Marist College

This article is about Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. For other schools with the same name, see Marist College (disambiguation). For other Marist Brothers schools, see List of Marist Brothers schools.

Coordinates: 41°43′34″N 73°56′01″W / 41.725974°N 73.93354°W / 41.725974; -73.93354

Marist College
Motto	Orare et Laborare (To Pray and To Work)
Established	1929
Type	Private College, formerly Marist Brothers
Endowment	$124.4 million[1][2][3]
President	Dennis J. Murray
Academic staff	204 full-time, 406 adjuncts
Undergraduates	5,000
Postgraduates	854
Location	Poughkeepsie (town) (next to Poughkeepsie (city)), NY, United States
Campus	Suburban, 240 acres (0.73 km²)
Colors	red and white
Nickname	The Red Foxes
Mascot	Shooter
Website	www.marist.edu

Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929. The college has 43 bachelors and masters degree programs and 20 certificates across the traditional undergraduate, graduate, adult education, and distance learning environments including online.

Approximately 5,000 undergraduate students attend the Poughkeepsie campus (41°43′22″N 73°56′0″W / 41.72278°N 73.933333°W / 41.72278; -73.933333). Marist College study sites also exist in 26 countries abroad including Egypt, China, England, Italy and Australia. In 2006, Marist opened a branch campus in Florence, Italy by partnering with the Lorenzo de' Medici School. In 2009, the school was bequeathed a mansion that has estimated value of $65 million in Esopus, New York, that will be used as a leadership institute.^[4]

Since 2003, Marist no longer considers itself a Catholic college, and it maintains a chapel on campus that offers services for an array of faiths.^[5]Although the college is no longer religiously affiliated, religion continues as a field of study and a part of many students' and administrators' lives; as does the continued presence of several Marist Brothers who reside and work on campus. Religious communities and groups are also available to students on campus who wish to further strengthen their faith. In addition, there are numerous churches in the surrounding area of Poughkeepsie.

History

Foundation as a training institution for Marist Brothers

Greystone in Spring

The Marist Brothers are a Catholic society founded in France by Saint Marcellin Champagnat in 1816, focused on educational work throughout the world. In 1905, members of the order arrived in the Mid-Hudson Valley to establish the first Marist house of studies in the United States. On the east bank of the Hudson River, just north of Poughkeepsie, they purchased property and a house from Thomas McPherson. They named the building and property "Saint Ann's Hermitage", and began training young men for a life of "study, work, prayer and service" (from which the school motto is derived).

In 1908, the Brothers purchased more land to expand the Hermitage, and soon increased the size of their property to 150 acres (0.61 km²).

The Marist College Library was originally housed on the top floor of Greystone in 1928. In 1945, reference, periodical and work areas took over the second floor as well, and then in 1949, the library also claimed Greystone's lowest level. The library remained in Greystone for 35 years.

By 1929, the training center at the Hermitage had evolved into the Marist Normal Training School, offering college-level courses. The charter for the Marist Normal Training School was obtained by Brother Leo Brouilette. In 1946, the State of New York granted the institution an official four-year college charter under the name "Marian College", led by Brother Paul Ambrose Fontaine, FMS. Marian College continued the mission of training Marist Brothers as teachers of the congregation's schools.

From 1947 to 1957, the Brothers began working on the weekends, during summers, and in their spare time to build a gymnasium (the original Marian Hall), Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel, Adrian Hall (which was demolished in 2001), and a residence for the student Brothers (the original Fontaine Hall).

Expansion in 1950s

Donnelly Hall

In 1958, Marist Brother Linus Richard Foy took charge of the college. At 28, he was the youngest college president in the United States. Two years later, Marian College became Marist College and the mission of the college broadened to include the wider community; lay male students were admitted to pursue degree study. An evening division was also introduced to serve the educational needs of the surrounding communities.

Sheahan Hall, the first residence hall, opened in 1962. It was named for Monsignor J. F. Sheahan (pastor of St. Peter's Church, Poughkeepsie) without whom the Marist Brothers might not have been able to purchase the Bech Estate that now comprises the entire south campus area. It was quickly followed by Leo Hall in 1963 and Champagnat Hall in 1965. They were named for Brother Leo Brouiletter (Provincial of the Marist Brothers, 1921–1930) and Saint Marcellin Champagnat respectively. Donnelly Hall (named for Brother Nilus Donnelly, who supervised construction of the 12 major campus facilities built by the Brothers), a dormitory at the time, was built in 1962 by the brothers themselves.

