Le Moyne College

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Le Moyne College
Lemoyne Seal.png
Motto Totus in Domino Jesu (Everything in Lord Jesus)
Established 1946 (1946)
Type Private, Jesuit, Roman Catholic
Endowment $122 million [1]
President Fred P. Pestello
Academic staff 300
Undergraduates 2,871
Postgraduates 740
Location Syracuse, NY, USA
Campus Urban and Suburban, 160-acre (0.65 km2)
Sports Team Dolphins
Colors Green & Gold          
Website www.lemoyne.edu

Le Moyne College, named after Simon Le Moyne, is a private Jesuit college in Syracuse, New York enrolling over 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1946, Le Moyne is the first Jesuit college to be founded as a co-educational institution. The College is the second-youngest of the twenty-eight Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States, and is the only comprehensive Catholic college in Central New York.

Le Moyne College's 160-acre (0.65 km2) campus is located in a residential neighborhood of the Syracuse suburb of DeWitt, but also borders the Salt Springs neighborhood of Syracuse, facilitating partnerships with the City of Syracuse and regional businesses and organizations.

Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D. is the 13th President of Le Moyne College and first permanent lay leader of the college, a position he accepted after a 24-year career at the University of Dayton.

On November 19, 2008, Le Moyne announced that it had received a gift of $50 million from the estate of Robert and Catherine McDevitt, longtime friends of the college who lived in Binghamton, NY. The legacy was designated for the support of the study of physics, computer science, information systems and religious philosophy. Neither of the McDevitts attended Le Moyne. Mr. McDevitt's mother was Mary Graiff McDevitt, secretary for A. Ward Ford, a board member of Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation. That company changed its name to IBM in 1924. The gift will be termed the McDevitt Endowment and more than doubles the school's current endowment fund. McDevitt's cousin, the late Rev. Edward L. McDevitt, S.J., helped establish Le Moyne's physics department when the college was founded.[2]

On September 15, 2009, President Pestello announced the third largest gift in the history of the College, an anonymous donation of $4 million from an alumnus who wishes to support the College's OneLeMoyne strategic initiative.[3]

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[edit] Degree Honors and Dean's List

Students who achieve a cumulative G.P.A of 3.5-3.69 in all subjects by the end of their program duration are awarded the bachelor's degree cum laude. Those who achieve a cumulative G.P.A 3.7-3.84 are awarded a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude, while those who achieve a cumulative G.P.A 3.85-4.0 are awarded a bachelor’s summa cum laude. Students who achieve a G.P.A (non-cumulative) of 3.5 make Dean's list for the concerned semester.

Le Moyne awards an Integral Honors degree, which is a separate distinction possible for undergraduates. To earn this degree, students must complete all the requirements for the Integral Honors Program, including taking a series of interdisciplinary seminars as well as researching and writing an interdisciplinary honors thesis under the guidance of a faculty mentor.


Le Moyne also offers Departmental Honors degrees for undergraduates. This degree is also a separate distinction which is recognized at graduation.

[edit] Campus facilities and resources

The Le Moyne College campus consists of 35 major and minor buildings comprising close to one million gross square feet across roughly 160 acres (0.65 km2). Six major residence halls and 12 smaller residential buildings range from traditional "corridor" style through suite, townhouse, and apartment styles.

Other major campus buildings are the campus center, the Noreen Reale Falcone Library, and three main academic buildings, including Coyne Science Center. The campus also includes the Panasci Family Chapel, the W. Carroll Coyne Performing Arts Center, and the Thomas Niland Athletic Complex. The college lands encompass a 5.4-acre (22,000 m2) parcel with a reservoir, for student and faculty research on biodiversity and insect life. A retail plaza added in Summer 2010 includes a bookstore, coffee shop, and pizzeria. Construction on a $20 million, 48,000-square-foot (4,500 m2) science complex began in June 2010. Angled toward the south in order to capture sunlight, this complex will accommodate the college's engineering and health sciences programs, providing classrooms, laboratories, and a lecture hall.

