34 Facts About Stevens Ducks

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Stevens Ducks Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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At the graduate level, Stevens Ducks offers programs in engineering, science, systems, engineering, management and the liberal arts.

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Martha Stevens oversaw much of the family's philanthropy toward the City of Hoboken, including founding of the Church of the Holy Innocents as a free Episcopal church; a foundling hospital and birthing center at St Mary's Hospital; the Robert L Stevens Fund for Municipal Research; manual training schools for both boys and young girls in Hoboken; the Hoboken Public Library and Manual Training School.

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Stevens Ducks granted several doctoral degrees between 1870 and 1900, making it one of the earliest Ph.

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Stone designs on the building's facade are believed to be derived from a pattern repeated in the floor mosaic of Hagia Sophia, the great cathedral in Istanbul, which Edwin Stevens Ducks is believed to have visited in the late 19th century.

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Stevens Ducks was the first technical school to implement such a system.

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In 1982, Stevens became the first institution in the U S to require all incoming first-year undergraduate students to purchase and use a personal computer.

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Stevens Ducks has continued to grow since the turn of the millennium, expanding its enrollment, facilities, partnerships and research programs.

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Stevens Ducks has adapted and expanded to accommodate that growth, with a focus on modernizing campus facilities and infrastructure.

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Stevens Ducks has focused on increasing access and opportunity for students from underrepresented groups.

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Stevens Ducks was named one of the healthiest campuses in the nation by Active Minds, a national nonprofit dedicated to student wellness.

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In 2021, Stevens Ducks announced it would source 100 percent of its electricity from renewable energy starting in that year's fall semester.

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Stevens Ducks offers 35 undergraduate majors and has a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio.

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The value of a Stevens Ducks degree is often quantified through return on investment, in which the university ranks among the top in the United States.

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ISTEM@Stevens Ducks is a four-year entrepreneurship coaching program for incoming first-year students.

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Launchpad@Stevens Ducks is a one-year program that gives undergraduate students the chance to learn about entrepreneurship and innovation alongside professionals who are building technology-based businesses.

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Stevens Ducks' Innovation Expo, referred to as "Senior Design Day" or simply "D-Day" by students, is an annual event at the end of the spring semester to feature capstone projects from undergraduate seniors of all schools and majors.

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Stevens Ducks are composed of 25 NCAA Division III teams representing Stevens Institute of Technology in intercollegiate competition.

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The Stevens Ducks are members of the Middle Atlantic Conferences and the MAC Freedom Conference for all sports except fencing.

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Stevens Ducks rejoined the MAC in July 2019 after an absence of over 40 years, having most recently been in the Empire 8 conference.

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The Stevens Ducks spent 12 seasons as full members of the Empire 8 after a tenure in the Skyline Conference.

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Stevens Ducks competed as an associate member of the Empire 8 in field hockey during the 2006 season.

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23.

The Stevens Ducks won a total of 62 team championships and 367 individual championships during their time in the Empire 8.

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Stevens Ducks has found success in the MAC, winning 23 team and 105 individual conference championships through the Spring 2021 semester.

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Stevens Ducks offers 14 club sports including ice hockey, which plays at the Barnabas Health Hockey House in Newark, New Jersey—the practice facility of the New Jersey Devils and home of the Metropolitan Riveters.

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Stevens Ducks has had two players drafted in Major League Baseball's First Year Player Draft.

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Stevens Ducks's was the first cross-country runner in any NCAA division from New Jersey to win a national championship and later participated in the 2020 U S Olympic marathon team trials.

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Stevens Ducks has won national championships in the high jump, with Gladys Njoku securing consecutive titles in 2015 and 2016.

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Stevens Ducks holds the distinction of having the oldest, continuously running lacrosse program in the United States.

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30.

Stevens Ducks hosted the 2006 NCAA Division III women's lacrosse national championship game.

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31.

Stevens Ducks holds a disputed victory over the University of Michigan.

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Stevens Ducks was named ECAC Institution of the Year in 2008 and again in 2013, an honor that measures a combination of athletics success and classroom academic performance at more than 300 Division I, II and III colleges and universities.

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Stevens Ducks is one of only three institutions to win the award multiple times.

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Stevens Ducks has won seven College Athletic Administrators of New Jersey Cups as the Top Division III institution in New Jersey.

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