History of Fenn College
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Former names | Cleveland Y.M.C.A. School of Technology |
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| Type | Private College |
| Established | 1923[1] |
| President | G. Brooks Earnest (final) |
| Students | 1,674 (Fall quarter 1964, day division)[2] |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Nickname | Foxes |
| Website | www.clevelandmemory.org/fenn/index.html |
The history of Fenn College tells the story of Fenn College from its founding until the present.
1870's-1950's
- 1870: Cleveland YMCA offered free classes
- 1881: YMCA program formalized
- 1906: Reorganized as the Association Institute
- 1921: Renamed the Cleveland Y.M.C.A. School of Technology, or Y-Tech for short.
- 1923: Y-Tech first offers courses toward a bachelor's degree. This is now the claimed founding date of Fenn College; it was originally claimed as 1881.[2][3]
- 1929: Renamed Fenn College after Sereno Peck Fenn.[1] Fenn College took over several buildings in the area including Fenn Tower, Stilwell Hall, and Foster Hall.[1]
In 1930 Nash Junior College was created.[4] In 1932 Nash became Fenn's school of arts & sciences, joining the original engineering and business schools.
1960's
On December 18, 1964, the state of Ohio founded The Cleveland State University. On July 28, 1965; Fenn College's board of trustees agreed to transfer Fenn's property, buildings and student body to the new state institution, effective August 1. Fenn had been struggling to survive for some time, and school officials ultimately concluded that it could not stay independent.[1][5] In 1965 Fenn College had 6,000 alumni, Cleveland State accepted them as alumni of Cleveland State.[2] On September 14, 1965, the board of trustees of Fenn College amended the articles of incorporation to serve as the amended articles of the Fenn Educational Foundation.[2] The legal entity of Fenn College became the Fenn Educational Foundation.[2] As a result of the Tax Reform Act of 1969, which would disadvantage a private foundation more than a public one, it was decided to join The Cleveland Foundation, a public foundation.[2] At the end of the day on October 6, 1971, the Fenn Educational Foundation became the Fenn Educational Fund, which is a part of The Cleveland Foundation.[2][6]
Athletics
The school nickname was the Foxes and Fenn Foxes. The only athletic director in their history was Homer E. Woodling. He served in that position for Fenn College from 1929 until 1965 when Fenn College became Cleveland State. Fenn College sponsored the following sports;
| Sport | Years |
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| Baseball | (1931–32)–(1934–35) (1946–47)–(1964–65) |
| Men's basketball | (1929–30)–(1942–43) (1945–46)–(1964–65) |
| Men's fencing | (1931–32)–(1932–33) (1934–35) (1948–49)–(1950–51) (1952–53)–(1964–65) |
| Men's golf | (1946–47)–(1964–65) |
| Men's ice hockey | (1937–38)–(1940–41) |
| Rifle | (1929–30)–(1937–38) |
| Men's soccer | (1954–55)–(1964–65) |
| Men's swimming & Diving | (1931–32)–(1942–43) (1946–47)–(1964–65) |
| Men's tennis | (1931–32)–(1933–34) (1939–40)–(1941–42) (1946–47)–(1964–65) |
| Men's track & field | (1933–34)–(1941–42) (1945–46)–(1955–56) |
| Men's wrestling | (1931–32)–(1933–34) (1962–63)–(1964–65) |
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Cleveland Memory Project (2007-11-19). "A Brief History of Cleveland State University.". Cleveland State University. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Earnest, G. Brooks (1974). History of Fenn College. Cleveland, Ohio: The Fenn Educational Fund of the Cleveland Foundation. pp. 718 (total).
- ↑ http://www.clevelandmemory.org/fenn/history.html
- ↑ "FENN COLLEGE - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History". Case Western Reserve University. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ↑ "Fenn College OK's New Status". Toledo Blade. July 27, 1965. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ↑ http://www.clevelandfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Cleveland-Foundation-Fenn-Educational-Fund-Brochure.pdf