Welcome to Purchase College

Egg-shaped sculpture of stone underneath a large tree in a landscape of icy grass and trees under a blue sky.

Welcome back…

To returning students and for spring transfers, welcome to Purchase.

Andy Goldsworthy, East Coast Cairn, 2001, limestone, collection Neuberger Museum of Art, located on the West Loop near the main entrance.

Jaleel Campbell ’20 Media Arts MFA smiling.

Push your career in the arts to the next level…

“My time here at Purchase has allowed me to experiment with new mediums in my practice. I came here as an illustrator and will leave here with fiber arts under my belt also!”

Jaleel Campbell ’20 Media Arts MFA / Graduate Programs

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Hands on, minds on…

At Purchase, teaching and learning happen everywhere. Environmental Studies professor Allyson Jackson works with students in the field.

Purchase is among top performers for social mobility…

That’s according to the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges.

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Satisfy your insatiable curiosity…

Whatever your major, we encourage you to pose big questions, then discover big answers.

Think Wide Open

Sophomores Andres Hernandez- Rodriguez and Brian Farez Win StartUp Purchase

They’ll receive $5,000 for finishing first in the Third Annual Startup Pitching Competition.
SUNYWide Film Festival Call for Submissions

Purchase College is hosting the 10th annual SWFF from April 17–19, 2020.
Purchase Named Top 385 by The Princeton Review

Praised for excellent academics, committed faculty, and proximity to New York City.
Michael Spiller ’84 Returns to Purchase

The award-winning director shared his career experience and professional wisdom with students.
Kate Gilmore Heals with Art After Parkland Shooting

The Art+Design professor created a public art installation for the Coral Springs Museum of Art.
Highlights from (T)HERE: Collaborate—An Artistic Residency

Purchase College students, choreographer Marcel Gbeffa, and Benin International Musical
Senior Wins Princess Grace Foundation Film Honoraria

Melanie Rosete Film BFA ’20 makes personal films with universal appeal.
Andrew Buckland ’94 Earns Oscar Nomination

For his work editing Ford v Ferrari
New Novel by Garth Greenwell ’01 Released

Author compares Cleanness to a song cycle.
Samara McLendon ’21 Wins Prestigious Sassy Award

She competed to win the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition.
Cyrille Aimée ’09 Earns Grammy Nomination

Award category is for best arrangement.

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Library hours today:

8:00am - 2:00am

Upcoming Events:

February 26th, 7:00pm
Soul Voices: Lift Ev’ry Voice
February 27th, 8:00pm
Purchase New Music
March 5th, 8:00pm
Purchase Percussion Ensemble

