{"id":347,"date":"2017-06-22T16:51:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T16:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/regina-library\/archives\/university-history\/university-seal\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T22:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:57:01","slug":"university-seal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/regina-library\/archives-art-gallery\/archives\/university-history\/university-seal\/","title":{"rendered":"University Seal"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Original Seal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/uploadedImages\/original_seal_image.jpg\" alt=\"Original Seal\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>The Rivier University official seal was conceived by\u00a0Sister Madeleine of Jesus, p.m., Foundress of Rivier College, and was designed by the college\u2019s first instructor in art, Sister Fran\u00e7ois-R\u00e9gis, p.m., Artist. It was adopted in 1933.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View the original seal\" href=\"\/regina-library\/original-seal-translation\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View the original seal<\/a>, along with Sister Madeleine of Jesus&#8217; handwritten description of the symbols.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p align=\"left\">The\u00a0university seal\u00a0was redesigned for the 50th anniversary of the\u00a0university by Assistant Professor of Art, Sister Theresa Couture, p.m.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Current Seal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivier.edu\/uploadedImages\/current_seal_image.jpg\" alt=\"Current Seal\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Explanation of the University Seal<\/h2>\n<p>The university seal is described as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The field of blue (horizontal lines in the shield) and the lower field of gold (gray area in the shield) represent the colors of the Religious Order who directs Rivier University, the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary.<\/li>\n<li>The white dove (in the shield) represents the Holy Spirit, the Author of the seven gifts that perfect the soul; hence, the moral development\u00a0interpreted by the word \u201cMeliora.\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">The book (in the shield)\u00a0is the symbol of Truth; hence the intellectual development interpreted by the word \u201cAltiora.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 This completes the college motto: Altiora et Meliora.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">The white lily or \u201cfleur-de-lys\u201d (under the dove, book and college motto in the shield) represents France, the country of origin of the\u00a0Presentation of Mary.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Within the inner circle (above the shield at the top) is the papal coat of arms.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Within the inner circle, at the left are the initials \u201cPM\u201d for Presentation of Mary,\u00a0the Religious\u00a0 Order who founded Rivier College.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p3\">Within the inner circle, at the right are the initials \u201cNH\u201d for the State of New Hampshire.<\/li>\n<li>Within the outer circle written in\u00a0Latin are the words: Seal of Rivier College. 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