自从我们成立以来 师范学校 in North Adams in 1894, 麻省文理学院 (MCLA) has provided
educational access and exceptional learning opportunities to generations of students
和校友. Over the years, MCLA has evolved to meet the needs of changing times.
1932年，师范学校成为 北亚当斯州立师范学院, reflecting the increased importance of education as an academic discipline. In 1960,
我们把我们的名字改成 北亚当斯州立大学 and expanded our focus to include professional degrees in business administration
计算机科学. In 1997, with eyes focused on the horizon of a new century,
the College assumed a unique mission (within the state university system) as 麻省文理学院, the public liberal arts college for the Commonwealth. 阅读我们的使命宣言.
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关于师范学校的快速事实
- Murdock Hall (pictured above) is the oldest building on the MCLA campus, and when
it was built in 1897, it was the only building here
- The word "normal" meant that the school was teaching the basics to train students
成为公立学校的老师
The normal school opened in 1897 with four teachers and 32 students. 除此之外
32 students, only three of them were men
- The first graduation ceremony had 53 graduates. 种植常春藤的传统
base of the school began with the first graduating class
- The school's first principal was 弗兰克·富勒 Murdock. 他是学校的校长
25年了，很受尊敬
- In 1967, the building name was changed from College Hall to Murdock Hall in honor
默多克的. Margaret French Cresson, daughter of Daniel Chester French, who sculpted
the Lincoln Memorial statue in Washington D.C.他制作了一幅浮雕和匾额
为了纪念 弗兰克·富勒 默多克在1922年
历史
- 1894 - Founded as North Adams 师范学校, a two-year diploma program for teachers
- 1932 - Renamed the 北亚当斯州立师范学院, offering a four-year program
leading to a Bachelor of Science in 教育
- 1960 - Renamed the 北亚当斯州立大学, with additional degrees in liberal arts,
工商管理, and 计算机科学
- 1997 - Renamed the 麻省文理学院 (MCLA), reflective of specialty
school status within the Massachusetts State College public system as The Public Liberal
艺术s College of Massachusetts; embarked on a campus Beautification Project through
the Massachusetts Board of Higher 教育 Campus Performance Improvement Program
(CPIP)
- 2004 - 合作 with other institutions were initiated to strengthen MCLA's
leadership position, launching Berkshire Compact for Higher 教育, MCLA Gallery
51, and MCLA lead partner status for Berkshire STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering
和数学)管道网络
- 2005年的今天，51号画廊开放
- 2006, 2007 - Major renovations completed on historic Murdock Hall and Smith House,
restoring these landmark buildings to their former grandeur and equipping them with
最新科技
- 2008 - Governor Deval Patrick signs into law a Higher 教育 Bond Bill that includes
$54.5 million for a new 科学与创新中心 at MCLA
- 2009 - The state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) provides
MCLA 1美元.3 million to support energy upgrades and conservation
- 2010 - Professional 工商管理硕士 program is launched and College establishes Center for Student
成功与参与(CSSE)
- 2011年，破土动工 科学与创新中心
- 2012 - The College completes a $5 million renovation of Hoosac Hall
- 2013 - Feigenbaum 科学与创新中心 opens
- 2015 - Bowman Hall reopens after two years of construction that transformed it into
最先进的设施
今天，MCLA继续创新. We guide students as they develop critical thinking,
communication and leadership skills both in class and through a range of high-impact
经历.
Though changing times present new challenges and opportunities, the essential nature
of MCLA remains constant: a place that delivers a high-quality, affordable public
liberal arts education in an environment that supports the development of intellectual
and practical skills, promotes scholarship and inquiry, and challenges students to
model personal, social and civic responsibility. 立博中文版.
Click here to learn more about renovations and revitalization on the MCLA campus