1960s

Women were admitted to the evening division classes in 1966, then to the day classes in 1968. Marist's president, Brother Linus Foy, resigned from the Marist Brothers around this time but continued serving as president. Benoit House and Gregory House were erected in 1968 as a residence for the Marist Brothers living on campus. Benoit House honored the memory of Brother Francis Xavier Benoit who taught at Marist for nineteen years, while serving also as Director of Construction for the Marist Brothers. Gregory House was named in memory of Brother Joseph Gregory Marchessault who was chairman of the Physics Department at Marist at the time of his death in 1969. Benoit and Gregory Houses became African American and Free University centers, respectively, during the sixties and seventies. They functioned as residences before being removed to make way for the Hancock Technology Center in 2009.

In 1969, due to the institution's rapid expansion and laws regulating federal aid to religiously affiliated educational institutions in New York State,^[6][7] ownership of the college was transferred to the Marist College Educational Corporation with an independent, predominantly lay board of trustees.

1970s

In the 1970s, programs for the educationally disadvantaged were expanded, a computer center was added, graduate programs in business administration and community psychology were instituted, and the James J. McCann Recreation Center was completed.

In 1973, President Foy began a cooperative program with area secondary schools, in which selected high school seniors take freshman courses and "bridge" into college. In fall 1974, the college expanded its commitment to continuing education by increasing course offerings in the evening division and summer session and in 1984, opened an off-campus extension center in Fishkill. (A second extension center was opened in the Orange County town of Goshen in fall 1993.)

The burgeoning library moved from Greystone to Donnelly Hall in 1963. In the space now occupied by the Computer Center and DN256, Donnelly Hall housed what was known as the Spellman Library for the next 12 years. The library moved from Donnelly to Fontaine Hall in 1975. It remained there until 1998, when the library moved temporarily across Route 9 to the former Poughkeepsie Steel Plant, purchased by Marist College to house the library while the new James A. Cannavino Library was constructed.

On February 18, 1975, freshman Shelley Sperling was shot and killed in the dining hall by her ex-boyfriend.^[8]

1980s

In 1979 Dr. Dennis J. Murray became president. During Murray's tenure as president, enrollment doubled, the campus grew to 180 acres (0.73 km²), every building on campus was either renovated or newly constructed, and numerous strategic partnerships were formed.

Lowell Thomas Communications Center

One of the first strategic partnerships was formed with IBM, a major employer in the Mid-Hudson Valley. In 1984, Marist received $2.5 million in equipment and almost $2 million in software from the IBM Corporation to expand academic and administrative uses of computers on campus.

The Foy Townhouses, named after Dr. Linus Richard Foy, were built in 1982. Marian Hall was built in 1983 within and around the college's first gymnasium. It incorporates the first building to be constructed through the manual labor of the Brothers (1947). Because it is located adjacent to the spot where the Marian building (the college's principal classroom building) once stood, it carries on the name of that building as well as the original of the four year college.

To expand student housing, Gartland Commons was built on the north end of the campus in 1985. It is a townhouse community, housing approximately 300 students.

In 1987, the Lowell Thomas Communications Center opened, providing space for communications, math, and computer science studies. The building was built over the site of an outdoor swimming pool from the early days of Marist that was fed by a natural spring.

1990s

Dyson Center

Fontaine Hall

In 1990, the Margaret M and Charles H Dyson Center opened, providing a home for the School of Management, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and School of Graduate and Continuing Education.

Construction continued in 1994 with a $27 million Student Center, bookstore, dining facilities, art gallery, and a new adjoining dormitory (Midrise Hall). In 1996, Talmadge Court was purchased by the college as an official student residence. In 1998, across neighboring Route 9, the Lower West Cedar townhouses were built.

Fontaine Hall, an academic and office building was constructed on the north end, followed by The James A. Cannavino Library right in the center of the main campus. Built with a concentrated focus on technology, the library is considered by campus planners to be the jewel and the heart of campus. The Library is named for James A. Cannavino, a long-time member of the Marist Board of Trustees.

