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Exit the A train at 145th Street, and you're on your way one of this nation's most important democratic institutions and The City College of New York, the first urban, public institution of higher education in the nation. We are in the heart of Harlem now, in Hamilton Heights, so named because Hamilton Grange, the country home of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers and our first Secretary of the Treasury. Walk with me down Convent Avenue on this tree-lined street that boasts some of the grandest brownstones in the city. I think you'll agree that it is one of the most beautiful blocks in New York.
Welcome
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And so we come to The City College of New York, founded in 1847 as The Free Academy, dedicated to providing a rigorous education to the children of the working class and new immigrants what City's first president called the children of the whole people. The College moved to this campus in 1907, expanding from its original, land-marked buildings to more than thirty-six acres of tree-lined space in historic Harlem. Today, City College continues its mission of access to excellence for everyone. No matter where you come from, no matter how you came or what your ethnicity, politics, religion or gender is, you are welcome here.
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The Grove School trail
Steinman Hall The Grove School of Engineering
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The campus begins here at the north end with Steinman Hall, named after alumnus and master bridge builder David Steinman. The Hall houses the Grove School of Engineering, named for the late Andrew Grove, former CEO and chairman of Intel Corporation and a CCNY alumnus and great benefactor. As the only public school of engineering in New York City, the Grove School is filled with world-renowned engineering faculty leading cutting-edge research. Engineering faculty direct several research institutes in fields ranging from energy and sustainability, to nanotechnology to transportation to remote sensing, making the Grove School a unique training ground for engineering students. In addition, Steinman houses a unique incubator for studentsÕ entrepreneurial initiatives Ð the Zahn Center Ð open to students across the disciplines.
Tour stop audio transcript
The campus begins here at the north end with Steinman Hall, named after alumnus and master bridge builder David Steinman. The Hall houses the Grove School of Engineering, named for the late Andrew Grove, former CEO and chairman of Intel Corporation and a CCNY alumnus and great benefactor. As the only public school of engineering in New York City, the Grove School is filled with world-renowned engineering faculty leading cutting-edge research. Engineering faculty direct several research institutes in fields ranging from energy and sustainability, to nanotechnology to transportation to remote sensing, making the Grove School a unique training ground for engineering students. In addition, Steinman houses a unique incubator for studentsÕ entrepreneurial initiatives Ð the Zahn Center Ð open to students across the disciplines.
Tour stop audio transcript
The campus begins here at the north end with Steinman Hall, named after alumnus and master bridge builder David Steinman. The Hall houses the Grove School of Engineering, named for the late Andrew Grove, former CEO and chairman of Intel Corporation and a CCNY alumnus and great benefactor. As the only public school of engineering in New York City, the Grove School is filled with world-renowned engineering faculty leading cutting-edge research. Engineering faculty direct several research institutes in fields ranging from energy and sustainability, to nanotechnology to transportation to remote sensing, making the Grove School a unique training ground for engineering students. In addition, Steinman houses a unique incubator for studentsÕ entrepreneurial initiatives Ð the Zahn Center Ð open to students across the disciplines.
Tour stop audio transcript
The campus begins here at the north end with Steinman Hall, named after alumnus and master bridge builder David Steinman. The Hall houses the Grove School of Engineering, named for the late Andrew Grove, former CEO and chairman of Intel Corporation and a CCNY alumnus and great benefactor. As the only public school of engineering in New York City, the Grove School is filled with world-renowned engineering faculty leading cutting-edge research. Engineering faculty direct several research institutes in fields ranging from energy and sustainability, to nanotechnology to transportation to remote sensing, making the Grove School a unique training ground for engineering students. In addition, Steinman houses a unique incubator for studentsÕ entrepreneurial initiatives Ð the Zahn Center Ð open to students across the disciplines.
Tour stop audio transcript
The campus begins here at the north end with Steinman Hall, named after alumnus and master bridge builder David Steinman. The Hall houses the Grove School of Engineering, named for the late Andrew Grove, former CEO and chairman of Intel Corporation and a CCNY alumnus and great benefactor. As the only public school of engineering in New York City, the Grove School is filled with world-renowned engineering faculty leading cutting-edge research. Engineering faculty direct several research institutes in fields ranging from energy and sustainability, to nanotechnology to transportation to remote sensing, making the Grove School a unique training ground for engineering students. In addition, Steinman houses a unique incubator for studentsÕ entrepreneurial initiatives Ð the Zahn Center Ð open to students across the disciplines.
