Car Rental New York and Fordham University

Fordham University is a private university in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 and placed in the care of the Society of Jesus. It is now an independent institution that is under a Board of Trustees. There are more than 8000 undergraduate and 7000 graduate students that attended three campuses. When you visit with your car rental New York, you can visit the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, Lincoln Center in Manhattan, and Westchester in West Harrison.

Deep roots

When you visit with your car rental New York, you may learn that Fordham was originally founded as St. John's College in 1841 and was the first Catholic institution of higher education in the northeastern United States. Rose Hill Manor and Estate in Fordham, the Bronx were purchased for the school. In 1905 a law school and medical school were added (the medical school no longer exists). The name was changed to Fordham University in 1907.

Get a great education

Academics at Fordham are drawn from Jesuit influences. When you visit with your car rental New York, you may learn that they promote the principle cura personalis, which is respect for the individual student and their uniqueness, as well as magis, which is to inspire service and strive for excellence is all aspects of life, even beyond the academic. All undergraduate colleges at Fordham share a core curriculum that consists of 17-21 courses (depending on the foreign language proficiency) that are drawn from nine disciplines that provide a sound liberal arts education. They include one course in English composition/rhetoric and two in literature; two courses in philosophy and two in theology; two courses each in history, social sciences, and natural sciences; one course in both mathematics and the fine arts; foreign languages up to an advanced level; courses on American pluralism and global studies; and a senior seminar in values and moral choices.

Get to know the campuses

When you visit the Rose Hill campus with your car rental New York, you will find the undergraduate Fordham College at Rose Hill, the College of Business Administration, and some of the Liberal Studies programs. There are also some graduate programs here: the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education. It is located in the north part of the Bronx, and is one of the largest open space campuses in the city. The Lincoln Center campus was established in 1961 and is home to the undergraduate Fordham College at Lincoln Center and a part of the Liberal Studies program. There is also the School of Law, the Graduate School of Business Administration, the Graduate School of Education, and the Graduate School of Social Services here. When you visit with your car rental New York, you will find yourself in the cultural heart of Manhattan. The newest campus is the Westchester campus, where the Fordham College of Liberal Studies, and graduate schools of Business Administration, Education, Social Service, and Religion and Religious Education were moved. When you visit with your car rental New York, you will find 32 acres with 26 newly designed classrooms with the latest technology for learning.

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