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University at Albany,
State University of New York
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Motto:Sapientia et sua et docendi causa (Wisdom both for its own sake and for the sake of teaching)
Established:1844
Type:Public
Faculty:940
Students:17,040
Undergraduates:12,013
Postgraduates:5,027
Location:Albany, NY, USA
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Athletics:24
Colors:Purple and gold
Mascot:Great Dane
Website:www.albany.edu

The University at Albany, State University of New York, commonly known as the University at Albany, is a highly selective public university located in the capital of New York State, and is the senior campus of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The Great Dane, Danish Hound, or German Mastiff, is a breed of Domestic dog ( A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Founded in 1844, it is an internationally recognized public research institution, which carries out a broad mission of undergraduate and graduate education, research, and service. UAlbany (its officially designated informal title) has three campuses: the Uptown and Downtown campuses in the City of Albany and one campus in the Town of East Greenbush, just east of Albany. The City of Albany is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about SSE of Perth, the capital

The University enrolls more than 17,000 students in ten schools and colleges, which offer 189 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs. The University’s academic choices are diverse and include a range of new and emerging fields such as public policy, nanotechnology, globalization, documentary studies, biotechnology, and informatics. Nanotechnology, sometimes shortened to nanotech, refers to a field of Applied science whose theme is the control of matter on an Atomic and Molecular Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Biotechnology is Technology based on Biology, especially when used in Agriculture, Food science, and Medicine. Informatics is the science of Information, the practice of Information processing, and the engineering of Information systems. Students take advantage of more than 300 study-abroad programs, as well as extensive internship opportunities that offer real-world experience in New York’s capital and surrounding region. The Honors College, which opened in fall 2006, offers opportunities for the best-prepared students to work closely with faculty.

University at Albany faculty attracted $240. 9 million in research funding in 2006-2007 for work advancing discovery in a wide range of fields. Research funding is a term generally covering any funding for scientific Research, in the areas of both "hard" Science and Technology and The research enterprise is distinguished by established and emerging strengths in four areas: nanoscale sciences and engineering, social science and public policy, life sciences, and atmospheric sciences. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including Anthropology, Communication studies Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Atmospheric sciences is an umbrella term for the study of the atmosphere, its processes the effects other systems have on the atmosphere and the effects of the atmosphere A wide range of explorations in other areas also contributes to the rich spectrum of UAlbany research.

In addition to offering many cultural benefits, including a nationally-recognized contemporary art museum and a world-renowned writers institute, UAlbany plays a major role in the economic development of the Capital Region and New York State — particularly through its programs in nanosciences and nanotechnology and in the biotechnology and biomedical sciences. Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the Economic development is the development of economic wealth of countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants Capital Region, also National Capital Region, is a common term for the region or district surrounding the Capital city a country or any other administrative division An economic impact study in 2004 estimated UAlbany’s economic impact to be $1. 1 billion annually in New York State — $1 billion of that in the Capital Region.

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Colleges and schools

The University comprises nine colleges and schools, plus an honors college:

College of Arts and Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences, comprising 23 departments, forms the largest academic division at the University.

Departments of the College of Arts and Sciences include Africana Studies, Anthropology, Art, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Classics, Communication, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, East Asian Studies, Economics, English, Geography and Planning, History, Judaic Studies, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Latin American, Caribbean, and U. African American studies is a subset of Black studies or Africana studies. Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties "Classical literature" redirects here For literature in Classical languages outside the Graeco-Roman sphere see Ancient literature. Communication studies is an Academic field that deals with processes of communication commonly defined as the sharing of Symbols over distances in space and time Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth Sciences) is an all-embracing term for the Sciences related to the planet Atmospheric sciences is an umbrella term for the study of the atmosphere, its processes the effects other systems have on the atmosphere and the effects of the atmosphere Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term English literature refers to Literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by Writers not necessarily from Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut A language is a dynamic set of visual auditory or tactile Symbols of Communication and the elements used to manipulate them Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting S. Latino Studies, Mathematics and Statistics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Theatre, and Women's Studies. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection analysis interpretation or explanation and presentation of Data. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one There are fifty-eight undergraduate majors offered in these areas, along with their paired minors and 17 other minors as well as a variety of cooperative interdisciplinary programs that include the arts, humanistic studies, physical sciences, and social sciences.

The College houses the following research centers: the Biological Imaging Center; Center for Applied Historical Research; Center for Astronomical Observatory; Center for Autism and Related Disabilities; Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities; Center for Language and International Communication; Center for Latino, Latin American and Caribbean Studies(CELAC); Center for Biochemistry and Biophysics; Center for Economic Research; Center for Jewish Studies; Center for Neuroscience Research; Center for X-Ray Optics; Econometrics Research and Training Institute; Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Laboratory; Institute of Biomolecular Stereodynamics; Institute for Research on Women; Institute for Mesoamerican Studies; The Institute for Watershed Management; Ion Beam Laboratory; Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research; and the College-affiliated New York Latino Research and Resources Network (NYLARNet).

Graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences in the humanities and fine arts, science and mathematics, social and behavioral studies, and college-based interdisciplinary majors lead to the following degrees and certificates: Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Regional Planning, Master of Fine Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Arts, Certificate of Advanced Standing, Certificate of Advanced Study, and the Certificate (in selected fields). Transfer credit, credit transfer or advanced standing is the term used by Colleges and Universities for the procedure of granting credit

College of Computing and Information

The mission of the College of Computing and Information (CCI), created in 2005, is to support world-class, discipline-based research and educational programs related to computing and information. With its partnerships in the corporate, government and nonprofit sectors, the College provides expertise and collaboration efforts that benefit New York State and the nation.

