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Connecticut College
Seal of Connecticut College
Seal of Connecticut College
Motto: Tanquam lignum quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum "Like a tree planted by rivers of waters" (that bringeth forth its fruit in its season. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group ) (Psalm 1:3)
Established: April 1911
Type: Private
Endowment: US$225 Million (FY 2007)
President: Leo I. Higdon, Jr.
Faculty: 162
Undergraduates: 1,900
Postgraduates: 10
Location: New London, Connecticut, USA
Campus: Suburban
Sports: 34 varsity teams, 12 club teams
Colors: Blue and White
Nickname: Conn
Mascot: Camel
Website: www.conncoll.edu

Coordinates: 41°22′42.36″N 72°06′16.81″W / 41.3784333, -72.1046694

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Connecticut College's fourth strategic plan (2004) introduced the College's new mission statement: Connecticut College educates students to put the liberal arts into action as citizens in a global society. A mission statement is a brief statement of the purpose of a Company, Organization, or Group. [2]

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About Connecticut College

Chartered in 1911 as a women's college, Connecticut College began admitting men in 1969. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The founding of the college was a response to Wesleyan University's decision to stop admitting women[3]. This article concerns Wesleyan Female Wesleyan alumnae, notably Elizabeth C. Wright, convinced others to found this new college, espousing the increasing desire amongst women for higher education. Several large gifts of land gave the college its hilltop location overlooking Long Island Sound. Long Island Sound is an Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various Rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut Financial assistance from the city of New London, its residents, and a number of wealthy benefactors gave the college its initial endowment. According to an Oct. 12, 1935 article in the Hartford Daily Times, marking the College's 20th anniversary:

"On September 27, 1915, on this beautiful site, the college opened its doors to students. The entering class was made up of 99 freshmen students, candidates for degrees, and 52 special students, a total registration of 151. A fine faculty of 23 members had been engaged and a library of 6,000 volumes had been gathered together. It was an auspicious start for this new undertaking. "

Connecticut College has been continuously accredited since 1932 by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The New England Association of Schools and Colleges Inc (NEASC founded in 1885, is the oldest regional accrediting association in the United States In a typical year, the College enrolls about 1,900 men and women from 40-45 states, Washington D. C. , and 40-45 countries. Approximately forty percent of students are men. The College is now particularly known for interdisciplinary studies, international programs and study abroad, funded internships, student-faculty research, service learning, and shared governance. In Academia, Pedagogy, Physical sciences, Earth sciences, Human sciences and Social sciences Studying abroad is the act of a Student pursuing Educational opportunities in a foreign country Service-learning is a method of teaching learning and reflecting that combines academic classroom curriculum with meaningful service frequently Youth service, throughout Under the College's system of shared governance, faculty, staff, students, and administrators are represented on the major committees that make policy regarding the curriculum, the budget, and the campus and facilities.

Much of the campus is built in Richardson Romanesque architecture style
Much of the campus is built in Richardson Romanesque architecture style

Students live under the College's 84-year-old student-adjudicated Honor Code and without a Greek system. Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of American Architecture named after Architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity "Code of honor" redirects here for the first season episode of Star Trek The Next Generation see Code of Honor. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal The Honor Code, which distinguishes Connecticut College from its peers, underpins all academic and social interactions at the College and creates a palpable spirit of trust and cooperation between students and faculty. Other manifestations of the Code include self-scheduled, unproctored final exams.

According to The Princeton Review 2005 and Campus Compact, Connecticut College is one of the nation’s best colleges for fostering social responsibility and public service. A January 2006 ranking noted that Connecticut College is among the 25 top small colleges in terms of the number of graduates who serve in the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps is an independent United States federal agency.

Connecticut College is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Watson Foundation List, the Annapolis Group and the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts The Annapolis Group describes itself as "a nonprofit alliance of the nation’s leading independent Liberal arts colleges " It represents over 100 Liberal arts Members The league currently has 11 full members Conference championships The NESCAC holds conference championships in Fall season Men and Members The league currently has 11 full members Conference championships The NESCAC holds conference championships in Fall season Men and

A reciprocal exchange agreement with the United States Coast Guard, allows cadets from the nearby USCG Academy to take some courses at the college, and Connecticut College students can take courses at the Academy. The United States Coast Guard Academy ( USCGA) is the Military academy of the United States Coast Guard.

Connecticut College Statistics

Academics at Connecticut College

The College offers more than 1,000 courses in 29 academic departments and 7 interdisciplinary programs, and students can choose from 54 traditional majors plus opportunities for self-designed courses of study. The 10 most common majors over the last five years have been English, Economics, Psychology, Government, History, Biological Sciences, International Relations, Anthropology, Human Development, and Art. About 30% of Connecticut College students graduate with double majors. The most common double-major combinations are Government/History, Economics/International Relations, and Economics/Government, but graduates in recent years have also chosen interdisciplinary combinations such as Art/Computer Science, Film Studies/Latin American Studies, Biological Sciences and Religious Studies, and Art History/Italian.

