Hofstra University is a private institution of higher learning located in Hempstead, Long Island, New York (USA) founded in 1935 on the basis of the estate of wealthy lumber magnate William Hofstra and widow Kate Williams Hofstra. The school began as a college of New York University and became an independent school, Hofstra College, several years later. It became Hofstra University in 1963.
Contents
1Academic programs and the campus
2Athletics and Mascots
2.1Hofstra Men's Basketball
3Greek Life
4Presidents of Hofstra University
5Notable Alumni and Faculty
5.1Alumni
6Academia
7Business
8Government, Legal and Political
9Film, Radio, Television and Theater
10Literature and print media
11Medicine
12Sports
13Notable Faculty, Past & Present
14Hofstra Chronicle
15See also
16External links
Academic programs and the campus
Hofstra University is comprised of 113 buildings on 240 acres.
In addition to its core Liberal Arts offerings, Hofstra University includes; The Frank G. Zarb School of Business (which is one of the nation's only programs with dual AACSB accreditations in business and accounting. Additionally, in January 2005, the Zarb School took a major step toward establishing a state-of-the-art trading room by installing 34 Bloomberg terminals, which provide access to Bloomberg Professional data and information services. Only a few business schools in the nation have this kind of facility.)
Additionally, Hofstra has a school of law and an emerging School of Communication. Hofstra's Department of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations [JMSPR] is among the fastest-growing in the country, training and educating students to work in a rapidly changing media world. In 2001, the prestigious Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications granted its accreditation to the program - one of the youngest departments to be so accredited. The School of Communication boasts a highly regarded Audio/Video/Film Department (AVF) which offers top notch education in the fields of radio, film, and television theory, production, performance, and development. Hofstra University is also one of only 283 schools in the country with a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter. Because of its rich history and selectivity, Phi Beta Kappa is generally considered the most prestigious American college honor society and membership is one of the highest honors that can be conferred on undergraduate liberal arts and science students.
Hofstra also hosts a renowned annual festival of William Shakespeare plays, which have been held for more than half a century. The regular Shakespeare productions are performed in Hofstra's own Globe Theatre replica in the John Cranford Adams Playhouse (named for the educator who served as Hofstra University president during its first period of major growth.) The Joan and Donald E. Axinn and the Hofstra Law Libraries have over 1.2 million volumes and are accessible through an automated on-line catalog. Axinn Library is housed in a ten-floor tower and twin three-story pavilions. Students have free access to the circulating and reference book collections, which are in open stacks.
In the 1960s, the onetime commuter school acquired land on the north side of Fulton Avenue in Hempstead, part of Mitchel Field, a former Air Force base. The new north campus became the home of both the school's new student center and six high-rise residence halls -- Alliance, Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independence (now Estabrook) Hall, Enterprise, and Freedom (now Vander Poel) Hall The original towers were simply named "Tower A", "Tower B", etc. They were officially renamed in 1982 with their patriotic titles but referred to by the initials by some veteran Hofstra staffers. Other Hofstra residence halls include the Netherlands (for freshmen), Liberty/Republic (for honors students), Nassau/Suffolk, Colonial Square, the New Complex and Twin Oaks Apartments (located a half-mile west on Fulton Avenue).
The university operates Long Island's oldest public radio station, [[WRHU-FM]] (88.7). The noncommercial broadcaster was founded in 1950 as WHCH, a campus-limited station, and received its broadcast license on June 9, 1959, using the call letters WVHC. The station became WRHU (for Radio Hofstra University) in 1983. Additionally, Hofstra's radio station was the first college radio station in the nation to have a channel on Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 180.
Hofstra University long had the unofficial nickname of the Flying Dutchmen (or Dutchmen or just Dutch); the school's official team name is now "The Pride", which refers to the school's booster organization, starting when a pair of lions became the school's athletic mascots in the late 1980s. The official change of the name came in the summer of 2005 as a way to keep pride in the school's roots and its steps toward the future.
