Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU or Southern) is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. Its present location is on Crescent Street. Founded in 1893, it is the third-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University System.
SCSU's sister schools in the system are Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, and Western Connecticut State University. The state universities are governed by the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education.
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History
On September 11, 1893, a two-year teacher training school, New Haven State Normal School was establsihed. The Skinner School, a two story building, was used as the first campus. Prospective students had to be at least 16 years of age, and typically a three year high school degree or two years teaching experience. There were 85 women in the first class. Tuition was free for students, in-state or out-of-state, as long as a declaration to complete their studies and teach in Connecticut was signed. All textbook materials were provided by the school. Boarding was available for between $3.50 and $4.00 a week, although the majority of the students were from New Haven and commuted.
The Skinner School was soon outgrown by the rapidly growing size of the Normal School. In 1896, was moved to a new building on Howe and Oak St. This was a far more ideal location not only for its larger size but its proximity to several elementary schools where students could train. At this point, the Normal School could only award certificates in teaching to graduates.
By 1937 the school was able to grant bachelor's degrees, and thus renamed New Haven State Teacher's College. Graduate degrees were offered starting in 1954, a year after the school moved to its current campus on Crescent St.
In March 1983 the school was renamed Southern Connecticut State University, and made part of 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.
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Campus
Southern has one campus in New Haven, bordering parts of Hamden, Connecticut. Fitch Street separates the academic and residential sections of the campus. The School of Business was moved to the renovated former student center in Summer 2012. The building houses meeting rooms, offices for faculty, and trading rooms. As part of an effort to expand on the university's science programs, the laboratory science building was opened in 2015. The four-story building specializes with cancer research, physics and optics, along with other fields of sciences.
Southern has two dining options for students that include Conn Hall and the Adanti Student Center. Conn hall offers comfort food such as pizza and burgers and Adanti Student Center offers many choices with adorable food such as Dunkin Donuts.The Hilton Buley Library opened in 1970. It was renovated completely by spring 2015. Added to the Buley library were offices for information technology science offices along with a café and a student art collection. The first floor includes the cyber café and conference rooms. The Academic Success Center is located on the third floor for tutoring. The office of Information Technology is on the fourth floor.
The campus is located at 501 Crescent Street, in New Haven, CT. The zip code for the school is 06515.
Academic buildings
During the summer of 2013 two new construction projects broke ground on the campus. The new parking garage which is currently located on Wintergreen Ave and a new Academic Science and Laboratory Building started in what was the parking lot in front of Jennings Hall. Both projects were completed in 2015.
The renovation of the old Hilton C. Buley Library building has been ongoing for the last 30 years and was just recently completed.
Buildings
Academic
- Academic Science and Laboratory Building (Laboratories, classrooms, offices)
- Engleman Hall (Administration, classrooms, offices)
Finis E. Engleman was the 3rd president while SCSU was still considered the Normal School
- Morrill Hall (Earth Science, Geography, Journalism, classrooms)
Morrill Hall was named in recognition of principal Arthur B. Morrill who first took the responsibility when New Haven Normal School opened in 1893
- Jennings Hall (Science Building)
- Davis Hall (School of Education)
- School of Business
- Hilton C. Buley Library (School of Information and Library Science)
- Earl Hall (Fine Arts, Music, Video Production)
- Pelz Gym
- Nursing Classroom Building (offices/classrooms)
- Lyman Center (Theater Department)
Residence Halls
Freshman and sophomore traditional residence halls:
- Chase Hall
- Farnham Hall
- Hickerson Hall
- Neff Hall
- Wilkinson Hall
- West Campus Residence Complex
Upperclassmen Halls
- Brownell Hall
Brownell Hall is a blend of traditional residence hall and upperclassman housing.This building was named for Samuel Brownell, part- time president in 1947
- Schwartz Hall offers two- three, four- or five-person apartments for transfers, sophomore and junior students.
- North Campus Midrise Complex and Townhouses for juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
Administrative
- Wintergreen Building (offices)
- Ethnic Heritage Center
- Admissions House
- Lang Social Work House
- Orlando Public Health Building
Other
- Lyman Center for the Arts
- Michael J. Adanti Student Center
Adanti became the first graduate of Southern to become its president in 1984, serving for 19 years. When Adanti retired in 2003, the school named its new student center after him.
