Wagner College is a

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. Founded in 1883 and with an enrollment of approximately 2,200 students, Wagner is known for its academic program, The Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts. It is accredited by the

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History

Wagner College was founded in 1883 in

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, as the Lutheran Proseminary of Rochester. Its purpose was to prepare young men for admission to Lutheran seminaries and to ensure that they were sufficiently fluent in both English and German to minister to the large German immigrant community of that day. The school's six-year curriculum (covering the high-school and junior-college years) was modeled on the German ''gymnasium'' curriculum. In 1886, the school was renamed Wagner Memorial Lutheran College, after a building in Rochester was purchased for its use by John G. Wagner in memory of his son. The college moved to the 38-acre (15 ha) former

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estate on

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, in 1918. An Italianate villa called Westwood, the Cunard mansion (circa 1851), is extant (now Cunard Hall), as is the neighboring former hotel annex that was built in 1905 (initially named North Hall, now called Reynolds House). The college soon expanded to 57 acres (23 ha) after it acquired the neighboring Jacob Vanderbilt estate in 1922. In the 1920s, the curriculum began to move toward an American-style liberal arts curriculum that was solidified when the state of New York granted the college degree-granting status in 1928. The college admitted women in 1933 and introduced graduate programs in 1951. The college expanded further when it purchased the W.G. Ward estate in 1949 (current site of

Wagner College Stadium Wagner College Stadium is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. Opened in 1967, the stadium is used for football, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, and track & field. Hameline Fie ...

), and again in 1993, when the college acquired the adjacent property of the former

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, which has largely remained wooded green space and athletic fields. The college now occupies 105 acres (42 ha) on the hill and has commanding views of the

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, the Verrazzano Bridge,

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, and

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New York City Writers Conference

From 1956 through the late 1960s, Wagner College was the home of the New York City Writers Conference, which brought some of the leading lights of the literary world to campus each summer. Instructors included

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Robert Lowell Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV (; March 1, 1917 – September 12, 1977) was an American poet. He was born into a Boston Brahmin family that could trace its origins back to the ''Mayflower''. His family, past and present, were important subjects i ...

Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as ''The Zoo Story'' (1958), '' The Sandbox'' (1959), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1962), '' A Delicate Balance'' (1966) ...

Kay Boyle Kay Boyle (February 19, 1902 – December 27, 1992) was an American novelist, short story writer, educator, and political activist. She was a Guggenheim Fellow and O. Henry Award winner. Early years The granddaughter of a publisher, Boyle was ...

and

Kenneth Koch Kenneth Koch ( ; 27 February 1925 – 6 July 2002) was an American poet, playwright, and professor, active from the 1950s until his death at age 77. He was a prominent poet of the New York School of poetry. This was a loose group of poets includ ...

. From 1961 to 1963, while English professor

Willard Maas Willard Maas (June 24, 1906 – January 2, 1971) was an American experimental filmmaker and poet. Personal life and career Maas was born in Lindsay, California and graduated from State Teachers College at San Jose. He came to New York in the 193 ...

directed the conference, it served as a training ground for poets of the New York School. Maas himself was a significant figure in the New York avant-garde world of the 1950s and 1960s; Edward Albee used Maas and his wife, experimental filmmaker

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, as the models for his lead characters in the early masterwork, ''

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'' The Stanley Drama Award, which began as a prize given at the conclusion of the NYC Writers Conference, has provided encouragement for several notable playwrights, including:

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for ''This Side of the Door'' (1962), an early version of "And Things that Go Bump in the Night";

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for ''

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'' (1963);

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for an early version of ''

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'' (1965), and

Jonathan Larson Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright most famous for writing the musicals ''Rent'' and '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'', which explored the social issues of multiculturalism, ...

in 1993 for an early version of ''

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''.

