Glen Oaks Community College is a
public community college in
Centreville, Michigan
Centreville is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Joseph County. The population was 1,425 at the 2010 census.
History
Centreville developed around a tavern founded there in 1831 by European-American settler, T ...
.
History
In 1965,
Nora Hagen
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donated a considerable amount of land in
Sherman Township to Glen Oaks. Soon afterward, Glen Oaks was approved by the state as a credible institution authorized to provide college courses to students. Hagen, who gives her name to many sites at Glen Oaks, was one of the last surviving members of her immediate family and decided that the newly conceived college should receive those 120 acres (486,000 m²). She did so, commemorating the event in the following statements:
"This farm of 120 acres
86,000 m²with the farmhouse and other buildings has been in the
Henry B. Hagen family name for 90 years.
"In the year 1965 it was given to the St. Joseph County community college district to be used as the central campus of Glen Oaks Community College for the education of the county's young people.
"It is the memory of my father and mother, my sister
Louise C. Fry and her husband
Stephen D. Fry, who became co-owners with me of this homestead in 1930, that I fondly dedicate this plaque.
"May
God's blessing rest on all who pass this way."
5 November 1965,
Nora C. Hagen,
The Last Survivor
Leadership
Dr. David Devier serves as the college's
president.
Athletics
Glen Oaks has eight different sports programs: women's cross country, softball, volleyball, and basketball; men's cross country, baseball, and basketball; and men's golf.
External links
Official website
References
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Community colleges in Michigan
Michigan Community College Athletic Association
Educational institutions established in 1965
Education in St. Joseph County, Michigan
Buildings and structures in St. Joseph County, Michigan
1965 establishments in Michigan
NJCAA athletics