Hood College

Motto	Corde et Mente et Manu (With Heart and Mind and Hand)
Established	1893 as the Women's College of Frederick
Type	Private
President	Dr. Ronald Volpe
Faculty	230
Undergraduates	1,185
Postgraduates	936
Location	Frederick, MD, USA
Campus	Suburban, 50 acres
Athletics	19 varsity teams
Nickname	Blazers
Website	www.hood.edu

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History

The college was founded in 1893 as the Women's college of Frederick by the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States. In 1897, the college received a 28-acre tract of land for its campus from Margaret Scholl Hood. In recognition of this, the Board of Trustees voted to change the name of the college to Hood College in 1912. ^[1]. 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Womens colleges in the United States were primarly founded during the early 19th century. ... A synod (also known as a council) is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. ...

Hood was originally a women-only college and did not admit men until 1971 as commuter students. Men began to be admitted on a residential basis in 2003, making the college co-educational ^[1]. The transformation to a fully coeducational college in 2003 provided significant growth; currently a third of undergraduates living on campus are men, and the number of men attending Hood classes has increased by nearly 200 percent ^{[citation needed]}. The transition has made Hood more attractive to women as well; 29 percent more women attend Hood now than in 2001 ^{[citation needed]}. For the past four years the high school grade point average for incoming freshmen has risen steadily ^{[citation needed]}. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ...

Academics

Hood College offers 27 undergraduate majors and 13 master's degree programs.

Hood College campus.

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Bachelor of Arts

• Art
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Communication Arts
• Early Childhood Education
• Economics
• Elementary/Special Education
• English
• Environmental Science and Policy
• French
• French-German
• German
• History
• Latin American Studies

View of Hood College's Brodbeck Hall.

• Law and Society
• Management
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Religion
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish

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Bachelor of Science

• Computer Science

Master's Degree Programs

• Biomedical Science
• Business Administration (M.B.A.)
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer Science
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership
• Environmental Biology
• Fine Arts in Ceramic Arts
• Human Sciences
• Humanities
• Management of Information Technology
• Reading Specialization
• Thanatology

Athletics

Hood presently offers intercollegiate varsity teams in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross-country, women's field hockey, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball. The college also offers club level programs for cheerleading and equestrian ^[2]. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... US Armed Forces cross country meet Cross-country running is a sport in which teams of runners compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain before other teams. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... Golfer after swing. ... For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Softball is a team sport in which a ball, ten to eleven inches (28 to 30. ... Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body. ... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (Singles) or two teams of two players (Doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Volleyball game Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms, or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... Cheerleaders warming up for competition Cheerleading is an athletic activity that uses organized routines made up of elements from dance, gymnastics, and stunting to cheer on sports teams at games and matches, and/or as a competitive sport. ... A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ...

Currently, the women's athletic teams compete in the Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference and the men compete as independents. In 2006-2007, the men's sports will join the Capital Athletic Conference along with women's cross-country and track and field. All other women's sports will remain in the AWCC for the 2006-2007 year. All Hood College sports will move to the CAC in 2007-2008 ^[2]. The Atlantic Womens Colleges Conference is an eight-member conference founded in 1995 and given official status in 1999. ... The Capital Athletic Conference (or CAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in the eastern United States in the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.. It is also a Private Middle School league that plays an arrangment...

The nickname for Hood athletics is the Blazers.

References

1. ^ ^a b A History of Hood College. Hood College. Retrieved on 2006-08-26.
2. ^ ^a b Hood College Athletics. Hood College. Retrieved on 2006-08-26.

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External link

• Hood College website