American International College
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| Motto | Post Tenebras Lux |
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Motto in English | "Light after Darkness" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | July 18, 1885 |
| President | Vincent M. Maniaci |
| Undergraduates | 1,723 |
| Postgraduates | 1,454 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | urban |
| Website | www.aic.edu |
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American International College (AIC) is a private, co-educational liberal-arts college located in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts.
History
American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885 as the French Protestant College by Calvin E. Amaron, who sought to create an institution of higher learning that would provide the local French Protestant minority with access to higher education. Over the years the college expanded its admissions program to include women in 1892 and other minorities, who were not of French origin and emigrated to Western Massachusetts from other parts of Europe and Canada. Today, the college is a highly multi-cultural institution of higher learning.
Presidents
- John M. Greene, 1885 to 1888
- Calvin E. Amaron, 1888 to 1893
- Samuel H. Lee, 1893 to 1908
- R. Dewitt Mallary, 1908 to 1911
- Chester S. McGown, 1911 to 1946
- Edith Scott Magna, acting, 1946
- William Gellermann, 1946 to 1948
- John Homer Miller, acting, 1948 to 1950
- Spencer Miller, 1950 to 1953
- John F. Hines, 1953 to 1969
- Harry J. Courniotes, 1969 to 2004
- Vincent M. Maniaci, 2005 to present
Academics
American International College is organized into four academic schools, which focus on specific academic areas.
- Arts, Education, and Sciences
- Business Administration
- Health Sciences
- Continuing and Extended Studies
Extracurriculars
The school competes in the NCAA Division II, and is a member of the Northeast-10 conference. The lone exception is for the school's ice hockey team, which is a member of the Division I Atlantic Hockey Association, owing to the fact that there is no Division II NCAA hockey.
Notable persons
There are notable AIC alumni in politics, including Richard Neal, a former member of the United States Congress, and Mike Gravel, a former Alaska Senator. Notable alumni in athletics include Jim Calhoun, a Hall of Fame basketball coach, Mario Elie, a former NBA guard, and Bruce Laird (football player), a former NFL safety for the Baltimore Colts. In addition, alumnus Dae Gak is a zen master at Furnace Mountain in Clay City, Kentucky.
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