Franklin Pierce University

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the university in Rindge. For the college in Concord, see Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Franklin Pierce University
Image:Fpierce_logo.gif
Motto: Ex umbris ad lucem.
Established: 1962
Type: Private
President: Dr. George J. Hagerty
Faculty: 60 full-time
Undergraduates: 1,700
Location: Rindge, NH, USA
Campus: Rural
Colors: Crimson and Grey
Mascot: Raven
Website: www.franklinpierce.edu/
View from Mountain View Apartments looking across campus.
View from Mountain View Apartments looking across campus.

Franklin Pierce University is a four-year liberal-arts university in rural Rindge, New Hampshire, founded in 1962 and named after Franklin Pierce, the New Hampshire-born 14th President of the United States. The university has an enrollment of 1,700 [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. 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 (4.9 km²).

The College at Rindge houses three institutes:

The university also operates Graduate & Professional Studies centers in Concord, Keene, Lebanon, Manchester, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Many courses are offered online.

The current president of Franklin Pierce University is Dr. George Hagerty.



Contents

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Academic

  • Library (books, serials, DVDs, etc.)
  • Crestview (Graphic Communications, Social Sciences, classrooms)
  • Edgewood (Humanities faculty)
  • Marlin Fitzwater Center (Mass Communication)
  • Marcucella (Sciences/Misc)
  • Monadnock (Fine Arts)
  • Petrocelli (under construction)

[edit] Administrative

  • Emily Flint Student Center (student life)
  • DiGregorio (HR, Registrar, Finance)
  • Peterson Hall (President, Academic Affairs, GPS, College Relations)
  • Rindge Hall (Admissions, Student Financial Services)

[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
  • Taggart Apartments (Off-Campus housing)

[edit] Recreational

  • Emily Flint Student Center
  • Dr. Arthur & Martha Pappas Field
  • Field House
  • Grimshaw-Gudwicz Activity Center at Northfields
  • The FPU Men's soccer team won their first division II championship on Sunday December 2nd, 2007.

[edit] Pierce Media Group

The Pierce Media Group, or PMG, is the campus media group that consists of the Pierce Arrow, PMG News Center,FPTV 25, The PULP 105.3FM WFPC-LP and Four Corners Marketing.

All the media outlets are a part of the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication. Any student can easily participate in any facet of the PMG, even if they have no experience in marketing, advertising or journalism.

Franklin Pierce University holds an FCC broadcast license for The PULP 105.3FM WFPU-LP. The station features hourly news briefs that consist 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. This online newspaper has merged with the other facets of the PMG to become the Pierce Media Group Online.

FPTV 25 offers both student created content and studio produced feature length films.

The PMG News Center provides all of the media sources with up-to-date news

Connections provides all of the media sources with up-to-date political coverage.

[edit] Student Government Association

The executive board consists 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] Noted Alumni

[edit] External links

v • d • e
Northeast-10 Conference
v • d • e
Colleges and Universities in New Hampshire
Colleges and Universities
University System
Community College System
of New Hampshire
Defunct Institutions