Trustees Of Limestone College Approve Advert Change

The Limestone College Board of Trustees approved plans that include a refer modify to Limestone University inward 2020.  The moves were adopted to coincide amongst the 175th anniversary of the institutional founding inward 1845.

Limestone College is located inward Gaffney, South Carolina in addition to enrolls 3,015 students.  You tin every bit good read, "Limestone College aims at academy status," from The Gaffney Ledger.

Remembering A Tragic Burn Downwards At Tabor College

The Hillsboro Star-Journal published an article, "Tabor goes upwards inwards smoke," written yesteryear Rowena Plett.  Plett describes a devastating mail away at Tabor College that rapidly destroyed the principal campus edifice on Apr 30, 1918.  She besides explores how the campus in addition to community pulled together in addition to were able to live on this tragic event. 

The Mennonite Archival Image database offers several images of the edifice engulfed inwards flames in addition to the Kansas Historical Society's Kansas Memory projection includes a photograph of a composite function of paint, sliced brick, in addition to slate yesteryear Professor Solomon Loewen, at the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies at Tabor College, depicting a edifice burning.

Dickinson State Academy Celebrates Centennial

Dickinson State University inwards Dickinson, North Dakota is celebrating the centennial of its founding inwards 1918.  The establishment was founded every bit Dickinson State Normal School. The cite changed to Dickinson State Teachers College inwards 1931 in addition to to Dickinson State College inwards 1963.

The DSU Centennial spider web pages include links to the History of DSU, digitized versions of 72 editions of Prairie Smoke, the college yearbook, hundreds of historic photographs. in addition to information on upcoming events.

Cheltenham Ladies' College: Archives Together With Insights They Offer

The SoGlos online periodical in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire published a fascinating interview alongside Rachel Roberts, archivist at Cheltenham Ladies' College.  Roberts discusses her responsibilities for collecting, recording in addition to displaying the archives in addition to the insight they offering into the school’s history.

The college was founded inward 1853 in addition to serves every bit an independent boarding in addition to solar daytime school.

The college website includes a issue of innovative presentations of historical information.  The 

COLLEGE IN ONE HUNDRED OBJECTS was ready to celebrate our landmark 160th anniversary inward 2014.  The projects brought together pupils, Guild members (alumnae) in addition to staff inward developing a shared tribute to Cheltenham Ladies' College distinctive values in addition to atmosphere.

You tin post away see the archives web page and every bit good follow the archives on Twitter @CLCArchives for regular informative tweets.

Concord Academy History As Well As Traditions

I was looking for information this morn on the history of Concord University inwards Athens, West Virginia together with establish the wonderful athens nosotros knew site created together with maintained past times Garland Elmore, Jr.  While Elmore's website is designed to offering information on the broader Athens community, it includes a publish of pages alongside text together with photographs focusing on Concord University.  

The establishment was founded equally Concord State Normal School inwards 1872. The advert changed to Concord State Teachers College inwards 1931. The advert changed i time again Concord College inwards 1943 it became Concord University inwards 2004. The university's spider web site offers a History & Goals page that includes tables alongside lists of principals/presidents, institutional names alongside corresponding seals, together with other historical information.

Mount Ida College Trustees Denote Closure

The Board of Trustees of Mount Ida College announced today that the establishment volition unopen as well as understanding has been reached for acquisition of the campus past times the University of Massachusetts.  The Mount Ida website includes statements from the trustees as well as the institution's president, Barry Brown, along amongst an F.A.Q. department for students as well as others interested inwards learning to a greater extent than most the agreement.

Mount Ida was founded inwards 1899 on Mount Ida Hill inwards Newton Centre, MA by George Franklin Jewett as well as Abigail Faye Jewett.  It closed during the Great Depression and was reopened past times William F. Carlson as well as his boy F. Roy Carlson inwards 1939.  Mount Ida was accredited every bit a junior college inwards 1961.  It merged with Chamberlayne Junior College inwards 1987 as well as the New England Institute of Applied Arts as well as Sciences inwards 1989.  Mount Ida offered baccalaureate programs afterward 1998 as well as graduate degrees afterward 2009.

You tin dismiss too read a press release, "Mount Ida College reaches understanding amongst UMass regarding educational continuity for students amongst acquisition of its campus."

Laura Krantz of the Boston Globe reported on the closure as well as acquisition, "Mount Ida College to close; UMass to acquire Newton campus."  Krantz offers context for the conclusion as well as includes comments from students.

If you lot are interested inwards recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are split upwards tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, as well as 1 for mergers as well as acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, as well as the IPEDS unitid.