Medaille University is a

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. The

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founded Medaille in 1937. Medaille serves roughly 1,600 students from

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and

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Campuses

Medaille's main campus is in

, on a tree-lined urban setting at the intersection of

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and Parkside Avenue. It is within the Olmsted Crescent, a historic area of parkways and landscape designed by

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. Medaille also has a branch campus in Rochester. This campus offers undergraduate degrees for adult students in

business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

, and graduate degrees in business administration and

organizational leadership Leadership studies is a multidisciplinary academic field of study that focuses on leadership in organizational contexts and in human life. Leadership studies has origins in the social sciences (e.g., sociology, anthropology, psychology), in humani ...

, as well as

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Housing

Since the fall of 2021, Medaille has built two residence halls. The South Residence Hall offers double-occupancy rooms with bathrooms, free laundry facilities and computer stations. The South Hall has five floors, but only Vet Tech students are permitted to live on the fifth floor. Student lounges overlook the campus and main building, as well as the Canisius and the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The North Residence Hall contains apartments for an overflow of resident students and is not in use. Medaille University does not have any Greek life.

Athletics

Medaille is a charter member of the

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of New York and Pennsylvania. ...

, as an NCAA Division III school. The women's basketball team won the AMCC championships in 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2009–2010; the men's soccer team won the AMCC championships in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2010, The men's soccer team also reached the sweet 16, the furthest any Medaille Sports team has ever advanced; also, in 2010, The Medaille Men's Soccer undefeated streak in the AMCC of five years was snapped. On September 25, 2010, the Franciscan University Barons pulled off the biggest upset in history, winning the match 2–1, and the baseball team won the AMCC championship in 2007. The women's basketball team made appearances in the NCAA tournament in 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008 and the men's soccer made appearances in 2005 and 2006. The 2008-2009 men's basketball team reached the AMCC finals for the first time in 2009, the team won its first AMCC championship against Pitt-Bradford, four years after going 0-25. With the win the team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. That run ended early with a first round 90–79 loss at the hands of

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. The 2011-2012 men's basketball team won the AMCC Tournament.

Notable alumni

Robby Takac Robert Carl Takac Jr. (born September 30, 1964) is an American rock bassist and vocalist. Takac is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls, along with Johnny Rzeznik. Background Takac was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in the Bu ...

– American musician (bass guitarist and vocalist); founding member of the

Goo Goo Dolls The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik, bassist/vocalist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska. After starting off as a cover band and then developing a punk soun ...

* Kendell McFayden – American professional soccer player with Kitsap Pumas and

Rochester Rhinos Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Rhinos, are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos to ...

* Gary Boughton – American professional soccer player with F.C. New York & Rochester Lancers *

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– American paralympic (sled hockey)

Notable faculty

* Richard Jacob, Professor of Psychology and Sport Studies (1995–present); former Head Coach in the

American Basketball Association The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, leading to four A ...

* Ethan Paquin, Associate Professor of Humanities (2004–2010); Editor-In-Chief, Slope Editions

References

External links

*
Official athletics website
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