Glen Oaks Community College
Encyclopedia
Glen Oaks Community College is a community college
located in the village of Centreville, Michigan
, USA
in Saint Joseph County
.
to Glen Oaks and, soon after, 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 [486,000 m²] with 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
"Transforming Lives and Advancing Communities"
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
located in the village of Centreville, Michigan
Centreville, Michigan
Centreville is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Joseph County. The population was 1,579 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land....
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in Saint Joseph County
St. Joseph County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,422 people, 23,381 households, and 16,600 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 26,503 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile...
.
History
In 1965, Nora Hagen donated a considerable amount of land in Sherman TownshipSherman Township, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Sherman Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located just north of Sturgis. The population was 3,248 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
to Glen Oaks and, soon after, 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 [486,000 m²] with 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
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
's blessing rest on all who pass this way.
5 November 1965,
Nora C. Hagen,
The Last Survivor
Board of trustees
Glen Oaks is also led by a board of trustees, composed of members Blake Lebioda , David Locey, David Allen, James Moshier, Paul Schubert, Ruth Perry and Bruce Gosling. Each member serves six-year terms and elections are held every two years.Mission statement
The following is the mission statement of Glen Oaks Community College:"Transforming Lives and Advancing Communities"