2010 Report of the President

CreatingCommunity

NE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS ABOUT SOUTHERN THAT I HAVE GROWN TO ADMIRE during my tenure as

interim president is our university’s sense of community. As ours is a public institution, it is incumbent upon

us to extend beyond our boundaries and make a difference in New Haven, the region of southern Connecticut,

and our state. And we do so, through our educational partnerships; the volunteerism of our students, faculty,

and staff; and the vibrant array of arts and educational offerings that we provide for the general public.

In these difficult economic times, Southern’s overall contribution to the community has never been

more valuable. We are playing a key role in Connecticut’s recovery process, educating record numbers of

students, and developing new programs — in both growth and in-demand fields of study — to build on our 114

offerings at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Already, Southern prepares its students to work in more than 91 percent of the occupations identified by the state

Department of Labor’s 2012 forecast that require at least a bachelor’s degree for employment. And, with more than 80

percent of its 2,300 annual graduates staying on to live and work in Connecticut, our university is a major contributor in

building the state’s knowledge-based economy.

Recently, for example, Southern was named as the host site for Connecticut’s first research center devoted solely to

nanotechnology. The new center will prepare students for careers in this growth industry through hands-on experience

with specialized equipment, including a state-of-the-art microscope that uses electrons to image materials on the atomic

scale. Southern is also poised to launch its second doctoral program — an Ed.D. in nursing education conceived to help

offset the state and national shortage of nurses and nursing faculty. This collaborative program — to be offered jointly

with Western Connecticut State University — would be only the third of its type in the country.

We are also committed to improving educational standards and opportunities at the grassroots level. Last November,

I invited Bill Cosby to New Haven to spread his message of hope through education among local neighborhoods and schools.

In the wake of his visit, Southern is working on a number of new initiatives to bridge the achievement gap and help children

in grades K-12 realize that college is an attainable dream. These include a “Southern Academy” offering city high school and

middle school students the opportunity to improve their learning skills in key areas, from reading to calculus.

Public universities like Southern have tremendous power to transform lives through education. I thank you, as a friend

of this university, for your active engagement in enhancing opportunities for our students — and for your ongoing role in

ensuring that Southern continues to make a difference in the community it serves.

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Dear Friends of Southern,

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academics 69 undergraduate, 45 graduate degree programs

accreditation In 2002 Southern received its 10-year reaccreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

alumni 67,000

athletics Ten national NCAA Division II team titles and 71 individual championships

campus Nearly 172 acres

diversity More than 600 students with disabilities. Minority students comprise more than 20 percent of the full-time undergraduate population.

endowment $9.4 million

enrollment 11,769

faculty 438 full-time; 83 percent with doctoral and other terminal degrees

graduate students 3,273

operating budget $183.2 million

residence life 2,728 students live on campus in nine residence halls

undergraduate students 8,496, including 1,288 new full-time freshmen

Southern at a glance

HE START OF THE 2010/11 ACADEMIC YEAR was a time of transition for

Southern, with new leadership appointments in a number of key positions.

Dr. Stanley F. Battle became interim president in May, following the six-year

tenure of President Cheryl J. Norton. Battle previously served as chancellor of North

Carolina A&T (2007-2009) and president of Coppin State University in Baltimore

(2003-2007). He was also vice chancellor for academic and multicultural affairs at the

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2000-2003), and associate vice president of academic

affairs at Eastern Connecticut State University (1993-1998).

Soon after his arrival at Southern, Battle announced the

appointment of several new, top-level administrators:

Ellen Durnin, Dean of the School of Business, came to Southern

from Western Connecticut State University, where she was Dean of

Graduate Studies and External Programs. The Dean of the School of

Education, Michael Sampson, was most recently Coordinator of Reading

Education and Chair of the Graduate Council at the University of South

Florida. Holly Crawford, new Dean of the School of Graduate Studies,

developed and oversaw the Office of Research at Rutgers University. And Jaye Bailey,

Associate Vice President for Human Resources, served as labor relations and employment

officer at Southern since February 2009. Bailey has an extensive and accomplished

background in all areas of labor law and human resources.

“All of the chosen candidates are innovative, forward-thinking individuals whose skills

in their respective disciplines will add to the rich tapestry of knowledge and expertise

already present on our campus,” Battle said.

A Time of Transition

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5Left: Dr. Stanley F. Battle. Above, clockwise from top left: Ellen Durnin, Michael Sampson, Holly Crawford, Jaye Bailey.

TUDENT ENROLLMENT CLIMBED for the third consecutive year at Southern,

fueled by the largest number of full-time undergraduates (7,494) in the university’s

118-year history. A total of 11,964 students were enrolled last fall, marking a

1.3-percent increase over the 11,815 students from the previous year.

