State University of New York at Geneseo
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The State University of New York at Geneseo—also known as SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo State, or, colloquially, Geneseo—is located in Geneseo, Livingston County
, New York
, United States
. It is a University College of the State University of New York
. The school was founded as the Wadsworth Normal and Training School, in 1871, and became a state liberal arts college
in 1948. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges
.
Geneseo is classified as a four-year public liberal arts college
and is colloquially referred to by New Yorkers as the "Ivy of the SUNYs" or "Harvard on the Hill" because of its rigorous academic curriculum and its location atop a promontory on the western edge of the Finger Lakes region. Geneseo has 48 undergraduate majors, six graduate programs (Master's only), and 25 interdisciplinary minors. The most popular majors in descending order are education, business, the social sciences, biology, and psychology.
The student population is approximately 5,000, with a student/faculty ratio of 19:1 and an average class size of 25. Nearly 90% of Geneseo's full time faculty holds a Ph.D. or other terminal degree. Geneseo ranks number one in the nation for four-year graduation rates among comprehensive colleges and is currently tied for highest freshman retention rate out of any public college or university in New York.
The entire general education curriculum is outlined below and must be completed by students of all majors.
, Athens
or New York City
, and the Humanities II course in either Paris
, Prague
, El Sauce
, or at Oxford University. The most well known program is the Mediterrean Roots Humanities I program where students travel to both Greece and Italy for a duration of 5 weeks total. This program is taught by the world famous, Elias Savellos.
For the class of 2014, The average SAT
score (CR+M) was a 1340 and the average high school GPA was a 94. The middle 50% of scores on the ACT
exam of all admitted students ranged from 28–30.
Nearly 60 percent of this year’s freshmen ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school classes - an all-time high for the College.
In 2008 Kiplinger's Personal Finance
listed the college as the number one "Best Value Public College" in the nation for out-of-state students, and number six in the nation for in-state residents. Geneseo has been distinguished in Kiplinger's Top Ten "Best Value Public Colleges," both in and out-of-state since 2005. US News & World Report’s 2005 edition of Guide to America’s Best Colleges: Geneseo is ranked No. 12 in the category “Best Universities-Master’s” for all colleges, public or private, in the northern region. Geneseo is also ranked No. 2 among the top public universities in the north. Geneseo was listed in the 2005 “Fiske Guide to Colleges,” a guide published annually by former New York Times Education Editor Edward B. Fiske. In the Fiske guide, Geneseo is highlighted as a “Best Buy” school, and is lauded for its academic programs, accessible professors and hometown atmosphere. The Princeton Review profiled Geneseo in the 2005 edition of “The Princeton Review’s Guide to the Best 357 Colleges,” and the college was ranked No. 3 on that publication’s list of “Best Bargains – Public” among all public colleges and universities nationwide.
Geneseo has been regularly profiled in the Princeton Review, Kiplinger's, Fiske, and US News and World Report in annual publications since 1985. In 2008, Kiplinger's reported that SUNY Geneseo "could just be the best public college you've never heard of", as the publication ranks it the #1 public school in the nation for the best valued "first-rate education" for out-of-state students. U.S. News & World Report magazine has named the State University of New York at Geneseo among 80 colleges and universities in the country with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching. The special list is contained in the magazine’s 2010 rankings of the country’s top colleges and universities.
Other national distinctions include recognitions from Money Magazine
and Yahoo!
Internet Life's 100 "most wired" campuses list (#90 in 1998, #49 in 1999, and in 2000 the list was divided by type of school and Geneseo placed #82 in the "larger universities" category).
Recent recognition for Geneseo has also come in the New York Times. In July 2006, the Times profiled 20 colleges and universities of "established or rising scholarship" which are fast becoming viable alternatives to Ivy League
institutions. In addition to its characterization of Geneseo as one of this country's "hidden gems," the Times noted that the college is "increasingly seen as a first choice for high achievers" and further observed that as the "most selective of SUNY's comprehensive colleges", Geneseo is fast becoming New York
's alternative for students who "chose not to go to the Ivies".
The college itself considers Boston College
, Colgate University
, Cornell University
, Hamilton College, and the University of Rochester
as its primary competitors and claims that it ranks among the "two or three most selective public undergraduate colleges in the nation".
, the State University of New York
. Different schools are different in character, program, quality, and prestige. Of all of the schools in the system, SUNY Geneseo and Binghamton University
consistently rank the highest in national publications. In the 2009 Kiplinger's report, for example, Geneseo and Binghamton University
were rated first and second, respectively, for best value for out-of-state students on the 100 Public College Values list. Binghamton is a doctoral-granting university and is ranked among like peers, and Geneseo is a master's-granting college.
The inaugural ΦΒΚ class was inducted to Geneseo's Alpha-Gamma of New York chapter in April 2004.
SUNY Geneseo is located on the east side of the Genesee Valley which gives the campus spectacular views and often remarkable sunsets. The rural area and rolling countryside provide a serene, safe setting for a college community. Of the approximately 5,000 full time residents in Geneseo, some 70% work at, or are in some way affiliated with the College, making Geneseo truly a "college town."
The Campus is divided between the Academic Quad, "North Side" and "South Side," with all academic buildings contained within the Academic Quad. South Side has five residence halls and a dining hall. The South Side complex was designed by architect Edgar Tafel
, one-time apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright
. Tafel also designed the Brodie Building, home of the School of the Arts on the Academic Quad. Additionally, 44 on campus townhouses, known as Saratoga Terrace, provide a connective corridor between South Side and the Academic Quad. The North Side contains eleven residence halls, two dining halls and the Lauderdale Health Center. The Academic Quad comprising the Upper and Lower Campuses contains all academic buildings, the College Union, Merritt Athletic Center, Wadsworth Auditorium and the Milne Library that provides amazing views of the Genesee valley.