Shepard Hall trail
Shepard Hall
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Shepard Hall, the oldest and most imposing building on the campus and a national landmark, was designed and built by legendary architect George Post. Shepard Hall houses club space for more than 200 student organizations, representing just about every academic, social, religious, and cultural interest you can name, as well as CCNYÕs Continuing and Professional Studies Program for life-long learners. The music library is here, boasting a collection of more than eighteen thousand recordings and scores, and more than thirteen thousand books on all areas of music Ð which makes sense, because some of CityÕs most prestigious academic programs in Humanities and the Arts, like Music, as well as Media and Communications Arts, including Film. Advertising/PR, and journalism, are located here. It is also home the most breath-taking space in all of Upper Manhattan, The Great Hall. LetÕs peek in on the club space, and then visit the Great Hall.
Tour stop audio transcript
Shepard Hall, the oldest and most imposing building on the campus and a national landmark, was designed and built by legendary architect George Post. Shepard Hall houses club space for more than 200 student organizations, representing just about every academic, social, religious, and cultural interest you can name, as well as CCNYÕs Continuing and Professional Studies Program for life-long learners. The music library is here, boasting a collection of more than eighteen thousand recordings and scores, and more than thirteen thousand books on all areas of music Ð which makes sense, because some of CityÕs most prestigious academic programs in Humanities and the Arts, like Music, as well as Media and Communications Arts, including Film. Advertising/PR, and journalism, are located here. It is also home the most breath-taking space in all of Upper Manhattan, The Great Hall. LetÕs peek in on the club space, and then visit the Great Hall.
Tour stop audio transcript
Shepard Hall, the oldest and most imposing building on the campus and a national landmark, was designed and built by legendary architect George Post. Shepard Hall houses club space for more than 200 student organizations, representing just about every academic, social, religious, and cultural interest you can name, as well as CCNYÕs Continuing and Professional Studies Program for life-long learners. The music library is here, boasting a collection of more than eighteen thousand recordings and scores, and more than thirteen thousand books on all areas of music Ð which makes sense, because some of CityÕs most prestigious academic programs in Humanities and the Arts, like Music, as well as Media and Communications Arts, including Film. Advertising/PR, and journalism, are located here. It is also home the most breath-taking space in all of Upper Manhattan, The Great Hall. LetÕs peek in on the club space, and then visit the Great Hall.
Tour stop audio transcript
Shepard Hall, the oldest and most imposing building on the campus and a national landmark, was designed and built by legendary architect George Post. Shepard Hall houses club space for more than 200 student organizations, representing just about every academic, social, religious, and cultural interest you can name, as well as CCNYÕs Continuing and Professional Studies Program for life-long learners. The music library is here, boasting a collection of more than eighteen thousand recordings and scores, and more than thirteen thousand books on all areas of music Ð which makes sense, because some of CityÕs most prestigious academic programs in Humanities and the Arts, like Music, as well as Media and Communications Arts, including Film. Advertising/PR, and journalism, are located here. It is also home the most breath-taking space in all of Upper Manhattan, The Great Hall. LetÕs peek in on the club space, and then visit the Great Hall.
Tour stop audio transcript
Shepard Hall, the oldest and most imposing building on the campus and a national landmark, was designed and built by legendary architect George Post. Shepard Hall houses club space for more than 200 student organizations, representing just about every academic, social, religious, and cultural interest you can name, as well as CCNYÕs Continuing and Professional Studies Program for life-long learners. The music library is here, boasting a collection of more than eighteen thousand recordings and scores, and more than thirteen thousand books on all areas of music Ð which makes sense, because some of CityÕs most prestigious academic programs in Humanities and the Arts, like Music, as well as Media and Communications Arts, including Film. Advertising/PR, and journalism, are located here. It is also home the most breath-taking space in all of Upper Manhattan, The Great Hall. LetÕs peek in on the club space, and then visit the Great Hall.
Tour stop audio transcript
Shepard Hall, the oldest and most imposing building on the campus and a national landmark, was designed and built by legendary architect George Post. Shepard Hall houses club space for more than 200 student organizations, representing just about every academic, social, religious, and cultural interest you can name, as well as CCNYÕs Continuing and Professional Studies Program for life-long learners. The music library is here, boasting a collection of more than eighteen thousand recordings and scores, and more than thirteen thousand books on all areas of music Ð which makes sense, because some of CityÕs most prestigious academic programs in Humanities and the Arts, like Music, as well as Media and Communications Arts, including Film. Advertising/PR, and journalism, are located here. It is also home the most breath-taking space in all of Upper Manhattan, The Great Hall. LetÕs peek in on the club space, and then visit the Great Hall.
