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{{Short description|College in New York State, U.S.}}
{{Short description|Private college in Cazenovia, New York, U.S.}}
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{{Infobox university
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| image = Cazenovia College Seal.jpg
| image = Cazenovia College Seal.jpg
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| former_names = Genesee Seminary<br />Oneida and Genesee Conference Seminary<br />Oneida Conference Seminary<br />Central New York Conference Seminary<br />Cazenovia Seminary (1894–1942)<br />Cazenovia Junior College (1942–1961)<br />Cazenovia College for Women (1961–1982)
| former_names = Genesee Seminary<br />Oneida and Genesee Conference Seminary<br />Oneida Conference Seminary<br />Central New York Conference Seminary<br />Cazenovia Seminary (1894–1942)<br />Cazenovia Junior College (1942–1961)<br />Cazenovia College for Women (1961–1982)
| established = {{Start date and age|1824}}
| established = {{Start date and age|1824}}
| type = [[Private college]]
| type = [[Private college]]
| endowment = $32.2 million (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2014_Endowment_Market_Values_Revised.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223091003/http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2014_Endowment_Market_Values_Revised.pdf |archive-date=2017-02-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| endowment = $32.2 million (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2014_Endowment_Market_Values_Revised.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223091003/http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2014_Endowment_Market_Values_Revised.pdf |archive-date=2017-02-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| president = David Bergh
| president =
| city = [[Cazenovia (village), New York|Cazenovia]]
| city = [[Cazenovia (village), New York|Cazenovia]]
| state = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| state = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
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| coor = {{Coord|42.9320|-75.8538|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| students = 800 (Fall 2020)<ref name="usnews.com">{{cite news |title=Cazenovia College #13 in Regional Colleges North (tie) • Cazenovia, NY |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/cazenovia-college-2685 |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=[[US News]]}}</ref>
| students = 800 (Fall 2020)<ref name="usnews.com">{{cite news |title=Cazenovia College #13 in Regional Colleges North (tie) • Cazenovia, NY |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/cazenovia-college-2685 |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=[[US News]]}}</ref>
| undergrad = 775 (Fall 2020)<ref name="usnews.com"/>
| undergrad = 775 (Fall 2020)<ref name="usnews.com"/>
| postgrad = 25 (Fall 2020)<ref name="usnews.com"/>
| postgrad = 25 (Fall 2020)<ref name="usnews.com"/>
| faculty = 154 (54 full-time, 100 part-time)
| faculty = 154 (54 full-time, 100 part-time)
| colors = Blue & gold<br>{{Color box|#002663|border=darkgray}}&nbsp;{{Color box|#ffcc04|border=darkgray}}
| colors = Blue & gold<br>{{Color box|#002663|border=darkgray}}&nbsp;{{Color box|#ffcc04|border=darkgray}}
| sports_nickname = [[Wildcat]]s
| sports_nickname = [[Wildcat]]s
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division III]] – [[North Atlantic Conference|NAC]]
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division III]] – [[North Atlantic Conference|NAC]]
| logo = Cazenovia College logo.jpg
| logo = Cazenovia College logo.jpg
| logo_size = 275
| logo_size = 275
| website = {{URL|http://www.cazenovia.edu}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.cazenovia.edu}}
}}
}}


'''Cazenovia College''' is a [[private college]] in [[Cazenovia, New York]]. Founded as the Genesee Seminary in 1824 and sponsored by the [[Methodist Church]], in 1894 the college adopted the name of '''Cazenovia Seminary'''. It was reorganized in 1942 after church sponsorship was withdrawn and was Cazenovia College for Women from 1961 to 1982, when the college became co-educational again.
'''Cazenovia College''' was a [[private college]] in [[Cazenovia, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cazenovia College |url=https://www.cazenovia.edu/ |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Cazenovia College |language=en}}</ref> Founded as the Genesee Seminary in 1824 and sponsored by the [[Methodism|Methodist Church]] in 1894, the college adopted the name of '''Cazenovia Seminary'''. It was reorganized in 1942 after church sponsorship was withdrawn and was Cazenovia College for Women from 1961 to 1982, when the college became co-educational again. It closed on June 30, 2023 due to poor finances and other economic issues.<ref name="closes in 2023">{{Cite news |last=Moriarty |first=Rick |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/12/cazenovia-college-to-close-after-nearly-200-years.html |title=Cazenovia College to close after nearly 200 years |newspaper=[[Syracuse Post-Standard]] |date=10 December 2022 |access-date=10 December 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Closures of Degree-Granting Institutions |url=https://www.nysed.gov/college-university-evaluation/closures-degree-granting-institutions |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=New York State Education Department |language=en}}</ref>

