report of the president 2012

2012 report of the president

501 Crescent StreetNew Haven, Connecticut 06515-1355SouthernCT.edu

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At Southern Connecticut State Universitywe understand that education is an ongoing process, as the quick pace ofchange in our world demands a flexibleworkforce and visionary leaders. Therefore, we engage in bothworkforce development and providing a liberal education, preparing our graduates to live and work in a new,knowledge-based economy.

Certainly, there has never been a more crucial time for public higher education to stand up and deliver on its promises. By the year 2020, 67 percent of all jobs in Connecticut will require a career certificate or college degree — yet just 46 percent of adults currently have an associate’s degree or higher.

To provide more opportunities for our students, Southern is developingnew offerings in key workforce areas such as science and technology,highlighted in this annual report. Soon, for example, we will begin construction on a new science building, home to cutting-edge programsin nanotechnology, applied physics and chemistry — the latter featuringa professional science track for students seeking advanced training inboth chemistry and business.

In this way, we will be supplying more qualified graduates for in-demandfields. And, with 85 percent of our annual graduating class remaining tolive and work in the state, an investment in public higher education isclearly an investment in Connecticut’s future.

DEAR FRIENDS,

Sincerely,

Mary A. Papazian, Ph.D.President

ACADEMICS 69 undergraduate, 47 graduate degree programs

ACCREDITATION In 2012, the New England Associationof Schools and Colleges (NEASC) voted to continue Southern’s accreditation. The university’s next site visit andcomprehensive evaluation by NEASC is scheduled for 2021.

ALUMNI 87,200

ATHLETICS The Owls have captured 10 national NCAA Division II team titles and 76 such individual championships.

CAMPUS Nearly 172 acres

DIVERSITY Minority students comprise about 28 percent of Southern’s enrollment. The university has nearly 700 students with disabilities.

ENDOWMENT $11.3 million

ENROLLMENT 11,117

FACULTY 434 full-time; 83 percent with doctoral and other terminal degrees

GRADUATE STUDENTS 2,592

OPERATING BUDGET $190 million

RESIDENCE LIFE A total of 2,636 full-time undergraduateslive on campus in nine residence halls. That equals about 36 percent of the full-time undergraduate population. A smallnumber of graduate students also live in campus housing.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 8,525

ABOVE: SOUTHERN’S NEW HOME FOR SCIENCE, DESIGNED BY CENTERBROOK ARCHITECTS.

SOUTHERN AT A GLANCE








DEAR FRIENDS,

Sincerely,


LEFT:Southern is soonto be named asthe host site forConnecticut’sfirst research

center devotedsolely to

nanotechnology.

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SCIENCESA new piece of scientific equipment is helping students gain morehands-on experience in the cutting-edge field of nanotechnology.

A desktop fabrication system, produced by NanoProfessor, has beenallowing students since last fall to build custom-engineered nanoscalestructures. This follows several recent purchases of specializedequipment, including a state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope,which uses electrons to image materials on the atomic scale.

Nanotechnology is the study and manipulation of matter on thenanoscale, which ranges from 1 to 100 nanometers. A nanometer isone-billionth of a meter. A human hair, for instance, measures about10,000 nanometers in diameter. A sheet of paper is about 100,000nanometers thick.

Nanotechnology is a growing field, with the National ScienceFoundation projecting that more than 2 million workers will beneeded to support nanotech industries worldwide. The science hashelped produce new medicines and better medical imaging tools,more durable building materials for infrastructure, as well as energy-efficient power sources like fuel cells, batteries and solar panels.

With the help of a recent $750,000 grant from the U.S. Departmentof Energy, Southern is soon to be named as the host site forConnecticut’s first research center devoted solely to nanotechnology.Concurrent with the launching of the center is the establishment of agraduate certificate program in nanotech at the four Connecticut StateUniversity campuses.

