Iona College (New York)
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| Motto: | Certa bonum certamen (Fight the good fight) |
| Established: | 1940 |
| Type: | Private College |
| Religious affiliation: | Catholic. |
| President: | James A. Liguori |
| Undergraduates: | 3,100 |
| Postgraduates: | 891 |
| Location: | New Rochelle, NY, United States |
| Campus: | Suburban, 35 acres (0.14 km²) |
| Nickname: | Gaels |
| Website: | http://www.iona.edu/ |
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 2007" and The Princeton Review's Best Northeastern Colleges 2007 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.
Iona became the first metro-New York college with a completely wireless internet campus in September 2001.[citation needed]
Baccalaureate and Master degrees are offered in both the School of Arts and Sciences and the Hagan School of Business.
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[edit] School of Arts and Sciences
The School of Arts & Sciences is one of the two main schools at Iona College. The current dean is Alexander Eodice, PhD. Many students choose to obtain degrees in mass communications, journalism, education, and psychology. Iona boasts excellent scholars and teachers among the faculty in liberal arts and sciences. Some distinguished faculty at Iona's history department include Br. James T. Carroll, Dr. Michael J. Hughes, Dr. Daniel R. Smith, Dr. Daniel E. Thiery, Dr. George Bournoutian and Dr. Eugene Sheehan.
[edit] Hagan School of Business
In the Hagan School of Business, students can obtain degrees in several fields of buisness. Vincent J. Calluzzo, PhD is currently the dean at the school. The Hagan School of Business offers degree programs leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting, marketing, and management. The school also has a fast track MBA program, which is geared toward people who want to gain an edge in their chosen field. The Fast Track MBA shaves 10 months off the length of traditional MBA programs by offering courses in a sequence that guarantees a speedy graduation.On the school's website its mission is stated as 'The School’s commitment to Catholic Higher Education in the Christian Brothers’ Tradition coupled with our AACSB – International accreditation assures that the student is at the core of everything we do.'
[edit] College ranking
Iona College was listed in the Princeton Review's Best 143 Business Schools 2005 edition. The Hagan School of Business at Iona is innovative and rapidly climbing the rankings of the top business schools of the Northeast. 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] Campus
There are several academic lecture halls at Iona College which include Murphy Center, Doorley Hall, Cornelia Hall, Amend Hall, and Hagan Hall. On campus, the college has the newly constructed Robert LaPenta Student Union and the expansion of Hynes Athletic Center. It has been announced that there will be a renovation and expansion of the Ryan Library, which will provide an expanded print collection and larger spaces for students to study and do research.
[edit] Campus housing
Iona offers several different housing options for students that ask for it. Loftus Hall, designed to house freshman only, is a 10-floor building. Each floor has 6 suites of 2 bedrooms (a double and a triple), one handicapped room which houses two people, and the RA (resident assistant) room. Floors 3-10 have common rooms at the end of the hallway, while the 1st and 2nd floors have much larger common rooms that are in use for the entire building. Loftus features a small computer lab, a weight room, and a laundry room. A quiet meditation room can be found on the fourth floor of the building.
North and South halls are the two newest resident hall buildings. North and South were originally designed for upperclassmen; since the recent influx of accepted freshmen, North hall has become the second, "unofficial" freshman dorm. North and South are identical buildings, and hold fewer people than Loftus. Both buildings have 6 floors, with four rooms on each floor- 2 suites of 7 and 2 suites of 10. Each suite has 2 bathrooms, a small kitchenette, and a common room/living room type arrangement.
Rice Hall is the oldest dormitory structure on campus, and the only dorm actually on the campus (Loftus, North and South are across the street). Rice features single room dorms with communal showers. Rice Hall is home to the Gael Club, a theatre like space where many events are held. Iona also holds several apartments in the Eastchester Apartment Complex, which is located down the block from the campus. Each building in Eastchester has an RA. After a students sophomore year, the school no longer offers housing, and students are left to their own devices to find and rent apartments and houses.
[edit] Student associations
There are 5 governing student bodies at Iona: the Student Government Association (SGA), the Gaels Activities Board (GAB), the Council for Greek Governance (CGG), the Student Executive Council, and the Student Athletic Advisory Committee. the Gaels Activities Board is responsible for all programming on campus. Recent large scale events include a comedy show featuring D.L. Hughley (2008), a concert featuring Lupe Fiasco and Reina (2007), and other concerts featuring Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, and Third Eye Blind. SGA recently started an iniative dubbed the RESPECT campaign, a campaign designed to facilitate good will in the Iona community, as well as the New Rochelle community.
Iona is home to 6 sororities (including one national), and 5 fraternities (one national and one international). The complete list of all the clubs and organizations can be found by going to the Iona College homepage, www.iona.edu, and then by clicking on Current Students, Clubs and Organizations. Iona also has a great Campus Ministries program that organizes several service activities which include but are not limited to: Midnight Run, Project Sunshine, Soup Kitchen, Habitat for Humanity, Best Buddies, Elderly Outreach, Success Center Tutoring, and formerly Pregnancy Cares.
Iona has a bagpipe band that performs at various functions in and outside the college.
[edit] Sports
In 1978 the Gaels won the football national championship lead by explosive returnman Paul Ferrante, Paul scored an NCAA record of 13 touchdown in the first quarter of the week -5 against Iraq U bombers. The team was undefeated at 20-5.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) including an exhibition loss to Division III Rhode Island College. 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. Mazzella Field is home to the Iona football team, which 2007 achieved a 7-4 record; their best in several years.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Ralph Acampora, Director of Technical Analysis- Prudential Securities, who is regularly consulted for his opinion throughout the market by major national newspapers, and makes regular television appearances on the Today Show, Nightline, NBC Nightly News, CNBC and CNNFN.
- 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 in the NBA for 13 years with the New York Knickerbockers and the St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks. A six time NBA All-Star, he later coached the Hawks for 8 seasons.
- Timothy C. Idoni, Westchester County Clerk, former mayor of New Rochelle, New York.
- Dennis Leonard, baseball star, who then pitched professionally for the Kansas City Royals for 12 seasons. He lead the American League in wins in 1977, when he compiled a record of 20-12. He also registered 244 strikeouts that year.
- 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, (Real Name: Thomas Laughlin) 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. He attended at night, and received his Bachelors of Business Administration from Iona in 1968. [1]
- Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Group President, American Express.
- 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 NBA Draft. He played parts of 4 seasons in the NBA for the Warriors (84-85), Los Angeles Clippers (87-88), Phoenix Suns (91-92), and Washington Bullets (93-93). 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.
- Randy Falco, current chairman and CEO of AOL LLC.
- John Gilchrist, former child actor famous for playing 'Little Mikey' in the famous Life cereal commercials.
- Vito Valentinetti, Major League Baseball Pitcher from 1954 to 1959 with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators.
- Robert J. McGuire, Former New York City Police Commissioner.
- William F. Costello, Former CEO / CFO of QVC.
- Terence Winch, nationally published fiction writer, poet and songwriter, author of the famous song "When New York Was Irish" and founding member of the Irish American traditional bands Celtic Thunder and Narrowbacks. BA, 1967.
- James "Jimmy" Fagan, All time wins leader amongst active basketball coaches in the Catholic Youth Organization. Representative of the lollipop kids.
- Michael A. Correale, current CFO of Amscan, Inc.
[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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