The all-time high in full-time undergraduates marked the eighth consecutive

year of growth in that category. A year earlier, 7,366 such students were enrolled.

Provost Selase W. Williams attributed part of that growth to successful efforts in

improving the university’s retention rate — the percentage of students who begin at

Southern as full-time freshmen and continue to register for classes each semester,

rather than dropping out or transferring to another school.

He also pointed to a record number of new full-time transfer students enrolled last

fall (947), which eclipsed the previous record of 833 set in the fall of 2009. While new

transfers come from schools throughout Connecticut and out of state, a large contingent

are from area community colleges, such as Gateway Community College in New Haven,

Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury and Housatonic Community College

in Bridgeport.

The number of full-time students (combined undergraduate and graduate) reached

8,494, up 1.8 percent from the previous year and also the highest in Southern annals. The

number of full-time graduate students reached 1,000 last year, the highest since 2005.

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ITH THE HELP OF A $750,000 GRANT FROM THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Southern and the Connecticut State

University System (CSUS) are poised to be at the forefront of a new

frontier in science with the creation of Connecticut’s first research

center devoted solely to nanotechnology.

The National Science Foundation estimates that 2 million workers will be needed to

support nanotechnology industries worldwide within the next 15 years. Nanotech is

already being used to produce new medicines, improved medical imaging tools and

more durable construction materials, as well as energy-efficient power sources like fuel

cells, batteries and solar panels.

The CSUS Center for Nanotechnology will prepare students for careers in this growth

industry through hands-on experience with specialized equipment, including a state-of-

the-art microscope that uses electrons to image materials on the atomic scale.

Center Director will be Physics Department Chair Christine Broadbridge,

who has led the systemwide initiative and provided national leadership in the area

of materials science education.

Concurrent with the launching of the Southern-based center will be the

establishment of a graduate certificate program in nanotech set to begin at the four

universities in fall 2012. Initial courses will be offered at Southern this summer.

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9Christine Broadbridge helps student Barbara Bernardo use an atomic force microscope.

A Message of Hope through Education

BILL COSBY, THE LEGENDARY ENTERTAINER who is passionate about encouraging

urban youth to stay in school and pursue higher education, used his vintage brand

of humor to make salient points with people of all ages when he visited New Haven

at President Battle’s invitation in November.

At Southern, Cosby urged students, faculty and staff to reach out to the

underprivileged urban community. Then, at nearby King-Robinson magnet school, he told

youngsters from grades Pre-K to 8 to study hard and do their homework. Finally, he took

a walk through the Newhallville neighborhood, where he reinforced his anti-truancy

message and urged parents to act like parents, rather than trying too hard to be

their children’s friends.

Battle praised Cosby for his “commitment and energy for education that is unparalleled.

His message resonates with the efforts of our university and our city to bridge the

achievement gap and help children in grades K-12 realize that college is an attainable dream.”

To that end, Southern is working on several new initiatives, including a “Southern

Academy” offering city high school and middle school students the opportunity to improve

their learning skills in key areas from reading to calculus.

A literacy camp for elementary school students and their teachers is also planned for this

summer, along with a conference for New Haven teachers focusing on classroom support and

featuring master teachers from around the country.

Southern faculty and New Haven teachers are working together to write new a curriculum

that will better meet the needs of urban learners. And in the fall of 2011, Southern faculty

and student teachers will be infused into three New Haven elementary schools — a plan that

will be expanded throughout the city in coming years.

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11Bill Cosby was the center of attention in Newhallville.

ITH A MIX OF CLINICAL SERVICES, parental support, research and

technical assistance, Southern’s new Center of Excellence on Autism

Spectrum Disorders provides the state with a distinctive resource to

improve the educational and social experiences of students diagnosed

with a form of this development disability.

The center focuses on three avenues: training educators and professional staff about

the best practices of teaching students with any of the autism spectrum disorders;

fostering research to benefit these students; and direct service through activities such

as evaluating children, conducting clinics and holding special events.

Among the special events planned is an annual international symposium, jointly

sponsored by the center and AT&T, and featuring renowned scientists, researchers, educators

and other experts on autism. AT&T has developed a handheld, picture-based application

for mobile technology devices that is designed to help children with autism. Southern has

worked with the company to test new features of the application, such as the use of video.

Southern has been a statewide leader in autism education for years, and gained a

$300,000 federal grant to help launch the new center last February. It is the only public

institution in Connecticut to offer a master’s degree concentration in autism spectrum

disorders. And in 2008, Southern received gubernatorial authorization to lead the

development of a statewide plan to better teach children with autism and similar

disorders. Ruth Eren, an associate professor of special education and reading, serves as

center director. The late James Granfield, former interim dean of the School of Education,

was instrumental in the center’s formation until his death last year.

