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42-475: The museum was established in 1929 as the Marine Historical Association. One founder was philanthropist Mary Stillman Harkness , daughter of the only surviving child of Mystic shipbuilder Thomas Stillman Greenman. Harkness initially donated land that had belonged to her grandfather; in 1945, she would donate his house to the museum as well. The museum was one of the first living history museums in

84-614: A cappella groups. Women's groups are The ConnChords, The Shwiffs, and Miss Connduct. The Co Co Beaux is the male group. The coeducational groups include the ConnArtists, Vox Cameli, and the Williams Street Mix. Composer and violinist Margaret Jones Wiles founded and conducted the Connecticut College Orchestra when she taught at the college during the 1950s. The college radio station ( WCNI 90.9 FM ) broadcasts

126-577: A decision to hold a college fundraiser at the Everglades Club , a social club and venue that has longstanding accusations of discrimination against black and Jewish people. Students occupied the administrative building, Fanning Hall, for ten days, senior staff publicly resigned, and faculty voted no confidence in her. Students also organized a march around campus in support of Jewish and minority peers, with many students calling Bergeron racist and anti-Semitic. On March 24, 2023, after negotiation with faculty,

168-753: A member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Division III in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). There are a total of 28 varsity athletics teams at Conn. The twelve men's sports include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and water polo. The fifteen women's sports consist of basketball, cross country, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, sailing, soccer, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and water polo. In 2014,

210-465: A variety of music, including polka , blues , and Celtic music shows. A 2,000 watt transmitter installed in 2003 reaches much of the lower New England region. Connecticut College has two student newspapers in which students handle all aspects of production: reporting, editing, ad sales, management, photography, layout, multimedia, and design. The College Voice is an editorially independent print and online bi-weekly publication, and The Conntrarian

252-446: Is The Spouter Tavern, which is open seasonally and serving "travelers' fare". Each building is used to show the original activity and also to display examples of what was sold or constructed; the nautical instrument shop, for example, displays sextants, nautical timepieces, and so forth, while demonstrations at the cooperage show how casks were assembled. Additional buildings house more exhibits. A 40-foot, 1 ⁄ 128 scale model of

294-540: Is a four-year residential undergraduate institution with approximately 1,700 students. Students choose courses from 41 programs, including interdisciplinary pathways and centers, with a majority choosing to study abroad . The college is situated on a hill located adjacent to the Thames River . In 1982, Conn was inducted as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), where its athletes compete as part of NCAA Division III . Connecticut College

336-498: Is an important part of the museum, where traditional tools and techniques are used to preserve the Museum's collection of historic vessels, including the Charles W. Morgan. A replica of the slave ship La Amistad was constructed in the shipyard and launched in 2000. Amistad departed New Haven on June 21, 2007, on a 14,000-mile transatlantic voyage to Great Britain, Lisbon, West Africa, and

378-718: Is an online opinion publication and a member of the Collegiate Network . The Student Activities Council (SAC) runs events including club fairs, school dances, concerts, and off-campus excursions. SAC is also responsible for Floralia, the annual spring concert. Recent Floralia artists have included Misterwives , Cash Cash , RAC , and St. Lucia . Unity House is the college's multicultural center which promotes, supports, educates, and implements multicultural awareness programs on campus. It supports various affinity, activist, and performance student groups. The Feminist Resource, Education, & Empowerment (F.R.E.E) Center (formerly

420-654: Is buried with her husband in a private mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx . Connecticut College Connecticut College ( Conn ) is a private liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut . Originally chartered as Thames College , it was founded in 1911 as the state's only women's college , a response to Wesleyan University having closed its doors to female students in 1909. The college became coeducational in 1969, adopting its current name. Conn

462-648: Is located in the middle of the campus. The student center houses the Connecticut College bookstore (which doubles as a small convenience store), the campus post office, the Oasis Snack Shop, and the campus bar, Humphrey's (formerly The Cro Bar). There are also student services offices as well as faculty offices and performance spaces for the Dance department. The Charles E. Shain Library was originally dedicated in 1976 and

