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60-820: The organization is divided into two main conferences: the MAC Commonwealth and the MAC Freedom . A third conference, named the Middle Atlantic Conference (singular), draws members from both the Commonwealth and Freedom conferences and sponsors sports that only a certain set of members participate in, such as track & field and cross country. In 1912, the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletics Association ( MASCAA )

120-543: A doctorate in nursing practice . The college's faculty includes 154 full-time professors. It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools . York College's focus is on preparing students for professional careers, while remaining an affordable private college. The college reports a 90% career placement rate. As a cost-saving measure, York College requires its full-time professors to teach four courses per semester, compared to

180-405: A football team, though the sport's absence is a popular topic for speculation. One such tale holds that the game was banned by a former board member of the college after his son suffered a fatal concussion during a football game. While the institution was operating as York Collegiate Institute, there was an active football team. The college bookstore does sell York College Football t-shirts , with

240-534: A U.S. congressman. York College also traces its roots to a second institution, the York Collegiate Institute (YCI), which was founded around 1872. The building that housed the institute, located on the corner of College Avenue and Duke Street, was destroyed by fire in December 1885. A new four-story building designed by architects John A. Dempwolf and Reinhardt Dempwolf was completed at

300-472: A University Division football school. Following the 1969 season, the upper level of MAC football was disbanded as Temple dropped out to upgrade their football schedule. Rutgers had previously dropped out of the MAC for all sports and a five-team football league was not desirable. The lower division continued as MAC football, but Bucknell, Delaware, Gettysburg, Lafayette, and Lehigh operated as football independents for

360-493: A Williamsburg-style property adjacent to campus, is the setting for receptions for visiting artists, lecturers, and special guests. The easternmost portion of campus features several athletic facilities: tennis courts, Spartan Softball Field, Jaquet Field (home to Spartan Baseball), the rugby field, and various intramural fields. Flowing through Main Campus is Tyler Run, a picturesque spring-fed brook lined with willows. It serves as

420-757: A day. The Student Union also houses provides space for the nearly 100 student organizations at York College, and the Office of Residence Life occupies the second floor of the Student Union. Adjacent to the Student Union is the Miller Administration Building. Bearing the name of the college's first president, the building includes the President's Office, the Office of Admissions, Academic Affairs, Business Affairs, Campus Operations, Financial Aid Office, and Registrar. The Main campus

480-502: A game as reported in The Philadelphia Inquirer . However, the game played that day in 1893 did not allow forward passes nor did the center snap the ball back to a quarterback (as those rules were not adopted until 1905 when John Heisman introduced the rules). Hence, it may be reasonably argued that the game was a form of rugby football and not American football to which the phrase was clearly intended such that

540-417: A hub for innovation and entrepreneurial activity at York College. A key component of the J.D. Brown Center is the business incubator, which gives small businesses resources such as office space, and access to York College's intellectual resources. The current president of York College is Thomas D. Burns , who was selected as the fifth president and began serving as such on July 1, 2023. He previously served as

600-464: A knowledge park. York College is currently located on three adjacent campuses with the majority of its academic buildings on the Main Campus, a few on its more recently built West Campus and several facilities on its North Campus. Despite the college's extensive history, all the buildings on campus are less than 50 years of age, with the majority being built during the 1960s. The buildings utilize

660-795: A move outside of downtown York. In 1965, the current campus, located in Spring Garden Township , was dedicated. The former occupier of these lands was the Outdoor Country Club and golf course, which moved north of the city after selling its property. The campus is located about 100 miles (160 km) west of Philadelphia and 52 miles (84 km) north of Baltimore. By 1968, York College established an accredited four-year bachelor's degree program, and officially became York College of Pennsylvania . In 1975, York College absorbed York Country Day School (YCDS), thereby expanding its mission to again encompass K-12 education. YCDS

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720-425: A provost at Belmont . He succeeded Pamela Gunter-Smith, who retired June 30, 2023, after 10 years as president. Other York College presidents include Ray A. Miller, Ph.D., (1968–1975) and Robert V. Iosue, Ph.D., (1976–1991). Iosue ( / ˈ j ɑː z . w eɪ / YAHZ -way ) drew national attention for his controversial criticisms of what he regarded as the run-away expense of higher education. At York College, he

780-421: A standard red brickwork style, enhanced with white marble on some buildings. Some buildings on campus were financed with the college's cash savings in order to avoid debt as part of an overall focus on maintaining low tuition rates. The focal point of York College's 190-acre park-like campus is the mall, a grassy quad around which many of the college's academic buildings are located. The Evelyn and Earle Wolf Hall

