page_title: Manhattan College
section_title: Campus
hierarchical_section_title: Manhattan College / Campus
caption_attribution_description: English: Quad in spring
context_page_description: Manhattan College is a private, Roman Catholic, liberal arts college in the Bronx in New York City. After originally being established in 1853 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools as an academy for day students, Manhattan College was officially incorporated as an institution of higher education through a charter granted by the New York State Board of Regents. In 1922, the College moved from Manhattan to the Riverdale section of the Bronx, roughly 6.4 miles north of its original location on 131st Street in the Manhattanville section of Manhattan.
  Manhattan College offers undergraduate programs in the arts, business, education, health, engineering, and science.
  Graduate programs are offered for education, business, and engineering.
context_section_description: Manhattan College occupies a relatively compact campus. The college is divided into a north and south campus, in the residential Riverdale section of the Bronx. The North campus overlooks Van Cortlandt Park, and has as its focal point "the Quad", which sits at the center of the campus's four main buildings. Memorial Hall is the main entry onto campus and houses the office of the president as well as most of the other administrative offices on campus. Miguel Hall and De La Salle Hall are the main academic halls that border each side of the Quad. Miguel hosts the arts department and classes, while De La Salle is primarily used by the business school. The fourth side of the Quad is bordered by the chapel building, which houses Smith Auditorium (used to host receptions, speakers, and performances) on the first floor and the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers on the second floor, which features a painting of De La Salle and Brothers behind the altar, a large performing area where musical events and concerts take place on the altar, a grand piano, and a pipe organ in the balcony.
  Thomas Hall, one of the college's student life building, houses the offices of the Dean of Students, the student government, the musical ensembles, and others. The college's two dining halls, Locke's Loft and Cafe 1853 are also located in Thomas Hall.
  The brand new Kelly Commons, named after notable alumnus Raymond Kelly, is another student life building that was completed in 2014. It holds a Starbucks, a Marketplace, a state-of-the-art gym for student and faculty use, the Multicultural Center, halls for lectures and events, the student bookstore and the office for the student-run newspaper, The Quadrangle.
  The O'Malley Library is a six-story structure that was joined with the previous library, the Cardinal Hayes Pavilion. Built on a hill, the new library was built directly next to and above the old one, essentially combining the two and creating more floors, while enhancing technology and adding group study spaces. The Office of Admissions is on the sixth floor of O'Malley.
  Hayden Hall is on the east side of campus and houses the sciences as well as the department of fine arts.
  On the South campus, across 240th street, is the Leo Engineering Building and the Research and Learning Center (RLC). The two are home to all of the engineering departments: electrical, computer, civil, chemical, mechanical, and environmental, along with the math and computer science departments and all communication classrooms, computer labs, and broadcasting studios. Laboratories and classes for these disciplines take place in both buildings. Both biology and chemistry laboratories are also located in Leo. This building once contained a working nuclear reactor, which was decommissioned and stripped of its nuclear fuel and power generating capabilities in 1999.
  New construction is taking place on the South campus, with plans to renovate the Leo Engineering Building, along with a sixth residence hall and a new 30,000 square foot building with 14 engineering and science labs. The new laboratory building will be named the Higgins Engineering & Science Center, thanks to a $5 million gift from Cornelius Higgins '62 and his wife Patricia.
  It is expected to be completed by 2020.
  There are currently four on-campus residence halls at Manhattan College. Jasper Hall and Chrysostom Hall are both traditional-style dorms, while Horan Hall and Lee Hall offer suite-style living. Overlook Manor is an off-campus residence hall that offers apartment style living.
  Draddy Gymnasium is the home of the basketball and volleyball teams, and also features the largest indoor track in New York City. Gaelic Park, on 240th Street, has recently been renovated with an artificial turf and is where soccer, lacrosse, and softball teams play. The college also utilizes adjacent Van Cortlandt Park for outdoor track and field, golf, and cross country as well as intramural activities. Alumni Hall is the home of the college's workout facilities as well as the athletic administration.
  The Broadway Garage is a fiv
caption: The Quad
exif: {"Image Artist": "Peter Hanges", "Image ExifOffset": "2136", "Image XPAuthor": "Peter Hanges", "Image Padding": "[]", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2014:10:29 21:17:38", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2014:10:29 21:17:38", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "64", "EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized": "64", "EXIF Padding": "[]"}