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The Colleges of the Fenway (COF) is a consortium of five colleges located in or near the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The association promotes collaboration among its member schools to enhance the variety of educational programs; to gain economics benefits through shared research, medical, and dining facilities; and to provide students, faculty, and staff with the opportunity to study, live, teach, and work in a small college environment while enjoying the resources of a major academic environment comparable to that of a large-scale university setting.

Member institutions

As of 2024^[update], there are five member institutions:

Emmanuel College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)
MCPHS University (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences)
Simmons University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wheelock College until 2018 (merged into Boston University as the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development)

Collaboration

The five colleges, each with its own unique mission, offer specialized learning and experiences on and off campus. Collectively, the COF represent more than 12,000 full-time undergraduate students (16.2% of all students attending four-year colleges in greater Boston), nearly 700 full-time faculty, and more than 2,300 course offerings. Shared initiatives among the five colleges are aimed at enhancing the quality of education, enriching student experiences and reducing costs through sharing of resources. For example, the second floor of a new dormitory at MassArt is a Student Health Center, shared by students of MassArt, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and MCPHS University. ^[1]

The Consortium has an agreement with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to extend University Membership benefits to all associated students, faculty, and staff.^[2]

Collaborative student opportunities include formal cross-registration which allows access to over 1,500 courses otherwise not available on the student's home campus.^[3] Students may use career centers, intramural sports, performing arts, student life programs and activities, and study-abroad opportunities at other schools in the consortium. Students may also participate in shared social events planned by the Colleges of the Fenway and various groups throughout the campuses. Students may live at their school of attendance or in the campus dormitories of the other member schools.

Each October, the Colleges of the Fenway join with other local organizations in an "Opening Our Doors" public celebration of artistic and cultural activities in the Fenway and Huntington Avenue districts of Boston.^[4]

References

^ "About - Colleges of the Fenway". Colleges of the Fenway. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
^ "Museums - Colleges of the Fenway". Colleges of the Fenway. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
^ "Cross-Registration". Colleges of the Fenway. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
^ "Opening Our Doors". Colleges of the Fenway. Retrieved 2020-02-29.

External links

[About_Colleges_of_the_Fenway-1] "About - Colleges of the Fenway". Colleges of the Fenway. Retrieved 2024-04-21.

[2] "Museums - Colleges of the Fenway". Colleges of the Fenway. Retrieved 2024-04-21.

[3] "Cross-Registration". Colleges of the Fenway. Retrieved 2024-04-21.

[OOD-4] "Opening Our Doors". Colleges of the Fenway. Retrieved 2020-02-29.

