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Ten Things You May Not Know About Hilbert College

Mother Hilbert vignette_sm1. The college is named after Mother Colette Hilbert, who, in 1897, established the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph, which became the college's founding congregation. In 1957, the community founded a teacher training college for its members.

 

 

Apple Trees 19662. The land where the campus is located used to be an apple orchard.  Mother Colette Hilbert led the development of the original motherhouse for the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph and that included the apple orchard on the adjacent land.

 

 

Hilbert College Sign3. Hilbert College is the institution’s third name – beginning in 1957 as Immaculata Teacher Training Academy and then Immaculata College, before changing to Hilbert College in 1969.

 

 

 

 

positive career outcomes - 95.6%4. Career-ready and prepared for life. Over 90.5% of the 2018 undergraduate class and 100% of the graduate class is employed, performing service work, or continuing their education. Now that is The Hilbert Difference!

 

 

 

5. According to a study from The New York Times, Hilbert ranks 43rd out 578 selective private colleges on overall mobility index. This measure reflects both access and outcomes, representing the likelihood that a student at Hilbert moved up two or more income quintiles.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/hilbert-college 

 

 

women's lacrosse player6. Our NCAA Division III athletics program boasts an 88% retention rate.  In fall 2016, 10 of our 13 teams had a cumulative team GPA over 3.0, and 12 student-athletes earned 4.0 that semester.

 

 

 

Day of Service7. One-hundred percent of the Class of 2017 graduates completed service learning as part of their coursework, realizing our mission: to become informed citizens committed to serving and strengthening our communities.  Hilbert’s commitment to community and service is more than mission-driven, it is the way we live the Hilbert values. 

 

 

 



Trinity Hall8. In 2009, Hilbert opened Trinity Hall, the college’s first new residence hall in nearly 40 years.  Along with St. Joseph Hall and the Campus Apartments, Hilbert residence halls were named the third best in NYS by Niche (2017).

 

 

Celebrate 60 logo9. In 2017, Hilbert celebrated its 60th anniversary with a number of college events, commemorative magazines, an online scrapbook and True Blue Homecoming Weekend.

 








Hilbert Blueprint - Building Leadership10. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a four-year college experience that will bolster student involvement and leadership potential.   The ‘blueprint’ begins with the Foundations Seminar – a key piece to the First-Year Experience, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and concludes with the Senior Capstone. 

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