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New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college located in Sarasota, Florida, United States. It was founded originally as a private institution and is now an autonomous honors college of the State University System of Florida.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher = New College of Florida )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=State University System of Florida )〕 In 2015, ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked New College as the fifth best value public liberal arts college in the United States. ==History== Originally conceived during the late 1950s, New College was founded in 1960 as a private college by local civic leaders for academically talented students. Financial assistance was provided by the Board of Homeland Missions of the United Church of Christ.〔(A Brief History - New College of Florida, The public liberal arts honors college for the state of Florida )〕 George F. Baughman served as the first president from 1961 to 1965.〔(NFC.edu )〕 Envisioned as a new attempt at liberal arts education in the South, the core values of the freedom of inquiry and the responsibility of individual students for their own education were to be implemented through a unique academic program. Open to students of all races, genders, and religious affiliations, New College opened its doors in 1964 to a premier class of 101 students.〔 〕 Faculty members included the historian and philosopher, Arnold J. Toynbee, who was lured out of retirement to join the charter faculty. By 1972, New College's ranks had swelled to more than 500 students and it had become known for its teaching-focused faculty, its unique courses and curricula, and its fiercely independent and hard-working students. As the 1970s progressed, although New College's academic program continued to mature, inflation threatened to undermine the economic viability of the institution. By 1975, the college was $3.9 million in debt and on the brink of insolvency, and the University of South Florida (USF) expressed interest in buying the land and facilities of the near-bankrupt college to establish a branch campus for the Sarasota and Bradenton area.〔 In an unusual agreement, the New College Board of Trustees agreed to hand over the school's campus and other assets to the state, at the time valued at $8.5 million, in exchange for the state paying off its debts and agreeing to continue to operate the school as a separate unit within the USF. The agreement stated that New College was to receive the same funding, per-student, as other programs at USF. The former New College Board of Trustees became the New College Foundation, and was required to raise money privately to supplement the state funds to reach the total necessary to run New College, at the time about a third of New College's $2-million-a-year operating budget. Under the agreement, New College was re-christened the "New College of the University of South Florida." USF started a Sarasota branch program that shared the bay front campus, and the schools began an uneasy relationship that would last for the next twenty-five years, with New College and the University of South Florida through its Sarasota branch program sharing the campus.〔〔 As part of a major reorganization of Florida's public education system in 2001, New College severed its ties with USF, became the eleventh independent school in the Florida State University System, and adopted its current name, New College of Florida.〔 〕 As part of its establishment as an independent university, the University of South Florida was directed to relocate its facilities away from the New College campus, which it did on August 28, 2006, when it opened a new campus for USF Sarasota-Manatee.〔(USF Sarasota-Manatee - New Campus )〕 Today, as Florida's independent honors college, New College retains its original academic program, while enjoying the benefits and accessibility that being a public university affords. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. New College is governed by a 12-member Board of Trustees, who serve staggered four-year terms. Of the 12 members, three must be residents of Sarasota County and two must be residents of Manatee County.〔Florida Statutes 1004.32(3)(a) and (b).〕 In May 2015, two students were found dead from drug overdose in the New College dormitories. The medical examiner concluded that one student had died from the effects of a fentanyl derivative, while toxicology results on the other showed signs of alcohol, MDMA, and alprazolam as well. The college announced the formation of a task force to investigate drug and alcohol abuse on campus. As of November 2015, the police were still investigating the incident. More details on significant historical events can be found in the (New College of Florida Archives ), which serves as the repository of the official and unofficial records of the college, as well as hosting the Architecture Collection and the Special Formats collection. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New College of Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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