Student Organization and Club Space trail
Student Organization and Club Space
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The City College student government operates a 6,200 square foot meeting space to support nearly two hundred student clubs and organizations that reflect the rich diversity of the CCNY student body. These student groups are perfect places for leadership development, collaboration, and teamwork, and represent the wide array of academic, cultural, religious, and social interests that you will find at City College. In fact Ð whatever it is youÕre interested in, you can bet that thereÕs a group of CCNY students who are interested in it too, and a club that sustains them. Students who are active in clubs do better academically, and feel happier with their college experience. So join us Ð All are welcome!
The Great Hall trail
The Great Hall
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Perhaps the crown jewel of Shepard Hall is the historic Great Hall, whose height alone spans more than four stories. The Great Hall is a cathedral of learning, boasting stained glass floor-to-ceiling windows that showcase the great seals of our nationÕs other great colleges and universities, from Harvard to the land-grant colleges that can be found across the country. It embodies the college's history and tradition. Just look at the center wall; it displays Edwin Blashfield's original mural, The Graduate, showing the passing of wisdom from Alma Mater to a young scholar as Athena, the muses, and the great thinkers of history look down. This is where freshmen begin their first-year experience at Convocation. The Great Hall also is used for lectures, symposia, graduations, and special events. Albert Einstein, Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor, and General Colin Powell, a CCNY alumnus and another great benefactor, among others, have spoken here.
The Quad trail
The Quad
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Picnicking on the grass in this beautifully serene outdoor area known as the Quad, surrounded by Neo-Gothic buildings that would look at home at Yale or Oxford, itÕs hard to believe that youÕre in the middle of one of the greatest, fastest cities in the new world. The Quad was officially dedicated in 1908 by Mark Twain. It is a popular spot for students showcasing their clubs and organizations. And on any given day you may see an entire class meeting under a tree. Of course, itÕs ideal if you need a quiet place to study, eat lunch, or just hang out with your friends. Now, letÕs visit some of the original buildings that surround the Quad.
Harris Hall trail
Townsend Harris Hall
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Townsend Harris Hall is named for the founder of City College. It is home to the Physician Assistant Program Ð one of the oldest in the country Ð and the Sophie Davis Biomedical Education program, the undergraduate core of the new CUNY School of Medicine at City College, whose mission is to produce broadly-educated, highly-skilled primary care practitioners who serve underrepresented communities. Harris Hall features smart classrooms, small group seminar rooms and multi-disciplinary teaching laboratories. Students can also take advantage of its distance-learning conference room to engage people at remote sites.
Compton Goethals Hall trail
Compton Goethals Hall
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Compton-Goethals Hall houses the Theatre and Speech Department, a stoneÕs throw from Broadway and the heart of the theater industry. Compton-Goethals Hall has two fully equipped studio theaters that double as classrooms. The building also includes the Charles Gattnig Memorial Theatre Library, with a collection of more than five thousand volumes of plays, anthologies, theatre history and criticism, biographies, and more. As home to the Art Department, Compton-Goethals Hall offers students access to a two-thousand-square-foot art gallery, painting and drawing rooms, a ceramics work area, and electronic design and multimedia computer labs.
Tour stop audio transcript
Compton-Goethals Hall houses the Theatre and Speech Department, a stoneÕs throw from Broadway and the heart of the theater industry. Compton-Goethals Hall has two fully equipped studio theaters that double as classrooms. The building also includes the Charles Gattnig Memorial Theatre Library, with a collection of more than five thousand volumes of plays, anthologies, theatre history and criticism, biographies, and more. As home to the Art Department, Compton-Goethals Hall offers students access to a two-thousand-square-foot art gallery, painting and drawing rooms, a ceramics work area, and electronic design and multimedia computer labs.
Tour stop audio transcript
Compton-Goethals Hall houses the Theatre and Speech Department, a stoneÕs throw from Broadway and the heart of the theater industry. Compton-Goethals Hall has two fully equipped studio theaters that double as classrooms. The building also includes the Charles Gattnig Memorial Theatre Library, with a collection of more than five thousand volumes of plays, anthologies, theatre history and criticism, biographies, and more. As home to the Art Department, Compton-Goethals Hall offers students access to a two-thousand-square-foot art gallery, painting and drawing rooms, a ceramics work area, and electronic design and multimedia computer labs.
