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The Springfield Student (vol. 126, no. 24) Apr. 26, 2012
No full text“The Springfield Student” was first published in 1909 in the Association Seminar, an alumni publication. The portion published in the Association Seminar has been digitized and can be seen in The Springfield College Alumni Magazine Collection (http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16122coll3/searchterm/The%20Springfield%20Student/field/spring/mode/all/conn/and/order/date). Generally, “The Springfield Student” includes information about student organizations, athletics, alumni, and events. It also occasionally includes student poetry and fiction, as well as the conclusions of student-designed research. As the publication evolved, “The Springfield Student” began including editorials on world events and popular culture, as well as letters to the editor. Originally, the “Springfield Student” was published monthly from October through June, and its formatting resembled a magazine. In October 1913, the cover illustration simplified to only the title, the date, and the capital letter “S,” but the content and structure remained unchanged. On September 27, 1916, “The Springfield Student” was reformatted to resemble a newspaper: the pages decreased from around thirty to just four, it no longer included a cover, and it became a weekly publication. In the inaugural weekly issue, the editors explained the motivation behind the change: “To sustain the intimate and helpful relations that our Alumni and College should stress we feel that a weekly news publication is the best possible medium. [...] It is the purpose of the Staff to cover all College and Student Association activities in a very live way, reporting athletic contests in brief snappy articles, and giving members of the Alumni Associations space for contributions and newsy items.” During October 1917, in acknowledgement of the limited resources and significantly smaller student body caused by the United States’ involvement in World War I, the “The Springfield Student” ceased its weekly publication and instead published a few pages each month in the “The Association Seminar.” Two years later, October 1919, “The Springfield Student” resumed weekly publication. In this first issue, the editors wrote that they wanted to re-establish the newspaper “as the mouthpiece or spokesman of the student body.
Aerial photograph of Springfield College campus
No full textAn aerial photograph of the Springfield College Campus between the years 2012-2017. This image shows the whole campus from Sheffield St. to the graduate village. It seems to be after the tornado in 2011 as there are only a few trees around the power house. Lake Massasoit is also shown. There is handwritten "Beach" with an arrow to an exposed part of the land by Gulick Hall. It seems like this was a joke as there was not supposed to be a beach there, but may have been a result from tornado damage.On the image is handwriten in white, "Beach" with an arrow pointing to the exposed part of land by Gulick Hall
Finding Aid: RG 139 - Reeds Landing Records
No full textThe collection mainly centers on the controversy about the establishment of Reeds Landing. Within the collection are materials that outline the development plans for the creation of Reeds Landing, a collection of materials in a “briefing” book that outlines the history of East Campus and the steps it took to reach the conclusion to build Reeds Landing, a collection of newspaper clippings both from the Student and outside media, and correspondence, documents, meeting minutes and news releases that speak to the struggle to stop the building of Reeds Landing. In addition there are some marketing materials used to promote Reeds Landing created by Springfield College’s Marketing Department and the Alumni Relations Office. There is also a coffee mug that is thought to have been created during the protest of Reeds Landing’s construction. The mug changes with the addition of heat from trees to buildings. There are, at present, no photographs of Reeds Landing, but there is one large, framed sketch/painting of Reeds Landing that was created in 1993. Finally, there is a VHS tape of a Channel 22 news program on Reeds Landing, with interviews of residents. Exact date is not known, but it appears to have been done in 2013.Reeds Landing, or Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing, is continuing care retirement community (CCRC) built on land originally belonging to Springfield College’s East Campus. Originally, Bay State Health Systems had the lease for the 23.6 acres of East Campus needed for its construction, but the community is now owned and operated by Loomis Communities. The original lease was approved in January, 1990, by the Board of Trustees as a 75 year lease of the property. According to President Falcone, the lease would provide “income in support of the Springfield College mission.” The Reeds Landing Retirement Community consists of 120 independent living apartments, 56 assisted living apartments and a 42 bed skilled nursing center. Its construction and eventual opening in 1991 was fraught with controversy on the Springfield College campus.
