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Springfield College
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Established: 1885
Type: Private College
Endowment: $43,192,753
President: Richard B. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point For the film of this title see Private School (film. Private schools, or Independent schools are Schools not administered College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Flynn Ed. D
Undergraduates: 3,621
Postgraduates: 1,441
Location: Springfield (Main Campus), Massachusetts, USA
Website: www.springfieldcollege.edu

Springfield College is a college located in Springfield, Massachusetts. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is located upon Watershops Pond, approximately two miles from downtown. A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city There are two main sections to the campus, though not connected, and eleven sites around the United States that offer courses, especially in the School of Human Services (SHS Campus locations include: Houston, San Diego, Tampa, Boston, Manchester, St. Johnsbury, Charleston, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Wilmington) . The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Manchester is the largest city in the US state of New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont, St Johnsbury (often known locally as St Jay) ( County seat) of Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Springfield College was first located on the second floor of the Armory Hill YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts as the International Young Men's Christian Training School. Just a few years after opening its doors to the first eighteen students in 1885, Springfield College could boast an international reputation as a pioneer in teaching and scholarship related to physical education, sports medicine, physical therapy, physiology of exercise, biomechanics, wellness, the training of YMCA executives, and many other fields. Today, Springfield College's undergraduate and graduate student body numbers more than 5,000.

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History

Springfield College originated as a training school for YMCA professionals. The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man Springfield College's 36,000 alumni work in 60 nations. Alumni have served in various capacities, such as a university president in China, initiators of the Olympic movement in Eastern European countries, and educational leaders in Central and South America. They have started shelters for the homeless in rural Vermont, and have changed the field of sports medicine.

The mission of Springfield College is to educate students in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to humanity by building upon a foundation of Humanics and academic excellence. Founded in 1885, Springfield College is a private, coeducational institution that emphasizes the education of leaders for the allied health sciences, human and social services, sports movement activities, and the arts and sciences. Undergraduate and graduate programs reflect its distinctive Humanics philosophy—education of the whole person in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others.

It is world renowned as the "Birthplace of Basketball", a game created by alumnus and faculty member James Naismith in 1891; and as the alma mater of William G. James A Naismith (November 6 Morgan, inventor of the game of volleyball; as well as for its long-standing and close relationship with the YMCA.

Stagg Field serves as the College's main athletic field. The baseball team plays at Berry-Allen Field. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each

In 2006 and 2007, the school hosted the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Final Four. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the

The Springfield College Women's Basketball team of 2004-2005, made school history, making the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division 3 basketball tournament.

Women's basketball, coached by Noami Graves, has won several conference tournament championships, including the previous season of 2006.

Springfield College graduates Rusty Jones G '86 and Jon Torine '95 participated in Super Bowl XLI as the Head Strength and Conditioning coaches of the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts, respectively. Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4 2007 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana.

Springfield College Is the Birthplace of Basketball, Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education and Health Teachers, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician's, Physician Assistants, Movement Sciences, Physiology of Exercise, Biomechanics, YMCA executives, Sports Medicine, and Humanics. They host a national Humanics Day every year with both the basketball team and the future physical educators, physical therapists, physicians, and YMCA executives.

Famous people

Knowledge Corridor

Springfield College is a part of the Hartford, Connecticut, Springfield, Massachusetts regional alliance for economic and cultural partnership known as New England's Knowledge Corridor. Mike Woicik (born September 26, 1956, in Baltimore Maryland) is an American football strength and conditioning coach for the New England The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston John Allaire is the current strength and conditioning coordinator for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The Hartford-Springfield Economic Partnership constitutes an economic and cultural partnership between the Connecticut River cities of Springfield Massachusetts [1]

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