1896 September 11, 1893
Opening day for New Haven State Normal School. Arthur B. Morrill is principal.
• Normal School becomes “The New Haven Unit of the Teachers College of Connecticut.” • Normal School becomes a college.
1952
Southern Connecticut State College
1951
1961
Dedication of Arthur B. Morrill Hall of Science
1964
The groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Crescent Street campus
• Celebration of the opening of John Lyman Auditorium and th anniversary of the college • Pedestrian footbridge is completed.
celebration.
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1969
Dedication of the Hilton C. Buley Library
1937
• The Teachers College of Connecticut becomes New Haven State Teachers College. • Principal Engleman becomes first president.
1944
Five new dormitories are dedicated: Wilkinson Hall, Chase Hall, Hickerson Hall, Farnham Hall and Schwartz Hall.
1970
G. I. Bill of Rights passes, requiring the Veterans Administration to pay the tuition and all other usual educational expenses for any veteran whose education had been interrupted or delayed by World War II.
1979
1973
Master’s degree program in social work approved
Nursing department graduates its first class.
1983
1980
1974
1977
Founders Gate is installed between Lyman Auditorium and Engleman Hall. It serves as a commencement day landmark and remains one of the modern campus’ few reminders of the college’s rich history.
1975
The college opens its day classes to part-time students and allows full-time students to take classes in the evening.
1998
Southern opens its first Wellness Center with a grant from the Connecticut Assets Network.
Southern Connecticut State College becomes Southern Connecticut State University.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Jennings Hall science building
1978
The first athletic contest takes place in James W. Moore Fieldhouse.
New Haven State Normal School Alumni Association.
1943
The Teachers College celebrates its 50th anniversary with a
At commencement exercises, Southern grants its first Bachelor of Arts degrees.
1968
The class of 1925, first to graduate under J. Laurence Meader’s principalship, forms a permanent
1933
NHSTC Owl
1959
1925
New home of a more modern Normal School located at 2 Howe Street opens doors.
1986
Board of Governors for Higher Education accredits Southern’s School of Business Economics, allowing undergraduates in the school to receive a
degree in business, rather than in business economics.
1988
1994
The first annual women’s fair is held in October.
1996
1989
American College Theater Festival selects “No, No, Nanette,” a glitzy musical produced by Southern’s Crescent Street Players as one of the six best shows presented by New England colleges and universities.
Admissions House is moved from Seabury Hall to Farnham House.
1999
2004
2002
The Doctor of Education degree (
2001
Southern celebrates the groundbreaking for a new state-of-the-art, $36.5-million Michael J. Adanti Student Center.
) Ed.D. is the first
Cheryl J. Norton becomes first female president of SCSU.
1992
Southern’s soccer team celebrates its third NCAA Division II championship.
2008
The addition to Buley Library is completed.
2009
Southern launches its Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing, the first of its kind in the state.
doctoral program in university history.
2007
2009
NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball National Champions
Nursing program celebrates -year anniversary.
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2011-2012
Southern is reaccredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) through 2021.
2012
Southern launches its Ed.D. in Nursing Education program with Western Connecticut State University.
2008
2012
Southern celebrates
25 anniversary as
Southern Connecticut State University’s School of Business building opens.
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2013
Amanda Thomas wins the NCAA Division II national championship in the 200-yard individual medley for the rd year in a row.
a university.
September 28, 2012
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The inauguration of Southern’s 11th president, Mary A. Papazian
July 17, 2013
Groundbreaking for Buley Library renovation
September 20, 2013
Groundbreaking for the new Academic and Laboratory Science Building
September 2013
Jesse L. “Jess” Dow, founder of the intercollegiate athletic program at Southern, is inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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