Campus

Prominent early buildings include Cunard Hall (ca. 1851); Reynolds House (1905); Kairos House (1918), a Craftsman Style cottage; and Main Hall (1930, restored 2012) and Parker Hall (1923), built in the Collegiate Gothic style. Main Hall provides classroom and office space and a theater auditorium. Parker Hall, first built as a dormitory, is used for faculty offices. Two cottages built in the early 1920s provide administrative space for the college's Public Safety and Lifelong Learning offices. Three dormitory facilities were constructed during the college's major building drive: Guild Hall (1951), Parker Towers (1964) and Harbor View Hall (1969), later complemented by Foundation Hall (2010), a residence hall for upperclassmen. About two-thirds of undergraduates live on campus. Another dormitory building, Campus Hall (1957), now provides classroom and office space. The Horrmann Library (1961) contains over 200,000 volumes and holds the collection and personal papers of poet

Edwin Markham Edwin Markham (born Charles Edward Anson Markham; April 23, 1852 – March 7, 1940) was an American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon. Life Edwin Markham was born in Oregon City, Oregon, and was the youngest of 10 children; ...

. The Megerle Science Building and Spiro Hall were opened in 1968, followed by the Wagner Union in 1970. Two building projects have expanded earlier structures. In 1999, a dramatic expansion of the 1951 Sutter Gymnasium created the modern Spiro Sports Center. And in 2002, a pair of Prairie Style cottages constructed around 1905 were refurbished and joined by a bridge building into Pape Admissions House. Three substantial resources on the physical history of the Wagner College campus have been published: #Founding Faces & Places: An Illustrated History Of Wagner Memorial Lutheran College, 1869–1930," first published for Wagner College's 125th anniversary commemoration in 2008, #Wagner College Memories: A Photographic Remembrance of Grymes Hill" (2011), and #Wagner College History Tour," a three-part series published in the Winter 2015–2016, Fall 2016 and Summer 2017 issues of ''Wagner Magazine''.

Rankings

Wagner College's ranking in the 2020 edition of Best Colleges by '' U.S. News & World Report'' is Regional Universities North, tied for #32.

Athletics

Wagner College offers athletic scholarships and competes at the

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level in all intercollegiate athletics. Football competes at the

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Division I FCS – formerly I-AA – level. Wagner is a member of the

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. Men's varsity intercollegiate teams are fielded in 10 sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and track & field (indoor and outdoor) and men's water polo, which was established in fall 2016. Women's varsity intercollegiate teams are fielded in 14 sports: basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor), and water polo, in addition to three newly added sports in fencing (2016), triathlon (2018) and field hockey, which was reinstated in 2018 and will compete in 2019.

Walt Hameline Walt Hameline (born August 16, 1951) is an American college athletics administrator and former college football coach. He is the athletic director at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. Hameline was the head football coach from at Wagner ...

, in 38 years (1982–present) as the director of athletics and 34 years as head football coach at Wagner (1981–2014), won the school's only

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with a 19–3 victory over the

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in the 1987

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(also known as the 1987 Stagg Bowl). He was named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year in 1987. During his 34-year coaching career, Hameline amassed an all-time record of 223–139–2 (.615) at Wagner College. Upon his retirement as head football coach following the 2014 regular season, those 223 victories ranked fifth among active head Football Championship Subdivision head coaches and remains in the top 10 among all Division I-FCS coaches in the United States. Notable Wagner sports coaches of the past include former Seton Hall University, NBA head coach and current TV analyst

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(head basketball coach 1976–1982), former Marquette University and Wagner head coach

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(head football coach 1947–1953), and current University of Florida head football coach

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(assistant football coach 1994–1995). In 2019, two NFL coaches who had previously been Wagner assistant coaches were elevated to defensive coordinator positions. Lou Anarumo now heads the

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' defense, while Patrick Graham was formerly defensive coordinator for the

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. The football team's home venue is Hameline Field (designated in 2012) at

, while the

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teams play their home games in the

Spiro Sports Center Spiro Sports Center is a 2,100-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. It was built in 1999 as an extensive addition to the Sutter Gymnasium, which was constructed in 1951. The center is home ...

's Sutter Gymnasium. Six of Wagner's student athletes have been NEC Student-Athlete of the Year winners (2013–2018).

Photos

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Notable alumni

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, defensive coordinator for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals * Tiffany Andrade,

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2008 and 2nd runner-up at

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, American football executive *

Rocco Armento Rocco Armento (October 25, 1924 – December 30, 2011) was an American sculptor, painter, and member of the NO!art movement. His postwar abstractions were influenced by Picasso, Giacometti, and Marini. He lived in Woodstock, NY in his self-buil ...