A New Resource for the Region and the State

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13Southern faculty and students are working with AT&T to test a new mobile phone application for children

with autism.

OUTHERN’S FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE (FYE) program — a comprehensive series

of courses, events and resources designed to make the transition to college life

smoother and more academically enriching — continues to be a key factor in

improving student success.

Since FYE was created with a pilot program in 2007 and fully implemented in

2008, several areas of improvement have been noted in student engagement, academic

skills and retention rates. In fact, retention rates reached record highs last fall in two key

areas — full-time freshmen who continue to attend Southern after two years (often for

their junior year) and those who continue after three years (often for their senior year).

For most new freshmen, FYE participation includes taking a two-course combination

(English composition and Introduction to Intellectual/Creative Inquiry) during the first

semester. The students take both classes with the same group of about 20 students, who

often have similar academic interests. Last year, five such learning communities of

students were created for those who were especially interested in environmental issues.

“Getting students to think about sustainability provides them with a new perspective

that will enrich their learning experiences at Southern, and potentially influence

decisions they’ll make in their personal and professional lives,” said Suzanne Huminski,

who taught three of the five FYE courses with an environmental focus. “It is also a way

for new students to become involved in the campus community, and for student-based

environmental projects to take shape here,” Huminski said.

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In Service and In Scholarship

FOUR OUTSTANDING SOUTHERN STUDENTS were chosen as the 2010

recipients of the Henry Barnard Foundation Distinguished Student Award,

presented to awardees who have at least a 3.7 GPA and have demonstrated

outstanding participation in university and/or community life.

Emily Brown, a history major, was president of the History Club for the last

two years, as well as a member of Southern’s Future Teachers Organization

and the campus chapters of Zeta Delta Epsilon, a service honor society,

and Phi Alpha Theta, a history honor society.

Lauren Chicoski, an anthropology major, served as secretary of Iota Iota Iota,

a women’s studies honor society; president of the Anthropology Club; president

of the LGBT Prism Club and treasurer of the campus chapter of Amnesty International.

Edward Dostaler, an exercise science major, served as president of the Exercise

Physiology Club and was a member of the Pre-Health Professional Society and the

Chemistry Club. An intern at two area hospitals, he also worked as a medical

volunteer and an orphanage volunteer in Tanzania.

Allison Kelly, a political science major, served as president of the campus chapter of

Pi Sigma Alpha, a political science honor society, as well as the North Campus

Townhouse Hall Council. She was a member of the Pre-Law Society and president

of the Karate Club and worked as a life guard/swim instructor with the YMCA.

2010 Barnard Scholars, clockwise from top left: Emily Brown, Lauren Chicoski, Edward Dostaler, Allison Kelly.

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N ECLECTIC ARRAY OF RESEARCH BY SOUTHERN FACULTY—from debunking myths

about bats and bullying to the consumption of chocolate milk and the overconsumption

of food and goods — gained widespread media attention during the last year.

• Kari Sassu, assistant professor of counseling and school psychology,

researched bullying and how teachers deal with the phenomenon. She also studied how

girls and boys differ in how they bully other children.

• William Lunn, assistant professor of exercise science, found that drinking chocolate

milk shortly after running helps generate faster muscle repair than a carbohydrate-only

drink.

• Miranda Dunbar, assistant professor of biology and expert on bats, sought to

change some false perceptions about the flying mammals. She pointed out that they

contribute a great deal to the ecosystem as the primary pollinators and seed dispersers

for many tropical plants and fruits.

• David Pettigrew, professor of philosophy, won acclaim for a film that he co-

produced with his son exploring the aftermath of genocidal atrocities in Bosnia. The

powerful 50-minute documentary focused on the remains of Klotjevac, a once-thriving

Muslim village destroyed by Serb forces during the early 1990s.

• Gayle Bessenoff, assistant professor of psychology, researched several aspects of

overconsumption — a national ill — for a new psychology course that she taught last

year. Among the topics were workaholism, hoarding and compulsive shopping.

• Valerie Andrushko, assistant professor of anthropology, continued to gain national

attention for her fieldwork in Peru, where she investigates ancient skeletal remains

for evidence of violent trauma, physical stress, and culture change.

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19Assistant Professor of Biology Miranda Dunbar displays the skeleton of a tropical fruit bat.

Thought-Provoking Programs

SOUTHERN ONCE AGAIN OFFERED AN ECLECTIC, compelling range of

programming throughout the year.