The Pride nickname evolved from the Hofstra Pride on-and off-campus imaging campaign that began in 1987, during the university's dramatic recovery and growth. That had followed a major financial crisis in the 1970s that forced the layoff of more than 100 employees. The school's revival was credited in huge part to the man who led the University from 1976 to 2001 -- educator, government official and former Hofstra football star Dr. James M. Shuart. Hofstra Stadium, the school's main outdoor athletic facility, has been named James M. Shuart Stadium since 2002.
The school has featured a pair of lions on its heraldic logo since at least the 1940s -- first two male lions, then (since 1987) a male and female, informally known as Kate and Willy. The school's marketing logo (unveiled in 2004) for its advertising campaigns subs out a shield and an H for the lions, but retains the school colors of blue and gold.
The New York Jets hold summer training camp at their on-campus headquarters, but the team will be leaving for a new complex in New Jersey in 2009.
Hofstra Men's Basketball
The Hofstra Pride play in the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York. Their roster consists of the highest scoring 3 guard backcourt in the country[citation needed]: Loren Stokes, Carlos Rivera and Antoine Agudio. The team plays in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Pride have never won a game in the Division I NCAA tournament though they have won 2 Postseason NIT Games in 2006 against Nebraska and St. Joseph's. They are currently coached by Tom Pecora. Their first win against a ranked opponent came at home against the 25th ranked team in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, George Mason University, on February 23, 2006. In Hofstra's 2006-2007 season, the Pride finished 22-10, going 14-4 in the CAA. Hofstra lost to the George Mason Patriots in the second round of the CAA tournament, after the Pride got a first round bye as the 3 seed. For their efforts, the Pride were rewarded with a 6 seed in the NIT, in which they lost to the 3 seeded DePaul University Blue Demons, 83-71.
Greek Life
About five percent of the male student population of the university are members of a fraternity, and about six percent of the female students are members of a sorority. Greek lettered organizations were established early in the university's history in the 1930s. Several local and regional fraternal organizations were formed at the university including: Crown & Lance, Epsilon Sigma, and Manchester House fraternities, along with Alpha Theta Beta, Delta Chi Delta, Phi Epsilon and Wreath & Foil (nationally Phi Sigma Sigma in 1989) sororities. The first chapter of national, historically African American, Greek lettered were charted in the mid-1970s and they included Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Latino Greek lettered organizations established chapters at the university in the 1990s, starting with Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity.
Donald E Axinn, Trustee at Brandywine Realty Trust, Director since 1998. Additionally, Mr. Axinn is the founder and chairman of the Donald E. Axinn Companies
Bernard L. Madoff, chairman of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, which he founded in 1960. One of the largest market maker companies on Wall Street.
Irv "Mr. G" Gikofsky, CW11 (NY) News at Ten weatherman, has been delivering forecasts on New York television for almost 30 years. BA-History, 1967. Additionally, He received an MA-Secondary Education from Hofstra.
Dr. Donna M. Mendes '73, Senior Vascular Surgeon. Known for being the First African American Woman Vascular Surgeon certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Herbert A. Deutsch, composer, Director of Sales and Marketing for Moog Music, Inc. His interest in electronic music led him to collaborate in 1964 with Robert A. Moog on the development of the first Moog Synthesizer (Hofstra Alum)
Oscar Hijuelos, best selling author, Pulitzer Prize winner
Dr. James A. Berger, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow for American Literature
Dr. Sharryn Kasmir, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow for Anthropology
Dr. Lisa Merrill, National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow for Theater History and Criticism
Dr. Meena Bose, holder of the Peter S. Kalikow Chair for Presidential Studies
Prof. Michael Waxman, noted Hebrew and Economics scholar
Hofstra Chronicle
The Chronicle is the official student newspaper of Hofstra University, established in 1935. The Chronicle is in tabloid format and publishes 12 times each semester, and once a summer.
The Chronicle is supported by the student activity fee and advertising.
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