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• Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) is a private Catholic institution of higher learning.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1851
  2. Location: Belmont, CA (Map)
  3. President: Judith Maxwell Greig, Ph.D.
  4. Faculty: 97Notre Dame de Namur University: About
  5. Student enrollment: 1,491Notre Dame de Namur University: About
  6. Nickname: Argonauts
  7. Motto: "Ora et Labora" (Latin for "Pray and Work")
  8. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Belmont+Ca Current Weather]
  9. Athletic teams compete in the Pacific West Conference

• History

  The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, a Roman Catholic order of nuns that was founded in France, traveled to San Francisco to set up a missionary school. They established the College of Notre Dame in the nearby city of San Jose in 1851. In 1868, the school received a charter, which allowed it to be the first institution in the state of California to grant undergraduate degrees to women. In 1923, the campus was moved to a larger facility in the city of Belmont, California.NDNU: History

• Ralston Hall

  The campus of NDNU is centered around the historical landmark of Ralston Hall, a lavish and well-preserved mansion that was commissioned in the 1860s by William Chapman Ralston, founder of the Bank of California.

  The 80-room hall is used for administrative offices, campus events, and is rented out to the public for weddings and conferences.NDNU Ralston Hall: History

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