On December 7, 2022, it was announced that the school would permanently close after the 2022-2023 academic year. Poor finances was cited as the main reason for this closure.<ref name="closes in 2023">{{Cite news |last=Moriarty |first=Rick |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/12/cazenovia-college-to-close-after-nearly-200-years.html |title=Cazenovia College to close after nearly 200 years |newspaper=[[Syracuse Post-Standard]] |date=10 December 2022 |access-date=10 December 2022 }}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Hubbard Hall - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Hubbard Hall]]
[[File:Hubbard Hall - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Hubbard Hall]]
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Cazenovia College began in 1824 as the '''Genesee Seminary'''<!--per source "Seminary of the Genesee Conference"--> and was the second Methodist seminary to be established in the United States. Between 1904 and 1931, it functioned as a secondary school for local young people, an arrangement that ended when Cazenovia Central High School was built. It was sponsored by the [[Methodist Church]] but was a non-sectarian institution.<ref name="default 25mm" /> It was initially located in the old [[Madison County, New York|Madison County]] Courthouse. Cazenovia was co-educational from its foundation.<ref name="history">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cazenovia.edu/about/history-cazenovia-college|title=History of Cazenovia College|website=Cazenovia College|access-date=2022-05-13|archive-date=2022-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527123036/https://www.cazenovia.edu/about/history-cazenovia-college|url-status=dead}}</ref> The seminary was created at the instigation of [[George Peck (clergyman)|George Peck]] and several other prominent clergymen in the area. In 1839, the seminary initiated a ''three year course'', as it was called, which was focused at the education of women. The seminary also had a [[missionary]] course, and in 1843 [[Sophronia Farrington]] (class of 1828) went out as the first female missionary to Africa, under the auspices of the Young Men's Missionary Society of [[Boston]]. This was the earliest foreign mission established by the Methodist Episcopal Church.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/firstfiftyyears00reddgoog First Fifty years of Cazenovia Seminary, 1825-1875: The Missionary Cohort]. Accessed 26 August 2009.</ref>

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Cazenovia College began in 1824 as the '''Genesee Seminary'''<!--per source "Seminary of the Genesee Conference"--> and was the second Methodist seminary to be established in the United States. Between 1904 and 1931, it functioned as a secondary school for local young people, an arrangement that ended when Cazenovia Central High School was built. It was sponsored by the [[Methodist Church]] but was a non-sectarian institution.<ref name="default 25mm"/> It was initially located in the old [[Madison County, New York|Madison County]] Courthouse. Cazenovia was co-educational from its foundation.<ref name="history">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cazenovia.edu/about/history-cazenovia-college|title=History of Cazenovia College|website=Cazenovia College}}</ref> The seminary was created at the instigation of [[George Peck (clergyman)|George Peck]] and several other prominent clergymen in the area. In 1839, the seminary initiated a ''three year course'', as it was called, which was focused at the education of women. The seminary also had a [[missionary]] course, and in 1843 [[Sophronia Farrington]] (class of 1828) went out as the first female missionary to Africa, under the auspices of the Young Men's Missionary Society of [[Boston]]. This was the earliest foreign mission established by the Methodist Episcopal Church.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/firstfiftyyears00reddgoog First Fifty years of Cazenovia Seminary, 1825-1875: The Missionary Cohort]. Accessed 26 August 2009.</ref>


Later the institution was known as Cazenovia Seminary. It was known as the '''Oneida and Genesee Conference Seminary''', the '''Oneida Conference Seminary''', and the '''Central New York Conference Seminary''' over the years. It did not officially adopt the name '''Cazenovia Seminary''' until 1894 but the name was at times used from its inception and is often used to refer to it at any time before it became a college.
Later the institution was known as Cazenovia Seminary. It was known as the '''Oneida and Genesee Conference Seminary''', the '''Oneida Conference Seminary''', and the '''Central New York Conference Seminary''' over the years. It did not officially adopt the name '''Cazenovia Seminary''' until 1894 but the name was at times used from its inception and is often used to refer to it at any time before it became a college.
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In 1942 church sponsorship of Cazenovia was withdrawn and it was reorganized to include a junior college program as well as the prep school with the name of '''Cazenovia Junior College'''. It then became '''Cazenovia College for Women''' in 1961. In 1982 it returned to being co-educational and adopted its present name, '''Cazenovia College''', although it was not recognized as a bachelor's degree-granting institution until 1988.<ref name=history /> In 2019 it began its first graduate program, a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
In 1942 church sponsorship of Cazenovia was withdrawn and it was reorganized to include a junior college program as well as the prep school with the name of '''Cazenovia Junior College'''. It then became '''Cazenovia College for Women''' in 1961. In 1982 it returned to being co-educational and adopted its present name, '''Cazenovia College''', although it was not recognized as a bachelor's degree-granting institution until 1988.<ref name=history /> In 2019 it began its first graduate program, a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.