Le Moyne College students access the campus network, the Library's system, and the Internet from computer labs located throughout the campus, or from dorm rooms with personal computers. Teaching facilities include "smart" classrooms, with multimedia capabilities.

The Recreation Center accommodates intramural, personal fitness and recreational activities, housing a fitness room with Nautilus and Universal equipment, an Olympic-size indoor pool built for competition, a whirlpool, an elevated jogging track, racket ball courts, and a large multipurpose gymnasium that can be divided into three courts for tennis, volleyball, basketball and other activities. An athletic turf field located next to the Rec Center is used for multiple sports.

[edit] Campus library

The Noreen Reale Falcone Library was constructed in 1981. It houses about 900,000 materials and maintains its own online public access catalog, which is available from both on- and off-campus computers. The main library collection includes:

  • Over 259,000 books, serial backfiles, and government documents (titles)
  • Nearly 37,700 current serials (titles), including print and full-text electronic periodicals, newspapers, and government documents
  • 577,468 microforms (titles)
  • 10,935 video and audio titles
  • 125 research databases

[edit] Student life

Student-directed activities, athletics, clubs, and service organizations are available to all Le Moyne students. Students are represented by a Student Senate and have formal representation through the senate on most College-wide committees involved in decision making and policy formation.

Approximately 80 percent of students live in residence halls and townhouses on campus. The Residence Hall Councils and the Le Moyne Student Programming Board organize concerts, dances, a weekly film series, student talent programs, and special lectures as well as off-campus trips and skiing excursions. Le Moyne's theater program hosts at least two productions each year, housed in the W. Carroll Coyne Performing Arts Center. The Office of Campus Ministry arranges alternative breaks and service and retreat opportunities, as part of the Jesuit mission of the school. Students participate in Syracuse arts through collaborations with the Syracuse International Film Festival, the Syracuse Symphony, and the Everson Museum of Art.

Le Moyne is home to The Dolphin, a student newspaper founded in 1947. A dispute emerged between the administration and the faculty and students involved in the newspaper in 2005, but the paper has evolved into a balanced source of news, opinion, and satire, covering campus sports, politics, and arts, as well as national and global topics.

Le Moyne's student radio station is WLMU. The campus TV studio in Reilly Hall was renovated during the summer of 2009. With six new P2 video cameras and other new equipment available for student use in video broadcasting, the studio helps to support the newly formed Department of Communication and Film Studies.

Le Moyne also hosts a centrally-located cafe-style space ('Kaffe Nuvo') and a student lounge known as The Cove. The Cove offers a variety of entertainment on weekends including concerts and movie screenings, and is a popular spot for first-year students.

[edit] Campus traditions

[edit] Welcoming traditions

Le Moyne College begins every academic year with two rituals: (1)'Moving In Weekend,' when current students help to carry the boxes and suitcases of the new, first-year students into the dormitories; and (2)the Mass of the Holy Spirit, which continues a tradition dating back to the first Jesuit school, established in Messina, Sicily in 1548 (probably preceding this date). The meaning of this Mass is based in Catholic theology; the campus community commits to seeking knowledge as a community of scholars. The song "Stay with Us," composed by Le Moyne alumna M.D. Ridge[4] especially for Le Moyne College, was performed.

[edit] Dolphy Day

Another annual tradition at Le Moyne College is "Dolphy Day," dating back to its origins in 1971. Each year, the actual date of the event is kept a secret until the last possible moment, heightening the excitement. Dolphy Day began as a time to skip classes and relax outside on the first beautiful Spring day, listening to the music of jazz great Eric Dolphy. Although Le Moyne's mascot is a dolphin, campus officials say there is no direct relation between the name of this event and this college icon.

