The Evergreen signature clock tower

The Evergreen State College, or TESC, is an accredited public liberal arts college and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges that is located in Olympia, Washington. Founded in 1967, Evergreen was formed to be an experimental and non-traditional college. Faculty issue narrative evaluations of students' work rather than grades, and Evergreen organizes most studies into largely interdisciplinary classes that generally constitute a full-time course load. The current TESC President is Thomas L. (Les) Purce and its Board Chair is Christopher Hedrick. Image File history File links Wrdmrk_EVERGREEN.gif The Evergreen State College wordmark File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... This article is about work. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Coordinates: , Country State County Thurston Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - Total 18. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Binomial name Conrad, 1849 The geoduck (pronounced gooey duck[1]), Panopea abrupta, is a species of large saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1152x864, 400 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): The Evergreen State College User:Goldom/gallery ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1152x864, 400 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): The Evergreen State College User:Goldom/gallery ... A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ... The Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) is a consortium of state-supported liberal arts colleges. ... Coordinates: , Country State County Thurston Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - Total 18. ... In education, narrative evaluation is a form of performance measurement and feedback which can be used as an alternative or supplement to grading. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In late 2006, Evergreen's level of academic challenge among freshman and seniors was marked in the top ten percent of all baccalaureate colleges in the nation by the National Survey of Student Engagement, a study by Indiana University and the Pew Charitable Trusts.^[1] Author and former New York Times education editor Loren Pope cites Evergreen as one of two public colleges in the United States in his book Colleges That Change Lives. The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) (pronounced: nessie) is a survey instrument used to gauge the level of student participation at universities and colleges in Canada and the United States as it relates to learning. ... Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... It has been suggested that Pew Research Center be merged into this article or section. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Loren Pope is a nationally renown college advisor with several national publicatons on colleges and universities in the United States. ... Colleges That Change Lives (Penguin, 2000) is a best-selling book by nationally renowned college advisor Loren Pope. ...

TESC offers a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Bachelor of Science, Master of Environmental Studies, Master of Public Administration, and Master in Teaching. As of 2005 there were approximately 4,500 students taught by approximately 225 faculty members. The Evergreen State College has a large influence on the culture and economy of the growing city of Olympia. A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... B.S. redirects here. ... Environmental studies is the systematic study of human interaction with their environment. ... The Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree is one of several master level professional public affairs degrees that provides training in public policy and project/program implementation (more recently known as public management). ...

Identity and athletics

Evergreen's motto is Omnia Extares, which is a latinization of "let it all hang out" as well as an allusion to the school mascot, the geoduck. School colors are green and white. The Geoduck Fight Song is the college's official fight song. It was written in 1971 by Malcolm Stilson, a staff librarian at the college from 1970 into the 1980's. He was well known at the college for writing satirical musicals about Evergreen and Olympia (such as "Das Kapital Mall") which were performed by faculty and staff members. In proper performances of the fight song, arm motions accompany the third and fourth lines of each verse. The lyrics are as follows: Binomial name Conrad, 1849 The geoduck (pronounced gooey duck[1]), Panopea abrupta, is a species of large saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk. ... For the single by Marilyn Manson, see The Fight Song. ...

Go, Geoducks, go!

Through the mud and the sand let's go!

Siphon high, squirt it out, swivel all about.

Let it all hang out!

Go, Geoducks, go!

Stretch your necks when the tide is low!

Siphon high, squirt it out, swivel all about.

Let it all hang out!

Lyrics to the college's alma mater are as follows:

Omnia Extares, Omnia Extares

Alma Mater, Evergreen

Omnia Extares

The basketball and soccer programs are noted for recent national rankings in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (better known as the NAIA) traces its roots to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball. ...

History

The Evergreen State College, c. 1978

In 1964, a report was issued by the Council of Presidents of Washington State baccalaureate institutions stating that another college was needed in the state to balance the geographical distribution of the existing state institutions. This report spurred the 1965 Washington legislature to create the Temporary Advisory Council on Public Higher Education to study the need and possible location for a new state college. Image File history File links Evergreenaerial. ... Image File history File links Evergreenaerial. ...

In 1965-66, the Temporary Advisory Council on Public Higher Education (assisted by Nelson Associates of New York) concluded "at the earliest possible time a new college should be authorized," to be located at a suburban site in Thurston County within a radius of approximately 10 miles (16 km) from Olympia.

Evergreen's enabling legislation - HB 596 (Chapter 47, Laws of 1967) - stated that the campus should be no smaller than 600 acres (2.4 km²), making it then the largest campus in the state as well as the first public four-year college created in Washington in the 20th century.

On January 24, 1968, The Evergreen State College was selected from 31 choices as the name of the new institution. On November 1, 1968, Charles J. McCann assumed the first presidency of the college. McCann and the founding faculty held the first day of classes October 4, 1971 with 1178 students. McCann served from 1968 until his retirement June 6, 1977 when former Governor Daniel J. Evans, who signed the legislation creating Evergreen, assumed the presidency. Evans left the president's office abruptly in 1983 when he was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Henry M. Jackson. The largest building on campus is named in honor of Evans, the Daniel J. Evans Library Building. The entrance to the campus bears McCann's name, the Charles J. McCann plaza. In 2004, the college completed the 170,000-square-foot (16,000 m²) Seminar II building, and significant work is now underway at the Daniel J. Evans Library. The current president is Thomas L. Purce. is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles J. McCann was the first president of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Daniel Jackson Evans Daniel Jackson Evans (born November 11, 1925) served three terms as governor of the state of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1983 to 1989. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... Henry Martin Scoop Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was a U.S. Congressman and Senator for Washington State from 1941 until his death. ...

On Valentine's Day 2008[1], a riot occured on campus following a hip-hop concert. Rioters overturned a Thurston County Sheriff's patrol vehicle and damaged several other police vehicles after a campus police officer attempted to arrest a subject for assault inside the concert arena on campus. Thurston County Sheriff, Olympia and Tumwater Police and the Washington State Patrol responded to provide mutual aid to the campus police department. Several students and non-students were arrested in connection with the riot and an investigation continues to identify additional suspects. Damages totaled $50,000. The college reimbursed the county sheriff's office for the damages sustained to their patrol vehicle. Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with riot police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934. ... Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympía or Ολύμπια Olýmpia, older transliterations, Olimpia, Olimbia), a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. ...

Notable alumni and students

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Notable student groups

The Seminar II building, completed in 2004

• Students Educating Students About the Middle East- SESAME
• Capoeira Angola
• KAOS-FM (Evergreen's community radio station)
• SDS
• Women of Color Coalition
• Sabot Infoshoppe
• Evergreen Animal Rights Network

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Notable faculty

• Stephanie Coontz
• Nalini Nadkarni
• Willi Unsoeld (deceased)
• Michael Vavrus

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See also

• Washington State Institute for Public Policy
• History of Olympia, Washington

The Washington State Institute for Public Policy, a creation of the Washington state legislature, researches public policy issues of interest to the legislature and state agencies, in association with The Evergreen State College. ... The local history of Olympia, Washington includes long-term habitation by Native Americans, chartering by a famous British explorer, settlement of the town in the 1840s, the controversial siting of a state college in the 1960s and the ongoing development of arts and culture from a variety of influences. ...

References

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• Sevcik, Rita & Stilson, Randy (1995). "Rita's archival page: The Evergreen State College -- Planning Milestones and Early Years". Retrieved October, 2005.

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External links

• The Evergreen State College - official site
• Evergreen State College athletics
• Student Groups at The Evergreen State College
• Evergreen State College Alumni Association
• City of Olympia official site