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The Southbend Tribune reported today on an upcoming name change for Bethel College in Mishawaka, IN in " Trustees announce name change as Bethel becomes a university ."  The new name will be Bethel University.  Bethel also offers a web page devoted to the name change that includes a video message from Randy Lehman, chair of the Board of Trustees, an FAQ and implementation timeline.  The new name will be official next spring after May 6, 2019. Bethel College was founded in 1947 and is affiliated with the Christian Missionary Church.  You can visit a history page on the institutional web site that offers a brief historical sketch along with links to additional information.

The University of Connecticut Archives and Special Collections maintains an interesting blog.  One of their posts from earlier this year caught my attention this morning.  The " Augustus Storrs Hall " post with the building honoring the person who donated land for an agricultural college in 1880. Augustus Storrs Hall was built in 1906 and was the first brick building on campus. It was initially a men’s dormitory with 66 two-man rooms but within two years each room held three students. In 1952 it was renovated for offices and classrooms. It is now home to the School of Nursing. UConn was  founded as Storrs Agricultural School in 1881. The name changed to Storrs Agricultural College 1893, to Connecticut Agricultural College in 1899, to Connecticut State College in 1933, and finally to the University of Connecticut in 1939. A sampling of other more recent posts includes: " Brien McMahon Hall " and " Alfred Gordon Gulley Hall ." College and university archi

The History of Education Society posted an interesting article by Clare Stainthorp, " student identities at birmingham's mason college ."  Mason College was founded in 1875 and is considered as a predecessor for the University of Birmingham that received a Royal Charter in 1900.  Stainthorp notes two proposed names, "Josiah Mason's Scientific College" or "Josiah Mason's College for the Study of Practical Science," implying that there would be a vocational focus at the institution.  However, Mason College admitted students of both genders with a variety of backgrounds and Stainthorp describes a healthy interdisciplinary tension playing out between the arts and various scientific disciplines.  She concludes with a recommendation that more consideration should be given to relationships between various disciplines in late-Victorian higher education. Cadbury Research Library posted more than 100 historic photographs on flickr , " Roots of the

Harrison College abruptly closed last week.  Harrison was headquartered in Indianapolis and offered programs through ten sites in Indiana: Anderson, Columbus, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis (3), Lafayette, and Terre Haute.  Two additional sites in Morrisville, NC and Grove City, OH will also close. The history of Harrison College is traced to Marion, IN and Marion Business College that began operation in the 1890s.  Marion Business College served as the initial institution in 1902 for what later became known as Indiana Business College.  Logansport Business College was purchased and Kokomo Business College was begun in 1902. IBC grew in the early 20th century to include other schools that operated under their respective names or collectively as IBC: Municie Business College, Anderson Business College, Columbus Business College, Richmond Business College, Lafayette Business College, Crawfordsville Business College, Washington Business College, Newcastle Business Colleg

Minnesota State University Mankato is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding as Mankato State Normal School in 1868. You can visit the 150th anniversary web pages for links to events commemorating the anniversary, historical information and digital resources . The web pages for the university archives also offer an extensive set of digital collections . Mankato State Normal School became Mankato State College in 1957. The name changed again to Mankato State University in 1975 and then to Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1998. A sesquicentennial history of the institution written by William E. Lass, a professor emeritus of history,  was also released this week, Minnesota State University, Mankato 1868-2018: A Sesquicentennial History .

Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reported this morning in " Mercy of Ohio Will Join Bowling Green State University ."  You can read an announcement on the BGSU website, " BGSU, Mercy Health announce partnership to grow health care education ."  There is also an announcement on the Mercy College website, " Mercy Health and Bowling Green State Sign Letter of Intent ." Mercy College of Ohio is in the midst of a centennial for its  founding as school of nursing in 1918 by the Sisters of Mercy. Mercy College of Ohio was incorporated in 1992. BGSU was founded in 1910 as Bowling Green State Normal College. The name changed to Bowling Green State College in 1929 and then to Bowling Green State University in 1935. If you are interested in recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions  access  College Closures since 2009  in the index at the right of any  College History Garden  page.  There are separate tab s for non-profit closures, for-profit closures,