In fall 2005, the College inaugurated its First-Year Seminar Program, which provides student-faculty engagement in a small, intellectually stimulating setting in their first semester.

Connecticut College has four Interdisciplinary Centers that administer certificate programs, plus a fifth center that facilitates the teaching and researching of race and ethnicity across the curriculum. If accepted into one of the College's four certificate programs, students of any major complete a self-designed series of courses that relate to their academic interest, complete a College-funded summer internship, and complete an integrative project in their senior year. These four centers routinely attract the college's best students and are a model for the kinds of integrated educational pathways the college offers its students.

Students can also earn Connecticut teacher certification and certificates in the College's Museum Studies program.

Between 50 and 55% of the student body studies abroad at some point during their four years. Connecticut College offers several ways for students to study abroad, including traditional study away programs, semester-long Study Away, Teach Away (SATA) programs, and shorter Traveling Research and Immersion Programs (TRIPs) that are typically related to specific courses.

Students' classroom learning at Connecticut College is supplemented by a wide variety of service learning courses and volunteer work in the New London area. Many of these opportunities are coordinated by the Office of Volunteers for Community Service. OVCS facilitates student involvement in the community by running the Camel Van shuttle service, which transports students to and from sites in the area.

Connecticut College has a history of undergraduate research work and students are encouraged to make conference presentations and publish their work under the guidance of a professor.

Connecticut College graduating seniors are regularly awarded prestigious fellowships and grants such as the U. S. Student Fulbright Program grant and Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of grants for international educational exchange for scholars educators graduate The Thomas J Watson Fellowship is a grant that enables graduating seniors to pursue a year of independent study outside the United States In 2007, five Connecticut College students received Fulbright grants--four for travel and research and one for teaching.

Campus and facilities

Tourists in the Arboretum
Tourists in the Arboretum

The main campus has three residential areas. North Campus (Morrisson, Wright, Lambdin, Park, Marshall, and Hamilton - collectively known as "The Plex") contains the newest residential halls, all of which are connected to each other and Harris Dining Hall. South Campus (Harkness, Addams, Freeman, and Knowlton) is along the side of the main green, across from the academic buildings. Central Campus (Windham, Warnshuis, Burdick, Smith, Larrabee, Plant, Branford, Blackstone, Blunt, and Lazrus) contains the oldest residence halls and is the closest to the student center and the library. There are also several places where students can live in less traditional housing, including the 360 Apartments, River Ridge Apartments, Earth House, and Abbey House. A few students also live off-campus in New London or Waterford.

The College's science facilities include a rooftop observatory, lab for NMR spectroscopy, a digital transmission electron microscope, a scanning electron microscope, a greenhouse, a channel flow laboratory, and a GIS lab. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, most commonly known as NMR spectroscopy, is the name given to a technique which exploits the magnetic properties of certain nuclei The scanning electron microscope ( SEM) is a type of Electron microscope that images the sample surface by scanning it with a high-energy beam of Electrons Its computer facilities include standard UNIX and PC labs as well as specialized labs in robotics, networks, virtual reality and digital signal processing. Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix with Small caps) is a computer A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated See also Robot Robotics is the science and technology of Robots and their design manufacture and application Virtual reality ( VR) is a technology which allows a user to interact with a Computer-simulated environment be it a real or imagined one The robotics lab is equipped with Sun workstations, PCs, robots, and overhead cameras. The virtual reality and signal processing lab (which is also part of the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology) has high-end graphics PCs, head-mounted displays, 3-D trackers, force feedback devices, spatialized audio devices, and software for producing high-end animations and graphics.

The departments of the fine arts are spread out in three places around campus. The Cummings Arts Center contains two concert halls, the Center for Electronic and Digital Sound, pianos, practice rooms, a pipe organ. The Art and Music departments and their classrooms and studios are also housed in Cummings. Surrounding the Arts Center are numerous sculptures, especially in the courtyard known as Castle Court. This lies between Cummings and the largest of the College's performance spaces, Palmer Auditorium. The Theater department has offices in Palmer, and has classes on the main stage, in a smaller classroom in Palmer, and in Tansill Theater, which is further north, near the main entrance. The Dance department is housed on the third floor of the student center, and includes 3 dance studios.

There are two libraries on the campus. Shain Library houses a collection of more than 500,000 books and bound periodicals, along with an extensive collection of microforms, computer files, audio and video tapes. The library is also home to the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room, a space used for studying, public lectures, and receptions. In 2004, the "Blue Camel Cafe" opened in the library basement, selling coffee, tea, pastries and other items to studying and socializing students. The Greer Music Library in Cummings Arts Center holds books and periodicals about music and musicians, printed music, and numerous recordings on cassette, CD, and vinyl, as well as digital media.

Notable Connecticut College graduates

Other highlights

Programs and Offices

Campus publications

Connecticut College presidents

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Leo I Higdon Jr is an academic administrator and former Wall Street executive
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