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'Queens College' is one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York.
Queens College was established in 1937 to serve the needs of the growing borough's population, including newly arrived immigrant families. Much as it does today, the college in its early years provided an affordable opportunity to New Yorkers who were eager for a quality education. In 2006 Queens College had an enrollment of 18,107 including 13,662 undergraduates and 4,445 graduate students. Students from 120 different countries speaking 66 different languages are enrolled at the school, located in Flushing. While it is widely known as a liberal arts college, Queens College is, in fact, a comprehensive college offering over a 100 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the master's level as well as a number of advanced certificate programs. Queens College itself does not grant Doctoral degrees, but is part of the consortium through the CUNY Graduate Center and is home to a variety of doctoral programs. It is also one of seven participating schools in the CUNY Honors College, a recently inaugurated competitive program that offers exceptional students a full scholarship, a free laptop, and other benefits. Upon choosing a home campus, these students are designated as University Scholars, and enroll in Honors Seminar courses for their first two years in addition to Queens College curriculum. The department for Continuing Education offers non-credit courses and enrolls over 5,000 students.
The 77 acre campus located off Kissena Boulevard is on a plateau, one of the highest points in the borough. Prior to becoming a college it was originally the site of a school for juvenile delinquents. This institution consisted of several Spanish style buildings dating back to the early 20th century, such as Jefferson Hall built in 1900. Six of these original buildings still stand while the college has expanded to include over 40 buildings including the main classroom building, Powdermaker Hall, built in 1962 and named after the college's distinguished anthropologist Hortense Powdermaker.
The college recently announced that it is soliciting offers to build a low-rise dormitory on campus, projected to open its doors in the Fall of 2009. Queens College would then join Hunter and City College as the only CUNY campuses with dorm facilities.
The campus also maintains a well respected and state of the art Library, The Benjamin Rosenthal library. The library's Chaney-Schwerner-Goodman Clocktower was named after the three civil rights workers who were murdered in 1964, including Andrew Goodman a Queens College student. Built in 1988 the library contains 752,900 books, 32,600 print and electronic materials, the college archives, and a growing collection of multimedia materials in its Media Center. The library is also home to the papers of Robert Morris and the Louis Armstrong archives. The library also houses the art library and art center which has approximately 70,000 books and 5,000 bound periodicals, as well as 15,000 slides, and the rare books collection. The art center displays the works of both established and emerging artists in all media.
The college is also home to the Aaron Copland School of Music located in the music building, constructed in 1991. The building houses the music library and the 490-seat LeFrak Concert Hall with a tracker organ, electronic music studios, classrooms, rehearsal rooms, and a professional-level recording studio.
The Godwin-Ternbach Museum is located in Klapper Hall. The museum maintains a fine collection of 3,500 pieces of art as well as artifacts from all cultures dating from ancient times to the modern day. These include works by Rembrandt Van Rijn, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georges Braque. The museum also hosts a series of exhibitions each year.
CUNY Law School is located to the west of the campus of Queens College. It is, however, a separate administrative unit of CUNY.
The College is home to many centers who focus their research on various pressing social issues facing the local communities, students, faculty and the many ethnic and religious groups of the Queens area.
★ 'Asian American/Asian Institute'
Works to integrate the talents of individual faculty and the resources of other CUNY institutes to create a community of scholars to help focus their energies on Asia and the Asian American experience.
★ 'Asian/American Center'
Dedicated to community-oriented research that analyzes the multi-cultural diaspora experience of Asians in global and local communities.
★ 'John D. Calandra Italian American Institute'
Fosters higher education among Italian-Americans and insures that the legacy of the Italian-American experience is documented and preserved for future generations. This is accomplished through research, counseling, lectures, symposia, and administering an exchange program with CUNY and Italian universities.
★ 'Center for the Biology of Natural Systems (CBNS)'
Conducts research that analyzes real world environmental and resource problems and their policy implications. Recent projects include a study of the impact of air pollution on asthma sufferers in the South Bronx and a continuing examination of the health workers involved in the cleanup of ground zero after the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001.