The 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration featured Former Colorado

Lieutenant Governor Joe Rogers as keynote speaker. Rogers discussed the life

and legacy of Dr. King and the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah, a day in April set aside to

remember and learn about the horrors of the Holocaust, a campus event was held to

share readings, recitations of personal stories, and the screening of a short film.

In April, the 19th annual Women's Studies Conference examined the topic “Women

& Girls of Color: History, Heritage, Heterogeneity.”

In May, Winter Olympics speed skating champion Apolo Ohno brought his message

of “No Regrets” to an enthusiastic, sold-out crowd at Lyman Center as the university's

12th Mary and Louis Fusco Distinguished Lecturer. The most decorated American

Winter Olympian of all time, Ohno is an eight-time Olympic medalist.

In September, Warren St. John, author of the bestselling book Outcasts United, visited

campus to speak to students and faculty in the FYE Program, who had read his book for

their Freshman Read.

A solo performance by singer-songwriter and six-time Grammy Award winner

John Legend sold out Lyman Center in October.

And the university’s first Latino Film Festival showcased a diverse collection of

short and full-length films by independent and international Latino filmmakers.

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OUTHERN STRIVES TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR to Greater New Haven by providing

essential services and engaging in mutually beneficial partnerships with community-

based organizations.

In a collaboration among Southern’s Special Education Department, the West Haven

Board of Education, and the West Haven Child Development Center, graduate students

in early childhood special education have the opportunity to work in classes with young

children with identified special needs, along with peer models.

The Center for Communication Disorders (CCD) provides a variety of family-inclusive

speech, language, hearing, and advocacy services for children and adults from Greater New

Haven and beyond. In 2010, CCD served 410 clients with a total of 3622 contact hours.

The Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic (MFT) accepts referrals from police

departments, schools, psychiatrists and a range of agencies. About 80 to 95 families,

couples, and individuals are in treatment each week. In 2010, the MFT clinic served 404

clients with a total of 3,585 contact hours.

The university has been a host site for the Connecticut Special Olympics for 20 years.

In 2010, more than 45 SCSU staff and nearly 60 SCSU students volunteered during the

Games weekend in June. In addition, each year Southern hosts on campus 2,400 athletes,

500 coaches, and 6,000 spectators throughout the Games.

Southern is also the site for the Hamden Transition Academy, a work-transition program

for older special education students. And the university is one of four Connecticut

institutions partnering with the state Department of Children and Families on a project

facilitating the successful transition of foster youth from high school to higher education.

Southern currently enrolls 20 such students.

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23Graduate students in Special Education receive the opportunity for real-life experience in the community.

N STEP WITH SOUTHERN’S DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE,

many of our students share their time and talents with the community. Junior Daniel

Ndamwizeye, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, is a telling example. In 1994, at the

age of 5, Ndamwizeye witnessed horrors few can imagine. Over the course of about 100

days, Rwanda’s radical Hutus massacred at least 800,000 Rwandan people. Both of

Ndamwizeye’s parents and two of his sisters were murdered — and the young orphan

went on to suffer years of abuse at the hands of relatives charged with his care.

But Ndamwizeye persevered and, at the age of 15, was reunited with his sister in

Bridgeport, Conn. Although he initially spoke little English, he excelled in high school,

serving as captain of the volleyball and cross-country teams and vice president of his

senior class.

Chosen among his classmates as “Most Likely to Succeed,” Ndamwizeye set his sights

on earning a college degree. He enrolled at Southern and received a scholarship from the

Stewardship Foundation, which supports orphans and young adults from foster care

environments who were never adopted.

Ndamwizeye, in turn, is committed to giving back. In addition to working

full-time in the banking industry, the hard-working junior has started a line of

inspirational t-shirts and has begun a nonprofit foundation to help orphans in

less-developed countries.

In January, he volunteered at an orphanage in Haiti. He also recently became a

U.S. citizen. “It was a great experience for me because I feel I’ve learned so much here,”

says Ndamwizeye. “America has allowed me to be who I want to be.”

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Romancing the M.A.

AS THE WORLD BECOMES INCREASINGLY INTERCONNECTED, Southern

continues to enhance and expand the variety of world languages available

to students.

The university has developed a revamped Master of Arts degree program in

Romance languages with course offerings in French, Italian and Spanish. Students can

now choose from 35 new and redesigned electives — many of them focusing on various

aspects of the Hispanic, Italian and French-speaking cultures, including literature, film,

faith, art and theater in different historical eras.

“We anticipate that most of our students will be current or aspiring world language

teachers in Connecticut,” said Elena Schmitt, chair of the World Languages and

Literatures Department. “Our program will help them to become more knowledgeable

about and more involved in the languages and cultures that stir their interest.”

At the same time, the degree will have practical use for individuals in many other

fields — such as translation, journalism, anthropology, business and foreign service,

Schmitt said.