840-399: A three-court field house; locker room facilities; a climbing wall; a cafe; and a 7,600 square feet (710 m ) fitness area. Diehl Hall houses York's Stabler Department of Nursing, as well as the hospitality management and sports management programs. It was expanded in 2012 to better accommodate the growing needs of all three programs. Grantley Hall has general-use classrooms and is home to

900-571: A venue for entertainment such as comedy and music. The Student Activities and Orientation Office plans events for students, and also provide a number of leadership opportunities to more than 100 student clubs and organizations. The bookstore is a shop for student essentials. WVYC, the college radio station that broadcasts more than 100 hours each week, is located in the Student Union, as is the Admissions Welcome Center, where counselors offer information sessions and campus tours twice

960-495: Is 43,000 square feet (4,000 m ), features a large common project work space area to be used by the mechanical, electrical and computer engineering disciplines. The building also features gathering points for students to meet in small work groups or in social settings. The building was converted from a factory; it is LEED certified silver. It is named after the Kinsley Family Foundation. Northside Commons

1020-696: Is Campbell Hall, home to the Student Success Division, which includes the Academic Advising Center, Academic Support Center, Career Development Center, Community Scholarship Program, Student Accessibility Services, Study Abroad Center, Undeclared Student Advising, and the Writing Center. Campbell also includes chemistry instrumentation to support majors in Chemistry, Forensic Chemistry and Pre-Med. Next to Campbell

1080-421: Is a 171-unit, five-story residence located on the northern end of campus. Completed in 2011, the building houses 275 students in single and double bedrooms. The building houses a mix of freshmen and returning students, the commons also includes lounge and common areas for residents. Kings Mill Depot, located across the train tracks from Northside Commons, houses the college's J.D. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship,

1140-411: Is a three-story structure topped by five greenhouses that provide teaching and research labs for ecological studies on plants and animals (Aquatic and Terrestrial Labs), a large aquarium space for students doing research with fish and invertebrates, a controlled growth chamber and research spaces. Schmidt Library, located to the right of Willman on the mall, houses print and online collections, as well as

1200-947: Is also home to many of York's 900 freshman students, who may reside in either one of the residence halls in the Penn/Beard Complex or the Manor Complex. Each complex houses about 500 students in 11 (six in Penn/Beard, five in Manor) traditional-style residence halls. Upperclassman residence halls on the main campus include Susquehanna Hall and the Tyler Run Complex, which house students in apartment-style suites, each accommodating two to four students. Students may also live in one of three communal living houses on main campus: Springettsbury Hall, Pershing House, and Springdale House. The two oldest buildings on campus are

1260-672: Is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division III . It is one of the three conferences that operate under the umbrella of the Middle Atlantic Conferences ; the others being the MAC Freedom and the Middle Atlantic Conference, a grouping used for some sports that consists of MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom schools. Member institutions are located in Pennsylvania and Maryland . The conference has had two significant membership changes in

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1320-564: Is the Appell Life Sciences Building, which features modern laboratory spaces, multiple specialty spaces (tissue culture suite, microscopy lab, walk-in cold room), research and preparation spaces, and student and faculty conference rooms for the departments of Biological Sciences, Behavioral Sciences and Education. Connected to Appell is the Willman Business Center, which opened in 2013 and is home to

1380-409: Is the center for artistic activity on campus. It includes three art studios, a photography facility, rehearsal and practice rooms, a multi-track recording studio and mixing control room, a music library, editing suites, studios, two video production facilities coordinated by a computer-assisted control room, and DeMeester Recital Hall, a venue that hosts various speakers as well as performances by many of

1440-573: The Middle Atlantic Conference in men's and women's cross country , men's football , men's and women's ice hockey , men's and women's lacrosse , men's and women's swimming , men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field , men's volleyball, and men's wrestling . York College of Pennsylvania York College of Pennsylvania is a private college in Spring Garden Township , York, Pennsylvania . It offers more than 70 baccalaureate majors in professional programs,

1500-503: The Middle Atlantic Conferences . The Spartans have 10 men's and 11 women's programs and compete in NCAA Division III . Men's programs include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. Women's programs include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. York College does not have

1560-475: The University of Delaware . In addition, another five members who were not present at the initial meeting but formally approved of the plan were: Columbia University , Johns Hopkins University , Lehigh University , Ursinus College , and Widener University . During its history, the organization has had at least 50 different members associated with it. The conference had as many as 37 members at one time in

