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.
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Co Ed Dining Hall Opened Between Alden And Waterbury Halls
1960 February 5
Co-ed dining hall opened between Alden and Waterbury Halls.
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Ed.D. in School Administration authorized by Regents. First doctoral program authorized for the Campus.
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1960 SUNY Master Plan places priority on masters programs at Albany.
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Sayles Hall Converted From A Men’s To A Women’s Dorm
1960 September
-–Sayles Hall converted from a men’s to a women’s dorm. Check this!
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Governor Rockefeller Approves The State University Of New York The Master Plan Revised 1960
1961 April 6
Governor Rockefeller approves the State University of New York The Master Plan Revised 1960, previously accept by the Regents on March 24,1961 with minor revisions and adopted formally by the Trustees of the State University of New York on February 16, 1961. This document (p. 49) called for the...
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State University College At Albany
1961 October 13 - 1962 August
State University College of Education at Albany becomes the State University College at Albany by action of the Regents and the State University Board of Trustees. All of the State University Colleges of Education will have the name change and be allowed to admit students to a liberal arts...
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Two New Annexes Opened
1961 September 22
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...
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Change From Teachers' College To Liberal Arts College Approved
1961 September 29
Regents approve 11 state teacher's colleges becoming liberal arts colleges. First undergraduate upperclassmen & women admitted to the liberal arts program rather than teacher training program. Students can elect either a General Program or Teacher Education Program as their major. In 1962...
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Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Decides To Situate New Uptown Campus On Albany Country Club
1960 December 16
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller decides to situate new Uptown Campus on Albany Country Club.
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Biology and General Science Departments move to Selfridge & Langford Warehouse at 97 Central Avenue.
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Official Announcement That The Architect Of The New Campus Would Be Edward D. Stone
1961 September 30
Official announcement that the architect of the new campus would be Edward D. Stone.
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Atmospheric Sciences Research Center Established
1961 February
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center established.
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Dr. Alvin Bryan joined the Chemistry Department. Dr. Bryan is thought to be the first African-American faculty member.
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First Mention Of The Penguin As The School Mascot Since 1949
1961 October 14
First mention of the Penguin as the school mascot since 1949. Myskania institutes tradition of the college mascot in penguin’s costume leading the Homecoming parade. The mascot was to be a senior male or female whose service and school spirit had been extemporary for four years and that they be “...
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Graduate Programs Expanded
1962 Fall
Master's level degrees offered in Biology, Chemistry, English, French, History, Mathematics, Physics, Spanish, and Business.
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Barbara Gladysiewicz, ‘61, becomes the school’s first Peace Corps volunteer.
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College of Arts and Sciences created consisting of a Division of Humanities, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Division of Mathematics and Science.
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James A. Warden Scholarship Fund established in honor of James A. Warden, Class of 1951. Initially a $200.00 scholarship, the award was given to a student in financial need of high academic achievement and noteworthy accomplishments in extra-curricular activities. The award was administered...
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B.A. for non-teaching candidates approved.?????check above Ph.D. in English authorized by Regents. First former teachers college in NY (?) to receive authorization for liberal arts doctoral program. First students admitted Sept. 1962.
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Public Relations Department established at State College at Albany. Dr. Frank Carino heads the new department.
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School Of Library Science Created
1962 University College created for undergraduate students. 62? or 63???
School of Library Science created.
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School of Business created. (Ibid., p. 1) School of Education created. (Ibid.)
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Student Senate appropriates $2,000.00 to fund the start-up of radio station WSCA which will broadcast as a closed circuit AM carrier current signal to dorms and reach 48% of students. Bill Alexander '65 is the first station manager, and Don Allen '63 is the Assistant Station Manager. Faculty...
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This new doctoral program, among others, were formed as a result of the designation of the university as a State University Center in the 1960 State University Master Plan. This designation led to an increased focus on research and advanced studies programs.
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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.
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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.
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It was the first State University college to have a chapter.
