Mission
THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF BANKING IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BANKING SCHOOLS IN THE NATION. FOUNDED IN 1953 THE SCHOOL WAS DEVELOPED TO OFFER A PROGRAM ON CURRENT ISSUES IN BANKING DESIGNED FOR BOTH JUNIOR AND SENIOR OFFICERS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WAS SPONSORED BY THE BANKING ASSOCIATIONS OF THE TWO STATES. IN THE MID 1960'S MAINE JOINED THE SCHOOL, THE NAME WAS CHANGED TO THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL AND ROTATING THE LOCATION BETWEEN THE THREE STATES CEASED IN 1984 WHEN THE KELLOGG CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION (THE NEW ENGLAND CENTER) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IN DURHAM WAS CHOSEN AS ITS LOCATION. RESPONDING TO THE CHANGING NEEDS OF BANKERS, THE SCHOOL SHIFTED ITS EMPHASIS TO A PROGRAM IN GENERAL BANKING GEARED TO SUPERVISORS AND JUNIOR OFFICERS AND IS CONSIDERED A STEPPING STONE TO THE STONIER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING.