If you were roaming the downtown area of Prescott in the early years, and looking for more refined entertainment than hard drink, prostitutes or opium dens, you would find such elegance at the Elks Opera House, built in and still in operation. By , Fort Whipple had ceased to be a military facility, and had been transformed into a medical facility to treat the many victims of gas warfare in the trenches of Europe.
In , two more historic institutions had been added to the downtown area. The Hassayampa Inn opened for business in , and Sharlot M.
Sharlot Mabridth Hall arrived in Prescott by covered wagon in at the age of 12, after three months of hard travel along the old Santa Fe Trail.
Hall was a writer and poet from an early age and helped support her family with articles and poems about the West. She was also an associate editor of Out West magazine.
She developed an intense fascination and love for Arizona, southwestern frontier life and history, and sought to conserve what she understood to be its vanishing heritage and traditions. Historical Society. Natural Environment. Our Photographers. Town Code. Utility Payments.
Community services. Contact Us. Site Map. Copyright Notices. Vernon because it led to the post. Carleton Street was named for James H. Carleton of the 1st California Calvary. In almost any week of the year, there are events on campus that examine controversies and organize advocacy or service. Faculty- and student-led groups travel to the Arizona-Mexico border, to Africa or Latin America, to disaster relief projects, students and faculty raised money to travel to New Orleans to help clean up and rebuild after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, to environmental restoration efforts, and to regional and international conferences.
Home Our Story Our Story. Roots and Foundation: Prescott College History Prescott College began in the s, a time of optimism and growth when leaders of a small town in the stunningly beautiful pine and chaparral country of central Arizona were searching for a new cultural identity.
Making a Difference in a Changing World. Mission and Philosophy It is the mission of Prescott College to educate students of diverse ages and backgrounds to understand, thrive in, and enhance our world community and environment.
Vision Prescott College sets the standard for academic excellence through experiential, collaborative education that transforms diverse learners into leaders who make a difference while making a living. New Educational Paradigms Over a half-century of leadership in developing and refining such new educational models has kept Prescott College at the forefront of schools seeking to address the urgent issues that face human societies right now.
Critical Thinking Prescott College, tucked into a corner of the central Arizona town whose name it bears, is an evolving experiment in rejecting hierarchical thinking for collaboration and teamwork as the cornerstone of learning. Diversity and Inclusion Prescott College is a pluralistic community where respect for differences and dialogue are key aspects of true experiential education. Social Justice in Arizona While the state of Arizona has become a national example of discriminatory politics it continues to be an even stronger site of social justice organizing and activism.
Collect, assess, and disseminate data on campus climate, group interactions, attitudes towards diversity, and student learning, retention, and success. Promote the enhancement of educational programs to reflect intercultural values and diversity learning goals, and to support the recruitment, retention, and success of diverse learners. Initiate and support projects and programs aimed specifically at increasing the number of underrepresented minorities amongst our students, staff and faculty.
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