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Center for Inter-American Studies established. Discontinued in 1976-1977.
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Groundbreaking for new $130,000,000 Uptown Campus. The Campus was designed by Edward Durell Stone.
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First Doctorate Awarded
1963 June 19
First doctorate (an Ed.D.) awarded to James Arthur Conway of School of Education, SCT, BA ‘54.
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Fencing Society Is Established At Sunya With Col. Walter M. Tisdale As The Society's Sponsor
1962 November 9
Fencing Society is established at SUNYA with Col. Walter M. Tisdale as the society's sponsor. Ed Reid is elected the first president.
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Ph.D. In English Offered
1963 Fall
Ph.D. in English offered. The State University of New York at Albany was the State’s first former teachers college to receive permission from the Board of Regents to offer a liberal arts doctoral program.
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School Of Social Welfare Approved
1963 Fall
School of Social Welfare approved (admits first students in 1965). University College for freshmen and sophomores headed by Clifton Thorne created.
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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences founded and admits first students. Name later changed to Department of Atmospheric Sciences (1968). Awards first M.S. in 1967, first Ph.D. in 1970.
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Counseling Service Open
1963 Fall
The service provided trained counselors to advise students on academic and personal problems. An occupational library was also provided.
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Ed.D. in Developmental Reading offered. Ph.D. in American History offered.
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New Programs Begun
1963 Fall
Programs begun in Atmospheric Sciences, Inter-American Studies, Philosophy, Russian, & Speech.
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Ed.D. in Curriculum Supervision offered.
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Dam At Campus Pond Breaks
1963 March 21
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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Bid Awarded To Construct Dutch Quad
1963 August 1
Construction bids on Dormitory I (Dutch Quad) received. The low bidder was Humphreys & Harding of NYC at $7,760,000. The winner of the Service Building contract was McManus, Longe & Brockwell.
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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.” The intent was that the award would go to students who wanted to become a teacher but...
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Albany Study Center for Learning Disabilities (Dept. of Educational Psychology, School of Education) affiliates with SUNYA. The Center, created in 1956 by the Department of Pediatrics of the Albany Medical Center, is now a joint project of the Department of Pediatrics of Albany Medical College of...
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Knickerbocker News carries article and photo of the revised SUNYA seal created by Jack Kral of the SUNYA paint department. The seal carries and outer band with "State University of New York 1948," an inner and with the SUNY logo, "LET EACH BECOME ALL HE IS CAPABLE OF BEING" and the SUNY shield on...
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Decision Announced That Greek Organizations Will Be Forced To Move From Their Houses To The New Campus
1963 May 22
Decision announced that Greek organizations will be forced to move from their houses to the new campus by the Fall of 1965 when first dorm ready. (Dean Ellen Stokes, “New Policy for Fraternities and Sororities,” Alumni Quarterly, Winter 1964, pp. 7-8) August--Report that the pilings for the high...
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Camp Johnston, Women’s Athletic Association Cabin in Chatham, NY, probably sold at about this time.
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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.
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Center for Executive Development established.
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Students Move Into Dorms For First Time
1963 October 24
185 male students move into the first dormitories on the new campus into Van Rensselaer and Rykman Halls on Dutch Quadrangle. The men had previously been living in motels. The dorms contain four and five men suites each including three rooms and a bath. Two rooms are bedrooms and one is a study...
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School of Social Welfare created and Dr. Richardson L. Rice was appointed in June 1964 to be the first dean of the school. He held that position until September 1968.
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WSUA, AM student radio station, signs on the air. The broadcast studio was a janitor’s closet in the basement of Brubacher Hall.
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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....
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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.
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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.
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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.
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M.A. in German offered. Ed.D. in Educational Philosophy & Measurement offered.
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Ph.D. In French Offered
1964 Fall
Ph.D. in French offered.
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The Low Bidder For Colonial Quadrangle At $7,887,000, Foster Newman Of Valley Springs Is Awarded The Construction Contract
1964 April-May
The low bidder for Colonial Quadrangle at $7,887,000, Foster-Newman of Valley Springs is awarded the construction contract.