CCI students take advantage of a research-based learning community that prepare them for careers in today’s Information Age ranging from leadership in the software industry, to information policymaking on the federal level, to school library media specialists in local school districts.

CCI has three integrated departments, which provide students with a broad view of how information is created, organized, stored, manipulated, packaged, retrieved and applied:

Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

The Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, created in 1981, was named for former U. Computer science (or computing science) is the study and the Science of the theoretical foundations of Information and Computation and their Informatics is the science of Information, the practice of Information processing, and the engineering of Information systems. Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the collection classification, manipulation storage retrieval and dissemination S. Vice President and Governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller ( July 8, 1908 January 26, 1979) was the forty-first Vice President of the United States, the forty-ninth It is home to UAlbany’s departments of Political Science and Public Administration and Policy. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems Public administration can be broadly described as the development implementation and study of branches of government Policy.

The College has an enhanced interdisciplinary approach to its public policy mission, and provides educational preparation for academic and public service careers, to undertake research on significant public problems and issues, and to assist in the continuing professional development of government executives. It also offers appropriate assistance to the federal and New York State governments, as well as to foreign nations and international organizations, to meet the responsibilities of contemporary citizenship and governance. International Organization is a peer-reviewed Academic journal that covers the entire field of International affairs. Such assistance includes special courses and conferences, research and consultation, and publications for the dissemination of information.

The College offers degree programs that range from bachelor's level study in political science and public policy, to master's programs in political science, public administration and public policy, to doctorates in political science and public administration. Research centers within the College include the Center for Legislative Development, the Center for Policy Research, the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, and the Institute for Traffic Safety Management & Research.

Several Rockefeller College programs consistently rank highly in the annual surveys of America’s Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News and World Report. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D

School of Business

UAlbany’s School of Business, accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, provides students of all ages and backgrounds with academic programs that build critical business management skills. Founded in 1970, the School quickly became recognized as one of the most comprehensive and academically competitive business schools in the Northeast. Its masters and doctoral programs draw students from all over the world by offering both full-time and part-time opportunities to earn a highly regarded advanced degree.

Bachelor of Science degrees are offered in business administration or accounting. In Business, administration consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions Accountancy or accounting is the measurement statement or provision of assurance about financial information primarily used by Lenders managers, Business administration majors concentrate in one of four fields — finance, marketing, information technology management, or management. In Business, administration consists of the performance or management of business operations and thus the making or implementing of major decisions The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated In popular usage "marketing" is the promotion of products especially Advertising and Branding However in professional usage the term has a wider meaning of Information technology management (or IT management) is a combination of two branches of study Information technology and Management. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise Both accounting and business administration majors are 60-credit majors, as opposed to the normal 40-credit variety. Students are also permitted to combine concentrations. An excellent Financial Analyst program was created in the early 2000s. A financial analyst (or securities analyst, research analyst, equity analyst, investment analyst) is a person who works with Financial analysis

Graduate programs are focused on the information age, because the School believes that the creative application of information systems is now essential for the effective growth, management and expansion of business. The MBA has at its core the design and application of information systems for business and industry as well as the generation and effective use of information. The tax and accounting programs emphasize the use of accounting as a decision support system that manages the flow of economic data to all parts of a business.

Overall, the School’s aggressive curriculum, modern classrooms and computer labs foster an interactive and "high tech" learning environment, and applied experiences in the form of relevant internships, on-site field projects with local and regional companies, and in-class projects/case studies that address the most topical business themes.

The School has a history of attaining high placement in meaningful positions with such top companies as Accenture, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte and Merrill Lynch. Accenture () is a global Management consulting, Technology services, and Outsourcing company KPMG is one of the largest Professional services firms in the world PricewaterhouseCoopers (or PwC is one of the world's largest Professional services firms Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (also branded as Deloitte) is one of the largest Professional services firms in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along Merrill Lynch & Co Inc () is a global financial services firm

School of Criminal Justice

UAlbany’s School of Criminal Justice is one of the nation’s premier programs in criminal justice, offering degrees on the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. Criminal justice is the system of practices and organizations used by national and local governments directed at maintaining Social control, deterring The problem-centered interdisciplinary approach of its doctoral program was considered groundbreaking upon the School’s founding in 1966, and spurred what came to called “the Albany model” for other Ph. D. programs in major universities across the nation and the world.

The School concentrates on all aspects of crime and societal reactions to crime, including the political, economic and cultural patterns that influence policy choices on the response to certain categories of crime. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment A major focus of study is the social and personal forces that lead to criminal conduct and the analysis of the organization and operation of crime control systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the interactions among the many agencies which comprise criminal justice systems and on the relationships between these systems and other facets of society.

The School’s graduates have been highly successful in both academic and practical fields, including leadership in criminal justice research and teaching, all the operating agencies of criminal justice, and the many private and non-profit organizations which provide services or make policy recommendations.

School of Education

The legacy of the University at Albany began with devotion to the enhancement of education quality and practice. Founded as the New York Normal School of Teachers in 1844, the institution was the state's first public institution of higher learning, thriving as the Normal School until it expanded to become the New York State College for Teachers in 1914, and then, in 1962, the State University of New York at Albany.

