Champlain College
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| Established: | 1878 |
| Type: | Private coeducational |
| President: | Dr. David F. Finney |
| Students: | 1,950 full-time undergraduates |
| Location: | Burlington, Vermont, United States |
| Campus: | Residential, 22.5 acres |
| Mascot: | Beaver |
| Website: | http://www.champlain.edu |
Champlain College is a private college that offers professionally focused programs and an interdisciplinary core curriculum. Champlain enrolls 1,950 full-time undergraduate students on its campus in the historic Hill Section of Burlington, Vermont. U.S.News America's Best Colleges 2008 ranks Champlain College in the top tier of the Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the North.
The vision of the college is to be a national leader in educating today’s students to become skilled practitioners, effective professionals and global citizens. Champlain’s agile and entrepreneurial approach to higher education uniquely blends technology leadership, market savvy, innovation and fiscal responsibility with a commitment to “the human touch.” This distinctive approach permeates the delivery of relevant, student-centered and rigorous programs in business, applied technology and public service.
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[edit] Undergraduate majors
- Accounting
- Applied Psychology
- Broadcasting
- Business
- Computer & Digital Forensics
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Networking and Information Security
- Criminal Justice
- Digital Filmmaking
- e-Business Management
- Education
- Electronic Game & Interactive Development (Game Design or Art & Animation)
- Electronic Game Programming
- Elementary Education
- High School Teacher Education
- Hospitality Industry Management
- International Business
- Liberal Studies/Undeclared
- Management
- Marketing
- Mass Communication
- Media Communications
- Middle School Teacher Education
- Multimedia & Graphic Design
- Paralegal Studies
- Professional Writing
- Public Relations
- Radiography
- Social Work
- Software Development
- Software Engineering
- Web Site Development & Management
[edit] Graduate programs
Champlain delivers two graduate programs online:
- MBA
- Managing Innovation and Information Technology
[edit] Online & continuing education
Champlain College's Continuing Professional Studies division provides a professionally focused education to traditional and working adult students in the classroom and online. Programs offered include undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, professional certificates, accelerated degree programs and single courses.
[edit] Library
The Miller Information Commons is a central point on campus offering academic resources for faculty and students.
[edit] International profile
Champlain College has a new study-abroad campus in Montréal, Québec, where students take Champlain courses during a semester in the city. The College also has an active study-abroad program with partner institutions in England, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and India. The college welcomes many international students to its campus each year, as well.
[edit] History
Champlain College's campus today comprises nearly 40 buildings on 22.5 acres—a blend of Victorian-era mansions and high-tech facilities nestled in the Hill Section neighborhood of Burlington, Vermont, which overlooks Lake Champlain. But the institution actually has roots in downtown Burlington.
In 1878, G.W. Thompson established Burlington Collegiate Institute—which would later be known as Champlain College—in downtown Burlington, Vermont. In 1884, E. George Evans acquired the College and renamed it Burlington Business College. He would oversee the College for 34 years.
The College was located in a variety of downtown locations in the early years. In 1920, A. Gordon Freeman acquired the College and would run the college until 1956, when C. Bader Brouilette, in partnership with Albert Jensen, acquired the College. Brouillette became president.
In the year 1958, the College made the move to the Hill Section of the city and took on the name of Champlain College. Over the years, the College would purchase mansions and carriage houses to add to its academic and residential facilities.
Champlain residential students moved into the College's first dormitories in 1965 — Jensen and Sanders Halls. Today students reside in 20 residence halls — most of them renovated Victorian mansions dating back to the late-1800s. They also reside in the suite-style Main Street Suites and Spinner Place.
In 1977, C. Bader Brouilette retired and Dr. Robert Skiff was inaugurated as president of the College. New construction in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s included Joyce Learning Center, Foster Hall, the Hauke Family Center and the Miller Information Commons.
A longtime two-year institution, Champlain College offered its first bachelor's degree programs in 1991 — starting with Business and Accounting. Today, students come to the private college to earn bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees from all over the Northeast, the United States and abroad.
In 1992, Dr. Roger H. Perry was inaugurated into the presidency as Dr. Robert Skiff stepped down. Two years later, SuccessNet — the predecessor to Champlain College’s online division — was established as Vermont's first online distance learning program.
In 1995, Champlain began offering its academic programs at satellite campuses abroad—starting with Israel.
