Lesley University

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Lesley University

Established	1909
Type	Private
Endowment	$90 million
President	Margaret McKenna (Has indicated intention to depart in 2007)
Students	12,344
Undergraduates	1,702
Postgraduates	9,577
Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Campus	urban
Colors	gold and green
Mascot	lynx
Website	http://www.lesley.edu/

Lesley University is a private university with campuses in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded as Lesley College in 1909, its original mission was to educate women to be kindergarten teachers. Lesley College has since expanded to provide several majors in the fields of education, counseling, human services, global studies, art therapy, and management. The university also offers post-graduate programs in numerous fields at several locations around the country. In 1998, Lesley College merged with The Art Institute of Boston (AIB). Founded in 1912, AIB grants Baccalaureate and post-Baccalaureate degrees. Along with the graduate programs, these colleges emerged as Lesley University in 2001. In 2005, Lesley College became a co-educational institution.

The university is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Contents 1 Degree programs 2 Student life 2.1 Residence halls 2.1.1 Traditional 2.1.2 Victorian-style houses 2.1.3 Theme housing 3 Sports 4 External links

[edit] Degree programs

The Art Institute of Boston

• Animation
• Fine Arts
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Photography

Lesley College

• American Studies
• Art Therapy
• Communication Technology
• Counseling
• Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Middle School Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Special Education
• English
  • Creative Writing
  • Drama
  • Literature
• Environmental Studies
• European & World Studies
• Global Studies: Politics, Culture, and Society
• History
• Human Services
• Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Marketing
  • Non-Profit Management
• Natural Science: Mathematics and Science

[edit] Student life

[edit] Residence halls

[edit] Traditional

• Doble, Wolfard: These two residence halls have balconies
• Mackenzie, Malloch: These two dorms are located above the Student Center, and contain 6 floors of dorms. The 6th floor of Mackenzie is substance free living.
• White: The most traditional residence hall, this residence hall is located above the dining hall. White hall consists of 3 floors of dorms as well.

[edit] Victorian-style houses

• Jenkes, Kirkland, Wilson, & Mellen: Upperclassmen and Undergradute houses located around the main campus
• 35 Mellen: A recently-built house on campus that is mainly occupied by undergraduate Art Therapy Majors.
• Reed: Usually reserved for AIB freshmen or transfer students, Reed House is three stories and located near the main campus.
• Sacramento: This is an all-female house.

[edit] Theme housing

• Wendell: Substance Free. 'The Mind, Body, Spirit House'

[edit] Sports

Lesley University is affiliated with the North Atlantic Conference.

• Basketball
• Crew
• Cross-Country (Co-Ed)
• Soccer
• Softball/Baseball (2008)
• Volleyball

[edit] External links

• Lesley University web site
• The Art Institute of Boston web site
• Lesley College Web site
• Audubon Expedition Institute

Colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston v • d • e

Art Institute of Boston • Babson • Bentley • Berklee College of Music • Boston Architectural College • Boston College • Boston Conservatory • Boston University • Brandeis • Cambridge College • Curry • Eastern Nazarene • Emerson • Emmanuel • Harvard • Hellenic • Lesley • Mass. Bay C.C. • Mass. College of Art • Mass. College of Pharmacy • M.I.T. • Mount Ida • New England Conservatory • N.E. School of Law • Northeastern • Olin • Pine Manor • Regis • School of the MFA • Simmons • Suffolk • Tufts • UMass Boston • Wellesley • Wentworth • Wheelock