D'Youville College


D'Youville College is a private college in Buffalo, New York. The college is a few blocks from the international Peace Bridge and has students from around the world. D'Youville was founded in 1908 as a Roman Catholic college.
D'Youville offers 54 degree majors for undergraduate and graduate students as well as advanced certificates for healthcare professionals and education. There are also five-year, dual-degree programs in occupational therapy, physician assistant, dietetics, undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing, a seven-year chiropractic school program, a Doctor of Physical Therapy program, and a Doctor of Pharmacy program. Education, math and natural sciences, business, and liberal arts majors are also available. D'Youville is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, and other appropriate accrediting agencies. A number of degrees are accepted by the Canadian National Government.
Its current enrollment is approximately 3,000 students. D'Youville enrolls approximately 500 Canadian students and an almost equal split between students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
D'Youville is where the Oblates of Mary Immaculate Catholic religious order of priests and brothers sends its U.S. pre-novitiate seminarians for undergraduate philosophy training before they complete their yearlong novitiate and then their graduate theological studies at the San Antonio-based Oblate School of Theology.

History

D'Youville College was founded by the Grey Nuns and named for their patron Saint Marie-Marguerite d'Youville. The New York State Legislature granted D'Youville a charter to become a college on April 8, 1908. The college was accredited by the University of the State of New York in 1908, and has maintained their accreditation ever since.
It was the first college to offer baccalaureate degree programs for women in Western New York, and remained a women's college until the 1970s. It also started the area's first four-year undergraduate nursing program in 1942.
Upon a voted directive of the Board of Directors, the process of change in status from college to university started in June 2007, with plans to present a formal request to the State Education Department once it finishes reviewing and modifying its requirements.
In July 2016 Sister Denise Roche, who served D'Youville College as president for 36 years, stepped down and was succeeded by interim college President William Mariani. In December 2016 the College Board of Trustees named Dr. Lorrie Clemo as the new president.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

D'Youville College, known athletically as the Saints, competed at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference until the coronavirus pandemic led to the effective cancellation of spring sports in the 2019–20 school year. Shortly before the premature end of the 2019–20 college season, D'Youville had been accepted as a new member of the Division II East Coast Conference effective in 2020–21. The Saints will become eligible for Division II national championships in 2023–24. Because the NCAA operates a single bowling championship open to members of all NCAA divisions, bowling is the only sport in which the Saints will be eligible for a national championship during the transition.
There are 14 intercollegiate programs:
Men's sports:
Women's sports:
Golf is offered as a co-ed program, though for purposes of NCAA competitions the program fields men's and women's squads.

Community service

At D'Youville, select classes integrate community service activities with coursework. Occupational therapy students organize and manages activity groups with senior citizens at community center near campus. Students in the course learn and practice leading groups and working in teams. The senior citizens at the center benefit through crafts, games, cooking and other enrichment activities.
Community outreach activities include:
The D'Youville community helps meet the needs of many different agencies and populations in Buffalo, including:
D'Youville College has over 45 campus clubs and organizations which sponsor events, activities and community service.