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504-873: Is named after former College President Charles Shain. It was renovated, expanded, and re-dedicated in 2015. The renovation was honored by the American Institute of Architects with a 2015 New England Honor Award in the category of Preservation. In 2016, LibraryJournal named the library a New Landmark Libraries Winner. Performance spaces on campus include: Palmer Auditorium, Tansill Theater, housed in Hillyer Hall; Myers Dance Studio, housed in Crozier-Williams College Center; Harkness Chapel; and Evans Music Hall, Fortune Recital Hall, and Oliva Hall, all located in Cummings Art Center. Palmer Auditorium

546-512: Is used for denominational religious services, as well as for ceremonies, concerts and recitals, weddings, and other public functions. The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is also located on campus, and while some classes are taught there, it is not part of the College itself. The museum's website states that "the permanent collection includes over 10,000 paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints, furniture, and decorative arts, with an emphasis on American art from

588-604: The Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room. The Lear Center has more than fifty book, manuscript, and art collections including research archives devoted to Rachel Carson , Eugene O'Neill, and Beatrix Potter . The Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room serves both as a quiet reading area and as the permanent exhibition space for the Chu-Griffis Art Collection. The student center is "The College Center at Crozier-Williams" (often shortened to "Cro"), and

630-721: The New York Philharmonic Society . Harkness bequeathed the estate of Eolia to the State of Connecticut, where it is now Harkness Memorial State Park ; the house is preserved as a memorial to her and her husband. Their mansion on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Harkness House , is now the headquarters of the Commonwealth Fund , a Harkness foundation for healthcare philanthropy; after her husband's death, she succeeded him as its president in an honorary capacity. She

672-637: The Winslow Ames House . Connecticut College's two principal libraries are the Charles E. Shain Library and the Greer Music Library, which is located in the Cummings Arts Center. The Shain Library houses a collection of more than 500,000 books and periodicals and an extensive collection of electronic resources. It is also home to The Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, and to

714-580: The 18th through 20th centuries." The collection is housed in a neo-classical building designed by Charles A. Platt .   Connecticut College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education ; it has been so continuously by NECHE or its predecessor since December 1932. The college's academics are organized into thirty-one academic departments and seven interdisciplinary programs with forty-one traditional majors plus opportunities for self-designed courses of study. Starting with

756-523: The 1930s gave the college a total of almost $ 540,000, including a dormitory, Harkness House, and the chapel. She also donated in 1930 to the then women-only Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford ; her gift, made through the auspices of the musician Margaret Deneke when she was touring the United States, was used to build the Deneke Building , designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and completed in 1932. In 1907,

798-596: The Caribbean, marking the Atlantic trade and slave route to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the end of the slave trade in Great Britain. The 19th-century seafaring village contains nearly all the types of general and specialized trades associated with building and operating a sailing fleet. They include a chandlery , sail loft , ropewalk , cooperage, shipping agent's office, printing office, bank, and others. Also included

840-717: The Harknesses bought the estate of Eolia, on Long Island Sound in Waterford, Connecticut , from Mary Harkness' sister Jessie and brother-in-law William Ambrose Taylor, for whom it was built; it was their primary summer home. In 1920, she created Camp Harkness, for children with polio , on part of the estate. In 1929, Mary Harkness helped found the Marine Historical Association—now Mystic Seaport Museum —on land that had belonged to her shipbuilding grandfather; in 1945, she would donate his house to

882-746: The Mystic River area as it appeared around 1870, complete down to the outhouses that stood behind every residence. Another contains a collection of carved ship figureheads. Also among the museum's buildings is the Treworgy Planetarium which demonstrates how seamen used stars for navigation. Sailing instruction is also offered, as well as tourist rides in various historical small craft that allow views of historic ships at their moorings. Mystic Seaport's music program features sea shanties in their original contexts as work songs. The Seaport supports research via an extensive library. With Williams College ,