- Connecticut Hall (food service)
- Granoff Student Health Center (campus police and health center)
- Moore Fieldhouse (athletics)
- Jess Dow Field (athletics)
- Facilities and Operations Building
Controversies: Southern Connecticut State University shares New Haven with numerous other universities. The University of New Haven happens to be Southern's ultimate rival. The total undergraduate students attending the University of New Haven happens to be 5,002, as opposed to Southern's undergraduate student rate, 8,106. The acceptance rate at University of New Haven is approximately 82.1% as opposed to Southern's 64.6%. Average SAT scores for Southern are 1385 whereas the University of New Haven's SAT scores are roughly 1580. Lastly the in-state tuition for Southern Connecticut State University is roughly 9,000, whereas the University of New Haven is 35,650.
Academic programs
Acceptance Rate:64.6%(2015), average SAT scores in each section: Writing:420-520(2014), Reading:420-520(2014), Math:410-510(2014)
Tuition: As of 2017 tuition is as follows: In-State-$10,538 Out of State-$23,226
Teacher education
In keeping with its origins as a teachers' college, Southern Connecticut State University remains a center for teacher education. Southern is the only school in Connecticut to offer a master's degree concentration in autism spectrum disorders. The university received approval for its first doctoral program, an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership.
Nursing
NCLEX passing rates for Southern students hover between 90 and 100 percent in the past three decades.
Liberal Education Program
The LEP program is a requirement for all majors that consists of electives. This program is meant to expose students to different types of classes outside side of their major. it is broken up into three tiers of classes and accounts for 42 credits of a student's degree. Tier one includes Inquiry 101, Writing 102 and a couple other basic classes that are tiered towards Freshman. It also requires a 200 level language course in any of 10 different language courses. They also have a class for learning American Sign Language. Tier two is broken into 9 different categories. Students are required to take one class for each category. The categories include American Experience, Cultural Expression, Creative Drive, Global Awareness, Mind and Body, Natural World I and II, Social Structure, and Time and Place. Tier Three is considered a "Capstone" and only one class is needed to be taken. Generally a student's major requires a 300 or 400 level course in the major to complete this capstone. Every major is also required to take 3 W or written intensive courses before graduating.
Interdisciplinary Program
Interested in completely different academic avenues that don't quite make sense as a degree or program. Interdisciplinary studies allow you to tailor your own coursework and achieve your personal academic success and professional career goal without going the typical route that is preset by the University. Create, mold and design your own program by merging numerous academic areas into one unique degree program fashioned for you. This major allows students to broaden their studies by selecting two or three 18-credit concentrations from a list of established minors into one very flexible major. Too many credits, transfer student or just want to change education paths IDS will help you to make the most of what you have already learned and make those transitions worthwhile in order to pursue another academic interest. It offers degree option in Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S in Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A in General Studies and is an Option for Elementary/Early Childhood Education Majors.
Study Abroad
SCSU offers a variety of programs for students who wish to take their studies outside of the United States. Extended exchange programs include Baden Wuerttemberg (Germany), Queen Margaret University (Scotland) Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy (Vietnam), East China Normal University and Hunan Univ. of Chinese Medicine (China), University of Patras (Greece), Ben-Gurion University (Israel) and Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (Spain).
SCSU also offers professor-lead study abroad programs over Summer, Winter, and Spring vacations, lasting anywhere from 2-4 weeks and awarding up to 6 credits. Programs include (but are not limited to) France, China, Belize, Bermuda, England, Amsterdam Guatemala, Iceland, Jamaica, Laos, Spain, and Italy.
SCSU has joined the Institute of International Education's "Generation Study Abroad" campaign. By 2020, SCSU has pledged to double its Study Abroad participation.
School of Arts and Sciences
- Anthropology
- Art: SCSU offers three types of degrees in the arts. They are Art Education, Art History, and Studio Arts. Each degree has Several concentrations.