The School of Education became a reality that year as part of a multi-disciplinary university center. It remained the home of the original teacher training programs and faculty, including, from 1845 until its closing in 1977, the Milne School, the University's campus laboratory school where prospective teachers carried out their practice teaching. The Milne School frequently referred to as Milne High School was the campus laboratory school for what is now known as the University at Albany, State University

Since 1962, the School has also grown in size and scope, fulfilling its mission to foster enhanced learning and human development. It is home to 1,500 graduate students in more than 30 different master’s, certificate and doctoral degree programs housed within four departments: Educational Administration and Policy Studies, Educational and Counseling Psychology, Educational Theory and Practice, and Reading. Now offering only graduate-level degree programs, the School nonetheless provides a broad range of opportunities for undergraduates to explore the field of education.

The School is home to 15 different centers and institutes which aid Capital Region schools and research a broad range of the critical educational issues of our time. These include the School’s outreach arm, the Capital Area School Development Association, which provides services to 120 school districts; the Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities, which is funded by a three-year $1. 24 million grant from the National Institutes of Health; the Center for Urban Youth and Technology; and the National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement, which since 1987 has been funded by the U.S. Department of Education to conduct research dedicated to improving students’ English and literacy achievement. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. The United States Department of Education (also referred to as ED, for Education Department is a Cabinet -level department of the United States traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen,

College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Created in 2003, the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering is the first college in the world dedicated to research, development, education, and deployment in the emerging disciplines of nanosciences, nanoengineering, nanobioscience, and nanoeconomics. CNSE's Albany NanoTech complex – a $4. 2 billion, 450,000-square-foot (42,000 m²) megaplex that has attracted more than 250 global corporate partners – is the most advanced research complex at any university in the world.

In May 2007, CNSE was ranked the number one college in the world for nanotechnology and microtechnology in the annual higher education ranking by Small Times magazine. Small Times is an online news Magazine dedicated to tracking developments in the Micro- and Nanotechnology industries

CNSE’s complex, also home to the New York State Center of Excellence in Nanomaterials and Nanoelectronics, is a fully-integrated research, development, prototyping, pilot manufacturing and education resource with a strategic portfolio of state-of-the-art laboratories, supercomputer and shared-user facilities and an array of research centers. A supercomputer is a Computer that is at the frontline of processing capacity particularly speed of calculation (at the time of its introduction Students and faculty work alongside scientists from industry on fundamental cutting-edge research underlying the real-world problems that most concern industry.

CNSE houses the only fully-integrated, 300 mm wafer, computer chip pilot prototyping and demonstration line within 65,000 square feet (6,000 m²) of Class 1 capable cleanrooms. More than 2,000 scientists, researchers, engineers, students, and faculty work on site at the NanoTech complex; these include representatives from such corporate giants as IBM, AMD, SONY, Toshiba, Qimonda, Honeywell, ASML, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, and Freescale. International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with ( is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Qimonda AG ( (pronounced "key-MON-duh" is a Memory company split out of Infineon Technologies AG on May 1 2006 to form the second Honeywell ( is a major American multinational conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products engineering services and aerospace systems ASML is a Dutch company and the largest supplier in the world of Lithography systems for the Semiconductor industry Applied Materials Inc ( is a major capital equipment producer serving the Semiconductor TFT LCD Display Glass WEB and Solar manufacturing industries Freescale Semiconductor Inc is an American Semiconductor manufacturer

An expansion currently underway will increase the size of the complex to more than 800,000 square feet (74,000 m²), including over 80,000 square feet (7,400 m²) of Class 1 cleanroom space, to house more than 2,500 scientists, researchers, engineers, students, and faculty by mid 2009.

School of Public Health

The School of Public Health, created in 1985 as a unique partnership between the University at Albany and the New York State Department of Health. Its mission is to provide quality education, research, service, and leadership to improve public health and eliminate health disparities. Its operating vision includes designing solutions and developing models that lead the nation in addressing current and emerging public health challenges, through the creation of collaborative research, education, and practice activities.

Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, the School offers MPH, MS, DrPH, and PhD degrees in each of four academic departments: Biomedical Sciences; Environmental Health Sciences; Epidemiology & Biostatistics; and Health Policy, Management & Behavior. The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH is an independent agency recognized by the US Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and certain Public health

Research interests of the more than 200 doctoral-level faculty include AIDS, GIS, maternal and child health, hospital epidemiology, infectious diseases, environmental and occupational health, eldercare, minority health and health disparities. Epidemiology is the study of factors affecting the Health and Illness of populations and serves as the foundation and Logic of interventions made in the An infectious disease is a clinically evident Disease resulting from the presence of Pathogenic microbial agents including Pathogenic viruses Pathogenic Occupational safety and health is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the Safety, Health and welfare of people engaged in ---- Elderly care or simply eldercare is the fulfillment of the special needs and requirements that are unique to senior citizens Both research faculty and students benefit from additional affiliations with Albany Medical Center and Bassett Healthcare. Albany Medical College (AMC is a Medical school located in Albany New York, United States.

School of Social Welfare

The School of Social Welfare (SSW), created in 1965, boasts a faculty that consistently ranks among the top five schools of social work in the U. S. for research and scholarship and per capita productivity.

The School’s bachelor’s, master’s and Ph. D. programs in social work take advantage of collaborative practices and partnerships, both regionally and throughout the world. Social work is a discipline involving the application of Social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people groups and societies Recent linkages have included those with an Albany elementary school challenged by poverty, an outlier regional community comprising one of the largest Latino populations in the state, Hallym University in South Korea, and multiple partners in South African, South America, and western and eastern Europe. Hallym University is a private university which is located in Chuncheon of Gangwon, the Republic of Korea.

Hallmarks of the School include its dedication in the area of gerontological social work, the creation of aging friendly communities, the improvement of pathways to higher education for inner city youth and families, the creation of family support agendas for the region, and re-professionalization campaigns in child welfare.

