Colorado College

The Colorado College is a private four-year, co-educational liberal arts college located at the foot of Pikes Peak, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school enrolls approximately 1,900 undergraduates each year to its 90 acre (360,000 m²) campus, 70 miles (100 km) south of the capital city Denver, with a view of the Rocky Mountains to the west. The American Numismatic Association claims to be "on the campus of Colorado College,"http://www.money.org/location.html but might be technically said to be immediately south of it. The current President of the college is Richard Celeste, most notably the former Governor of Ohio and ambassador to India.

History of Colorado College

Founded in 1874 by U.S. Civil War veteran General William Jackson Palmer ? the founder of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and of Colorado Springs ? Colorado College was instituted as a liberal arts college which would foster Christian outreach by its graduates and faculty in the New England tradition. Like many U.S. colleges and universities that have endured from the 19th century, it now is more secular in outlook than it was at its founding in 1874, though retaining its liberal arts focus.

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1874 - General William Jackson Palmer - Denver and Rio Grande Railroad - Colorado Springs - Christian - New England

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The college?s first building, Cutler Hall, was occupied in 1880; the first bachelor?s degrees were conferred in 1882. Under President William F. Slocum, who served from 1888 to 1917, the campus took the shape it held until the 1950s. During this time, the college significantly expanded and improved the library?s holdings and attracted leading scholars in a number of fields. Phi Beta Kappa was chartered in 1904.

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William F. Slocum - Phi Beta Kappa

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Since the mid-1950s, the campus has been virtually rebuilt. New facilities include three large residence halls, Worner Campus Center, Tutt Library, Olin Hall of Science and the Barnes Science Center, Honnen Ice Rink, Boettcher Health Center, Schlessman Pool, Armstrong Hall of Humanities, Palmer Hall, El Pomar Sports Center, and Packard Hall of Music and Art. Turn-of-the-century Bemis, Cossitt, Cutler, Montgomery, and Palmer Halls, and the William I. Spencer Center are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The face of campus changed again at the beginning of the 21st century with construction of the Western Ridge Housing Complex, which offers apartment-style living for upper-division students and completion of the Russell T. Tutt Science Center; as well as the revitalization of the east campus, now home to the Greek Quad and several ?theme? houses.

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