Keuka College

Keuka College
Established	1890
Type	Private independent, liberal arts four-year, coeducational, institution with emphasis on career and pre-professional education
President	Jorge L. Díaz-Herrera, Ph.D.
Location	Keuka Park, NY
Campus	Rural, 288 acres (1.17 km2) including 1,050-feet of shoreline and a 34-acre community athletic complex
Colors	Green and Gold
Nickname	Storm
Website	http://www.keuka.edu

Founded in 1890 and located on the shores of Keuka Lake in New York State’s Finger Lakes region, Keuka College is an independent, liberal arts based, four-year, residential, coeducational college that places emphasis on career and pre-professional education.

The student-faculty ratio is 14:1. Total enrollment is 1,867. There are 826 ASAP, 1,444 full time and 423 part time students. The ratio of women to men is 3:1.

Keuka is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The College offers degree programs in the People's Republic of China where more than 3,500 Chinese students are pursuing Keuka degrees at four partner universities. There are approximately 230 Vietnamese students earning Keuka degrees at Vietnam National University in Hanoi.

Norton Chapel, Keuka College

Academics

Keuka College places emphasis on experiential education. Students are required to complete a Field Period, or student-designed internship, every year of enrollment, making this institution the national leader in hands-on learning. In addition to meeting the needs of traditional students, Keuka's Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP) offers bachelor's degree completion and master's degree programs at locales around the state.

Keuka offers over 20 bachelor’s degree programs and minors; double majors; and self-designed majors. Keuka offers master’s degree programs in childhood education, occupational therapy, management, and criminal justice administration as well as pre-professional programs.

Undergraduate majors

• Accounting
• American Sign Language
• American Sign Language-English Interpreting
• Biochemistry
• Biology - Concentrations: Biomedical Studies, Organismal Biology
• Business (Management)- Concentrations: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Sports Management, Human Resource Management, International Business
• Clinical Science (Pre-Chiropractic)
• Communications (Organizational Communication)
• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Education:
  • Biology 7-12
  • Biology 7-12/Special Education
  • English 7-12
  • English 7-12/Special Education
  • Mathematics 7-12
  • Mathematics 7-12/Special Education
  • Social Studies 7-12
  • Social Studies 7-12/Special Education
  • Unified Childhood/Special Education (Grades 1-6) - Concentrations: American Sign Language, Art, English, Family and Child Studies, Global Studies, Mathematics, Science, Spanish
  • Unified Childhood/Special Education (Birth – Grade 2) - Concentrations: American Sign Language, Art, English, Family and Child Studies, Global Studies, Mathematics, Science, Spanish
• Educational Studies
• English - Concentrations: Writing/Communication, Creative Writing, Theatre and Drama
• Environmental Science
• Management - Concentrations: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Sports Management
• Marketing
• Mathematics
• Medical Technology
• Occupational Science (M.S., Occupational Therapy)
• Political Science and History
• Psychology - Concentrations: Child and Family Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Forensic Psychology
• Social Work
• Sociology - Concentrations: Criminology/Criminal Justice
• Student-Initiated Major
• Undecided/Exploratory
• Visual and Verbal Art

Minors

• Accounting
• American Sign Language
• Applied Computer Applications
• Art
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Communication Studies
• Creative Writing
• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Education
• English
• Environmental Studies
• Forensic Chemistry
• Gerontology
• Human Resource Management
• Management
• Marketing
• Mathematics
• Political Science and History
• Pre-law
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Spanish and Area Studies
• Student-initiated Minor
• Theater and Drama
• Visual and Verbal Art

Pre-Professional programs

• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Medical
• Pre-Veterinary

Adult education

The Keuka College Accelerated Studies for Adults (ASAP) program offers degree completion and master’s programs for working students. Classes are held one evening a week at community college and hospital locations throughout Central and Western New York.

Bachelor’s degrees can be earned in management, criminal justice, nursing for RNs, and social work. Master’s degrees are available in criminal justice administration, management, and nursing.

History

Overview

Founder: George Harvey Ball
Year: 1890

George Harvey Ball envisioned a college that would provide a high-level education to all deserving students, regardless of economic background. As a brochure produced in 1891 attested: Keuka College was “pre-eminently, for the common people…With ample endowment,” the brochure continued, “it will raise an army of country people from comparative ignorance and consequent weakness to superior men and women who shall bring strength to the nation and help to humanity.”

Financial troubles forced the College to close in 1915, and it was re-opened in 1921 as Keuka College for Women. Keuka remained a single-sex institution until 1985, when financial troubles caused by declining enrollment (from 536 total students in 1979 to 407 students in 1984) caused the Board of Trustees to vote in favor of admitting men.

