Dean College

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Dean College
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Former names
Dean Academy (1865–1941)
Dean Junior College (1941–1994)
MottoForti et Fideli Nihil Difficile
Type Private college
Established1865;159 years ago (1865)
Founder Oliver Dean
Academic affiliations
 NECHE
Endowment Over $70 million [1]
President Mark Boyce, Sandra Cain, Tom Pistorino (interim) [2]
Undergraduates 1,200
Location
Franklin, Massachusetts
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United States
CampusSuburban, 100 acres (40 ha)
Colors   
Nickname Bulldogs
Sporting affiliations
 NCAA Division III — GNAC
MascotBoomer
Website www.dean.edu
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Dean College Historic District
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Ray Mansion, Dean College Admissions Building
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Coordinates 42°5′7″N71°23′56″W / 42.08528°N 71.39889°W / 42.08528; -71.39889
Built1870
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 75000285 [3]
Added to NRHPApril 23, 1975
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Dean College in Franklin

Dean College is a private college in Franklin, Massachusetts. It offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and certificates.

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History

Dean College was founded by Oliver Dean as a co-educational academy, Dean Academy, in 1865. He gave the school approximately nine acres of land and donated $125,000 towards its construction. The first class at Dean Academy was on October 1, 1866, with 44 students attending at the local Universalist Church.

The main building of the Academy, Dean Hall, was completed in 1868. During the summer of 1872, it was destroyed by a fire, but reconstruction began and finished on June 7, 1874.

The school's name changed twice more, Dean Junior College in May 1941 and then Dean College in May 1994. [4] The school's academic mascot is a bulldog named Boomer.

Campus

The 100-acre (0.40 km2) campus includes Dean Hall, the college's oldest structure which houses classrooms, radio station Power 88 WGAO, offices, athletics offices, basketball/volleyball gymnasium, the Center for Student Administrative Services (CSAS), Campus Safety, video production studios/classrooms, the president's office and board room, and two floors of student residences.In 2011, Dean College unveiled a new campus center. [5]

Dean has completed over $60 million in campus improvements over the past 10 years[ when? ], including Dorothy and Glendon Horne '31 Hall, Green Family Library Learning Commons, Morton Family Learning Center, athletic field updates (press box, scoreboards, dugouts), Grant Field renovation, and the Rooney Shaw Center for Innovation in Teaching. [6]

There are 13 different residence halls on campus, including furnished condominiums in downtown Franklin, suite-style living, all-female residence halls, all-male residence halls and co-ed residence halls.

Dean College offers bachelor's degree and associate degree programs within four schools: School of the Arts, Dean R. Sanders '47 School of Business, Joan Phelps Palladino School of Dance, and School of Liberal Arts. Dean also offers part-time continuing studies options to serve students who wish to pursue their education on a part-time basis. Part-time students may also enroll in certificate programs.

Athletics

The school has 16 athletic teams, known as Bulldogs. They participate in Division III of the NCAA in the following sports: [7]

Upon transition into the NCAA, they accepted membership for all sports into the Great Northeast Athletic Conference except for football.

They accepted membership into the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference. Dean College students also participate in intramural sports.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Facts and Figures". Dean College. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Dean College Announces Departure of President Kenn Elmore".
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  4. ↑ "HOME ABOUT HISTORY & MISSION HISTORY & MISSION". dean.edu. Dean College. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dean College Dedicates Its New Campus Center". Dean College News. Dean College. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Facts and Figures". Dean College. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Official Athletics Site of the Dean College Bulldogs". Dean College Bulldogs. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ Dave Schwartz, www.dabelly.com/. "Sage Francis in DaBelly Magazine". Dabelly.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  9. ↑ O'Boyle, Francis Joseph (2000). "Biography: Doc Hazelton". SABR.org. Phoenix, AZ: Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

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