Tift College

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Monroe Hall

Tift College was a private liberal arts women's college located in Forsyth, Georgia. The facility is now used as the State Offices South at Tift College (SOSTC).^[1] Its 275-acre (1.11 km²) campus was situated 20 miles outside of Macon.

The college was founded in 1849 as the Forsyth Female Collegiate Institute. It was renamed Monroe College in 1857 and became Bessie Tift College in 1907 in honor of an alumna. In 1898, it became affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention. The name was finally shortened to Tift College in 1956.

Tift College merged with Mercer University in Macon, Georgia in 1986 at which time, Mercer University and the Tift College Alumnae Association joined together to form a historic partnership to preserve the legacy of Tift College. In 1987 Tift College was closed by Mercer. The Mercer University Board of Trustees voted to change the name of the School of Education to the Tift College of Education, an action which represents the University's continuing commitment to carry on the educational legacy of Tift College. Over the years, Mercer has honored its commitment to maintain the heritage, identity and ideals of Tift College, most notably through the Tift College Scholars Program. The program honors a select group of young women at Mercer with scholarships and inclusion in one of the University's most distinguished scholastic organizations.

In 2010, the Forsyth campus became the headquarters of the Georgia Department of Corrections.^[2]

References

↑ "tift_directions.pdf." (Archive) Georgia Department of Corrections. Retrieved on January 6, 2014.
↑ Morgan, Carly. "Forsyth Prepares for Dept. of Corrections Arrival." WMAZ. November 2009. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.

"Governor Announces Relocation of Corrections Headquarters to Forsyth." Georgia State Office of the Governor. Accessed June 10, 2006.
"Tift College State Historical Marker." GeorgiaInfo. Accessed June 10, 2006.

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