Tour stop audio transcript
Compton-Goethals Hall houses the Theatre and Speech Department, a stoneÕs throw from Broadway and the heart of the theater industry. Compton-Goethals Hall has two fully equipped studio theaters that double as classrooms. The building also includes the Charles Gattnig Memorial Theatre Library, with a collection of more than five thousand volumes of plays, anthologies, theatre history and criticism, biographies, and more. As home to the Art Department, Compton-Goethals Hall offers students access to a two-thousand-square-foot art gallery, painting and drawing rooms, a ceramics work area, and electronic design and multimedia computer labs.
Tour stop audio transcript
Compton-Goethals Hall houses the Theatre and Speech Department, a stoneÕs throw from Broadway and the heart of the theater industry. Compton-Goethals Hall has two fully equipped studio theaters that double as classrooms. The building also includes the Charles Gattnig Memorial Theatre Library, with a collection of more than five thousand volumes of plays, anthologies, theatre history and criticism, biographies, and more. As home to the Art Department, Compton-Goethals Hall offers students access to a two-thousand-square-foot art gallery, painting and drawing rooms, a ceramics work area, and electronic design and multimedia computer labs.
Wingate Hall trail
Wingate Hall
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Wingate Hall is where the collegeÕs recreation and fitness center is housed. The state-of-the-art facility promotes fitness as a lifestyle through activities like cardio and weight training, swimming, basketball, and volleyball. The ninety-meter indoor track overlooks the gym floor and is a popular workout spot for faculty, staff, and students during lunchtime. You can even schedule a personal trainer. It also features an intramural sports program that includes basketball and soccer through organized competitive events. This where you go to work out, keep fit, burn off that Òfreshman 15Ó and re-charge your batteries.
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Wingate Hall is where the collegeÕs recreation and fitness center is housed. The state-of-the-art facility promotes fitness as a lifestyle through activities like cardio and weight training, swimming, basketball, and volleyball. The ninety-meter indoor track overlooks the gym floor and is a popular workout spot for faculty, staff, and students during lunchtime. You can even schedule a personal trainer. It also features an intramural sports program that includes basketball and soccer through organized competitive events. This where you go to work out, keep fit, burn off that Òfreshman 15Ó and re-charge your batteries.
North Academic Center trail
North Academic Center
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The largest classroom building on campus, the North Academic Center, AKA the NAC, is where the School of Education, most of the Division of Humanities and the Arts, and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership are located. It also houses the Tech Center, dining halls, and the Career and Professional Development Institute, which connects students to jobs, internships and other career opportunities. The NAC is home to the Cohen Library, an essential part of academic life on the campus. The Library offers rich resources, including print volumes, and e-books and journals and is open twenty-four hours during midterms and final examinations. Now letÕs take a look at the Tech Center.
Tour stop audio transcript
The largest classroom building on campus, the North Academic Center, AKA the NAC, is where the School of Education, most of the Division of Humanities and the Arts, and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership are located. It also houses the Tech Center, dining halls, and the Career and Professional Development Institute, which connects students to jobs, internships and other career opportunities. The NAC is home to the Cohen Library, an essential part of academic life on the campus. The Library offers rich resources, including print volumes, and e-books and journals and is open twenty-four hours during midterms and final examinations. Now letÕs take a look at the Tech Center.
Tour stop audio transcript
The largest classroom building on campus, the North Academic Center, AKA the NAC, is where the School of Education, most of the Division of Humanities and the Arts, and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership are located. It also houses the Tech Center, dining halls, and the Career and Professional Development Institute, which connects students to jobs, internships and other career opportunities. The NAC is home to the Cohen Library, an essential part of academic life on the campus. The Library offers rich resources, including print volumes, and e-books and journals and is open twenty-four hours during midterms and final examinations. Now letÕs take a look at the Tech Center.
Tour stop audio transcript
The largest classroom building on campus, the North Academic Center, AKA the NAC, is where the School of Education, most of the Division of Humanities and the Arts, and the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership are located. It also houses the Tech Center, dining halls, and the Career and Professional Development Institute, which connects students to jobs, internships and other career opportunities. The NAC is home to the Cohen Library, an essential part of academic life on the campus. The Library offers rich resources, including print volumes, and e-books and journals and is open twenty-four hours during midterms and final examinations. Now letÕs take a look at the Tech Center.
Tech Center trail
Tech Center
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The Tech Center provides more than three hundred workstations where students can do assignments, check email, and use various software needed for classes. The facility is organized into general computing areas, student training centers, media study rooms, and two-person study rooms with dual flat panel displays, white boards, and laptop connectivity. These amenities allow students the flexibility to work alone and in small or larger groups.
