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Paul Smith's College

May 04, 2024

Paul Smith's College is a private college in Paul Smiths, New York. Paul Smith's College offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees.[3][4] Its 14,000-acre campus is one of the largest college campuses in the world.[5] As of 2023, approximately 600 students attend each year.

Paul Smith's College
Motto“It's about the experience”
TypePrivate college
Established1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Budget$36.6 million (2013)[1]
PresidentDan Kelting
Academic staff
70
Undergraduates593[2]
Location
Paul Smiths
,
New York
,
U.S.
CampusRural, 14,200 acres (5,700 ha)
Colors   Green & white
Sporting affiliations
Yankee Small College Conference, USCSA
MascotBobcat
Websitewww.paulsmiths.edu
Paul Smith's College Joan Weill Student Center
The Joan Weill Adirondack Library

History edit

Paul Smith's College was founded through a bequest of Phelps Smith, son of Apollos Smith, whose Paul Smith's Hotel, built in 1859, was the most famous wilderness resort of its era. Along with the money to start the college, Phelps also left more than 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of land. Paul Smith's is located northwest of Saranac Lake, in the hamlet of Paul Smiths in the Town of Brighton. Although the donation for the college was made in 1937, the college would not officially open until 1946, when the first class of 150 students entered to study forestry and resort management.[6]

In 2015, Joan Weill, a former college trustee with a long history of philanthropy benefiting the college, offered a $20 million donation on the condition that the institution change its name to Joan Weill-Paul Smith's College, a change that would have violated Phelps Smith's founding bequest, which required that the school be "forever known" as Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences. Justice John T. Ellis of the New York State Supreme Court ruled that the college could not be renamed, and the proposed donation was withdrawn.[7]

Academics edit

Classroom space is primarily located at Pickett Hall, Cantwell Hall, and Freer Science Hall. Auxiliary areas include The Joan Weill Adirondack Library, the campus' sawmill, the Saunders Sports Complex, the Joan Weill Student Center and the Paul Smith's College VIC.[8] Two on-campus restaurants, the Ganzi: Palm Training Restaurant and the A.P. Smith's Bakery, are staffed by students and open to the public.

Paul Smith's Fall 2021 acceptance rate was 75%. In the 2024 rankings for the Regional Colleges North category by U.S. News & World Report, the college was ranked #25 overall.[5]

Campus life edit

 
Lower St. Regis Lake from the college

Most of the college population lives on campus. Residence halls are divided by class. Freshmen halls include Lydia Martin Smith Hall, Currier Hall, and Lakeside Hall. Incoming transfer students are housed in Franklin Hall. Upperclassmen share Essex, Clinton, Lambert, Blum House, Overlook, Saratoga, Alumni, Upper St. Regis, Lower St. Regis, and Hillside halls. Overlook Hall was opened in 2011 as a LEED-certified "green" dorm for upper-classmen.[9]

Paul Smith's rural location lends itself to many campus-based activities. Student-directed clubs administered under the Office of Student Activities include fishing and hunting, Adventure Sports Club, Society for Ecological Restoration, Society of American Foresters, the Wildlife Society, Student Government Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, PSC Snowcats, Anime and Gaming club, Fish and Game Club, and Adirondack Mycology club, among others.[10]

The campus is located on Lower St. Regis Lake. Students have a beach, as well as docks and storage for canoes and kayaks.

The Lakeside Dining Hall is operated by Sodexo. Both the A.P. Smith's Bakery and The Ganzi: Palm Training Restaurant in Cantwell Hall opens a few days a week each semester to sell student-produced products.

Athletics edit

Paul Smith's athletic teams are the Bobcats, but were formerly called the Falcons. The college is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), primarily competing in the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) since the 2010–11 academic year. The Bobcats previously competed in the Sunrise Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 2002–03 to 2009–10.

Paul Smith's competes in 11 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, rugby and soccer;[11] while women's sports include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, rugby, soccer and volleyball; and co-ed sports include alpine skiing, bass fishing, bowling, Esports, golf, marathon canoe, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, trap shooting and woodsmen.

The newly renovated Saunders Sports Complex houses the Bobcat Fitness Center, a gymnasium, dance studio, and campus pool. It is home to the school's SCUBA and dive training programs, the kayaking club's whitewater training, and log birling practice, an event in woodsman lumberjack sports competitions.[12]

The facility is open to the general public for a nominal fee.[13] A 32-foot (9.8 m)-tall climbing wall[14] was opened in the adjacent Buxton Annex gymnasium in 2010.

Timbersports take place in both Fall and Spring semesters, with teams practicing every month of the school year. Events include pole climbing, log birling, chopping, splitting, sawing, pulp toss, ax-throw, and pack-board relay.