★ 'Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies'
Initiates, supports, and coordinates the teaching of Byzantine and modern Greek studies. The center also promotes Byzantine and Neo-Hellenic scholarship and publications; and relates academic research and teaching to the needs of the Greek community in Queens and beyond.
★ 'Center for Jewish Studies'
Through outreach and research, serves as a bridge between the academic Jewish Studies program and the community. It offers numerous lectures, concerts, symposia, and performances.
★ 'Center for the Improvement of Education'
Forges linkages between public schools and Queens College that will
allow staff from each to perform their primary functions more effectively.
★ 'The Michael Harrington Center for Democratic Values and Social Change'
Promotes public discourse about social issues, advocates for social change, and works in partnerships with others to build a more just and equitable democratic society. The institute is primarily concerned with the employment, health, and educational needs of economically disadvantaged communities.
★ 'The Neuroscience Research Center'
The goal of the center is to enhance the research and education of students at Queens College through the establishment of programs at both the under-graduate and graduate levels concerning neuroscience. Members of the center have established a five year NIH MARC program at the college for minorities in the biomedical research sciences. The faculty at the center have produced over 800 peer-reviewed publications over the past fifteen years, with nearly 300 in the past five years alone. Since 1990, the center faculty have also received funding for 51 external and 54 internal grants.
In its 2006 edition of "America's Best Value Colleges," The Princeton Review ranks Queens College eighth in the United States.[1]
Queens College is ranked as one of the "25 Hottest Universities" in the Newsweek/Kaplan 2008 College Guide. [2]
★ Kevan Abrahams - Nassau County Legislator (D) Nassau County 1st Legislative District
★ Gary Ackerman - United States Representative (D) New York's 5th congressional district
★ David A. Adler - author
★ Barbara Bach - actress, wife of former Beatle Ringo Starr
★ Joy Behar - comedienne and co-host of ''The View''
★ Joel Benenson - Democratic pollster, American political consultant
★ Lawrence Cohen - President and CEO of The Merv Griffin Group of Companies
★ Jerry Colonna - Well-known venture capitalist and entrepreneur coach
★ Joseph Crowley - United States Representative, New York's 7th congressional district, Queens County Democratic Chairman
★ Fran Drescher - actress, The Nanny
★ Dennis Elsas - Radio personality: WNEW-FM, WFUV-FM
★ Jon Favreau - actor and director (attended 1984-1987, 1988 - dropped out a few credits shy of completing his degree)
★ Hon. Marvin E. Frankel - litigator, judge, legal scholar, and human rights activist.
★ Nathan Gilkarov - economist, philosopher
★ Andrew Goodman - civil rights worker, murdered in Mississippi at the age of 20 during Freedom Summer of 1964, while still a student
★ Daniel Goodman - CEO of Goodman Strategies
★ Marvin Hamlisch - Hollywood and Broadway composer
★ Alan Hevesi - former New York State Comptroller, former New York State Assemblyman, former Queens College professor
★ Dov Hikind - New York State Assemblyman
★ Ron Jeremy - prolific pornographic film actor
★ Carole King - songwriter and recording artist
★ Richard Kline - "Larry Dallas" in Three's Company (attended, but did not graduate)
★ Rory Lancman - New York state Assemblyman
★ Nathan Leventhal - Former President of Lincoln Center
★ Allan Loren - Former Chairman & CEO, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
★ Helen Marshall - Queens Borough President
★ Nellie Y. McKay - scholar and co-editor of ''Norton Anthology of African-American Literature''
★ Stanley Milgram - psychologist
★ Hiram Monserate - New York City Councilmember
★ Robert Moog - inventor of the Moog synthesizer
★ Mary Murphy - Emmy Award-winning TV anchor
★ Donna Orender - WNBA president
★ Jose R. Peralta - New York State Assemblyman
★ Dorothy Rabinowitz - awarded 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
