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53-825: In the MLL's inaugural season in 2001, the Long Island Lizards split their home games between Hofstra Stadium , now James M. Shuart Stadium, and EAB Park (now Bethpage Ballpark ). For the 2002 season, they used Hofstra Stadium as their home field. As of 2003, the Lizards played all home contests at Mitchel Athletic Complex , in Uniondale, New York until 2008. The team returned to James M. Shuart Stadium for their home games in 2009. The Lizards have won American Division championships in 2001, 2002, and 2003, and Major League Lacrosse titles in 2001, 2003 and 2015. The team made

106-631: A Steinfeld Cup-record 8,674 fans. Prior to the 2019 season , Rabil and his brother Michael formed the Premier Lacrosse League , which would compete directly with Major League Lacrosse. With the launch of the PLL, 140 players from Major League Lacrosse migrated to the upstart league. In the Lizards' first season after the pro lacrosse landscape changed vastly, they lost a franchise worst 11 games in 2019 , and posted their second-worst winning percentage (.313). After two MLL teams and one went on

159-562: A charitable, scientific or humanitarian purpose, to be named in honor of her husband. In the spring of 1934, the estate was offered to be converted into a sanitarium for those suffering with polio by the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, specifically offering to President Franklin Roosevelt , but nothing had materialized from it. Two friends, Howard Brower and James Barnard, were asked to decide what to do with

212-482: A hiatus (Charlotte), New York finished last out of six teams that season. After Rob Pannell finished out his contract that season, he too bolted for the PLL. So in 2020 , a season shorted and compacted into a week-long, quarantined tournament thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic , the Lizards joined the 2006 Chicago Machine as the only two teams in league history to post a winless season; albeit the 2020 Lizards' 0–5 record

265-664: A new rival in the Boston Cannons after they traded their All Star Mid Fielder Paul Rabil to New York in January 2015. That season the Lizards faced the Cannons in the MLL semi-finals and the game resulted in a dramatic overtime victory for the Lizards(16-15). The tension of that game continued into the 2016 MLL season when the Cannons came to James M. Shuart Stadium, which resulted in another intense over-time victory for

318-408: A year of free lectures, conferences and other events about politics and public policy. The program featured national media and political figures as guest speakers, including George Stephanopoulos , Maureen Dowd , Ari Fleischer , James Carville and Mary Matalin. "Educate '08" gave way to "Define '09", a program which brought to campus various speakers to examine the impact of the historic election of

371-516: The Flying Dutchmen until 2001. The Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary at Hofstra University has a collection of diverse trees and reflecting its Dutch origin, and displays an array of rare and colorful tulips in the Spring. The campus has approximately 117 buildings on 244 acres (99 ha), and is located in the Uniondale section of Hempstead, a mile east of the town center. The part of

424-759: The New York Jets held summer training camp at their on-campus headquarters before moving to their new headquarters in Florham Park, New Jersey . The area has since been used for the construction of the medical school building, which was completed in 2015. On December 3, 2009, the university announced it was terminating the football program. Under NCAA rules, any football players who chose to transfer to other schools were eligible to play immediately, and not subjected to normal residency waiting periods. Scholarship-holders who wished to stay at Hofstra were permitted to keep their scholarships. Funds previously used for

477-718: The United Football League played a home game at the stadium. The site has hosted both the Long Island All-Star Football Game and the Fun City Bowl, which features the New York City Police and Fire Department teams. The facility was used for three nights every October for the annual Newsday Marching Band Festival where selected Long Island high schools performed in an exhibition-style competition. Since 2014,

530-547: The Zucker School of Medicine and the Maurice A. Deane School of Law , Hofstra has hosted a series of prominent presidential conferences and several United States presidential debates . The college was founded in 1935 on the estate of namesake William S. Hofstra (1861–1932), a lumber entrepreneur of Dutch ancestry, and his second wife Kate Mason (1854–1933). It began as an extension of New York University (NYU) under

583-421: The 92nd 'best value school' by U.S. News & World Report for 2020, with its undergraduate engineering program ranked tied for 33rd among schools where doctorates are not offered. U.S. News also rated the part-time MBA program tied for 154th and the graduate programs in education as 133rd, among others. The Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College, whose admissions policy is more selective than that of

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636-591: The Axinn Library. The campus is located across the street from the "Nassau Hub" and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , former home of the New York Islanders , Long Island Nets , New York Riptide , and New York Open . Hofstra University is accredited in 28 academic areas and 32 total areas. Hofstra University offers 185 undergraduate and 170 graduate program options. Hofstra was ranked tied for 160th among national universities and named

689-527: The Commission on Presidential Debates announced it had chosen Hofstra for its second 2012 presidential debate on October 16, 2012, the "town hall" debate (between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney ). Hofstra University hosted the first 2016 presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on September 26, 2016. Hofstra maintains a test-optional policy for admissions. For the cohort entering in 2023, 35% of enrollees submitted test scores and

