Southern Vermont College Receives Donation of Bennington Center for the Arts

Southern Vermont College in Bennington, VT announced this week that the Bruce Laumeister and Elizabeth Small are donating the Bennington Center for the Arts

 to the college.  SVC president David Evans noted that the donation is the largest in the institution's history.  Evans noted that the gift, "...provides the facilities, and creates the impetus, for us to expand our offerings in various arts areas and in nonprofit management..."

Southern Vermont College was founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph in 1926 as St Joseph Business School.  It became St. Joseph Junior College in 1962 and the name was changed to St. Joseph College in 1973.  The institution became independent in 1974 and the name was changed to Southern Vermont College.  Enrollment is approximately 400 students.