- Athletic Training
- Biology: SCSU has multiple degrees biology for both undergraduates and graduates. Undergraduate programs include General Biology for both BA and BS, Biology Secondary Education, and Biotechnology.
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Earth Science
- English: SCSU offers an education for English majors and minors having one of the most dynamic studies at SCSU offering specializations in literature, Creative Writing, and Professional Writing.
- Environmental Geography & Marine Studies
- Exercise Science
- Forensic Science
- History: The history department at SCSU offers a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science degree as well as a master of arts and master of science degree. Teaching students American, European, and non-western history.
- Humanities: The humanity courses offered at Southern Connecticut State University are English, Foreign languages, and Philosophy.
- Interdisciplinary Studies: The Interdisciplinary department was created in order to build your own academic path in order to reach your personal career goals and not go the typical route that is preset by the University. It degree options are: a B.A in Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S in Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A in General Studies and is an Option for Elementary/Early Childhood Education Majors.
- Journalism
- Mathematics
- Media Studies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology: The psychology department offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in Psychology. At the undergraduate level, students are able to tailor their courses to have a general focus or more of a specialization in mental health.
- Sociology
- Theatre
- Women's Studies
- World Languages and Literature
School's Rankings
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), are engagement indicators are summary measures based on sets of NSSE questions examining key dimensions of student engagement.The four broad themes are Academic Challenges, Learning with Peers, Experiences with Faculty, and Campus Environment. The students at the school are given a score based off of the magnitude of the answers. The school can score significantly higher with an effect size of at least .3 in magnitude, significantly higher with an effect size of less than .3 in magnitude, no significant difference, significantly lower with an effect size of less than .3, or significantly lower with an effect size of at least .3 in magnitude. The students that are given this test are first year students and seniors.
For first year students compared to their peers in Connecticut, in Academic Challenge, the students are significantly higher effect size with less than .3 in magnitude in the four sub categories, Higher-Order Learning, Reflective and Integrative Learning, Learning Strategies, and Quantitative Reasoning. In Learning with Peers, the students are significantly higher effect size with less than .3 in magnitude in the two subcategories Collaborative Learning and Discussions with Diverse Others. In Experiences with Faculty, students scores are significantly higher effect size with at least a .3 in magnitude in the subcategory of Student-Faculty Interaction but had no significant difference in the category of Effective Teaching Practices. For Campus Environment, students scored no significant difference for the Quality of Interactions, but had a significantly higher effect size with at least a .3 in magnitude with Supportive Environment.
First year students compared to with peer institutions, scored no significant difference in Reflective and Integrative Learning in Academic Challenge, Effective Teaching Practices in Experiences with Faculty, and Quality of Interactions in Campus Environment. The students average was significantly higher with an effective size less than .3 in magnitude in the categories of Higher-Order Learning, Learning Strategies and Quantitative Reasoning in Academic Challenge, Collaborative Learning and Discussions with Diverse Others in Learning with Peers. With a significantly higher with an effect size of at least .3 in magnitude was Student -Faculty Interaction in Experiences with Faculty, and Supportive Environment in the Campus Environment category.
Comparing first year students of NSSE 2016 and the new first year students of NSSE 2017, students showed no significant difference in the sections Higher-Order Learning, Reflective and Integrative Learning and Learning Strategies in Academic Challenge, in Collaborative Learning of the Learning with Peers section, and Quality Interactions from the Campus Environment. Students were significantly higher with an effective size of less than .3 in magnitude when it came to Quantitative Reasoning, Discussions with Diverse Others, and Supportive Environment. Students scored the school significantly higher effect size with at least a .3 magnitude for Student-Faculty Interaction. The school scored significantly lower effect size less than .3 in magnitude in Effective Teaching Practices.