742-667: The East, and the New York Jets began holding their summer training camp to the North Campus, until 2008, when the Jets moved to Florham Park, New Jersey . The university's founder, William S. Hofstra, was proud of his Dutch roots and that is reflected throughout Hofstra University's campus. It is one of three major American universities named after Dutch Americans , after Rutgers University for Henry Rutgers and Vanderbilt University for Cornelius Vanderbilt . Hofstra's original logo

795-544: The Hofstra Pride on- and off-campus image campaign that began in 1987, during the university's dramatic recovery and growth. This followed a financial crisis in the 1970s that forced the layoff of more than 100 employees. In 1977 Hofstra wrestler Nick Gallo won the 126 lb weight class at the NCAA National Championship and was a member of the 1976 and 1980 U.S. Olympic Freestyle Wrestling teams, he

848-520: The Lizards made a trade with the Boston Cannons for Paul Rabil . In exchange for Paul Rabil and Mike Stone, the Cannons received Max Seibald, Brian Karalunas and three draft picks. That season, the Lizards won their third Steinfeld Cup and first in 12 years by defeating their instate rival Rochester Rattlers 15–12. The Lizards won the game at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia before

901-977: The Lizards(13-12). (C) - captain Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Goalie of the Year Most Improved Player * August 17 game against Baltimore canceled due to rain Hofstra Stadium The James M. Shuart Stadium is an 11,929-seat multi-purpose stadium and sports facility,

954-685: The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools accepted Hofstra for membership on November 22, 1940. In 1941, the college was elected to membership in the American Association of Colleges and Universities . In 1950, Calkins Gymnasium was the site of the first Shakespeare Festival. It was performed on a five-sixths-sized replica of the Globe Theatre . The festival is now performed on the Globe Stage,

1007-536: The average scores for the SAT were 1230-1410 and for the ACT were 27-33. Hofstra admitted 62% of applicants with enrolled students having an average 3.7 GPA . Hofstra University teams were nicknamed the Flying Dutchmen from 1935 until 2001. The school's official team name became "The Pride" in 2001, referring to a pair of lions which became the school's athletic mascots in the late 1980s. The Pride nickname evolved from

1060-827: The basketball jersey number 22 to honor senior Charles Jenkins before the end of the season. Jenkins, the school's all-time leading scorer, ranked fifth in the nation at 23.3 points per game last season (as of 22 February 2011 ) and was the front-runner to win Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year honors. "I think it's very rare," head coach Mo Cassara said by phone to reporter Jeff Eisenberg. "We have 25 other athletes that have had their numbers retired here at Hofstra, but none of them have ever been retired while they were still here at their last games. He's been such an integral part of this university on so many levels that we thought that

1113-704: The campus located south of Hempstead Turnpike (NY Route 24) and west of California Avenue is located in Hempstead Village . Hofstra also offers an MBA program as well as other classes in New York City from a center in Manhattan. The campus is roughly 7 miles (11 km) east of the Borough of Queens in New York City , and the entire New York City skyline is visible from the tenth floor of

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1166-439: The estate. Calkins remarked to Brower that he had been looking for a site to start an institution of higher education, and the three men agreed it would be an appropriate use of the estate. Calkins approached the administration at New York University, and they expressed interest. The college was founded as a coeducational, commuter institution with day and evening classes. The first day of classes at Nassau-Hofstra Memorial College

1219-400: The event has been held elsewhere. Various Long Island high school and New York state championship games for different sports are also held at the site. Originally built in 1962 and opened in 1963, the stadium has received a number of upgrades. In 1968 a new artificial playing surface was installed, making the stadium the third college facility in the nation to receive one. A major expansion

1272-508: The facility serves as the home to Hofstra's lacrosse teams on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York . First opened in 1963, and remodeled in 1996 and 2013, it was known as "Hofstra Stadium" until August 29, 2002, when it was renamed after the former president of Hofstra University , who played lacrosse and football during his undergraduate years at the school. The stadium grounds include James C. Metzger Hall which houses

1325-406: The fall of 2011, the university welcomed the first class of students to its new Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine . In 2012, it established its school of engineering and applied science, featuring programs that partner with regional industry leaders, and its school of health sciences and human services, housing a new master of public health program. In August 2017, after a $ 61 million donation to

1378-542: The first presidential debate in New York since the 1960 debate between John F. Kennedy and then vice-president Richard M. Nixon , focused on economic policy and domestic issues. It is remembered for McCain's introduction and frequent references to " Joe the Plumber ". Hofstra's successful bid to host this presidential debate in 2008 provided the springboard for a broad, campus-wide program called "Educate '08," featuring