The story of Reeds Landing actually begins in 1980. The City of Springfield was searching for a site for a new high school and the Mayor thought East Campus to be the ideal location. Although the College was opposed to the plan and the Board of Trustees overwhelmingly voted the “land is not for sale,” city officials pushed strongly to take the land. At the time, East Campus was selected as one of 12 sites in New England as an Experimental Geological Reserve by the National Science Foundation. This along with strong Community and College uproar, eventually led the new high school to be shifted to another location (becoming Central High School on land originally part of Blunt Park), and East Campus and its 80+ acres remained untouched.
Less than a decade later, though, the property was again under intense attack. This time the attack came from within the Springfield College Community itself. With the college’s new president, Dr. Falcone, at the helm and a proposal was put forth to the college and its board of trustees. This new proposal involved 23.1 acres of East Campus - somewhat removed from the area directly used for camping activities, recreational education and environmental studies. The proposition, developed by BayState Diversified Health Systems, Inc., put before the Board requested the leasing of this land acres for a period of 75 years. The property would carefully be developed into a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) with minimal (according to the proposal) impact on the East Campus.
The proposal eventually agreed upon limited building of a multi-level health care retirement community to 10 acres of the 23 acre leased property, with a commitment to maintain the wooded character of the remaining property. The community itself would consist of 100 plus independent living apartments located in a 4-story building which would also contain dining facilities, meeting rooms and other amenities. There would be a lesser number of assisted living apartments within the same building. A 40-bed skilled nursing facility would be constructed within the 10 acres. Also available would be a number of detached cottages as well as parking and landscaped grounds.
Opposition to this proposal was overwhelming. Neighbors of the site were opposed, college faculty and staff, students and most emphatically alumni. The negotiations continued. Concessions were made. The original building plans were downsized and a great deal of effort was put into public relations aimed at the impacted groups. Despite the strong opposition, an agreement was reached providing the college with a significant up-front payment of 1,000,000. Construction equipment arrived that same day and Reed’s Landing had come into existence. The Board did vote a moratorium on any further encroachment on the property known as East Campus.
In 2009, the lease on the property changed hands, and the CCRC once known as Reed’s Landing is now known as Loomis Lakeside at Reed’s Landing. Regardless of the turmoil, many Springfield College alumni and retired faculty reside in Reed’s Landing, and ties between the college is strong and includes many joint activities and teaching and learning experiences for both the students and the residents.
Written and researched by Sheila Thompson in January 201
Finding Aid: RG 152 - Wellness and Recreation Complex Records
No full textThe collection documents the building and initial year of the complex of buildings known as the Wellness Center, the Field House, and the Athletic Training/Exercise Science Center Buildings that were opened in 2009. The majority of the collection consists of ground breaking programs and the dedication materials, including a DVD with the video of the ceremonies, for the 2009 ribbon cutting or dedication ceremonies. There are also many photographs taken right before or after the ribbon cutting ceremonies. This mostly consists of interior shots from the different parts of the buildings, although there are some exterior photographs as well. In addition there are eight Architectural Drawings of different aspects of the complex on matte board from Dilullo Associates, Inc, dated Progress Set April 26, 2007 and a colored drawing titled “Recreation Complex Conceptual Plan – Upper Level” dated September 9, 2004.The Wellness and Recreation Complex and the Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex opened September 2008 and were connected to the already existing Physical Education Complex and Art Linkletter Natatorium. The Wellness and Recreation Complex consists of the Wellness Center and the Field House, collectively. The Athletic Training/ Exercise Science Complex is conjoined to the Wellness Center and Recreation Complex and the Physical Education Complex.
The Wellness Center is a two-level, 47,840-square-foot building that offers cardio and weight-training space, a climbing and bouldering wall, four multipurpose teaching/activity spaces, fitness-testing laboratories, and more. The Field House is a two-level, 93,820-square-foot space, located adjacent to the Wellness Center. The facility incorporates a six-lane running track made of the same synthetic surface used at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 (a Mondo “FTX” running surface), four multipurpose courts, each with the ability to be closed off by a netting system, locker rooms, a fully equipped 9,000-square-foot strength and conditioning facility, concessions, restrooms, and storage facilities. The Fieldhouse provides multi-purpose space for classes, athletic team practices and competitions, and campus recreation programs. The Athletic Training/ Exercise Science Complex is a two-story, 18,900 square-foot facility. The first floor houses a comprehensive athletic training center with an academic lab to support classes and preparation of athletic training majors. It is also used to provide direct services to student athletes with injuries. The Exercise Science Center is located on the second floor, and it includes classrooms, offices, state-of-the-art laboratories and research space for the study of all aspects of human performance.