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924-559: The US based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service. Forbes ranked Connecticut College 162th overall in its 2023 list of 650 liberal arts colleges, universities and service academies; 45th among liberal arts schools, 65th in the Northeast, and 90th among private colleges. Connecticut College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education . Students live under

966-540: The United States, with a collection of buildings and craftsmen to show how people lived. It gained fame with its 1941 acquisition of the Charles W. Morgan , the only surviving wooden whaling ship. In 1955, maritime history professor Robert G. Albion of Harvard University established the Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies , a summer graduate-level academic program. The Henry B. du Pont Preservation Shipyard

1008-502: The Women's Center) provides a space for programming and events concerning gender issues. The LGBTQIA Resource Center serves queer students and their allies by providing a supportive space, resource library, social events, and educational programming. It also hosts several student organizations. In August 2013, Campus Pride named Connecticut College one of the top 25 LGBT-friendly colleges and universities. The College's teams participate as

1050-475: The board of trustees, and ad-hoc student groups, Bergeron announced that she would resign at the end of the Spring 2023 semester, one year before her contract was to expire. On June 30, 2023, her last day in office, the board of trustees awarded her the title of President Emerita. On July 1, 2023, Leslie Wong began service as interim president of the college. Andrea Chapdelaine , then-president of Hood College ,

1092-407: The city of New London and its residents, along with a number of wealthy benefactors. The college sits on a former dairy farm owned by Charles P. Alexander of Waterford. He died in 1904 and his wife Harriet (Jerome) Alexander died in 1911. Their son Frank sold a large part of the land to the trustees to found Connecticut College. The Hartford Daily Times ran an article on October 12, 1935, marking

1134-481: The class of 2020, students at Connecticut College participate in a new interdisciplinary general education curriculum called Connections. Its most popular majors, by 2021 graduates, were: Psychology (44), Economics (36), Political Science & Government (34), Biology/Biological Sciences (27), and Neuroscience (22). Connecticut College has a history of undergraduate research work and students are encouraged to make conference presentations and publish their work under

1176-430: The college's 20th anniversary: "On September 27, 1915, 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." The college became co-educational in 1969, as President Charles E. Shain claimed that there

1218-508: The college's 85-year-old student-adjudicated honor code . The honor code 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, non-proctored final exams. In a typical year, the college enrolls about 1,850 men and women from 40 to 45 states, Washington, D.C., and 70 countries. Approximately forty percent of students are men. The fall 2019 student body

1260-456: The couple continued both together and separately. After his death in 1940, she spent the rest of her life making donations to various institutions. She died in 1950, leaving an $ 18 million estate, including public bequests of more than $ 4 million. Women's education was a focus of her giving. She supported the founding of Connecticut College as a women's college in 1911, after Wesleyan University decided it would admit only men, and in

1302-492: The guidance of a professor. The college had 182 full-time professors in 2017–18; 93% held a doctorate or equivalent. The student-faculty ratio is about 9 to 1. Admission to the college is considered "more selective" by U.S. News & World Report . The college received 9,397 applications for the Class of 2027 (entering fall 2023) of which 3,597 (38%) were accepted. Of the students in the entering class who submitted SAT scores,

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1344-546: The middle 50% range was 680–740 for evidence-based reading, and 660–730 for Math. In the 2023 college rankings of U.S. News & World Report , Connecticut College ranked 46th (tie) among national liberal arts colleges, 63rd (tie) for "Best Undergraduate Teaching", 40th (tie) for "Most Innovative", 77th for "Best Value", and 62nd (tie) for "Top Performers in Social Mobility". Washington Monthly ranked Connecticut College 25th in 2021 among 218 liberal arts colleges in