In 2003, the college began the largest single capital improvement project in the history of the SUNY
system. The Integrated Science Facility (pictured right) is a 105000 square feet (9,754.8 m²), $32 million building equipped with a nuclear accelerator. The Center opened in the Spring of 2007. On the new building's opening, Greene Hall (a science building constructed in 1970) was shut down and completely renovated at a cost of $20 million. When the entire project was finished, the two buildings were combined and are considered to be one of the finest science centers of all undergraduate liberal arts colleges in the nation.
One of the main attractions of SUNY Geneseo's campus beside the breathtaking views of the valley is the stunning architecture of many of the older buildings. The James B. Welles building was constructed in 1932 and is the oldest building on campus with beautiful arches and gables and broad-leaf collegiate ivy draping its stone and brick facade. Formerly known as the Winfield Holcomb School, it served as the laboratory school for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. It now houses the departments of Philosophy, Political Science, Foreign Language, and English. The James V. Sturges building [pictured here :File:Sturges Hall at SUNY Geneseo.jpg, the central clock tower of the main Sturges Quad is Geneseo's signature building and contains the Alumni Carillon which chimes on the hour and plays songs at various times during the day. Constructed in 1938 it formerly served as the administration building and now contains the offices of the History, Psychology, Anthropology, Speech Pathology, and Sociology departments. Sturges also holds classrooms and laboratories as well as the Geneseo Speech and Hearing Clinic. Wadsworth Auditorium, [pictured here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:Wadsworth.JPG&redirect=no is also one of the oldest buildings on campus.
At the far end of the South Village Residences, the college maintains the 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum
wherein are preserved "more than 70 species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers, including a magnificent group of oak
trees which are more than 200 years old, and several black walnut
trees estimated to be over 100 years old." The arboretum is used for both teaching and recreation. It also contains a gazebo and the college's memorial to four alumni who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center
in New York City
, a gift left behind by the Class of 2002 through the Senior Challenge program.
East of the Academic Quad up a slight hill is Geneseo's Main street that complements the quaint campus with a variety of shops, restaurants and bars that students frequent throughout the week. Beyond Main Street is the historic village of Geneseo marked by Victorian architecture, well-kept mansions, fraternity and sorority houses as well as several nineteenth-century churches.
The Lamron reported that SUNY Geneseo plans to acquire and refurbish Doty Hall, one of its former buildings, and to demolish a currently underutilized structure, the Holcomb Campus School, in order to build an open air, artificial turf athletic stadium.
The Lamron reports that SUNY Geneseo will acquire Doty Hall and update its electrical and plumbing systems, as well as modernizing the new workspace. SUNY Geneseo will be collaborating with the building's current tenants, the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, who will maintain their center on the building's first floor. SUNY Geneseo will move its Office of Admissions into the building as part of a new, more visible college welcome center. Then the Center for International Students, the Hearing and Speech Clinic, and the Department of Communicative Disorders and Science were all scheduled to move into Doty, but with the program curtailments and the closing of the Communicative Disorder Department new plans are being developed for the utilization of the space. These moves will free up space in Sturges Hall and Erwin Hall, and reconnects a highly visible plot of land with the campus.
In addition to providing a turf playing field for Geneseo's soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse programs, Commencement will be held at the new stadium, eliminating the cost and hassle of annually erecting a temporary stadium in the B lot parking area.
Just off campus, in the center of Main Street in Geneseo sits the famous Bronze Bear statue. School legend has it that if a virgin ever graduates from Geneseo, the bear will come down off of the fountain and run away, never to be seen again. "The Bear" also plays host to any number of spontaneous decorations and pranks throughout the academic year. A story also circulates that one of the wealthy Wadsworth daughters saw the bear fountain in a small town in Germany, fell in love with it, bought it, and sent it back to Geneseo in the early 19th century. This story is unverified, but an excerpt from a history of the family that settled the valley implies that this is not true, and that the fountain was designed and built for its current location: "[Main Street] is still dominated by a drinking fountain for horses dedicated to Mrs. Emmeline Austin Wadsworth. For some obscure reason its designer placed a short pole in its center on top of which sits a cunning little iron bear, who is generally known as 'Aunt Emmeline'".
Also in the Sturges quad is the famous "Seuss Spruce," so called because it looks like a Dr. Seuss
illustration. It is said that the tree's shape was due to being weighed down by ice and snow during a particularly tough winter, and now the tree simply grows in a crooked and slightly spiral shape. Adding to the Seussian quality of the tree is the fact that the bottom branches "fan out" along the ground.
as one of the top ten in the world. This claim has been verified as false—National Geographic publishes no such ranking—but lives on in campus lore. Just off the Sturges Quad there is a Gazebo providing panoramic views of the Genesee Valley and its sunsets. As is tradition on many college campuses, it is said that a couple who kisses in the Gazebo at sunset is destined to be engaged and later wed.
In recent years, Men's Ice Hockey games in the Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena
have become major campus events drawing sell-out crowds of students and community members. A pep band has been formed and student groups often offer promotions, such as handing out noise makers to the capacity crowds.
Shine the sun down on her halls of wisdom, where memories linger and our thoughts remain
Sing her praises out across the valley, that echoes our refrain:
Geneseo! Geneseo! send us on our way
Geneseo! Geneseo! with our life's work we'll repay.
