Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
| Wheaton College (nickname: Lyons ) | |
|---|---|
| motto | That They May Have Life and Have it Abundantly |
| founding | 1834 as a Christian college for women |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Norton |
| state | Massachusetts |
| country | United States |
| management | Ronald A. Crutcher |
| Students | 1,538 |
| Professors | 201 |
| Foundation assets | $ 178 million |
| Website | www.wheatoncollege.edu |
The Wheaton College is a private, " liberal arts college " in Norton ( Massachusetts ), a town between Boston and Providence . Established as a Christian college for women in 1834, it is considered one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States.
history
In 1834, Eliza Wheaton Starke, daughter of Judge Laban Wheaton, died at the age of 39. Her sister Eliza Baylies Chapin Wheaton persuaded him to honor Eliza by founding a secondary school for women.
The family asked the then well-known educator Mary Lyon for help with the establishment. Lyon designed the first curriculum with the aim of achieving the quality and diversity of colleges and appointed Eunice Caldwell as the first director of the college. The teaching of the Wheaton Female Seminary called school began on April 22, 1835 with fifty students and three lecturers.
Mary Lyon and Eunice Caldwell left Wheaton Seminary in 1837 to start Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now Mount Holyoke College ). After her departure, there were periods of strongly fluctuating enrollment numbers and frequent changes in management until Caroline Cutler Metcalf became director in 1850. Metcalf made the expansion of the faculties with renowned lecturers their most important goal. Her top priority was to have professors discussing ideas with the students instead of asking for memorized knowledge. Key recruiting successes included Lucy Larcom, who introduced the study of English literature to college and started the literary magazine The Rushlight , and Mary Jane Cragin, who introduced innovative teaching techniques in geometry and maths and made math one of the favorite subjects of many students. Caroline Cutler Metcalf did not retire until 1876.
Ellen A. Stanton, who had taught French since 1871, was the director of Wheaton Seminary from 1880 to 1897. She led Wheaton through a difficult time as more and more public high schools and colleges were offering bachelor's degrees for women.
At the suggestion of Eliza Baylies Wheaton, Reverend Samuel Valentine Cole became the first president in 1897. In preparation for a move from high school to college, he began expanding the curriculum, building twenty-four new buildings, and establishing a foundation. Under his leadership, matriculations increased from 50 to 414 per semester. Cole died after a brief illness in 1925. The Cole Memorial Chapel commemorates him on campus.
In 1912, the state of Massachusetts granted Wheaton college status. At the same time, the Student Government Association was founded with the aim of representing the entire student body and promoting individual responsibility. In 1932, Wheaton received approval to form a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa community.
Reverend John Edgar Park, who was elected President of Wheaton College in 1926, continued the expansion program begun by Cole. He led the college through the Great Depression , the 1935 centenary celebrations, and World War II . He retired in 1944 and was replaced by Alexander Howard Meneely, previously Professor of History at Dartmouth College . During his tenure, the Board of Trustees decided to increase the number of students from 525 to 800–1000 students. The construction of the necessary "new campus" began in 1957. Meneely died in 1961.
In 1962, William CH Prentice, Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College , took over the helm of Wheaton College. In the early 1960s he finished the expansion phase with the completion of the new campus and the number of matriculations per semester grew to 1200. In 1970, the students and lecturers took part in the nationwide campus protests against the Vietnam War .
In 1975 Alice Emerson became the first female president of Wheaton College. She had previously been president of the University of Pennsylvania . During her tenure, the college achieved national recognition for pioneering the development of a balanced gender curriculum. In 1984/85 the 150th anniversary was celebrated with a series of symposia, concerts, dance performances and art and history exhibitions. In 1988 Wheaton became a coeducational college. The first joint lecture by men and women took place in September 1988.
Dale Rogers Marshall, who previously served at Wellesley College , became the sixth president of Wheaton College in 1992. She initiated the campaign “The Campaign for Wheaton”, had the first new residential buildings built since 1964 and provided for a comprehensive renovation of the old buildings and the expansion of the art faculty.
On March 23, 2004, Ronald A. Crutcher, professor of music at Miami University , became the seventh president of Wheaton College.
Education
The students of Wheaton College can, if they agree with their lecturers, take the Bachelor of Arts from a free combination of more than 36 major and 50 minor subjects. You can choose from 600 courses. This range of courses is expanded through the partner program with Brown University and nine other colleges of the Southeastern Association for Cooperation in Higher Education in Massachusetts. Wheaton also offers dual courses of study, which enable undergraduate students to take diploma courses in art, communication, technology, economics, theology and optometry .
The average course size is between 15 and 20 students.
