Weimer Hicks
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Weimer Hicks was President of Kalamazoo College
from 1954 to 1971.
Hicks is considered responsible for building Kalamazoo College's reputation as an academic powerhouse and a leader in international education through his development of the "K Plan". This academic program serves as the basis for the liberal arts
education, which students receive at the school. Hicks conceived of the "K Plan" program under which most Kalamazoo students spend at least one term abroad and spend at least one term working in an academic internship. As part of the original "K Plan," Kalamazoo College students were required to attend school year-round. However, the College scrapped its summer term in 1996 after the admissions office recognized the difficulty in attracting students to a year-round college. The Student Center on Campus is named for Weimer Hicks.
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo College, also known as K College or simply K, is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1833, the college is among the 100 oldest in the country. Today, it produces more Peace Corps volunteers per capita than any other U.S...
from 1954 to 1971.
Hicks is considered responsible for building Kalamazoo College's reputation as an academic powerhouse and a leader in international education through his development of the "K Plan". This academic program serves as the basis for the liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
education, which students receive at the school. Hicks conceived of the "K Plan" program under which most Kalamazoo students spend at least one term abroad and spend at least one term working in an academic internship. As part of the original "K Plan," Kalamazoo College students were required to attend school year-round. However, the College scrapped its summer term in 1996 after the admissions office recognized the difficulty in attracting students to a year-round college. The Student Center on Campus is named for Weimer Hicks.