Dolphy Day quickly became a symbol of carefree, college fun, a time to be with friends outdoors after a long winter. A key part of the ritual is the fact that, each year, a "Wizard" is chosen (by the preceding Wizard).[5] This person must be a senior; his or her identity remains a secret until the actual event begins. The Wizard works both with Le Moyne's administration and fellow seniors to orchestrate an enjoyable, memorable event. While the administration seeks to diminish the association with alcohol, this association remains. The event begins at about 2am or 3am, often involving fireworks, as the campus quad fills with students. Festivities continue until late afternoon, and include entertainment: live music, a barbecue attended also by staff and administrators, dancing, and sports, including football and Frisbee. The 40th anniversary of Dolphy Day, celebrated April 7, 2010, honored Eric Dolphy with a life-size bronze sculpture that is the only one of its kind in the world.[6][7]

[edit] Alumni celebrations

Le Moyne College honors its 50 year graduates each May at graduation, and also annually honors all graduates whose parents are alumni at the Baccalaureate Mass which takes place prior to graduation.

[edit] Lecture series

Le Moyne College hosts a series of themed, annual lectures: the Berrigan Lecture, Loyola Lecture, and Madden Lecture.

[edit] Green initiatives

Environmental sustainability is integrated into Le Moyne College facilities planning and operating processes through measures such as: use of native species in landscaping; storm water controls through swales and detention/retention basins; plans to capture and reuse storm water for irrigation; use of environmentally friendly pesticides and fertilizers; contracting with LEED-accredited professionals for the design and construction of all new structures and major renovations; a lighting pilot program to reduce consumption;[8] use of refrigerants to minimize ozone layer depletion; and other practices which assure energy efficiency in buildings and in boiler operations, pump motors, and washing machines, while curtailing emissions.

In June 2010, the college broke ground on a new, 48,000-square-foot (4,500 m2) science facility. The science complex will provide teaching and research space for use by faculty and students in the science and health professions. Its environmentally-sound design features include day lighting, solar preheating, and thermal storage [9]

[edit] Athletics

See also: LeMoyne Dolphins men's lacrosse

The Le Moyne Dolphins are the athletic teams for the college. Le Moyne competes in the NCAA at the Division II level for its 16 varsity teams. Le Moyne competes in Northeast Ten Conference in all sports. The college will compete in Division I for baseball as an independent team without conference affiliation through 2011.[10] In 2010 the school made a decision to compete at Division II for all sports. Le Moyne will compete in a full Division II level in 2012 in the Northeast 10.[11]

More than 75 percent of students are estimated to participate in some form of athletics at Le Moyne. In 2008-9, there were about 300 undergraduate student-athletes, who maintained an overall GPA of 3.09. All of Le Moyne's athletes participate in service activities, and are particularly active in raising funds for the Make a Wish Foundation. The Le Moyne Men's basketball team gained national attention when it defeated Division I powerhouse Syracuse 82-79 in a November 2009 exhibition game.[12]

[edit] Varsity sports

Le Moyne fields varsity teams in the following sports:

  • Baseball
  • Men's & Women's Basketball
  • Men's & Women's Cross Country
  • Golf
  • Men's & Women's Lacrosse
  • Men's & Women's Soccer
  • Softball
  • Men's & Women's Swimming and Diving
  • Men's & Women's Tennis
  • Volleyball

[edit] National championships

  • 2004 - Men's Lacrosse [Division II]
  • 2006 - Men's Lacrosse [Division II]
  • 2007 - Men's Lacrosse [Division II]
  • 2008 - Women's Swimming 200 yard Butterfly- Alison Lesher [Division II]

[edit] Athletic facilities

The Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex houses Le Moyne College's athletic teams, visiting competitors, and coaches. Student-athletes use outdoor facilities including the Dick Rockwell Field for baseball, tennis courts, and other fields including a multi-purpose turf field. The Niland Complex includes the Henninger Athletic Center, where basketball games and other events take place. Niland served as the College's basketball coach from its inception in 1947 until 1973, winning 327 games and going to seven NCAA tournaments. Niland continued at Le Moyne as athletic director until his retirement in 1990.

