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own cable channels. Also located here is the University’s radio station<br />

(WRHU/88.7-FM), audio production studios, a film/video screening<br />

room, film editing rooms, a <strong>com</strong>puter laboratory, a speech performance<br />

studio <strong>and</strong> a large dance studio.<br />

Hofstra’s C.V. Starr Hall offers academic facilities that are among<br />

the most technologically advanced in the nation. Every seat in every<br />

classroom allows students direct access to the Internet <strong>and</strong> Hofstra<br />

network, including the resources of Hofstra’s Axinn Library.<br />

Hofstra’s growing <strong>com</strong>puter facilities offer extensive high-tech training<br />

opportunities. There are <strong>com</strong>puter terminals throughout the campus for<br />

student <strong>and</strong> faculty use, with more than 750 PC, Macintosh <strong>and</strong> UNIX<br />

workstations available in labs <strong>and</strong> classrooms.<br />

Hofstra hosts more than 500 cultural events annually, bringing<br />

thous<strong>and</strong>s of scholars, dignitaries <strong>and</strong> other participants to campus.<br />

More than 200 musical <strong>and</strong> dramatic performances take place on<br />

campus each year. The University recently <strong>com</strong>pleted a year-long<br />

celebration of its 75th anniversary, <strong>com</strong>plete with a concert, academic<br />

convocation <strong>and</strong> cake, several conferences <strong>and</strong> signature events<br />

which brought together students, faculty, alumni <strong>and</strong> <strong>com</strong>munity.<br />

In October 2008 the eyes of the world were on Hofstra for the final<br />

presidential debate between Barack Obama <strong>and</strong> John McCain. The<br />

debate was a transformational moment for the University, highlighting<br />

the achievements of our students <strong>and</strong> faculty <strong>and</strong> their engagement in<br />

the political process. Leading up to the debate, students <strong>and</strong> the entire<br />

<strong>com</strong>munity were engaged by the year-long Educate ’08 program,<br />

almost 150 lectures, conferences, <strong>and</strong> events focused on the issues,<br />

history <strong>and</strong> politics of the presidency, followed by Define ’09, which<br />

looked at the first year of his presidency. The University continues to<br />

host important political events, such<br />

as the New York State Gubernatorial<br />

Debate in 2010.<br />

The Hofstra Museum, which houses<br />

one of the largest art collections in<br />

the metropolitan area, coordinates<br />

approximately eight exhibitions<br />

annually <strong>and</strong> offers exhibition areas<br />

<strong>and</strong> an extensive outdoor sculpture<br />

collection, with 75 pieces. The<br />

Hofstra Museum is accredited by the<br />

American Association of Museums<br />

– one of only 94 universities in the<br />

nation <strong>and</strong> one of six in New York to<br />

hold that distinction.<br />

Hofstra also has six theaters, a student<br />

newspaper, a lively student center, a<br />

recently renovated recreation center<br />

<strong>and</strong> numerous athletic facilities,<br />

including the 13,000-seat James M.<br />

Shuart Stadium <strong>and</strong> the 5,046-seat<br />

David S. Mack Sports <strong>and</strong> Exhibition<br />

Complex. Hofstra also has an indoor,<br />

Olympic-sized (eight lane, 50-meter)<br />

swimming pool, one of the largest<br />

such facilities in the New York<br />

metropolitan area.<br />

Hofstra by the Numbers<br />

17 Varsity sports<br />

20 Eateries on campus<br />

20 Local <strong>and</strong> national fraternities <strong>and</strong> sororities<br />

21 Average undergraduate class size<br />

22 Academic accreditations<br />

37 Residence halls<br />

100 Percent program accessibility to persons with disabilities<br />

175 Student clubs <strong>and</strong> organizations<br />

500 Cultural events per year<br />

1,165 Faculty members<br />

1935 Founding date<br />

6,804 Full-time undergraduate enrollment<br />

<strong>12</strong>,000 Total University enrollment, including part-time undergraduate,<br />

graduate <strong>and</strong> Maurice A. Deane School of Law<br />

119,000+ Hofstra alumni<br />

1.2 Million Volumes available at Hofstra University Libraries<br />

The Hofstra athletic program <strong>com</strong>petes on the NCAA Division I level<br />

<strong>and</strong> is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The University<br />

sponsors 17 intercollegiate programs – eight men’s sports <strong>and</strong> nine<br />

women’s sports. Hofstra has men’s teams in basketball, baseball,<br />

lacrosse, golf, tennis, wrestling, soccer <strong>and</strong> cross country. Women’s<br />

sports include basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis, soccer, field<br />

hockey, lacrosse, cross country <strong>and</strong> golf.<br />

Hofstra’s academic programs are accredited by numerous national<br />

agencies <strong>and</strong> the University is one of only 280 schools, out of more<br />

than 3,600 colleges <strong>and</strong> universities nationwide, with a chapter of the<br />

national honor society Phi Beta Kappa. Of Hofstra’s 1,165 faculty<br />

members, 533 are full time <strong>and</strong> 93 percent hold the highest degree in<br />

their fields. The average undergraduate class size is 21 students, while<br />

student-faculty ratio is 14-to-1.<br />

Hofstra University is 100-percent program accessible to persons with<br />

disabilities, <strong>and</strong> has been cited as a national model for this achievement.<br />

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