When the seniors at the school were compared with other Connecticut peers, they had no significant difference in Quantitative Reasoning, Collaborative Learning, Discussions with Diverse Others, Effective Teaching Practices, Quality of Interactions, and Supportive Environment. The students scored significantly higher with an effect size of less than .3 in magnitude in the sub-categories of Higher-Order Learning, Reflective and Integrative Learning, Learning Strategies, and Student-Faculty Interaction. With seniors compared to their peer institutions, the school scored with no significant difference in Quantitative Reasoning, Collaborative Learning, Discussions with Diverse Others, and Quality of Interactions. The school got a score that was significantly higher with an effect size of less than .3 in magnitude with Higher-Order Learning, Reflective and Integrative Learning, Learning Strategies, Student-Faculty Interaction, Effective Teaching Practices, and Supportive Environment. Comparing seniors of NSSE 2016 and NSSE 2017, the school showed no significant difference in Higher-Order Learning, Quantitative Reasoning, Collaborative Learning, Discussions with Diverse Others, Effective Teaching Practices, Quality of Interactions, and Supportive Environment. The school scored significantly higher with an effect size of less than .3 in magnitude in the sub-categories Reflective and Integrative Learning, Learning Strategies, and Student-Faculty Interaction.
Administration
President
Appointed July of 2016 and beginning August 22, the current president of the Southern Connecticut State University administration is Joe Bertolino. As the 12th SCSU president, his list of priorities includes: increasing the university's profile through marketing and public outreach programs, increasing enrollment and retention, and streamlining the process of receiving a degree for the student.
Bertolino's President's Commission on Social Justice has designated November to be Social Justice Month. The on-campus events involved sought to engage the student body in difficult conversations, while ultimately fostering an environment of inclusivity. Bertolino considers the initiative a success.
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration
Southern's Executive VP is Mark Rozewski as of December 2017.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
As of December 2017, Southern's Provist and VP for Academic Affairs is Robert Prezant.
Music Department
The Southern Connecticut State University Department of Music has a mission to provide all students with a music program that will help to challenge and expand the individuals craft. The Department offers an expansive course line up that is designed to include all members of the student body. This includes individuals that wish to pursue a career in music to those who are just interested in including music in their daily lives. Large ensembles, small and chamber ensembles, private lessons, jazz studies, keyboard studies, music history, and music theory, electronic and media music are all a part of the Department's curriculum. The Department strives to develop well rounded students through the study, composition, and performance of music.
Voice Faculty
- Rebecca Barko
Rebecca Barko is a vocal instructor at SCSU. She is a member of the Actors Equity Association. She has performed in many musicals and operas around the United States. Rebecca has been working as a writer/creator/producer for the workplace comedy series RINGER$. Past projects include performing along side the Tony Award winning Cady Huffman in Hello Dolly, joining the Off-Broadway production of Flanagan's Wake and originating the role of Mary O'Neary in the world premiere production of the Oler/Hubbard musical Buddy's Tavern. She also originated the role of Laura Pennington in the world premiere production of The Enchanted Cottage, which garnered her the award of Best Leading Actress at the Spirit Awards. Rebecca completed her Masters degree of Music in Vocal Performance from The Hartt School, and a Bachelors degree of Music in Vocal Performance from Bowling Green State University.
- Matt Cimino
Matt Cimino is a native of Connecticut. He works as a voice professor for both the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT and Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT. He is also on the piano faculty at the Westport School of Music in Westport, CT and a private piano teacher in New Canaan, CT. He holds a Master's of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor's of Music in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory in Boston, MA. Matthew has been awarded the Hilda Riggio award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He holds an honorable mention from the Amici competition in Clinton, CT and Accadia Foundation for the Arts in Manhattan, NY, as well as the Arturo Coppola Memorial Award from the Bel Canto Competition in Providence, RI.
- Thomas Mitchell
Thomas L. Mitchell began his higher education at University of Hartford. He transferred to Southern Connecticut State University to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in Music, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Music. In 2009, he received his Masters degree of Science in Elementary Education and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA. He enrolled in the Sixth Year program in 2012 in order to receive a diploma in Educational Leadership. He is currently completing his internship as an administrative intern within the New Haven Public School system. Mitchell has received many awards for songwriting, choral leadership and his music compositions. "Mitchell loves to create an atmosphere that exudes the purest essence of colorful sounds via vocal/choral music. He's also widely known for his teaching practices which embrace multiple genres via voice, piano, studio producing, and vocal techniques."