★ Norm Roberts - head coach of St. John's University men's basketball team, as well as a former coach and star player at Queens College
★ Ray Romano - actor, comedian (attended 1975-1978 - dropped out after accumulating only 15 credits in three years)
★ Michael Savage (formerly known as Michael Weiner) - radio talk show personality and author
★ Leonard Schutzman - Chief Financial Officer, PepsiCo
★ Lloyd Schwartz - Pulitzer Prize winner in Journalism
★ Jerry Seinfeld - comedian
★ Paul Simon - musician, Simon and Garfunkel
★ Arnold Skemer - novelist and publisher
★ Phil Demise Smith - poet, founder of the N. Dodo Band, founder of the Queens College Whereas literary and art magazine
★ Elliot Stabler - actor, fictional detective featured on NBC crime drama
★ Toby Ann Stavisky - New York state Senator
★ Charles Wang - founder of Computer Associates, owner of the New York Islanders
Famous faculty at Queens College have included
★ actor/theatre director Charles Repole
★ anthropologist Hortense Powdermaker
★ artist Benny Andrews
★ author John Tytell
★ biologist Barry Commoner
★ composers Thea Musgrave, Bruce Saylor, George Perle, and Karol Rathaus
★ historian Joshua Freeman
★ naval historian David Syrett
★ literary translator Gregory Rabassa
★ mathematician Dennis Sullivan
★ political philosopher Michael Harrington
★ russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko
★ Sociologist Samuel Heilman
★ Queens College
★ The Knight News (Queens College newspaper)
★ Queens College Athletics (QC Sports Program)
★ WQMC Radio (Student Radio Station)
★ qc.cuny.edu Webmail (Student Email)
★ ESIMS Student Information Management System (Grades, Bill, Registration, etc)
'Queens College' is one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York.
| Contents |
| History and enrollment |
| The campus and facilities |
| Academic centers and institutes |
| Rankings |
| Notable alumni |
| Notable faculty |
| References |
| External links |
History and enrollment
Queens College was established in 1937 to serve the needs of the growing borough's population, including newly arrived immigrant families. Much as it does today, the college in its early years provided an affordable opportunity to New Yorkers who were eager for a quality education. In 2006 Queens College had an enrollment of 18,107 including 13,662 undergraduates and 4,445 graduate students. Students from 120 different countries speaking 66 different languages are enrolled at the school, located in Flushing. While it is widely known as a liberal arts college, Queens College is, in fact, a comprehensive college offering over a 100 undergraduate and graduate degrees at the master's level as well as a number of advanced certificate programs. Queens College itself does not grant Doctoral degrees, but is part of the consortium through the CUNY Graduate Center and is home to a variety of doctoral programs. It is also one of seven participating schools in the CUNY Honors College, a recently inaugurated competitive program that offers exceptional students a full scholarship, a free laptop, and other benefits. Upon choosing a home campus, these students are designated as University Scholars, and enroll in Honors Seminar courses for their first two years in addition to Queens College curriculum. The department for Continuing Education offers non-credit courses and enrolls over 5,000 students.
The campus and facilities
The 77 acre campus located off Kissena Boulevard is on a plateau, one of the highest points in the borough. Prior to becoming a college it was originally the site of a school for juvenile delinquents. This institution consisted of several Spanish style buildings dating back to the early 20th century, such as Jefferson Hall built in 1900. Six of these original buildings still stand while the college has expanded to include over 40 buildings including the main classroom building, Powdermaker Hall, built in 1962 and named after the college's distinguished anthropologist Hortense Powdermaker.
The college recently announced that it is soliciting offers to build a low-rise dormitory on campus, projected to open its doors in the Fall of 2009. Queens College would then join Hunter and City College as the only CUNY campuses with dorm facilities.
