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Northeast entrance to Southampton College in May 2006 before the signage was to change to SUNY.

The Southampton College is a liberal arts college in Southampton, New York and that is now affiliated with the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

History

The campus was founded in 1963 by Long Island University. The campus is between the Shinnecock Indian Reservation and Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. It had a separate stop on the Long Island Rail Road until 1998 when the station was dismantled because it was lightly used.

From 1993, Robert F.X. Sillerman served as the Chancellor, replacing Angier Biddle Duke, ambassador to Spain under Lyndon Johnson. Sillerman took the job on two condistions: that the college scrap ill-defined liberal-arts programs and focus on marine science and creative writing. And that he lead publicity - he named Kermit the Frog as the 1996 commencement speaker: 31 newspapers picked up the story, a free marketing bonanza that raised the college's profile and drew hundreds of new admissions.

After many years of fiscal mismanagement, the University announced a multi-million dollar capital campaign, launched a new interdisciplinary CORE curriculum and the construction of a new library (almost completed) to re-vamp the campus. After one year of a 10 year plan however, Long Island University officials ceased all plans.

Closure by LIU

Long Island University decided to effectively close the campus by relocating all Undergraduate Programs to the Long Island University C.W. Post Campus. This forced most students to either move to C.W. Post where their programs would be offered but no classes would be added to C.W. Post's curriculum, or transfer elsewhere.

Although protests and advocacy including a rally by the non-profit Save The College at Southampton and the student-led organisation The Orphans of L.I.U. (Long Island University) made numerous headlines with their actions, Undergraduate Programs ceased and all but a few campus buildings were shuttered by the end of Summer 2005.

Graduate programs still at Southampton post Summer 2005 were:

Childhood Education (MS)
English and Writing (MFA)
Homeland Security (Advanced Certificate)
Literacy Education (MS)
Teaching Students with Disabilities (MS)

When Long Island University announced its plans to close the campus, in 2005 the Shinnecock Indian Nation filed a suit seeking return of 3,500 acres including both the campus and the golf club. There were local concerns that either the land would be taken over by the Shinnecocks for a casino, or that the land would be scooped up for a massive housing development in the Hamptons.

The undergraduate Marine Biology department was moved to the control of SUNY in summer 2005, and from the fall SUNY began offering an undergraduate marine sciences program, with teaching and research facilities at the campus leased from LIU.

Long Island University, on the east end of Long Island. On March 24, 2006, the University announced a final agreement for the purchase of the 81-acre Southampton College property from Long Island University with the intent to develop it as a full college campus focusing on academic programs related to the environment and sustainability. An enrollment of about 2,000 students is expected within the next five years. Professor Martin Schoonen was appointed interim dean of Southampton campus on August 3, 2006.

When Long Island University announced its plans to close the campus, in 2005 the Shinnecock Indian Nation filed a suit seeking return of 3,500 acres including both the campus and the golf club. There were local concerns that either the land would be taken over by the Shinnecocks for a casino, or that the land would be scooped up for a massive housing development in the Hamptons.

Transfer to SUNY

A deal closed in March 2006 transferring the college to the State University of New York at Stony Brook. SUNY is paying US $35 million for the 84 acre campus and its waterfront facility for its famed Marine Biology department (which was transferred to Stony Brook) as well as the NPR affiliated WLIU-FM 88.3 radio station.

Alumni

The writing department was the college's most famous department, since several New York City area authors who live in the area contribute including:

External links

Southampton College

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 Long Island University decided to effectively close the campus by relocating all Undergraduate Programs to the [[Long Island University C.W. Post Campus]]. This forced most students to either move to C.W. Post where their programs would be offered but no classes would be added to C.W. Post's curriculum, or transfer elsewhere.
-Although protests and advocacy including a rally by the non-profit Save The College at Southampton and the student-led organisation The Orphans of L.I.U. (Long Island University) made numerous headlines with their actions, Undergraduate Programs ceased and all but a few campus buildings were shuttered by the end of Summer [[2005]]. The undergraduate Marine Biology department was moved to Stony Brook.
+Although protests and advocacy including a rally by the non-profit Save The College at Southampton and the student-led organisation The Orphans of L.I.U. (Long Island University) made numerous headlines with their actions, Undergraduate Programs ceased and all but a few campus buildings were shuttered by the end of Summer [[2005]].
 Graduate programs still at Southampton post Summer [[2005]] were:
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 * Literacy Education (MS)
 * Teaching Students with Disabilities (MS)
+When Long Island University announced its plans to close the campus, in [[2005]] the [[Shinnecock Indian Nation]] filed a suit seeking return of 3,500 acres including both the campus and the golf club. There were local concerns that either the land would be taken over by the Shinnecocks for a casino, or that the land would be scooped up for a massive housing development in the [[Hamptons]].
+The undergraduate Marine Biology department was moved to the control of SUNY in summer [[2005]], and from the fall SUNY began offering an undergraduate marine sciences program, with teaching and research facilities at the campus leased from LIU.
+[[Long Island University]], on the east end of Long Island. On [[March 24]], [[2006]], the University announced a final agreement for the purchase of the 81-acre Southampton College property from [[Long Island University]] with the intent to develop it as a full college campus focusing on academic programs related to the environment and sustainability. An enrollment of about 2,000 students is expected within the next five years.  Professor Martin Schoonen was appointed interim dean of Southampton campus on August 3, 2006.
 When Long Island University announced its plans to close the campus, in [[2005]] the [[Shinnecock Indian Nation]] filed a suit seeking return of 3,500 acres including both the campus and the golf club. There were local concerns that either the land would be taken over by the Shinnecocks for a casino, or that the land would be scooped up for a massive housing development in the [[Hamptons]].