Seton Hall University
 Seton Hall University  (University)       | |
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| Motto | Hazard Zet Forward |
| Formation | 1856 |
| Headquarters | New Jersey, USA |
| Type | • Private • Sea-grant • space grant • Catholic |
| Other name | Pirates |
| Catholic university in New Jersey. Home of the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, founded with a need to "prepare the next generation of global leaders." | |
Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States.[1]
School of Diplomacy and International Relations
The School of Diplomacy and International Relations (SODIR),[2] is a post-secondary, degree-granting institution concentrating on international affairs within Seton Hall University. Founded in collaboration with the United Nations Association of the United States of America,[3] it was the first school of international relations to be founded after the Cold War.
The school was founded in 1997, and welcomed its first class in the Fall of 1998. Among the founding members was its first dean, Ambassador Clay Constantinou, a former U.S. diplomat and graduate of Seton Hall Law. The school was later named in honor of retired Goldman Sachs executive and multi-Bilderberger John C. Whitehead, who was deputy secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan from 1985–89; Whitehead also headed the United Nations Association of the United States of America and was the Chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. As the first school of international relations in the post–Cold War era, the Whitehead School was founded with a need to "prepare the next generation of global leaders."[3]
The School's founding was supported by the United Nations Association of the United States of America, with which it still enjoys a close relationship.[3] Its close proximity to New York City has also historically allowed its students and faculty to participate in U.N.-sponsored functions. Consequently, students from the school often interact with U.N. diplomats. The alliance with UNA-USA has also afforded students opportunities to receive internships and employment with various organizations of the U.N.
In June 2013, it was announced that John C. Whitehead asked for his name to be removed from the school. Dr. Andrea Bartoli, an international conflict resolution expert who has worked in academic and diplomatic positions for more than two decades, joined the School as Dean in July 2013. Under his leadership the School launched three new academic and research centers in the spring of 2014: The Center for United Nations and Global Governance Studies, The Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, and The Center for Emerging Powers and Transnational Trends. These new centers are in addition to the Center for Global Health Studies.
An Alumnus on Wikispooks
| Person | Born |
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| Chris Christie | 6 September 1962 |