1620-528: The "College Division - South" (Drexel, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Pennsylvania Military, Swarthmore, Ursinus, and Western Maryland) each playing a separate round-robin schedule. Although the upper division of the conference (which later included Drexel, La Salle, and Saint Joseph's) competed at the Division I (then known as the University Division) level in other sports, only Rutgers was considered

1680-448: The 170,000 sq ft (16,000 m ) Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center, which features a three-court field house with elevated indoor jogging track, a gymnasium that seats 1,700 spectators, a natatorium with 12 swimming lanes, a 7,600 sq ft (710 m ) fitness center, a 32-foot (9.8 m) climbing wall, a racquetball court, multiple-purpose rooms and a wrestling room. York College offers 22 varsity sports that compete in

1740-725: The 2020s. First, the MAC announced in April 2019 that York College of Pennsylvania would join from the Capital Athletic Conference in 2020. The following month, the MAC announced that upon York's arrival, the MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom would be realigned so that each would have 9 members. Eastern moved from the MAC Freedom to the MAC Commonwealth, while Arcadia and Lycoming moved in the opposite direction. Then in 2023, Lycoming and Wilkes left both

1800-716: The Alpha Zeta Chapter of the Phi Sigma Pi (ΦΣΠ) National Honor Fraternity as well as the Professional Chemistry Fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma (ΑΧΣ) and the Eta Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau (ΣΘΤ) International Honor Society of Nursing. The Athletics and Recreation department provides opportunities for students to participate in recreation, athletics and wellness activities. The department is housed in

1860-605: The Association on matters that are of concern to the student body. York College offers its more than 50 baccalaureate majors through five schools: Graham School of Business; School of Nursing and Health Professions; Kinsley School of Engineering, Sciences, and Technology; School of Behavioral Sciences and Education; and School of the Arts, Communication, and Global Studies. Graduate offerings are master's programs in business administration , education , and nursing , along with

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1920-643: The Brougher Chapel and the President's Home. In addition to the main worship area, Brougher contains space for religious activities, meditation, counseling and special events. As the center of faith at York, Brougher facilitates the services of a Catholic priest, Protestant minister, and Rabbi, all of whom are available to students for counseling, religious guidance, and support. There are four religious student organizations: Newman Club (Catholic Campus Ministry), Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Christian Fellowship Organization, and Hillel. The President's Home,

1980-611: The Department of History and Political Science and the Department of English and Humanities, features an oral history lab and museum studies room, film study labs and a film screening room, computer labs, and the Pura Vida Café. The World Languages Media Center allows students to further study in languages, and the Center for Teaching and Learning offers academic support (like tutoring and writing assistance) to students. Between

2040-610: The Division of Advancement (Alumni Relations, Development, and Communications). The West Campus residential quad consists of Richland Hall, Spring Garden Apartments, Brockie Commons, Country Club Apartments and Little Run Lodge, the last of which is a suite style residence hall complex which includes a student center with a dining facility, central mailboxes, multipurpose space, TV lounges, and game room. The West Campus residential quad primarily houses upperclassmen in apartment style residences that typically have room for anywhere from two to five students. The Kinsley Engineering Center, which

2100-632: The Graham School of Business. Willman features the Weinstock Lecture Hall, a 150-seat tiered auditorium, the NASDAQ Trading Laboratory which provides students with direct access to real-time financial data from stock and commodities exchanges, and Yorkview Hall, a glass-enclosed corporate training center that offers fantastic views atop the center. The Naylor Ecological Sciences Center, located behind Appell,

2160-606: The Humanities and the Iosue Student Union sits The Rock or Old Spart. After commencement, the graduating class writes their names and messages in white on a large rock painted Spartan Green. At the center of student life is the Robert V. Iosue Student Union. Johnson Dining Hall, located on the first floor, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and Spart's Den, in the lower level, offers a grab-and-go option, as well as

2220-516: The MAC Commonwealth in 2020–21. In May 2019, the MAC announced it would realign the Commonwealth and Freedom conferences into two equally-sized leagues effective with York's arrival in 2020. At that time, Arcadia and Lycoming moved from the MAC Commonwealth to the MAC Freedom, while Eastern made the opposite move. In February 2022, the Landmark Conference announced that Wilkes University and Lycoming College accepted invitations to