The Complex also includes the Dick Rockwell Baseball Field. Rockwell, a graduate of Ithaca College, won 757 games on the Heights between 1968 and 1996 at the Division I and II levels, going to the Division II national tournament 12 of their last 13 seasons in the division, and becoming a power in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in Division I. Rockwell also served as Le Moyne athletic director from 1990 to 2009.

[edit] Recreation sports and facilities

The Thomas J. Niland Athletic Complex incorporates a 47,000-square-foot (4,400 m2) facility with a 25-yard (23 m) competition-size swimming pool, fitness center and weight room, a three-court size multi-purpose gym area, an elevated jogging track, and four racquetball courts. It is designed primarily for intramural, recreational use, and personal fitness activities. Students can also use fitness centers which are located in several of the residence halls.

The College participates in four sports on the club level: men's ice hockey, women's field hockey, rugby, and volleyball, in addition to cheerleading, with both men and women on the squad.

The College conducts an extensive intramural program with sports and competitors that vary each year. The program usually includes: basketball (men's and women's leagues); flag football (men); indoor soccer (men's, women's and coed leagues); walleyball (coed); racquetball tournaments (coed, men's and women's divisions); volleyball (coed); softball (men's and women's leagues); and inner tube water polo (coed).[13]

[edit] Alma mater

Against the sky you stand, Le Moyne.
A beacon to us all,
And on the Heights our forces join,
We rally to your call. From loyal hearts our challenge roars
That here we stand allied,
You're ours, Le Moyne, and we are yours
While Heights and Hearts abide. May your ideals be our command
Your praises ever sung;
So long as on the Heights you stand
Your name be on our tongue. From loyal hearts our challenge roars
That here we stand allied,
You're ours, Le Moyne, and we are yours
While Heights and Hearts abide.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Faculty and administrators

Among those faculty and/or administrators who serve or have served on the Le Moyne campus are:

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1], "NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments for Fiscal Year 2011",
  2. ^ "Robert and Catherine McDevitt's Heritage at Le Moyne College". Le Moyne College. http://mcdevitt.lemoyne.edu/inspiring.html. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  3. ^ Weidner, Nolan (September 15, 2009). "Anonymous donor gives $4 million to Le Moyne College". Syracuse Post-Standard. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/anonymous_donor_gives_4_millio.html. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  4. ^ http://www.ocp.org/artists/242
  5. ^ http://www.dolphinsonline.org/s/445/index.aspx?sid=445&gid=1&pgid=359
  6. ^ Local Coverage, 2008
  7. ^ Wizards History, Eric Dolphy Project
  8. ^ Carlson, Scott (May 21, 2009). "When it comes to saving money on electricity, colleges see the light in LED". Chronicle of Higher Education'. http://chronicle.com/article/When-It-Comes-to-Saving-Money/44242/. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  9. ^ Coin, Glenn (June 10, 2010). "Le Moyne College expands to match gains in enrollment, endowment and prestige". The Post-Standard. http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/le_moyne_college_expands_to_ma.html/. Retrieved 2010-10-19. 
  10. ^ Farnum, Amy (August 3, 2010). "2009-10 NCAA.com Division I Baseball Blog Summer Baseball Update: August 3". NCAA. http://www.ncaa.com/blog/200910d1baseball/2010/08/summer-baseball-update-august.html. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 
  11. ^ "Le Moyne Baseball to Reclassify to Division II Beginning 2011-2012". LeMoyne College. July 30, 2010. http://www.lemoynedolphins.com/sports/bsb/2009-10/releases/20100730_bsbncaareclassification. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 
  12. ^ Staff (November 4, 2009). "Johnson, Le Moyne stun Syracuse". Associated Press. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4620949. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 
  13. ^ "Intramural Sports". LeMoyne College. 2010. http://www.lemoyne.edu/tabid/455/Default.aspx/IntramuralSports/tabid/1267/Default.aspx. Retrieved December 15, 2010. 

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