Offerings include physics and chemistry of nanoscale materials,transmission and scanning electron techniques, and applications innanobiology and nanomedicine. Initial courses were offered atSouthern in summer 2012.

A CENTER FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY

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LEFT:Students sample

the water ofNew Haven

Harbor for datato be provided

to the LongIsland SoundEmbaymentMonitoring

Project.

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SCIENCESSouthern’s Center for Coastal and Marine Studies has launched awater sampling program that is monitoring New Haven Harbor for itstemperature, turbidity, acid levels and other aspects of water quality.The data will be provided to the Long Island Sound EmbaymentMonitoring Project, which is designed to provide high quality, long-term water quality information to researchers and others who makedecisions about the waterway’s ecosystems.

“Because of climate change, we could be seeing changes in LongIsland Sound, such as temperature and acid levels,” said VincentBreslin, professor of science education and environmental studies.“The reason acid levels could rise is an increased amount of carbondioxide dissolving into the water.”

Breslin said that the center also has been analyzing water for mercurylevels and other metals in a cove along the Connecticut River. Andwhile the data is still being analyzed, the trend is unmistakable. “What we are seeing is that the concentration of metals hasdecreased in recent years, compared with those from 30 or 40 yearsago.” he said. “This isn’t surprising given the environmentallegislation passed during the 1960s and early 1970s, which hasresulted in fewer waste water discharges to rivers. We are definitelyseeing cleaner sediments.”

Southern is participating with other schools, such as the University ofMassachusetts and Wesleyan University, in studying the ConnecticutRiver at various points. The Southern team examined a cove in Lyme,which is located near the base of the Connecticut River close to LongIsland Sound.

EXAMINING CONNECTICUT’S WATERWAYS


LEFT:Christine

Broadbridge,upper right,directs the

materials sciencecenter, engagingstudents in the

creation of small,technologicallyadvanced items.

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SCIENCESSouthern has joined a small but select group of schools in NewEngland — and is one of only 72 internationally — that hasestablished a university chapter of the Materials Research Society(MRS). The organization seeks to foster discussion and interest amongstudents and faculty in the various materials disciplines.

“This unique network provides a chance to compare notes on recentactivities and brainstorm with other students on new projects andissues of common concern,” said Lorri Smiley, MRS professionalservices and awards coordinator. “As a recently added chapter,Southern now has the opportunity to connect with different regionsfrom around the globe to maximize positive impact for materialsresearch worldwide.”

Southern joined six other colleges and universities in New England — University of Connecticut; Massachusetts Institute of Technology;Boston University; Northeastern University; University ofMassachusetts, Lowell; and the Franklin W. Olin College ofEngineering. It was among eight schools to have added a chapterworldwide within the last year.

Materials science is a discipline that includes the creation oftechnologically-advanced items, ranging from computer chips tobiological implants. With funding support from the National ScienceFoundation, Southern established a joint materials science center withYale University about seven years ago. The center is designed to offermore advanced research opportunities for students seeking to enterthe scientific research field, as well as to enhance the education offuture science teachers.

Christine Broadbridge, chairwoman of Southern’s PhysicsDepartment, serves as a researcher and the education director for the center.


IN SELECT COMPANY

LEFT:Southern’s newM.S. in appliedphysics offers

students abackgroundapplicable in both thescience and

business fields.

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SCIENCESSouthern’s new master’s degree in applied physics is designed to promote workforce development in Connecticut by providing an educational pathway for individuals seeking applied research and management positions in the state’s high-tech industries, whileproviding a source of trained professionals for technology employers.

The program has two tracks — materials science/nanotechnologyand optics/optical instrumentation — intended to develop the state’sworkforce in the established optics industry, as well as in theemerging nanotechnology sector.

“Our graduates will be adaptable to leading-edge technologydevelopment and able to fill leadership roles in research anddevelopment throughout the state,” said Elliott Horch, graduateprogram coordinator.