The campus also maintains a well respected and state of the art Library, The Benjamin Rosenthal library. The library's Chaney-Schwerner-Goodman Clocktower was named after the three civil rights workers who were murdered in 1964, including Andrew Goodman a Queens College student. Built in 1988 the library contains 752,900 books, 32,600 print and electronic materials, the college archives, and a growing collection of multimedia materials in its Media Center. The library is also home to the papers of Robert Morris and the Louis Armstrong archives. The library also houses the art library and art center which has approximately 70,000 books and 5,000 bound periodicals, as well as 15,000 slides, and the rare books collection. The art center displays the works of both established and emerging artists in all media.
The college is also home to the Aaron Copland School of Music located in the music building, constructed in 1991. The building houses the music library and the 490-seat LeFrak Concert Hall with a tracker organ, electronic music studios, classrooms, rehearsal rooms, and a professional-level recording studio.
The Godwin-Ternbach Museum is located in Klapper Hall. The museum maintains a fine collection of 3,500 pieces of art as well as artifacts from all cultures dating from ancient times to the modern day. These include works by Rembrandt Van Rijn, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georges Braque. The museum also hosts a series of exhibitions each year.
CUNY Law School is located to the west of the campus of Queens College. It is, however, a separate administrative unit of CUNY.
Academic centers and institutes
The College is home to many centers who focus their research on various pressing social issues facing the local communities, students, faculty and the many ethnic and religious groups of the Queens area.
★ 'Asian American/Asian Institute'
Works to integrate the talents of individual faculty and the resources of other CUNY institutes to create a community of scholars to help focus their energies on Asia and the Asian American experience.
★ 'Asian/American Center'
Dedicated to community-oriented research that analyzes the multi-cultural diaspora experience of Asians in global and local communities.
★ 'John D. Calandra Italian American Institute'
Fosters higher education among Italian-Americans and insures that the legacy of the Italian-American experience is documented and preserved for future generations. This is accomplished through research, counseling, lectures, symposia, and administering an exchange program with CUNY and Italian universities.
★ 'Center for the Biology of Natural Systems (CBNS)'
Conducts research that analyzes real world environmental and resource problems and their policy implications. Recent projects include a study of the impact of air pollution on asthma sufferers in the South Bronx and a continuing examination of the health workers involved in the cleanup of ground zero after the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001.
★ 'Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies'
Initiates, supports, and coordinates the teaching of Byzantine and modern Greek studies. The center also promotes Byzantine and Neo-Hellenic scholarship and publications; and relates academic research and teaching to the needs of the Greek community in Queens and beyond.
★ 'Center for Jewish Studies'
Through outreach and research, serves as a bridge between the academic Jewish Studies program and the community. It offers numerous lectures, concerts, symposia, and performances.
★ 'Center for the Improvement of Education'
Forges linkages between public schools and Queens College that will
allow staff from each to perform their primary functions more effectively.
★ 'The Michael Harrington Center for Democratic Values and Social Change'
Promotes public discourse about social issues, advocates for social change, and works in partnerships with others to build a more just and equitable democratic society. The institute is primarily concerned with the employment, health, and educational needs of economically disadvantaged communities.
★ 'The Neuroscience Research Center'
The goal of the center is to enhance the research and education of students at Queens College through the establishment of programs at both the under-graduate and graduate levels concerning neuroscience. Members of the center have established a five year NIH MARC program at the college for minorities in the biomedical research sciences. The faculty at the center have produced over 800 peer-reviewed publications over the past fifteen years, with nearly 300 in the past five years alone. Since 1990, the center faculty have also received funding for 51 external and 54 internal grants.