Sociology Department
The Southern Connecticut State University's Sociology Department focuses on allowing students to explore the dynamic society we live in today. They offer majors in Sociology in Secondary Education or Sociology in Criminology and Criminal Justice. The classes they offer include Introduction to Sociology, Exploring Social Issues, Social Statistic, Social Problems in the U.S., Women in Society, Methods of Social Research, Applied Social Theory, Socialization and Social Control, Sociology of Gender, Sociology Children and Childhood, and Sociology of the Family. They also offer courses in the Criminal Justice end of Sociology like Juvenile Delinquency, Racial and Ethnic Relations, Criminology, Criminal Justice and Social Inequality, and Probation, Parole, Pardon. This department tried to challenge students by questioning the status quo of sociology in the world today.
Graduate Studies
Southern Connecticut State University is one of more than 800 institutions with graduate schools surveyed by U.S. News on an annual basis. Southern Connecticut State University confers degrees through various schools, such as: the Department of Nursing and the School of Education. Others are as follows:
M.F.A = Creative Writing; M.A. = Master of Arts; M.S. = Master of Science; S.Y.C. = Sixth Year Certificate; G.C. = Graduate Certificate
- Indicates Connecticut Teacher Certifications available in these areas
- Accounting - G.C.
- Applied Physics - M.S.
- Art Education* - M.S. = Art education is through the graduate school for those who already possess a B.A. or B.S.
- Bilingual Education/TESOL - M.S. = The Department of World Languages and Literatures, offers a Master of Science Degree in Bilingual, Multicultural Education & TESOL
- Biology* - M.S.
- Business Administration - M.B.A. = Master of Business and Accelerated Master of Business
- Chemistry* - M.S.
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling- S.Y.C
- Communication Disorders* - M.S. = Master of Science degree in speech-language pathology through the School of Health and Human Services
- Computer Science - M.S.
- Counseling* - M.S., S.Y.C. = Counseling and School Psychology
- Creative Writing - M.F.A.
- Educational Leadership* - S.Y.C., Ed.D.= Sixth Year Professional Diploma with Certification (Intermediate Administrator), Ed.D./Doctorate in Educational Leadership
- Elementary Education* - M.S.
- Elementary Education - Classroom Specialist S.Y.C.
- English* - M.S., M.A., M.F.A
- Environmental Education - M.S.
- Exercise Science* - M.S.
- Family Nurse Practitioner - G.C.
- History* - M.S., M.A.
- Marriage and Family Therapy, M.F.T. - offers a Master's Program in Marriage and Family Therapy that students can choose to complete on a full-time (2 years total) or part-time (3 years total) basis.
- Mathematics* - M.S. - Mathematics 7-12, Educator Preparation Program, Master of Science Degree in Mathematics Education.
- Nursing - M.S.N., Ed.D - Graduate and Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in Nursing Education.
- Physics, Applied - M.S. - M.S. degree program in applied physics. Graduate Certificate in Nanotechnology
- Political Science - M.S.
- Psychology - M.A.
- Public Health - M.P.H.
- Reading* - M.S., S.Y.C. - Master of Science Degree Programs in Special Education. Master of Science Degree Programs in Collaborative Education.
- Recreation and Leisure Studies - M.S. - M.S. Recreation & Leisure Studies, M.S. Recreation Administration, M.S. Sport & Entertainment Management
- Romance Languages - M.A. - Master of Arts degree in Romance Languages in French, Italian, Spanish, or any combination of two.
- School Counseling - S.Y.C
- School Health Education* - M.S. - M.S. Health Education in grades pre-k through 12
- School Psychology* - M.S., S.Y.C. - M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling, M.S. School Counseling, M.S School Psychology.
- Science Education* - M.S. in the following concentrations:
1. Assistive Technology (AT) 2. Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities (ASD/DD) 3. Early Childhood Special Education (EC) 4. Interdisciplinary Special Education Applications (ISEA) 5. Learning Disabilities (LD) 6. Emotional Behavioral Disorders 7. Collaborative Early Childhood Certification
a) Birth to Kindergarten or b) Nursery to Grade 3 S.Y.C. - Applied Behavior Analysis, Assistive Technology
- Social Work - M.S.W.
