MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY

'Montclair State University' is a public university located in Montclair, Little Falls, and Clifton, New Jersey. As of Fall 2004, there were about 9,600 full-time and 2,200 part-time undergraduate and 3,800 graduate students.

Contents

History

Schools

Athletics

Growth of Montclair State University

Parking Problems

Residence Facilities

Clubs and Organizations

Distinguished alumni & persons associated with Montclair State University

References

External links

History

Montclair State was established in 1908 as "Montclair Normal School" in response to a growing need for teachers. It was renamed "Montclair State Teachers College" in 1927, when it developed a program of educating secondary school teachers through a Bachelor of Arts degree. It became "Montclair State College" in 1958 with the introduction of an expanded curriculum to answer the increases in enrollment during the time. The university was designated as "Montclair State University" in 1994.

Schools

Montclair State is broken up into six colleges and schools: The College of Education and Human Services, The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, The College of Science and Mathematics, The College of the Arts, The School of Business, and the Graduate School. All colleges and programs specialize in majors ranging from English to Molecular Biology. The Graduate School offers the nation's only doctoral program in Pedagogy, a program that studies the unique fundamentals of teaching.
The John J. Cali School of Music was created in 2006 and is a part of The College of the Arts.

Athletics

Montclair State University's athletic teams have gone through several nicknames in its history. From the late 1920s-30s, the school went as the "Big Red", and featured a large scarlet "M" on its uniforms. Next, the then Montclair State Teacher’s College competed as the Indians, using a logo with a Native American chief's profile with the initials "MSTC" emblazoned on the charicature's headress. The initials were changed to "MSC" when the school became Montclair State College in 1958. At one point in the 1980s, the school's baseball team used the cartoon Native American used by the Cleveland Indians. Finally, in 1989, out of respect for concerns voiced by Native Americans, the school changed its nickname to the Red Hawks, named after the Red-tailed Hawks that are indigenous to the area.

Growth of Montclair State University

The old campus of Montclair State consisted of College Hall, Russ Hall, Chapin Hall and Morehead Hall, all built between 1908-1928. Near the end of World War II, housing for returning soldiers was added, one of these buildings still stands today and houses the broadcasting department. Between 1950 and 1980, Montclair acquired a significant amount of land in Little Falls that had previously been a rock quarry, and added at least 23 buildings to its campus during that time.
Additions to the campus slowed after this point, with the dormitory Blanton Hall being the only major addition to campus before Montclair State began aggressively pushing growth again in the late 1990s.
Dickson Hall was dedicated to David W.D Dickson, the first African American president of Montclair State, in 1995. The Floyd Hall Arena, an ice skating rink, was built in 1998. In 1999, Science Hall was opened. In 2001, the Red Hawk Diner was added to the campus, making it the first diner on a university campus in the United States.
In recent years, MSU has committed itself to a $250 million capital construction program[3]. Some major projects under this program are:

★ The Red Hawk Deck, MSU's first parking structure, opened in spring 2003

★ The Village Apartments at Little Falls, a new apartment complex accommodating 850 students, opened in fall 2003.

★ A women's softball stadium, opened in 2004.

★ The 500-seat Alexander Kasser Theater, opened in fall of 2004.

★ The New Jersey Transit Rail Station & Parking Deck was opened in spring 2005.

★ The Children's Center, opened in fall 2005.

★ University Hall, the largest building on campus, opened in spring 2006.

★ The George Segal Gallery, located on the 4th floor of the Red Hawk Deck, opened in spring 2006.

★ Cafe Diem, a cyber-cafe attached to Sprague Library, opened in January 2007.

★ A student recreation center is currently under construction.

★ Chapin Hall, nearly 100 years old, is currently undergoing a complete renovation and substantial addition in order to house the newly created John J. Cali School of Music.
By 2008, Montclair State is projected to have 18,000 students.