An older and longer version of the Alma Mater
from a 1929 student handbook has three verses and a chorus:
In 1986, the college designed a logo to "provide the College with an identity mark that was more readily identifiable than the College Seal and was not meant to replace the College Seal." Again drawing on the college's unique surroundings, "the graphic underneath the word 'Geneseo' symbolizes the rolling and rural character of the surrounding Genesee Valley." The typeface
used in this logo, and in many other college publications, is Galliard.
. Geneseo has 15 varsity sports programs including basketball (men's and women's), cross country (M, W), equestrian (W), field hockey (W), ice hockey (M), lacrosse (M, W), soccer (M, W), softball (W), swimming (M, W), tennis (W), track (M, W), and volleyball (W).
Although they are not NCAA programs, Geneseo also has several very competitive club sports teams that compete in intercollegiate play. These include rowing (M, W), rugby (M, W), baseball (M), ice hockey (W) water polo (M, W), volleyball (M),downhill skiing (M, W), tennis (M), fencing, ultimate frisbee, and cheerleading.
There are also many intramural sport offerings, including the perennial college classic, broomball
.
In both 2004 and 2006, the Geneseo Men's Soccer team won the SUNYAC conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament. In the 2004 tournament, Geneseo advanced as far as the NCAA Final Four in Greensboro, North Carolina before losing to UC Santa Cruz 3-1 in the National Semi Finals.
In 2005, the Geneseo Women's Cross Country
team won the NCAA Division III Championship. It was the school's first NCAA championship. In 2005, the school was ranked #10 among all Division III schools for the overall win/loss record of its sports teams.
In the 2004-2005 season, the Geneseo Men's ice hockey
team won the SUNYAC conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament, but lost in the first round of play to Trinity College. In 2005-2006 they repeated their success, claiming the SUNYAC Championship again. Their NCAA Tournament success was again limited, however, losing in the first round to the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
In 2001, the Women's Varsity 4+ (of the Women's Rowing Team) won the gold medal in their event at the 1st Annual SUNY Regatta.
In 2008 and 2009, the Women's Tennis Team won the SUNYAC conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament in the spring. In their 2009 SUNYAC win, they set a new record in team scoring with 46 pts.
In 2005 and 2009, the Women's Rugby Team won the New York State Rugby Conference Division 2 championships, and went to play in regionals. In 2010, they played in Division 1, and created a second, developmental team, which played in Division 3.
In 2010, sophomore Katie Roberts became the first rider in the 6 year history of the Women's Varsity Equestrian team to qualify for IHSA
(Intercollegiate Horse Show Association) Nationals for Open Equitation on the Flat in Lexington, Kentucky. Katie Roberts won 3rd place out of 20 riders competing in Open on the Flat at Nationals.
In 2011, both the Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams won SUNYAC championships, extending the men's winning streak to 13, and the women to 4. Several swimmers went on to compete at NCAA Division III National Championships.
Also in 2011, the Women's Basketball team cut down the nets on their home court for a SUNYAC Championship after completing a 28-4 record, with a 15 game win streak and a undefeated home court record. The team automatically received a bid to the NCAA tournament, and was fortunate enough to be able to host the first and second rounds of that tournament. They lost to Babson (MA) in the second round, making that their only home loss on the season.
, a federally-licensed radio station, four acclaimed a cappella groups (Southside Boys, Exit 8, Hips & Harmony, and Between the Lines), Musical Theatre Club (which consistently draws the highest crowds to the Alice Austin Theatre out of all shows during the school year and encourages campus wide appreciation of musical theatre) and several local and national Greek organizations.
These include:
Local:
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Livingston County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,328 people, 22,150 households, and 15,349 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 24,023 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
, New York
New York
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, United States
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. It is a University College of the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
. The school was founded as the Wadsworth Normal and Training School, in 1871, and became a state liberal arts college
Liberal arts college
A liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...
in 1948. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges
Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges
The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges or COPLAC is a consortium of 26 public colleges and universities in 24 states and one Canadian province...
.
Academics
Liberal arts college
A liberal arts college is one with a primary emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences.Students in the liberal arts generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects, including sciences as well as the traditional...
and is colloquially referred to by New Yorkers as the "Ivy of the SUNYs" or "Harvard on the Hill" because of its rigorous academic curriculum and its location atop a promontory on the western edge of the Finger Lakes region. Geneseo has 48 undergraduate majors, six graduate programs (Master's only), and 25 interdisciplinary minors. The most popular majors in descending order are education, business, the social sciences, biology, and psychology.
The student population is approximately 5,000, with a student/faculty ratio of 19:1 and an average class size of 25. Nearly 90% of Geneseo's full time faculty holds a Ph.D. or other terminal degree. Geneseo ranks number one in the nation for four-year graduation rates among comprehensive colleges and is currently tied for highest freshman retention rate out of any public college or university in New York.
The Humanities and Core Curriculum
One of the differentiating hallmarks of SUNY Geneseo's curriculum is the requirement that each student take two 4 credit survey courses in western humanities, in addition to a wide distribution of core courses in the arts and sciences. "Western Humanities 1" and "Western Humanities 2", as they are called, are taught by faculty members from various departments. Individual course syllabi share many historical, philosophical, and literary texts with other courses creating a common knowledge base within the undergraduate student body. A distribution of core courses in the humanities, languages, and sciences further ensures that Geneseo students are well versed in the liberal arts tradition of education.The entire general education curriculum is outlined below and must be completed by students of all majors.