1431-544: The football program went into the creation of the medical school, and enhancing a variety of programs, including hard sciences and engineering. Hofstra Stadium was home to the New York Lizards , a professional lacrosse team in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) that played prior to the merger with Premier Lacrosse League in 2020. On February 26, 2011, Hofstra Senior Day, the university retired

1484-662: The most accurate Globe Theatre replica in the United States. With the approval of the New York State Board of Regents , Hofstra became Long Island's first private university on March 1, 1963, thus becoming Hofstra University. Also that year, the Board of Trustees resolved to make Hofstra architecturally barrier-free for individuals with physical disabilities, stating that all students should have access to higher education. This later became federal law, and Hofstra

1537-439: The name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of New York University . It became the fourth and most recent U.S. college or university named after a Dutch American , and the only one that occurred in the 20th century. The extension had been proposed by a Hempstead resident, Truesdel Peck Calkins, who had been superintendent of schools for Hempstead. In her will, Kate Mason provided the bulk of their property and estate to be used for

1590-700: The nation's first African-American president and the policy challenges facing the Obama Administration. In September 2009, Stuart Rabinowitz announced the appointment of two senior presidential fellows at the university's Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency: Republican strategist and former presidential advisor Edward J. Rollins and former Vermont governor, presidential candidate and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean . In October 2011,

1643-536: The nearby Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation. Hofstra Stadium served as the site of the first-ever NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship game in 1971. The university reorganized its divisions into schools in the 1960s. Hofstra was authorized by the Board of Regents to offer its first doctoral degrees in 1966. In 1968, the Hofstra Stadium became the first to install Astroturf outdoors in

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1696-816: The planting of thousands of tulips in the springtime. In 1985, the commissioner to the Queen of the Netherlands presented the university with the Hofstra University Tulip, a flower hybrid named after the school. It is a focal point of Hofstra's annual springtime Dutch Festival. An on-campus housing complex is known as "the Netherlands" and features residence halls named after cities in the Netherlands , including Delft , Groningen , Hague , Leiden , Rotterdam , Tilburg , Utrecht , Breukelen and Amsterdam . Hofstra's athletic teams were known as

1749-586: The playoffs in 2005 as a wildcard despite a losing record. The team's name and logo are based on the Italian wall lizard , a small reptile that was imported to Long Island (which has no native lizards) in the 1960s and which populate areas of the team's hometown of Hempstead in Nassau County . On December 14, 2012, the Lizards changed their name to the New York Lizards. Prior to the 2015 season,

1802-510: The school, it was renamed the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. The Zucker School of Medicine was ranked No. 55 in primary care and No. 71 in research, according to U.S. News & World Report , despite it being only being two years since its first class graduated. Hofstra University hosted the third and final 2008 presidential debate (between Barack Obama and John McCain ) on October 15, 2008. The debate,

1855-428: The site for two quarterfinal games of the 2009 , 2014 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , 2021 and 2024 tournaments as well as numerous conference championship contests for Women's Lacrosse. The New York Lizards used the facility as their home field for part of the 2001 season and the full 2002 season. During their first year, they became the inaugural Major League Lacrosse champions . The team returned in 2009 and called

1908-533: The stadium between 1972 and 1973. They won their first NASL Championship at the stadium in 1972 . The new Cosmos began playing there in 2013 . Shuart Stadium also played host to the most recent United States men's match in New York state, when the U.S. hosted Ecuador in a friendly match on November 30, 1984. Shuart Stadium was also the venue for the Long Island Rough Riders of professional soccer's A-League . For nearly five decades,

1961-487: The stadium their official home until 2020. After the 2020 season the MLL merged with the Premier Lacrosse League bringing an end to the New York Lizards franchise. In 2021 the stadium hosted 5 Premier Lacrosse League games over 4 July weekend. Making the stadium a tour site for future PLL events. PLL hosted a weekend of games in 2022 and is the 2023 Semifinals site on September 10. The original New York Cosmos played at

2014-614: The stadium was home to Hofstra's football team . The team played in the Colonial Athletic Association conference and utilized the stadium from its opening until 2009 when the program was retired. In 1983, during the construction of Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium , the Columbia Lions used it as a home field for one game. On November 4, 2009, the New York Sentinels of

2067-464: The stadium's press box, luxury suites and the Fried Center for Student-Athlete Development. Shuart Stadium has held numerous sports and events over the years, including football, lacrosse, and soccer. It has welcomed many teams from different leagues throughout several decades. In 1971, the stadium hosted the inaugural NCAA Division I Men's lacrosse championship game. It has also served as