In September 2022, after a failed attempt to refinance debt, the college defaulted on a $25 million bond payment.<ref name="default 25mm">{{cite news |last1=Moriarty |first1=Rick |title=Central NY college defaults on $25M bond payment, future uncertain |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/10/central-ny-college-defaults-on-25m-bond-payment-future-uncertain.html |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=[[syracuse.com]] |date=14 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Moriarty |first1=Rick |last2=Carlson |first2=Chris |title=How a monthslong scramble to save Cazenovia College failed: 'It does seem so unimaginable' |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/12/how-a-monthslong-scramble-to-save-cazenovia-college-failed-it-does-seem-so-unimaginable.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=[[syracuse.com]] |date=13 December 2022 |language=en}} {{paywall}}</ref> On December 7, 2022, it was announced that the school would permanently close after the 2022-2023 academic year. Poor finances was cited as the main reason for this closure.<ref name="closes in 2023"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bauer-Wolf |first1=Jeremy |title=Cazenovia College says it will close in spring 2023, citing financial stress and rising inflation |url=https://www.highereddive.com/news/cazenovia-college-says-it-will-close-in-spring-2023-citing-financial-stres/638255/ |access-date=10 December 2022 |work=Higher Ed Dive |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
In September 2022, after a failed attempt to refinance debt, the college defaulted on a $25 million bond payment owed to the Madison County Capital Resource Corporation.<ref name="default 25mm">{{cite news |last1=Moriarty |first1=Rick |title=Central NY college defaults on $25M bond payment, future uncertain |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/10/central-ny-college-defaults-on-25m-bond-payment-future-uncertain.html |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=[[syracuse.com]] |date=14 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Moriarty |first1=Rick |last2=Carlson |first2=Chris |title=How a monthslong scramble to save Cazenovia College failed: 'It does seem so unimaginable' |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2022/12/how-a-monthslong-scramble-to-save-cazenovia-college-failed-it-does-seem-so-unimaginable.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=[[syracuse.com]] |date=13 December 2022 |language=en}} {{subscription required}}</ref> On December 7, 2022, it was announced that the school would permanently close, citing poor finances as the main reason.<ref name="closes in 2023"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bauer-Wolf |first1=Jeremy |title=Cazenovia College says it will close in spring 2023, citing financial stress and rising inflation |url=https://www.highereddive.com/news/cazenovia-college-says-it-will-close-in-spring-2023-citing-financial-stres/638255/ |access-date=10 December 2022 |work=Higher Ed Dive |date=7 December 2022}}</ref> In April 2023, the entire campus was put up for sale by A&G Real Estate Partners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ostrander |first=Emma Misiaszek & Dale |date=2023-04-12 |title=Cazenovia College campus officially up for sale as final class prepares to graduate in May |url=https://cnycentral.com/news/local/cazenovia-college-campus-officially-up-for-sale-as-final-class-prepares-to-graduate-in-may |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=WSTM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-29 |title=National real estate firm lists Cazenovia College campuses for sale – Eagle News Online |url=https://eaglenewsonline.com/new/government/2023/04/17/national-real-estate-firm-lists-cazenovia-college-campuses-for-sale/ |access-date=2023-06-21}}</ref> The final commencement occurring on May 13, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-02 |title='It was a good run': Cazenovia College's last day of class before the school closes for good |url=https://www.wrvo.org/education/2023-05-02/it-was-a-good-run-cazenovia-colleges-last-day-of-class-before-the-school-closes-for-good |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=WRVO Public Media |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cazenovia College holds final commencement |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2023/05/13/cazenovia-college-holds-final-commencement |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=spectrumlocalnews.com |language=en}}</ref> In addition, there was an online-only session of summer classes ending June 25, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Summer Session Online Courses |url=https://www.cazenovia.edu/academics/adult-and-continuing-education/online-learning/summer-term |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Cazenovia College |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Closures of Degree-Granting Institutions |url=https://www.nysed.gov/college-university-evaluation/closures-degree-granting-institutions |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=New York State Education Department |language=en}}</ref> with a final closure date of June 30, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Closures of Degree-Granting Institutions |url=https://www.nysed.gov/college-university-evaluation/closures-degree-granting-institutions |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=New York State Education Department |language=en}}</ref> The final president of the college was David Bergh. The college's records are maintained by nearby [[Le Moyne College]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Misiaszek |first1=Emma |date=19 April 2023 |title=Le Moyne to maintain Cazenovia College's records, dedicate space to preserve its legacy |language=en |work=[[WSTM-TV]] |url=https://cnycentral.com/news/local/le-moyne-to-maintain-cazenovia-colleges-records-dedicate-space-to-preserve-its-legacy |access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref>

