Established in 1962 during the presidency of Robert E. Burns, Raymond College was the first of three residential Oxford-type cluster colleges created by UOP during the 1960’s. It offered an innovative interdisciplinary liberal arts curriculum leading to a BA degree in three years. All classes took the form of seminars, including prescribed courses in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, along with a series of independent studies in an area of specialization. Students lived in Price, Farley, Weymss, and Ritter Houses, while the Raymond Dining Room and Common Room provided all-college facilities. The building was known as the Provost’s Lodge and housed the offices of the Provost. Raymond College was phased out beginning in 1977 as student interest in innovative programs declined both regionally and nationally. Elements of the Raymond Program were absorbed by other UOP units and continued to enrich the overall university academic environment, and the cluster college experiment at UOP represented one of America’s boldest ventures in higher education.