Iona College (New York)
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Iona College is located in New Rochelle, New York, 20 miles north of Manhattan in suburban Westchester County. The college occupies 35 acres (140,000 m²) on North Ave.
Founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Iona College is a private, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of American Catholic higher education. Iona, currently listed in the US News and World Report's annual "America's Best Colleges 2006" and The Princeton Review's Best Northeastern Colleges 2006 edition, offers undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, and business administration, as well as master of arts, master of science and master of business administration degrees and numerous post-graduate certificate programs.
There are 3,000 undergraduates, and total enrollment is 4,800. Iona College at Blue Hill is a branch campus in Rockland County, New York launched in 2003.
The school is located at 715 North Avenue.
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Baccalaureate and Master degrees are offered in both the School of Arts and Sciences and the Hagan School of Business.
The Iona Gaels are part of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and participate in twenty-three (23) NCAA Division I programs. In most sports, their fiercest rivals include Manhattan College, Fordham University, University of Miami and Fairfield University. The Iona Men's Basketball team made it to the 2006 NCAA Basketball Tournament, only to be ousted by the LSU Tigers in the first round. Since then, the Gaels went on a 22-game losing streak (dating back to last year's NCAA tournament loss). This streak ended on February 3rd with a win over Rider University 69-57. Not only did this break their streak, but Iona also became the last Division I team to win a game in 2007.
Iona College is mainly focused for students who wish to pursue undergraduate business degrees. The Hagan School of Business at Iona is innovative and rapidly climbing the rankings of the top business schools of the Northeast. Some distinguished faculty at Iona's history department include Br. Carroll, Dr. Hughes, Dr. Smith, Dr. Thiery and Dr. Eugene Sheehan. Another notable faculty member at the Hagan School of Business is former president of the American Chess Federation, George DeFeis. The Hagan School of Business offers undergraduate degrees in management, accounting, finance, business administration, information technology, marketing, international business, and general business.
Iona was recently named one of US News and World Report's top Northern Masters Colleges. Iona has recently passed Siena College and Manhattan College in terms of Admissions Ratings on the Princeton Review Web site, both of which are schools Iona has long been considered inferior to.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- John Bonacic, New York State Senator
- Catherine R. Kinney current president and co-chief operating officer of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
- Robert Greifeld current president and chief executive officer of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ)
- Erin Whalen 1999 Rhodes Scholar
- Richie Guerin, basketball star who played professionally with the New York Knickerbockers
- Tim Idoni, former mayor of New Rochelle
- Dennis Leonard, baseball star, who then pitched professionally for the Kansas City Royals
- Warren Isaac, basketball star in 1964 and 1965, who then played professionally in Europe
- Richard Kiplagat, nationally ranked long distance runner, placed 2nd at 2005 NCAA Cross Country National Championships
- Jeff Ruland, basketball star in 1980 who took the Gaels to the NCAA tournament. He then played professional basketball and returned to coach the team after his playing career ended.
- John Sweeney (labor leader), current president of the AFL-CIO.
- Tommy Dreamer, WWE professional wrestler and former ECW World Heavyweight Champion.
- Don McLean (American Singer-songwriter), Most famous ballad was 'American Pie' which has lyrics in the song that make subtle references to his days while attending Iona. Although he dropped out of Iona before he could obtain a degree he is still considered one of Iona's most famous alumni.
- Steve Burtt Sr. (Basketball star from 1980 to 1984), All time leading scorer in Iona College history with 2,534 points. He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 1984. He played 10 seasons in the NBA for the Warriors, Clippers, Suns, and Bullets. His son Steve Burtt Jr. ('06) is the second all time leading scorer at Iona. The two became the all-time leading father-son scoring duo in NCAA history with a combined 4,568 points.
Other facts: Iona has a notable bagpipe band that performs at various functions in and outside the college, including commencment and the homecoming game,and most recently the march of 10,000 pipers in NYC this year. (2006)
[edit] External links
- Iona College
- Iona Preparatory School
- Iona Grammar School
- Iona College Athletics Website
- NewRochelle.com - New Rochelle's Local Online Yellow Pages
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| Canisius • Fairfield • Iona • Loyola (MD) • Manhattan • Marist • Niagara • Rider • Siena • Saint Peter's |
| MAAC Football League |
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| La Salle • Duquesne • Iona • Marist • St. Peter's |