- 2 courses in Natural Sciences
- 2 courses in Social Sciences
- 2 courses in Fine Arts
- 2 courses in Western Humanities
- 1 course in Numeric/Symbolic Reasoning
- 1 course in U.S. History
- 1 course in Non-Western Traditions
- 1 course in Critical Reading/Writing
- Competency within a Foreign Language
Study Abroad
25% of Geneseo's students participate in study abroad programs, either through the College or the SUNY system. One of Geneseo's most popular study abroad programs is its offering of the Humanities I course in either RomeRome
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, Athens
Athens
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or New York City
New York City
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, and the Humanities II course in either Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Prague
Prague
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, El Sauce
El Sauce
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, or at Oxford University. The most well known program is the Mediterrean Roots Humanities I program where students travel to both Greece and Italy for a duration of 5 weeks total. This program is taught by the world famous, Elias Savellos.
Administration
The current President of the College is Christopher Dahl, who is also a member of the English department faculty and teaches a course in British Romanticism every other fall semester.Admissions and statistics
Geneseo has developed into a highly selective institution, being one of the most selective public colleges in the nation. According to the college's admissions department there were over 10,000 students who applied for 935 seats in the class of 2014.For the class of 2014, The average SAT
SAT
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score (CR+M) was a 1340 and the average high school GPA was a 94. The middle 50% of scores on the ACT
ACT (examination)
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exam of all admitted students ranged from 28–30.
Nearly 60 percent of this year’s freshmen ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school classes - an all-time high for the College.
National distinction and rankings
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Kiplinger's Personal Finance is a magazine that has been continuously published, on a monthly basis, from 1947 to the present day. It was the nation's first personal finance magazine, and claims to deliver "sound, unbiased advice in clear, concise language"...
listed the college as the number one "Best Value Public College" in the nation for out-of-state students, and number six in the nation for in-state residents. Geneseo has been distinguished in Kiplinger's Top Ten "Best Value Public Colleges," both in and out-of-state since 2005. US News & World Report’s 2005 edition of Guide to America’s Best Colleges: Geneseo is ranked No. 12 in the category “Best Universities-Master’s” for all colleges, public or private, in the northern region. Geneseo is also ranked No. 2 among the top public universities in the north. Geneseo was listed in the 2005 “Fiske Guide to Colleges,” a guide published annually by former New York Times Education Editor Edward B. Fiske. In the Fiske guide, Geneseo is highlighted as a “Best Buy” school, and is lauded for its academic programs, accessible professors and hometown atmosphere. The Princeton Review profiled Geneseo in the 2005 edition of “The Princeton Review’s Guide to the Best 357 Colleges,” and the college was ranked No. 3 on that publication’s list of “Best Bargains – Public” among all public colleges and universities nationwide.
Geneseo has been regularly profiled in the Princeton Review, Kiplinger's, Fiske, and US News and World Report in annual publications since 1985. In 2008, Kiplinger's reported that SUNY Geneseo "could just be the best public college you've never heard of", as the publication ranks it the #1 public school in the nation for the best valued "first-rate education" for out-of-state students. U.S. News & World Report magazine has named the State University of New York at Geneseo among 80 colleges and universities in the country with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching. The special list is contained in the magazine’s 2010 rankings of the country’s top colleges and universities.
Other national distinctions include recognitions from Money Magazine
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and Yahoo!
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Internet Life's 100 "most wired" campuses list (#90 in 1998, #49 in 1999, and in 2000 the list was divided by type of school and Geneseo placed #82 in the "larger universities" category).
Recent recognition for Geneseo has also come in the New York Times. In July 2006, the Times profiled 20 colleges and universities of "established or rising scholarship" which are fast becoming viable alternatives to Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
institutions. In addition to its characterization of Geneseo as one of this country's "hidden gems," the Times noted that the college is "increasingly seen as a first choice for high achievers" and further observed that as the "most selective of SUNY's comprehensive colleges", Geneseo is fast becoming New York
New York
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's alternative for students who "chose not to go to the Ivies".
The college itself considers Boston College
Boston College
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, Colgate University
Colgate University
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, Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Hamilton College, and the University of Rochester
University of Rochester
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as its primary competitors and claims that it ranks among the "two or three most selective public undergraduate colleges in the nation".
SUNY Rankings
All SUNY schools are part of the same university systemUniversity system
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, the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
. Different schools are different in character, program, quality, and prestige. Of all of the schools in the system, SUNY Geneseo and Binghamton University
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
consistently rank the highest in national publications. In the 2009 Kiplinger's report, for example, Geneseo and Binghamton University
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
were rated first and second, respectively, for best value for out-of-state students on the 100 Public College Values list. Binghamton is a doctoral-granting university and is ranked among like peers, and Geneseo is a master's-granting college.
Phi Beta Kappa
Geneseo has joined 270 colleges and universities in the nation with chapters of the oldest academic honor society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa. SUNY's four university centers already had chapters; Geneseo's establishment of a chapter is significant because it was the first (and is currently the only) of New York's thirteen state university colleges to have received the honor.The inaugural ΦΒΚ class was inducted to Geneseo's Alpha-Gamma of New York chapter in April 2004.
The campus
The Campus is divided between the Academic Quad, "North Side" and "South Side," with all academic buildings contained within the Academic Quad. South Side has five residence halls and a dining hall. The South Side complex was designed by architect Edgar Tafel
Edgar Tafel
Edgar A. Tafel was an American architect, best known as a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright.-Early life and career:Tafel was born in New York City to Russian Jewish immigrants, and moved to New Jersey with his...
, one-time apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
. Tafel also designed the Brodie Building, home of the School of the Arts on the Academic Quad. Additionally, 44 on campus townhouses, known as Saratoga Terrace, provide a connective corridor between South Side and the Academic Quad. The North Side contains eleven residence halls, two dining halls and the Lauderdale Health Center. The Academic Quad comprising the Upper and Lower Campuses contains all academic buildings, the College Union, Merritt Athletic Center, Wadsworth Auditorium and the Milne Library that provides amazing views of the Genesee valley.