Special features of SSW include its NIDA-funded Child Welfare, Drug Abuse, and Intergenerational Risk Research Center and its centers for aging, which include the Institute of Gerontology, the Center for Excellence in Aging Services, and the Internships in Aging Program. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA is a United States federal-government research institute whose mission is to "lead the Nation in bringing the power of science Other special features include the Center for Human Services Research, the Social Work Education Consortium — which addresses child welfare and welfare workforce development and research — and the T. E. C. H. Center, devoted to aiding the development of electronic communication capacity within human service agencies.

The Honors College

UAlbany’s newest academic entity welcomed its first student in Fall 2006, an outgrowth of a strategic plan begun in 2003. The mission was to create a “small college experience” by fostering and encouraging the creation of closely-knit cohorts of like-minded, motivated students. The Honors College was also envisioned as a vehicle to increase faculty-student interaction early in a student’s tenure at the University.

The foundation of UAlbany’s Honors College comprises coursework, research, internships, and field-placements. All involve intense collaborations among students and professors. Rather than having a small number of professors teach an honors curriculum, professors from across the UAlbany campus teach honors courses in many disciplines. During the 2006/07 and 2007/08 academic years, 46 professors have or will offer a course in The Honors College.

During their first two years, honors students at UAlbany explore this range of disciplines through six or more honors courses. During their next two years, students move into the honors program in their major. Throughout their time at UAlbany, students of The Honors College are offered special lectures, tours, retreats to Camp Dippikill (see Miscellaneous below), and other trips to expand their learning opportunities, while social events provide the students with fun time to get to know each other better.

Libraries

The University at Albany Libraries provide more than two million volumes, and rank among the top 100 research libraries in the U. S. , according to the Association of Research Libraries. Users from around the world access services and collections through the libraries' online systems and Web site. The University's libraries offer a program of information literacy and user education with instruction that ranges from a focus on traditional bibliographic access to collaborative classes integrated into the curriculum.

Research Centers

Atmospheric Sciences Research Center

The Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC), based at UAlbany, is SUNY’s leading center for research in the atmospheric sciences. Established on February 16, 1961, by the Board of Trustees, its mission is to promote and encourage programs in basic and applied sciences, especially as they relate to the atmospheric environment. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Center is connected to and shares faculty and resources with the University's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

ASRC performs research to study the physical and chemical nature of the atmosphere and its implications to the environment. Current research areas include boundary layers, solar radiation, radiative transfer, atmospheric chemistry, aerosol physics, air quality, solar energy, cloud physics, climate systems, and air quality monitoring. Atmospheric chemistry is a branch of Atmospheric science in which the Chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets is studied The Air Quality Index ( AQI) is a standardized indicator of the Air Quality in a given location Solar energy is the Light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth 's Climate and Weather and sustains Life In addition the Center has a large "jungle research group" exploring atmosphere and biosphere relationships in Amazonia, the Alaskan Tundra, the Canadian Boreal Forest, and the eastern U. The Amazon Rainforest (Brazilian Portuguese: Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish: Selva Amazónica or Amazonía S.

The Climate System Sciences Section of ASRC, started in November 1989, conducts research to understand the Earth's global and regional climate system and to assess and evaluate the effects of climate change caused by both human activities and nature. Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences

The Center for Social and Demographic Analysis

UAlbany’s Center for Social and Demographic Analysis (CSDA) was established in 1981 to provide a strong research infrastructure for scholarship in the social sciences at the University at Albany. The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including Anthropology, Communication studies CSDA has since become the nexus for further investments by University administration and a variety of state and federal agencies. Positioned by these developments, CSDA officially joined the roster of NICHD Population Centers in September of 1997. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, created by congress in 1962 supports and conducts research on topics related

Over the years, CSDA has increasingly emphasized support for interdisciplinary population research, especially the analysis of spatial inequalities (paying attention to processes of urban and regional development and their impacts on residents) and concerns for vulnerable populations (defined by race and ethnicity, age, social class, and nativity). The Center offers researchers access to first-rate computing facilities and statistical software, computing and statistical consulting, assistance with grant preparation and administration, and other related services. It also collaborates with the Lewis Mumford Center — the University’s 18-year-old institute devoted to urban research — in efforts to disseminate data and fresh analyses of population trends revealed in the census and continuing census-related databases such as the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey. The Current Population Survey (CPS is a statistical survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS The American Community Survey (ACS is a project of the US Census Bureau that replaces the long form in the decennial Census.

CSDA currently has 41 faculty associates drawn from 15 departments that span the array of academic disciplines at the University. Among major research initiatives sponsored by the Center is the Urban China Research Network (funded by the Mellon Foundation), which brings together scholars and graduate students from around the world to study implications of urban change in China. The Andrew W Mellon Foundation of New York City and Princeton New Jersey in the United States, is a Private foundation with five core areas New collaborative projects include initiatives on health disparities and the environmental impacts of metropolitan growth.

Study Abroad

The Office of International Education Study Abroad & Exchanges sponsors 70 study abroad programs in 34 countries directly through UAlbany, but students can take advantage of more than 300 programs in over 80 different countries throughout the SUNY system. Among the most popular internation programs for UAlbany students have been Italy, Great Britain, France and Spain. Students study abroad any time after their freshman year, up to and including their final semester senior year. Programs are available semester-long and for the full academic year, as well as in summer and during winter session.