Parking Problems

Like Rutgers University in New Brunswick, Montclair State University is developing a parking problem because of the increase of students and the amount of space being used to build new buildings. In order to start building University Hall in 2003, a large faculty parking lot had to be taken away. The new recreation center, which was started in 2005, took a major student parking lot away. Montclair State has tried to address the problems by building two parking decks, which are the Red Hawk Parking Deck and the New Jersey Transit Parking deck. This alleviates some of the parking issues, but it requires a permit and additional fee to park in the decks and does not always guarantee a spot. The issue of the security of these decks came into question after a Montclair State University student claimed he was assaulted by five bat-wielding men at a New Jersey Transit parking garage located on the college campus, though the student later admitted to fabricating the story due to his frustration with the parking situation.

Residence Facilities

The current residence facilities at Montclair State University are as follows:

★ 'Blanton Hall'

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★ This five story coed complex houses 640 residents in mostly triple rooms connected by a bathroom. Only 4, 5, or 6 residents share each "suite" bathroom.

★ 'Bohn Hall'

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★ The tallest building at MSU, housing approximately 700 co-ed residents in double and triple rooms. Each wing has its own community bathroom facility.

★ 'Clove Road Apts.'

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★ These coed apartment units house 350 upperclassmen and the international community of MSU. Each apartment has 2 bedrooms, housing 4 or 5 residents. Each apartment has a kitchen and bathroom.

★ 'Freeman Hall'

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★ Housing approximately 235 coed residents, the Freeman community is home to the honors program. Residents live in a "suite" style double or triple room, in which two rooms share a bathroom.

★ 'Russ Hall'

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★ Russ Hall is a coed upperclassmen community, housing 91 residents in a "suite" style community. Russ Hall was converted from an administrative building into a residential facility in the late 1990s. It is the unknown treasure of residence at MSU.

★ 'Stone Hall'

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★ Stone Hall is the oldest continuous residence facility in operation. It houses 109 residents in a traditional residence hall layout.

★ 'The Village (student housing) at Little Falls'

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★ 'Made up of four separate buildings: Williams Hall, Basie Hall, Fenwick Hall, and Alice Paul hall.

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★ The newest residential apartment facility is an 848 bed apartment complex consisting of four residential buildings and a recreation/office building, many amenities such as cable, laundry facilities, fitness center and more than 500 parking spaces.

★ 'Webster Hall'

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★ MSU's only all female residence hall community houses approximately 100 residents. This three floor facility has triple rooms in "suite" style arrangements. Two triple rooms are connected by a bathroom.

★ 'Wellsley Inn'

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★ Due to overcrowding and overbooking of the on-campus housing MSU has many of the over flow students staying in a local hotel a short car ride from the school. Transportation to and from the hotel is offered once in the morning and once in the evening. Students are also able to commute to the school via car at a small additional cost.

Clubs and Organizations

★ 90.3 WMSC-FM, Montclair State's Underground Radio

★ American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)

★ American String Teachers Association (ASTA)

★ Arabic Student Organization(ASO)

★ ASSIST

★ Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship

★ Chinese Club

★ College Life Union Board

★ College Republicans

★ Collegiate Music Educators National Conference (CMENC)

★ Conservation Club (CC)

★ Golden Key

★ Haitian Student Association (HSA)

★ Helping Each Other and Redefining Tomorrow (H.E.A.R.T.)

★ Indian Culture Club (ICC)

★ International Student Organization (ISO)

★ Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (ICF)

★ Japan Club

★ Korean Student Association

★ Latin American Student Organization (LASO)

★ Marketing Association

★ The Montclarion

★ MSU Emergency Medical Services (MSU EMS)

★ Montclair State Dietetics Organization

★ MSU Paintball [4]

★ MSU WaterWatch

★ The Montclair State University Singers

★ School of Music Website

★ Montclair University Gamers

★ The Normal Review

★ Native African Student Organization (NASO)

★ Non-Traditional Student Organization

★ The Organization of Students for African Unity (OSAU), formerly the Black Student Union (BSU).

★ Players Theater

★ Political Science and Law Club

★ Residential Leadership Council

★ Spanish Club

★ SPECTRUMS (Sexuality Pride Education Community Truth Respect Unity @ Montclair State)

★ Student Government Association, Inc.

