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Passionately and collaboratively, creatively and inclusively, sustainably and leaderly, curiously and resourcefully…the interpretations are endless.

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Pictured: Student mural on The Stood by Jazz Cagan ’18 and Noelle Velez ’18 (both painting and drawing) / Photo: Paige DeMaio ’16

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They’re not just professors, they’re mentors.

With an average faculty/student ratio of 14:1 and learning opportunities like the Senior Project, our faculty will know your name.

You may get lost in your thoughts at Purchase, but you’ll never get lost in the crowd.

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Even the walls are green.

Recent projects prove our commitment to sustainability. Whether it’s LEED certification, cutting-edge thermal energy projects or student-led waste diversion efforts, environmental, fiscal, and social responsibility is simply part of our culture.

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Hands On, Minds On

Teaching and learning at Purchase are never confined to the classroom. Experiential learning is just one reason why the Purchase experience is rigorous and rewarding.

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Purchase is a Top 200 Best Value in the nation.

According to the The Princeton Review’s newly released 2019 Best Value College Guide.

Pictured: Students in the class James Joyce taught by Kathleen McCormick, professor of literature and pedagogy.

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Creative Writing

Danniel Schoonebeek ’08 Earns NEA Award

The National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing (Poetry) Fellowship is $25,000.
Top Ten School in the Nation

Purchase College Named a Top Public Liberal Arts College

US News and World Report ranked Purchase among the top ten in their annual Best Colleges list.
Value Purchase

Purchase Named a Top 200 Best Value in the Nation

According to The Princeton Review’s 2019 Best Value College Guide.
Photography

Nicolas Bruno ’15 Photographs His Nightmares

The photography alum talks about his experiences and his art on BBC Reel.
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“Purchase Week of Giving” Happening Now

This is the week you can Make An Impact on the life of a Purchase College student.
Thought Leader

Janette Yarwood ’96 Honored

For contributions to US national security and foreign policy.

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Library hours today:

8:00am–10:00pm

Upcoming Events:

March 23rd, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Summer 2019 Youth and Precollege Programs in the Arts Open House
March 23rd, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Purchase College, SUNY Men’s Volleyball vs St. Joseph’s College - Brooklyn (SENIOR DAY)
March 23rd, 7:00pm daily until March 23rd
Purchase Opera: Trilogy - Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi and Confession

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Announcement:

<h4 class="lw_blurbs_title">Thursday, March 21</h4><div class="details"><p> </p><p> Accepted Student Open House is the perfect opportunity to tour campus, learn more about what it means to be a Purchase College student, and have your questions answered by students, faculty, and staff before deciding to attend.</p><p><a href="/live/events/16032-accepted-student-open-house">Visit our event calendar to learn more</a>.</p></div>

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Purchase attracts students with a passion to change the world. Our idyllic campus located just outside NYC appeals to dreamers, visionaries and change makers alike. Our dynamic curriculum, classes, faculty and student body, clubs and organizations create a campus culture rich in diversity and intellectual curiosity. We welcome applications from students with a desire to contribute to our collaborative and creative community and above all want to think wide open.

We look forward to learning about your accomplishments, talents, goals and interests.

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Alumni Outcomes:

<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/985-elizabeth-tichenor-94"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,94,600,694/3644_ElizabethTichenor.rev.1486750073.jpg" alt="Elizabeth Tichenor ’94" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,94,600,694/3644_ElizabethTichenor.rev.1486750073.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,94,600,694/3644_ElizabethTichenor.rev.1486750073.jpg 3x" data-max-w="600" data-max-h="800"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/985-elizabeth-tichenor-94">Elizabeth Tichenor ’94</a></h4><div>Works to educate healthcare and law enforcement professionals about prescription drug-diversion.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/469-alvin-ailey-welcomes-purchase-dancers"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,564,402/443_dance_ashleymayeux.rev.1474569374.gif" alt="Ashley Mayeux '11" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,564,402/443_dance_ashleymayeux.rev.1474569374.gif 2x" data-max-w="564" data-max-h="402"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/469-alvin-ailey-welcomes-purchase-dancers">Alvin Ailey Welcomes Purchase Dancers</a></h4><div><p><strong><a href="https://www.alvinailey.org/about/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater">Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater</a> </strong>welcomes three new members to its company this season, and two have ties to Purchase.</p></div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1543-julia-dixon-05-creative-economy-specialist"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,19,2354,2374/5156_JDixon_2017.rev.1498668235.jpg" alt="Julia Dixon '05" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,19,2354,2374/5156_JDixon_2017.rev.1498668235.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,19,2354,2374/5156_JDixon_2017.rev.1498668235.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2354" data-max-h="3200"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1543-julia-dixon-05-creative-economy-specialist">Julia Dixon ’05: Creative Economy Specialist</a></h4><div>The artist and entrepreneur shapes her career in North Adams, MA.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1956-a-special-week-spent-with-alumni"><img src="/live/image/gid/30/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/633,256,2329,1953/6136_IMG_9478.rev.1508442030.JPG" alt="Cain Coleman ’09–’11, ’15 of Coleman Collective works with students" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/30/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/633,256,2329,1953/6136_IMG_9478.rev.1508442030.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/30/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/633,256,2329,1953/6136_IMG_9478.rev.1508442030.JPG 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1956-a-special-week-spent-with-alumni">A Special Week Spent with Alumni</a></h4><div>Artists from the Coleman Collective returned to campus to share their life-after-Purchase experiences with students.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/490-amanda-seales-03-using-humor-to-make-a-point"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/36,31,739,734/505_amandaseales_oct14-9-edit_2.rev.1475251599.jpg" alt="Amanda Seales '03" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/36,31,739,734/505_amandaseales_oct14-9-edit_2.rev.1475251599.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/36,31,739,734/505_amandaseales_oct14-9-edit_2.rev.1475251599.jpg 3x" data-max-w="800" data-max-h="1200"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/490-amanda-seales-03-using-humor-to-make-a-point">Amanda Seales ’03: Using Humor to Make a Point</a></h4><div>Seales hopes to create content in her distinct voice, without compromise, as well as start a dialogue about serious issues.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1130-garth-greenwell-01-on-shortlist-for-penfaulkner"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,374,563/4152_Garth_Greenwell_Photo_by_Max_Freeman.rev.1489012972.jpg" alt="Garth Greenwell" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,374,563/4152_Garth_Greenwell_Photo_by_Max_Freeman.rev.1489012972.jpg 2x" data-max-w="374" data-max-h="563"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1130-garth-greenwell-01-on-shortlist-for-penfaulkner">Garth Greenwell ’01 on Shortlist for PEN/Faulkner Award</a></h4><div>His debut novel <em>What Belongs To You</em> among five chosen as finalists.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2345-carlos-t-fernandez-93"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,258,258/7088_Carlos-T.-Fernandez.rev.1518558270.jpg" alt="Carlos T. Fernandez '93" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" data-max-w="258" data-max-h="258"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/2345-carlos-t-fernandez-93">Carlos T. Fernandez ’93</a></h4><div>FBI legend now global chief security officer for Viacom.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1716-photographer-tapped-for-brooklyn-museum-exhibition"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,857,2129,2988/5471_Graves_photograph_by_jan_dams.rev.1505756990.jpg" alt="Kris Graves' 04" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,857,2129,2988/5471_Graves_photograph_by_jan_dams.rev.1505756990.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,857,2129,2988/5471_Graves_photograph_by_jan_dams.rev.1505756990.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2129" data-max-h="3200"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1716-photographer-tapped-for-brooklyn-museum-exhibition">Photographer Tapped for Brooklyn Museum Exhibition</a></h4><div>Kris Graves ’04 commissioned by EJI to create work for <em>The Legacy of Lynching</em> currently on view.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/513-kevin-collymore-10-ba-political-science"><img src="/live/image/gid/25/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,197,204/526_kevin_collymore.rev.1476210560.jpg" alt="Kevin Collymore" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" data-max-w="197" data-max-h="204"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/513-kevin-collymore-10-ba-political-science">Kevin Collymore ’10</a></h4><div>Academic counselor at Barnard College and President of the Board of Directors of Purchase College’s Alumni Association.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/517-john-ambroseo-83-ba-chemistry"><img src="/live/image/gid/25/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/10,10,518,518/1989_AmbroseoCrop.rev.1482173514.jpg" alt="John Ambroseo ’83" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/25/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/10,10,518,518/1989_AmbroseoCrop.rev.1482173514.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/25/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/10,10,518,518/1989_AmbroseoCrop.rev.1482173514.jpg 3x" data-max-w="541" data-max-h="518"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/517-john-ambroseo-83-ba-chemistry">John Ambroseo ’83</a></h4><div>President and CEO of Coherent, one of the world’s leading photonics manufacturers and innovators.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2683-stephen-ferri-13"><img src="/live/image/gid/41/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/99,0,632,533/7783_15-stephen-a801512c.rev.1526917965.jpg" alt="Stephen Ferri ’13" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/41/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/99,0,632,533/7783_15-stephen-a801512c.rev.1526917965.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/41/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/99,0,632,533/7783_15-stephen-a801512c.rev.1526917965.jpg 3x" data-max-w="800" data-max-h="533"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/2683-stephen-ferri-13">Stephen Ferri ’13</a></h4><div>Associate Producer/Resident Music Director, White Plains Performing Arts Center</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/856-alyse-lapadula-12"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/158,0,1329,1171/3068_AlyseLaPadula_USATodayHSS.com.rev.1484691000.jpg" alt="Alyse LaPadula ’12 (left) and Albana Krasniqi ’06" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/158,0,1329,1171/3068_AlyseLaPadula_USATodayHSS.com.rev.1484691000.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/158,0,1329,1171/3068_AlyseLaPadula_USATodayHSS.com.rev.1484691000.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1557" data-max-h="1171"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/856-alyse-lapadula-12">Alyse LaPadula ’12</a></h4><div>Former captain of the basketball team is teaching history and coaching basketball.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2663-kyle-abraham-00"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1990,1834/3191_Abraham-headshot-Peggy-Jarrell-Kaplan.rev.1484847291.jpg" alt="Kyle Abraham '00" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1990,1834/3191_Abraham-headshot-Peggy-Jarrell-Kaplan.rev.1484847291.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1990,1834/3191_Abraham-headshot-Peggy-Jarrell-Kaplan.rev.1484847291.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1990" data-max-h="1834"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/2663-kyle-abraham-00">Kyle Abraham ’00</a></h4><div>Choreographer, artistic director, and founder of Kyle Abraham/Abraham.in.Motion</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/983-glen-parker-04"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/69,0,470,400/3642_GlenParker.rev.1486749851.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/69,0,470,400/3642_GlenParker.rev.1486749851.jpg 2x" data-max-w="470" data-max-h="400"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/983-glen-parker-04">Glen Parker ’04</a></h4><div>Lawyer specializing in conflict resolution.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/476-actors-land-big-roles-on-the-small-screen"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,564,402/469_tv_malcolmgoodwinstevenweber_izombie.rev.1474998295.gif" alt="Robert Buckley; Steven Weber ’83; Malcolm Goodwin ’03; and Rose McIver in the CW’s iZombie" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,564,402/469_tv_malcolmgoodwinstevenweber_izombie.rev.1474998295.gif 2x" data-max-w="564" data-max-h="402"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/476-actors-land-big-roles-on-the-small-screen">Actors Land Big Roles on the Small Screen</a></h4><div><p> Three alumni from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts’ Acting Program have landed starring roles on hit television shows—and garnered critical acclaim along the way.</p></div>

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12:00pm – 5:00pm

<h4 class="lw_blurbs_title">Free Admission to Purchase College Community</h4><div class="details"><p> Purchase College faculty, staff, and students always enjoy free admission. Free admission for all on first Saturday of every month and Wednesdays 5–8 p.m.</p><p><a class="button1" href="/neuberger-museum-of-art/">The Neuberger »</a></p></div>

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In Conversation: Nina Chanel Abney

April 17
Join the conversation as contemporary artist Nina Chanel Abney discusses her work and its humorous, provocative, and sometimes alarming narratives addressing issues of social justice, racial dynamics, politics and celebrity, and other aspects of American culture.

Upcoming:

April 18th, 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Open Studio for Kids
May 3rd, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Art Sandwiched-In
May 16th, 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Open Studio for Kids

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Current Exhibitions

Featured:

Portland Cello Project Homage to Radiohead

March 23, 8:00pm
Portland’s premiere alt-classical group brings a huge, orchestral ensemble - including brass, percussion, and guest vocals by Patti King of The Shins - to perform a night in homage to Radiohead, including from start to finish, Radiohead’s seminal OK Computer.

Box Office Hours:

- Sunday
  Closed
- Monday
  Closed
- Tuesday
  Closed
- Wednesday
  12–6pm
- Thursday
  12–6pm
- Friday
  12–6pm
- Saturday
  Closed

<h4 class="lw_blurbs_title">Elevator Access During Construction</h4><div class="details"><p> For elevator access to the upper level of the PAC (including the Recital Hall and PepsiCo and Repertory Theatres) during construction of the new <a href="/live/news/1555-center-for-media-film-and-theatre-projected-to">Center for Media, Film, and Theatre</a>, please use the elevator to the left of the Passage Gallery, across from the PAC main entrance. <a class="file file_1565 lw_files_pdf" title="Campus Map" href="/live/files/1565-campus-map" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Park in the West 1 lot</a>.</p></div>

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