- Sociology - M.S.
- Special Education* - M.S., S.Y.C. - In the following concentrations:
1. Assistive Technology (AT) 2. Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities (ASD/DD) 3. Early Childhood Special Education (EC) 4. Interdisciplinary Special Education Applications (ISEA) 5. Learning Disabilities (LD) 6. Emotional Behavioral Disorders 7. Collaborative Early Childhood Certification
a) Birth to Kindergarten or b) Nursery to Grade 3 S.Y.C. - Applied Behavior Analysis, Assistive Technology
- Sports and Entertainment Management - M.S.
- Women's Studies - M.A.
Student activities
Fraternities
- Alpha Phi Delta (National)
- Beta Mu Sigma (Local) Founded on Southern's campus in 1959 and refounded again in 2000.
- Lambda Alpha Upsilon (National)
- Phi Beta Sigma (International)
- Tau Kappa Epsilon (International)
Sororities
- Alpha Sigma Alpha(National)
- Delta Phi Epsilon (International)
- Omega Zeta Pi (Local) Founded on Southern's campus in 2004.
- Zeta Phi Beta. (International)
- Sigma Gamma Rho (International)
- Sigma Iota Alpha (National)
Athletics
Southern Connecticut State's athletics teams are nicknamed The Owls. The school sponsors a total of 17 teams (7 for men and 10 for women) that compete at the NCAA Division II level.
Athletic Rival(Football): The University of New Haven, The Elm City Trophy game. New Haven leads the series all time 21-6-1 The Chargers winning 9 of the last 10 games played against the Owls.
There have been 10 NCAA National Championship Teams at Southern, as well as 79 NCAA Individual Champions in the sports of Track and Field, Swimming and Gymnastics.
Southern Connecticut State's athletics teams had NCAA championships representation in six sports in 2014-2015 and also ranked among the top 20% of all Division II programs in the Learfield Sports Cup for the ninth straight year.
Men's sports include soccer, baseball, basketball, cross country, swimming, diving, track and field, football, and lacrosse. Women's sports include soccer, softball, basketball, cross country, swimming, diving, track and field, lacrosse, volleyball, field hockey, gymnastics, and cheerleading.
Southern Connecticut Fight Song: "Look now, here come the Owls, fighting for the White and Blue. Here come the fighting Owls, our team is tried and true. Victory is at hand, on the field we will make our stand. Raise a cheer for all to hear, go SCSU!"
Club sports and intramural sports
SCSU also offers a multitude of competitive club sports that any full-time undergraduate student can sign up for. Southern Connecticut's Mens Rugby club is among the best D2 college rugby clubs in the nation, with multiple national appearances. Most recently taking bronze in the 2017 USA Rugby Collegiate 7's National Championships. Intramural sports are also available.
Clubs
Southern's webpage offers links to each club offered to students where you can find a description of each club's purpose, and days, times, and places each meet. You are allowed to create a club, but there are requirements.
- Anime Society
- Anthropology Club
- Autism Awareness and Advocacy Club
- Biology Club
- Biotechnology Club
- Bookmarks English Club
- Botany Club
- Chemistry Club
- Computer Science Club
- Cultural Competence Club
- Earth Science Club
- Exercise Physiology Club
- French Club
- German Club
- History club
- Karate Club
- Mathematics Club
- Media Studies Club
- Meditation Club
- Men's Rugby Club
- Music Club
- Philosophy Club
- Physical Education Club
- Physics Club
- Psychology Club
- Recreation and Leisure Club
- Sci Fi Club
- Ski and Snowboarding Club
- Sociology Club
- Spanish Club
- Studio Arts Club
- Tennis Club
Media
WSIN1590 AM radio station
WSIN1590 AM used to be known as WOWL and WSCB. A student-run radio station, WSIN can be streamed online from its website. WSIN stands for "Southern Independent Network." Shows are broadcast live from the Michael J. Adanti Student Center. All SCSU students are allowed to sign-up for a time slot to broadcast over the airwaves. Diverse news, music, and talk shows compose SCSU's current programming. In 2007 a group of students from WSIN traveled to the NCAA DII Championships to broadcast the games when the Women's Basketball team was in the final rounds of the tournament.
