A LOT HAPPENS IN 12 YEARS. And at a place as fast-paced, energetic, and animated as NYU, even more transpires in each and every one of those 6,311,385 minutes. Under the leadership of President John Sexton, we have worked to use those minutes to create a vibrant campus life that supports the academic enterprise and seeks to enhance the quality of life for students in and out of the classroom, in New York, and around the globe.
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We now support 14 campuses
OUR MILESTONES A timeline
across the globe, including an
of accomplishments spanning
engineering school in Brooklyn.
the past decade.
Our programs and services have
BY THE NUMBERS Facts and
earned more than 20 national
figures that demonstrate
awards for “excellence and
our success in creating and
innovation.”
fostering the best possible
Additionally, NYU application
student experience.
numbers have increased by 44%, the student retention rate has
As we look ahead, we remain
increased by 23%, and students
steadfastly committed to our
have dubbed NYU as their
student affairs hallmarks that
“#1 Dream School” five times
guide and unify our services and
since 2004 (according to The
programs — learning, community,
Princeton Review).
diversity, wellness, quality service,
It is clear that now, more than
and innovation. We also take
ever, students are proud to
great joy in the momentum we
wear the NYU name and feel
have built and the student lives
connected to our university, as
we have impacted. Here’s to the
well as the city they study in.
next 10 years and counting!
This book serves as a reflection of the THEN AND NOW
With all best wishes,
of student life here at NYU, told
Marc Wais, Senior Vice
in two parts:
President for Student Affairs
12 YEARS
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SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS VENUES — AND SOME PRETTY FAMOUS FACES — HAVE HOSTED OUR ANNUAL PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME AND ACCLAIMED REALITY SHOW FOR MORE THAN 5,000 NEW STUDENTS EVERY YEAR, MARKING THE START OF THE FALL SEMESTER.
2003 FIRST PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME HELD IN GOULD PLAZA.
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ULTRA VIOLET LIVE — A UNIVERSITY-WIDE TALENT SHOW THAT ONCE FEATURED LADY GAGA — SELLS OUT THE SKIRBALL CENTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
2003 ULTRA VIOLET LIVE, AN ANNUAL TRADITION HOSTED BY THE INTER-RESIDENCE HALL COUNCIL, PREMIERED.
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WELCOME WEEK HAS GROWN FROM 120 ACTIVITIES TO NEARLY 500 — CREATING THE BEST WEEK EVER FOR NEW STUDENTS, ENVIOUS SIBLINGS, AND PROUD PARENTS EACH YEAR.
2004 THE FIRST WELCOME WEEK TOOK PLACE AT WASHINGTON SQUARE.
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OUR 24-HOUR WELLNESS EXCHANGE HOTLINE FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT NYU’S GLOBAL CAMPUSES RECEIVED 17,000 CALLS IN 2014, A 425% INCREASE FROM 2005.
2004 THE WELLNESS EXCHANGE AND 24-HOUR HOTLINE WERE ESTABLISHED.
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THE REALITY SHOW STOP AND TAKE IT ALL IN.
2005 ‘THE REALITY SHOW: NYU’ PREMIERED, DRAWING NATIONAL ATTENTION AND ACCLAIM.
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OUR NATIONALLY RENOWNED STUDENT HEALTH CENTER TALLIED 137,464 VISITS AND SERVED MORE THAN 28,086 STUDENTS IN 2014 — AN INCREASE OF 87% FROM 2004.
2005 UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES AND COUNSELING MERGED TO FORM THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER.
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THE AWARD-WINNING GRADUATE WELCOME WEEK FEATURES MORE THAN 100 SPECIAL PROGRAMS THAT INTRODUCE NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS TO LIFE AT NYU.
2005 AS THE STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER EVOLVED, INCREASED SUPPORT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS WAS ADDED.
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SINCE 2005, THE STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 145,000 CALLS AND SEEN ALMOST 200,000 VISITORS.
2005 THE STUDENT LIFE AND COMMUTER STUDENT SERVICES OFFICES MERGED TO FORM THE STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER.
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BASED ON QUICK CALCULATIONS, THAT’S AT LEAST 166 QUESTIONS A DAY — ASSUMING EACH CALLER AND VISITOR POSED JUST ONE.
2005 THE SRC ADDED SUPPORT FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS AND NYU PARENTS.
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IN 2014, NYU APPEARED ON THE PRESIDENT’S HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOR ROLL WITH DISTINCTION FOR THE SIXTH TIME IN EIGHT YEARS.
2005 THE NYU ALTERNATIVE BREAKS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED.
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ACCLAIMED PROGRAMS SUCH AS MLK WEEK AND ALLY WEEK HIGHLIGHT NYU’S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY EDUCATION.