The program is interdisciplinary between the School of Business anddepartments of Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science, withcourses aligned to meet industry needs. The M.S. in applied physicsprogram is in the model of the Professional Science Master’s (P.S.M.)degree, which includes science training combined with management,marketing and entrepreneurship, making graduates highly marketablewithin Connecticut’s technology sector.

DonnaJean Fredeen, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, saidthe program addresses current workforce needs as Connecticutbecomes a knowledge-based economy: “In addition to the technicalbackground, students are going to have a much better understandingof the business process, project management and how to take aproduct to market.”

The M.S. in applied physics program was initially developed inconsultation with an industrial advisory committee that will continue to guide the program as it matures. Companies represented on theadvisory board include Smiths Detection, Phonon Corp., Nights Inc.,Sikorsky, and Zygo Corp.

A NEW PATHWAY FOR PHYSICS GRADUATES


In an effort to better reflect the latest trends in informationtechnology and to better meet the needs of students, the ComputerScience Department has restructured its Master of Science degreeprogram. The department has replaced the two previous tracks withthose having more relevance today — network and informationsecurity (cybersecurity), and software development.

“Previously, the M.S. program was designed primarily for studentswho had earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science,” said LisaLancor, graduate coordinator for the Computer Science Department.“But we had been getting calls and increased interest from individualswho had bachelor’s degrees in other disciplines and wanted to moveinto the computer field. So, we revamped the program to make itmore flexible.”

Among the changes enacted is the establishment of a single 4-credit,prerequisite course on computer programming and data structuresthat replaces three 3-credit courses. Students then take 12 corecredits, as well as 18 credits in either of the two tracks. Students arethen required to pass a capstone, typically a 6-credit thesis.Among the new courses offered for those engaged in thecybersecurity track is “Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing.” In thiscourse, students learn how to test whether networks are secure andhow to enhance that security.

“There is a huge need for individuals who have an expertise in thisarea,” Lancor said. “The number of companies and organizationswhose Web sites are hacked is growing all the time. These companieswant to hire individuals who can detect and fix these security issues,but there really is a shortage of such people.”

PLUGGED INTO A NEW CYBERWORLD

LEFT:The newly

revamped M.S.in computer

science programis attractingconsiderableinterest fromindividuals

without a cyberbackground.

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Freshmen in the Honors College program are participating in aninnovative genomics research program created by the HowardHughes Medical Institute (HHMI). The students collect soil samplesand isolate bacterial viruses, known as “phage,” which are laterpurified and the DNA extracted. Southern was chosen for theprogram during a competitive process in 2011.

Southern was among 12 colleges and universities — and the first in Connecticut — chosen for full membership in the ScienceEducation Alliance, a national network of scientists and educatorscommitted to the improvement of undergraduate science educationnationwide. The National Genomics Research Initiative, in whichnearly two dozen Southern freshmen are participating, was created by the alliance to expose undergraduates to cutting-edgeresearch techniques.

Southern has subsequently teamed up with 454 Life Sciences, a biotechnology company that is a subsidiary of the healthcareresearch corporate giant Roche Co. 454 Life Sciences has helped the students decode the genomes of the viruses. This decoding process, which is called sequencing, has beenconducted at the company’s Branford facilities and the data then returned to the students for analysis.

“Out of the 80 or so colleges and universities participating in the program, we are one of only a handful which, thanks to (454 Life Sciences), were able to sequence all of the phages thatwere isolated by the students,” says Nicholas Edgington, associateprofessor of biology and a coordinator of the program. “We arealso among only a handful that offers the course primarily to non-biology students.”

GENOMICS ON A NATIONAL SCALE

LEFT:Nearly two dozenSouthern freshmenare taking part in

the NationalGenomics Research Initiative, createdby the Science

Education Allianceto expose

undergraduates tocutting-edge

researchtechniques.


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Southern’s Chemistry Department has developed some new formulasto bolster student success in the workforce.

