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词条 Chester College of New England
释义

  1. History

  2. Visiting Artists and Writers Series

  3. References

  4. External links

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Chester College of New England was a bachelor's degree-granting college that provided a foundation in the liberal arts and the fine arts, complemented by majors in the professional arts. It opened in 1965 as White Pines College and closed at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year for financial reasons.

Located in Chester, New Hampshire, the college offered degree programs in creative writing, professional writing, photography and media arts, graphic design,computer science, fine arts, communication arts and interdisciplinary arts. Chester College also offered minor programs in creative writing, illustration, photojournalism, and writing.

The college featured a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1, artist-in-residence programs, and a program of guest lectures, exhibitions, art and photography exhibits, internships, and relationships with professional associations.

In April 2012 the college disclosed an operating deficit.[1] Despite fundraising efforts, in May 2012, the college's Board of Trustees announced that they had voted to close the college.[2]

History

The college was founded in 1965 as White Pines College by Faith Preston, Ed.D. The first class was admitted in 1967.[3]

The name of the school was changed in 2002, under Dr. William Nevious, third president of the college. Around this time, the college expanded from a 2-year program to a 4-year college with an emphasis on the arts. Nevious was credited with growth and transformation of the college during his presidency. "Dr. Nevious took this college, which was literally on its death bed, and revived it," said Fred Kocher, a member of the college's board of trustees.[4]

On June 30, 2007, Nevious stepped down as the college's president after six years. Former Manchester mayor Robert Baines was named interim president. Baines served as president of the college until he and the Board of Trustees decided to close the school in 2012. Prior to the closure of the school the faculty and staff of the college arranged a vote of no confidence against Baines. Baines remained as president until the official closing.

New England College and the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) each offered to accept Chester students as transfers after the college's closure. Over 80% of the students chose to transfer to NHIA, as did several faculty members.[5]

The campus was sold in 2015 to Jiahui Education, which inaugurated a summer program in 2016 as Busche Academy for elementary and middle-school aged students from China.[6]

Visiting Artists and Writers Series

The college's Visiting Artists and Writers Series welcomed artists and authors to lecture, sit in on classes, and host readings and gallery exhibits. Notable authors included Steve Almond, Nicholson Baker, Mary Gaitskill, Jennifer Haigh, Sharon Olds, George Saunders, and Michelle Tea. Notable visual artists included Henry Horenstein and Pipo Nguyen-duy.

References

1. ^Adam Swift, "Chester College's future uncertain". New Hampshire Union Leader, April 25, 2012.
2. ^"Chester College is closing its doors," Boston Globe, May 19, 2012.
3. ^{{Citation | title = White Pines College in Chester Beginning Its Tenth Year Today | newspaper = The Telegraph | date = 1976-09-13 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G6QrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=svwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5641,2019236}}
4. ^Shelly J. Thomson, "Chester College President Resigns", Derry News (Derry, NH), May 4, 2007
5. ^Eagle Tribune: Former Chester students flock to another arts school
6. ^{{Cite news| url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/10/25/chinese-school-from-scratch/oIwchfBSqfeXlSbbDMixQL/story.html| title=In N.H., a Chinese school from scratch| last1=Krantz| first1=Laura| date=October 26, 2016| work=The Boston Globe| access-date=November 15, 2018}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20130528103655/http://chestercollege.edu/ Chester College of New England], as archived by the Wayback Machine on May 28, 2013
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