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Welcome to St. Joseph's College, Long Island Campus, located in the scenic village of Patchogue in Suffolk County. Patchogue village is experiencing a burst of economic and cultural growth with new restaurants, cultural centers, and the Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts
Since 1916, St. Joseph's College has been providing a strong private liberal arts college education while maintaining its affordability to our students. The College has over 26 programs of study, programs for entering first year students, transfer students, returning adults, veterans, and graduate students. In addition, the College provides a well-rounded extra-curricular and an NCAA Division III athletic program.
Expanding on the first-class educational experience it delivers to its students, St. Joseph's College is building a 32,000-square-foot Student Center at the heart of its SJC Long Island campus in Patchogue.
With an anticipated completion date of Spring 2023, the new space will become a central hub for student life and a home away from home for nearly 4,000 undergraduate and graduate learners. It will also feature spacious areas for faculty, staff, friends and partners within the community to enjoy.
Framing the northern end of the quad with O'Connor Hall, Callahan Library and the Danzi Center, the Student Center will feature indoor and outdoor spaces that provide views out across campus and of Patchogue Lake to the east. You can see renderings of our new Student Center by clicking the images in the bottom corner of the screen.
Please use the arrows above to navigate around the campus. Before starting our tour, let me mention our location. We are located at 155 West Roe Blvd. and our main entrance to the campus is located on the Sunrise Highway service road just east of Waverly Avenue in Patchogue.
We are in front of the O'Connor Hall building now.
O'Connor Hall trail
O'Connor Hall
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The O'Connor Hall building is always bustling with activity. Most students have several classes in this building and many of our student life activities are held in the Quad just outside. Our Spring Fling and Fall Welcome Back Barbeque are favorite events for the campus community. O'Connor Hall, named in honor of former SJC president Sister George Aquin O'Connor, houses computer and science laboratories, a full-service dining hall called the Eagle's Nest, a grab-and-go style café called The Perch, security offices, student lounges, conference rooms, administrative offices, state of the art classrooms, the Long Island Campus Bookstore, our students run radio station, and our Muriel and Virginia Pless Center for Performing Arts. The Office of Student Involvement and Leadership is also in this building. The staff members work with students to coordinate club meetings, on and off campus events, as well as monitor student government associations on campus. They work closely with our Student Government Association, and the Campus Activities Board. The Office of Multicultural Student Life develops, implements, and builds programs, services and resources that foster intercultural and cross-cultural understanding and respect. Students can also learn about study abroad opportunities that are available in the Office of Global Studies. Our Academic Center is staffed with professional tutors who assist students, free of charge. Students are able to enhance their writing and academic skills and become more knowledgeable in subject areas that require more attention. The Academic Advisement Center and faculty advisers provide our students with academic advisement opportunities prior to each registration period and throughout the year. The Office of Career Development and Engagement provides a variety of services for students, including assistance with résumé and cover letter writing, interview preparation, internship resources, graduate school resources, and job coordination. The Student Accessibility Services Office ensures that students receive the necessary resources, guidance and support services to achieve academic success and become successful individuals.
Callahan Library trail
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We are now in front of The Callahan Library, which is directly across from O'Connor Hall.
Named in memory of Sister Virginia Therese Callahan, the first vice president and dean of the Long Island Campus, the Callahan Library opened in the fall of 1989. Its main purpose is to support the academic pursuits of all students and faculty through quality service and the timely acquisition of varied types of materials essential to the overall college curriculum. Current holdings include books, journals, videos, audiotapes, DVDs and more. An exclusive curriculum collection, relevant to teaching, is maintained and updated on a regular basis.
Patrons have access to the Internet and many online academic databases. Endeavor, a fully automated library system, ensures the efficient retrieval and management of all library resources. Recently the Callahan Library instituted an electronic reserve system across the two campuses to save you time and effort while preparing for your classes.
Callahan Library
Tour stop audio transcript
We are now in front of The Callahan Library, which is directly across from O'Connor Hall.
Named in memory of Sister Virginia Therese Callahan, the first vice president and dean of the Long Island Campus, the Callahan Library opened in the fall of 1989. Its main purpose is to support the academic pursuits of all students and faculty through quality service and the timely acquisition of varied types of materials essential to the overall college curriculum. Current holdings include books, journals, videos, audiotapes, DVDs and more. An exclusive curriculum collection, relevant to teaching, is maintained and updated on a regular basis.
Patrons have access to the Internet and many online academic databases. Endeavor, a fully automated library system, ensures the efficient retrieval and management of all library resources. Recently the Callahan Library instituted an electronic reserve system across the two campuses to save you time and effort while preparing for your classes.
Business and Tech Building trail
Business and Tech Building
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Behind the Callahan Library is the state-of-the-art Business Technology Center.
Opened in October 2002, St. Joseph's Business Technology Center houses computer workshops, classrooms and faculty offices in a state-of-the-art, 33,000-square-foot facility. The building is part of our strong commitment to developing more computer-based learning throughout the College. Most of our business, accounting, computer science, and math courses are offered in this building. Faculty offices for those disciplines are also here and students meet with them each semester to create their schedules during advisement. Our Math Lab is here as well. This fully staffed tutoring center is free for students to use to enhance their math skills.
Danzi Athletic Center trail
Danzi Athletic Center
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We are now headed down the path to the John A. Danzi Athletic Center.
This multipurpose athletic complex is home to the Long Island Campus' basketball and volleyball teams. The 48,250-square-feet center includes a regulation NCAA basketball court, an elevated jogging/walking track and bleacher seating for 1,500 spectators. The facility also includes a six-lane 25-yard swimming pool, aerobics and dance studio and a cardiovascular fitness center with Cybex strength training equipment and free weights. The athletic center is open to all SJC students.
Now we're headed to our athletic field.
Clare Rose Playhouse trail
Clare Rose Playhouse
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Behind the athletic field is the Clare Rose Playhouse.
The Clare Rose Playhouse was converted from a groundskeeper cottage to a magnificent community theater in 1985 through the generosity and guidance of local businessman Clare Rose. The playhouse serves as a teaching facility for the College's drama and theater courses and is a training ground for young actors. In addition, the playhouse hosts community theater productions of musicals, dramas, comedies, cabaret acts, musical performances, dance troupes and comedians.
The Counseling and Wellness Center trail
The Counseling and Wellness Center
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The Counseling and Wellness Center is located at 319 Roe Blvd. The Center provides a wide range of services that supports the holistic development of all students in body, mind and spirit.The Health Center is also located in the Counseling and Wellness Center where our campus nurse is on staff. These services are free and confidential; they are available so that students can flourish academically, socially, emotionally, and psychologically. The Center provides outreach, education, and immediate consultation services to students, faculty, and staff.
Outdoor Field Complex trail
Outdoor Field Complex
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The Outdoor Field Complex opened in April 2012. It is located approximately one mile east of the Long Island Campus on the Sunrise Highway South Service Road. The complex is home to the Golden Eagles men's and women's soccer, tennis, track and field, women's lacrosse, softball and baseball teams.
The Danzi stadium includes a 400-meter all-weather track, long jump pits, high jump and pole vault areas, steeplechase course, synthetic turf field for soccer and lacrosse and a grandstand featuring bleachers for up to 1,500 people and a press box. The Gregg Alfano field features a synthetic turf infield, clay pitcher's mound, natural grass outfield, bleachers for up to 300, a press box and dugouts.
The softball stadium includes a clay infield, a natural grass outfield, seating for 400 spectators along with a press box and dugouts. The tennis courts feature six new tennis courts were constructed with a DecoTurf surface, the same material the pros play on at the U.S. Open.
