| State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome | |
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| Established | 1966 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Bjong Wolf Yeigh |
| Location | Marcy, NY, USA |
| Campus | 700+ acres |
| Colors | Blue & gray |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Affiliations | State University of New York, North Eastern Athletic Conference, Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Website | www.sunyit.edu |
The State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome (SUNYIT) is a campus of the State University of New York located just north of Utica in the town of Marcy. Established by the SUNY Board of Trustees on June 14, 1966, SUNYIT is the State of New York's public institute of technology. SUNYIT is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. A $225-million-dollar partnership between SUNYIT and State University of New York at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering was announced in 2009; construction and renovation projects on the SUNYIT campus totaling $100 million are underway. A new student center, field house, and residence hall complex were completed in 2011.
SUNYIT students pursue undergraduate and graduate degree programs in technology and professional studies on campus and online. SUNYIT students come from all over New York, many other states, and more than 20 other nations.
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Originally a graduate and upper-division (transfer) institution, the college offered classes in temporary locations and at extension sites for several years until the first buildings were constructed on the permanent Marcy, N.Y., campus in the 1980s. In 2002, the SUNY Board of Trustees approved a mission change, enabling SUNYIT to offer lower-division programs in professional, technological, and applied studies. In fall 2003, SUNYIT admitted its first class of freshmen, becoming a full, four-year institution.
The developed campus occupies more than 400 acres, with major buildings surrounding by trees and green landscape. The "west campus" property of more than 300 acres is reserved for the development of the Marcy NanoCenter at SUNYIT.
The campus’s current two residential complexes – Mohawk and Adirondack Halls – offer the privacy and convenience of apartments, with students sharing suites in townhouse-style buildings. A third complex, Oriskany Residence Hall, opened in 2011. A student center and a field house with associated athletic fields were also completed in 2011. Construction of a technology complex consisting of the Center for Advanced Technology and the Computer Chip Commercialization Center is scheduled to begin in 2012.
SUNYIT is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), and the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC). The current roster of SUNYIT varsity sports includes baseball, softball, and men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, and volleyball.
The Wildcat Field House, completed in 2011, features a state-of-the-art fitness center, two full-sized basketball courts and four volleyball courts, indoor practice facilities for all Wildcat teams, a running track, an expansive training room, team rooms, and offices for the athletics department’s administrative staff and coaches. New athletic fields were also constructed as part of the field house project.