Marshak Science Building trail
Marshak Science Building
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Marshak, named after renowned physicist and CCNY president Robert Marshak, houses the Division of Science. Ten Nobel Laureates studied science and mathematics at CCNY, not to mention Jonas Salk, who discovered the Polio vaccine. World-renowned physicists like Myriam Sarachik, who serves on the governing council of the National Academy of Sciences, and futurist Michio Kaku teach our students, and distinguished professors conduct cutting edge research on climate change, structural biology and sustainable energy, and everything in between; City College students, as undergraduates, have an unprecedented opportunity to work in their labs. In the past nine years the Division has produced two Rhodes Scholars and several Goldwater and Truman scholars, as well as graduates who have gone on to the most prestigious graduate schools, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to pursue their research. Marshak is also home to the Nat Holman Gym. Let's take a look.
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Marshak, named after renowned physicist and CCNY president Robert Marshak, houses the Division of Science. Ten Nobel Laureates studied science and mathematics at CCNY, not to mention Jonas Salk, who discovered the Polio vaccine. World-renowned physicists like Myriam Sarachik, who serves on the governing council of the National Academy of Sciences, and futurist Michio Kaku teach our students, and distinguished professors conduct cutting edge research on climate change, structural biology and sustainable energy, and everything in between; City College students, as undergraduates, have an unprecedented opportunity to work in their labs. In the past nine years the Division has produced two Rhodes Scholars and several Goldwater and Truman scholars, as well as graduates who have gone on to the most prestigious graduate schools, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to pursue their research. Marshak is also home to the Nat Holman Gym. Let's take a look.
Tour stop audio transcript
Marshak, named after renowned physicist and CCNY president Robert Marshak, houses the Division of Science. Ten Nobel Laureates studied science and mathematics at CCNY, not to mention Jonas Salk, who discovered the Polio vaccine. World-renowned physicists like Myriam Sarachik, who serves on the governing council of the National Academy of Sciences, and futurist Michio Kaku teach our students, and distinguished professors conduct cutting edge research on climate change, structural biology and sustainable energy, and everything in between; City College students, as undergraduates, have an unprecedented opportunity to work in their labs. In the past nine years the Division has produced two Rhodes Scholars and several Goldwater and Truman scholars, as well as graduates who have gone on to the most prestigious graduate schools, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to pursue their research. Marshak is also home to the Nat Holman Gym. Let's take a look.
Tour stop audio transcript
Marshak, named after renowned physicist and CCNY president Robert Marshak, houses the Division of Science. Ten Nobel Laureates studied science and mathematics at CCNY, not to mention Jonas Salk, who discovered the Polio vaccine. World-renowned physicists like Myriam Sarachik, who serves on the governing council of the National Academy of Sciences, and futurist Michio Kaku teach our students, and distinguished professors conduct cutting edge research on climate change, structural biology and sustainable energy, and everything in between; City College students, as undergraduates, have an unprecedented opportunity to work in their labs. In the past nine years the Division has produced two Rhodes Scholars and several Goldwater and Truman scholars, as well as graduates who have gone on to the most prestigious graduate schools, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to pursue their research. Marshak is also home to the Nat Holman Gym. Let's take a look.
Tour stop audio transcript
Marshak, named after renowned physicist and CCNY president Robert Marshak, houses the Division of Science. Ten Nobel Laureates studied science and mathematics at CCNY, not to mention Jonas Salk, who discovered the Polio vaccine. World-renowned physicists like Myriam Sarachik, who serves on the governing council of the National Academy of Sciences, and futurist Michio Kaku teach our students, and distinguished professors conduct cutting edge research on climate change, structural biology and sustainable energy, and everything in between; City College students, as undergraduates, have an unprecedented opportunity to work in their labs. In the past nine years the Division has produced two Rhodes Scholars and several Goldwater and Truman scholars, as well as graduates who have gone on to the most prestigious graduate schools, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to pursue their research. Marshak is also home to the Nat Holman Gym. Let's take a look.
Tour stop audio transcript
Marshak, named after renowned physicist and CCNY president Robert Marshak, houses the Division of Science. Ten Nobel Laureates studied science and mathematics at CCNY, not to mention Jonas Salk, who discovered the Polio vaccine. World-renowned physicists like Myriam Sarachik, who serves on the governing council of the National Academy of Sciences, and futurist Michio Kaku teach our students, and distinguished professors conduct cutting edge research on climate change, structural biology and sustainable energy, and everything in between; City College students, as undergraduates, have an unprecedented opportunity to work in their labs. In the past nine years the Division has produced two Rhodes Scholars and several Goldwater and Truman scholars, as well as graduates who have gone on to the most prestigious graduate schools, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to pursue their research. Marshak is also home to the Nat Holman Gym. Let's take a look.
