Points of Pride for 2009-2010

York College of Pennsylvania Points of Pride for 2009-10

York College was one of 218 colleges named as “Best in the Northeast” by The Princeton Review.

York was ranked #16 among baccalaureate colleges in the North by U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.” The College was also ranked #9 in the magazine’s “Great Schools, Great Prices” rankings. 

York College was named to G.I. Jobs magazine’s 2010 list of Military Friendly Schools, placing it among the top 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools nationwide when it comes to embracing America’s veterans as students.

York College of Pennsylvania was ranked #31 among large-sized (251 or more employees) companies in the 100 Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania program for 2009. The College was also recognized as one of the 10 best medium-sized four-year colleges to work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Parents & Colleges.com named York as one of America’s Best Colleges for 2010 in the category Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges and Universities. York was ranked number eight in this category.

York College was recognized as one of the top 50 social media innovators among the nation’s colleges and universities by CollegeSurfing.com.

The Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center outdoor complex was upgraded with the addition of a new multipurpose building, along with spectator seating and a press box, constructed in the area between Kinsley and Graham Field. The two fields also feature new Daktronic scoreboards.

York College’s newest residence hall opened its doors to sophomores, juniors and seniors in August 2009. In addition to providing housing for 364 students in 107 suites, Little Run Lodge also includes the West Campus Community Center, a dining facility (pictured) and meeting spaces. 

Jennifer Semple Siegel, adjunct faculty member in the Department of English and Humanities, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje in Macedonia during the 2009-2010 academic year. Siegel joined seven other current faculty members at York who have earned this prestigious award.

In Fall 2009, for the first time, all 1,300 freshmen received from their academic advisors a three-ring binder containing a 28-page “Personal Strategic Plan” to help guide their academic and co-curricular choices.

York College created a Center for Professional Excellence (CPE) to develop and execute a national poll that defines the characteristics of professionalism, and to assist in developing meaningful co-curricular programs that exemplify professional characteristics. In Fall 2009, the CPE poll results received national media attention; a seminar held in Spring 2010 was covered by National Public Radio and resulted in numerous stories on the web and on social media networks.

 The Donald and Dorothy Stabler Nursing Program earned the Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for its Nurse Managed Centers, which serve economically disadvantaged and medically under-served residents at several housing complexes in York. The Centers also received $75,000 in funding from the Anne M. and Phillip H. Glatfelter III Family Foundation.

Jacquelin Harrington, chair of the Department of Nursing, was honored with a Nightingale Award, a statewide honor that recognizes excellence in nursing.

York College’s first doctoral program, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), was accepted by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities. The College will begin offering the program in Fall 2011.

York College began offering an interdisciplinary minor in not-for-profit management in Fall 2009 through the Department of Business Administration.

York College launched its new minor in Sustainability and Environmental Studies by hosting an April talk by activist and author Julia Butterfly Hill. The minor will be available beginning in Fall 2010.

York College was granted accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

Dean of Academic Affairs William T. Bogart was named the 11th president of Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn. Subsequently, Dominic DelliCarpini (associate professor of English) was named as dean of Academic Affairs and Deborah Ricker (associate dean of Academic Affairs) as dean of the newly formed Academic Services.

The York College community raised just over $50,000 for The American Cancer Society during its annual Relay For Life in April.

Groups of nursing students traveled to Guatemala (to provide outpatient clinic services in villages) and Uganda (to work at the CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda), and students from SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) taught classes in high schools in El Salvador during Winter Break.

A group of York College students and alumni, led by Assistant Professor David Fyfe, spent two weeks in Egypt as part of a Minimester geography course titled Culture and Environment Field Series. Last year, Fyfe took a group to Peru, and next year he plans to travel to Turkey and Greece.

Local businessman and philanthropist Irvin S. Naylor delivered the address during commencement exercises on May 15. Naylor received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, and more than 700 undergraduate and graduate students received their diplomas.

Private gifts and support to York College exceeded $4.9 million, a record high for the institution.

Because of its continued responsible fiscal management, Standard & Poor's affirmed the College’s "A" bond rating with a stable outlook in March 2010.

The Class of 2014 represents the highest number of freshman student deposits in the College’s history. The College continues to attract more students from outside of the state of Pennsylvania as its reputation grows. 

Athletics

For the first time in school history, the York College Spartans captured the 2009-10 Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Men’s Commissioner’s Award. The award signifies the most outstanding men’s athletic program in the CAC. The point system awards nine "base" points for the top team in the regular season, eight points for second place, seven points for third place, etc., down to one point for the last-place team. Teams can also score additional points (maximum three points) for success in a CAC Championship Tournament.

The men’s soccer team captured the CAC crown and earned its fifth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Senior Jon Ports was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III Men’s Soccer Player-of-the-Year. He also earned the Daniel J. Klinedinst award from the Athletics Department, given annually to the top senior men’s student-athlete.

Men’s basketball senior guard Nick Brady earned National Association of Basketball Coaches State Farm Division III All-American status, earned second team All-Middle Atlantic Region accolades from d3hoops.com, and was named CAC Player-of-the-Year. He also received the Athletic Department’s Jack Jaquet “Fighting Heart” award for displaying tremendous courage, dedication and heart.

Senior softball shortstop Heather Bormann earned 2010 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-Atlantic Region honors and was presented the Athletic Department’s Georgia Heathcote Stallman award as the top senior women’s student-athlete.

Sophomore golfer Andrew Schmehl earned CAC Co-Player-of-the-Year.

Men’s track and field head coach Erick Camodeca was named the CAC Men’s Track Coach-of-the-Year.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams were both honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as All-Academic Teams. The Spartan women boasted a team GPA of 3.20 while the men owned a collective 3.10 GPA. The Spartans were the only program in the CAC to have both teams selected as All-Academic Teams.

The field hockey squad earned a National Academic Team Award from the SGI/National Field Hockey Coaches Association. The Spartans owned a team GPA of 3.09.

Women’s lacrosse freshman Kimmy Wayson was elected to the womenslacrosse.com Division III All-Rookie Squad and was also a second-team choice on both the All-CAC and Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Metro Region teams.