Emmanuel College is a private Roman Catholic college in Boston, Massachusetts. The college was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as the first women's Catholic college in New England in 1919. In 2001, the college officially became a coeducational institution. It is somewhat selective, admitting 74% of applicants. It is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway consortium. In addition to the Fenway campus, Emmanuel operates a living and learning campus in Roxbury, Massachusetts. History The Emmanuel College Administration Building was built in 1919 by the architecture firm Maginnis & Walsh. Maginnis & Walsh are also known for building Gasson Hall at Boston College and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Administration Building at Emmanuel College is notable for its early 20th century Gothic architecture. In the early years, Emmanuel was a day college preparing women for professional fields such as education, nursing and social work. Despite being commuters, students were involved in numerous co-curricular activities including student publications and athletics. The 1920s, 1930s and 1940s saw growth not only in the student population, academic programs and activities, but also in the physical campus, with additional land purchases on Brookline Avenue and Avenue Louis Pasteur. In 1949, the college completed the construction of Alumnae Hall, a science center, the first building constructed on campus after the original Administration Building. The trustees of the college were incorporated by the state in 1921. John F. Kennedy served on the college's advisory board from 1946 until his death in 1963. During the building boom of the 1950s and 1960s, Emmanuel became a residential college. New buildings included Marian Hall (residential, dining and student center), St. James Hall, Julie Hall, St. Ann Hall, Loretto Hall and St. Joseph Hall. The Cardinal Cushing Library was also dedicated in 1965. By 1968, residential students outnumbered commuters for the first time. In the 1970s, Emmanuel responded to shifting demographics with new degree completion programs to adult learners. Then, in 1990, the college expanded its programs to include flexible accelerated formats, with programs in business and nursing offered at satellite centers. In 2000, cash-strapped and with fewer than 500 students enrolled, Emmanuel College faced an uncertain future. Longtime President Sister Janet Eisner, who had presided throughout years of enrollment decline and sought to save the college from closure, oversaw a signed agreement with Merck Pharmaceuticals. With