Evergreen State College

"Evergreen College" and "Evergreen State" redirect here. For the college in Canada, see Evergreen College (Canada). For the US state with the nickname, see Washington (state).
The Evergreen State College
MottoOmnia Extares[1] (Latin)
Motto in English
"Let it all hang out"
TypePublic liberal arts college
Established1967; 57 years ago (1967)
AccreditationNWCCU
Academic affiliation
Endowment$14.9 million (2020)[3]
PresidentJohn Carmichael
ProvostNoah Coburn[4]
Academic staff
150 (2022)
Administrative staff
481 (2022)[5]
Students2,116 (2022)[6]
Undergraduates1,871 (2022)[6]
Postgraduates245 (2022)[6]
Location
Olympia
,
Washington
,
United States

47°04′23″N 122°58′34″W / 47.073°N 122.976°W / 47.073; -122.976
CampusMidsize suburb[7], 1,000 acres (400 ha)
NewspaperThe Cooper Point Journal
ColorsGreen and white
   
NicknameGeoduck
Sporting affiliations
NAIA – CCC
MascotSpeedy the Geoduck[1]
Websiteevergreen.edu

The Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington. Founded in 1967, it offers a non-traditional undergraduate curriculum in which students have the option to design their own study towards a degree or follow a predetermined path of study. Full-time students can enroll in interdisciplinary academic programs, in addition to stand-alone classes. Programs typically offer students the opportunity to study several disciplines in a coordinated manner. Faculty write substantive narrative evaluations of students' work in place of issuing grades.

Evergreen's main campus, which includes its own saltwater beach, spans 1,000 acres of forest close to the southern end of Puget Sound. Evergreen also has a satellite campus in nearby Tacoma. The school offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Environmental Studies, Master in Teaching, Master of Public Administration, and Master of Public Administration in Tribal Governance.[8]

Evergreen was one of many alternative colleges and programs launched in the 1960s and 1970s, often described as experiments.[9] While the vast majority of these have either closed or adopted more mainstream approaches, Evergreen is pursuing its mission,[10][11] although enrollment is declining.[12][6][13][needs update]

  1. ^ a b "Media Fact Sheet". Evergreen State College. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "About -Council of Presidents".
  3. ^ "AR 2018-19 Financial Statement" (PDF). The Evergreen State College. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Evergreen's Organizational Structure". The Evergreen State College. Retrieved 3 August 2024.}
  5. ^ "Faculty and Staff Data". The Evergreen State College. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "Student Body Fall 2022" (PDF). The Evergreen State College. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "IPEDS-The Evergreen State College".
  8. ^ "Master of Public Administration in Tribal Governance". The Evergreen State College.
  9. ^ Rosenzweig, Joy (November 6, 1997). "The Innovative Colleges and Universities of the 1960s and 1970s: What Keeps the Dreams of Experimentation Alive?" (PDF). Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (22nd, Albuquerque, NM, November 6–9, 1997). Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  10. ^ Vallance, Karla (February 17, 1983). "Evergreen: Can a college of the '60s survive '80s?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  11. ^ Booth, William (28 February 2000). "On Calif. Campus, an Experimental Era Nears Its End". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  12. ^ Spegman, Abby (November 19, 2018). "Here's what Evergreen State College is doing to boost its reputation and enrollment". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  13. ^ Evergreen enrollment expected to top 2,000 students, but not by much, official says, The Olympian, Rolf Boone, September 25, 2021