★ Students Against Violence

★ Unified Asian American Student Organization (UAASO)

★ Women Achieving Victory, Equality, and Solidarity (W.A.V.E.S.)

★ VOX: Voices for Planned Parenthood

★ 'Fraternities and Sororites'

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★ Alpha Iota Chi Local Sorority, Inc.(AIX)

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★ Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity (AKY)

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★ Delta Chi, International Fraternity

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★ Delta Phi Epsilon, International Sorority

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★ Delta Xi Delta, Local Sorority

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★ Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc.

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★ Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity Inc.(LSU)

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★ Phi Alpha Delta, International Fraternity

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★ Phi Alpha Psi SENATE Montclair's Oldest Local Fraternity est. 1929

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★ Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.

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★ Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia National Men's Music Fraternity

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★ Phi Sigma Pi, National Co-Ed Honor Fraternity

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★ Phi Sigma Sigma International Sorority - First National Sorority at Montclair since 1988.

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★ Pi Kappa Alpha, International Fraternity

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★ Sigma Alpha Iota, International Women's Music Fraternity

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★ Sigma Delta Phi

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★ Sigma Delta Tau, International Sorority

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★ Sigma Sigma Sigma, International Sorority

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★ Tau Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity

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★ Tau Phi Beta aka The Bulls

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★ Theta Kappa Chi

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★ Theta Xi, National Fraternity

★ 'Fall Sports'

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★ Field Hockey

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★ Football

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★ Men's soccer

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★ Women's soccer

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★ Volleyball

★ 'Winter Sports'

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★ Indoor Track and Field

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★ Men's Basketball

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★ Swimming & diving

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★ Women's Basketball

★ 'Spring Sports'

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★ Baseball

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★ Men's lacrosse

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★ Softball

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★ Track & Field

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★ Women's lacrosse

★ 'Non-Varsity Sports'

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★ Ice Hockey

★ 'Defunct Sports'

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★ Cross Country

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★ Golf

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★ Men and Women's Tennis

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★ Wrestling

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★ Women's Cheerleading

Distinguished alumni & persons associated with Montclair State University

★ Kevin Lee Allen, Emmy Award Winning Scenic Designer

★ Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame Baseball Player, Catcher for the New York Yankees

★ Jason Biggs, actor, briefly attended as an English Major.

★ Kevin Carolan, actor and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Amos Hart in the US Broadway Tour of ''Chicago the Musical''

★ Lesley Choyce, author of novels, non-fiction, children's books, and poetry.

★ Wendy Coakley-Thompson, class of '89, writer, studied broadcasting.

★ Bruce Alan Elfstrom, class of '71, educator and former Dean at Heald College, San Francisco, California.

★ Allen Ginsberg, New Jersey Poet; icon of the Beat Generation.

★ Sharpe James, former mayor of Newark

★ Chris Klug, Creative Director of Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment,noted RPG creator.

★ Christopher W. Martin, Award Winning Bond Analyst, Citigroup Global Markets

★ Eugene Maleska, class of '37, NY Times crossword editor

★ Robert McClure, Broadway Actor in "Avenue Q" and "I'm Not Rappaport"

★ Gerry McIntyre, Noted dancer, director and choreographer

★ Sam Mills, late star linebacker for Carolina Panthers, coach

★ Christine Nagy, radio personality, studied broadcasting.

★ Reggie Noble, Rapper known as Redman

★ Michael Price (writer), class of '81, writer/producer for "The Simpsons".

★ Denise Simone, Actress and Artistic Director of Company of Fools

★ Michael Smanko, Broadway Propperson

★ Herman Sokol, a nationally renowned biomedical scientist.

★ Dania Ramirez, film and television actress

★ Ray Toro, Lead Guitarist of My Chemical Romance

★ Bruce Willis, Actor; attended MSU as a theater major

★ The Shanghai Quartet, the quartet in residence at MSU.

References

External links

★ http://www.montclair.edu/

★ http://www.themontclarion.org/

★ http://www.wmscradio.com

★ Montclair State University Residential Leadership Council