2000s

James A. Cannavino Library

With student enrollment increasing and a lack of housing for upperclassmen, the school purchased additional land across Route 9 for expansion. Upper West Cedar, built in 2000, was constructed in a similar style to the Lower West Cedar Townhouses. The Upper Fulton Townhouses followed in 2004 and then the Lower Fulton Townhouses in 2008.^[9]

Interior of Cannavino Library

These housing areas are connected by a central walkway that leads to the main campus. Also, the Upper Fulton Townhouses were featured on Good Morning America in 2007 for a report on how some colleges and universities were building nicer dormitories to attract more students.^[10]

The housing expansion was a sore point with the Poughkeepsie residents, who blamed the college for excessive traffic on the Route 9 corridor. The New York State Department of Transportation and Marist College both blame massively increasing population in the Mid-Hudson Valley, a result of the migration of the residents of nearby New York City starting in late 2001. In May 2007, Marist was granted a variance allowing them to build despite a moratorium on new construction in the area.^[11]

In 2003, Marist invited New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to deliver the commencement address for the graduating class, incurring protests aimed at the college for Spitzer's public support of abortion rights. Having received complaints, Cardinal Archbishop of New York Edward Egan declared Marist "is no longer a Catholic institution" and therefore not under the Church's jurisdiction.^[12] Although Marist had become independent in 1969 and it "does not identify itself as a Catholic college in any way",^[12] under Pope John Paul II's decree Ex Corde Ecclesiae, all colleges which claimed to be Catholic prior to 1991 are considered Catholic until declared otherwise by a bishop.

During the fall 2005 semester, approximately one third of the total classes (just over 500) utilized Ucompass Educator. Of those 500 courses between 30 and 35 (5-6%) were offered fully online

The college's Longview Park was completed in 2007 with a bike/walk path along the Hudson's shore, a fishing pier, the renovation of the historic Cornell boathouse, and better access to scenic vistas, particularly from the gazebo built on a promontory in the center of the park.

In September 2009, it was announced that Marist was bequeathed $75 million by the industrialist Raymond A. Rich. The donation consists of a 60-acre (240,000 m²) estate, known as the Payne Mansion, located in the Ulster County town of Esopus and is estimated to be worth $65 million. The rest of the money, approximately $10 million, is to be used to establish the Raymond A. Rich Institute. The 42,000 square feet (3,900 m²) mansion was designed by Carrère and Hastings, who also designed the New York Public Library. The school plans to use the house as part of the institute. The Raymond A. Rich Institute will focus on developing the communication, interpersonal, and social skills necessary to lead complex organizations in a global setting.^[13] The gift was the ninth largest donation in world in 2009.^[14]

In spring 2011, Marist completed construction of a new technology building, the Hancock Center, which is located on the main campus where the Benoit and Gregory (residence houses) used to stand. The 57,000-square-foot (5,300 m²) building is designed in a Gothic architectural style. It comprises three computer labs, Marist Institute for Public Opinion, nine classrooms, six seminar rooms and a trading room for the business school.^[15]

The New York State Department of Transportation completed a pedestrian underpass under US 9 to facilitate safer movement between the sections of campus which the boulevard separates. Its construction eliminated a pedestrian-only traffic signal. In addition, one entrance near the Lowell Thomas Communcation Center was closed to vehicular traffic. All three entrances of the college were renovated and the main gate closed to vehicular traffic. ^[16]

Future

During the 2010–11 academic year, an 11,660-square-foot (1,083 m²) addition to the McCann Center gymnasium will be constructed. New offices and lockers for the men's and women's basketball teams will be constructed. New "chair-back" seating will replace the current bleachers in the field house.^[17]

Campus

Student Center at night

The campus, with an area of 240 acres (0.97 km²), is located on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York, on US 9.

Marist requires all freshmen to live on campus. Freshman housing consists of three hall-style dormitories: Sheahan Hall, housing 140 students; Leo Hall, housing 300 students; and Champagnat Hall, housing over 400 students.^[18] For the next three years, housing is not guaranteed but enough housing consists to hold a large portion of the upperclassmen population. Townhouses make up all of the housing available for upperclassmen, mostly built within the last fifteen years. Additionally, the Upper Fulton townhouses were featured on Good Morning America for a story on how some colleges and universities are constructing nicer student housing to attract more students.^[19] All underclassmen live on the west side of Route 9, which is the main part of campus. Upperclassmen reside on the east side of Route 9, which is also considered the "wet side" of campus because the consumption of alcohol is allowed because all students are over the age of 21. While all incoming freshman are automatically assigned to a dorm, sophomores and above partake in a points system to choose housing. The priority points system, as it is known, dictates that students must accumulate a certain amount of points from clubs, sports, and GPA and are then ranked. The students with the highest points are allowed to choose housing first, thus filling the nicer housing first. The students with the lower points choose last, and are not always guaranteed housing. If students are entering as a group, then the student’s points are averaged together. According to Marist, this system promotes student activity in clubs and sports and offers an incentive to keep a high GPA.^[20]