In 2003, the college began the largest single capital improvement project in the history of the SUNY
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
system. The Integrated Science Facility (pictured right) is a 105000 square feet (9,754.8 m²), $32 million building equipped with a nuclear accelerator. The Center opened in the Spring of 2007. On the new building's opening, Greene Hall (a science building constructed in 1970) was shut down and completely renovated at a cost of $20 million. When the entire project was finished, the two buildings were combined and are considered to be one of the finest science centers of all undergraduate liberal arts colleges in the nation.
One of the main attractions of SUNY Geneseo's campus beside the breathtaking views of the valley is the stunning architecture of many of the older buildings. The James B. Welles building was constructed in 1932 and is the oldest building on campus with beautiful arches and gables and broad-leaf collegiate ivy draping its stone and brick facade. Formerly known as the Winfield Holcomb School, it served as the laboratory school for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. It now houses the departments of Philosophy, Political Science, Foreign Language, and English. The James V. Sturges building [pictured here :File:Sturges Hall at SUNY Geneseo.jpg, the central clock tower of the main Sturges Quad is Geneseo's signature building and contains the Alumni Carillon which chimes on the hour and plays songs at various times during the day. Constructed in 1938 it formerly served as the administration building and now contains the offices of the History, Psychology, Anthropology, Speech Pathology, and Sociology departments. Sturges also holds classrooms and laboratories as well as the Geneseo Speech and Hearing Clinic. Wadsworth Auditorium, [pictured here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:Wadsworth.JPG&redirect=no is also one of the oldest buildings on campus.
At the far end of the South Village Residences, the college maintains the 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum
Arboretum
An arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
wherein are preserved "more than 70 species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers, including a magnificent group of oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
trees which are more than 200 years old, and several black walnut
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra, the Eastern Black walnut, is a species of flowering tree in the hickory family, Juglandaceae, that is native to eastern North America. It grows mostly in riparian zones, from southern Ontario, west to southeast South Dakota, south to Georgia, northern Florida and southwest to central...
trees estimated to be over 100 years old." The arboretum is used for both teaching and recreation. It also contains a gazebo and the college's memorial to four alumni who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, a gift left behind by the Class of 2002 through the Senior Challenge program.
East of the Academic Quad up a slight hill is Geneseo's Main street that complements the quaint campus with a variety of shops, restaurants and bars that students frequent throughout the week. Beyond Main Street is the historic village of Geneseo marked by Victorian architecture, well-kept mansions, fraternity and sorority houses as well as several nineteenth-century churches.
Planned expansion
The Lamron reports that SUNY Geneseo will acquire Doty Hall and update its electrical and plumbing systems, as well as modernizing the new workspace. SUNY Geneseo will be collaborating with the building's current tenants, the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, who will maintain their center on the building's first floor. SUNY Geneseo will move its Office of Admissions into the building as part of a new, more visible college welcome center. Then the Center for International Students, the Hearing and Speech Clinic, and the Department of Communicative Disorders and Science were all scheduled to move into Doty, but with the program curtailments and the closing of the Communicative Disorder Department new plans are being developed for the utilization of the space. These moves will free up space in Sturges Hall and Erwin Hall, and reconnects a highly visible plot of land with the campus.
In addition to providing a turf playing field for Geneseo's soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse programs, Commencement will be held at the new stadium, eliminating the cost and hassle of annually erecting a temporary stadium in the B lot parking area.
Traditions and campus culture
Geneseo's students celebrate many longstanding traditions and campus legends.The Bronze Bear
The Greek Tree
In the Sturges quad, students from different Greek organizations sneak about late at night to paint a "Greek tree." http://www.geneseo.edu/~ago/photos/alumni/1980s/1980_ago_tree.jpg. There are so many layers of paint on the tree that the original contours of the bark and trunk are obscured. Despite the years of paint, the tree continues to grow and produce leaves. The exact date when this practice began is unknown, but alumni report that it began sporadically during the 1950s and became regular practice in the mid to late 1960s.
The Seuss Spruce
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....
illustration. It is said that the tree's shape was due to being weighed down by ice and snow during a particularly tough winter, and now the tree simply grows in a crooked and slightly spiral shape. Adding to the Seussian quality of the tree is the fact that the bottom branches "fan out" along the ground.
Sunsets
Sunsets on campus are also legendary, so much so that students and alumni say the sunset at Geneseo was once ranked by National Geographic MagazineNational Geographic Magazine
National Geographic, formerly the National Geographic Magazine, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded...
as one of the top ten in the world. This claim has been verified as false—National Geographic publishes no such ranking—but lives on in campus lore. Just off the Sturges Quad there is a Gazebo providing panoramic views of the Genesee Valley and its sunsets. As is tradition on many college campuses, it is said that a couple who kisses in the Gazebo at sunset is destined to be engaged and later wed.
Ice hockey games
Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena
The Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena is an ice arena located on the campus of the State University of New York College at Geneseo. It is the home ice of the Ice Knights, Geneseo's NCAA Division III men's ice hockey team...
have become major campus events drawing sell-out crowds of students and community members. A pep band has been formed and student groups often offer promotions, such as handing out noise makers to the capacity crowds.
Alma mater
The lyrics to the school song, sung at convocation, commencement, and other formal events are as follows:Shine the sun down on her halls of wisdom, where memories linger and our thoughts remain
Sing her praises out across the valley, that echoes our refrain:
Geneseo! Geneseo! send us on our way
Geneseo! Geneseo! with our life's work we'll repay.
An older and longer version of the Alma Mater
Alma mater
Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...
from a 1929 student handbook has three verses and a chorus:
- Proudly it stands on the hillside so firm, with its banners floating on high.
