Rhode Island College

This article covers the state college of Rhode Island College in Providence. For the university, which had the same name until 1804, see Brown University .

Rhode Island College
founding	1854
Sponsorship	state
place	Providence , Rhode Island , USA
president	Frank D. Sánchez
Students	approx. 9000
Foundation assets	approximately $ 16 million
University sports	Little East Conference
Website	www.ric.edu

The Rhode Iceland College is a public university in Providence in the State of Rhode Iceland . The college was founded in 1854, making it the oldest of the three state colleges in Rhode Island. The other two are the University of Rhode Island and the Community College of Rhode Island . The college has about 9,000 students.

history

Rhode Island Normal School building 1909

In 1854 the Rhode Island State Normal School was founded. It was also one of the first normal schools in the United States. Not yet fully convinced of the school's value, the Rhode Island General Assembly cut funding. The school moved to Bristol where it continued until 1865 when it eventually closed. As early as 1869, however, the new education officer, Thomas W. Bicknell, began a personal campaign to revitalize the school. His efforts were rewarded in 1871 and the school reopened in Providence as the Rhode Island Normal School .

In 1920, the college was renamed the Rhode Island College of Education and offered new four-year courses that ended with a Bachelor of Education .

In 1959, the Rhode Island Commission to Study Higher Education recommended that the college develop into a general college, which was approved by the legislature. In view of the expansion of the provision, the name of the college was again changed and the college took its current name.

Education

At Rhode Iceland College can in 90 undergraduate - and 30 Graduate -Fächern be studied. The college is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). There are five faculties:

• Feinstein School of Education and Human Development (FSEHD)
• Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• School of Management (SOM)
• School of Nursing
• School of Social Work

Well-known graduates

• James Langevin (born 1964), politician and member of the United States House of Representatives
• Viola Davis (born 1965), actress
• Annie Smith Peck (1850-1935), mountaineer
• Hugh Leonard (1926–2009), playwright and journalist

Web links

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.ric.edu/aboutric/Pages/History.aspx
2. ↑ http://www.ric.edu/officepresident/Pages/Frank-Sanchez.aspx
3. ↑ Rhode Island College About RIC-History . Accessed March 15, 2010
4. ↑ New England Association of Schools and Colleges-The Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) Roster of Institutions  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (English). Accessed March 15, 2010

Coordinates: 41 ° 50 ′ 31.9 "  N , 71 ° 27 ′ 40.2"  W.