The College kicked off a capital campaign, The Power of Three Capital Campaign, in 2002 to raise funds for three new buildings on campus. That same year, Champlain launched its first master's program in Managing Innovation & Information Technology.
In 2003, the College celebrated its 125-year anniversary and opened the first of three new buildings: The Main Street Suites and Conference Center. The following year brought the opening of the S.D. Ireland Family Center for Global Business & Technology, an academic center that enhanced Champlain’s ability to put students to work on real business and technology projects.
In 2005, the campus celebrated the dedication of the IDX Student Life Center, complete with a gym, fitness center, dining hall and student activity space. The college community gathered to inaugurate a new president, Dr. David F. Finney of New York University, who succeeded retiring Champlain president Dr. Roger H. Perry on July 1, 2005. Finney’s inauguration as the College’s seventh president was celebrated on November 19, 2005.
That same year, the College launched its second master's program: a highly integrated, online MBA. Also in 2005, Champlain launched the Champlain College Workforce Development Center and welcomed the state’s Vermont Global Trade Partnership to its campus.
In 2006, The College instituted additional new centers on campus: the Emergent Media Center, the Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation, and a Conference and Event Center. President Finney announced two new scholarship programs: The New American Student Scholarship for students with refugee or asylum status and the Vermont First Scholarship for first-generation college students from the Green Mountain State.
The College earned exposure in media such as Entrepreneur magazine and “Marketplace” business report on public radio as it launched a new program called BYOBiz — or Bring-Your-Own-Business — in which young entrepreneurs grow their businesses while they attend Champlain College. Also in 2006, the College worked with the Burlington and Champlain communities to create a new master plan for its campus.
In 2007, Champlain created a study-abroad campus in the heart of Montréal, Québec. Students may spend a semester in Montréal taking Champlain courses. It’s reported to be the first American campus in Montréal — one of the largest French-speaking cities in the world. Additionally, the College launched the Accounting Excellence Scholarship Fund, celebrating a combined 200 years of teaching excellence by Champlain’s Accounting faculty.
In early 2008, the college completed the construction of a new residence hall, called Lakeview Hall, and the renovation of a house into a residence hall called Adirondack House.
History references:
[edit] On-campus centers
Champlain College has a variety of centers and programs on its campus .
- Champlain College Workforce Development Center
- Emergent Media Center at Champlain College
- Vermont Global Trade Partnership
- Champlain College Center for Digital Investigation (C3DI)
- Vermont Information Technology Center at Champlain College
- SD Ireland Center for Global Business & Technology
- Champlain College’s Career Services Office
- Champlain College’s Division for Online & Continuing Education
- The Center for Service and Civic Engagement at Champlain College
- The Conference & Event Center at Champlain College
[edit] Presidents
1. G.W. Thompson 1878-1883
2. E. George Evans 1884-1919
3. A. Gordon Tittemore 1920-1955
4. C. Bader Brouilette 1956-1976
5. Dr. Robert A. Skiff 1977-1991
6. Dr. Roger H. Perry 1992-2004
7. Dr. David F. Finney 2005-
[edit] Residence Halls
Bader Hall
Bankus Hall
Carriage House
Cushing Hall
East House
Hill Hall
Jensen Hall
Lakeview Hall
Lyman Hall
Main Street Suites
McDonald Hall
North House
Pearl Hall
Rowell Hall
Sanders Hall
South House
Spinner Place
Summit House
Whiting Hall
215 South Prospect or International House or TREC
396 Main
[edit] References
- ^ USNews & World Report: America's Best Colleges, Champlain College, [13]. Retrieved on December 3, 2007.
- ^ “Educating Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Careers: A Strategic Plan for Champlain College For Fiscal Years 2005-2009.” Retrieved from [14] on January 19, 2007.
- ^ Champlain College Division of Online & Continuing Education website, [16]. Retrieved on January 19, 2007.
- ^ “Alma Matters: Can your high school business make the transition to college?”, written by Nichole L. Torres, Entrepreneur magazine, November 2006, retrieved from [21] on January 24, 2007.
- ^ “BYO business school”, reported by Steve Tripoli on “Marketplace” business report heard on public radio, retrieved from [22] on January 24, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Champlain College Continuing Professional Studies official website
- Champlain College Graduate Studies official website
- Champlain College is at coordinates Coordinates:
- [23]
[edit] See also
- List of colleges and universities in Vermont
- See Champlain Regional College for the three joint colleges located in Canada.
