University of Connecticut
Author | : Mark J. Roy |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2001-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 073850856X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780738508566 |
Rating | : 4/5 (566 Downloads) |
Download or read book University of Connecticut written by Mark J. Roy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a 50-room building that housed Connecticut's Civil War orphans, the University of Connecticut began in the fall of 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School. From this beginning comes a rich history of change that continues through the billion-dollar program known as UConn 2000. In these pages are many previously unpublished and many long-unseen images that chronicle 120 years of that transformation. Each era in the university's history has seen growth and change: the 1890s, when faculty and administration squared off in the "the war of the rebellion"; 1908 to 1928, when President Charles L. Beach changed the curriculum and fought for "the needs of the college"; the 27-year administration of Albert N. Jorgensen, which saw a small college become a major research university; the 1960s, when, under Homer Babbidge Jr., the university made great academic advances while facing the sociopolitical challenges of the times; and today, when unprecedented changes are rebuilding and enhancing Connecticut's flagship university.