Franklin Pierce College
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| Motto | Ex umbris ad lucem. |
| Established | 1962 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Dr. George J. Hagerty |
| Faculty | 60 full-time |
| Undergraduates | 1,608 |
| Location | Rindge, NH, USA |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Crimson and Grey |
| Mascot | Raven |
| Website | www.fpc.edu/ |
Franklin Pierce College is a four-year liberal-arts college in rural Rindge, New Hampshire, founded in 1962 and named after Franklin Pierce, the New Hampshire-born 14th President of the United States. The college has an enrollment of 1,608 [1] students, and is located a few miles from Mount Monadnock, overlooking Pearly Pond. The area was bought in 1854 by sea Captain Asa Brewer. Rindge tradition has it that the estate was a stop in the Underground Railroad. This is only a rumor and evidence, other than hearsay, has yet to surface in support of this wild claim. In the past the land has also been owned by a wealthy horse enthusiast, the Boy Scouts of America, and silent movie actress Alma Monaco. The campus today is composed of about 1,200 acres.
The school recently added the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication in honor of Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
The college also operates Graduate & Professional Studies centers in Concord, Keene, Lebanon, Nashua, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
The current president of Franklin Pierce College is Dr. George Hagerty.
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[edit] Status change: College to University
FPC is currently making a change in status to university, effective during the 2006-2007 academic year. Transition update.
[edit] Facilities
[edit] Administrative
- Campus Center
- Peterson Hall
- Rindge Hall
[edit] Education
- Crestview (Graphic Communications, Social Sciences, classrooms)
- Marlin Fitzwater Center (Mass Communication)
- Marcucella (Sciences/Misc)
- Monadnock (Fine Arts)
[edit] Housing
- A-Frame
- Cheshire Hall
- Edgewood Hall
- Granite Hall
- Lakeview Townhouses
- Monadnock Hall
- Mountain View Apartments
- Mt. Washington Hall
- New Hampshire Hall
- Northwoods Apartments
- Pierce Village
- Sawmill Apartments
[edit] Recreational
- Campus Center
- Field House
- North Fields Activity Center
[edit] Pierce Media Group
The Pierce Media Group, or PMG, is the campus media group that is comprised of the Pierce Arrow, FPC TV 25, 105.3 WFPC-LP and Four Corners Marketing.
All the media outlets are a part of the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication in Rindge,New Hampshire. Any student can easily participate in any facet of the PMG, even if they have no experience in marketing, advertising or journalism.
Franklin Pierce College holds an FCC broadcast license for 105.3 WFPC-LP. The station features features hourly news briefs that are comprised of information from the Associated Press news feed and student sources.
The Pierce Arrow, the student newspaper, is the oldest student group on campus and recently launched an online version that features podcasts, an email edition and other new media technologies.
FPC-TV 25 offers both student created content and studio produced feature length films.
[edit] Student Government Association
Student body of Franklin Pierce College in Spring of 2006 approved a new constitution that the Student Government Association (SGA) follows today. The new structure has two legislative, bodies like the U.S. Congress, and an executive board. One body is the Association of Club (AOC). Which represent the clubs of Franklin Pierce College which is headed by the Coordinator of Clubs. The Association of Clubs meets every other Wednesday at 5:30PM in Marcucella Hall 102. The other body is the Senate. The Senate represents the classes and is headed by the Vice President. Each classes elects a President, a Vice President, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and six Senators. They meet Mondays at 6:30PM in Marcucella Hall 102 on the same weeks of Association of Clubs meeting. All the member of the Senate and the Association of Club serves in a committee. Committee night is the held on when there is no Association of Clubs or Senate meeting on Mondays at 6:30PM in Marcucella Hall 102. The executive board is made of the President of the SGA, the Vice President of the SGA, the AOC Coordinator of Clubs, the Senate Secretary, the AOC Secretary, the SGA Treasurer, and the SGA Parliamentarian.
[edit] Famous alumni
- Felix Brillant, Canadian soccer midfielder
- Temple Grandin, animal behavior researcher
- Henry Simmons, Actor (NYPD Blue)
[edit] External links
| Northeast Ten Conference |
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| American International • Assumption • Bentley • Bryant • Franklin Pierce • Le Moyne • Long Island Post† • Massachusetts Lowell • Merrimack • Pace • Saint Anselm • Saint Michael's • Saint Rose • Southern Connecticut State • Southern New Hampshire • Stonehill † football-only member |
