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Dowling College
Dowling College logo
Dowling College logo
MottoThe Personal College
TypePrivate
Location
Oakdale
,
New York
,
United States
ColorsBlue   and Gold  
MascotGolden Lions
Websitehttp://www.dowling.edu/
File:Dowling College Courtyard.jpg
Courtyard

Dowling College is a private liberal arts college located on two campuses spread across Long Island in New York. The college's main campus in Oakdale, NY sits on the site of William K. Vanderbilt's Idle Hour estate[1], which is now known as Fortunoff Hall. The Brookhaven Campus in Shirley, New York, sits adjacent to the the Brookhaven Airport[2]. More than 6,500 full and part-time undergraduate and graduate students make up Dowling's four schools: the School of Arts & Sciences, Townsend School of Business, School of Education and School of Aviation. The college is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3], New York State Education Department[4], National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education[5], The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education[6], and approved by the FAA as an Air Traffic - Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) School.[7]

History

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Fortunoff Hall

In 1955 Adelphi University offered extension classes in Port Jefferson, NY, Riverhead, NY, and Sayville, NY, and In 1959, at the urging of community leaders, Adelphi Suffolk became the first four year, degree granting liberal arts institution in Suffolk County, housed in an old public school building in Sayville. In January 1963, Adelphi Suffolk College purchased the former W.K. Vanderbilt estate in Oakdale to formally create Dowling College which severed its ties with Adelphi in 1968 and was renamed after its chief benefactor and aviator Robert Dowling. The Racanelli Learning Resource Center was constructed in 1974 to house the library, cafeteria and additional classrooms.[8]

Soon after, a devastating fire damaged mansion rooms (the Hunt Room, the Foyer and Ballroom) were substantially damaged. A College committee, led by Alan Fortunoff, guided the restoration of the ornate woodwork, precious marble, and the elaborately carved stonework. The mansion is now known as Fortunoff Hall.


Academics

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Racanelli Center

Dowling College is made up of four schools


School of Arts and Sciences

The School of Arts of Sciences has 3 divisions: Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences & Mathematics. The School of Arts and Sciences offers a variety of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees[9], along with a Masters of Arts degree in Liberal Studies, Masters of Science degree's in Environmental Microbiology, and Integrated Mathematics and Science Education.[10]

School of Aviation

The School of Aviation offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Aerospace Systems Technology, Aviation Management, and participates in the FAA Air Traffic Control Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program which is the primary source for hiring air traffic controllers.[11]. The School of Aviation maintains a fleet of aircraft which include, nine Piper Warriors, an Arrow, and a twin engine Seminole.[12]. A Virtual Airport Operations System built with a 5 million dollar grant from NASA and Three Frasca flight simulators are located at the Brookhaven campus.[13] Students may obtain training necessary for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Private and Commercial certificates, the Instrument and Multi-Engine ratings, the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate and CFI Instrument and CFI Multi-Engine ratings.[14]

Townsend School of Business

Townsend School of Business offers Bachelors of Business Administration degrees in Accounting, Finance, Management and Leadership and Marketing. Bachelor of Science degrees are also offered for Computer Information Systems and Sport management.[15] In addition to the school's undergraduate programs, Masters of Business Administration degrees are offered in Aviation Management, Banking and Finance, Management and Leadership, Healthcare Management, Corporate Finance, Public Management, and Information Systems Management[16]. As well, Dowling College and Touro Law Center have partnered to offer a dual J.D./M.B.A. degree.[17] The Townsend School of Business is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), and all degree programs have been approved by and duly registered with the New York State Education Department (NYSED).[18]

School of Education

Dowling is well known for its excellent childhood education, early childhood education, secondary education and special education undergraduate programs. Dowling boasts the fact that more teachers on Long Island are Dowling graduates than any other college. The School of Education is also accredited by NCATE (The National Counsel for Accreditation of Teacher Education) which is the highest and most prestigious accreditation that any education program can obtain. This sets Dowling's education programs apart from many of its competitors that do not have this accreditation for their education programs. [19]

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Extra-curricular activities

Student Government Association is a political governing body that oversees campus activities organized by clubs. Clubs focusing on academics include academic clubs, such as History, Pre-Law, Science Exploration, Photography Club etc. Dowling also has a somewhat unique social and spiritiual clubs such as S.T.A.N.D. (Students Taking a New Direction), La Familia, True Life Ministries, and Council for Exceptional Children

Campus Life

The Rudolph Campus is located in Oakdale, New York, 50 miles east of Manhattan. The Campus sits on the banks of the Connetquot River, upstream from the Oakdale campus of St. John's University. [20] The Brookhaven Campus is located 18 miles east on the William Floyd Parkway in Shirley. Select undergraduate and graduate courses are also offered at it's Melville Center, in Melville, NY.[21] Dowling's campuses cater to a diverse group of resident students from around the world, with residence halls on both the Oakdale and Brookhaven campuses offering one, two or three bedroom apartments featuring modern conveniences.[22] A free shuttle bus transports students between the two campuses.[23]

Fortunoff Hall, which sits directly adjacent to the Connetquot River, hosts a variety of private and community events.