Southern News student newspaper
The Southern News is a weekly newspaper covering news, opinions, arts, entertainment and sports. The publication consists of 14 paid staff members. The Southern prints work from staff members, journalism students, and non-journalism majors.
Live Performances/Speakers
SCSU has played host to various live performances (including plays, speakers, comedians and concerts) over the years. Events are typically held in the John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts.
Southern hosts lectures and workshops in literature and dance, art exhibits, performances by professional and student artists, conferences, and institutes on a variety of topics. Figures that have given lectures on Southern's campus include astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Michael J. Fox, Jay Leno, Whoopi Goldberg, Yankees Mariano Rivera and Joe Torre, and writer Jeffrey Zaslow, a co-author of The Last Lecture and columnist for the Wall Street Journal before his death.
SCSU hosts its annual "Spring Week", typically accompanied by a student-attended concert on the Academic Green. Previous musical acts have included Yellowcard, Fabolous, Bryson Tiller ,The Dream, Talib Kweli, Sage The Gemini and Ace Hood.
Notable alumni
- Erik Stocklin - American actor
- Warren Doyle - Appalachian Trail hiker, supporter, and speed hiker.
- Timothy I. Ahern - U.S. Air Force general
- Tony Amendola - actor, graduated in 1974
- Kevin Anderson - head men's soccer coach at Columbia University
- Joe Andruzzi - player with the New England Patriots
- Lynn Austin - Christy Award-winning author
- John Ball - former professional soccer player
- Brian Bliss - former professional soccer player
- Dorinda Keenan Borer - Connecticut State Representative
- Steve Bush - former professional football player
- Jacques Cesaire - former American football defensive end with the San Diego Chargers
- John DeBrito - former professional soccer player
- James Economou - arena football player with the Iowa Barnstormers
- Anthony Fantano - host of WNPR The Needle Drop music program
- Ancil Farrier - professional soccer player
- Dave Gettleman - American football executive, most recently General Manager of the Carolina Panthers
- Kevin Gilbride - New York Giants offensive coordinator
- Marilyn Giuliano - Connecticut State Representative
- Tim Holt - former college and professional football coach
- Chris Houser - former professional soccer player
- Gilbert Jean-Baptiste - former professional soccer player
- Mike Katz - professional bodybuilder and former professional football player with the New York Jets, graduated in 1966
- George Kiefer - head men's soccer coach at the University of South Florida
- Dan Lauria - actor, graduated in 1970
- James Marshall - author and illustrator, notably of children's books such as George and Martha
- Bonaventure Maruti - professional soccer player
- Nangolo Mbumba - Namibian politician
- Scott Mersereau - former defensive end for the New York Jets
- Nick Nicolau - former college and professional football coach
- Olivier Occéan - professional soccer player
- Andrew Olivieri - former professional soccer player
- Bo Oshoniyi - former professional soccer player
- Juan Carlos Osorio - former professional soccer player
- Paul Oyuga - former professional soccer player
- Chris Palmer - former professional football coach
- Rob Parker - professional television journalist
- Mike Petke - former professional soccer player
- Neil Thomas Proto - lawyer, teacher, lecturer, and author
- Ray Reid - head men's soccer coach at the University of Connecticut
- Carlos Rocha - professional soccer player
- Jordan Russolillo - former professional soccer player
- John Searles - Bestselling author, book critic, and editor-at-large at Cosmopolitan magazine
- Cristian da Silva - former professional soccer player
- Parrish Smith - Member of hip-hop group EPMD and also former tight-end for Southern Connecticut State University Football team
- Victoria Leigh Soto - teacher murdered in the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
- Jeff Stoutland - Alabama Crimson Tide offensive line coach
- Andy Talley - Villanova University head football coach
- Norby Williamson - ESPN vice president of studio and remote production, graduated in 1984
- Daniel Trust - Rwandan Genocide survivor, motivational speaker and founder of The Daniel Trust Foundation, graduated in 2013
== References ==
==External links==
- Official website
- SCSU Athletics Website
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