In July 2023 it was announced that the [[New York State Police]] would use the former campus as a temporary home of a state police training academy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coin |first=Glenn |date=2023-07-19 |title=Recently closed Cazenovia College will become site of state police academy branch |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2023/07/recently-closed-cazenovia-college-will-be-site-of-state-police-academy-branch.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=syracuse |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-20 |title=Former Cazenovia College campus will be used for state police training |url=https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/former-cazenovia-college-campus-will-be-used-for-state-police-training/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=WSYR |language=en-US}}</ref> The state police plan to use the site for the next two years while the campus is on the market to be sold.


== Athletics ==
== Athletics ==
The Cazenovia athletic teams are called the Wildcats. The college is a member of the [[NCAA Division III]] ranks, primarily competing in the [[North Atlantic Conference]] (NAC) since the 2020–21 academic year. The Wildcats previously competed in the [[United East Conference|North Eastern Athletic Conference]] (NEAC; now currently known as the United East Conference (UEC)) from 2004–05 to 2019–20.
The Cazenovia athletic teams were called the Wildcats. The college was a member of the [[NCAA Division III]] ranks, primarily competing in the [[North Atlantic Conference]] (NAC) from 2020–21 until its closure. The Wildcats previously competed in the [[United East Conference|North Eastern Athletic Conference]] (now known as the United East Conference) from 2004 to 2020.


Cazenovia competes in 16 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer and swimming & diving; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving and volleyball; and co-ed sports include eSports. Former sports included men's crew, equestrian, tennis and volleyball; and women's cheerleading, crew, equestrian and tennis
Cazenovia competed in 16 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports included baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer and swimming & diving, while women's sports included basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, equestrian and volleyball. There was also a co-ed [[Esports|eSports]] team. At various times, Cazenovia also had men's crew, equestrian, tennis and volleyball, as well as women's cheerleading, crew and tennis teams, but they no longer existed at the time of the college's closure in 2023.


