Hofstra University

Hofstra is a diverse, dynamic institution that honors tradition while challenging convention, always finding our own unique path. Hofstra provides students with an engaged, experiential and highly ranked education that combines an intimate learning environment with all the resources of a large university, including state-of-the-art facilities for academics and student life and competitive Division I athletics. Located just outside New York City, our traditional, tree-lined campus is home to a global, ambitious and entrepreneurial student body who take advantage of all metropolitan New York has to offer.

Hofstra University is a private institution whose primary mission is to provide a quality education to its students in an environment that encourages, nurtures, and supports learning through the free and open exchange of ideas, for the betterment of humankind. Hofstra University is fully committed to academic freedom and to the transmission, advancement, and preservation of knowledge for its own academic community and for the community at large. Hofstra University offers undergraduate and graduate programs taught by a research-active and professionally engaged faculty. Academic excellence guides everything the University undertakes.

At Hofstra we nurture ideas. Ideas can change the world - if we’re willing to work for them. That’s why over 80 years, we’ve created an environment where new ideas take shape through collaboration, engagement and interaction. We keep our classes small. We offer tailored programs. We build spaces that encourage participation and investigation. Together, we seek creative solutions. And we look beyond our own community and experiences for inspiration, because ideas are always evolving – and so are we.

• Hofstra University's undergraduate education provides a firm foundation in the liberal arts and sciences designed to encourage intellectual curiosity. This broadly based education develops students' analytical and critical thinking, strengthens their communication skills (oral and written), promotes cross-cultural competencies, and provides information literacy and technological skills that prepare students to become lifelong learners.

• Hofstra University is dedicated to the pre-professional, professional, masters and doctoral programs that support a wide range of career aspirations.

• Hofstra University is devoted to recruiting and retaining a highly qualified and diverse academic community of students, faculty, staff and administrators respectful of the contributions and dignity of each of its members.

• Hofstra University's faculty is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarly research, and service. The University emphasizes and supports the creation and synthesis of knowledge as well as its dissemination. We believe the best education for students is one informed by their teachers' scholarly pursuits.

• Hofstra University is committed to providing the informational and technological resources required for learning and the advancement of knowledge.

• Hofstra University strives to cultivate students' social and ethical responsibility, aesthetic sensibility, creativity, and emotional and physical well-being.

• Hofstra University offers educational, cocurricular, and cultural programs and activities that foster an awareness of local, national, and global issues, encouraging students to be active citizens and contributors to their local, national, and global communities.

• Hofstra University recognizes its important role in our local community and in participating in a broader national and international dialogue. We offer programs and seek opportunities that mutually benefit the Hofstra community and those beyond our campus.

Campus:

• Founded in 1935
• Located in Hempstead, Long Island, 25 miles east of NYC
• President: Susan Poser, PhD, JD
• Provost: Charlie Riordan, PhD
• Private, nonsectarian, coeducational
• 117 buildings on 244 acres
• 38 academic and 41 total accreditations
• Member of Phi Beta Kappa
• 100% program accessibility for persons with disabilities
• More than 148,000 alumni

Campus life:

• 35 residence halls with housing capacity of about 3,500 students, 18 eateries, 6 theaters, and 205 student clubs of which there are 22 local/national fraternities & sororities
• Hofstra has a vibrant campus with hundreds of social, academic, and cultural events throughout the year.
• The Hofstra University Museum of Art is nationally accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Museum, with a collection of more than 5,200 works of art from the world's diverse cultures, offers 4 original exhibitions annually (currently lists 4-5 original exhibitions)
• The Hofstra libraries contain over 600,000 volumes and provide 24/7 online access to more than 200,000 full-text journals and 900,000 electronic books.
• 21 varsity sports10 for men: baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field (indoor/outdoor) and wrestling
• 11 for women: basketball, cross-country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor/outdoor) and volleyball
• All sports compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Hofstra University – Pride and Purpose.

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