Claire Lowe of the Press of Atlantic City reports that, " Cumberland and Gloucester county colleges take next step toward merger ." Lowe indicates that administrators of both institutions signed agreements to proceed with a merger by July 1, 2019. Inside Higher Ed 's Rick Seltzer also posted information on the merger in " New Jersey 2-Year Colleges Pursue Merger ," and indicates the merged institutions will be known as Rowan College of South Jersey. Rowan College at Gloucester County (RCGC) is a collaboration between the former Gloucester County College and Rowan University.  Gloucester County College located in Sewell, NJ was founded in 1968.   Cumberland County College  of Vineland, NJ was founded in 1966. The Courier-Post based in Cherry Hill, NJ published an opinion piece on September 7, 2018, " Merger of Cumberland, Gloucester colleges would be visionary step ," written by Cody D. Miller, a former trustee of RCGC. If you are interested in recent

I just finished reading In Shades of Sepia: The Story of Jubilee College as Told Through Letters and Other Documents  and enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the institution.  Sue Swanson is the author and she  focuses the early part of her book on Philander Chase and his family as they  founded Jubilee College during his service as the first Episcopal Bishop of Illinois.   She begins with Chase's early life, including the time where he  previously served as the founder of Kenyon College in Ohio.  Chapters are also devoted to what life was like at Jubilee, brief sketches for students and faculty, and descriptions of various buildings associated with the college.   Actual c onstruction on the college began in 1839 and expanded to include  a dozen or more structures on a 3,500-acre tract of land. Jubilee College was comprised of a theological seminary, a college, a classical preparatory school for boys, and a “seminary” for girls, as well as small farming operations.  The col

Sharon K. Sanders authored a post for the Southeast Missourian , " Remembering St. Vincent's College grotto ," based on three articles from the paper's archives previously published in the 1950s. St. Vincent's College was founded in 1838 overlooking the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau, MO. The college was an  outgrowth of St. Mary's Seminary previously founded near Perryville, MO in 1819 and when St. Vincent's was founded, St. Mary's became a preparatory school. A fire in 1866 destroyed some of the building of St. Mary's and the school was moved to Cape Girardeau and absorbed by St. Vincent's. Prior to the Civil War, most students at St. Vincent's came from the south and roughly 50% were from Louisiana each year. Enrollment from southern states declined after the war and in 1866-67 only three students were from Louisiana. In 1893 the theology department moved to St. Louis and was renamed Kenrick Theological Seminary while the classica

Keystone College in La Plume, PA, near Scranton, is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1868 .  It was  founded as Keystone Academy and then rechartered as Scranton-Keystone Junior College in 1934. The name changed to Keystone Junior College in 1944 and to Keystone College in 1995. The 150th Anniversary web pages offer an extensive array of resources including a schedule of events, historical images and information, and an excellent short YouTube video, " Keystone College Past and Present ." The Times-Tribune of Scranton also published " Keystone College celebrates 150 years of changes ," by Sarah Hofius Hall that includes an historical sketch of institutional changes.

The Burritt Alumni Association is hosting its annual reunion t his Saturday, September 8th at 11:00 AM on former campus of Burritt College in Spencer, Tennessee.  The alumni association is inviting family and friends or anyone with  an interest in Burritt's history. $10.00 membership dues can be paid at the reunion and if you partake of the meal that is an additional $15.00.  The Burritt Alumni Association  maintains a  Facebook page  where you can find additional information . The Chattanooga Times Free Press published an interesting short historical sketch by Jerry Summers, " Burritt College -- Pioneer of the Cumberlands ," that was published September 4, 2016.  The college operated from 1848-1939.  Summers notes that a Tennessee state commemorative marker at the site reads that Burritt College was "established in 1848 through the efforts of Elihu Burritt, a blacksmith who intended that the youth of his community should get the benefits of education denied to him.