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York College of The City University of New York is one of eleven senior colleges in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. It is located in Jamaica, Queens in New York City. Founded in 1966, York was the first senior college founded under the newly formed CUNY system, which united several previously independent public colleges into a single public university system in 1961. The college is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Today, with an enrollment of more than 8,000 students, York serves as one of CUNY's leading liberal arts colleges, granting bachelor's degrees in more than 40 fields, including those in the Heath Professions, Nursing (BS) and a combined BS/MS degree in Occupational Therapy, among others. The York College Library subscribes to dozens of electronic resources, as well as print journals, to support the research needs of the faculty and students. Based on a study conducted by The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), NerdScholar, a scholarship information organization and website, recently listed York College as the “US College with the lowest student debt in 2013.” The national survey chose York as number one on its top 20 list of colleges and universities both private and public. Marcia V. Keizs, a native of Kingston, Jamaica, became York College's 6th president in February 2005.〔http://www.york.cuny.edu/president/biography〕 ==History== On October 24, 1966, CUNY voted to create a fifth senior college, designated as Alpha College, to serve the city’s growing student population. Its first president, former Queensborough Community College President, Dr. Dumont F. Kenny, quickly renamed the school York College. Kenny hoped to build a leafy, suburban liberal arts school near Fort Totten in Queens. These plans, however, quickly fell through. York opened its doors in the fall of 1967 without concrete plans for a permanent home. Its first classes took place in rooms rented from the Oakland Jewish Center in Bayside, Queens. An entering class of 371 students, largely white and American-born, and a full-time instructional staff of 50 occupied that site for the first academic year. In May 1968, in response to pressure from local business, community, and religious leaders, the CUNY Board of Higher Education selected Jamaica as the future site of York’s permanent campus. While York waited for authorization to build the new campus, it relocated to rudimentary quarters throughout Queens. In 1971, when New York City Community College (originally New York City College of Technology) president Milton G. Bassin M.M.E, P.E. assumed the presidency of York, he found it housed in temporary classrooms on the campus of Queensborough Community College in Bayside, where it remained for three years before moving to a renovated former Montgomery Ward Department Store and other buildings in Jamaica. With the fiscal crisis of the mid-1970s, York’s future seemed uncertain. Jamaica residents, eager to have the college in the neighborhood, pressured the city to keep York’s doors open. In May 1978, the CUNY Board of Trustees reaffirmed York’s permanence by authorizing construction of the new campus in Jamaica. At the same time, the College underwent expansive curricular development. While York maintained an emphasis on the liberal arts, it began to offer career-related majors in the health professions as well. The College also opened the Office of Continuing Education to give classes on practical subjects to Jamaica’s residents. With approval from Governor Hugh Carey, construction on York’s permanent campus began in December 1980. In 1986, York held its first classes in the new Academic Core Building. At the time, student enrollment had grown to 4,276. In 1990, the college opened the Performing Arts Center and the Health and Physical Education facilities, followed by the athletic fields a year later. Dr. Marcia V. Keizs became the president of York College in 2005 and under her leadership the college has strengthened its academic quality through a variety of initiatives. With the construction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s regional headquarters on York’s campus, students in chemistry and biology also have opportunities for collaborative internships, fellowships, and research with world-class scientists. The CUNY Aviation Institute at York College was established in 2003 to prepare students for success in a rapidly changing industry. In 2009 alone, York launched the Provost Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series, which attracts renowned writers, scholars, and scientists to speak to the York community. Under President Keizs’ leadership, York also strengthened its faculty roster with nearly 50 new faculty hires and reorganized its 18 academic departments into three schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Information Systems and School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs. York today would be unrecognizable to an observer from 1967. The College has grown to more than 8,000 students from 120 countries of origin speaking more than 83 different languages. Despite a variety of new programs, including Nursing, Pharmaceutical Science, Physician Assistant and Journalism, many of York’s biggest changes are to come. The College plans to build major additions to its campus, including a state-of-the-art Academic Village and Conference Center and the CUNY School of Pharmacy to further improve the opportunities for students. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「York College, City University of New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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