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<h4 class="lw_blurbs_title">Current Construction Advisories</h4><div class="details"><p> For more information on changes to parking in West 1 and West 2 during construction, visit our <a href="/offices/capital-facilities-planning/project-updates/construction-advisories/">construction advisories</a> page.</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/1326-thom-widmann-90-tames-the-hairy-ape"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,224,2133,2355/4619_ThomWidmann.rev.1492543271.jpg" alt="Thom Widmann '90" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,224,2133,2355/4619_ThomWidmann.rev.1492543271.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,224,2133,2355/4619_ThomWidmann.rev.1492543271.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2133" data-max-h="3200"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1326-thom-widmann-90-tames-the-hairy-ape">Thom Widmann ’90, Stage Manager Extroidinaire</a></h4><div>One of NYC’s most sought-after stage mangers is lecturer in Purchase Design/Tech program</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/890-dance-alum-tanairi-vazquez-10-joins-cast-of"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,640,639/3495_unnamed-9_q6av69.rev.1485802429.jpg" alt="Tanairi Vazquez" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,640,639/3495_unnamed-9_q6av69.rev.1485802429.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,640,639/3495_unnamed-9_q6av69.rev.1485802429.jpg 3x" data-max-w="640" data-max-h="960"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/890-dance-alum-tanairi-vazquez-10-joins-cast-of">Tanairi Vazquez ’10 Joins Cast of Hamilton</a></h4><div>The Conservatory of Dance alumna joined the cast of Broadway’s hottest show this fall.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1580-music-by-dan-romer-04-featured-in-netflix-movie"><img src="/live/image/gid/29/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,983,573/5227_Dan_Romer.rev.1499878087.PNG" alt="Dan Romer" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/29/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,983,573/5227_Dan_Romer.rev.1499878087.PNG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/29/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,0,983,573/5227_Dan_Romer.rev.1499878087.PNG 3x" data-max-w="983" data-max-h="573"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1580-music-by-dan-romer-04-featured-in-netflix-movie">Music by Dan Romer ’04 Featured in Netflix Movie</a></h4><div>Netflix’s new film <em>Chasing Coral</em> features Dan Romer’s music, including a song performed by Kristen Bell.</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/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/1415-luis-a-croquer-ma-03"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/75,0,488,413/4881_LuisCroquer.rev.1494946845.jpg" alt="Luis A. Croquer '03" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/75,0,488,413/4881_LuisCroquer.rev.1494946845.jpg 2x" data-max-w="620" data-max-h="413"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1415-luis-a-croquer-ma-03">Luis A. Croquer MA ’03</a></h4><div>Named Director of Brandeis University’s Rose Art Museum</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/808-donald-margulies-76"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/44,12,560,528/2705_DonaldMargulies_EthanHill.rev.1483714379.jpg" alt="Donald Margulies ’76" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/44,12,560,528/2705_DonaldMargulies_EthanHill.rev.1483714379.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/44,12,560,528/2705_DonaldMargulies_EthanHill.rev.1483714379.jpg 3x" data-max-w="600" data-max-h="528"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/808-donald-margulies-76">Donald Margulies ’76</a></h4><div>Playwright whose play <em>Dinner with Friends</em> earned Pulitzer Prize for Drama.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/958-peter-powchik-79"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/19,33,399,412/3619_PeterPowchik.rev.1486589849.jpg" alt="Peter Powchik ’79" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/19,33,399,412/3619_PeterPowchik.rev.1486589849.jpg 2x" data-max-w="413" data-max-h="550"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/958-peter-powchik-79">Peter Powchik ’79</a></h4><div>On the leadership team at United Neuroscience of Dublin, Ireland.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/911-kat-griefen-04-wins-award-for-art-and-activism"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/0,6,248,255/3553_KatGriefen.rev.1486137515.jpg" alt="Kat Griefen '04" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" data-max-w="274" data-max-h="380"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/911-kat-griefen-04-wins-award-for-art-and-activism">Kat Griefen ’04 Wins Award for Art and Activism</a></h4><div>The Women’s Caucus for Art honored her with their President’s Award.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1751-ultimate-frisbee-documentary-with-purchase-roots"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/43,0,370,328/5585_DennisWarsen_Purchase.rev.1505756983.jpg" alt="Dennis Warsen '90 stretches to catch frisbee on the Great Lawn" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/43,0,370,328/5585_DennisWarsen_Purchase.rev.1505756983.jpg 2x" data-max-w="600" data-max-h="328"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1751-ultimate-frisbee-documentary-with-purchase-roots">Ultimate Frisbee Documentary with Purchase Roots</a></h4><div>Now available on Netflix, <em>Flatball: A History of Ultimate</em> began as a senior project.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/616-pcnyc-naomi-luppescu-04"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/780,204,2860,2284/1869_NaomiLuppescu.rev.1481641697.jpg" alt="Naomi Luppescu ’04 (dance)" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/780,204,2860,2284/1869_NaomiLuppescu.rev.1481641697.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/780,204,2860,2284/1869_NaomiLuppescu.rev.1481641697.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2284"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/616-pcnyc-naomi-luppescu-04">Naomi Luppescu ’04</a></h4><div>A dancer crafts costumes for dancers.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/896-2004-music-alum-dan-deacon-collaborates-with-new"><img src="/live/image/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/256,0,1056,800/3522_NYCBallet.rev.1485898990.jpg" alt="Ballet by choreographer and soloist Justin Peck, “The Times Are Racing,”" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/256,0,1056,800/3522_NYCBallet.rev.1485898990.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/22/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/256,0,1056,800/3522_NYCBallet.rev.1485898990.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1600" data-max-h="800"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/896-2004-music-alum-dan-deacon-collaborates-with-new">Dan Deacon ’04 Collaborates with New York City Ballet</a></h4><div>The critically acclaimed electronic composer adds a new genre to his portfolio: ballet.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1445-leta-sobierajski-10-named-one-to-watch"><img src="/live/image/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/182,0,716,534/4960_LetaSobierajski.rev.1495557914.jpg" alt="Leta Sobierajski '10" class="lw_image" width="160" height="160" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/182,0,716,534/4960_LetaSobierajski.rev.1495557914.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/18/width/160/height/160/crop/1/src_region/182,0,716,534/4960_LetaSobierajski.rev.1495557914.jpg 3x" data-max-w="800" data-max-h="534"/></a></span><h4 class="title"><a href="/live/news/1445-leta-sobierajski-10-named-one-to-watch">Leta Sobierajski ’10 Named One to Watch</a></h4><div>Designer/art director well known for her unique style.</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/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>

Museum hours today:

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>

Featured:

Spring 2020 Exhibitions Opening Reception

February 12
Members, Purchase College students, faculty and staff, and friends from the community are invited to the opening reception celebrating the Neuberger Museum’s Spring 2020 exhibitions.

Upcoming:

January 29th, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
STUDENT PARTY (by students for students)
February 7th, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Art Sandwiched-In: Curator-led Exhibition Tour
February 9th, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Members First Look Preview Brunch

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Current Exhibitions »

Featured:

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: French Enchantment

January 25, 5:00pm
Experience the grace, wit, and charm of French music. The program begins and ends with early works by Saint-Saëns and Fauré that recreate the elegant atmosphere of 19-century Parisian salons.

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 Center for Media, Film, and Theatre, 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 2 lot</a>.</p></div>

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