, an American sculptor, painter, and member of the

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movement * Andrew Bailey, former MLB All-Star pitcher, current bullpen coach for

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, former Exxon Chief Scientist noted for his work on chemical modifications of low functionality elastomers. *Richard Baratta, film production manager known for his work on the 2002 ''Spider-Man'' film series, ''The Taking of Pelham 123'', and ''Across the Universe'' *Scott Barnhardt, actor, original cast of Broadway's "

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" *

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, political commentator and analyst on the Fox News Channel *

Peter L. Berger Peter Ludwig Berger (17 March 1929 – 27 June 2017) was an Austrian-born American sociologist and Protestant theologian. Berger became known for his work in the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of religion, study of modernization, and theor ...

, sociologist and theologian *

Jedediah Bila Jedediah Louisa Bila (born January 29, 1979) is an American television host and author. She is known for her time as a co-host on the daytime talk show '' The View'' from 2016 to 2017 and an anchor on the weekend edition of the morning news and ...

, author and political pundit *

Curt Blefary Curtis Leroy "Clank" Blefary (July 5, 1943 – January 28, 2001) was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles (1965–1968), Houston Astros (1969), New York Yankees (1970–1971), ...

, pro baseball left fielder * Alex Boniello, actor, with Broadway credits including Deaf West's '' Spring Awakening'' and ''

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'' *

Kathy Brier Kathy Brier (born March 10, 1975) is an American actress and singer, known for her work on ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' and the Broadway production of '' Hairspray''. Early life Brier grew up in Staten Island, New York where she attende ...

, actor *Edward Burke, Staten Island deputy borough president (2006–present) *

Molly Burnett Molly Kathleen Burnett (born April 23, 1988) is an American actress, singer and producer. She is best known for portraying the role of Kelly Ann on USA's '' Queen of the South'' and the role of Melanie Jonas on the daytime soap opera, '' Days of ...

, star of ''

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'' and ''Queen of the South'' * Lillian G. Burry, politician *Richie Byrne, comedian * Tim Capstraw, Brooklyn Nets Radio announcer and former Wagner Men's Basketball and Baseball coach *

Jim Carroll James Dennis Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an American author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work '' The Basketball Diaries'', which inspired a 1995 film of ...

, American author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician *

Brad Corbett Bradford Gary Corbett (October 15, 1937 – December 24, 2012) was the owner of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball's American League from 1974 to 1980. Corbett was born in the Bronx in 1937. After spending a semes ...

, owner of Texas Rangers, 1974–1980 * Edwin-Michael Cortez, library and information science dean * Piotr Czech, former NFL kicker *Christina DeCicco, actor *

Damien Demento Phillip Theis (born June 25, 1958) is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) between 1992 and 1993 under the ring name Damien Demento. As Damien Demento, Theis wrestl ...

(Phil Theis), wrestler *John "Pat" Dugan, founder of

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, NASA astronomer *

Claire Fagin Claire Mintzer Fagin FAAN (born November 25, 1926) is an American nurse, educator, academic, and consultant. She has a bachelor's degree in science from Wagner College, a master's in nursing from Columbia University and a Ph.D from New York Uni ...

, nurse educator, pioneer of family-centered care, first female president of an Ivy League university *Vincent A. Fischetti, microbiologist, past editor of

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Carmine Giovinazzo Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American actor, writer, painter and musician, known for his role as Danny Messer, Detective Danny Messer in ''CSI: NY''. Early life Giovinazzo was born and raised in the Port Richmond, ...

, actor (''CSI: NY'') * Allan L. Goldstein, an authority on the thymus gland and the workings of the immune system *

Randy Graff Randy Lynn Graff (born May 23, 1955) is an American actress and singer. Career Graff was born in Brooklyn, New York City and is a graduate of Wagner College. She is a cousin of actors Todd Graff and Ilene Graff. Graff has been in feature films s ...