== Notable alumni ==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Lisle C. Carter]] - First President of the [[University of the District of Columbia]] (UDC)
* [[Lisle C. Carter]] – First President of the [[University of the District of Columbia]] (UDC)
* [[Carole Cole]] - CEO of King Cole Productions
* [[Carole Cole]] – CEO of King Cole Productions
* [[Lucinda L. Combs]] - First female physician to serve in China for the Women's Foreign Ministry Society
* [[Lucinda L. Combs]] – First female physician to serve in China for the Women's Foreign Ministry Society
* [[Sophronia Farrington Cone]] - First female missionary to Africa
* [[Sophronia Farrington Cone]] – First female missionary to Africa
* [[Nathan Smith Davis]] - First editor of the ''[[JAMA|Journal of the American Medical Association]]''
* [[Nathan Smith Davis]] – First editor of the ''[[JAMA|Journal of the American Medical Association]]''
* [[Wallace B. Douglas]] - Minnesota lawyer, judge, and state representative
* [[Wallace B. Douglas]] – Minnesota lawyer, judge, and state representative
* [[L. Fidelia Woolley Gillette]] - One of the first women to be ordained Universalist minister in the United States and the first woman ordained of any denomination in Canada
* [[L. Fidelia Woolley Gillette]] – One of the first women to be ordained Universalist minister in the United States and the first woman ordained of any denomination in Canada
* [[Joseph B. Hamilton]] - Wisconsin lawyer, judge, and state senator
* [[Joseph B. Hamilton]] – Wisconsin lawyer, judge, and state senator
* [[Lewis Hartsough]] - Methodist minister and gospel song writer/composer
* [[Lewis Hartsough]] – Methodist minister and gospel song writer/composer
* [[Joseph E. Irish]] - Wisconsin clergyman and state senator
* [[Joseph E. Irish]] – Wisconsin clergyman and state senator
* [[William C. McDonald (governor)|William C. McDonald]] - [[Governor of New Mexico]]<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.newmexicohistory.org/filedetails.php?fileID=460| title= McDonald, William Calhoun| publisher= New Mexico State Record Center and Archives| accessdate= 2012-07-14| url-status= dead| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120324174241/http://www.newmexicohistory.org/filedetails.php?fileID=460| archivedate= 2012-03-24}}</ref>
* [[William C. McDonald (governor)|William C. McDonald]] – [[Governor of New Mexico]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newmexicohistory.org/filedetails.php?fileID=460 |title=McDonald, William Calhoun |publisher=New Mexico State Record Center and Archives |accessdate=2012-07-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324174241/http://www.newmexicohistory.org/filedetails.php?fileID=460 |archivedate=2012-03-24}}</ref>
* [[John Philip Newman]] - [[Bishop]] of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]]; previously three times the [[Chaplain]] of the [[United States Senate]]
* [[John Philip Newman]] – [[Bishop]] of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]]; previously three times the [[Chaplain]] of the [[United States Senate]]
* [[John W. North]] - Pioneer statesman and founder of [[Riverside, California]]
* [[John W. North]] – Pioneer statesman and founder of [[Riverside, California]]
* [[Daniel D. Pratt]] - [[United States Senator]] from Indiana
* [[Daniel D. Pratt]] – [[United States Senator]] from Indiana
* [[Rodney S. Rose]] - Pastor, father of [[Bayonne Whipple]]
* [[Rodney S. Rose]] – Pastor, father of [[Bayonne Whipple]]
* [[Leland Stanford]] - Industrialist, co-founder of [[Central Pacific Railroad]]; [[Governor of California]] and U.S. Senator; founder of [[Stanford University]]
* [[Leland Stanford]] – Industrialist, [[Governor of California]] and U.S. Senator; founder of [[Stanford University]]
*[[Thomas Condon]] - Geologist, Congregational Minister
* [[James Wilson Seaton]] - American lawyer and legislator
* [[Harvey A. Truesdell]] - New York businessman and assemblyman
* [[John E. Burton]] – Wisconsin businessman and mining financier
* [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] - American songwriter
* [[James Wilson Seaton]] – American lawyer and legislator
* [[Harvey A. Truesdell]] – New York businessman and assemblyman
* [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] – American songwriter
* [[Daniel C. Van Norman]] – Canadian educator, clergyman, and school founder
* [[Daniel C. Van Norman]] – Canadian educator, clergyman, and school founder
* [[David F. Wilber]] - [[United States Representative]] from New York
* [[David F. Wilber]] – [[United States Representative]] from New York
* [[Barbara W. Woodlee]] - Former president of [[Kennebec Valley Community College]], the first female president in both the state technical college and community college systems
* [[Barbara W. Woodlee]] – Former president of [[Kennebec Valley Community College]], the first female president in both the state technical college and community college systems


== References ==
== References ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.cazenovia.edu}}
* {{Official website|http://www.cazenovia.edu}}
* [http://www.cazenoviawildcats.com Official athletics website]
* [http://www.cazenoviawildcats.com Official athletics website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512145143/https://cazenoviawildcats.com/ |date=2022-05-12 }}
* [http://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/cazcoll01 The Bonnie Monroe Fashion Illustration Collection from Cazenovia College on New York Heritage Digital Collections]
* [http://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/cazcoll01 The Bonnie Monroe Fashion Illustration Collection from Cazenovia College on New York Heritage Digital Collections]


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Revision as of 20:45, 13 April 2024

Former names
Genesee Seminary
Oneida and Genesee Conference Seminary
Oneida Conference Seminary
Central New York Conference Seminary
Cazenovia Seminary (1894–1942)
Cazenovia Junior College (1942–1961)
Cazenovia College for Women (1961–1982)
TypePrivate college
Established1824; 200 years ago (1824)
Endowment$32.2 million (2014)[1]
Academic staff
154 (54 full-time, 100 part-time)
Students800 (Fall 2020)[2]
Undergraduates775 (Fall 2020)[2]
Postgraduates25 (Fall 2020)[2]
Location
Cazenovia
,
New York
,
United States

42°55′55″N 75°51′14″W / 42.9320°N 75.8538°W / 42.9320; -75.8538
ColorsBlue & gold
   