2005 THE OFFICE FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINO, AND ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENT SERVICES BECAME THE CENTER FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS. 26
EVERY YEAR, MLK WEEK DRAWS OVER 3,000 ATTENDEES FOR MORE THAN 60 EVENTS AROUND CAMPUS.
2005 THE FIRST MLK CELEBRATION WEEK TOOK PLACE IN NEW YORK, 44 YEARS AFTER REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DELIVERED A SPEECH ON OUR CAMPUS. 27
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IN OUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO ENHANCE AND STREAMLINE HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS, WE INTRODUCED THE NYU MINUTE EMAIL NEWSLETTER, NEXT STOP: NYU FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN AND TRANSFERS, AND A GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE VIA HASHTAGNYU.
2005 THE FIRST EDITION OF OUR ‘NYU MINUTE’ IS DELIVERED TO STUDENTS VIA EMAIL. TODAY, THE NEWSLETTER IS PRODUCED BY THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS. 30
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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ‘TEAR IT UP!’ AND ‘VIOLET NATION’ EVENTS LED TO A SPIKE IN ATTENDANCE AND SENSE OF COMMUNITY AT VARSITY ATHLETIC EVENTS.
2006 THE FIRST ‘TEAR IT UP!’ GAME WAS PLAYED AT COLES AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
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WASSERMAN’S ‘LIFE BEYOND THE SQUARE’ SURVEY OF THE CLASS OF 2014 FOUND THAT MORE THAN 94.7% OF RESPONDENTS WERE EMPLOYED OR ENROLLED IN A GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM.
2006 THE 20,000 SQ. FT. STATE-OF-THE-ART WASSERMAN CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPENED.
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THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT HAS COORDINATED 12 EXTERNAL EXPERT REVIEWS, CONDUCTED 22 QUANTITATIVE PROJECTS AND OVER 150 CONSULTATIONS TO INVESTIGATE THE IMPACT OF STUDENT LIFE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT ALL OF NYU’S CAMPUSES.
2006 THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT WAS CREATED.
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IN 2014, NYU RECEIVED A 4.5 STAR RATING — OUT OF FIVE STARS — IN THE NATIONAL CAMPUS PRIDE INDEX.
2007 NYU FIRST APPEARED ON THE PRINCETON REVIEW’S LIST OF THE MOST LGBT-FRIENDLY CAMPUSES.
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IN SUPPORT OF NYU’S MISSION AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY, THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY STANDARDS RESOLVED 3,300 CASES OF REPORTED VIOLATIONS OF UNIVERSITY POLICY IN 2015 — INCLUDING ALLEGED NOISE, ALCOHOL, AND GUEST POLICY INFRACTIONS.
2008 THE OFFICE OF JUDICIAL AFFAIRS BECOMES THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE.
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‘EXPLORE NEW YORK ... EXPLORE THE WORLD’ TAKES STUDENTS ON WALKING TOURS FAR BEYOND WASHINGTON SQUARE TO NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDING CORONA PARK, ASTORIA, STATEN ISLAND, AND HARLEM THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND ON SPECIAL SUMMER EXCURSIONS.
2008 ‘EXPLORE NEW YORK ... EXPLORE THE WORLD’ WAS ESTABLISHED.
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‘PORTRAITS: VOICES OF A PEOPLE’ — BASED ON THE WORK OF RENOWNED HISTORIAN AND NYU ALUM HOWARD ZINN — HEADLINES NYU WELCOME WEEK WITH THE LIKES OF ACTORS JESSE EISENBERG, STANLEY TUCCI, AND WALLACE SHAWN.
2009 ‘PORTRAITS: VOICES OF A PEOPLE’ PREMIERED.
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2009 RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION AND THE OFFICE OF HOUSING MERGED TO BECOME THE OFFICE OF RESIDENTIAL LIFE AND HOUSING SERVICES. 45
THE AWARD-WINNING NYU ALLY WEEK ALLOWS OUR COMMUNITY AT ALL OF NYU’S CAMPUSES TO ADDRESS STEREOTYPES AND COMBAT PREJUDICE.
2011 NYU ALLY WEEK DEBUTED.
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REVAMPED THE COMMUTER PREVIEW DAY INTO AN OVERNIGHT RETREAT THAT INVITES 150+ FIRST-YEAR COMMUTER STUDENTS TO SPEND THE NIGHT AT AN NYU RESIDENCE HALL, BUILD STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITH PEERS, AND FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH CAMPUS PRIOR TO THE ACADEMIC YEAR.