Tour stop audio transcript
Marshak, named after renowned physicist and CCNY president Robert Marshak, houses the Division of Science. Ten Nobel Laureates studied science and mathematics at CCNY, not to mention Jonas Salk, who discovered the Polio vaccine. World-renowned physicists like Myriam Sarachik, who serves on the governing council of the National Academy of Sciences, and futurist Michio Kaku teach our students, and distinguished professors conduct cutting edge research on climate change, structural biology and sustainable energy, and everything in between; City College students, as undergraduates, have an unprecedented opportunity to work in their labs. In the past nine years the Division has produced two Rhodes Scholars and several Goldwater and Truman scholars, as well as graduates who have gone on to the most prestigious graduate schools, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to pursue their research. Marshak is also home to the Nat Holman Gym. Let's take a look.
Tour stop audio transcript
Marshak, named after renowned physicist and CCNY president Robert Marshak, houses the Division of Science. Ten Nobel Laureates studied science and mathematics at CCNY, not to mention Jonas Salk, who discovered the Polio vaccine. World-renowned physicists like Myriam Sarachik, who serves on the governing council of the National Academy of Sciences, and futurist Michio Kaku teach our students, and distinguished professors conduct cutting edge research on climate change, structural biology and sustainable energy, and everything in between; City College students, as undergraduates, have an unprecedented opportunity to work in their labs. In the past nine years the Division has produced two Rhodes Scholars and several Goldwater and Truman scholars, as well as graduates who have gone on to the most prestigious graduate schools, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to pursue their research. Marshak is also home to the Nat Holman Gym. Let's take a look.
Zahn Center trail
Zahn Center
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The Zahn Innovation Center gives students the opportunity to develop the tools they need to transform their ideas into sustainable ventures, and take them to the market place. Open to students across the disciplines, it provides co-working spaces for technology start-ups and social impact enterprises in Marshak, and a prototyping facility in Steinman. It hosts four enterprise competitions a year, with $140,000 in prize money, and offers mentorship and practical workshops, as well as the expert pro-bono legal and accounting services that every start-up needs. Through the Zahn Center, CCNY grads have become successful entrepreneurs, working all over the U.S. and around the world.
School of Architecture trail
Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
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The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture is the only public school of architecture in New York City. Because it emphasizes the urban environment as the most important generator of ideas, it is unique among the architecture schools in the state and surrounding region. At Spitzer, students pursue professional undergraduate degrees in architecture and graduate degrees in architecture, urban landscape, urban design, and sustainability in the urban environment. They are taught by faculty deeply engaged in New York City as licensed architects, critics, and scholars. On top of the school is the award-winning Solar Roofpod, designed and built by CCNY architecture students to be energy self sufficient and used as a living classroom and laboratory.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture is the only public school of architecture in New York City. Because it emphasizes the urban environment as the most important generator of ideas, it is unique among the architecture schools in the state and surrounding region. At Spitzer, students pursue professional undergraduate degrees in architecture and graduate degrees in architecture, urban landscape, urban design, and sustainability in the urban environment. They are taught by faculty deeply engaged in New York City as licensed architects, critics, and scholars. On top of the school is the award-winning Solar Roofpod, designed and built by CCNY architecture students to be energy self sufficient and used as a living classroom and laboratory.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture is the only public school of architecture in New York City. Because it emphasizes the urban environment as the most important generator of ideas, it is unique among the architecture schools in the state and surrounding region. At Spitzer, students pursue professional undergraduate degrees in architecture and graduate degrees in architecture, urban landscape, urban design, and sustainability in the urban environment. They are taught by faculty deeply engaged in New York City as licensed architects, critics, and scholars. On top of the school is the award-winning Solar Roofpod, designed and built by CCNY architecture students to be energy self sufficient and used as a living classroom and laboratory.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture is the only public school of architecture in New York City. Because it emphasizes the urban environment as the most important generator of ideas, it is unique among the architecture schools in the state and surrounding region. At Spitzer, students pursue professional undergraduate degrees in architecture and graduate degrees in architecture, urban landscape, urban design, and sustainability in the urban environment. They are taught by faculty deeply engaged in New York City as licensed architects, critics, and scholars. On top of the school is the award-winning Solar Roofpod, designed and built by CCNY architecture students to be energy self sufficient and used as a living classroom and laboratory.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture is the only public school of architecture in New York City. Because it emphasizes the urban environment as the most important generator of ideas, it is unique among the architecture schools in the state and surrounding region. At Spitzer, students pursue professional undergraduate degrees in architecture and graduate degrees in architecture, urban landscape, urban design, and sustainability in the urban environment. They are taught by faculty deeply engaged in New York City as licensed architects, critics, and scholars. On top of the school is the award-winning Solar Roofpod, designed and built by CCNY architecture students to be energy self sufficient and used as a living classroom and laboratory.