The Paul Smith's woodsmen team's nine-year winning streak (from 1957–1966) in the sport's biggest event, the Spring Meet, is the longest in the history of intercollegiate lumberjack competition.[15] The school's highly regarded squad travels to meets throughout the Northeast and Ontario, Canada.

Both the men and women's soccer teams at Paul Smith's compete in an annual rivalry game with the teams from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The winner receives the Barkeater Cup. The PSC men's soccer team won the Cup in 2014. Men's and women's team participate in the Yankee Small College Conference regionally, and the USCAA on a national level.

In 2022, the Paul Smith's College Mens Nordic Ski team won the USCSA National Championships located in Lake Placid, NY. The men's team won three out of the four events at the competition.

The Paul Smith’s College women’s hockey team won the inaugural AAU College Hockey Women’s National Championship on March 10, 2024 when they defeated the University of Tampa 4-2 in West Chester, PA. Leah Coulombe was named Tournament MVP after scoring the game winning and empty net goals for the Bobcats. The team went 3-0 in the tournament as they became the first-ever team to win the national championship in the womens division of AAU College Hockey.

Presidents edit

  1. Earl C. MacArthur (1942–1945)[16]
  2. Frederick G. Leasure (1945–1948)
  3. Chester L. Buxton (1948–1976);[17] Gray Twombly (1976; Acting)
  4. Thomas Stainback (1976-1982)
  5. Harry Millern (1982-1988)
  6. H. David Chamberlain (1988-1994)
  7. Arthur 'Pete' Linkins (1994-1996); Steven Schneeweiss (1996-1997; Acting)
  8. George Miller (1997-2004)
  9. John W. Mills (2004-2014)
  10. Cathy S. Dove (2014–2020)
  11. Jon Strauss (2020–2021)[18]
  12. Scott Dalrymple (2021–2022)[19]
  13. Nicholas Hunt-Bull (Aug. 2022–Nov. 2022)[20]
  14. Dan Kelting (Interim, Nov. 2022–Present)[21][22][23][24]

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Budget 2013". The New York Times. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  2. ^ "Paul Smith's College ends potential deal with The FedCap Group". Adirondack Explorer. 2023-07-14. from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  3. ^ "Home Page 2021". Graduate Education. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  4. ^ "All Programs". Paul Smith's College. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  5. ^ a b . US News. Archived from the original on 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  6. ^ "Paul Smith's College marks 75 years". suncommunitynews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  7. ^ Hussey, Kristin (August 17, 2015). "Paul Smith's College Will Get $20 million, if It Changes Its Name". New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  8. ^ "Paul Smith's College Virtual Campus Experience". paulsmiths.college-tour.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  9. ^ . Paulsmiths.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  10. ^ "Student Activities". Paul Smith's College. Paulsmiths.edu. 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "Paul Smith's College Athletics". Paul Smith's College Athletics. 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  12. ^ . Paulsmiths.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  13. ^ . Paulsmiths.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  14. ^ "Rock Wall & Bouldering Cave". Recreation. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  15. ^ . Paulsmiths.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  16. ^ https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/www.paulsmiths.edu/dist/c/1/files/2015/07/75th_Anniversary.pdf
  17. ^ "News and Notices". The American Mathematical Monthly. 55 (9): 603. 1948.
  18. ^ "Dr. Jon Calvert Strauss appointed as 11th president of Paul Smith's College". News + Events. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  19. ^ "Paul Smith's College appoints Dr. Scott Dalrymple president". News + Events. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  20. ^ "Office of the President". About. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  21. ^ "Office of the President". About. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  22. ^ Enterprise, AARON MARBONE Adirondack Daily (6 November 2022). "Paul Smith's College names new president". Press-Republican. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  23. ^ "President's door revolves again at Paul Smith's College". Adirondack Explorer. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  24. ^ "Paul Smith's College names new president | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise". Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  25. ^ "International Paper's Adirondack park opens". Memphis Business Journal. June 27, 2006.
  26. ^ Finz, Stacy (January 13, 2011). "YouTube viewers turn chefs into unlikely stars". SFGate. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  27. ^ Cohen, Roger (December 21, 1992). "The Creator of Time Warner, Steven J. Ross, is dead at 65". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2010.

