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'''Southern Connecticut State University''', ('''SCSU', 'SouthConn''')is one of four state universities in Connecticut, is located in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded in 1893, it is the third-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University system. Southern lies midway between New York City and Boston.
A brief timeline of the history of the school
★ September 11, 1893, three teachers and 84 students started the school year at the old Skinner School in New Haven, CT. The goal was to create a new two-year training school for teachers. By 1937, the New Haven State Normal School, as it was called, had grown to a four-year college.
★ 1947, NHSNS had teamed up with Yale University's Department of Education to supplement its bachelor degree programs with a masters in science.
★ 1953 The NHSNS moved to its present location on Crescent Street in New Haven.
★ 1954, the newly renamed New Haven State Teachers College, was authorized by the state Board of Education to assume complete responsibility for the masters program.
★ 1959, state legislation expandes the schools offerings to include a liberal arts program, resulting in bachelors degrees in the arts and sciences for the programs graduates. The school renames itself Southern Connecticut State College.
★ March, 1983, the school is renamed again as Southern Connecticut State University, and joins the Connecticut State University System, along with Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, and Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.
Teacher Education
In keeping with its origins as a teachers college, Southern Connecticut State remains a leading center for teacher education in New England. It produces more teachers, principals, and school superintendents than any other institution in Connecticut. The university recently received approval for its first doctoral program, to be administered by the Department of Educational Leadership in the School of Education. Students who complete this program will received the degree of Doctor of Education, or Ed.D.
Structure
Campus
Southern has one campus in New Haven that borders parts of Hamden, Connecticut. The campus is bisected by Fitch Street, which separates the academic side of campus from the residential side.
Buildings
Academic
★ Engleman Hall (Administration, classrooms and offices)
★ Morrill Hall (Earth Science, geography, journalism, classrooms)
★ Jennings Hall (Science Building)
★ Davis Hall (School of Education)
★ Seabury Hall (School of Business)
★ Buley Library
★ Earl Hall (Fine Arts, Music, Video Production)
★ Pelz Gym
★ Nursing Classroom Building (offices/classrooms)
Residence Halls
★ Schwartz Hall
★ Farnham Hall
★ Wilkinson Hall
★ Chase Hall
★ Hickerson Hall
★ Neff Hall
★ West Campus Residence Complex
★ North Campus Residence Complex
★ Brownell Hall
Michael J. Adanti Student Center as seen from Fitch Street.
Administrative
★ Wintergreen Building (offices)
★ Ethnic Heritage Center
★ Admissions House
★ Lang Social Work House
★ Orlando Public Health Bldg.
★ Various Temporary Buildings around campus
Other Buildings on Campus
★ Lyman Center for the Arts
★ "Old" Student Center
★ Michael J. Adanti Student Center (named after former President Emeritus Michael J. Adanti [Class of 1963, 6th year 1971], who died on July 31, 2005.)
★ Connecticut Hall (food service)
★ Granoff Student Health Center (campus police and health center)
★ Moore Fieldhouse (athletics)
★ Jess Dow Field(athletics)
★ Facilities and Operations Building
★ Energy Center
Athletics
Its sports teams are nicknamed The Fighting Owls.
On March 24, 2007, the womens basketball team won the NCAA Division II championships. In a 61-45 victory, SCSU beat the previously undefeated Florida Gulf Coast.[1]. Two Southern Students also put their mark on the National Championship win. Shaun McGrath and Ronald Atwater of WSIN 1590 am, the campus radio station, traveled to Nebraska to cover all the games, and brought the game live back to listeners on the east coast via www.wsinradio.org and 1590am. Audio clips from these two students were played nation wide on the web and T.V. WSIN 1590am has all the home football and basketball games, live on the air and online. So tune into www.wsinradio.org for Owls Athletic events...
Abie Grossfeld, its long-time gymnastics coach, former Olympian, is head gymnastics coach at Southern Connecticut State University, and helped the program become one of the best in the country. He coached four Nissen Award winners (akin to football’s Heisman Trophy), three NCAA Div. II championship teams, 10 Consecutive Eastern Collegiate Conference (EIGL) team championships (1975-’84), and 148 gymnasts who achieved All American status. Among those he coached were Peter Kormann, first U.S. Olympic individual gymnastics medalist since 1932; John Crosby, two World Cup individual gold medals; and three Pan American individual gold medal winners (1971 & ’75).
Student Activities / Student Life
College radio station WSIN
''For further information, see: 'WSIN'''
The college radio station, WSIN, 1590 AM, broadcasts to Connecticut. It also streams its broadcasts on the web. WSIN stands for Southern Independent Network.
The Southern News- SCSU Student Newspaper
The Southern News is a student-run newspaper, and subsidized by student fees and advertising income.
The Southern News is published weekly in tabloid format.
Student Organizations
Tau Eta Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority
Full list of Student Clubs and Organizations sanctioned by the University
Commencement Speakers
2007
★ Mae C. Jemison, astronaut on space shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992, undergraduate commencement address
★ Judith Kelman, award-winning mystery writer, afternoon graduate commencement address
★ Dr. Curtis L. Patton, internationally renowned microbiologist and professor emeritus at Yale University, evening graduate commencement address
2006
Marlee Matlin
2005
Henry Winkler
2003
Sigourney Weaver
2000
Danny Glover
Notable Alumni
★ Juan Carlos Osorio, soccer coach, current head coach of the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
★ Dan Lauria, actor, graduated in 1970
★ Tony Amendola, actor, graduated in 1974
★ Mike Petke,soccer player, graduated in 1998 (currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer)
★ R. Bruce Connelly, actor, graduated in 1971
★ Joanna Keylock, actress, graduated in 1991
★ Laura Jean Kirk, actress, graduated in 1994
★ Janet Sarno, actress, graduated in 1955
★ Elizabeth Missan Yost, head of original programming and development for the Hallmark Channel, graduated in 1985
★ Thomas O'Neil, author, graduated with a M.A. in 1990
★ Dr. Joseph R. Testa, cancer geneticist, graduated in 1969, M.S. in 1972
★ Heidi Alice Voight, Miss Connecticut 2006, attending school (projected class of 2007)
★ Scott Mersereau, New York Jets defensive tackle
★ Joe Andruzzi, Cleveland Browns offensive guard
★ Kevin Gilbride, New York Giants offensive coordinator
★ Norby Williamson, ESPN vice president of studio and remote production, graduated in 1984
Source: Southern Magazine
Other schools in the Connecticut State University system
Its three sister schools are Central, Eastern, and Western.
External links
★ SCSU Web Page
★ WSIN Radio Web Page
★ Southern News Web Page
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