Aaron Davis Hall trail
Aaron Davis Hall
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Aaron Davis Hall is the cultural hub of upper Manhattan and Harlem. The premiere center boasts an innovative three-theatre performing arts complex for public performances and exhibitions by students as well as professional artists. As part of the City College Center for the Arts, Aaron Davis Hall is the largest performing arts center in Manhattan north of Lincoln Center. It is frequently used by groups like Carnegie Hall, Dance Theater of Harlem, Harlem School of the Arts, and many other community- and nationally-based organizations. Newly renovated and featuring stunning architecture, Aaron Davis Hall hosts an ambitious year-round calendar of events, most of which are open to students at a steep discount, as well as to the general public.
City College Center for Discovery trail
City College Center for Discovery and Innovation
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As the gateway to the South Campus, the City College Center for Discovery and Innovation features approximately two-hundred-thousand square feet of space for advanced research in key interdisciplinary fields. The facility is a magnet for regional, national and international researchers and an academic hub of learning for students and faculty. Expanding upon the colleges vision of strengthening academics through interdisciplinary study and research, major innovative fields are featured in the facility, including Nanotechnology, Photonics, Structural Biology, Neuroscience and Environmental Sciences. The scientific and technological achievements at the City College Center for Discovery and Innovation will improve environments, extend lives, and transform societies in New York City and around the world.
Tour stop audio transcript
As the gateway to the South Campus, the City College Center for Discovery and Innovation features approximately two-hundred-thousand square feet of space for advanced research in key interdisciplinary fields. The facility is a magnet for regional, national and international researchers and an academic hub of learning for students and faculty. Expanding upon the colleges vision of strengthening academics through interdisciplinary study and research, major innovative fields are featured in the facility, including Nanotechnology, Photonics, Structural Biology, Neuroscience and Environmental Sciences. The scientific and technological achievements at the City College Center for Discovery and Innovation will improve environments, extend lives, and transform societies in New York City and around the world.
Tour stop audio transcript
As the gateway to the South Campus, the City College Center for Discovery and Innovation features approximately two-hundred-thousand square feet of space for advanced research in key interdisciplinary fields. The facility is a magnet for regional, national and international researchers and an academic hub of learning for students and faculty. Expanding upon the colleges vision of strengthening academics through interdisciplinary study and research, major innovative fields are featured in the facility, including Nanotechnology, Photonics, Structural Biology, Neuroscience and Environmental Sciences. The scientific and technological achievements at the City College Center for Discovery and Innovation will improve environments, extend lives, and transform societies in New York City and around the world.
South Campus Great Lawn trail
South Campus Great Lawn
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The South Campus Great Lawn is a sprawling outdoor oasis adjacent to the City College Center for Discovery and Innovation that has become a popular spot for enjoying serenity and tranquility in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the city. Featuring seating areas, walking trails, tree-lined paths, and green space, the South Campus Great Lawn is the latest location for the college's annual Commencement ceremony. It holds more than seven thousand people seated and an additional twenty-six hundred who are willing to stand. It was here that Michelle Obama, in her last commencement address as First Lady of the United States, told the Class of 2016, "You are the American dream."
The Towers at City College trail
The Towers at City College
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The Towers at City College, also located on the south campus, offers a vibrant living and learning experience for all residents, including CCNY students, faculty, staff, and students from other college campuses throughout New York City. The Towers consist of one hundred and sixty-four fully furnished, air-conditioned suites that house one to four people each. All suites have a kitchenette that includes a cooktop stove, microwave, full-size refrigerator, sink, cabinets, and countertop space. It offers free wireless Internet service throughout the entire building, a multipurpose seminar room, fitness center, twenty-four-hour security desk, free laundry facility for residents, community kitchen, and a spacious lounge area. Many of our students commute; others find apartments in the neighborhood. But if you want the full on, 24/7 college experience with room or floor mates, mid-night pizza parties, etc. This is the place.