The Department of World Languages and Literatures has also expanded its course

offerings at the bachelor’s degree level. Courses in Hebrew were added last year, bringing

the number of world languages taught at Southern to 11. Portuguese was introduced in

2009. Courses in Arabic (2002) and Mandarin Chinese (2006) also have been created in

recent years, while Russian was reinstated in 2008 after a lengthy absence.

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New Opportunities in Math, Science

COMMENCING THIS FALL, 26 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED to

promising mathematics and science students from urban high school and

community colleges in New Haven and Bridgeport as part of the new

Pathways to Academic Excellence (PAcE) program.

Supported by $600,000 in funding by the National Science Foundation, PAcE

is an interdisciplinary project involving the departments of mathematics, computer

science, biology, chemistry, physics and earth science.

Students’ success will be enhanced through early involvement in faculty-mentored

research and internships, and through the formation of cohort groups and learning

communities. Students will also take part in a service learning course that will take them

back into the primary and secondary schools they attended to serve as mentors for the

next generation of scholars.

PAcE is one of a number of programs developed under the umbrella of Southern’s

Center for Excellence in Mathematics and the Sciences, which has the overarching goal of

increasing the number, quality and diversity of students pursuing careers in these fields.

The center seeks to create a forum for interdisciplinary math/science collaboration in

teaching and research at Southern. It also works to enhance the capacity of K-12 schools

in Greater New Haven to effectively teach math and science to all students.

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HE UNIVERSITY REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY and across the globe

during a year when need was great and generosity was in abundance.

In the wake of a devastating earthquake in Haiti in January, a Haitian Relief

Committee was organized to raise funds and awareness. Activities such as

Jeans Day and a benefit concert, gave the campus multiple opportunities to

address the vast humanitarian need in Haiti.

The 4th Annual Jail ‘N’ Bail, sponsored by SCSU Police and Beta Mu Sigma, raised

money to support the athletes of Special Olympics CT.

Southern hosted its 4th annual Relay for Life, an overnight event that mobilizes

communities to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones, and raise money for

the fight against cancer.

On Girls and Women in Sport Day, girls in grades 1-8 took part in a variety of

sports with Southern student-athletes, enjoyed lunch and cheered on the Owls at a

women's basketball game.

The Division of Student and University Affairs sponsored its annual campus-wide

Adopt-A-Family food drive, providing non-perishable food items to needy families in

Greater New Haven.

At Friends of Rudolph, the university’s annual holiday party and toy giveaway for

New Haven children, about a thousand young guests made holiday crafts, shared snacks,

visited with Santa and received toys.

On the fifth annual Southern Day of Service, scores of students, faculty and staff

worked on projects such as cleaning up a neighborhood park.

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EMBERS OF SOUTHERN’S VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS

DEPARTMENTS — Music, Art and Theatre — had their work recognized

not only locally but also regionally and nationally in 2010.

The Music Department’s performing ensembles held their regular

series of concerts throughout the year. In addition, a new jazz concert series, “The Art of

Trio,” premiered, featuring the applied music jazz faculty. Music Professor David Chevan

was one of the organizers.

Music Professor Mark Kuss composed a piece for the 21st Century Consort that the

group premiered at the Hirschhorn Museum of Contemporary Art in Washington, D.C.

Kuss’ work was also featured at a concert at United Church on the Green in New Haven,

where violist Marlene Segelstein and ONE premiered his Viola Concerto.

Art Professor Mia Brownell’s work was on display in several exhibitions in 2010.

A group show at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury featured a number of large

paintings by Brownell. She also had a solo show at Sloan Fine Art in New York City and

another show opened at the Museum of Arts and Culture in New Rochelle, N.Y.

The Crescent Players and the Theatre Departmentmounted productions of the

offbeat musical Bat Boy and the beloved Bye Bye Birdie. Several Southern students

took home honors in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival 2010

Region 1 competition.

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OUTHERN IS AMONG A SELECT GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS — and the only one

from Connecticut — chosen to participate in a national project focused on infusing

global learning into the general education curriculum. Out of more than 140

institutions that applied, The Association of American Colleges and Universities

selected 32 colleges and universities to participate in General Education for a

Global Century, a curriculum and faculty development project funded by the Henry Luce

Foundation. Southern’s role in this initiative addresses one of the 12 overarching goals of

the university's strategic plan (2007-2012): that it will “Prepare students and faculty for

life and work in a global society.” Provost Selase Williams convened a Global Education

Planning Council with a charge to develop a long-range plan for global education on

campus.

