Founded Every 2Nd Florida Presbyterian College, Eckerd College Turns Sixty Years Old

Eckerd College inwards St. Petersburg, Florida was founded lx years agone in addition to Green Bench Monthly, the Petrograd magazine, published a brusque historical sketch, "From Florida Presbyterian to Eckerd College," written past times Christina Juska.  Founded equally Florida Presbyterian College, the get upwards of the establishment was changed to Eckerd College inwards 1972.  Juska article outlines institutional changes since the founding in addition to includes a number of interesting photographs.

You tin move equally good view the Eckerd College website for to a greater extent than information on institutional history in addition to traditions.

Bloomfield College Celebrates 150Th Anniversary Of Founding

Bloomfield College inwards Bloomfield, NJ is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding inwards 1868.  The establishment was established equally the High German Theological School together with was affiliated amongst the United Presbyterian Church. The advert modify to Bloomfield Theological Seminary inwards 1913. The advert modify over again to Bloomfield College together with Seminary inwards 1926 together with and therefore to Bloomfield College inwards 1960. Enrollment is around 1,996 students.

You tin catch the college website for web pages devoted to the anniversary that include a timeline, upcoming events, together with other information.

Highland Community College Celebrates 160Th Anniversary

Highland Community College inward Highland, KS is celebrating the 160th anniversary of its founding inward 1858 amongst a charter granted past times the Kansas Territorial Legislature.  Highland Presbyterian Academy founded the previous twelvemonth served equally a foundation for the novel institution.  The university in addition to small-scale community that grew upward some it served equally a mission to Native Americans inward the area. 

There accept been a number of changes inward elevate during the institution's history:

• 1857 - Highland Presbyterian Academy
• 1858 - Highland University
• 1910 - Highland College
• 1921 - Highland Junior College
• 1929 - Northeast Kansas Junior College
• 1937 - Highland Public Junior College
• 1959 - Doniphan County Junior College
• 1965 - Highland Community Junior College
• 1980 - Highland Community College 

Westeryears: Sketches Drawn From Westminster College (Mo) Past

"Early Spiritual Life at Westminster College," is the latest post service inwards a Westeryears series published on the Fulton, MO institution's website.  Posts typically offering an historical sketch accompanied yesteryear i or to a greater extent than photographs.

Westminster's Office of Marketing as well as Strategic Communications likewise posts links on Twitter using the #Westeryears hashtag.

There is likewise a "Westeryears: Memories of Westminster College inwards Fulton, Missouri" grouping page on Facebook.

Tusculum College Approves Advert Alter To Tusculum University

Tusculum College inward Tennessee announced this calendar week that it volition change its mention to Tusculum University showtime July 1, 2018.  Tusculum is the "...oldest establishment of higher didactics inward Tennessee, the twenty-eighth oldest inward the nation, in addition to the oldest coeducational establishment affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church (USA)."

Tusculum's traces its history to the founding of Martin's Academy inward 1784, after renamed equally Washington College.  It was later was known equally Tusculum College after 1844.  Tusculum merged amongst Greeneville College inward 1868 to instruct Greeneville & Tusculum College.  The mention was shortened to Tusculum College inward 1912.

College Of Idaho Celebrates 125Th Anniversary Of Founding

The Idaho Press-Tribune reported final calendar week on the celebration at the College of Idaho recognizing the founding of the establishment Oct 7, 1891.  Located inwards Caldwell, ID in addition to founded every minute the College of Idaho, the institution's name changed to Albertson's College of Idaho inwards 1991 earlier reverting to the College of Idaho inwards 2007.

Frontiers Even In Addition To Thus Unknown -- Video In Addition To Online Resources On History Of Warren Wilson College

An first-class video, Frontiers Yet Unknown - The History of Warren Wilson College is available on YouTube.  The video was published inward 2011 in addition to covers the institutional history from 1894 when it was founded past times Presbyterians equally the Asheville Farm School.



The Warren Wilson College Archives besides offers an online bibliography of resources tied to the history of the institution.  Two digitized institutional histories are available for reading online or tin endure downloaded:  Toward Frontiers Yet Unknown: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 90th Anniversary History of Warren Wilson College past times Mark Banker ’73 in addition to A History of Warren Wilson College past times Henry W. Jensen in addition to Elizabeth G. Martin.

Mary Baldwin College Approves Cite Change

The Board of Trustees of Mary Baldwin College approved a cite alter to Mary Baldwin University effective August 31, 2016.  The establishment is located inwards Staunton, VA too is affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church.  It was founded inwards 1842 equally Augusta Female Seminary too became Mary Baldwin Seminary inwards 1895.  The cite was changed to Mary Baldwin College inwards 1923.

Four histories of Mary Baldwin too a diverseness of other historical resources are available online through the institution's archives:  

• Historyof Mary Baldwin Seminary (Originally Augusta Female Seminary) From 1842-1905 Inclusive, compiled yesteryear Joseph A. Waddell, yesteryear asking of Board of Trustees. Published yesteryear Augusta Printing Corporation, Staunton 1908.
• TheHistory of Mary Baldwin College; 1842-1942, yesteryear Mary Watters, PhD.  Published yesteryear Mary Baldwin College, Staunton 1942.
• ToLive In Time; The Sesquicentennial History of Mary Baldwin College 1842-1992, yesteryear Patricia H. Menk, PhD.  Published yesteryear Mary Baldwin College, Staunton 1992.
• Retrospect;The Tyson Years, 1985-2003, yesteryear Patricia H. Menk, PhD.  Published yesteryear Mary Baldwin College, Staunton 2006.

History Of Hanover College (In)

The History of Hanover College written yesteryear A.Y Moore was published inward 1900 in addition to is available inward a multifariousness of formats through the Internet Archive.  Hanover was founded inward 1827 in addition to is affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Eisenhower College (Ny)

The Eisenhower College Alumni Association maintains a website alongside links to data on the college archives in addition to several collections of photographs.  Eisenhower College was founded inwards 1965 inwards Seneca Falls, NY in addition to was designated past times Congress every bit a memorial to the onetime president Dwight D. Eisenhower.  Even alongside several appropriations, fiscal problems persisted in addition to the establishment was acquired past times Rochester Institute of Technology inwards 1979.  The final bird graduated from Eisenhower inwards 1983.  The holding was after sold to the New York Chiropractic College inwards 1989.

Dennis Spellmann

I lately came across a reference to an extensive as well as fascinating article on Dennis Spellmann written past times Jeannette Batz for the Riverfront Times inwards St. Louis.  As a historical note, it was written inwards September 2000 as well as Spellmann passed away August 30, 2006.  He was definitely a fascinating, if controversial, someone inwards Missouri higher teaching for many decades…having attended as well as afterward served Missouri Valley College.  He was  associated alongside a set out of other Presbyterian colleges including Tarkio College.  While close of the article focuses on Lindenwood University,  Batz besides interviewed people familiar alongside his service to Knoxville College inwards Tennessee.