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First Joan D. Van Slyke Scholarship Awarded For The “Educational And Living Expenses Of A Worthy And Capable Young Boy Or Girl Who Desires To Become A Teacher And For That Purpose To Study And Be Educated

1963 Fall

-–First Joan D. Van Slyke Scholarship awarded for the “educational and living expenses of a worthy and capable young boy or girl who desires to become a teacher and for that purpose to study and be educated.” The intent was that the award would go to students who wanted to become a teacher but...

Announcement That The Department Of Chemistry Has Been Award Ed A $17,500 National Science Foundation Grant To Upgrade Laboratory Equipment In The Biochemestry Lab

1963 April

Announcement that the Department of Chemistry has been award- ed a $17,500 National Science Foundation Grant to upgrade laboratory equipment in the biochemestry lab for sophomores, juniors and seniors. The new equipment will allow students to isolate viruses, cytoplasmic particles, enzimes, etc....

Wsua, Am Student Radio Station, Signs On The Air

1963 February 22

WSUA, AM student radio station, signs on the air. The broadcast studio was a janitor’s closet in the basement of Brubacher Hall. The station was originally known as WSCA.

December Bids Received By Construction Fund For The Estimated $26 Million Academic I Complex

1963

December Bids received by Construction Fund for the estimated $26 million Academic I complex (the West end of the Podium including the Education Building, the Humanities Building, the Library, the Social Sciences Building) at the Uptown Campus. The contract went to Basic Construction.

New Name For School Yearbook Chosen, Torch, Replacing Pedagogue, The Yearbooks Name Since 1913

1963 May

New name for school yearbook chosen, Torch, replacing Pedagogue, the yearbooks name since 1913. The name was chosen by the members of Kappa Delta Sorority who received a gift certificate from the Co-op.

Students Stage First Tuition Protest

1963 February 5

Students stage first tuition protest, including a boycott of classes, a picket of the campus, and a march on the State Capital.

Largest Freshman Class In the University's History

1963 September

Enrollment total is 3,858: 850 freshmen, 250 transfers, 797 Masters candidates, 19 PHD candidates.

College Council Becomes University Council

1962 September

College Council becomes University Council. University admits first freshmen non-teacher preparatory students as candidates for B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Groundbreaking For New $130,000,000 Uptown Campus

1962 August

Groundbreaking for new $130,000,000 Uptown Campus. The Campus was designed by Edward Durell Stone.

Phi Delta Kappa Installs Epsilon Omicron Campus Chapter

1962

Phi Delta Kappa is an international professional honor fraternity for men in education. The Epsilon Omicron Campus Chapter at the State University of New York at Albany was the first chapter to be formed at a State University of New York.