Nazareth Golden Flyers
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
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| Established | 1924 |
| Affiliation | None (formerly Roman Catholic) |
| Endowment | $59.6 million (2016) |
| President | Daan Braveman, J.D. |
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Academic staff
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176 full-time |
| Students | 2,823 |
| Undergraduates | 2,034 |
| Postgraduates | 789 |
| Location | Pittsford, NY, USA |
| Campus | Suburban: 150 acres |
| Colors |
Purple & Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III |
| Nickname | Golden Flyers |
| Mascot | Golden Flyer |
| Affiliations | Empire 8 |
| Website | www.naz.edu |
Purple & Gold
Nazareth College is a coeducational, private, religiously independent college in Pittsford, a suburb of Rochester, in the U.S. state of New York. Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1924, the college offers more than 60 undergraduate majors, 20 graduate programs and three post-baccalaureate certificate programs. Alumni and locals commonly refer to the school as "Naz" for short.
Founding
At the request of Bishop Thomas Francis Hickey of Rochester, five Sisters of St. Joseph founded Nazareth College or Rochester in 1924. The first class was composed of 25 young women who began their studies in a large mansion on Lake Avenue in Rochester, New York. The original mansion that housed the college was known as "the Glass House." At that time, the college offered Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, each with a liberal arts core. In response to increasing enrollment, the college moved to a larger facility in 1928 at 402 Augustine Street.
Move to East Avenue
In January 1942, the college moved to its present campus on East Avenue in the suburb of Pittsford. In the 1950s, the college responded to the need for graduate study by adding majors and by the 1970s offered programs in teacher education and social work. Study abroad programs and intercollegiate sports were also added in the 1970s. During this time, the college became co-educational and independent of the Roman Catholic Church.
Nazareth competed in men’s intercollegiate athletics for the first time in 1977. The official nickname of the sports teams became the Golden Flyers — golden for the Nazareth color, and flyers for the bird-like symbol that was part of the old Nazareth logo. Today, Nazareth supports 24 varsity and 1 junior varsity teams. The most recent sport, added in 2012, is men’s ice hockey.
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