Code of honor
The code of honor was introduced in 1921 and is also used by other colleges. Applicants to Wheaton College are encouraged to read the content carefully and critically examine it before enrolling.
“As members of the Wheaton Community, we commit ourselves to act honestly, responsibly, and above all, with honor and integrity in all areas of campus life. We are accountable for all that we say and write. We are responsible for the academic integrity of our work. We pledge that we will not misrepresent our work nor give or receive unauthorized aid. We commit ourselves to behave in a manner which demonstrates concern for the personal dignity, rights and freedoms of all members of the community. We are respectful of college property and the property of others. We will not tolerate a lack of respect for these values. "
Based on this code, many tests and exams are not supervised by a lecturer or others. Since 2003, students and all faculty members must include and sign the phrase “ I have abided by the Wheaton Honor Code in this work ” under each official paper .
Students who have violated the code of honor are requested to report their misconduct to a lecturer or another official body independently. Students who witness such misconduct should encourage the individual to report themselves before doing so. Serious or repeated violations of the Code can result in de-registration from Wheaton College.
Sports
Students can participate in 21 intercollegial sports teams including baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, swimming, volleyball, golf and tennis. These teams play in the NCAA Division III and in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). Wheaton College's mascot is a lion named after Mary Lyon. Of the 420 colleges that are grouped into Division III, Wheaton College ranks seventh in the field of athletics.
Arts and Culture
The renovation and expansion of the cultural and entertainment facilities in 2000 created the prerequisites for the Evelyn Danzig Haas '39 Visiting Artists program, which was started in 2003. The program brings well-known writers, musicians, actors, directors, dancers and artists to campus for short-term stays to present their work through lectures, master classes, concerts and exhibitions. The “Arts in the City” program complements the project by supporting students and faculty on trips to Boston, Providence and other cities to learn about the artistic and cultural offerings of the region.
public perception
The following films were shot, at least in part, on campus or supported by college students:
- Soul Man (1986)
- Prozac Nation (2001)
- Mona Lisa's Smile (2003)
- Publications
- Midnight Oil , a student literary magazine
- Nike , the official yearbook
- Rushlight , a student arts and literature magazine
- The Underwire , a student alternative newspaper
- The Wheaton Wire , weekly student newspaper
- WCCS , the official radio station for Wheaton
- Wheaton Quarterly , the official college magazine
Persons Associated with Wheaton College
- Professors
- Michael DC Drout (* 1968), Professor of English
- Hilda Geiringer (1893–1973), professor of mathematics
- Norton Johnson (1930–2017), Professor of Mathematics
- Emeline Hill Richardson (1910–1999), Professor of Archeology
- Emma Susana Speratti-Piñero (1919–1990), Professor of Hispanic Studies
- students
- Gwenda Blair (* 1943), American journalist, university lecturer and non-fiction author
- Catherine Keener , American actress.
- Catherine Filene Shouse (1896–1994), American writer, suffragette and patron of the arts.
- Lesley Stahl , American television journalist for CBS News .
- Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck , King of Bhutan.
- Christine Todd Whitman , American Republican Party politician and author.
- Honorary doctorate
- Seiji Ozawa , Japanese conductor and composer.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Office of President
- ^ A b Wheaton College (MA) , Sustainable Endowments Institute, June 30, 2008
- ^ Faculty
- ↑ a b History and Mission
- ↑ a b Schools Associated with Mary Lyon ( Memento of September 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Caroline Cutler Metcalf, Faces Behind the Facades ( Memento from July 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Lucy Larcom, Faces Behind the Facades ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mary Jane Cragin, Faces Behind the Facades ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ellen Stanton, Faces Behind the Facades ( July 29, 2009 memento in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Samuel Valentine Cole, Faces Behind the Facades ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ J. Edgar Park, Faces Behind the Facades ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Alexander Howard Meneely, Faces Behind the Facades .
- ↑ William CH Prentice, Faces Behind the Facades ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ^ Bonnie Spanier: Toward A Balanced Curriculum. The Study of Women at Wheaton College . In: Change No. 14/3, 1982, pp. 31-34.
- ↑ A President pondered, The Wheaton Quarterly ( Memento of 2 September 2006 at the Internet Archive )
- ↑ How Do You Get to Park Hall, The Wheaton Quarterly ( Memento of November 7, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Cross Registration ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ^ Facts about Wheaton .
- ↑ Honor Code and Statement on Plagiarism ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Evelyn Danzig Haas '39 Visiting Artists Program
- ^ Arts in the City
- ^ The Wheaton Wire
- ↑ WCCS ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 41 ° 58 ′ 5.9 ″ N , 71 ° 11 ′ 4.3 ″ W.