Academics

Profile

Marist College offers 43 Bachelor of Arts degrees, 12 Masters degrees, and 12 Certificate programs. These programs are divided between the six undergraduate schools and the School of Global and Professional Programs. All Marist students must take what is known as ‘core’ classes during their four years in order to graduate. There are a number of different 3-credit core classes students can take, usually consisting of writing, history, cultural diversity, and a philosophy class. The requirements are the same for all majors and emphasize Marist's tradition of a liberal arts education.^[21] Marist has become increasingly selective. In the incoming freshman class, 36 percent of applicants were accepted. 10,000 applicants were received for 950 spots.^[22] Marist is partnered with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, located in Hyde Park.^[23] Marist also has had a longstanding partnership with IBM. IBM tests concepts and applications in education, business and communication. The joint study began in 1988 with the installation of a $10 million IBM 3090 mainframe computer on campus. In 2009, Marist and IBM began three research projects involving grid computing, e-learning applications and computing on demand.^[24]

Rankings

Since the 1990s, Marist has consistently risen in many college rankings. In the 2010 issue of U.S. News and World Report's "America’s best colleges", Marist was ranked 10th out of 172 universities in the category Regional Universities (North).^[25] Marist's acceptance rate of 36 percent made it the most selective school in this category.^[26] For the eighth year in a row, The Princeton Review named Marist as one of the nations best schools in its publication "The Best 373 Colleges".^[26] Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine named Marist one of its "50 Best Buys" in private education for the fifth consecutive year. Marist was the only New York college to make the list.^[27] In 2006, Forbes and The Princeton Review named Marist among the 25 "most connected campuses" in the United States. The August 2006 edition of Campus Technology magazine named Marist a "Campus Technology Innovator" for the college's "iDentity Quest" podcasting program, which provides iPods to students to record reflections on life in other countries and to share this information with classmates and professors.

International links

Marist College offers students semester and academic year programs in: Africa (Egypt, Morocco, Uganda, South Africa, and Tanzania), Asia and the Pacific (Australia, China, India, Japan, and New Zealand), Europe (Czech Republic, England, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, and Spain), Latin America (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Ecuador), and the Middle East (Jordan).^[28]

In 2006, Marist partnered with Lorenzo de' Medici School to form a branch campus in Florence, Italy. There, students can study for a semester or academic year and choose from over 400 different classes.^[29] Additionally, there is Bachelor's Degree program for those who wish to pursue a four-year degree. Degrees are offered in Art History, Conservation Studies/Restoration, Digital Media, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Studio Art (B.A.) and Studio Art (B.S.).^[30]

There are also several short-term programs that consist of a 2-3 week trip to a country that is based around a 3-4-credit class. Examples of previous classes have been Hong Kong, China and Taiwan for the class Technology Management; Ireland for the class Dubliners and the Literature of Ireland; Ghana: Politics, Community Development, and Entrepreneurship.^[31]

MIPO and CCODC

Marist is home to the Marist Institute of Public Opinion (MIPO), a polling organization active in the political arena, The Hudson River Valley Institute (HRVI),^[32] the educational arm of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, and the Center for Collaborative and On-Demand Computing (CCODC) are also at Marist. HRVI oversees the publication of the Hudson River Valley Review, a journal of regional studies.

Local involvement

Marist College enjoys a unique partnership with the Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI) in Hyde Park, which exists primarily to serve as the educational arm of the FDR Presidential Library and Museum. Furthermore, the Library, under the control of the National Archives and Records Administration, serves as the primary resource for student history majors completing capping papers. In addition, Marist College is tasked with the administration of the Library web site, fdrlibrary.marist.edu, and has co-sponsored several major conferences in conjunction with the Presidential Library and FERI.

Other major projects include the Hudson River Valley Institute (the educational arm of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area).

Marist also participates in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, and many other projects.