Rankings
In its 2006 edition of "America's Best Value Colleges," The Princeton Review ranks Queens College eighth in the United States.[1]
Queens College is ranked as one of the "25 Hottest Universities" in the Newsweek/Kaplan 2008 College Guide. [2]
Notable alumni
★ Kevan Abrahams - Nassau County Legislator (D) Nassau County 1st Legislative District
★ Gary Ackerman - United States Representative (D) New York's 5th congressional district
★ David A. Adler - author
★ Barbara Bach - actress, wife of former Beatle Ringo Starr
★ Joy Behar - comedienne and co-host of ''The View''
★ Joel Benenson - Democratic pollster, American political consultant
★ Lawrence Cohen - President and CEO of The Merv Griffin Group of Companies
★ Jerry Colonna - Well-known venture capitalist and entrepreneur coach
★ Joseph Crowley - United States Representative, New York's 7th congressional district, Queens County Democratic Chairman
★ Fran Drescher - actress, The Nanny
★ Dennis Elsas - Radio personality: WNEW-FM, WFUV-FM
★ Jon Favreau - actor and director (attended 1984-1987, 1988 - dropped out a few credits shy of completing his degree)
★ Hon. Marvin E. Frankel - litigator, judge, legal scholar, and human rights activist.
★ Nathan Gilkarov - economist, philosopher
★ Andrew Goodman - civil rights worker, murdered in Mississippi at the age of 20 during Freedom Summer of 1964, while still a student
★ Daniel Goodman - CEO of Goodman Strategies
★ Marvin Hamlisch - Hollywood and Broadway composer
★ Alan Hevesi - former New York State Comptroller, former New York State Assemblyman, former Queens College professor
★ Dov Hikind - New York State Assemblyman
★ Ron Jeremy - prolific pornographic film actor
★ Carole King - songwriter and recording artist
★ Richard Kline - "Larry Dallas" in Three's Company (attended, but did not graduate)
★ Rory Lancman - New York state Assemblyman
★ Nathan Leventhal - Former President of Lincoln Center
★ Allan Loren - Former Chairman & CEO, Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
★ Helen Marshall - Queens Borough President
★ Nellie Y. McKay - scholar and co-editor of ''Norton Anthology of African-American Literature''
★ Stanley Milgram - psychologist
★ Hiram Monserate - New York City Councilmember
★ Robert Moog - inventor of the Moog synthesizer
★ Mary Murphy - Emmy Award-winning TV anchor
★ Donna Orender - WNBA president
★ Jose R. Peralta - New York State Assemblyman
★ Dorothy Rabinowitz - awarded 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
★ Norm Roberts - head coach of St. John's University men's basketball team, as well as a former coach and star player at Queens College
★ Ray Romano - actor, comedian (attended 1975-1978 - dropped out after accumulating only 15 credits in three years)
★ Michael Savage (formerly known as Michael Weiner) - radio talk show personality and author
★ Leonard Schutzman - Chief Financial Officer, PepsiCo
★ Lloyd Schwartz - Pulitzer Prize winner in Journalism
★ Jerry Seinfeld - comedian
★ Paul Simon - musician, Simon and Garfunkel
★ Arnold Skemer - novelist and publisher
★ Phil Demise Smith - poet, founder of the N. Dodo Band, founder of the Queens College Whereas literary and art magazine
★ Elliot Stabler - actor, fictional detective featured on NBC crime drama
★ Toby Ann Stavisky - New York state Senator
★ Charles Wang - founder of Computer Associates, owner of the New York Islanders
The QC Quad. Photo by Faisal Zafar
Rosenthal Library, QC. Photo by Faisal Zafar
Powdermaker Hall, QC. Photo by Faisal Zafar
Notable faculty
Famous faculty at Queens College have included
★ actor/theatre director Charles Repole
★ anthropologist Hortense Powdermaker
★ artist Benny Andrews
★ author John Tytell
★ biologist Barry Commoner
★ composers Thea Musgrave, Bruce Saylor, George Perle, and Karol Rathaus
★ historian Joshua Freeman
★ naval historian David Syrett
★ literary translator Gregory Rabassa
★ mathematician Dennis Sullivan
★ political philosopher Michael Harrington
★ russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko
★ Sociologist Samuel Heilman
References
External links
★ Queens College
★ The Knight News (Queens College newspaper)
★ Queens College Athletics (QC Sports Program)
★ WQMC Radio (Student Radio Station)
★ qc.cuny.edu Webmail (Student Email)
★ ESIMS Student Information Management System (Grades, Bill, Registration, etc)
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