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Champlain College
Motto Audeamus
Motto in English Let us dare[1]
Established 1878
Type Private
President Dr. David F. Finney
Undergraduates 2737 full-time[2]
Location Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Campus Residential, 22.5 acres
Mascot Beaver
Website www.champlain.edu
Champlain College Logo

Champlain College is a private, coeducational college located in Burlington, Vermont. It offers professionally focused programs that incorporate an interdisciplinary core curriculum.[3] In addition to its main campus, the College maintains study-abroad campuses in Montreal and Dublin,[4] a satellite campus in Mumbai,[5] and offers online programs.[6] Seventy-three percent of students are from out of state.[7] At 2737 students Champlain is the third largest institute of higher education in Vermont, after UVM and CCV.

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[edit] History

Founded as Burlington Collegiate Institute by G.W. Thompson in 1878, a series of acquisitions changed the College's name and location multiple times. It was renamed Burlington Business College in 1884, moved to Bank Street in 1905, and relocated to Main Street in 1910. In 1958, the College took its current name and moved to Hill Section of Burlington, where it remains today. That year, it offered associate's degree programs and enrolled about 60 students.[7]

Champlain College grew over the decades, opening its first dormitories in 1965, starting new programs in the field of social services in the 1970s, and adding the Hauke Family Campus Center in 1989. The first bachelor's degree programs were offered in 1991, and online education began in 1993. The College's library, the Robert E. and Holly D. Miller Information Commons, was opened in 1998. In 2002, the College initiated its first master's degree program.

The S.D. Ireland Family Center for Global Business & Technology, a new academic facility, opened in 2004, and the IDX Student Life Center was dedicated the following year. Also in 2005, Dr. David F. Kinney was inaugurated as the Champlain's seventh president, and the College added a second master's degree to its offerings.

A program to encourage student entrepreneurs, called BYOBiz, was launched in 2006. The next year, the College opened a study-abroad campus in Montreal. In 2008, two new student residences, Lakeview Hall and Adirondack House, opened in Burlington, and a second study-abroad campus opened in Dublin. Later that year, Champlain acquired Woodbury College, which now offers graduate degrees as the Woodbury Institute of Champlain College.[8]

[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-present)

[edit] Campus

The center of campus, with Lake Champlain in the background.

Champlain's campus consists of 42 buildings on about 2.5 city blocks in the residential Hill Section of Burlington, Vermont.[7] Most of the student residence halls are renovated Victorian-era houses.[2] Jensen Hall is thought to be haunted by the original owners wife, who hanged herself from the top floor of the tower room. About 750 students reside on campus, others occupy off-campus college housing, and many live independently.[7]

The IDX Student Life Center features the dining hall, gym, and fitness center. Students also spend time in its lounge and game room.[9]

Academic buildings include the Hauke Family Campus Center, the S.D. Ireland Family Center for Global Business & Technology, and the Miller Information Commons. Facilities available include 3D animation and game production labs, multimedia classrooms and editing suites, and a photo lab and darkroom.[10][11]

[edit] International campuses

Champlain students have the opportunity to study abroad at the College's international campuses.

  • Dublin, Ireland: Champlain College Dublin Centre opened in the fall of 2008. The Academic Center contains classrooms, a computer lab, and lounge, with residency nearby.[13]
  • Mumbai, India: Champlain College's Mumbai campus is administered by the International College at St. Xavier's Technical Institute. Indian students can obtain degrees in Business, Software Engineering, and Hospitality Industry Management.[5]
  • Australia: Champlain College's is currently working on getting a campus is Australia and have talks with the capital Canberra .[5]

[edit] Academics

[edit] Undergraduate education

Champlain issues bachelor's degrees in over 30 diverse fields of study, ranging from Computer & Digital Forensics to Radiography.[14] Some of the most popular undergraduate programs include Business, Graphic Design, and Electronic Game Programming.[15]

Starting with the class of 2011, general education is taught in the form of an interdisciplinary core curriculum. Each course brings together 3 or 4 discrete disciplines with the use of various literature and open-ended discussion topics. First-year courses focus on the self, second-year on the community, and third year on global topics. Through courses such as Rhetoric, Concepts of the Self, and Concepts of Community, students gain a background in the liberal arts and sciences.[16] Beginning in the fall of 2008, incoming students also participate in an out-of-the-classroom life skills program.[17]

U.S. News America's Best Colleges 2009 ranks Champlain College 12th among baccalaureate colleges in the North.[18]

[edit] Online programs

The college also offers a variety of programs online. Some associate's and bachelor's degrees, as well as certificates, can be obtained through online courses.[19] Champlain offers four (soon to be 6) master's degrees, which heavily incorporate online learning.[20] In 2009, OEDb ranked the college third out of 44 institutions that offer most of their degree programs online.[21]

[edit] See also

[edit] Citations

  1. ^ Fox, Carolyn. "College Launches New Latin Motto". Champlain View. Champlain College. http://extra.champlain.edu/portals/alumni/champlain_view/spring08/02.php. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  2. ^ a b "Facts at a Glance". Champlain College. http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=1387&searchType=college&type=qfs&word=champlain. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  3. ^ "About Champlain". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/About-Champlain.html. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  4. ^ "Champlain Abroad". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/Champlain-Abroad.html. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  5. ^ a b c "Champlain College program in India". Champlain College. http://extra.champlain.edu/international/satellites/india/. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  6. ^ "Online Learning". Champlain College. http://extra.champlain.edu/cps/online_learning.php. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  7. ^ a b c d Johnson, Tim (2008-06-29). "Champlain College fetes its 50 years on the Hill". Burlington Free Press. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080629/NEWS02/80628012/-1/ARCHIVE. Retrieved 2008-07-03. 
  8. ^ "Woodbury Institute of Champlain College". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/Woodbury-Institute.html. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  9. ^ "Student Activities". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Student-Life/Student-Activities.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  10. ^ "Academic Facilities". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Majors-and-Programs/Facilities.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  11. ^ "Game Art & Animation". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Majors-and-Programs/Majors-Index/Game-Art-and-Animation.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  12. ^ "Montreal Facilities & Staff". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/Champlain-Abroad/Montreal-Campus/Facilities-and-Staff.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  13. ^ "Dublin Facilities & Staff". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/Champlain-Abroad/Dublin-Campus/Facilities-and-Staff.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  14. ^ "Undergraduate Degree Programs". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/Undergraduate-Studies/Majors-and-Programs/Majors-Index.html. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  15. ^ "Champlain College Annual Report". Champlain View. Champlain College. http://extra.champlain.edu/portals/alumni/champlain_view/spring06/magazine.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  16. ^ "The Core: Academics". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/Core-Division/Academics.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  17. ^ "FAQ's About the LEAD Dimension". Champlain College. http://www.champlain.edu/LEAD-Program/FAQs.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  18. ^ "Champlain College - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report". U.S.News & World Report. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/3684. Retrieved 2008-08-22. 
  19. ^ "Majors Offered Online". Champlain College. http://extra.champlain.edu/cps/online_learning/online_majors.php. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
  20. ^ "Master's Degree Programs". Champlain College. http://extra.champlain.edu/master/. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  21. ^ "OEDb Releases 2009 Online College Rankings". Market Wire. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Oedb-Online-Education-Database-934960.html. Retrieved 2009-01-07. 

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