Accreditations

• The institution as a whole is accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It was most recently reaccredited in 2003.^[33]
• The School of Management is accredited for its Business program by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).^[34]
• The Athletic Training program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).^[35]
• The Medical Technology program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).^[36]
• The Social Work bachelor’s completion program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).^[37]

Student life

Student Organizations

Marist Student Center

Marist College has 93 registered clubs and organizations that cover a variety of interests: performing arts, sports, religion, politics, and student government.^[38] There are three student-run literary organizations: The Circle, Generator Magazine and the Literary Arts Society. The Circle, the school newspaper, has been in publication since 1965, and is published weekly.^[39] The Generator Magazine features student written poetry and short-stories. The Literary Arts Society produces two students publications; The MOSAIC, a literary magazine printed once a semester, publishes creative works by students as well as the winners of the annual Fiction and Poetry contest. The Fox Forum, a new publication, prints academic papers and opinion pieces written by students; it is published every month. Marist also has a student run TV channel, entitled, MCTV. The channel broadcasts its own shows, including original programming and news.^[40] Intramural sports groups are very popular amongst students, with equestrian, fencing, rugby, ski, ultimate, and volleyball.^[41] All of the above organizations are managed by the Office of College Activities

While several fraternities operate off-campus, Greek life is not very popular amongst students, many of whom choose to live on campus. There are six fraternity organizations operating through Marist, and primarily focus upon philanthropic and community programs. Although Marist no longer has any religious affiliation, several Marist Brothers still reside on campus. They were allowed to continue living on campus after the school broke away from the church. The brothers operate a student organization known as the Campus Ministry, that serves the spiritual needs of the campus as well as serving the Poughkeepsie community.^[42] In addition to sports and clubs, there is a student government organization. The Marist College Student Government Association is made up of three branches: the Executive Board, the Student Senate, and the Student Judicial Board.

Marist Band

The Marist College Band organization involves approximately 140 students performing in a variety of twelve ensembles. It performs full symphonic concert programs of standard wind- band literature, tours nationally, does half-time shows at home football games, and performs at home Marist basketball games, Marist basketball games at Madison Square Garden and at the MAAC Championship Basketball Tournament that occurs the first weekend in March. Membership in this large ensemble entitles the student to also participate as a member of the Brass Ensemble, Low-Brass Choir, Flute Choir, Woodwind Ensemble, Woodwind Quintet, Musical Theater Pit Orchestra, and the Jazz Band known as the "Jazz Foxes." Other ensembles that flourish under the 'umbrella' of the Marist College Band include the Handbell Choir, Guitar Ensemble and a variety of 'Rock' Bands.

Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Marist currently has an active Army ROTC program on campus. The program is based out of the original St. Ann's Hermitage building. It is a satellite program of Ram battalion in Fordham University. Cadets also come from nearby Vassar College, SUNY New Paltz, Mount Saint Mary's College, Orange County Community College and Dutchess County Community College.

Athletics

Main article: Marist Red Foxes

Official team logo and mascot, the red fox.

The Marist department of athletics sponsors 23 NCAA Division I sports. Most of the programs compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC); with the only exception being football, which is a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). The Men's teams consist of basketball, baseball, tennis, crew, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, cross country, track & football. While the women's teams are basketball, volleyball, tennis, crew, lacrosse, soccer, cross country, swimming & diving and water polo. These varsity programs involve more than 550 Marist student-athletes. The crew programs are two of the few in the nation that have on-campus facilities on the shores of the Hudson River.

In addition to Division I programs, the Department of Athletics also offers many other sports on the club and intramural levels. Club sports give Marist students the opportunity to compete against other colleges and universities without the strict requirements of the NCAA. Club sports offered at Marist include men’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s rugby, men’s volleyball,equestrian, fencing and bowling. Marist also offers 18 intramural programs.

Marist Student Booster Club

The Marist Student Booster Club is an organization that is dedicated to supporting all Marist Athletic teams. The Student Booster Club looks to host events throughout the year in conjunction with many different athletic competitions. Some of the club’s goals are to host pre-game events, coordinate bus trips to high-profile away games and raise the student attendance for all Marist Athletics events

Marist Fight Song

Marist football vs Drake

Marist, College, Let the bells ring.
Honor, Glory, Your Praises We Sing.

We're here with banners fly-ing!
Our shouts of victory cry-ing! Rah! – Rah! – Rah!
Alma, Mater, We love you dear.
Conquering, Heroes, We're here to cheer.

We have no fear for Marist College,
We'll fight on to victory.

Marist, Foxes, We're on the run.
Up hill, downhill, having much fun.

We lure our every foe,
Into the Red Fox hole. Rah! – Rah! – Rah!

Scratch them, tear them, rip them a part.
Offense, Defense – right from the start,

We have no fear for our Red Foxes,
They'll fight on to Victory.