2280-492: The MAC Commonwealth, thereby giving the Commonwealth and Freedom leagues the same number of members. Stevenson University and Hood College accepted invitations to join the MAC and MAC Commonwealth starting with the 2012–13, expanding the conference to 18 members. Elizabethtown College moved to the Landmark Conference for 2014–15. In May 2018, Manhattanville College announced that they would leave

2340-705: The MAC Football Conference. Member teams currently compete in 27 sports, 14 men's and 13 women's. The most recently added sports are men's and women's ice hockey and men's volleyball, all added for 2017–18. The MAC now sponsors all NCAA Division III sports except women's rowing. The Middle Atlantic Conference combines schools from both the MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom and is currently used for cross country, football, women's golf, ice hockey, track & field (indoor / outdoor), swimming, men's volleyball, and wrestling. The MAC officially sponsored men's and women's ice hockey for many year but it wasn't until

2400-652: The MAC Freedom Conference and return to the Skyline Conference for the 2019–20 academic year. Manhattanville was a charter member of the Skyline before leaving to join the MAC in 2007. Three months later, the MAC announced that Stevens Institute of Technology, which had left the conference in 1978, would return in 2019–20 and replace Manhattanville in the MAC Freedom. In April 2019, the MAC announced that York College of Pennsylvania would join

2460-639: The MAC Freedom and the overall MAC, leading the MAC to move Lebanon Valley from MAC Commonwealth to MAC Freedom in order to balance the membership numbers. The MAC Commonwealth currently has eight full members, all are private schools: Enrollment source: The MAC Commonwealth had six former full members, all were private schools: The MAC Commonwealth sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball , men's and women's basketball , women's field hockey , men's golf , men's and women's soccer , women's softball , men's and women's tennis , and women's volleyball . In addition, members also compete in

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2520-662: The addition of Neumann and Wilkes as affiliate members that the conference received an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament. As a result the first MAC ice hockey tournaments will take place in 2025. Previously, the MAC used the regular-season results of UCHC games involving all MAC members to extrapolate a MAC champion (the same model used by the Ivy League , which has a similar relationship with ECAC Hockey ). MAC Commonwealth Conference The MAC Commonwealth , in full Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth ,

2580-585: The college's Archives. Schmidt Library loans out wireless laptops for use in the building, digital cameras, camcorders, and media projection materials. The building also provides quiet study floors, technology-enhanced group study rooms, comfortable lounge areas, and wireless network connections including the outdoor courtyard. The Library underwent extensive interior renovations in 2004, adding 17 group study areas along with infrastructure and equipment to facilitate an increased focus on digital media. The Waldner Performing Arts Center (WPAC) and Humanities Center occupy

2640-871: The college's musical ensembles. Also located in Wolf Hall are the York College Galleries. Comprising two adjacent galleries, the Cora Miller Gallery and the Brossman Gallery, this exhibition space serves the college, the City of York, and the communities of southcentral Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. The Galleries feature a varied program of nationally touring exhibitions and invitational shows, as well as faculty and juried student shows, artist and curator lectures, workshops, book signings, and other events. Located adjacent to Wolf

2700-513: The conference starting in the 2023-24 season. In 1958, the MAC began sponsoring football. The football conference essentially operated as three separate conferences with the larger schools (Bucknell, Delaware, Gettysburg, Lafayette, Lehigh, Muhlenberg, Rutgers, and Temple) playing a round-robin schedule in the "University Division," and the smaller schools being split into the "College Division - North" (Albright, Dickinson, Juniata, Lebanon Valley, Lycoming, Moravian, Susquehanna, Wagner, and Wilkes) and

2760-414: The current corporation formed with its three conferences: MAC Commonwealth, MAC Freedom, and Middle Atlantic. Arcadia University and Manhattanville College joined MAC Freedom for 2007–08. They replaced Juniata College , Drew University , Moravian College , Susquehanna University, and the University of Scranton , who left to join the new Landmark Conference . To offset the change in numbers, it

2820-493: The late 1950s. A major reduction in the league occurred in 1974 after the NCAA created Divisions I , II , and III . At that time, 11 members left to form the Division I East Coast Conference and by 1976, the MAC became fully associated with Division III. An additional 11 members left in 1992 to form the Centennial Conference ; the football programs for eight of those schools had already left in 1981. In 1999,

2880-566: The municipal boundary between York City and Spring Garden Township. At the center of West Campus sits the Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center, a 160,000-square-foot (15,000 m ) complex featuring the Charles Wolf Gymnasium, a 1,712-seat arena hosting varsity competition in men's and women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling; a ten-lane competitive pool with instructional areas and 1- and 3-meter diving boards;