Field Period

In 1942, Edith Estey, a 1933 Keuka graduate and administrator, created the Field Period program, which remains a major component of a Keuka College education. During a Field Period, each Keuka student is required to spend 140 hours per year (or approximately one month) in a self-directed learning experience. This can involve a work internship, a community service project, spiritual exploration, personal development, cross-cultural diversity exploration, or a group cultural experience to another city or country.

The student is graded on a pass and fail basis with the potential to earn three credits. The Field Period can be completed over summer break or winter break, as students have the month of January off. Students design a learning contract with the site of their choice that outlines learning goals and objectives that must be met. Each student's site supervisor evaluates the student's work ethic and progress and reports back to Keuka College's Experiential Learning office. Upon completion, students meet with their academic advisors to present unique documentation of the experience and hand in a recap paper and reflective journal.

Campus life

Clubs

• Adventure Club
• Association of Future Social Workers (AFSW)
• American Sign Language Club (ASL)
• Arion Players Drama Club
• Art Club
• Bearers of Ancient Kultures United (BAKU)
• Chemistry Club
• College Republicans
• Council for Exceptional Children/Special Education Club (CEC/SPED)
• Education Club
• Fishing Club
• Gamma Sigma United (GSU)
• Gathered in Faith Together (GIFT)
• Harrington Hall Council
• Health & Fitness Club
• Ice Hockey Club
• Keuka College China Care
• Paintball Club
• Peace Club
• Political Science & History Club
• Psychology Club
• Residence Hall Association (RHA)
• Rotaract
• Secondary Education Club
• Sociology, Criminology & Criminal Justice Club (SCC)
• Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA)
• Teamworks! Club
• Up ‘til Dawn
• Youth Connection Club

Club Sports

• Cheerleading
• Dance Team
• Step Team

Organizations

• Campus Activities Board (CAB)
• Chi Beta Phi (Natural Sciences, Math, Psychology Honor Society)
• Class Council
• Lambda Gamma Pi (Education)
• Keukonian (Newspaper)
• Kiondaga (Yearbook)
• Lambda Pi Eta (Communications Honor Society)
• Peer Counselors
• Pi Theta Epsilon (Occupational Therapy Honor Society)
• Sigma Alpha Pi (Leadership and Success Honor Society)
• Sigma Lambda Sigma (Scholarship, Leadership, Service Honor Society)
• Student Senate

Campus Groups

• Big Brothers Big Sisters Program
• Campus Advocates Response Team (CART)
• Chorale
• Pep Band
• Red Jacket (Literary Magazine)
• ROTC
• Sigma Beta Delta (Business Honor Society)
• Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honor Society)
• Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC)
• Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
• Symphonic Band
• Students in Crisis Team

Athletics

Keuka College is a member of the NCAA (Division III) ECAC and North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC).

Men's

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Tennis

Coed

• Golf

Women's

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Volleyball

Intramural Sports

Keuka College intramural sports (IM) offers programs for students, faculty, and staff throughout the academic year.

Leagues

• Basketball
• Badminton
• Dodgeball
• Flag football
• Floor hockey
• Indoor soccer
• Indoor volleyball
• Softball

Tournaments

• Capture the flag
• Cricket
• Dodgeball
• Kan Jam
• Kickball
• Outdoor volleyball
• Powder Puff flag football
• Texas hold em’
• Tug-of-war
• Ultimate frisbee
• Wiffleball
• Wii games

Special Events

• Joe Burke Invitational
• Intramural Ladies Night
• Intramural Throwback Night
• Faculty/Staff vs. Students games

Waterfront

Point Neamo offers waterfront services to students and community members.

• Swimming
• Boating
• Triathalon
• Bonfires

Living Options

Residence halls

Keuka College is primarily a residential institution where most students live on campus. All halls offer common study areas, pantries, TV lounges, phone and cable connections, and Internet access. Laundry is included with room and board.

• Saunders Hall – single sex hall available to all Keuka women.
• Davis Hall - freshmen, co-ed hall.
• Harrington Hall – available to upper class students and transfers. This residence hall places emphasis on leadership and cooperative living. The rooms are suite-style and there is an additional $250 charge per year.
• Ball Hall – the original building on campus in 1890, it is available only to upper class and transfer students. Rooms are available in quads, triples, doubles, and singles with an additional $325 charge per year.
• Blyley Hall – co-ed, upper classman and transfer hall.
• Space Hall - co-ed hall available to freshman boys and upper classman men and women.
• Strong Apartments - co-ed living for juniors and seniors.

Exceptions to living on campus

• 23 years or older
• Married
• Dependent(s) under 18 years of age living with him/her
• Internship/practicum which requires site residency and/or is more than 30 miles from the Keuka College campus
• Medical or mental hardship
• Other compelling circumstances

Memberships and accreditations

• Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
• Council on Social Work Education
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association
• International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education
• Keuka College is a member of the Rochester Area Colleges consortium

External links

• Keuka College