Rankings

UAlbany was ranked 66th nationally among the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges by Kiplinger’s magazine in 2008 for in-state students, and 28th for out-of-state students. According to the publication, listed institutions are “noteworthy for their combination of top-flight academics and affordable costs. ”

The University in 2007 ranked 77th nationally in NSF-funded research, just behind Carnegie Mellon University. The National Science Foundation (NSF is a United States Government agency that supports fundamental Research and Education in all the non-medical Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU) is a private Research University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United [1] UAlbany has neither medical nor engineering schools, making its NSF-funded profile particularly noteworthy. When medical and engineering schools are excluded, it ranks 38th nationally in NSF-funded research.

The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks UAlbany doctoral programs in criminal justice, educational administration, and social welfare in its "Top 10" nationally in their respective disciplines. The Chronicle of Higher Education is a Newspaper that represents a source of news information and jobs for college and university faculty and administration

UAlbany ranked 45th worldwide among universities in the social sciences in 2006 by the [Institute of Higher Education], [Shanghai Jaio Tong University], [Shanghai, China]. The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including Anthropology, Communication studies

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Campuses

Uptown Campus

The front of UAlbany's Uptown Campus, overlooking Collins Circle
The front of UAlbany's Uptown Campus, overlooking Collins Circle

The Uptown Campus, the University’s main campus, is located at 1400 Washington Ave. and has been described as “a distinctive work of modern art. ” Designed in 1961-62 by renowned American architect Edward Durell Stone (1902-1978), the campus bears Stone’s signature style of bold unified design, expressed by its towers, domes, fountains, soaring colonnades and sweeping canopy. Edward Durell Stone (March 9 1902 Fayetteville, Arkansas - August 6 1978 New York City New York) was an American Modernist The result is dramatically different from traditional university campuses with dispersed buildings and disparate architectural styles. The campus exemplifies the signature style Stone used in his major projects between 1954 and 1970, including the U. S. Embassy in New Delhi, India; the Hotel Phoenicia in Beirut, Lebanon; the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.; 2 Columbus Circle in Manhattan, New York; and the Aon Center, originally the Standard Oil Building, in Chicago. New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (on the building itself called the John F Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D 2 Columbus Circle is a small trapezoidal lot on the south side of Columbus Circle in Manhattan, New York City, USA.

Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller envisioned a public university system to accommodate the college students of the post-World War II “Baby Boom’’, and as a connoisseur and patron of modern art and architecture, he encouraged many of the era’s leading modernist architects to design the campuses. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller ( July 8, 1908 January 26, 1979) was the forty-first Vice President of the United States, the forty-ninth A baby boom is any period of greatly increased birth rate during a certain period and usually within certain geographical bounds and when the birth rate exceeds 2% of the population Inspired by this vision and the need for a new campus accommodating 7,500 students, Stone viewed the Albany project as a powerful statement concerning the integrated nature of campus life, with facilities for learning and living all part of a unified complex comprising activities and academic. Stone’s campus composition emphasizes residential quadrangles, or “quads” — surrounding academic buildings. The quads, four large towers, each surrounded by a square of low-rise buildings, create self-contained residential environments, mimicking the residential college atmosphere of traditional European universities. At the hub of the campus is the rectangular “Academic Podium” featuring 13 three-story buildings under a single overhanging canopy roof. The Podium’s showpiece is a central pool with fountains and an off-center circular tower, or “Carillon. ” The domed Main Library, the Performing Arts Center, Campus Center surround the pool, reflecting facets of campus life. A grand entrance welcomes visitors by way of a “great lawn” (Collins Circle) and an entry plaza.

On the west end of the Uptown Campus is the Albany Nanotech complex, begun in the late 1990s, still expanding, and home to the College of Nanoscale Sciences and Engineering (see above), the bulk of UAlbany’s metrology and characterization tools, the National Weather Service (NWS), and the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC). The National Weather Service ( NWS) once known as the Weather Bureau is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

In addition to the Main Library, the Uptown Campus is home to the newest of the three libraries comprising UAlbany's University Libraries: the Science Library, opened in September 1999.

Uptown Campus Housing

The Uptown Campus is home to six of the University's seven residential complexes. Four of these — Indian Quad, Dutch Quad, Colonial Quad, and State Quad — sit at the Academic Podium's corners; each consists of eight three-story, low-rise buildings encircling a 22-story tower with a total capacity of 1,200 students each. The four quads serve as a chronological timeline of New York State history, beginning with Indian Quad, moving clockwise to Dutch, then Colonial, and finally, State. The other two, Freedom Apartments and Empire Commons, are reserved for juniors and seniors. These are "apartment-style" residences and include kitchens, furnished living rooms, and, on Empire Commons, washers, dryers, dishwashers, single bedrooms, and central air conditioning.

The Uptown Campus also contains special housing for students in the honors college. This housing, offered to incoming freshmen and returning sophomores, is found on State Quad in the Melville and Steinmetz halls. These recently renovated halls provide moderately better rooms with improved lighting and greater floor space. Renovations are currently being done on halls on Dutch Quad as well.

Downtown Campus

The Downtown Campus, located at 135 Western Ave. , just one mile (1. 6 km) from the New York State Capitol building and Empire State Plaza, is the site of the original New York State College for Teachers. The New York State Capitol is the state capitol building of the U The Governor Nelson A Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (commonly known as simply the Empire State Plaza and less formally as The South Mall Construction began in 1909 on the first three buildings: Draper, Husted and Hawley halls, after the previous location on Willett Street burned down. Later additions to the campus were Richardson Hall, Page Hall and The Milne School (all in 1929), along with additions to Draper and Richardson halls (both in the 1960s).