2120-499: The student activity fee and advertising, it is published in tabloid format every Tuesday evening each semester, with additional content available online. The university operates Long Island 's oldest public radio station, WRHU-FM (88.7). The non-commercial station was founded in 1950 as WHCH, a campus-limited station, and received its broadcast license on June 9, 1959, using the call letters WVHC. The station became WRHU (for Radio Hofstra University) in 1983. WRHU currently serves as

2173-411: The university as a whole, offers rigorous educational opportunities for high-achieving students. The School for University Studies provides a program for students whose abilities are not reflected in standardized test scores; while New Opportunities at Hofstra (NOAH) is designed for students whose educational progress to date has been restricted by limited educational opportunities or economic status. In

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2226-411: Was September 23, 1935, with 150 students enrolled and an equal divide between men and women. The first class of students was made up of 159 day and 621 evening students. The tuition fee for the year was $ 375. The college obtained provisional charter status, and its official name was changed to Hofstra College on January 16, 1937. Hofstra College separated from New York University on July 1, 1939, and

2279-618: Was a seal created by professor of art Constant van de Wall in 1937. The insignia was derived from the official seal of the reigning house of the Netherlands , the House of Orange-Nassau . Used with the permission of the monarch of the Netherlands, the seal also included the Dutch national motto Je Maintiendrai , meaning "I stand steadfast" in French. Hofstra's flag is modeled after the Netherlands' Prince's Flag , and its orange,-white-and-blue pattern

2332-424: Was also given the title "Most Outstanding Wrestler" in the 1977 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships . The school's revival was credited in large part to the man who led the university from 1976 to 2001—educator, government official and former Hofstra football star Dr. James M. Shuart. Hofstra Stadium , the school's main outdoor athletic facility, has been named James M. Shuart Stadium since 2002. Prior to 2008,

2385-407: Was altered to feature the school's colors of gold and navy blue. In 1939, the Dutch ambassador to the United States left behind a flag of the Netherlands before he returned to his country for World War II , which influenced Hofstra's school colors, university seal and coat of arms. Hofstra also pays homage to its Dutch heritage with a miniature windmill structure near the admissions building and

2438-475: Was completed in the fall of 1996. The capacity had been raised from 7,000 to approximately 13,000, while the Howdy Myers Pavilion and new scoreboards in both end zones were constructed. In 2007, the artificial turf was replaced with FieldTurf which was again replaced in late 2012. Then in 2009 new scoreboards were installed in the north and south end zones. More recently, in 2013, the facility

2491-416: Was granted an absolute charter on February 16, 1940. In 1939, Hofstra celebrated its first four-year commencement, graduating a class of 83 students. The first graduates had strong feelings for the new institution. When they were allowed to choose whether they would receive degrees from New York University or Hofstra, they overwhelmingly chose Hofstra degrees. Academic recognition of Hofstra was affirmed when

2544-610: Was not as bad as the Machine's 0–12 season. Additionally, the Lizards led in all five games and only finished with a -8 goal differential (-11 score differential). Chesapeake Bayhawks The Lizards' main rival were the Chesapeake Bayhawks . Between them, they hold 8 of the 15 MLL league championships awarded through the 2015 season. The two teams have played in the championship game five times, with Chesapeake winning 3 of those 5. Boston Cannons The Lizards have found

2597-580: Was originally located in the former Ricks estate, Chanticlare , in Flower Hill, New York . Jesse Ricks was the former president and chairman of Union Carbide , and Mrs. Ricks was a volunteer church organist who often held organ performances at the estate for friends on Sundays. The organ was scheduled to be installed in the Hofstra Playhouse the following fall, and enabled organ music majors at Hofstra to practice on-campus - as opposed to at

2650-455: Was renovated and reconfigured to its current capacity of 11,929. In late 2013, new lights designed by Musco Lighting replaced the original lights in the stadium that dated back to 1963. Hofstra University Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York , United States. It originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University and became an independent college in 1939. Comprising ten schools, including

2703-460: Was subsequently granted 110 acres (0.45 km ). Remnants of the concrete runways from the Air Force base are now parking lots for Hofstra's North Campus. The Hofstra University Museum was also established that year. In 1968, a three-bank Aeolian pipe organ was donated to Hofstra by John T. Ricks and Jane Ricks King, in the name of their late parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ricks . The organ

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2756-512: Was subsequently recognized as a pioneer. Other forward-thinking programs and events followed, including the New Opportunities at Hofstra (NOAH) program, which was established the following year. NOAH is Hofstra's Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program . In 1963, Mitchel Air Force Base was closed by the military and declared surplus property. The university asked for part of the area to be used for educational purposes, and

2809-592: Was the highest honor we could give him." No other Hofstra athlete in any sport has received the same honor. The Hofstra University Pride Wrestling team competes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association , as wrestling is not supported by the Colonial Athletic Association. The Hofstra Chronicle is the only student newspaper at Hofstra University. Established in 1935 and supported by

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