The finest Normal in the land, for you we'll do or die.
Chorus:
Then cheer for Alma Mater, our foster mother dear.
May her sons and daughters ever, love her from year to year.
May they her memory cherish--in duty never fail,
Nor let her honor perish. To Geneseo all hail!
- Let us strive to all our standards raise in sport and studies too.
Show all the world we're fighting clean, in all that we may do.
- Others may cheer for their orange and black, or to other colors be true.
But we shall ever hold out love, for you our white and blue.
College seal and logotype
The Geneseo college seal, featured in the infobox above, was unveiled in July 1968. According the college's office of publications, the seal is a visual representation of the college's location and mission: "The circular design features a flame from the torch of knowledge surrounded by leaves symbolic of the bucolic setting of SUNY Geneseo and its growth. Both are atop waves symbolizing the historic Genesee River."In 1986, the college designed a logo to "provide the College with an identity mark that was more readily identifiable than the College Seal and was not meant to replace the College Seal." Again drawing on the college's unique surroundings, "the graphic underneath the word 'Geneseo' symbolizes the rolling and rural character of the surrounding Genesee Valley." The typeface
Typeface
In typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
used in this logo, and in many other college publications, is Galliard.
Arts and Culture
- Lori Barrett, (class of 1989), otherwise known as Enid CrowEnid CrowEnid Crow is a feminist artist who is best known for the Disaster Series, a series of self-portrait photographs. She has had solo shows at A.I.R. Gallery , Holocene , and Constance Art Gallery . Her photographs have been published in Venus Zine, riffRAG, 24/7, Altar...
, photographic artist known for her "Disaster Series." - Glenn Gordon CaronGlenn Gordon CaronGlenn Gordon Caron is an American television writer, director and producer. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.-Bio:...
(class of 1975), executive producer of TV series "Medium" and "Moonlighting" - Greg Fox (author)Greg Fox (author)Greg Fox is an American author and social commentator.Fox began making comics at 12 years old, publishing his first strip at age 14 and continuing to illustrate and create editorial cartoons in college. He received a B.A. from Geneseo College...
(class of 1983), artist/writer of nationally syndicated comic strip Kyle's Bed & BreakfastKyle's Bed & BreakfastKyle's Bed & Breakfast is a syndicated comic strip by Greg Fox.The comic strip takes place in a gay bed & breakfast, and features a diverse cast of regularly appearing characters, along with an ongoing flow of guests who contribute to the humor and drama...
. - Andrew D. Hamingson (class of 1990), managing director of the off-broadway Atlantic Theater CompanyAtlantic Theater CompanyAtlantic Theater Company is an Off-Broadway non-profit theater, whose mission is to produce great plays "simply and truthfully utilizing an artistic ensemble." The company was founded in 1985 by David Mamet, William H. Macy, and 30 of their acting students from New York University, inspired by the...
in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. - Roger Sadowsky, founder, Sadowsky Guitars, a luthierLuthierA luthier is someone who makes or repairs lutes and other string instruments. In the United States, the term is used interchangeably with a term for the specialty of each maker, such as violinmaker, guitar maker, lute maker, etc...
by trade - Howard Blumenthal (class of 1974), author; newspaper columnist for Chicago Sun-Times, etc.; creator/producer Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show); media executive
- Curt SmithCurt Smith (author)Curt Smith is an American author, media host and columnist.Smith is a 1973 graduate of SUNY at Geneseo. He worked as a Gannett Company reporter, a speechwriter to former Texas Governor John Connolly, and an editor at the Saturday Evening Post. In 1989 he joined the George H.W...
(class of 1973), author, broadcaster and Republican speech writer for President George H. W. Bush
Popular culture
- Gregg "Opie" HughesOpie and AnthonyOpie and Anthony are the hosts of The Opie & Anthony Show, a talk radio program airing in the United States and Canada on XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Since the merger of the two satellite companies, this is now called Sirius/XM...
, "Opie" of shock radio pair Opie and AnthonyOpie and AnthonyOpie and Anthony are the hosts of The Opie & Anthony Show, a talk radio program airing in the United States and Canada on XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Since the merger of the two satellite companies, this is now called Sirius/XM... - Chelsea NobleChelsea NobleChelsea Noble is an American actress who is best known for her role as Kate MacDonald on the American television sitcom Growing Pains...
(class of 1987), (formerly Nancy Mueller), film and TV actress - William SadlerWilliam Sadler (actor)William Thomas Sadler is an American actor who works in film and television. His television and motion picture roles have included Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller in The Pacific, Luther Sloan in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell, convict Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption,...
, actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
best known for his roles in The Shawshank RedemptionThe Shawshank RedemptionThe Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman....
and RoswellRoswell (TV series)Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002... - J.T. The BrickJ.T. the BrickJohn Tournour better known as J.T. the Brick is a sports talk radio host based in Las Vegas, Nevada. His show airs weeknights from 10pm to 3am Pacific time on Fox Sports Radio...
- Fox Sports Radio talk show host - Jenna WolfeJenna WolfeJenna Wolfe is a national correspondent for NBC's Today, and the co-anchor of their Sunday edition...
- anchor of NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Weekend TodayWeekend TodayWeekend Today is the unofficial title of the weekend editions of Today, an American morning news and talk show which airs daily on NBC.-History:...
The Sciences
- Brian L. DeMarco (class of 1996), Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThe University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
. DeMarco's research into a new state of matter won Science Magazine's distinction as one of the top ten scientific discoveries of 1999. - My Hang V. HuynhMy Hang V. HuynhMy Hang V. Huynh is a Vietnamese chemist in the High Explosives Science and Technology Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Huynh's research has led to the creation of "Green Primary Explosives" which are "designed to replace traditional mercury and lead-based explosives and reduce damaging...
