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31.
Alden Hall State Dormitory Authority Funded

1958 September

Alden Hall (State Dormitory Authority funded) opened and occupied by 200 women students. Briefly known as Women's Dormitory.

32.
Women's Dormitory Officially Dedicated As Alden Hall

1959 February

Women's Dormitory officially dedicated as Alden Hall. Named for the first President of the State Normal School, Dr. Joseph Alden. Funded by State Dormitory Authority.

33.
Casda Wins Major Usoe Grant To Abstract And File Research

1959 September

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CASDA wins major USOE grant to abstract and file research. Waterbury Hall opened and occupied by 200 male students. Named for President Waterbury, 1883-89, Class of 1849. The hall was briefly known as the Men's Dormitory.

34.
Waterbury Hall Formally Named For President Edward R. Waterbury

1960 April 23

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Waterbury Hall formally named for President Edward R. Waterbury, the first graduate of the New York State Normal School to serve as its president, 1882-89.

35.
Co Ed Dining Hall Opened Between Alden And Waterbury Halls

1960 February 5

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Co-ed dining hall opened between Alden and Waterbury Halls.

36.
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Decides To Situate New Uptown Campus On Albany Country Club

1960 December 16

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Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller decides to situate new Uptown Campus on Albany Country Club.

37.
Biology And General Science Departments Move

1961 Fall

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Biology and General Science Departments move to Selfridge & Langford Warehouse at 97 Central Avenue.

38.
Two New Annexes Opened

1961 September 22

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Two new annexes opened. The Washington Avenue Annex opens in the former Temple of the Congregation Ohav Sholom. The Washington Avenue Annex contains four classrooms, two of which are large lecture halls. The Developmental Reading Office and the Curriculum Materials Library are also housed in the...

39.
New Campus Construction Begins

1962

Construction begins on new campus on site of Albany Country Club. Projected student body rapidly grows from 4,500 to 10,000, with plans for another 10,000 students early in the 1970s. New mix of students, no longer pledged to a teaching career, with predominantly Upstate students rapidly overcome...

40.
Dam At Campus Pond Breaks

1963 March 21

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Dam at Campus Pond breaks, flooding businesses across Western Avenue. The $78,383 contract to rebuild the dam was awarded to Kilby Bros., Inc. of Albany and work was completed by December 15.

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