Series: Continuing coverage of Wells College closing and impact on Aurora
Ë®¹ûÅÉAV's continuing coverage of the Wells College closure and its impact on the village of Aurora.
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A purchase offer has been approved, moving the village closer to acquiring the water plant.
Aurora's leadership is warning the village could dissolve if New York state does not provide financial assistance.
An alumni group that formed after Wells College's closure announcement has launched a fundraising campaign to support its bid to buy the Aurora campus.
A Wells College alumna wants to transform the Aurora campus into an insitute that she says would focus on "learning for life."
A group behind a $10.7 million offer to buy the Wells College campus will present its plan for the property at a meeting next week.
A Wells College alumni group that is seeking to buy the 127-acre campus visited Aurora last week.
An interview with the developer behind a $10.7 million offer to buy the Wells College campus in Aurora.
A partnership is proposing the creation of an Indigenous college and senior housing on the former Wells College campus.
Wells College has received "multiple offers" to buy its 127-acre campus, the board of trustees announced Friday.
The entities behind two offers to buy the Wells College campus detail their plans.Â
A call for offers has been issued to parties interested in buying the Wells College campus.Â
The village of Aurora is open to zoning changes that would help Wells College sell its 127-acre campus.Â
Pleasant Rowland holds a right of first refusal on several Wells College-owned properties, including the campus.Â
Wells College provided more information about where former students transferred to continue their students after the college's closure announcement in April.Â
A public meeting was held on the sale of the Wells College campus in Aurora.Â
Wells College, through its attorney, is accusing the village of Aurora of interfering with its process to wind down operations.Â
Wells College has scheduled a presentation on the sale of the Aurora campus.Â
The village of Aurora and Wells College are engaging in conversations about issues of mutual interest.Â
The Wells College campus in Aurora has been listed for sale.Â
A group of Wells College alumni says the Aurora campus is "at risk of irreparable harm" due to actions by the college's leadership.Â
Wells College is moving forward with plans to sell its 300-acre campus and most of its non-real estate assets.Â
A nonprofit is proposing the creation of an Indigenous college on the former Wells College campus in Aurora.Â
The village of Aurora is preparing to take over the water plant, but Wells College has not signed an agreement to transfer ownership of the facility.Â
An Ithaca investment banker has pitched his idea to transform Wells College into a boarding school.Â
The village of Aurora altered one of its proposed Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects after Wells College decided to sell the property at 165 Main St.Â
An audit found Wells College lost more than $6 million over two years before it closed in June.Â
Four months since its closure announcement, here is where Wells College stands in its wind-down process.Â
AURORA — The theme of this year's AuroraFest was an obvious choice.
Wells College is accusing two unaffiliated alumni groups of diverting funds away from the institution and delaying its closure process.Â
A union representing former faculty members at Wells College is accusing the Aurora institution of unfair labor practices.Â
Peachtown Elementary School is taking the next steps to ensure it stays on the former Wells College campus in Aurora.Â
For more than 60 former Wells College students, they did not have to look far for a new school.Â
A former Wells College professor has stepped down from her seat on the Moravia Central School District Board of Education in order to take a t…
A Wells College alumni group is hoping to get answers to questions about the school's closure in a meeting with the institution's leadership this week.Â
Wells College is selling a house that's part of the village of Aurora's Downtown Revitalization Initiative plan.Â
Wells College failed to provide information about the closure after repeated requests, the institution's former accreditor says.Â
Aurora Mayor Jim Orman and Dr. Heather MacAdam have visions for how to reuse certain Wells College properties.Â
A year before Wells College announced it would close, the Aurora institution had a net loss of $3.2 million as declining enrollment continued to take a toll.Â
Ever since Wells College announced that it will close this year, leaders and residents in Aurora have been pondering the future of the village…
The village of Aurora is urging Cayuga County's federal and state representatives to support a "one-campus" sale or transfer of Wells College.Â
Wells College has named a new president who will oversee the process of shuttering the 156-year-old Aurora institution.Â
Wells College closed Sunday after 156 years.Â