1386-821: The museum as well. She also funded two farms for research and treatment of rheumatic fever and donated funds to World War II relief in Europe and Asia. In 1941 she gave a farm in Nyack, New York to the Tolstoy Foundation for a resettlement center. Harkness was a member of the American Museum of Natural History , the New York Botanical Garden , the Garden Club of America , the English-speaking Union, and

1428-609: The museum hosts Williams–Mystic , an undergraduate program in maritime studies. Outreach includes sailing and history classes for area children. Four vessels at Mystic Seaport are recognized by the United States government as National Historic Landmarks : Mary Stillman Harkness Mary Emma Stillman Harkness (July 4, 1874 – June 6, 1950) was an American philanthropist. The wife of Edward Harkness , she participated in his philanthropy and also gave independently to various institutions, particularly for women's education, continuing to do so after his death in 1940. Harkness

1470-620: The season, the team won its first NESCAC regular season title. On January 21, 2021, Connecticut College goalkeeper AJ Marcucci was selected 67th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls . He became the first-ever draft pick from Connecticut College and was the first Division III pick since 2016. The Connecticut College Women's Water Polo Team has won four Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III championships. Connecticut College has produced 427 collegiate All-Americans, sixty Academic All-Americans and twelve Olympic qualifiers. The Connecticut College Athletics Hall of Fame

1512-490: The women's soccer team won the College's first NESCAC Championship, defeating Williams College in penalty kicks. The team advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament, but lost in the second round to Montclair State University in extra time. On December 4, 2021, the men's soccer team won the College's first-ever NCAA Division III National Championship by defeating Amherst College in penalty kicks. Earlier in

1554-455: Was 67.5% White, 9.9% Hispanic, 4.1% Asian American, 3.8% African American, and 3.7% multiracial, with an additional 9% international students. Connecticut College is a member of Phi Beta Kappa , the Annapolis Group , and the New England Small College Athletic Conference ( NESCAC ). Connecticut College does not offer a Greek system of fraternities or sororities. The college has seven

1596-591: Was born in Brooklyn, New York , the third of four daughters of Thomas Edgar Stillman, a wealthy New York lawyer. Her mother, Elizabeth, was the only surviving child of Thomas Stillman Greenman, a shipbuilder in Mystic, Connecticut . In 1904, she married Edward Harkness , the wealthy heir of an early investor in Standard Oil . The couple did not have children. Edward had begun philanthropic work before their marriage, which

1638-470: Was chartered in 1911 as Connecticut's only women's college , having been established as a direct response to Wesleyan University 's decision to stop admitting women. Elizabeth C. Wright and other Wesleyan alumnae convinced others to found this new college, espousing the increasing desire among women for higher education. To that end, the institution was founded as the Connecticut College for Women. Their initial endowment came from financial assistance from

1680-438: Was evidence that women were becoming uninterested in attending women's colleges. At that time, the school adopted its current name, Connecticut College. In the spring of 2023, students, faculty, and staff began protesting against college president Katherine Bergeron , who had been president of the college for nearly a decade. The protests focused on allegations of bullying and actions related to diversity and equity, most notably

1722-685: Was home to the American Dance Festival from 1947 to 1977, featuring choreographers such as Martha Graham , José Limón, and Merce Cunningham in what was called "the most important summertime event in modern dance." The campus makes up part of the Connecticut College Arboretum . This arboretum and botanical garden is free and open to the public year-round. Harkness Chapel was designed by architect James Gamble Rogers , exhibiting his colonial Georgian style , with twelve stained glass windows by G. Owen Bonawit . The building

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1764-452: Was selected by the search committee to be the College's 12th president. Her term officially began on June 1, 2024. The main campus has three residential areas. The North Campus contains the newest residential halls. The South Campus contains residence halls along the west side of Tempel Green, across from several academic buildings. The oldest dorms on campus are Plant House and Blackstone House, which were founded in 1914. The campus houses

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