Athletics

Dowling College is a member of the NCAA Division II East Coast Conference. The various student athlete teams include, Baseball, Softball, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Men's and Woman's Basketball, Cross Country, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Tennis, and Volleyball.[24]

In 2006 Dowling College Men's Soccer Team won the Division II National Championship and in 2008 Dowling College Men's Soccer Team made it to the National Championship game, falling to Cal. State Dominguez Hills. Dowling College Men's Baseball Team went to the 2009 Division II World Series.

As of August 2011, The Dowling College Men's Soccer Team is ranked number four by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in their annual preseason poll.[25]


Financial services

Dowling offers generous financial aid packages to students through Dean's List, Honors Program, and on case by case basis.[26]


Notable Faculty

Robert Berchman, Ph.D., author of Porphyry Against the Christians (Brill Academic Publishers, 2005), Mediators of the Divine (University of South Florida, 1998), From Philo to Origen: Middle Platonism in Transition (Scholars Press, 1985), and editor of History of Platonism: Plato Redivivus (University Press of the South, 2005)

Joshua Gidding, Ph.D., author of Failure: An Autobiography (Cyan Communications, 2007) and The Old Girl (Henry Holt, 1980)

Isaac Rosler, Ph.D., author of Eros Revisited: Love for the Indeterminate Other (Lexington Books, 2007)

Susan Rosenstreich, Ph.D., editor of Encounters with Quebec: Emerging Perspectives on Quebecois Narrative Fiction, (Global Academic Publishing, 1998)

Richard Wolff, Ph.D., author of The Church on TV: Portrayals of Priests, Pastors and Nuns on American Television Series (Continuum, 2010)

Elio Zappulla, Ph.D., translator of Dante's Inferno: A New Verse Translation (Pantheon, 1998)

Byron Roth, Ph.D., author of The Perils of Diversity: Immigration and Human Nature (Washington Summit Publishers, 2010)


Notable alumni

  • Stephanie Finochio - Professional wrestler and stunt woman.
  • Mark Mathabane - South African writer and human rights activist.
  • Bill McDermott - President of Global Field Operations and member of the Executive Board of SAP AG.[27]
  • Wilberto Ortiz - Professional baseball player with the Washington Nationals.


See Also

References

  1. ^ http://www.vanderbiltmuseum.org/home.php?section=mansion&sub=timeline
  2. ^ http://wikimapia.org/1008755/Dowling-College-Brookhaven-Campus
  3. ^ http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=2416&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=dowling%20college
  4. ^ http://www.dowling.edu/admissions/accreditation.shtm
  5. ^ http://www.ncate.org/tabid/177/Default.aspx?ch=106&state=ny#
  6. ^ http://wwww.iacbe.org/results.asp
  7. ^ http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/operations/at_cti/
  8. ^ http://www.dowling.edu/wikis/pmwiki.php/LISSHistory/RacanelliCenter
  9. ^ http://www.dowling.edu/school-arts-science/bachelor.shtm
  10. ^ http://www.dowling.edu/school-arts-science/master.shtm
  11. ^ http://www.dowling.edu/school-aviation/degree.shtm
  12. ^ "Dowling College - Flight Academy". Dowling.edu.
  13. ^ http://www.dowling.edu/school-aviation/facility.shtm
  14. ^ http://www.dowling.edu/school-aviation/degree.shtm
  15. ^ http://www.dowling.edu/school-bus/bachelor.shtm
  16. ^ http://www.dowling.edu/school-bus/master.shtm
  17. ^ http://www.tourolaw.edu/Academics/?pageid=70
  18. ^ "IACBE - Members". iacbe.org.
  19. ^ "Accreditation Details". U.S Department of Education.
  20. ^ "Google Satellite view of Rudolph Campus". Google Maps. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  21. ^ "Dowling College - Maps and Directions". Dowling College. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  22. ^ "Dowling College - Dowling College-Residence Life". Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  23. ^ "Dowling College - Tours". Dowling College. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
  24. ^ http://www.eccsports.org/members/dowling/index
  25. ^ http://www.eccsports.org/members/dowling/index
  26. ^ "College Board: Dowling's Financial Aid". College Board. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  27. ^ SAP Executive Board - Bill McDermott

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