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Fast Facts

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Marist is the only college or university with the Red Fox mascot, a species that is native to the Hudson River Valley.
“We have no fear for our red foxes, they’ll fight on to victory!”

 

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The Marist in Manhattan program allows students to do a semester-long internship in the city while taking classes online and residing on the Upper East Side.

 

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The community garden behind the Dining Hall was established by two Marist students for their honors thesis project.

 

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Marist has a Christmas tree on campus which has three times the number of lights you will find on the tree in Rockefeller Center.

 

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Marist is less than one mile away from the Walkway Over the Hudson, the world’s longest, elevated pedestrian bridge.

 

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The Marist Institute for Public Opinion, home of the Marist Poll, is one of the nation’s premier independent survey research centers.

 

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Marist Education majors have the opportunity to complete their student teaching in Hawaii.

 

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Marist’s Fashion Program was recently ranked among the “Best Colleges That Are Shaping the Future Of Fashion” by Forbes and named 22nd in the world by premier industry publication, Business of Fashion.

 

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The Eveready Diner, a popular dining destination for Marist students, was once featured on the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

 

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The 10 faces on Marist’s South Gate represent people associated with the College and the historic region, including St. Marcellin Champagnat, Henry Hudson, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and John Flack Winslow.

 

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Marist College marches in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day and Pride Parades every year.

 

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In 1999, Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) served as Marist’s Commencement speaker, and people on campus still talk about what an extraordinary occasion it was.