According to the school, Quinnipiac University is committed to providing high quality academic programs in a student-oriented environment, on a campus with a strong sense of community. The uniquely attractive 600 acre campus (250 acre Mt. Carmel campus, plus nearby 250 acre York Hill campus plus 100 acre North Haven campus) is located minutes from New Haven, mid-way between New York City and Boston, and offers a variety of majors along with internship and clinical experiences in Business, Communications, Health Sciences, Nursing, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Law to the 5,900 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students. Students benefit from extensive opportunities for internships, community service, ‘alternative’ spring break service trips, clinical practice sites, and they live and study in a safe suburban setting. Excellent facilities on the Mount Carmel campus include the fully digital high-definition production studio, audio production studio and the news technology center in the Ed McMahon Center for Communications, the Arnold Bernhard Library (open 24-7), the Financial Technology Center (trading room) in the Lender School of Business building. On the North Haven campus, home to the professional programs in the School of Health Sciences, labs include the movement study, motion analysis and biomechanics labs, a radiography suite including: CT scan, MRI, mammography and ultrasound labs; for nursing – clinical simulation labs, pediatric/neonatal, Intensive care units, and for all programs – physical diagnosis and exam suites, and health assessment labs. A School of Medicine is on target to open in 2013-14. Twenty-one athletic teams (nickname, the “Bobcats”) compete in Division I sports (men’s and women’s Ice Hockey is a member of the ECAC, other teams are in the NEC (Northeast Conference). The TD Bank 3300 seat ‘twin’ arenas for basketball and ice hockey opened January 2007 on the nearby “York Hill” campus of 250 acres – with residence facilities, a student center and parking garage. Quinnipiac is adjacent to the 1,700 acre Sleeping Giant State park with trails for hiking and scenic views. Seventy-five percent of the entering class comes from out of state and ninety-six percent of the freshmen live on campus. Construction of new residence halls added 1800 beds on the York Hill campus, along with a lodge-like student center, and the views are spectacular. Housing is guaranteed for four years. Although resident freshmen may not bring a car to campus, the University maintains an extensive campus shuttle system which brings students to nearby shopping, restaurants, museums, and the New Haven train station with access to Metro- North, and Amtrak.