(class of 1991) is a scientist at the Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico...
who was presented an E.O. Lawrence Award in 2007 by Secretary of Energy Samuel W. BodmanSamuel W. BodmanSamuel Wright Bodman III was a United States Secretary of Energy and was previously Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department.-Early life, career, and family:...
for her research and development of ecologically friendly explosives which replace those made with lead and mercury. In 2007 the MacArthur FoundationMacArthur FoundationThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in the United States. Based in Chicago but supporting non-profit organizations that work in 60 countries, MacArthur has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978...
awarded Huynh the "Genius Grant," otherwise called the MacArthur Fellows ProgramMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
.
Government, Business, and Law
- Jackie Norris, (class of 1992), former Chief of Staff to First LadyFirst LadyFirst Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...
Michelle ObamaMichelle ObamaMichelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the wife of the 44th and incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States...
. - Eric S. Stoll (Class of 2001), founder of Arke Systems.
Faculty
- Bill Cook and Ron HerzmanBill Cook and Ron HerzmanRonald B. Herzman and William R. Cook are both Distinguished Teaching Professors at the State University of New York at Geneseo, and are collaborators on numerous intellectual projects about Medieval and Renaissance literature, history, and culture. Herzman is a professor of English, and Cook is a...
, Distinguished Teaching Professors of History and English, respectively. - Stephen F. West, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Mathematics.
- Rita K. GollinRita K. GollinRita K. Gollin was born on January 22, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY. She attended Queens College for undergraduate studies before earning her Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota in 1961. Gollin is Distinguished Professor Emerita of English at the State University of New York at Geneseo...
, Distinguished Professor Emerita of English. - Walter HardingWalter HardingWalter Harding was a distinguished professor of English at the State University of New York at Geneseo and internationally recognized scholar of the life and work of Henry David Thoreau. Harding was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and received his B.S. from Bridgewater State College in 1939,...
, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English, deceased. - Carol HarterCarol HarterCarol Clancey Harter was the 7th president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . From New York, she holds B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Binghamton University. She was succeeded as president of UNLV by David B. Ashley on July 1, 2006...
, served as Geneseo's eleventh president, before assuming the presidency of UNLV from 1995-2006. - Eoin McKiernanEoin McKiernanEoin McKiernan, M.A.,Ph.D., D. Litt., was one of the major early scholars in the interdisciplinary field of Irish Studies in the United States and the founder of the Irish American Cultural Institute. He is credited with leading efforts to revive and preserve Irish culture and language in the...
, Professor 1949-1959, early scholar of Irish Studies. - Dr. Robert W. O'Donnell, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Biology.
- Rudy RuckerRudy RuckerRudolf von Bitter Rucker is an American mathematician, computer scientist, science fiction author, and philosopher, and is one of the founders of the cyberpunk literary movement. The author of both fiction and non-fiction, he is best known for the novels in the Ware Tetralogy, the first two of...
, Professor of Mathematics from 1972–1978, author of mathematical science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novels, such as the novel White LightWhite Light (Rudy Rucker novel)White Light is a work of science fiction by Rudy Rucker published in 1980 by Ace Books. It was written while Rucker was teaching mathematics at the University of Heidelberg from 1978 to 1980, at roughly the same time he was working on the non-fiction book Infinity and the Mind.On one level, the...
, which is set in Geneseo, and the Ware TetralogyWare TetralogyThe Ware Tetralogy is a series of four science fiction novels by author Rudy Rucker: Software , Wetware , Freeware and Realware . The first two books both received the Philip K. Dick Award for best novel...
. He is considered a founder of the cyberpunkCyberpunkCyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...
literary movement and developed the concept of transrealismTransrealismTransrealism is a literary mode that mixes the techniques of incorporating fantastic elements used in science fiction with the techniques of describing immediate perceptions from naturalistic realism. While combining the strengths of the two approaches, it is largely a reaction to their perceived...
. - Dr. Dale Evan Metz, Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, received Honors in the Association for Research awarded by the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
- Dr. James Willey, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of Music, noted American Composer.
Teams and programs
Geneseo's athletic program is part of the NCAA Division III. They are a member of the State University of New York Athletic ConferenceState University of New York Athletic Conference
The State University of New York Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III athletics conference consisting of schools in the State University of New York system...
. Geneseo has 15 varsity sports programs including basketball (men's and women's), cross country (M, W), equestrian (W), field hockey (W), ice hockey (M), lacrosse (M, W), soccer (M, W), softball (W), swimming (M, W), tennis (W), track (M, W), and volleyball (W).
Although they are not NCAA programs, Geneseo also has several very competitive club sports teams that compete in intercollegiate play. These include rowing (M, W), rugby (M, W), baseball (M), ice hockey (W) water polo (M, W), volleyball (M),downhill skiing (M, W), tennis (M), fencing, ultimate frisbee, and cheerleading.
There are also many intramural sport offerings, including the perennial college classic, broomball
Broomball
Broomball is a recreational ice game originating in Canada and played around the world. It is played in a hockey rink, either indoors or outdoors, depending on climate and location. Broomball is popular in the Canadian province of Manitoba, where Glenella is the Broomball Capital of the World...
.
Athletics highlights
In both 2004 and 2007, the Geneseo's Men's Lacrosse team won the SUNYAC conference championship. The team has also advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament three times within the years 2004-2007.In both 2004 and 2006, the Geneseo Men's Soccer team won the SUNYAC conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament. In the 2004 tournament, Geneseo advanced as far as the NCAA Final Four in Greensboro, North Carolina before losing to UC Santa Cruz 3-1 in the National Semi Finals.