The Downtown Campus is home to the University's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, School of Criminal Justice, College of Computing and Information, and School of Social Welfare. It also houses one of the University's three libraries, the Thomas E. Dewey Graduate Library, located in Hawley Hall. Thomas Edmund Dewey ( March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was the Governor of New York (1943-1955 and the unsuccessful Republican

Downtown Housing

Alumni Quad, one of the University's seven residential complexes, is a short distance away from the Downtown Campus. Its name commemorates the Alumni Association, which purchased most of the land on which the complex stands and funded the construction of the first two residence halls, Pierce and Sayles, which opened in 1935 and 1941. (Brubacher, Alden and Waterbury halls, which completed the quadrangle’s edifices, opened in 1951, 1958, and 1959, respectively. ) Students living on Alumni are typically sophomores, transfer students and international students.

East Campus

The University’s 87 acre East Campus, located in East Greenbush, is home to UAlbany’s School of Public Health and the Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics, which opened in 2005. Located also on the campus — which contains 350,000 square feet (33,000 m²) of lab, support and associated office space — is the Center for Functional Genomics, which facilitates research in the areas of microarrays, proteomics, molecular biology and transgenics, and some 15 private biotechnology companies — both established and those which are part of the University’s business incubator program. For terminology see glossary below A DNA microarray is a High-throughput technology used in Molecular biology and in Proteomics is the large-scale study of Proteins particularly their structures and functions. Molecular biology is the study of Biology at a molecular level This article is about organisms which have been genetically modified Biotechnology is Technology based on Biology, especially when used in Agriculture, Food science, and Medicine. Biopharmaceutical giant Regeneron has a large-scale biologics manufacturing facility adjacent to the campus where it produces the investigational products for all its clinical trials. Regeneron is a Biotechnology company headquartered in Tarrytown, which is in New York, USA.

Event Facilities

Campus Center

The Campus Center, located on the Uptown Campus Podium, is the community center of the University at Albany, serving students, faculty, professional staff, alumni, and guests. Traditionally considered the "hearthstone" or "living room" of the campus, the Campus Center provides services and conveniences that include lounging areas, several cafeterias, a Barnes & Noble bookstore, and many national chain eateries. The multi-faceted structure is the site for numerous informal and formal interactions, the latter including the meetings of many student-run clubs, academic conferences, and cultural functions.

The Center’s Facilities & Operations staff coordinates and manages eight meeting rooms in all, as well as a ballroom. Together they comprise the conference portion of this multi-faceted facility. During the academic year, the Center’s meeting rooms host over 9,000 persons per month. The lobby and exterior areas of the building, the latter which commands a small fountain, are notable for the tabling done by individuals and groups; their purposes include ticket sales, craft items, other vending sponsored by campus organizations, political activism, charitable fundraising, and general campus information.

Performing Arts Center

The Performing Arts Center (PAC) is a spectacular facility on the main campus boasting five unique performance spaces, the PAC is a bustling hub of activity. Music, dance, theater, international artists, guest lecturers, and collaborations occur in the Main Theater, Recital Hall, Arena Theatre, Studio Theatre, and Lab Theatre. The Main Theatre is the largest theater space on the Uptown Campus holding 500 people. Designed for music performance, the Recital Hall seats 242 people, 197 on the orchestra level and 45 in the nine circular boxes on the second level of the auditorium. The Arena Theatre is used primarily for Theatre performances and acting classes and seats 196. The Studio Theatre seats 153 people. The Lab Theatre is a 50' square "black box" theater. The Lab can seat up to 200 audience members in any seating configuration.

Page Hall is a classic old proscenium theater located on the downtown campus of the University at Albany, at 135 Western Avenue. The auditorium has a total capacity of 830. 439 of those seats are located on the orchestra level and 391 and on the balcony level. Page Hall's excellent location, combined with its large seating capacity make it a favorite site for community events and performances. The film series of the New York State Writer's Institute is presented primarily at Page Hall.

Conference Facilities

The Science Library (LIE for Library Extension), University Hall (UNH), University Art Museum (UAM), Life Science Research Building (LSRB), Gen*NY*sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics (GCECG), NanoFab South (NFS), NanoFab North (NFN), Center for Environmental Science and Technology Management (CESTM), Alumni House, Chapel House and the Empire Commons Community Building all feature atriums, auditoriums, and/or meeting rooms of various sizes.

Athletics Facilities

The University's Athletics Facilities sport three of the largest interior event spaces. Opened in 1992, the SEFCU Arena is home to the men's and women's basketball teams. The 5,000-seat arena also serves as a major venue for community events, such as rock and pop concerts, sporting events and University activities. Adjacent to the SEFCU Arena is the Physical Education Building, which houses the University Gymnasium. It includes three full-size playing surfaces which can be used for basketball, volleyball, and tennis. UAlbany's air-supported structure, "The Bubble," was fitted with a brand new covering along with minor interior renovations in the spring of 2003. It is located to the east of the Physical Education Building.

History

The University at Albany began as the New York State Normal School on May 7, 1844, by vote of the State Legislature. Beginning with 29 students and four faculty in an abandoned railroad depot on State Street in the heart of the city, the Normal School was the first New York State-chartered institution of higher education.

Dedicated to training New York students as schoolteachers and administrators, by the early 1890s the “School” had become the New York State Normal College and, with a revised four-year curriculum in 1905, became the first public institution of higher education in New York to be granted the power to confer the bachelor's degree. A new campus — today, UAlbany’s Downtown Campus — was established in 1909 on a four and a half-acre site between Washington and Western avenues. By 1914, the institution was home to 556 students and 44 faculty members, it offered a master’s degree for the first time, and bore a new name — the New York State College for Teachers. Enrollments grew to more than 1,300 by the early 1930s.