NicknameWildcats
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – NAC
Websitewww.cazenovia.edu

Cazenovia College was a private college in Cazenovia, New York.[3] Founded as the Genesee Seminary in 1824 and sponsored by the Methodist Church in 1894, the college adopted the name of Cazenovia Seminary. It was reorganized in 1942 after church sponsorship was withdrawn and was Cazenovia College for Women from 1961 to 1982, when the college became co-educational again. It closed on June 30, 2023 due to poor finances and other economic issues.[4][5]

History

Hubbard Hall

Cazenovia College began in 1824 as the Genesee Seminary and was the second Methodist seminary to be established in the United States. Between 1904 and 1931, it functioned as a secondary school for local young people, an arrangement that ended when Cazenovia Central High School was built. It was sponsored by the Methodist Church but was a non-sectarian institution.[6] It was initially located in the old Madison County Courthouse. Cazenovia was co-educational from its foundation.[7] The seminary was created at the instigation of George Peck and several other prominent clergymen in the area. In 1839, the seminary initiated a three year course, as it was called, which was focused at the education of women. The seminary also had a missionary course, and in 1843 Sophronia Farrington (class of 1828) went out as the first female missionary to Africa, under the auspices of the Young Men's Missionary Society of Boston. This was the earliest foreign mission established by the Methodist Episcopal Church.[8]

Later the institution was known as Cazenovia Seminary. It was known as the Oneida and Genesee Conference Seminary, the Oneida Conference Seminary, and the Central New York Conference Seminary over the years. It did not officially adopt the name Cazenovia Seminary until 1894 but the name was at times used from its inception and is often used to refer to it at any time before it became a college.

In 1942 church sponsorship of Cazenovia was withdrawn and it was reorganized to include a junior college program as well as the prep school with the name of Cazenovia Junior College. It then became Cazenovia College for Women in 1961. In 1982 it returned to being co-educational and adopted its present name, Cazenovia College, although it was not recognized as a bachelor's degree-granting institution until 1988.[7] In 2019 it began its first graduate program, a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

In September 2022, after a failed attempt to refinance debt, the college defaulted on a $25 million bond payment owed to the Madison County Capital Resource Corporation.[6][9] On December 7, 2022, it was announced that the school would permanently close, citing poor finances as the main reason.[4][10] In April 2023, the entire campus was put up for sale by A&G Real Estate Partners.[11][12] The final commencement occurring on May 13, 2023.[13][14] In addition, there was an online-only session of summer classes ending June 25, 2023[15][16] with a final closure date of June 30, 2023.[17] The final president of the college was David Bergh. The college's records are maintained by nearby Le Moyne College.[18]

In July 2023 it was announced that the New York State Police would use the former campus as a temporary home of a state police training academy.[19][20] The state police plan to use the site for the next two years while the campus is on the market to be sold.

Athletics

The Cazenovia athletic teams were called the Wildcats. The college was a member of the NCAA Division III ranks, primarily competing in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) from 2020–21 until its closure. The Wildcats previously competed in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (now known as the United East Conference) from 2004 to 2020.

Cazenovia competed in 16 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports included baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer and swimming & diving, while women's sports included basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, equestrian and volleyball. There was also a co-ed eSports team. At various times, Cazenovia also had men's crew, equestrian, tennis and volleyball, as well as women's cheerleading, crew and tennis teams, but they no longer existed at the time of the college's closure in 2023.

Notable alumni

References

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  8. ^ First Fifty years of Cazenovia Seminary, 1825-1875: The Missionary Cohort. Accessed 26 August 2009.
  9. ^ Moriarty, Rick; Carlson, Chris (13 December 2022). "How a monthslong scramble to save Cazenovia College failed: 'It does seem so unimaginable'". syracuse.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022. (subscription required)
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  15. ^ "Summer Session Online Courses". Cazenovia College. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  16. ^ "Closures of Degree-Granting Institutions". New York State Education Department. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
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  18. ^ Misiaszek, Emma (19 April 2023). "Le Moyne to maintain Cazenovia College's records, dedicate space to preserve its legacy". WSTM-TV. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  19. ^ Coin, Glenn (2023-07-19). "Recently closed Cazenovia College will become site of state police academy branch". syracuse. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  20. ^ "Former Cazenovia College campus will be used for state police training". WSYR. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  21. ^ "McDonald, William Calhoun". New Mexico State Record Center and Archives. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-07-14.

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