The Council chose to pursue a role in General Education for a Global Century, among

other steps it is taking to address its stated goals. Its work as part of the national project

will address the following:

• Developing a long-range plan for internationalization of the curriculum

• Identifying targeted sites for international partnerships

• Identifying student learning outcomes in the area of global education

• Identifying sources of external funding to support global education efforts

• Identifying means of international simulation experiences for students

• Identifying strategies for incorporating faculty international research experiences

into the classroom.

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OUTHERN FACULTY WERE SELECTED for two of the most prestigious awards

within the Connecticut State University System (CSUS).

James Mazur, a professor of psychology whose behavioral research has been

supported by the National Institute of Mental Health for 24 consecutive years,

was named a CSU Professor.

Scott Ellis, associate professor of English, was chosen as the 2010 system-level

Trustees Teaching Award winner for his effective use of technology to enhance student

learning. Troy Rondinone, a prolific writer on labor history, was recognized as Southern’s

recipient of the Norton Mezvinsky Trustees Research Award.

The title of CSU Professor can be held by no more than 12 faculty members at a time

within the CSUS. Since the 1970s, Mazur has sustained a nationally recognized program

of laboratory research in behavioral psychology. This has enabled him to develop

theoretical models of choice behavior — detailed in 45 articles that have been published

in top-tier, peer-refereed journals. Mazur is widely credited with a theoretical formula

that other researchers have applied to measure an individual’s impulsiveness and help

curb such behavior in extreme cases.

Ellis draws praise from his peers for his contributions to the improvement of

academic programs, including the use of innovative technology and teaching methods.

For example, he has employed the use of wikis, blogs and other Web-based activities

when teaching American literature. Rondinone, associate professor of history, has

produced original works shedding light on the role that media, military images and

rhetoric had in shaping U.S. labor struggles in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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HE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR THE LAUNCHING of a new

doctoral degree program in nursing education — potentially the second

doctoral degree ever offered by Southern.

The national shortage of nurses and nursing faculty has prompted the

university to work with Western Connecticut State University in proposing a

collaborative Ed.D. program.

The Connecticut State University System Board of Trustees gave the green light last

year and, at the time of this annual report’s publication, the degree program was pending

approval by the state Board of Governors for Higher Education. Contingent upon the

outcome of this review, classes would likely begin either in the fall semester of 2011 or

in the spring semester of 2012.

The Southern/Western collaborative program would be only the third Ed.D. in

nursing education offered in the country. Colleges and universities generally offer either

a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in nursing, which is geared toward research, or a

Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.), which focuses on clinical skills. By contrast, an Ed.D.

is geared for those seeking to become nursing educators.

About 25 students would likely be accepted into the program for the first year. The 51-

credit program, which would be largely online, is designed for part-time students. It is

geared toward individuals who work full-time, especially nurses who might want to teach

in their current profession. The program complements other recent efforts by Southern

to address the nursing shortage, including a 12-month, accelerated undergraduate degree

designed for professionals seeking to make a career change to nursing.

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A Century of Service

SOUTHERN WAS RECOGNIZED FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY of meritorious

service to the region and the state when it was honored with the Corporate

Heritage Award at the 216th Annual Meeting of the Greater New Haven

Chamber of Commerce.

Southern was praised for its role as the state’s pacesetter for teacher

education in the state, its wide range of program offerings in the health and human

service fields, its innovative partnerships with area corporations and non-profits and its

emphasis on volunteerism and community engagement.

“Southern Connecticut State University has been a huge contributor to the

community at large, and we don’t always find that,” said Anthony Rescigno, president

of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce. “To have a university that becomes a

real partner with not only the business community but the community at large is a real

credit to the institution.”

Rescigno took special note of the university’s “continuing ability to grow, modernize

and diversify, with new fields of study and research.”

Also noted was Southern’s inclusion in the 2009 President’s Higher Education

Community Service Honor Roll for its strong commitment to leadership, volunteering,

service learning and civic engagement. More than a quarter of the 12,000-strong student

body is typically engaged in some kind of leadership and/or community service during

the academic year.

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HE 2010 CALENDAR YEAR WAS MARKED WITH TREMENDOUS SUCCESS on

t the playing fields, in the classroom and in the community for the Southern

Connecticut State University Athletic Department.

The Owls ranked among the top 15 percent in the final Learfield Sports

Directors Cup Division II rankings for the fourth consecutive year. The rankings

are used to determine broad-based sport excellence among all NCAA programs.

From the team perspective, 10 programs were recognized in NCAA Championship

competition and six programs won Northeast-10 Conference Championship — men’s

indoor and outdoor track and field, women’s swimming and diving, women’s outdoor

track and field, baseball (regular season) and softball (tournament).