, actor, Tony Award winner for Best Featured Actress in a Musical *

Betsy Joslyn Betsy Joslyn (born April 19, 1954 in Staten Island, New York) is a Broadway musical and dramatic actress and soprano. Joslyn is best known for her Broadway work, including the original 1979 production of ''Sweeney Todd''. She appeared in the e ...

, actor, with Broadway credits including "Into the Woods," "Sweeney Todd," "Les Miz" *

Friedrich Katz Friedrich Katz (13 June 1927 – 16 October 2010) was an Austrian-born anthropologist and historian who specialized in 19th and 20th century history of Latin America, particularly, in the Mexican Revolution. "He was arguably Mexico's most wide ...

, anthropologist and historian *

Rich Kotite Richard Edward Kotite (born October 13, 1942) is a former National Football League (NFL) player and coach. In the 1990s, he had stints as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets Playing career Kotite was born in Brooklyn, ...

, former NFL head coach (Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets) *Janine LaManna, nominee for

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, for ''

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'' *Kurt Landgraf, president of

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Robert Litzenberger Robert Litzenberger is Professor Emeritus at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is best known for establishing the use of state prices in financial economics. Biography Litzenberger studied at Wagner College before going ...

, professor emeritus at

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, actor *Frank Lombardi, executive producer of TV series "

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" and other projects with

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* Alicia Luciano, Miss New Jersey 2002 *

Donna Lupardo Donna A. Lupardo (born August 17, 1954) is a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 123rd Assembly District, which includes the city of Binghamton, New York, as well as the towns of Vestal, New York and Union, New York. The villa ...

, member of the

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Gerard Malanga Gerard Joseph Malanga (born March 20, 1943) is an American poet, photographer, filmmaker, actor, curator and archivist. Early life Malanga was born in the Bronx in 1943, the only child of Italian immigrant parents. In 1959, at the beginning of h ...

, poet and

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collaborator *

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, member of the

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from

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* Arno Minkkinen, Finnish-American photographer * Kenneth Mitchell, politician, executive director of the Staten Island Zoo *

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, former borough president of Staten Island; former member of the

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, head football coach at

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Amy Polumbo Amy Polumbo (born November 20, 1984) was crowned Miss New Jersey 2007. She is from Howell Township, New Jersey, where she graduated from Howell High School in 2003. She graduated from Wagner College, where she studied musical theatre and psychol ...

, former Miss New Jersey (2007–2008) * Carl-Olivier Primé, Canadian football player *

Greg Senat Gregory Senat (born September 8, 1994) is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wagner. Early years Senat attended Elmont Memorial High School, where ...

, NFL football player *Brian Sgambati, actor *Bret Shuford, actor * Julian Stanford, NFL linebacker for the

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Cam Gill Cameron Gill (born December 14, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wagner. College career Gill was a member of the Wagner Seahawks ...

, NFL linebacker and Super Bowl Winner for the

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*Olivia Brewer Stapp, American opera singer *

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, civil rights lawyer * Philip S. Straniere, civil court judge *

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, former member of New York State Assembly *Michael Tadross, film producer *

Armin Thurnher Armin Thurnher (born 21 February 1949) is an Austrian journalist. He is publisher and editor-in-chief of the Viennese city newspaper '' Falter''. Life Thurnher was born in Bregenz. After studying Anglistics and American studies (1967/68) at t ...

, journalist, co-editor of Vienna weekly news magazine ''

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'' *Les R. Trautmann, editor of the Staten Island Advance from 1965 until his death in 1992 *Gustave W. Weber, president of Susquehanna University, 1959–1977 * Beverly Hoehne Whipple, sexologist, co-author of ''

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'' *

Brian Whitman Brian David Whitman (born August 17, 1972) is an American talk radio host and voice impressionist. Whitman was born on Staten Island, New York and graduated from Wagner College in May 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. ...

, radio talk show host *

Paul Zindel Paul Zindel Jr. (May 15, 1936 – March 27, 2003) was an American playwright, young adult novelist, and educator. Early life Zindel was born in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York, to Paul Zindel Sr., a policeman, and Betty Zindel, a nurse; h ...