In 2005, the Geneseo Women's Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
team won the NCAA Division III Championship. It was the school's first NCAA championship. In 2005, the school was ranked #10 among all Division III schools for the overall win/loss record of its sports teams.
In the 2004-2005 season, the Geneseo Men's ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team won the SUNYAC conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament, but lost in the first round of play to Trinity College. In 2005-2006 they repeated their success, claiming the SUNYAC Championship again. Their NCAA Tournament success was again limited, however, losing in the first round to the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
In 2001, the Women's Varsity 4+ (of the Women's Rowing Team) won the gold medal in their event at the 1st Annual SUNY Regatta.
In 2008 and 2009, the Women's Tennis Team won the SUNYAC conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament in the spring. In their 2009 SUNYAC win, they set a new record in team scoring with 46 pts.
In 2005 and 2009, the Women's Rugby Team won the New York State Rugby Conference Division 2 championships, and went to play in regionals. In 2010, they played in Division 1, and created a second, developmental team, which played in Division 3.
In 2010, sophomore Katie Roberts became the first rider in the 6 year history of the Women's Varsity Equestrian team to qualify for IHSA
IHSA
IHSA can refer to:*Illinois High School Association*Intercollegiate Horse Show Association...
(Intercollegiate Horse Show Association) Nationals for Open Equitation on the Flat in Lexington, Kentucky. Katie Roberts won 3rd place out of 20 riders competing in Open on the Flat at Nationals.
In 2011, both the Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams won SUNYAC championships, extending the men's winning streak to 13, and the women to 4. Several swimmers went on to compete at NCAA Division III National Championships.
Also in 2011, the Women's Basketball team cut down the nets on their home court for a SUNYAC Championship after completing a 28-4 record, with a 15 game win streak and a undefeated home court record. The team automatically received a bid to the NCAA tournament, and was fortunate enough to be able to host the first and second rounds of that tournament. They lost to Babson (MA) in the second round, making that their only home loss on the season.
Student organizations
Geneseo students participate in a wide range of diverse organizations and activities, including The Lamron, an independent student newspaper published since 1922, Geneseo Student Television (GSTV), an award winning Model United Nations team, a nationally competitive Federal Reserve Challenge club, WGSUWGSU
WGSU is an FM college radio station located at 89.3 MHz and broadcasting from Geneseo, New York, USA. The station is located on the campus of the State University of New York at Geneseo and is run and staffed primarily by the students of the college....
, a federally-licensed radio station, four acclaimed a cappella groups (Southside Boys, Exit 8, Hips & Harmony, and Between the Lines), Musical Theatre Club (which consistently draws the highest crowds to the Alice Austin Theatre out of all shows during the school year and encourages campus wide appreciation of musical theatre) and several local and national Greek organizations.
These include:
Fraternities
National:- Sigma Alpha MuSigma Alpha MuSigma Alpha Mu , also known as "Sammy", is a college fraternity founded at the City College of New York in 1909. Originally only for Jewish men, Sigma Alpha Mu remained so until 1953, when members from all backgrounds were accepted. Originally headquartered in New York, Sigma Alpha Mu has...
(Sammy) - Alpha Chi RhoAlpha Chi RhoAlpha Chi Rho is a men's collegiate fraternity founded on June 4, 1895 at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut by the Reverend Paul Ziegler, his son Carl Ziegler, and Carl's friends William Rouse, Herbert T. Sherriff and William A.D. Eardeley. It is a charter member of the North-American...
(Crows) - Lambda Alpha UpsilonLambda Alpha UpsilonLatino America Unida, Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Inc. is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded on December 10, 1985 at the State University of New York at Buffalo when sixteen men formed a support group to provide a social and cultural outlet for students of Latin...
Local:
- Omega Beta Psi (Omega)
- Delta Kappa Tau (DK)
- Phi Sigma Xi (Phigs)
- Phi Kappa Chi (Phi Kap)
- Sigma Nu Chi (Sig Nu)
- Sigma Tau Psi (Sig Tau)
- Zeta Beta Xi (ZBXi)
Sororities
National:- Sigma KappaSigma KappaSigma Kappa is a sorority founded in 1874 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Sigma Kappa was founded by five women: Mary Caffrey Low Carver, Elizabeth Gorham Hoag, Ida Mabel Fuller Pierce, Frances Elliott Mann Hall and Louise Helen Coburn...
(Kappa) - Sigma Delta TauSigma Delta TauSigma Delta Tau is a national sorority and member of the National Panhellenic Conference, was founded March 25, 1917 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The original name, Sigma Delta Phi, was changed after the women discovered a sorority with the same name already existed...
(SDT) - Delta Phi EpsilonDelta Phi Epsilon (social)Delta Phi Epsilon is an international sorority founded on March 17, 1917 at New York University Law School in New York City...
(DPhiE or Deephs)
Local:
- Alpha Delta Epsilon (AD)
- Alpha Kappa Phi (Ago)
- Alpha Omega Pi (AOPi)
- Sigma Gamma Phi (Arethusa)
- Phi Kappa Pi (Clio)
- Phi Eta Psi (Phetas)
- Phi Lambda Chi (Phi Lambs)
Alternative Organizations
- Alpha Kappa PsiAlpha Kappa PsiΑΚΨ is the oldest and largest professional business fraternity. The Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity was founded on October 5, 1904 at New York University, and was incorporated on May 20, 1905...
- Alpha Phi OmegaAlpha Phi OmegaAlpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...
- Phi Beta Lambda
- Men of Action and Change (MAC)
- Gamma Chi Epsilon
- Sisters Making a Change (SMAC)
- Royal Lady Knights (RLK)