Green Mountain College
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
|
| Motto | Lux Fiat Let there be Light |
|---|---|
| Established | 1834 |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | $4,000,000 |
| President | John F. Brennan |
| Faculty | 42 |
| Students | 750 |
| Location | Poultney, Vermont, USA |
| Campus | 155 acres |
| Athletics | |
| Colors | Golden Yellow and Hunter Green |
| Nickname | Eagles |
| Affiliations | United Methodist Church (historically) |
| Website | www.greenmtn.edu |
Green Mountain College is a coeducational private liberal arts college located in Poultney, Vermont, in the USA.
The College is commonly known as Vermont's Environmental Liberal Arts College and has a population of students which reflects the environmentally-focused mission of the institution.
The College has a core set of courses devoted to transforming students to be well-rounded in environmental and natural sciences, colloquially known as the Environmental Liberal Arts (ELA) curriculum.
Contents |
[edit] History
Founded in 1834, the school is located in the Vermont countryside, in the Green Mountains, which run north-south along the western half of the state of Vermont.
Also, as a founding member of the Eco League, a consortium of six environmentally oriented colleges and universities throughout the United States (consisting of Antioch College, Alaska Pacific University, Prescott College, College of the Atlantic, and Northland College), GMC offers an opportunity to enter their profession with a well-developed understanding of the needs of their material and social environments.
[edit] Education
Green Mountain College (GMC) focuses on a curriculum of the values of the environment and healthy communities, embracing and advancing an evolved sense of progressivism and social conscience. The school's strongest programs include environmental studies, education, English, philosophy, art, and adventure recreation.
[edit] The Progressive Program
GMC is home to an educational tract, known as the Progressive Program. Formed on a philosophy similar to that of Goddard College -- another Vermont institution famed for its dedication to progressive education, based on the ideas of philosopher John Dewey -- the students in the program define their own educational goals and work with faculty members individually to meet them.
[edit] Graduate Programs
Green Mountain offers a distance Masters program in Environmental Science and the first ever distance Masters in Business Administration with a focus on sustainable business.
[edit] Green Mountain College Choir
The GMC choir is the only collegiate choir in the U.S. with a repertoire of Welsh language music.
[edit] Related resources
[edit] External links
- Green Mountain College official website
-
- Satellite image from WikiMapia, Google Maps or Windows Live Local
- Street map from MapQuest or Google Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
| Higher Education in Vermont |
|---|
| UVM • Bennington • Burlington • Champlain • CSJ • Goddard • Green Mountain • Landmark • Marlboro • Middlebury • Norwich • St. Michael's • School for International Training • Southern Vermont College • VT Law Vermont State Colleges Castleton • CCV • Johnson • Lyndon • Vermont Technical College |
