Utica Pioneers
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Utica College of Syracuse University |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1946 |
| Endowment | $27.7 million (2009) |
| President | Laura Casamento |
| Dean | John Johnsen (Faculty) Robert Perkins (Students) |
| Undergraduates | 3,084 |
| Postgraduates | 1,379 |
| Location |
Utica, NY, USA 43°05′41″N 75°16′18″W / 43.094778°N 75.271754°WCoordinates: 43°05′41″N 75°16′18″W / 43.094778°N 75.271754°W |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Navy and Orange |
| Nickname | Pioneers |
| Mascot | TRAX (the moose) |
| Website | www.utica.edu |
Utica College (or UC) is a private university located in Utica, in the U.S. state of New York. The history of the college dates back to the 1930s when Syracuse University began offering extension courses in the Utica area. Syracuse University established Utica College as a four-year institution in 1946, and in 1995, UC became a financially and legally independent institution. UC is officially mentioned in Syracuse's Charter, Article 1, Section 3: "Utica College shall be represented by the President, appointed ex officio, and by the dean of the college, and another representative selected by the college." Utica College began offering its own graduate degrees in 1999 and its own undergraduate degrees in 2011.
There are nearly 20,000 Utica College alumni. In 2016, the college enrolled 3,084 undergraduate students and 1,379 graduate students.
Utica College was originally located in downtown Utica in what is now called Oneida Square. In 1961 the school moved to its current 128-acre (0.5 km2) campus, located in the western area of the city. Close to its borders are the towns of Whitesboro, and New Hartford. The campus can be accessed from Burrstone Road and Champlin Avenue.
When first completed, the current campus consisted of Hubbard Hall (academic classrooms), Addison Miller White Hall (administration), Gordon Science Center, DePerno Hall (faculty offices), and the Frank E. Gannett Memorial Library. Gannett Library is located on the Champlin Avenue side of the campus and provides students with access to over 200,000 volumes. The library on the new campus during the move from downtown was located in the basement of Hubbard Hall. The college was Utica College of Syracuse University in the 1960's and for quite some time after that with students' degrees being SU degrees. At some point much later, the college separated from Syracuse University, taking a different direction in its academic programs. <personal experience of a member of the graduating class of 1966>
The original residence halls of North and South Hall are still in use, as is Alumni Hall, an apartment-style residence hall, Boehlert Hall, Tower Hall, Bell Hall, and Burrstone Hall. The Ralph F. Strebel Center is the student center which houses the Office of Student Activities, Pioneer Cafe (dining commons), the college radio station WPNR, the Utica College bookstore, the Pioneer Pub, Career Services, Counseling and Student Development, Campus Safety and the Dean of Students office. Increased enrollment at the turn of the millennium prompted the administration to expand. Recent construction projects include an addition to the main academic building in 2002, and three dormitories of New Hall and Conference Center (now called Boehlert Hall and Conference Center), Tower Hall, and Bell Hall. Dedicated in September 2007, F. Eugene Romano Hall contains 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2) of classrooms, laboratories, clinical space, and learning technologies for students in the college's health professions programs.
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