2011 THE COMMUTER STUDENT COUNCIL WAS FOUNDED AND BECAME A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT SENATORS COUNCIL’S UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ON STUDENT LIFE. 49
INCOMING STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD INTRODUCE THEMSELVES ONLINE BEFORE ARRIVING ON CAMPUS THROUGH THE ‘ONE WORD. ONE WORLD.’ PHOTO AND VIDEO CONTEST.
2011 THE OFFICE OF INTERACTIVE MEDIA WAS CREATED TO ENGAGE AND CONNECT STUDENTS ACROSS NYU CAMPUSES USING SOCIAL MEDIA. 50
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GLOBAL SPIRITUAL LIFE SEES OVER 4,000 STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF EVERY WEEK FOR WORSHIP, CLASSES, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS — INCLUDING FREE YOGA AND MEDITATION — MAKING US THE LARGEST INTERFAITH CENTER IN NYC.
2012 THE CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIFE MOVED INTO THE NEW GLOBAL CENTER FOR ACADEMIC AND SPIRITUAL LIFE ON WASHINGTON SQUARE SOUTH. 52
LED BY OUR VARSITY MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM, NYU COACHES, ATHLETES, AND ADMINISTRATORS CREATED AN ‘IT GETS BETTER’ VIDEO, JOINING THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO SUPPORT AND INSPIRE LGBTQ YOUTH ON YOUTUBE.
2012 THE INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO LAUNCHED ON YOUTUBE AND WAS QUICKLY VIEWED BY MORE THAN 40,000 PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. 53
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TEAM NYU GLOBAL TAKES VARSITY TEAMS AROUND THE WORLD FOR LANGUAGE IMMERSION, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND COMPETITION. NEARLY 300 NYU STUDENT-ATHLETES AND COACHES HAVE GIVEN BACK TO COMMUNITIES IN FLORENCE, LONDON, GLASGOW, LANDSTUHL, MADRID, PARIS, AND VALENCIA.
2012 NYU MEN’S BASKETBALL TRAVELED TO ITALY AS STUDENTS, COMPETITORS, AND VOLUNTEERS AT DYNAMO CAMP.
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NYU MUSEUM GATEWAY PROVIDES ALL NYU STUDENTS FREE ACCESS TO SOME OF NEW YORK CITY’S BEST CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.
2012 NYU MUSEUM GATEWAY WAS INTRODUCED TO THE NYU COMMUNITY.
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2014 MUSEUM PARTNERS REPORTED MORE THAN 30,000 VISITS IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROGRAM.
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THE NEW OFFICE OF GLOBAL SERVICES OFFERS COMPLETE INBOUND, OUTBOUND, AND WORLDWIDE TRAVEL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF. IN 2014, THE OFFICE SERVICED 3,710 STUDENT VISA CASES AND 150 FACULTY IMMIGRATION CASES.
2013 THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS EVOLVED INTO THE OFFICE OF GLOBAL SERVICES.
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NYU HAS RECEIVED MORE NASPA EXCELLENCE AWARDS THAN ANY OTHER UNIVERSITY. IN FACT, WE HOLD MORE THAN DOUBLE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AWARDS HELD BY ANY OTHER INSTITUTION.
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THE AWARDS — GIVEN OUT BY ONE OF THE FOREMOST ASSOCIATIONS FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATORS — RECOGNIZE PROGRAMS BASED ON QUALITY AND INNOVATION.
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ABOUT 91% OF UNDERGRADUATES WORK ONE PART-TIME JOB OR INTERNSHIP. ABOUT 24% WORK TWO, WHILE 4% WORK THREE.
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$2.65 MILLION ALLOCATED TO UNFUNDED INTERNSHIPS FOR ALL STUDENTS AT ALL OF NYU’S CAMPUSES.
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$55,647 MEAN STARTING SALARY FOR CLASS OF 2014 RESPONDENTS IN THE ‘LIFE BEYOND THE SQUARE’ SURVEY.
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MORE THAN 450 STUDENT CLUBS REGISTERED IN 2014.
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ONE MILLION + VISITS TO NYU ATHLETIC FACILITIES EVERY YEAR.
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246 ALL-AMERICA HONORS EARNED BY NYU VARSITY ATHLETES SINCE 2003.
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SEVEN FRESHMEN-ONLY RESIDENCE HALLS ESTABLISHED SINCE 2005.
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100% OCCUPANCY IN RESIDENCE HALLS EACH FALL SEMESTER FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
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85% OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE WHILE AT NYU.
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100% INCREASE IN GREEK LIFE ENROLLMENT AFTER FRATERNITY AND SORORITY HOUSING WAS CONSOLIDATED AND MOVED TO LAFAYETTE STREET IN 2005.
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10K+ STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF SERVED ANNUALLY BY THE OFFICE OF GLOBAL SERVICES.
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900 STUDENTS REGISTER WITH THE MOSES CENTER FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES EACH YEAR.
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