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Director Of Ancillary Services Appointed For The First Time
1964 November 11
Director of Ancillary Services appointed for the first time. The position would grow into University Auxillary Services. George E. Brewer was the first director of ancillary services which included food service to dormitories, the university bookstore, the university film service, the student...
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Tisdale Reports That Negotiations Are Almost Complete For The Acquisition Of An Additional 48 Acres
1964 July 27
Tisdale reports that negotiations are almost complete for the acquisition of an additional 48 acres on the North East corner of the campus.
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Six Playing Fields Being Readied For Use In 1964
1963 August 1
Six playing fields near the Western Avenue entrance to the Uptown Campus being readied for use in the spring of 1964 with heavy use in the fall of 1964.
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Tennis courts on Uptown Campus to be ready by the time student return in the fall.
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Department of Conservation agrees to stock the Campus Lake with game fish.
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Summer Planning Conference for incoming Freshman initiated.
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Chinese language study added to the curriculum. This is a program jointly supported by SUNYA and Union College with financial support from the Ford Foundation. Mr. William Woo teaches at both schools. The December 1966 news release cited below stated the program was in its second year.
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Enrollment At 4,711
1964 September
Enrollment 4,711: 1,219 freshmen, 298 transfers, 1,043 graduate students (90 PHD candidates).
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Two Hundred Men Move Into Incomplete Rensselaer & Rywick Dorms
1964 October 24
Two hundred men move into incomplete Rensselaer & Rywick Dorms. The first of the 1,300 car parking lots was accepted by the University. The kitchen would not be ready until November 25.
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Dutch Quad occupied by female students staying at Thruway Motor Inn with aid of Kappa Beta Fraternity brothers.
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New incomplete dormitories on Dutch Quad open for inspection on Parent’s Weekend.
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State College News renamed Albany Student Press (ASP). College of General Studies created for non-matriculated part-time adult students. Courses will be offered in the late afternoon, evenings, and Saturdays, or during the regular schedule as course registration permits. Initial classes will be...
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School of Criminal Justice approved by SUNY Board of Trustees.
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-–First award of the scholarship from the Mr. & Mrs. Ben V. Smith Fund established in Benevolent Association for students in science courses following $350,000 bequest by Irma St. John Smith in honor of her late father, Joseph St. John, a State Normal School graduate, class of 1868, and faculty...
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School Of Social Welfare Admits First 27 Students
1965 September
-–School of Social Welfare admits first 27 Students.
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The objectives of the campaign were to purchase an electronic carillon and to encourage alumni engagement.
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President Collins Creates Two Vice Presidential Offices
1965 September 09
President Collins creates two vice presidential offices. Dr. Webb S. Fiser is appointed the first Vice President for Academic Affairs. Office of Vice President for Student Affairs was also created by Collins. Dr. Clifton H. Thorne, named Dean of Students on July 1, is appointed Vice Presid- ency....
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Computing Center Established
1965 Fall
Computing Center established. Shares departmental instruction with Department of Computer Science.
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Announcement that the current position of Dean of Women will be abolished when Ellen C. Stokes, the current dean, retires. The job responsibilities will be transferred to Lois H. Gregg, associate dean of students.
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University Offers Two Study Abroad Programs
1965 Summer
University offers two study abroad programs, one at the University of Wurtzburg and a second at the University of Nantes. The Wurtzburg Program runs from June 27 to September 4 and cost $951 for round trip airfare, and tuition and fees. Also included is room and board with a German family, and...
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Position Of Director Of The Computing Center Created And E. D. Reilly, Jr. Is Hired From Ge To Direct The New Computing Center
1965 September
Position of Director of the Computing Center created and E. D. Reilly, Jr. is hired from GE to direct the new Computing Center. Reilly is also tasked with developing courses in computer science leading to the BA and/or graduate degrees in Computer Science.