In 1948 the State University of New York system was created, comprising the College for Teachers and several other institutions throughout the state. SUNY, including UAlbany, ultimately became a manifestation of the grand vision of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, who wanted a public university system to accommodate the college students of the post-World War II baby boom. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller ( July 8, 1908 January 26, 1979) was the forty-first Vice President of the United States, the forty-ninth To do so, he launched a massive construction program that developed over 50 new campuses.

In 1962 the University at Albany was officially designated a doctoral-degree granting university center of SUNY. The same year, Rockefeller broke ground for the current Uptown Campus on the former site of the Albany Country Club. The new campus opened in 1966 and, by 1969, the University’s 125th anniversary, enrollment had grown to 10,000 and the faculty to nearly 700. The Uptown Campus, designed by architect Edward Durell Stone, accommodated this growth and gave the institution a new image befitting its broad liberal arts aspirations. Edward Durell Stone (March 9 1902 Fayetteville, Arkansas - August 6 1978 New York City New York) was an American Modernist The term liberal arts refers to a particular type of educational Curriculum broadly defined as a Classical education. The Downtown Campus became dedicated to the fields of public policy: criminal justice, public affairs, information science, and social welfare. In 1985, the University added the School of Public Health (see item above), a unique joint endeavor with the state’s Department of Health.

In 1983, the New York State Writers Institute was founded by Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Kennedy. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, William Joseph Kennedy (born January 16, 1928) is an American Writer and Journalist born and raised in Albany New York As of 2007 the Institute had hosted well over 850 writers, poets, journalists, historians, dramatists, and filmmakers. The list includes eight Nobel Prize winners, nearly 200 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winners, several Motion Picture Academy Award winners and nominees, and numerous other literary prize recipients. The National Book Awards are among the most eminent literary prizes in the United States. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. In addition the Institute has hosted many up-and-coming writers to provide them with exposure at the beginning of their writing careers.

During the 1990s, national attention was paid to the University’s $3 billion, 450,000-square-foot (42,000 m²) Albany NanoTech complex, extending the Uptown Campus westward. By 2006, it became home to the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (see item above). In 1996, a third campus — the East Campus — was added 12 miles (19 km) east of the Uptown Campus in the County of Rensselaer, when the University acquired former Sterling-Winthrop laboratories and converted them into labs, classrooms and a business incubator concentrating on advances in biotechnology and other health-related disciplines. Rensselaer County is a County in the US state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 152538 In 2005, the East Campus became home to the University’s Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics.

Growth occurred on the Uptown Campus in the fall of 2004, when a new Life Sciences Building opened, dedicated to basic research and education. In the spring of 2005, the University created the first-of-its-kind College of Computing and Information (see item above), with a stated goal of preparing students for the information technology-centric world of the 21st Century.

The effect of such growth in terms of faculty scholarship and research, as well as in increased linkages with government and business, could be seen in the University’s research expenditures, which, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, were $163. 7 million — 23. 9 percent higher than the previous year. (It rose to $175. 4 million in 2006. ) It also swelled UAlbany’s role in economic development. A 2004 study estimated the institution’s economic impact as $1. 119 billion annually in New York State — $1. 005 billion of that in the Capital Region.

Evolution

NamePeriod
State Normal SchoolMay 1844 – March 1890
New York State Normal CollegeMarch 1890 – April 1914
New York State College for TeachersApril 1914 – September 1959
State University of New York College of Education at AlbanySeptember 1959 – October 1961
State University College at AlbanyOctober 1961 – June 1962
State University of New York at Albany (the University's legal name)June 1962 – present
University at Albany, SUNY (common name)Fall 1986 – present

Presidents and Principals

ExecutiveTitleTerm
David Perkins PagePrincipal1844 – 1848
George R. PerkinsPrincipal1848 – 1852
Samuel B. WoolworthPrincipal1852 – 1856
David CochranPrincipal1856 – 1864
Oliver AveryPrincipal1864 – 1867
Samuel B. WoolworthActing Principal1867
Joseph AldenPresident1867 – 1882
Edward P. Joseph Alden ( January 4, 1807 &ndash August 30, 1885) was an American academic WaterburyPresident1882 – 1889
Albert N. HustedActing President1889
William J. MilnePresident1889 – 1914
Leonard BlueActing President1914 – 1915
Abram Roy BrubacherPresident1915 – 1939
John M. SaylesPresident1939 – 1947
Milton NelsonActing President1947 – 1949
Evan R. CollinsPresident1949 – 1969
Allan A. KuusistoActing President1969 – 1970
Louis T. BenezetPresident1970 – 1975
Emmett B. FieldsPresident1975 – 1977
Vincent O'LearyPresident1977 – June 30, 1990
Judith A. RamaleyActing PresidentJuly 1, 1990 – July 31, 1990
H. Patrick SwygertPresidentAugust 1, 1990 – June 30, 1995
Karen R. HitchcockActing President
President		July 1, 1995 – November 7, 1996
November 8, 1996 – January 31, 2004
Carlos E. SantiagoActing PresidentFebruary 1, 2004 – June 30, 2004
John R. RyanInterim PresidentJuly 1, 2004 – January 31, 2005
Kermit L. HallPresidentFebruary 1, 2005 – August 13, 2006
Susan V. Judith Aitken Ramaley (born 1941 is an American biologist and academic administrator who has served as president of several colleges and universities H Patrick Swygert (born 1943 was the president of Howard University in Washington DC from 1995 until 2008 Karen R Hitchcock is an American Biologist and university administrator who has held leadership positions in both American and Canadian universities Dr Carlos E Santiago is the current chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Vice Admiral John R Ryan (b August 15, 1945) is a Naval Officer who is most notable for having served as the Superintendent of the US Naval Academy and Kermit Lance Hall ( August 31, 1944 &ndash August 13, 2006) was a noted Legal history scholar HerbstActing PresidentAugust 14, 2006 – October 31, 2007
George M. PhilipOfficer-in-ChargeNovember 1, 2007 - present