Rivalries

Men's tennis – Fairfield University

Men's basketball – Siena College, Iona College

Women's basketball – Canisius College, Siena College, Ohio State University

Men's rowing – Trinity College, Hartford, Hobart College, Ithaca College, University of Delaware, United States Military Academy

Football – Georgetown University, Sacred Heart University, University of San Diego

Swimming – Rider University, Loyola University Maryland

Softball – Canisius College

Track – Manhattan College, Iona College

Baseball – Manhattan College, United States Military Academy, Siena College

Women's soccer – Siena College

Facilities

James J. McCann Recreation Center

Inside of McCann Field House during a basketball game

The James J. McCann Recreation Center consists of three major areas and dozens of minor ones. The three major areas are the Field House, the Natatorium, and the Strength & Conditioning Center.^[43]

The Field House is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena home to the men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams. It also hosts special events such as concerts for the student population.^[44]

The natatorium is a 265,000 US gallons (1,000 m³) facility, ranging in depth from 4 feet (1.2 m) to 13 feet (4.0 m). It provides six 25-yard (23 m) lanes and an independent diving well. The well contains two 1-meter and one 3-meter diving board.^[45]

The Strength & Conditioning Center is two floors. The lower floor consists of weight training equipment, the upper floor consists of cardiovascular training equipment. All told, the facility can easily accommodate 100 students simultaneously.^[43]

Minor areas include two racquetball courts, a 2,200-square-foot (200 m²) dance studio, five locker rooms, a classroom, the Pepsi Hall of Fame multi-media meeting room, the 2,100-square-foot (200 m²) Dr. Maynard Center for Sports Medicine, the Academic Enhancement Center, the 4,200-square-foot (390 m²) Coach's Complex, an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m²) Mondo-surfaced auxiliary gymnasium, used heavily by intramurals and club sports, and a student lounge.^[43]

Boathouse Row

Crew Team competing on Hudson River

The athletic facilities with the greatest amount of history in the Marist College Athletic Department are the boathouses located on campus, which sit on the banks of the Hudson River. It is rare in collegiate rowing to have on-campus rowing facilities. Two houses exist: the original Cornell University boathouse, and the newer Marist boathouse. The Marist boathouse features boat bay, which contain a fleet of 16 top-of-the-line Vespoli shells. Additionally, on the second floor are 30 Concept II ergs, free weights, a video viewing lounge and a coaching office. The Cornell boathouse is used by local high schools. The Cornell boathouse was remodeled in 2008, and currently is used by the Dennis J. Murray for administrative functions, as well as housing a few racing shells for the women's team.^[46]

Gartland Athletic Field

Gartland Athletic Field

Also known as North Field, the Gartland Athletic Field now serves as a core practice facility for Marist intercollegiate sports, including soccer, lacrosse, and rugby. It is also a playing field for club sports and general recreation. At almost 10 acres (40,000 m²) in size, the field is large enough to accommodate three team practices simultaneously. The intercollegiate Softball field, equipped with a state-of-the-art electronic Score Board and newly renovated dugouts, resides in the far corner of North field. A practice softball field at the opposite end of the field is used during tournament play, intramural games, and sole club sports.^[47]

Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field

Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field

A grandstand was erected on the main athletic field, and named Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field, it was officially opened on October 6, 2007. It has a capacity of 5,000 with amphitheater-style seating on the west side of the field for lawn chairs and blankets.^[48]. The facility includes a state of the art field turf playing surface and a stone-faced precast concrete grandstand. The ground level field house contains two large, day-lit varsity locker rooms with showers, a medical training room, an equipment room, and support spaces. A field storage room is provided with vehicular access. The building also includes a public concession stand and restrooms. Lockers and concession areas are highlighted on the façade by large wooden exterior alcoves that create bays for students and players.

The grandstand features a large press box, served by elevators, that is equipped with a state-of-the-art sound system and wireless communications. VIP hospitality wings provide seating for 120 people with a fully operable window wall facing the field. Press box and VIP seats also enjoy dramatic views of the Hudson River and the Poughkeepsie Bridge beyond.