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New Two Year Air Force ROTC Program announced offered to male students through Union College or Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Ph.D. in Biology offered. Ph.D. in Chemistry offered.
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Ed.D. In Higher Education Offered
1965 Fall
Ed.D. in Higher Education offered.
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Ph.D. in European History offered. Ph.D. in Physics offered.
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Ed.D. in History & Philosophy of Education offered.
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University Hold First Honors Convocation To Recognize Superior Scholastic Ability And Achievement
1965 April 25
University hold first Honors Convocation to recognize superior scholastic ability and achievement. The Convocation was sponsored by Signum Laudis, the school's honorary society, and the Awards Committee.
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Series Of Strikes Slows Construction Of Academic Podium
1965 May-October
Series of strikes slows construction of academic podium.
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Announcement that the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 provides $50,000 to pay enrolled University students to serve as work study students at local social services agencies. Local service providers include the Albany Homes for Children, Family and Children's Services of Albany, the LaSalle...
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Great Dane Becomes University Mascot
1965 May 14
The Great Dane replaces the Penguin or Pedguin or Pedwin as the University's sports team name. A contest sponsored by the State University Bookstore, selected the new mascot. Kathy Earle, class of 1967, submitted the winning selection.
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$300,000 X-Ray Laboratory opened to study x-ray diffraction & scattering in general. Researchers (a joint SUNYA/RPI endeavor) at the lab have won $83,000 grant from the National Institute of Dental Research, a part of the National Institutes of Health, to study ways to create permanent bonding of...
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Construction contract for the Infirmary goes to D. Fortunato, Inc. of Floral Park, NY in the amount of $1,205,700 with a projected two year completion date.
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The First All University Activity On The Uptown Campus Is The Freshman Convocation Addressed By Suny President Samuel B. Gould
1965 September 14
The first all-university activity on the Uptown Campus is the freshman convocation addressed by SUNY President Samuel B. Gould. The convocation was held outside of Dutch Quad for 1,400 entering students.
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University Receives 13 Flags From The Government Of The Netherlands To Be Hung In Dutch Quad
1965 May 7
University receives 13 flags from the government of the Netherlands to be hung in Dutch Quad.
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–-The old William F. "Billy" Barnes hunting lodge and summer house, across the perimeter road from the Health and Physical Education Building, purchased by the Capital Area Council of Churches. The property was owned by Mr. & Mrs. Donald Nord of Waverly Place. Announcement of the purchase was...
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Suny Board Of Trustees Approves Creation Of School Of Nursing At Sunya Offering Science Degrees In Nursing Education
1966 October 13
SUNY Board of Trustees approves creation of School of Nursing at SUNYA offering science degrees in nursing education. The school will prepare students to teach in nursing schools and assume supervisory or administrative roles in medical centers. The school will carry out studies in...
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Control Data Corporation 3100 Selected As First Main Frame Computer At The Computing Center
1965 December 17
Control Data Corporation 3100 selected as first main- frame computer at the Computing Center. The CDC 3100 will support curriculum, faculty and graduate research, and administrative data processing. "The CDC 3100 is capable of executing 200,000 arithmetic or logical instructions per second." The...
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Chapel House Opens
1965 October 29
Chapel House opens. (Update, Nov. 6, 1991, p. 1) Tisdale predicts that the low rise dorm units E & F at Colonial Quad opened to students by November 20th. Students will be moved from the Travel Lodge, the Holiday Inn, and partially out of the Thruway House. Men will be housed in Unit E and women...
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Tisdale Predicts That Colonial Quad Low Rise Units A & B Will Be Occupied By Male Students On December 18
1965 December 3
Tisdale predicts that Colonial Quad low rise units A & B will be occupied by male students on December 18. This will complete the evacuation of Thruway House. Mohawk Campus purchased by Faculty Student Association.
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Announcement that the School of Social Welfare, which opened to students in September 1965, has been awarded a $28,432 grant from the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare to establish training units in two county public welfare offices.
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School of Library Science accredited by the American Library Association.