The department will launch its accelerated B.S./M.S. degree programin the fall. Commonly referred to as the “Four Plus One” program, itwill enable students to earn both a bachelor’s and master’s degree infive years. Typically, it would take a student six years (four years forthe bachelor’s and two years for the master’s).

Students can apply after their junior year. If accepted, they arerequired to conduct two years of research, eventually leading to their master’s degree thesis.

“Two of the biggest advantages of this program are that students canenter the workforce a year earlier than normal (which also reducesthe cost of their education), and are involved in significant research to enhance their resumes when they apply for a job,” said AndrewKaratjas, assistant professor of chemistry and program coordinator.“There are only a few ‘Four Plus One’ programs in Connecticut rightnow,” said Karatjas, citing Yale and Wesleyan universities as twosuch examples.

Meanwhile, the Chemistry Department is also starting a professionalscience track within the current Master of Science degree program.The track is designed for students seeking advanced training in bothchemistry and business. The 36-credit curriculum is divided equallybetween chemistry and business administration.

Among the benefits are the development of analytical and criticalthinking skills needed when interpreting data, and improvingcommunication skills for the dissemination of chemical information tocolleagues and the public. The track is intended primarily for studentsseeking a career in the sciences in business, government or non-profitorganizations.

CHEMISTRY CONNECTIONS

LEFT:The ChemistryDepartment ispreparing to

launch itsacceleratedB.S/M.S.

degree programin fall 2013.

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It’s not exactly a hidden treasure, but last year Miranda Dunbar andher students were able to uncover a long forgotten collection ofskeletons, skulls and skins of a wide variety of mammals. Dunbar,assistant professor of biology, said the assortment was once used bythe Biology Department, but it appears that decades had passed sinceit was last used.

Among the smaller creatures in the collection are various species ofbats, mice, beavers, squirrels, and shrews. Larger animals, such asfoxes, possums, lions, bears, and wolves, and even a few gorillas andbaboons, are part of the collection. “We have found species fromnearly every continent,” she said.

Dunbar noted that students have been using the find to conductindependent research projects, while some have helped to curate thecollection and have received academic credit for it. Dunbar said shehopes to find a permanent home for the collection, which is currentlylocated in a room in Jennings Hall, Southern’s current sciencebuilding. The collection will be used as part of a new course called“Mammalian Biology.”

“This has been a real treasure trove for us and we are really excitedabout its potential for our students,” she said.

Dunbar’s expertise includes environmental physiology, thermalbiology and behavior. She has a special fondness for bats, which shepointed out have an unfairly bad reputation. She noted that bats arethe primary pollinators and seed dispersers for many tropical fruits,such as bananas, mangoes, and figs, as well as for cashews and evenfor the agave plant, which is used to make tequila.

UNEXPECTED TREASURE

LEFT:A rediscovered

collection ofskeletons, skulls,and skins of a

variety ofmammals will beused as part ofa new course,‘Mammalian

Biology.’

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The inventor of a cutting-edge device that dramatically improves thecrispness of telescopic images has provided astronomers with a tool togain new insight into the formation of our solar system. Built by ElliottHorch, associate professor of physics, the Differential Speckle SurveyInstrument (DSSI) is made from two cameras and a scanning mirrorsystem inside a rectangular box that can fit on a coffee table.

But the relatively small device packs a powerful punch. Based at theKitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Ariz., the DSSI’s high-resolution images are giving a clearer picture of the binary starssprinkled throughout the Milky Way Galaxy. These star systems, in which two or more stars orbit around the same center of mass, may hold the key to the origins of our own sun and solar system.

Additionally, the DSSI is also being used for the Kepler mission —a NASA project to look for life-bearing planets similar to Earth thatorbit other stars in the Milky Way. In fact, data obtained with the aidof DSSI has been used in more than 60 refereed papers by the Keplerteam in the last two years.