External links edit

 
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Paul Smith s College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Paul Smith s College is a private college in Paul Smiths New York Paul Smith s College offers associate bachelor s and master s degrees 3 4 Its 14 000 acre campus is one of the largest college campuses in the world 5 As of 2023 approximately 600 students attend each year Paul Smith s CollegeMotto It s about the experience TypePrivate collegeEstablished1946 78 years ago 1946 Budget 36 6 million 2013 1 PresidentDan KeltingAcademic staff70Undergraduates593 2 LocationPaul Smiths New York U S CampusRural 14 200 acres 5 700 ha Colors Green amp whiteSporting affiliationsYankee Small College Conference USCSAMascotBobcatWebsitewww wbr paulsmiths wbr edu Paul Smith s College Joan Weill Student Center The Joan Weill Adirondack Library Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Campus life 4 Athletics 5 Presidents 6 Notable alumni 7 References 8 External linksHistory editPaul Smith s College was founded through a bequest of Phelps Smith son of Apollos Smith whose Paul Smith s Hotel built in 1859 was the most famous wilderness resort of its era Along with the money to start the college Phelps also left more than 20 000 acres 8 100 ha of land Paul Smith s is located northwest of Saranac Lake in the hamlet of Paul Smiths in the Town of Brighton Although the donation for the college was made in 1937 the college would not officially open until 1946 when the first class of 150 students entered to study forestry and resort management 6 In 2015 Joan Weill a former college trustee with a long history of philanthropy benefiting the college offered a 20 million donation on the condition that the institution change its name to Joan Weill Paul Smith s College a change that would have violated Phelps Smith s founding bequest which required that the school be forever known as Paul Smith s College of Arts and Sciences Justice John T Ellis of the New York State Supreme Court ruled that the college could not be renamed and the proposed donation was withdrawn 7 Academics editClassroom space is primarily located at Pickett Hall Cantwell Hall and Freer Science Hall Auxiliary areas include The Joan Weill Adirondack Library the campus sawmill the Saunders Sports Complex the Joan Weill Student Center and the Paul Smith s College VIC 8 Two on campus restaurants the Ganzi Palm Training Restaurant and the A P Smith s Bakery are staffed by students and open to the public Paul Smith s Fall 2021 acceptance rate was 75 In the 2024 rankings for the Regional Colleges North category by U S News amp World Report the college was ranked 25 overall 5 Campus life edit nbsp Lower St Regis Lake from the college Most of the college population lives on campus Residence halls are divided by class Freshmen halls include Lydia Martin Smith Hall Currier Hall and Lakeside Hall Incoming transfer students are housed in Franklin Hall Upperclassmen share Essex Clinton Lambert Blum House Overlook Saratoga Alumni Upper St Regis Lower St Regis and Hillside halls Overlook Hall was opened in 2011 as a LEED certified green dorm for upper classmen 9 Paul Smith s rural location lends itself to many campus based activities Student directed clubs administered under the Office of Student Activities include fishing and hunting Adventure Sports Club Society for Ecological Restoration Society of American Foresters the Wildlife Society Student Government Association InterVarsity Christian Fellowship PSC Snowcats Anime and Gaming club Fish and Game Club and Adirondack Mycology club among others 10 The campus is located on Lower St Regis Lake Students have a beach as well as docks and storage for canoes and kayaks The Lakeside Dining Hall is operated by Sodexo Both the A P Smith s Bakery and The Ganzi Palm Training Restaurant in Cantwell Hall opens a few days a week each semester to sell student produced products Athletics editPaul Smith s athletic teams are the Bobcats but were formerly called the Falcons The college is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association USCAA primarily competing in the Yankee Small College Conference YSCC since the 2010 11 academic year The Bobcats previously competed in the Sunrise Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics NAIA from 2002 03 to 2009 10 Paul Smith s competes in 11 intercollegiate varsity sports Men s sports include basketball cross country ice hockey rugby and soccer 11 while women s sports include basketball cross country ice hockey rugby soccer and volleyball and co ed sports include alpine skiing bass fishing bowling Esports golf marathon canoe Nordic skiing snowshoeing trap shooting and woodsmen The newly renovated Saunders Sports Complex houses the Bobcat Fitness Center a gymnasium dance studio and campus pool It is home to the school s SCUBA and dive training programs the kayaking club s whitewater training and log birling practice an event in woodsman lumberjack sports competitions 12 The facility is open to the general public for a nominal fee 13 A 32 foot 9 8 m tall climbing wall 14 was opened in the adjacent Buxton Annex gymnasium in 2010 Timbersports take place in both Fall and Spring semesters with teams practicing every month of the school year Events include pole climbing log birling chopping splitting sawing pulp toss ax throw and pack board relay The Paul Smith s woodsmen team s nine year winning streak from 1957 1966 in the sport s biggest event the Spring Meet is the longest in the history of intercollegiate lumberjack competition 15 The school s highly regarded squad travels to meets throughout the Northeast and Ontario Canada Both the men and women s soccer teams at Paul Smith s compete in an annual rivalry game with the teams from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry The winner receives the Barkeater Cup The PSC men s soccer team won the Cup in 2014 Men s and women s team participate in the Yankee Small College Conference regionally and the USCAA on a national level In 2022 the Paul Smith s College Mens Nordic Ski team won the USCSA National Championships located in Lake Placid NY The men s team won three out of the four events at the competition The Paul Smith s College women s hockey team won the inaugural AAU College Hockey Women s National Championship on March 10 2024 when they defeated the University of Tampa 4 2 in West Chester PA Leah Coulombe was named Tournament MVP after scoring the game winning and empty net goals for the Bobcats The team went 3 0 in the tournament as they became the first ever team to win the national championship in the womens division of AAU College Hockey Presidents editEarl C MacArthur 1942 1945 16 Frederick G Leasure 1945 1948 Chester L Buxton 1948 1976 17 Gray Twombly 1976 Acting Thomas Stainback 1976 1982 Harry Millern 1982 1988 H David Chamberlain 1988 1994 Arthur Pete Linkins 1994 1996 Steven Schneeweiss 1996 1997 Acting George Miller 1997 2004 John W Mills 2004 2014 Cathy S Dove 2014 2020 Jon Strauss 2020 2021 18 Scott Dalrymple 2021 2022 19 Nicholas Hunt Bull Aug 2022 Nov 2022 20 Dan Kelting Interim Nov 2022 Present 21 22 23 24 Notable alumni editArthur Buezo Christian Cardiello James Ford and Eric Munley members of The Blind Owl Band John T Dillon Chairman and CEO of International Paper from 1996 to 2003 25 Laura James model the winner of America s Next Top Model Cycle 19 and the daughter of Dynasty actor John James Jon L Luther former CEO of Dunkin Donuts and former President of Popeyes 26 John Mitzewich YouTube celebrity chef Steve Ross CEO of Kinney National Company Warner Communications and Time Warner 27 References edit Budget 2013 The New York Times 2015 09 22 Retrieved 2015 10 23 Paul Smith s College ends potential deal with The FedCap Group Adirondack Explorer 2023 07 14 Archived from the original on 2023 08 10 Retrieved 2023 09 07 Home Page 2021 Graduate Education Retrieved 2023 10 09 All Programs Paul Smith s College Retrieved 2023 10 09 a b Paul Smith s College Profile Rankings and Data US News Best Colleges US News Archived from the original on 2018 09 13 Retrieved 2018 09 13 Paul Smith s College marks 75 years suncommunitynews com Retrieved 2023 10 07 Hussey Kristin August 17 2015 Paul Smith s College Will Get 20 million if It Changes Its Name New York Times Retrieved August 18 2015 Paul Smith s College Virtual Campus Experience paulsmiths college tour com Retrieved 2023 10 07 Residence Hall Living Paulsmiths edu Archived from the original on 2012 02 19 Retrieved 2012 10 12 Student Activities Paul Smith s College Paulsmiths edu 2020 Retrieved May 5 2020 Paul Smith s College Athletics Paul Smith s College Athletics 2023 10 01 Retrieved 2023 10 07 Recreational Programs Paulsmiths edu Archived from the original on 2012 11 03 Retrieved 2012 10 12 Facilities Operation Paulsmiths edu Archived from the original on 2012 11 03 Retrieved 2012 10 12 Rock Wall amp Bouldering Cave Recreation Retrieved 2023 10 07 Woodsmen s Team Paulsmiths edu Archived from the original on 2012 11 03 Retrieved 2012 10 12 https bpb us w2 wpmucdn com www paulsmiths edu dist c 1 files 2015 07 75th Anniversary pdf News and Notices The American Mathematical Monthly 55 9 603 1948 Dr Jon Calvert Strauss appointed as 11th president of Paul Smith s College News Events 2020 07 14 Retrieved 2022 07 01 Paul Smith s College appoints Dr Scott Dalrymple president News Events 2021 06 03 Retrieved 2022 07 01 Office of the President About Retrieved 2022 07 01 Office of the President About Retrieved 2022 12 11 Enterprise AARON MARBONE Adirondack Daily 6 November 2022 Paul Smith s College names new president Press Republican Retrieved 2022 12 11 President s door revolves again at Paul Smith s College Adirondack Explorer 6 November 2022 Retrieved 2023 04 16 Paul Smith s College names new president News Sports Jobs Adirondack Daily Enterprise Retrieved 2023 04 16 International Paper s Adirondack park opens Memphis Business Journal June 27 2006 Finz Stacy January 13 2011 YouTube viewers turn chefs into unlikely stars SFGate Retrieved June 27 2011 Cohen Roger December 21 1992 The Creator of Time Warner Steven J Ross is dead at 65 The New York Times Retrieved May 22 2010 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Smith s College Official website Official athletics website 44 26 06 N 74 15 08 W 44 43500 N 74 25222 W 44 43500 74 25222 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Smith 27s College amp oldid 1214130611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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