For Immediate Release—Monday, July 31, 2006
Contact:
Mary E. McCrank
Media Relations Officer
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The New York Times names SUNY Geneseo
among nation's "hidden gems"
GENESEO, N.Y.—The New York Times has named the State University of New York at
Geneseo one of the nation's "hidden gems" that "is increasingly seen as a first
choice for high achievers."
The college was featured in the Times' quarterly Education Life supplement in its Sunday, July 30, edition, in an
article headlined "Off the Beaten Path." Geneseo is one of only two public
schools that made the list of 20 colleges and universities nationwide that "are
alternatives to the usual suspects," or the "brand-name institutions."
The Times divided the
colleges by geographic region and noted that educational opportunities exist
beyond Ivy League schools like Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Penn. The schools
were selected with help from a dozen higher education experts and counselors to
include colleges that emphasize undergraduate teaching and have "established or
rising scholarship."
The story noted Geneseo has a 41 percent acceptance rate and
an undergraduate enrollment of 5,174.
Here is what The New York Times said about SUNY Geneseo:
"Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine puts the State University of New York at Geneseo campus at
the top of its list of "Best Values in Public Colleges" for out-of-state
students, with tuition under $12,000. Geneseo, in a historic village south of
Rochester, is often overshadowed by its upstate cousin Binghamton, which has
long been seen as an alternative for New Yorkers who didn't get into or chose
not to go to the Ivies. But Geneseo has been "pushing the envelope on its
rival," says Shereem Herndon-Brown, a private consultant who was director of
college counseling at Riverdale Country School in New York. Geneseo, the most
selective of SUNY's comprehensive colleges, is increasingly seen as a first
choice for high achievers who cannot or won't do the financial aid dance with
private colleges."
Geneseo President Christopher C. Dahl said the Times article validates that the college is fast becoming
an institution known for providing a well-rounded liberal arts education where
students have access to opportunities, such as undergraduate research, normally
afforded only at research institutions.
"This article confirms what we know from experience: That
Geneseo has emerged as a top choice for talented students who, until recently,
considered only highly-selective private colleges," said Dahl. "Our competition
now includes many of the best colleges in the nation."
The New York Times
has a circulation of 1.6 million on Sundays. To read the story, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/education/edlife/gems.html?ex=1155268800&en=869c34a98a35761d&ei=5070.
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