There was quite a stir regarding the removal of approximately 20 trees in preparation for this project. The oldest of the trees was determined post-mortem to be 180 years old and was therefore in existence 80 years before the college came to be. Actually, it began life around the time of the founder of the Marist Brothers, Saint Marcellin Champagnat. The fuss died down to a dull roar after an e-mail was sent around by the administration stating that the planting of 40 new trees was included in the project plans.^[49]

McCann Baseball Field

This ballpark features seating behind the backstop and along the third base line that can accommodate over 350 fans. The facility has a dead center field measurement of 414 feet (126 m), the deepest distance of any MAAC field, while the power alleys check in at 377 feet (115 m).^[50]

Tennis pavilion

In 2006, a tennis pavilion opened to support the men's and women's tennis programs. It features eight lighted, regulation-sized courts, a center walkway, and a pergola-covered spectator area. Marist joins the United State Military Academy and the United States Tennis Center in Queens, New York, host site of the U.S. Open, as the only tennis venues in the area that can boast a Deco II playing surface.The pavilion is located on the East campus.^[51]

Athletic accomplishments

Rik Smits visits Marist on Alumni Day

Marist, which captured seven Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference titles during the 2004-05 academic year, has taken home the conference's highest honors, earning all three JetBlue Airways MAAC Commissioner's Cups. This season marks the fifth time in seven years that the Red Foxes have claimed the overall competition and now makes Marist the only school to win the overall title five times. La Salle and Loyola have each won four overall titles.

In March 2007, Marist's Women's Basketball team surprised a nation of NCAA fans under the leadership of co-captains Alisa Kresge and Nikki Flores, carried by Rachele Fitz. They became the third 13th seed to make it to the Sweet 16 since the women's tournament expanded to 64 teams. They defeated 4th-seeded Ohio State and 5th-seeded Middle Tennessee to make it to the Sweet 16.^[52] Marist's Women's Basketball returned to the NCAA tournament in 2010 and 2011.

On June 28, 2007, Jared Jordan became the second Marist College basketball player to be selected in the NBA draft, as the 45th overall pick, 15th pick in the second round by the Los Angeles Clippers. Rik Smits was the first Marist player to play in the NBA, and had a long successful career with the Indiana Pacers.

In February 2008, Marist joined the Pioneer Football League as its tenth member effective for the 2009 season, ending the MAAC Football League.^[53]

In March 2008, the women's basketball team was seeded 7th in the New Orleans Regional of the NCAA Basketball Tournament where they defeated the 10th seeded Depaul Blue Demons 76–57. They were then defeated by the 2nd seeded LSU Lady Tigers 68–49 on March 24, 2008, ending Marist's 22 game winning streak.

In the 2010 NCAA tournament the women's basketball team defeated Iowa State in the first round and were thoroughly defeating Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the 2nd round until Marist's best player Erica Allenspach was injured. Duke took the lead late in the 2nd half and prevailed 71-66.

Notable alumni

Main article: List of Marist College people

Marist College has approximately 30,000 living alumni worldwide. Notable Marist graduates include Timothy G. Brier ’69, Co-Founder of Priceline.com;^[54] Christopher McCann '83, President of 1-800FLOWERS.com; Ian O'Connor '86, a New York Times best-selling author and national sports columnist; Bill O'Reilly '71, political commentator and host of The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel; and Rik Smits '88, NBA All-Star and 2nd pick in the 1988 NBA Draft.

Gallery

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  St. Ann's Hermitage purchased by Marist Brothers 1905