The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Field House and Wellness Center was held on Friday, May 11, 2007 at 11:30 am. The Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Wellness Center, Field House, and Athletic Training/ Exercise Science Complex was held on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 12:00 pm. The dedication remarks were made by Dr. James E. Walsh, a member of the Board of Trustees and Springfield College President Dr. Richard B. Flynn. After the ribbon cutting, tours of the facilities followed.
The Wellness and Recreation Complex received the 2009 Outstanding Sports Facilities Award from the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), an annual award recognizing innovative designs that are model collegiate recreational facilities. It was one of six winning entries chosen from colleges and universities around the country.
Written and researched by Elise White in March 201
Finding Aid: RG 160- Springfield College Field Hockey Team Records
No full textThis is the Finding Aid for RG 160 - Springfield College Field Hockey Team Records collection. Men’s field hockey materials consist of three pictures of early teams. In the Women’s Field Hockey team materials there are News Clippings, Photographs, Misc Materials on alumni weekends, special events, etc., and news releases and scrapbook of the 1998 Field Hockey World Cup Tour. Also included are brochures from 1986-2010, though there are gaps, and some drawings used in publications by Marketing and Communications. There is an undated video of Springfield College vs. UConn and some trophies, including the 1960’s Julia Buxton Field Hockey Trophy, the 1975, 76 and 78 1st place EAIAW Field Hockey Championship Trophies. There is also information from the 1995 United States vs. Ireland exhibition game.To learn more about the Field Hockey Team at Springfield College, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/47
Finding Aid: RG 168 - Springfield College Springfield College Softball Team Records
No full textThis is the Finding Aid for RG 168 - Springfield College Softball Team Records collection. The collection consists of news clippings, photographs, included dated ones from 1973-2001, team brochures from 1976-2012, though there are gaps especially before the mid 1990’s. Also, there are statistics for the seasons, along with press releases and programs. Misc. materials include a score card from 1984, softball reunion brochures from 2000, a Diane Potter day Celebration pamphlet and misc. news releases, news stories, scheduling info, Trophies, including the 1960’s Gena Hickox Trophy, the 1976 EAIAW 3rd place trophy and the 1977 EAIAW 1st place Softball Championship trophy, and alumni mailings from 1984-2000. There is also a document in the misc. materials that has quotes from past alum as to their fondest and funniest moments at Springfield College.To learn more about the Softball Team at Springfield College, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/resources/48
Tuskegee Airmen trading card for Roscoe Brown
No full textThis is a Panini Americana Trading Card for Tuskegee Airmen, Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., Card No. 106 (copyright 2012). The front shows Roscoe Brown carrying an ammunition belt on his shoulder. He is wearing an airman jacket and a cap. He is looking down. Another airman who is cut out of the picture, showing just a hand and shoulder, is holding out another belt. The Panini symbols are shown below. On the back is a brief statement and the Panini symbol. The statement reads "Roscoe Brown Tuskegee Airmen / Younger Americans may have been intrigued by the 2012 film Red Tails, which depicted the Tuskegee Airmen African-American fighter pilots in World War II. Brown lived the movie. He commanded the 100th Fighter Squadron of the 332nd Fighter Group and was only the third pilot to shoot down a German jet."Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., was born in Washington, D.C. on March 9, 1922. Brown was the youngest of two children. His father worked as a public health specialist and his mother worked as a teacher. After graduating from Springfield College, he joined the Air Force, where he served as a Tuskegee Airmen. During World War II, he served as a squadron commander and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1946, Brown attended New York University, where he earned his MA in 1949 and Ph.D. in 1951. Before earning his master’s degree, he worked as a social investigator with the New York City Department of Welfare and as an instructor in physical education at West Virginia State College. While working on his doctorate in 1950, Brown became the director of the Institute of Afro-American Affairs and a professor of education at New York University. He remained in this position for the next twenty-seven years. In 1977, Brown was named president of Bronx Community College, a part of the City University of New York (CUNY). As of 2012, Brown serves as director of the Center for Urban Education Policy at the Graduate