University at Albany, SUNY
The University at Albany, located in Albany, New York, USA, is a university center of the State University of New York. Established in 1844 as a normal school, it evolved into a four-year teacher training institution and was officially renamed to the New York State College for Teachers in 1914. As enrollment increased, the college became a full-fledged university in 1962. Currently, the University is comprised of three campuses, 11,953 undergraduates, 5,473 graduate students, and a faculty of about 650.
The school's name is sometimes abbreviated as UAlbany.
Colleges and schools
The university is comprised of nine colleges and schools:
College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences, comprised of 25 departments and 59 programs, forms the largest academic division at the university.
Departments of the College of Arts and Sciences include Africana Studies, Anthropology, Art, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Classics, Communication, Computer Science, Earth and Atmospheric Science, East Asian Studies, Economics, English, Geography and Planning, History, Judaic Studies, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Mathematics and Statistics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Theater, and Women's Studies.
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
The Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, named for former US Vice President and Governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller, is home to the university's Departments of Political Science and Public Administration and Policy.
School of Business
The School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
School of Criminal Justice
The School of Criminal Justice was formed in 1966, and covers all aspects of criminal justice.
School of Education
The School of Education is home to the Departments of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, Educational and Counseling Psychology, Educational Theory and Practice, and Reading.
School of Information Science and Policy
The School of Information Science and Policy offers programs in Library and information science, including an American Library Association-accredited Master-level program suitable for later work as a librarian.
School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering
The School of Nanosciences and Nanoengineering deals with the growing field of nanotechnology.
School of Public Health
The School of Public Health was created in 1985, and offers programs in biomedical sciences, biometry and statistics, environmental health and toxicology, epidemiology, and health policy, management, and behavior.
School of Social Welfare
The School of Social Welfare was created in 1965, and offers programs in Social Work.
Campuses
Uptown campus
The main (Uptown) campus, located at 1400 Washington Avenue, is Modernist in style and based on a symmetrical plan. All of the campus' academic buildings are on the "Podium" in the center of campus (which is the second-largest poured concrete structure in the world). The uptown campus is also known for its large fountain centerpiece.
The uptown campus is home to six of the university's seven dormitory complexes. Four of these — Indian Quad, Dutch Quad, Colonial Quad, and State Quad — sit at the Podium's corners; each consists of eight three-story low-rise buildings encircling a 22-story tower. The other two, Freedom Quad and Empire Commons, are reserved for juniors, seniors, graduate students, or those at least 21 years of age; these are "apartment-style" and include kitchens.
Downtown campus
The Downtown campus, located at 135 Western Avenue, is the site of the original New York State College for Teachers. It is home to the university's College of Public Affairs and Policy, School of Criminal Justice, School of Information Science and Policy, and School of Social Welfare.
Alumni Quad, one of the university's seven dormitory complexes, is a short distance away from the downtown campus; the university tends to reserve it for transfer students.
East campus
The East campus, located in East Greenbush NY, is home to the School of Public Health.
Miscellaneous
The school's sports teams are called the Great Danes. They participate in the NCAA Division I and in the America East Conference.
The school's colors are purple and gold.
Transportation on the uptown campus, and between campuses, is partially faciliated by buses run by the university and by the Capital District Transportation Authority.
External links
- University at Albany
- Downtown Campus
- East Campus
- UAlbany Athletics - Website of the Great Danes, UAlbany's sports teams.