the Commonweal Speakers Program.

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Board of Commissioners of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education

The Board of Commissioners of the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) formally granted specialized accreditation to SJC this winter, capping a five-year process for one of the largest academic divisions at the College.

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Barron's Educational Series

Barron's Best Buys in College Education, a well-known directory that aids parents and students in selecting institutions that offer first-class educations and competitive prices, recently included Saint Joseph's College in the publication's ninth edition.

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US News & World Report
SJC has been honored as one of the Top 40 "Best Midwest Comprehensive Colleges" in US News & World Report's America's Best College's publication.

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Princeton Review
The Princeton Review assists students with standardized test preparation and the college selection process. SJC is one of the schools on the site receiving the "Best in the Midwest" designation.

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Colleges of Distinction
SJC is nationally recognized for excellence in four areas of distinction: Engaged Students, Great Teaching, Vibrant Communities, and Successful Outcomes.

• Engaged students
  The college attracts students who have a healthy range of academic and non-academic interests, and demonstrates a tangible commitment to keeping them interested and involved in their education. The school encourages innovative "hands-on" learning techniques, ranging from fieldwork and internships abroad to service learning and advanced research at home.


• Great teaching
  The college encourages faculty to be great teachers, not just researchers or consultants. It makes little or no use of graduate student "teaching assistants" and keeps classes small, so that students are always people, never numbers, to their professors. It also encourages new and innovative curricula and offers a number of special programs, giving students up-to-date choices in their education.


• Vibrant communities
  The college is an interesting and exciting residential community, offering many opportunities for co-curricular involvement and leadership development. Athletics, drama, hobbies, music, politics, religious life, service, and more...every interest can be explored. Students can enjoy a myriad of new cultures and experiences, right on campus.


• Successful outcomes
  The college has an excellent placement record for employment and advanced study. Furthermore, alumni rank themselves extremely satisfied with their college experiences and tend to stay involved in the school long after graduation.

Templeton Foundation
SJC is nationally recognized for leadership in the development of student character.

The goal of the John Templeton Foundation's College and Character Initiative is to encourage colleges and universities to do as much as they can to reinforce the positive values instilled by parents, such as honesty, compassion, self-discipline, and respect. The initiative seeks to foster widespread conversations within the higher education community about character development and to inform college-bound students, parents, policy makers, and the general public about how colleges and universities, individually and collectively, are responding to this challenge.

The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development profiles 405 exemplary college programs in ten categories that inspire students to lead ethical and civic-minded lives, as well as 50 college presidents selected for their leadership in this area and 100 colleges named to the Templeton Honor Roll.

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

Saint Joseph's College hosted the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education in October 2005. An individual, departmental accreditation agency that visits qualifying institutions on a nine-year basis, NCATE awarded SJC with an "unconditional" accreditation, the highest rating an institution can achieve.

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