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References

1. ^ http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf
2. ^ http://www.marist.edu/alumni/campaignpriorities.html
3. ^ http://www.marist.edu/publicaffairs/?id=585
4. ^ "Largest Gift In Marist History Establishes Leadership Institute". http://www.marist.edu/richinstitute/. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
5. ^ "New York Archdiocese Says Marist College 'No Longer Catholic'". http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=4674&CFID=55476494&CFTOKEN=70469385. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
6. ^ "Blaine Won't Determine Catholic Ed". The Circle. 1967-11-03. http://library.marist.edu/archives/Circle/1967/1967_11_3.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-04. 
7. ^ "Religious Ties Spur Debate". The Circle. 1970-02-02. http://library.marist.edu/archives/Circle/1970/1970_2_5.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-04. 
8. ^ Hope, Christina. "The Hauntings of Sheahan Hall". Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20071008105601/http://www.christinahope.com/shelley_project/what/what.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-20. 
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13. ^ Largest Gift in Marist History Establishes Leadership Institute
14. ^ Top Donations 2009
15. ^ "The Hancock Center Makes Its Debut". Marist (Marist College). Summer 2011. http://www.marist.edu/alumni/magazine/flipbook/summer2011/. Retrieved August 23, 2011. 
16. ^ Salomon, Kealy (2007-05-17). "Route 9 Land Use and Transportation Study Released: Plans for Pedestrian Bridge Crossing Announced". Dutchess County. http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/CountyExecutive/12536.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
17. ^ Marist College Circle (2010). McCann Center improvements set to begin. http://media.www.maristcircle.com/media/storage/paper659/news/2010/09/23/Sports/Mccann.Center.Improvements.Set.To.Begin-3934956-page2.shtml. Retrieved October 14, 2010. 
18. ^ "Marist Residential Areas". Marist. http://www.marist.edu/housing/residence.html. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
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20. ^ "Priority Points". Marist. http://www.marist.edu/housing/priority.html. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
21. ^ "Core/Liberal Studies Program". http://www.marist.edu/academic/corels.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
22. ^ "Marist Admission Receives Record Number of Applications". http://www.marist.edu/admission/recordapps.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
23. ^ "Partners". http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/partners.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
24. ^ "Marist/IBM Joint Study". http://www.marist.edu/community/ibm.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
25. ^ "Best Colleges 2011". U.S. News and World Report. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/poughkeepsie-ny/marist-college-2765. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
26. ^ ^{a b} Murray, Dennis J. (September 6, 2010). "Fall Update on College Activities". Marist (Marist College). http://www.marist.edu/alumni/pdfs/WelcomeBackSept2010.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
27. ^ "Kiplinger's Again Calls Marist One of Nation's 50 Best Buys". http://www.marist.edu/publicaffairs/index.html?id=508. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
28. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". http://www.marist.edu/international/faq.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
29. ^ "Marist College Branch Campus, Florence Italy". http://www.marist.edu/academics/italy/index.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
30. ^ "Academics at the Florence Branch Campus". http://www.marist.edu/academics/italy/academics.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
31. ^ "Short-Term Programs for Academic Year 2010-2011". http://www.marist.edu/international/shortprograms.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
32. ^ The Hudson River Valley Institute
33. ^ Middle States Commission on Higher Education. "Statement of Accreditation Status". http://www.msche.org/documents/SAS/282/Statement%20of%20Accreditation%20Status.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-10. 
34. ^ Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. "AACSB International". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928032137/http://www.aacsb.edu/members/Omd/Profile_page2.asp?LinkId=49509&CallingPage=InstLists. Retrieved 2007-06-10. 
35. ^ Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. "Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education". http://www.caate.net/. Retrieved 2007-06-27. 
36. ^ National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences. "NAACLS Accredited and Approved Program Search". http://www.naacls.org/search/programs.asp. Retrieved 2007-06-10. 
37. ^ Council on Social Work Education. "Membership Directory". http://portal.cswe.org/Membership/MemberDirectorySearch.aspx. Retrieved 2007-06-10. 
38. ^ "Student Clubs". Marist. http://www.marist.edu/studentlife/clubs.htmll. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
39. ^ "The Circle General Information". Marist. http://www.maristcircle.com/home/generalinformation/. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
40. ^ "MCTV Information". Marist. http://www.mctv29.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=117. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
41. ^ "Marist Student Life". Marist. http://www.marist.edu/studentlife/clubs.html. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
42. ^ "Campus Ministry". Marist. http://www.marist.edu/studentlife/ministry/. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
43. ^ ^{a b c} "James J. McCann Recreation Center and Strength & Conditioning Center". GoRedFoxes. http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/facilities/mccann-rec-center.html. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
44. ^ "McCann Field House". GoRedFoxes. http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/facilities/mccann-field-house.html. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
45. ^ "McCann Natatorium". GoRedFoxes. http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/facilities/mccann-natatorium.html. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
46. ^ "Boathouse Row". GoRedFoxes. http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/facilities/boathouse-row.html. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
47. ^ "Gartland Athletic Field". GoRedFoxes. http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/facilities/gartland-athletic-field.html. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
48. ^ "About Marist - History and Heritage". Marist. http://www.marist.edu/about/history.html#y1995. Retrieved 2008-01-01. 
49. ^ "Historic Trees Chopped Down". Marist. http://media.www.maristcircle.com/media/storage/paper659/news/2007/05/03/News/Historic.Trees.Chopped.Down-2891068.shtml. Retrieved 2008-01-01. 
50. ^ "McCann Baseball Field". GoRedFoxes. http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/facilities/mccann-baseball-field.html. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
51. ^ "Tennis Pavilion". GoRedFoxes. http://goredfoxes.cstv.com/facilities/tennis-pavilion.html. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
52. ^ "Flores, Kresge lead Marist past Middle Tennessee". http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=274000006. Retrieved 2007-03-30. 
53. ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=thenewstribune&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=4134564
54. ^ Harvard Business School Bulletin: Timothy G. Brier, The Price is Right

External links

• Official college website
• Marist Circle - Student newspaper