Excellence in the academic realm remained a staple for the department as well, with

roughly half of all student-athletes collecting either conference, regional or national

recognition for their work in the classroom. The field hockey and women’s soccer

programs also received team recognition from their respective national coaching

organizations for academic success.

Southern Connecticut student-athletes also continued to make a resounding impact

in the area of community service, both on-campus and in the Greater New Haven

community. Owls student-athletes volunteered more than 3,000 hours of their time to

outreach efforts in 2010.

As the calendar year came to a close, the campus community rallied around the

football team’s first national television appearance. The Owls defeated American

International College, 28-7, in a game that was aired live from coast to coast on the

CBS College Sports Network.

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OUTHERN’S CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM was once again in the spotlight,

as several graduate students in English took first place in the 2010 CSUS writing

contests in fiction, nonfiction essay and poetry. The competitions are open to

students at the four CSUS universities and are sponsored by Connecticut Review,

a literary and arts journal published semi-annually by the Connecticut State

University System.

Matthew Beacom won the Leo Connellan Poetry Prize and Marlene Schade won

the Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize. In addition, Jean Copeland won in the essay category,

Benjamin Guerette took first place in fiction, Jessica Forcier received honorable

mention for fiction, and Lee Keylock and Pat Mottola obtained honorable mentions in

the Leeds contest.

Beacom won the Connellan Prize for his poem “The Catfish.” He also won the 2010

John Holmes Award, given annually by the venerable New England Poetry Club to the

writer of the best poem by a university student in a New England college or university.

Mottola received an honorable mention in the Holmes contest.

Schade won the Leeds Poetry Prize for her poem “Herfara Zecho.” Copeland’s

winning essay was "Learning Curves,” and Guerette won for his story, “The Hammock.”

The winners had their work published in the spring 2010 issue of Connecticut Review.

“I am particularly proud that SCSU students won first prizes in each of the contest

genres: poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction,” said Vivian Shipley, professor of English

and a member of the Connecticut Review editorial board. “Their work is an example of

the high level of talent that SCSU students have in all types of creative writing.”

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Award-winning creative writers, clockwise from top left: Pat Mottola, Matthew Beacom, Lee Keylock,

Marlene Schade, Benjamin Guerette, Jessica Forcier.

HE OUTSTANDING GENEROSITY OF ALUMNI AND FRIENDS resulted in

record fundraising results for Fiscal Year 2010. Total new gifts and

commitments approached $3 million, with 57% designated for endowments,

30% for programmatic support, and 13% for general university support. Donor

philanthropy resulted in the establishment of 14 new annual and endowed

scholarships, and long-time supporters, the Stutzman Family Foundation and the Werth

Family Foundation, made majors gifts to the university’s music program and marine

studies program, respectively. In celebration of the life of the late Professor Emeritus

of English Dan Ort, the university community joined with his family, friends, and former

students to create an endowed scholarship in his name and to dedicate Southern’s

Honors College Library in his honor.

Alumni gathered at events locally and around the country. In May, Attorney William

Pratt, ’76, hosted an alumni reception in Washington, D.C., and the historic Georgian

Terrace Hotel in Atlanta was the site of another alumni gathering that same month.

Homecoming brought more than 400 alumni and family members to campus in October.

The accomplishments of Southern alumni were lauded at the Distinguished and

Outstanding Alumni Luncheon. The 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient was

David McHale, ’82, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northeast

Utilities System and treasurer of the SCSU Foundation, Inc. In his remarks McHale

stated, “My experience at Southern triggered a real passion for learning and achievement.

To this day I remain thankful, involved and committed to the university.”

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ESPITE THE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC CLIMATE, progress has been made on

several key projects that will advance the revitalization of Southern’s campus.

The state Bond Commission approved $3.8 million for the renovation of the former

Student Center as a new home for the School of Business. Work on this much-

anticipated project will begin in summer 2011, and take about a year. Soon afterward

Seabury Hall, the school’s aging current home, will be demolished. The timing is favorable, as

Southern’s business programs — accounting, economics and finance, management, management

information systems and marketing — are in high demand for Connecticut’s workforce needs.

Similarly, at the time of publication, the university was anticipating the passage of a legislative

bill reallocating $16.4 million from CSUS 2020 funds to finish the long-delayed renovation of

Buley Library. An addition doubling the size of the original library is complete, and approximately

$31.6 million is needed for the overall project. The balance is already available through

unspent original funding.

Application was also made to the CHEFA Bond Market for $15.4 million to begin construction

of a new, 1,200-vehicle parking garage on Lot 7 (behind Moore Fieldhouse near the Energy Center).

Another pending project is a new academic science building. Architects have completed program

specifications for this 98,478-square-foot structure, which will include general purpose and

specialized laboratory instructional classrooms.