School and University Center of CUNY. Brown is active with a number of organizations and has given more than thirty years of service to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. He is also active with the Jackie Robinson Foundation and Libraries for the Future, among many others. Brown is also a founding member of the American College of Sports Medicine. Also active in the media, Brown currently hosts a television program called “African American Legends,” and he won the 1973 Emmy Award for Distinguished Program with his weekly series “Black Arts.” He has published numerous articles, contributed to several books, and received numerous awards, including the New York City Treasure Centennial Honor from the Museum of the City of New York and the Humanitarian Award from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Brown has also completed nine New York City marathons
Forum on Higher Education schedule (December 3, 2012)
No full textThis is a one-page schedule for the joint Springfield College & Beijing Sport University "Forum on Higher Education" that took place on the campus of Springfield College on December 3, 2012. The schedule gives the times, names, and topics of the speakers at the Forum.Beijing Sport University was organized and established as the Central Institute of Physical Education (sport) in 1953 with the help of Professor Xu Yingchao, Springfield College graduate of the class 1938. The name of the university changed to Peking (Beijing) Institute of Physical Culture (physical education) in 1956 and renamed Beijing Sports University in 1993. The first agreement signed by Springfield College and the Beijing Sport University was on September 25, 1981, which provided pathways for collaboration and exchange of faculty and students
Springfield College Yearbook, 2012
No full textThis is the Springfield College Massasoit yearbook for 2012. Before 1904 Springfield College did not have an official Yearbook, but had publications of various levels of expertise. These included printed "Class Books" and “Class Histories” for various years from 1894 to 1903. As far as we know there were no yearbook-like-documents produced before 1894. After 1904 the yearbook has been called the Massasoit, named after Lake Massasoit upon the shores of which the college sits. Most yearbooks contain information on graduating students, activities of the proceeding years, pictures of faculty and staff, athletic team pictures and information, club information, and pictures and text outlining class histories and the graduating seniors, and other information deemed appropriate by the editors. There were no yearbooks produced from 1918-1919 and 1944-1946.Physical Object; Text
The Springfield Student (vol. 127, no. 13) Dec. 13, 2012
No full text“The Springfield Student” was first published in 1909 in the Association Seminar, an alumni publication. The portion published in the Association Seminar has been digitized and can be seen in The Springfield College Alumni Magazine Collection (http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16122coll3/searchterm/The%20Springfield%20Student/field/spring/mode/all/conn/and/order/date). Generally, “The Springfield Student” includes information about student organizations, athletics, alumni, and events. It also occasionally includes student poetry and fiction, as well as the conclusions of student-designed research. As the publication evolved, “The Springfield Student” began including editorials on world events and popular culture, as well as letters to the editor. Originally, the “Springfield Student” was published monthly from October through June, and its formatting resembled a magazine. In October 1913, the cover illustration simplified to only the title, the date, and the capital letter “S,” but the content and structure remained unchanged. On September 27, 1916, “The Springfield Student” was reformatted to resemble a newspaper: the pages decreased from around thirty to just four, it no longer included a cover, and it became a weekly publication. In the inaugural weekly issue, the editors explained the motivation behind the change: “To sustain the intimate and helpful relations that our Alumni and College should stress we feel that a weekly news publication is the best possible medium. [...] It is the purpose of the Staff to cover all College and Student Association activities in a very live way, reporting athletic contests in brief snappy articles, and giving members of the Alumni Associations space for contributions and newsy items.” During October 1917, in acknowledgement of the limited resources and significantly smaller student body caused by the United States’ involvement in World War I, the “The Springfield Student” ceased its weekly publication and instead published a few pages each month in the “The Association Seminar.” Two years later, October 1919, “The Springfield Student” resumed weekly publication. In this first issue, the editors wrote that they wanted to re-establish the newspaper “as the mouthpiece or spokesman of the student body.