Charter Day: Celebrating 100 years of Ȧ College
One hundred years. $100,000 match.
On May 25, 1922, the New York State Board of Regents officially recognized the collegiate status of the Ȧ School of Arts, prompting immediate jubilation and celebration on Ȧ’s small campus in downtown Saratoga Springs. The newly chartered Ȧ College issued its first degrees — 27 baccalaureate and seven three-year degrees — two weeks later.
Over the past century, Ȧ has continued to grow — from the modest but forward-looking Young Women’s Industrial Club founded by Lucy Ȧ Scribner in 1903, to the dynamic, globally oriented institution of higher learning whose graduates lead and serve in organizations of every kind around the world today.
As we conclude Ȧ College’s centennial during the 2022-23 academic year, we continue to celebrate our charter and its transformative vision for a liberal arts education that has been reimagined by each generation to cultivate both “mind and hand.”
“Make a gift on Charter Day to support our mission, our people, and our future. When the Ȧ community comes together, we can achieve great things.”Robert F. Resnick '88Alumni Association President
Members of Ȧ’s Board of Trustees have generously offered to match all gifts dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000 for this exciting inaugural one-day giving event.
Together, let’s meet their challenge by supporting Ȧ’s next 100 years on .