Gwendolyn Jensen
Title
Gwendolyn Jensen
Subject
Wilson College Presidents
Description
Inauguration: 1991
Resignation: June 30, 2001
Education: PhD in history from University of Connecticut; MA from Trinity College; BA in English from University of Hartford
Before Wilson: Provost and Dean of Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio; Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of History at Western State College of Colorado; Dean of Graduate School and Professor of History at University of New Haven
Progress:
Capital campaign, increased the budget and school’s endowment
Enrollment nearly doubled
Created the Women with Children Program (now called the Single Parent Program)
Cultivated the founding grant and subsequent gifts that led to the creation of the Richard Alsina Fulton Center for Sustainable Living and Fulton Farm
Facilities: spearheaded construction of the equestrian center, veterinary medical center, library improvements, campuswide computer network, Lenfest Commons (renovation of McElwain and Davison Halls) to include first student commons; launched the renovation of Sharpe House to be the new President’s House
Created the Hankey Center
Expanded College’s athletics programs and facilitated its entry into Division 3 of NCAA
Introduced endowed faculty chairs in music and philosophy
Established Van Looy Organ recital series in 1996
Resignation: June 30, 2001
Education: PhD in history from University of Connecticut; MA from Trinity College; BA in English from University of Hartford
Before Wilson: Provost and Dean of Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio; Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of History at Western State College of Colorado; Dean of Graduate School and Professor of History at University of New Haven
Progress:
Capital campaign, increased the budget and school’s endowment
Enrollment nearly doubled
Created the Women with Children Program (now called the Single Parent Program)
Cultivated the founding grant and subsequent gifts that led to the creation of the Richard Alsina Fulton Center for Sustainable Living and Fulton Farm
Facilities: spearheaded construction of the equestrian center, veterinary medical center, library improvements, campuswide computer network, Lenfest Commons (renovation of McElwain and Davison Halls) to include first student commons; launched the renovation of Sharpe House to be the new President’s House
Created the Hankey Center
Expanded College’s athletics programs and facilitated its entry into Division 3 of NCAA
Introduced endowed faculty chairs in music and philosophy
Established Van Looy Organ recital series in 1996
Source
VIP files
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College
Date
1991-2001
Rights
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Format
Image/Jpeg
Language
English
Files
Collection
Citation
“Gwendolyn Jensen,” Hankey Center for the History of Women's Education, accessed April 18, 2024, https://exhibits.wilson.edu/items/show/1887.