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The Towers at City College, also located on the south campus, offers a vibrant living and learning experience for all residents, including CCNY students, faculty, staff, and students from other college campuses throughout New York City. The Towers consist of one hundred and sixty-four fully furnished, air-conditioned suites that house one to four people each. All suites have a kitchenette that includes a cooktop stove, microwave, full-size refrigerator, sink, cabinets, and countertop space. It offers free wireless Internet service throughout the entire building, a multipurpose seminar room, fitness center, twenty-four-hour security desk, free laundry facility for residents, community kitchen, and a spacious lounge area. Many of our students commute; others find apartments in the neighborhood. But if you want the full on, 24/7 college experience with room or floor mates, mid-night pizza parties, etc. This is the place.
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The Towers at City College, also located on the south campus, offers a vibrant living and learning experience for all residents, including CCNY students, faculty, staff, and students from other college campuses throughout New York City. The Towers consist of one hundred and sixty-four fully furnished, air-conditioned suites that house one to four people each. All suites have a kitchenette that includes a cooktop stove, microwave, full-size refrigerator, sink, cabinets, and countertop space. It offers free wireless Internet service throughout the entire building, a multipurpose seminar room, fitness center, twenty-four-hour security desk, free laundry facility for residents, community kitchen, and a spacious lounge area. Many of our students commute; others find apartments in the neighborhood. But if you want the full on, 24/7 college experience with room or floor mates, mid-night pizza parties, etc. This is the place.
Center for Worker Education trail
Center for Worker Education
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Located in downtown Manhattan, The Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, also known as CWE, provides flexible higher education opportunities for working adults. CWE offers an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, a Master of Arts in the Study of the Americas, and a variety of certificate programs. Its courses and educational programs are specifically designed for students whose access to higher education may have been limited or interrupted due to work responsibilities, family obligations, or financial limitations. CWE offers a second chance for adults to complete their college education.
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Located in downtown Manhattan, The Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, also known as CWE, provides flexible higher education opportunities for working adults. CWE offers an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, a Master of Arts in the Study of the Americas, and a variety of certificate programs. Its courses and educational programs are specifically designed for students whose access to higher education may have been limited or interrupted due to work responsibilities, family obligations, or financial limitations. CWE offers a second chance for adults to complete their college education.
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Located in downtown Manhattan, The Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, also known as CWE, provides flexible higher education opportunities for working adults. CWE offers an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, a Master of Arts in the Study of the Americas, and a variety of certificate programs. Its courses and educational programs are specifically designed for students whose access to higher education may have been limited or interrupted due to work responsibilities, family obligations, or financial limitations. CWE offers a second chance for adults to complete their college education.
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Located in downtown Manhattan, The Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, also known as CWE, provides flexible higher education opportunities for working adults. CWE offers an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, a Master of Arts in the Study of the Americas, and a variety of certificate programs. Its courses and educational programs are specifically designed for students whose access to higher education may have been limited or interrupted due to work responsibilities, family obligations, or financial limitations. CWE offers a second chance for adults to complete their college education.
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Located in downtown Manhattan, The Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, also known as CWE, provides flexible higher education opportunities for working adults. CWE offers an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, a Master of Arts in the Study of the Americas, and a variety of certificate programs. Its courses and educational programs are specifically designed for students whose access to higher education may have been limited or interrupted due to work responsibilities, family obligations, or financial limitations. CWE offers a second chance for adults to complete their college education.
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Located in downtown Manhattan, The Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, also known as CWE, provides flexible higher education opportunities for working adults. CWE offers an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, a Master of Arts in the Study of the Americas, and a variety of certificate programs. Its courses and educational programs are specifically designed for students whose access to higher education may have been limited or interrupted due to work responsibilities, family obligations, or financial limitations. CWE offers a second chance for adults to complete their college education.
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Located in downtown Manhattan, The Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, also known as CWE, provides flexible higher education opportunities for working adults. CWE offers an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, a Master of Arts in the Study of the Americas, and a variety of certificate programs. Its courses and educational programs are specifically designed for students whose access to higher education may have been limited or interrupted due to work responsibilities, family obligations, or financial limitations. CWE offers a second chance for adults to complete their college education.
Tour stop audio transcript
Located in downtown Manhattan, The Division of Interdisciplinary Studies at the Center for Worker Education, also known as CWE, provides flexible higher education opportunities for working adults. CWE offers an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, a Master of Arts in the Study of the Americas, and a variety of certificate programs. Its courses and educational programs are specifically designed for students whose access to higher education may have been limited or interrupted due to work responsibilities, family obligations, or financial limitations. CWE offers a second chance for adults to complete their college education.