Rollins College

Rollins College is a private, liberal arts school that sits on Lake Virginia in Winter Park, which is adjacent to Orlando. The school is part of the Sunshine State Athletic Conference. Founded in 1885, Rollins College is the oldest post secondary school in the state of Florida.http://books.google.com/books?id=NsmPI4NOiuMC&pg=PA2256&dq=florida+oldest+college+rollins&lr=&cd=2#v=onepage&q=florida%20oldest%20college%20rollins&f=false

In 1880, Lucy Cross began pursuing her dream of Florida having a college by attempting to gain the support of the Congregational Church. In 1885, five communities competed for the privilege of hosting the state's first college. The then newly established town Winter Park won the honors thanks to a generous gift from a Chicago businessman, Alonzo Rollins, after whom the college was named. Edward Payson Hooker served as the coeducational college's first president. During the Spanish-American War, Rollins College hosted more Cuban students than any other American academic institution. Rollins basketball and football players played against those of the University of Havana. During the second quarter of the twentieth century, the Conference Plan concept, under which teachers and students sit around a conference table, was born in Rollins College. On his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Sinclair Lewis named Rollins College as the top American college in terms of encouraging creative endeavors in contemporary literature. Since then, Rollins College claims to have continually developed its liberal arts core curriculum and nurturing environment.http://tars.rollins.edu/aboutrollins/heritage.shtml

Rollins College is home to the Crummer Graduate School of Business, whose MBA programs were ranked 37th nationally for "best return on investment" on the September 3, 2007 issue of Forbes magazine.Rollins College: Rollins MBA Ranked 37th Nationally Crummer's programs include a full-time intensive course of study called the Early Advantage MBA Program, as well as part-time options, such as the Saturday MBA Program, which meets all day, each Saturday.

• President: Lewis M. Duncan
  • 2004-present: President
    • 1998-2004: Dean of Dartmouth Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College
      • Former Provost and Senior Vice President For Academic Affairs at The University of Tulsa
        • Former Associate Dean of The College of Sciences at Clemson University

• Rollins College Notable Alumni
  • Lorenzo Borghese, ABC's 9th Season "The Bachelor"
  • Deborah Jeane Palfrey, "The D.C. Madam"
  • Chris Kirkpatrick, Musician, Member of 'N Sync
  • F. Duane Ackerman, Chairman and CEO of BellSouth
  • Meg Crofton, President of Walt Disney World Resort
  • Olcott Deming, Former Ambassador To Uganda
  • Fred Rogers, "Mr. Rogers" On Television, Minister, Songwriter
  • Ellie Cornell, Actress, Best Known From The Halloween Film Series"
  • Buddy Ebsen, Actor, Best Known As Jedd Clampett On "The Beverly Hillbillies"
  • Leanza Cornett, Miss America 1993, hosted "Entertainment Tonight"
  • Anthony Perkins, Actor, Best Known As Norman Bates in "Psycho"
  • Glenda Hood, Former Mayor Of Orlando, Florida and Florida's Secretary of State

• Undergraduate School
• Rollins College Graduate School
• Rollins College Notable Programs of Study
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Classical Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • International Relations
  • Marine Biology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Theatre & Dance

• Note: These are from the official Rollins College website:
  • Applications
  • Undergraduate Admission Criteria
  • Graduate School Admission Criteria
  • Financial Aid
  • Important Dates
  • International Students
  • Transfer Students

• Official Site: Visit Rollins College

• Official Site: Rollins College Student Life
  • Housing
  • Dining Services
  • Family Weekend
  • Greek Life
  • Student Clubs and Activities
  • Student Journals
  • Walk of Fame
  • Annie Russell Theater
• Mad Cow Theatre
• SAK Comedy Club
• Rollins College Area Attractions

• Official Athletic Site: Rollins College "Tars" Athletics

• Official League Site: Sunshine State Conference

• Men's Basketball | Women's Basketball

• Men's Rowing | Women's Rowing

• Men's Swimming | Women's Swimming

• Sailing

• Waterski

• Baseball

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