As of Sunday, Wells College is closed. The closure ends a 156-year tradition in southern Cayuga County.Â
The co-managers of Wells College's historic golf course are in the process of buying the facility to keep it open in Aurora.Â
A Wells College alumni group may file a lawsuit if the school does not cooperate with its request for more information about the institution's closure.Â
For eight of its nine years, the Aurora Farmers Market has occupied space at the Wells College Boathouse. That won't change, at least for this year.Â
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education said Thursday that Wells College has not complied with requests for information about where its institutional and student records will be stored.Â
Wells College has "parted ways" with Jonathan Gibralter, who served as the institution's president since 2015.Â
Wells College alumnae have formed a group to preserve the institution's legacy in Aurora and the Finger Lakes region.Â
Minerva, a statue that is pivotal part of Wells College's 156-year history, has been damaged after the college attempted to move it indoors Wednesday.Â
In public announcements and social media postings, Wells College showed no signs of trouble before its closure announcement.Â
As the New York State Attorney General's Office begins to determine what will happen to Wells College's properties, an online petition is sugg…
An accreditor has taken action in response to Wells College's plan to close at the end of the academic year.Â
The village of Aurora and Wells College are in the early stages of planning how to keep the on-campus water treatment plant operational after the college closes this year.Â
The story behind the decision to have faculty, not Wells College President Jonathan Gibralter, present degrees to graduates at the school's final commencement.Â
At the final commencement in Wells College's 156-year history, the school's president relinquished nearly all of his speaking roles and sat behind faculty and staff.Â
Wells College has reached agreements that would allow students to choose from two dozen schools to continue their education.Â
Wells College capped off its 156-year history with its final commencement Saturday.
Amid anger and sadness over Wells College's decision to close after this spring semester, 73 graduates were celebrated at the school's 156th a…
In the aftermath of Wells College's announcement, state Sen. Rachel May has proposed a bill to establish rules for college closures.Â
A nonprofit organization has contacted Wells College to gauge the leadership's interest in helping the 156-year-old institution remain open.Â
From internship opportunities to a great return on investment, Manhattanville University President Frank Sanchez highlights what his institution offers to Wells College students seeking to continue their education.
Ë®¹ûÅÉAV interviewed or received messages from more than 20 Wells College alumnae who shared memories and their thoughts about the college's sudden closure announcement.Â
After Wells College announced that it will close at the end of this semester, Dr. Heather MacAdam's patients at the campus medical center had higher blood pressure than normal.
In January, Wells College told Ë®¹ûÅÉAV the school had "no plans to close at the end of the semester."Â
Wells College President Jonathan Gibralter was paid more than his counterparts at similarly sized institutions and received over $300,000 in bonuses, tax filings show.Â
Wells College has notified the state Department of Labor of the job cuts due to the Aurora institution's closure after the spring semester.Â
One question about Wells College's closure is how it will affect Peachtown Elementary School, which has been on the Aurora institution's campus since 1992.Â
On its website, Wells College has responded to frequently asked questions about its closure.Â
Wells College is being criticized for not timely notifying its accreditor that it will close and not properly planning for its closure.Â
Three organizations are collaborating to inform Wells College students about their legal rights after the school announced it will close at the end of the semester.Â
Wells College notified the state Education Department of its plan to close before a public announcement Monday, but the timing highlights how quickly the decision was made.Â
An Aurora church opened its doors to give Wells College employees and students a forum to express their feelings about the school's closure.Â
The United Ministry of Aurora hosted a Wells College Lament on Tuesday.
Wells College will close at the end of the spring semester due to declining enrollment and financial struggles.Â
After 156 years, Wells College in Aurora will close at the end of the spring semester.Â
The lakeside campus of Wells College in Aurora was serene as ever Monday afternoon, with birds chirping among the spring blooms.
Cayuga County leaders react to Wells College's announcement that it will close at the end of the spring semester.Â
Tax records show the losses Wells College incurred over the years and how it was boosted, temporarily, by donations and other aid.Â