2940-649: The norm of two or three at most U.S. colleges and universities. The college is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as 78th (tie) in its Regional Universities of the North category as of 2018 and is named a Best Northeastern College by The Princeton Review . The college is also included in Barron's Best Buys in College Education and is ranked by Parents and Colleges as eighth on its list of Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges and Universities. The college

3000-525: The phrase "Undefeated since 1787" printed on the back. These are one of the more popular clothing items sold by the York College Bookstore. Though it is true that no school named York College of Pennsylvania has been defeated in football, since the 'tongue-in-cheek' quip references "since 1787" the statement may not be one hundred percent truthful as the school did lose a football game in 1893 (when York Collegiate Institute football team lost

3060-503: The rest of their tenure with the league. Numerous other MAC schools competed in other football leagues throughout most of the league's history. In 1983, the Centennial Football League was formed by eight MAC members. Eventually, those eight schools and two others broke apart from the MAC for all sports, founding the Centennial Conference in 1991. Since then, all league members that sponsor football have competed in

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3120-489: The same location in late 1886. The building was demolished in 1969 after being sold. In 1929, the York County Academy and YCI entered into a teaching agreement, then in 1941 merged to become York Junior College . Under its new charter, the combined institution shifted its focus from elementary and secondary education to post-secondary education. At this point, the school began to outgrow its campus, forcing

3180-402: The sciences, and humanities to 3,500 full-time undergraduate students. It also offers master's programs in business, public policy, education, and nursing, along with a doctoral program in nursing practice to over 400 postgraduate students. York College of Pennsylvania traces its institutional lineage to the York County Academy, a school opened in the 1770s in downtown York, Pennsylvania that

3240-569: The space between the Schmidt Library and the Iosue Student Union. The Waldner Performing Arts Center, which opened in fall 2008, features the 705-seat York Collegiate Theatre and the 125-seat Perko Playpen Theatre, an experimental black box-type theatre. The York College Players, who perform on both stages, enjoy a scene shop, green room and costume shop. The York Collegiate Theatre hosts musical performances, nationally recognized speakers and other special events. The Humanities Center, home to

3300-489: Was also decided to switch Lycoming College from the MAC Freedom to the MAC Commonwealth. Alvernia University , Misericordia University , and Eastern University , all from the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference , accepted membership in the MAC Freedom and started participation in the 2008–09 school year. Starting in the 2009–10 school year, Alvernia switched from the MAC Freedom to

3360-618: Was connected to St. John's Episcopal Church, which was led by Rev. John Andrews, D.D. In 1787, the school received its charter from the General Assembly of Pennsylvania and was incorporated as the York County Academy . The academy held a close connection with St. John's Church in York from that time until 1799. Thaddeus Stevens taught at the academy in 1815–1816, prior to establishing his law practice and serving as

3420-483: Was founded in 1953 by former YCI faculty after YCI phased out the elementary and secondary programs. Today the college sits near the historic center of York City, with some of its residence halls located in the city , which is known as the first national capital of the United States of America and the birthplace of Articles of Confederation . The paper mill that was purchased recently is slated to be turned into

3480-764: Was founded primarily as a track association and had its first event, a track meet, at Lafayette College in May 1913. In 1922, it was reorganized as the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference ( MASCAC or MAC). The original 13 members present at the formation meeting in 1922 were: Bucknell University , Drexel University , Franklin & Marshall College , Gettysburg College , Haverford College , Muhlenberg College , New York University , Princeton University , Rutgers University , Stevens Institute of Technology , Susquehanna University , Swarthmore College , and

3540-903: Was listed among 100 "Colleges Worth Considering" nationwide by The Washington Post . On-campus entertainment events are produced by the Campus Activities Board, a committee of the Student Senate. York College is the host campus for WVYC , The Spartan (the student-led newspaper), and YCP Rhapsody, an a cappella singing group, along with as many as 90 other clubs and organizations. The college has two engineering-related student groups: The YCP Collegiate Engineering Society and YCP Women in Science and Engineering. Fraternities and sororities involve around 15% of York College students. The following organizations are represented. Fraternities: Sororities: York College also hosts

3600-540: Was noted for paying faculty well but expecting them to spend more time teaching than they might be required to elsewhere. He himself worked weekends and took no vacations for eight years. The Student Senate is the executive and administrative agency for York College students and embodies a unique system of government. All students who pay the student activity fee are automatically members of the Student Association and any student may attend meetings or address

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