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Dean College

Coordinates:42°5′7″N71°23′56″W/ 42.08528°N 71.39889°W/42.08528; -71.39889
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Dean College
Former names
Dean Academy (1865–1941)
Dean Junior College (1941–1994)
MottoForti et Fideli Nihil Difficile
TypePrivate college
Established1865;159 years ago(1865)
FounderOliver Dean
Academic affiliations
NECHE
EndowmentOver $70 million[1]
PresidentMark Boyce, Sandra Cain, Tom Pistorino (interim)[2]
Undergraduates1,200
Location
Franklin, Massachusetts
,
United States
CampusSuburban, 100 acres (40 ha)
Colors
NicknameBulldogs
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III—GNAC
MascotBoomer
Websitedean.edu
Logo of Dean College
Dean College Historic District
Ray Mansion, Dean College Admissions Building
Dean College is located in Massachusetts
Dean College
Dean College is located in the United States
Dean College
Coordinates42°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 referenceNo.75000285 [3]
Added to NRHPApril 23, 1975
Dean College in Franklin

Dean Collegeis aprivate collegeinFranklin, Massachusetts.It offersbachelor's degrees,associate degrees,and certificates.

History

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Dean College was founded byOliver Deanas aco-educationalacademy,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 localUniversalist 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 Collegein May 1941 and thenDean Collegein May 1994.[4]Theschool's academic mascotis a bulldog named Boomer.

Campus

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The 100-acre (0.40 km2) campus includes Dean Hall, the college's oldest structure which houses classrooms, radio station Power 88WGAO,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 offersbachelor's degreeandassociate degreeprograms 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

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The school has 16 athletic teams, known as Bulldogs. They participate inDivision IIIof theNCAAin the following sports:[7]

  • Baseball
  • Men's Basketball
  • Women's Basketball
  • Men's Cross Country
  • Women's Cross Country
  • Women's Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Men's Golf
  • Women's Golf
  • Men's Lacrosse
  • Women's Lacrosse
  • Men's Soccer
  • Women's Soccer
  • Softball
  • Men's Volleyball
  • Women's Volleyball

Upon transition into the NCAA, they accepted membership for all sports into theGreat Northeast Athletic Conferenceexcept for football.

They accepted membership into theEastern Collegiate Football Conference.Dean College students also participate inintramural sports.

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Facts and Figures".Dean College.RetrievedSeptember 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.RetrievedFebruary 1,2023.
  5. ^"Dean College Dedicates Its New Campus Center".Dean College News.Dean College. Archived fromthe originalon January 23, 2012.
  6. ^"Facts and Figures".Dean College.RetrievedOctober 29,2021.
  7. ^"Official Athletics Site of the Dean College Bulldogs".Dean College Bulldogs.RetrievedJuly 20,2017.
  8. ^Dave Schwartz, dabelly /."Sage Francis in DaBelly Magazine".Dabelly. Archived fromthe originalon September 21, 2016.RetrievedFebruary 6,2020.
  9. ^O'Boyle, Francis Joseph (2000)."Biography: Doc Hazelton".SABR.org.Phoenix, AZ: Society for American Baseball Research.RetrievedDecember 12,2019.
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