Hilbert College

Hilbert College is a private Franciscan college in Hamburg, New York. The college is named after Mother Colette Hilbert of the Franciscan Sisters of Saint Joseph, who founded the school to train teachers in 1957. Hilbert College enrolls approximately 800 students and grants both undergraduate and master's degrees.

Hilbert College
TypePrivate college
Established1957
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Franciscan)
Endowment$6.9 million (2017)[1]
PresidentDr. Michael S. Brophy
Academic staff
126
Undergraduates800
Location
Hamburg
,
New York
,
United States
CampusSuburban
ColorsRoyal Blue and White
AthleticsNCAA Division III
NicknameHawks
Sporting affiliations
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, North Eastern Athletic Conference
MascotHawk
Websitewww.hilbert.edu

Academics

Hilbert College offers 17 bachelor's degree programs on a semester schedule with summer sessions available. The graduate program operates on five-week sessions and was begun in 2011.[2]

Campus

Hilbert College is on a 60-acre suburban campus that consists of 11 buildings and several athletic fields. Franciscan Hall, the main administrative building, was opened in 1997. Bogel Hall and McGrath Library were the first buildings to open when the college moved from the FSSJ Motherhouse to the new Hamburg campus. St. Joseph Residence Hall and the Campus Center opened the following year. The college later added four new apartment-style residence buildings (2003); Trinity Hall (2009), Paczesny Hall (2006), and the Swan Auditorium (2006).

Student life

Hilbert's student body is 58 percent female, 42 percent male. Eighty-seven percent of students are from Western New York and 85 percent are full-time students. Approximately 40 percent are first-generation college students.

The college has 30 student-run clubs and organizations. Hilbert also has nearly 300 housing spaces in two residence halls and four campus apartments. The campus dining hall is in the upper level of the Campus Center.

Athletics
Hilbert Hawks
UniversityHilbert College
ConferenceAllegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, North Eastern Athletic Conference, United Volleyball Conference
NCAADivision III
LocationHamburg, New York
Varsity teams15 varsity
Basketball arenaHafner Recreation Center
MascotBert the Hawk
NicknameHawks
ColorsRoyal Blue and White
   
Websitewww.hilberthawks.com

The Hilbert Hawks participate in NCAA Division III athletics and most of the college's 15 intercollegiate teams compete in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC). The Hawks field teams in baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's bowling, men's and women's cross country, mixed golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's track, and women's volleyball. The men's and women's lacrosse teams also compete in the North Eastern Athletic Conference.

The Hafner Recreation Center includes a 2,000-square-foot fitness center, four locker rooms and administrative offices. Hilbert also has two multipurpose fields for soccer and lacrosse as well as diamonds for baseball and softball on campus.

Notable alumni

References
  1. http://www.collegeresults.org/collegeprofile.aspx?institutionid=191621
  2. Hilbert College Newsline - "Hilbert Launching College’s First Graduate Programs This Fall" Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
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