Noted faculty

Noted alumni

Student Association

The Student Association, or SA, is the UAlbany umbrella organization encompassing all student-oriented activities on campus. SA runs all concerts, comedy shows and intramural sports, and funds more than 250 students groups. The SA impacts students in the classroom as well, through funding of general education courses. Similar to the U. S. government, SA consists of 3 branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. [5]

The Student Association owns an 850 acre (3. 4 km²) wilderness retreat facility in the Adirondack Mountains called Camp Dippikill. The Adirondack Mountains are a Mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin The cabins and campsites at Dippikill are open to reservations from the University’s undergraduates, graduate students, alumni, faculty and staff.

Athletics

Albany Great Danes logo
Albany Great Danes logo
Main article: Albany Great Danes

University at Albany intercollegiate athletics date back to the late 1890s, but its development was hampered for several decades by inadequate facilities, by uncertain financial support, and the relatively small number of male students in an institution designed to develop elementary school teachers. History University at Albany intercollegiate athletics date back to the late 1890s but its development was hampered for several decades by inadequate facilities by uncertain financial College athletics refers primarily to Sports and athletic competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education ( Colleges or universities Tennis remained a constant from 1898 on and men’s basketball dates back to 1909, but attempts to field teams in football (1922), baseball (1896-1901), swimming and hockey were aborted. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Expansion into men’s and women’s sports increased after World War II, and then expanded greatly in the 1960s (men’s sports of lacrosse, track & field, cross-country and swimming moved from club to varsity status, and women’s tennis, softball, field hockey, basketball and swimming were introduced), a direct result of the introduction of the new Uptown Campus (see item above) and its expanded athletic facilities. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick A nickname change also occurred, the Pedagogues becoming the Great Danes — making UAlbany the only American college or university with that mascot.

After the 1972 NCAA restructuring, UAlbany competed in Division III athletics until the 1995-96 school year, when it moved to the Division II level as part of a transition to Division I competition. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Division II (or DII) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States That process was completed in the fall of 1999; UAlbany now has 19 varsity sports (8 men, 11 women) competing at the Division I level. All athletic programs are run by the University’s Department of Athletics and Recreation.

In the history of University at Albany sports, two names have stood out most prominently: men’s basketball coach Richard “Doc” Sauers and football coach Robert Ford. Sauers, one of the winningest coaches in the history of college basketball with 702 victories, led the UAlbany men's basketball program to eleven NCAA and four NAIA post-season tournament appearances between 1955 and 1997. His teams averaged more than 17 wins per season, and had but one losing campaign.

Ford, who has been UAlbany's only head coach since the football program was reinstated after a 46-year absence in 1970, has compiled a 35-year varsity record of 216-139 as the Great Danes mentor. This includes the 2007 campaign, in which his Danes captured their third Northeast Conference championship by going undefeated in league play and made a Gridiron Classic postseason appearance. The Northeast Conference (NEC is a College athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA The Gridiron Classic was an annual post-season College football All-star game featuring a team representing Florida versus a team from the rest of the His 225 career victories rank second among active NCAA Football Championship Subdivision head coaches. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Honored in 2005 by the 69th Maxwell Awards for recording his 200th career win, in his career he has been named Northeast Conference Coach of the Year, Gordon White- Herschel Nissenson Division II Coach of the Year, and Eastern Football Conference Coach of the Year. Gordon Charles White ( 5 February 1882 &ndash 17 October 1918) was a South African Cricketer who played in 17 Tests The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League.

Other than the sport of football, the school’s teams have been members of the America East Conference since 2001. Member schools There are nine schools with full membership All-Time Conference Membership Football participates in the Football Championship Subdivision level (formerly Division I-AA) as an associate member of the Northeast Conference.

In addition to varsity sports, UAlbany competes in many sports at the club level.

Fight song

Purple and gold,
your colors shining through
Hear as the carillons
are ringing true
The State of New York
sends up its cheer to you
Let’s go Albany!

Hail, young and old
We shall prevail,
purple and gold
One true triumphant call
Albany Danes are standing tall

Purple and gold,
our flags are waving high,
sending our victory song
into the sky
All of the world will fear
our mighty cry
Let’s go Albany!

UAlbany Alma Mater

College of the Empire State,
Mother of an army great,
Thou the molder of our fate,
Thee we sing today.
Thine the hand with clasp so strong,
Holding tho' the years be long,
Thou the burden of our song,
Thee we sing today. Ways of pleasantness are thine,
Leading where in wisdom's shrine,
Joy and cheer, and hope divine,
Ever dwell for aye.
Thine the voice whose call we hear,
Thine the hand which holds us near,
Thine the heart, so true, so dear,
Cherished, loved alway. Wisdom's duty heeds thy call,
Ever in Minerva's thrall,
Pass the torch from one to all,
Guide each destiny.
'Neath the Purple and the Gold,
Let thy history unfold,
Sons and daughters, young and old,
Long live the struggle strong
Hail to Albany.

UAlbany Traditions

Traditional Fountain Day Celebration at UAlbany's Uptown Campus
Traditional Fountain Day Celebration at UAlbany's Uptown Campus

Notes

The Ualbany Fund is UAlbany's primary fund raiser.

External links

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