, author and playwright

Filming location

Wagner's campus has been featured in several films, television-show episodes, and advertisements. Shoot dates (where shown) are from Wagner College location contracts on file on campus: *" Silent Madness," 1984 film *"

Naked in New York ''Naked in New York'' is a 1993 American romantic comedy film directed by Daniel Algrant and starring Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio, Jill Clayburgh, Tony Curtis, Timothy Dalton, and Kathleen Turner, and featuring multiple cele ...

," 1993 film *"Cadaverous," 2000 short film *"

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...

," Ep. 39, "Army of One," 2001. Wagner College was used for the Hudson Military Institute campus. *"

The Education of Max Bickford ''The Education of Max Bickford'' is an American drama television series that aired Sundays at 8:00 pm (EST) on CBS from September 23, 2001, to June 2, 2002, during the 2001–02 television season. After a strong initial launch, the show's audie ...

," 2001. CBS drama series starring

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and

Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. She is the recipient of accolades including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards. Born ...

. Wagner College (along with

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) was the fictional Chadwick College. *"

School of Rock ''School of Rock'' (titled onscreen as ''The School of Rock'') is a 2003 comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, produced by Scott Rudin, and written by Mike White. The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, and Sarah Silverman. Bl ...

," 2003 film starring

Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his acting roles in the films '' High Fidelity'' (2000), ''Shallow Hal'' (2001), ''Orange County'' (2002), '' School of Rock'' (2003), ''E ...

and

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. The Horace Green School exterior portrayed in the movie is Wagner College's Main Hall. *"

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," 2004 film which won the

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Grand Jury Award for Best Screenwriting. *"Four Lane Highway," 2005 film (shot on campus April 18, 2004) *"Exposing the Order of the Serpentine," 2006 film (shot on campus Jan. 5–6, 2005) *" Illegal Tender," 2007 film (shot on campus May 25–26, 2006) *" The Visitor," 2007 film distributed by Overture Films (shot on campus Oct. 9, 2006) *"

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on Campus: Starring Christian Finnegan" (shot on campus Dec. 6, 2006) *" Little New York" (orig. title "Staten Island)"), 2009 independent film starring

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and

Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. His roles include Private Leonar ...

(shot on campus May 2 and June 8, 2007) *"Rescue Me," TV series, "Play" (S5, E7, 2009) (shot on campus July 11, 2008) *"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," TV series, "Swing" (S10, E3, 2008) (shot on campus Sept. 4–9, 2008) *"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," TV series, "Lunacy" (S10, E4, 2008) (shot on campus Sept. 4–9, 2008) *"

An Invisible Sign ''An Invisible Sign'' is a 2010 American drama film directed by Marilyn Agrelo and starring Jessica Alba, J. K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Sophie Nyweide, and Bailee Madison. Based on the 2001 novel ''An Invisible Sign of My Own'' by Aimee Bender, ...

," 2010 film (shot on campus July 18–19, 2009) *" You Don't Know Jack," 2010 made-for-TV biopic (shot on campus Sept. 17–21, 2009) *"AmeriQua" (also titled "Eurotrapped"), a 2013 film featuring Alessandra Mastronardi (shot on campus Dec. 4, 2010) *"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," TV series, "Gridiron Soldier" (S15, E16, 2014) (shot on campus March 5, 2014) *"

The Rewrite ''The Rewrite'' is a 2014 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It stars Hugh Grant as a washed-up screenwriter who begins teaching at Binghamton University, and Marisa Tomei as a single mother with whom the screenw ...

," 2014 film starring

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and

Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei ( , ; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She came to prominence as a cast member on ''The Cosby Show'' spin-off ''A Different World'' in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attention ...

(shot on campus 2013) *"Mayhem: We're Going to the Playoffs!" Allstate TV ad (shot on campus Aug. 27, 2016) *" Crashing," HBO series, "NACA" (S2, E7, 2018) (shot on campus Aug. 11, 2017) *"Jimmy," Clear biometric ID system commercial (2019) (shot on campus Aug. 25 & 26, 2018) *"Bull," CBS TV series, "Behind the Ivy" (S4, E12, 2020). Filmed on campus November 18, 2019. *"The King of Staten Island" (2020), loosely biographical film based on life of film's lead, Pete Davidson, directed by Judd Apatow. Filmed on campus June 10–17, 2019.

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