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+{{Short description|Consortium of colleges in the Fenway region of Boston, Massachusetts}}
-The '''Colleges of the Fenway''' is a collegiate [[consortium]] located in the [[Longwood Medical and Academic Area]] of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], Massachusetts. The association promotes collaboration among five (5) local colleges to enhance the variety of educational programs; to gain economics benefits through shared research, medical, and dining facilities; and to provide students, faculty, and staff with the opportunity to study, live, teach, and work in a small college environment while enjoying the resources of a major academic environment comparable to that of a large-scale university setting.
+[[File:FenwayColleges.gif|thumb|Colleges of the Fenway]]
+The '''Colleges of the Fenway''' ('''COF''') is a [[consortium]] of five colleges located in or near the [[Fenway (parkway)|Fenway]] neighborhood of [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. The association promotes collaboration among its member schools to enhance the variety of educational programs; to gain economics benefits through shared research, medical, and dining facilities; and to provide students, faculty, and staff with the opportunity to study, live, teach, and work in a small college environment while enjoying the resources of a major academic environment comparable to that of a large-scale university setting.
 ==Member institutions==
-As of 2018, there are five member institutions:
+{{As of|2024}}, there are five member institutions:
-* [[Emmanuel College, Boston|Emmanuel College]]
+* [[Emmanuel College (Massachusetts)|Emmanuel College]]
 * [[Massachusetts College of Art and Design|Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)]]
-* [[Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences|MCPHS University]] (formerly Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences)
+* [[Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences|MCPHS University]] (Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences)
-* [[Simmons College|Simmons University]]
+* [[Simmons University]]
 * [[Wentworth Institute of Technology]]
+* [[Wheelock College]] until 2018 (merged into [[Boston University]] as the [[Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development]])
-'''Former members'''
-* [[Wheelock College]] - no longer in existence; merged into [[Boston University]]
-** See [[Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development]]
 ==Collaboration==
-The five colleges, each with its own unique mission, offer specialized learning and experience on and off campus. Collectively, the COF represent more than 12,000 full-time undergraduate students (16% of all students attending four-year colleges in greater Boston), 6500 graduate students, nearly 700 full-time faculty, and more than 2300 course offerings.<ref name="About">{{cite web|title=Colleges of the Fenway|url=http://www.colleges-fenway.org/about-cof/|website=www.colleges-fenway.org|accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> Shared initiatives among the six colleges are aimed at enhancing the quality of education, enriching student experiences and reducing costs through sharing of resources. For example, the second floor of a new dormitory at MassArt is a Student Health Center, shared by students of MassArt, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and MCPHS University.<ref name=ArchD>{{cite web|title=Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Student Residence Hall / ADD Inc.|url=http://www.archdaily.com/469699/massachusetts-college-of-art-and-design-s-student-residence-hall-add-inc/|work=arch daily|publisher=Massachusetts College of Art and Design|accessdate=2014-03-08|date=24 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=TreeHouse>{{cite web|title=Tree House (New Residence Hall)|url=http://inside.massart.edu/Campus_Life/Housing_and_Residence_Life/Residence_Halls/Tree_House_(New_Residence_Hall).html|work=MassArt|publisher=Massachusetts College of Art and Design|accessdate=2013-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225164717/http://inside.massart.edu/Campus_Life/Housing_and_Residence_Life/Residence_Halls/Tree_House_(New_Residence_Hall).html|archive-date=2013-12-25|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref>
+The five colleges, each with its own unique mission, offer specialized learning and experiences on and off campus. Collectively, the COF represent more than 12,000 full-time undergraduate students (16.2% of all students attending four-year colleges in greater Boston), nearly 700 full-time faculty, and more than 2,300 course offerings. Shared initiatives among the five colleges are aimed at enhancing the quality of education, enriching student experiences and reducing costs through sharing of resources. For example, the second floor of a new dormitory at MassArt is a Student Health Center, shared by students of MassArt, Wentworth Institute of Technology, and MCPHS University. <ref name="About Colleges of the Fenway">{{cite web|publisher=Colleges of the Fenway|url=https://www.colleges-fenway.org/about/|title=About - Colleges of the Fenway|accessdate=2024-04-21}}</ref>
-The Consortium has an agreement with the [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]] to extend University Membership benefits to all associated students, faculty, and staff.
+The Consortium has an agreement with the [[Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum]] to extend University Membership benefits to all associated students, faculty, and staff.<ref>{{cite web|title=Museums - Colleges of the Fenway|url=https://www.colleges-fenway.org/explore/museums/|publisher=Colleges of the Fenway |accessdate=2024-04-21}}</ref>
-Collaborative student opportunities include formal [[cross-registration]] which allows access to courses otherwise not available on the student's home campus. {{Asof|2016}}, approximately 400 students take advantage of cross-registration each semester.<ref name="About" /> Students may use career centers, intramural sports, performing arts, student life programs and activities, and study-abroad opportunities at other schools in the consortium. Students may also participate in shared social events planned by the Colleges of the Fenway and various groups throughout the campuses.  Students may live at their school of attendance or in the campus dormitories of the other member schools.<ref name="About" />
+Collaborative student opportunities include formal [[cross-registration]] which allows access to over 1,500 courses otherwise not available on the student's home campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cross-Registration |url=http://www.colleges-fenway.org/academics/cross-registration/ |publisher=Colleges of the Fenway |accessdate=2024-04-21}}</ref> Students may use career centers, intramural sports, performing arts, student life programs and activities, and study-abroad opportunities at other schools in the consortium. Students may also participate in shared social events planned by the Colleges of the Fenway and various groups throughout the campuses. Students may live at their school of attendance or in the campus dormitories of the other member schools.
+Each October, the Colleges of the Fenway join with other local organizations in an "Opening Our Doors" public celebration of artistic and cultural activities in the [[Fenway (parkway)|Fenway]] and [[Huntington Avenue]] districts of Boston.<ref name="OOD">{{cite web |title=Opening Our Doors |url=http://www.colleges-fenway.org/events/opening-our-doors/ |publisher=Colleges of the Fenway |accessdate=2020-02-29}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
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 *[http://www.colleges-fenway.org/ Colleges of the Fenway]
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110927152104/http://www.colleges-fenway.org/Pocket%20Map-Aug2009.pdf Map]
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