Trained individuals in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines are

also sought after in Connecticut. Already, the number of students majoring in the STEM subjects of

biology, chemistry, earth science, mathematics, physics and computer science has increased by nearly

17 percent during the last two years — at a time when Southern is playing an increasingly prominent

role as a leader in scientific research and education.

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An architect’s rendering of the new home for the School of Business.

N 2010, THE UNIVERSITY AGAIN EXHIBITED

STRENGTH in its principal “lines of business”: teaching,

research, and public service. Although the state operating

appropriation allocated to the university is 36.2 percent of

total revenues, the other main sources of revenue (tuition

and fees, sales of auxiliary services, and grants and

contracts) continue to show steady but slowing growth over

the next few years. As Southern closed out the year 2010,

a better understanding was gained of the state’s

deteriorating fiscal condition and the discouraging outlook

for the overall economy for the coming two to three fiscal

years. The apparent trend may lead to even less State

General Fund support for the university’s operations.

In fiscal year 2010, the university operating revenues

increased by 3.34 percent to $197.1 million. This was

attributable to increases in student tuition and fees.

Operating expenditures decreased by 1.67 percent to $182.6

million. This decrease is primarily due to the savings

associated with the 2009 retirement incentive program.

The university held operating expenditures in line through

conscientious fiscal oversight and was able to maintain the

operating reserve guidelines established by the Board of

Trustees for the Connecticut State University System.

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meet areas of demand in the state’s work force.

Operating Revenues

Operating Expenditures

Tuitionand Fees42.2%

Instruction35.7%

Auxiliary Enterprises12.2%

Scholarships and Fellowships12.5%

Plant Operationsand Maintenance7.8%

InstitutionalSupport13.9%

Student Services 10.0%Library 3.1%

Academic Support 3.4%Public Service 0.2%Research and Sponsored Programs 1.2%

State Appropriations36.2%

Auxiliary Sales and Services 10.3%

Federal Grant Revenues 5.6%State Grant Revenues 2.9%

Private and Local Grant Revenues 0.7%Other Sources of Revenue 1.8%Investment Income 0.1%Indirect Cost Recoveries 0.2%

Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System

Administrative Officers for the Connecticut State University System

Officers for Southern Connecticut State University

Produced by the Office of Public Affairs

STANLEY F. BATTLE Interim President

SELASE W. WILLIAMS Provost / Vice President for Academic Affairs

JAMES E. BLAKE Executive Vice President

RONALD D. HERRON Vice President for Student and University Affairs

MARCIA SMITH GLASPER Executive Assistant to the President / Director of Diversity and Equity

LOUISE FEROE Acting Chancellor and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs

PAMELA J. KEDDERIS Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration

DAVID P. TRAINOR Executive Assistant to the Chancellor / Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and Labor Relations

WENDY CHANG Chief Information Officer

JILL FERRAIOLO Associate Vice Chancellor for Government Relations / Communications

WILLIAM J. GAMMELL Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Planning, Institutional Research,Market Research, and Analysis

BERNARD L. KAVALER Assistant Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs

RICHARD J. BALDUCCI Vice Chairman • Deep River

THERESA J. EBERHARD-ASCH Secretary • Danbury

MICHAEL A. CARON Danielson

ANDREW CHU SCSU Student

MERCEDES DeMASI WCSU Student

JOHN A. DOYLE Barkhamsted

ELIZABETH S. GAGNE Avon

ANGELO J. MESSINA Unionville

JOHN H. MOTLEY Hartford

SCOTT NOLAN ECSU Student

RONALD J. PUGLIESE Southbury

PETER M. ROSA West Hartford

RYAN SHEEHAN CCSU Student

JOHN R. SHOLTIS JR. Marlborough

THE REVEREND JOHN P. SULLIVAN New Haven

GAIL H. WILLIAMS Danbury

PATRICK DILGER Director

PATRICK DILGER, BETSY BEACOM Editors

BETSY BEACOM, MIKE KOBYLANSKI, JOE MUSANTE, VILLIA STRUYK Writers

ISABEL CHENOWETH, JOHN STEADY Photographers

BARBARA KAGAN Designer

THAMES PRINTING Printer

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Mission Statement Southern Connecticut State University provides exemplary graduate and undergraduate education in the

liberal arts and professional disciplines. As an intentionally diverse and comprehensive university, Southern is committed to

academic excellence, access, social justice, and service for the public good.

Left: Southern students leap into action during the annual Day of Service in neighboring communities.

Front cover: A young boy reacts to a talk by Bill Cosby during a rally for education at

King/Robinson Middle School in New Haven.

Back cover: More than 80 percent of Southern’s 2,300 annual graduates stay on to live and work in Connecticut.

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