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 THE SAGE COLLEGES ATHLETIC PROGRAM SHEET

The Sage College’s Athletic program combines student-athletes from both the Russell Sage College campus located in Troy, NY and Sage College of Albany located in Albany, NY.  Together, the Gators have expanded from just five women’s teams in 2007 to twelve NCAA Division III varsity sports for both men and women in 2010-11.

Sage is a member of the Skyline Conference, made up of eleven schools from New York and conducts championships for 17 sports. In addition, Sage is affiliated with the ECAC, the Eastern College Athletic Conference as a Division III member. For more information on Sage’s athletic program, visit www.sagegators.com.

Sage’s facilities offer a variety of amenities including fitness centers, indoor pool, and outdoor field space. The Gators have three separate facilities in various locations throughout The Sage Colleges.  The Jeanne H. Neff Athletic Center (NAC), located approximately half a mile from Russell Sage College, includes two gymnasiums as well as state of the art strength and condition rooms. Behind the NAC is the Robison Softball Field, built in 2008 and home to Sage’s softball team.

The Ellis H. and Doris B. Robison Athletic Center is home for Sage Recreation in Troy and includes two gymnasiums and the Gator Pit Weight and Fitness Center. In Albany, the Sage community utilizes Kahl Gymnasium and the newly renovated FitStop.  Both fitness centers are open to all members of the Sage community and boast free weight stations, complete strength training circuits, and Precor cardio equipment.

For more information on the athletic and recreation programs at Sage, please contact (518) 244-2283.

 

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THE SAGE COLLEGES
Total Enrollment: 3,300

A comprehensive institution of higher education composed of three colleges: an undergraduate college for women in Troy; a coeducational undergraduate college in Albany's University Heights neighborhood; and a graduate school operating on both campus locations.
 
 
SAGE COLLEGE OF ALBANY
140 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208
Undergraduates: 1400
Part-time: 750 
A coeducational, undergraduate college of applied studies emphasizing new and emerging professions in the areas of art and design, communications, business, legal studies and information sciences, with interdisciplinary offerings in the liberal arts and sciences. Features an innovative "design your own degree" two-tiered programmatic model.
 
RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE
45 Ferry Street, Troy, NY 12180
Undergraduates: 800
Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's students: 150 A comprehensive, residential, undergraduate college for women, with a programmatic focus on the liberal arts and sciences, and professional programs in health sciences, education, and performing arts.  
 
 
SAGE GRADUATE SCHOOL
45 Ferry Street, Troy, NY 12180
Troy and University Heights, Albany
Enrollment: 1100
A coeducational graduate college offering opportunities for advanced study in professional fields with a focus on applied research. Program emphasis in health sciences, education, psychology, and administration.
History of The Sage Colleges
Russell Sage College was founded in Troy, New York, in 1916 by Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage and named in honor of her late husband, who had left her his considerable fortune. With Eliza Kellas, head of the Emma Willard School, Mrs. Sage was active in the women's suffrage movement; in founding the new College, they proposed to offer women the means of independence through the combination of broad education in the liberal arts with preparation for specific professional careers. Initially, the college operated under the charter of the Emma Willard School, granting its first baccalaureate degree in 1918 and graduating its first class in 1920. In 1927, the New York State Board of Regents granted a separate charter for Russell Sage College and reaffirmed the status of Emma Willard as a secondary school.
During World War II, an "emergency men's division" was created and in 1942 the first graduate degree was conferred. In 1949, an Albany Division was opened, offering two-year, four-year and graduate degrees under the charter of Russell Sage College and extending the College's mission to include the education of men on the second campus. The Sage Junior College of Albany received its own degree-granting powers in 1957. In 1995, the Sage Graduate School became authorized to grant degrees independently, the Sage Evening College became recognized as a separate administrative unit, and the institution was re-chartered by the Board of Regents of the state of New York as The Sage Colleges, often referred to for the sake of convenience as "Sage." The words "Russell Sage College" now refer only to the college for women. In 2001, the Sage Junior College of Albany and Sage Evening College were replaced by a single entity, Sage College of Albany.