James Dolan, professor of physics, who served as departmentchairman when Horch was hired in 2007, said Southern’s 2012Faculty Scholar Award recipient is already writing his name in thescience history books.

“In the far future, after a space probe from Earth reaches a planetorbiting a distant star and a scholar writes a history of how Earthlingsreached beyond the solar system, an early chapter will be calledKepler. And among the scientists in the long list of references willappear the name E. Horch.”

SOUTHERN STAR GAZER

LEFT:Elliott Horch’sDifferential

Speckle SurveyInstrument is

helpingastonomers

betterunderstand theformation of our

solar system.

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Southern‘s ongoing expansion of its science programs will be greatlyenhanced with the construction of a 98,332-square-foot, four-levelacademic and laboratory science building, commencing in late spring2013. Situated adjacent to Jennings Hall, the current home for thesciences, and connected to Jennings at the upper and ground levels, the new building will further the university’s capacity to educate morestudents in the STEM disciplines — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

In the past five years, enrollment in STEM courses at Southern hasincreased by 21.6 percent. Of the 1,001 students enrolled in fall 2012,425 (43 percent) were women and 245 (24 percent) were minorities.The number of physics majors at Southern has nearly doubled in thelast four years, while current graduation rates are in the top 15 percentnationally.

Configured in the shape of an “L,” the new $49 million home forSouthern’s STEM students will feature scientific displays andinstrumentation visible from within and outside the building. Embracinginnovative sustainable design, it will house teaching and researchtraining laboratories for nanotechnology, physics and optics, the earthsciences, the environmental sciences, cancer research, astronomy,molecular biology and chemistry. There will also be two 50-seatclassrooms, conference space, and student study areas.

The ConnSCU Center for Nanotechnology will be located on theground floor. The laboratory space for the center is designed to isolatethe building vibrations, a necessity when dealing with microscopic mat-erials. There will also be expanded wings for earth science, environ-mental science, molecular biology, chemistry, the Center for CoastalMarine Studies, and physics teaching and research laboratories.

Students will have access to a new supercomputing laboratory forresearch in theoretical science, bioinformatics, and computer science.And a saltwater aquaria room, replete with touch tank and phyto-plankton grow tank, will be a focus of outreach to area schools and‘the community.

Scientific displays will be featured throughout the interior, illustratingthe research interests of faculty and students, and a large-scale replicaof a nanotube will be a focal point in the center of the building. An outdoor rock garden will showcase rocks indigenous to Connecticut,and will also serve as an earth science laboratory.

NEW HOME FOR STEM STUDENTS

LEFT:A new

academic andlaboratory

science building,scheduled forcompletionduring the2014-15

academic year,will bolstereducational

opportunities forstudents.

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HOMECOMING2012

COMMUNITYSERVICE 2012

LEFT:A detail from

Mia Brownell’s‘Still Life with

DendriteDreams,’

inspired byUConn

scientists’genetic

research.

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SOUTHERNThe “still life” paintings by Mia Brownell continue to win accoladeson campus and abroad. Brownell, an associate professor of art, wasrecently nominated as a runner-up for the United Kingdom’s YoungMaster Art Prize, an award that celebrates the skills and traditions ofthe past and honors young artists who demonstrate those talents.

Her creative research is geared toward the tradition of still lifepainting. Brownell’s work questions the ethics of industrialized foodmanipulation by reexamining the traditional genre of still life toinclude scientific imagery generated by advanced genetic research.

“I have been painting about food for a long time,’’ she said.“Science is a big part of food culture.”

Brownell’s work was represented in several exhibits in 2012in both the United States and England. For example, shewas awarded a $25,000 commission from the University ofConnecticut Health Center for the installation of herpainting, “Still Life with Dendrite Dreams.” The work,inspired by UConn scientists’ genetic research, is located inUConn’s Cell and Genome Sciences Building, and is her firstmajor public art commission.

Brownell's work has been showcased from New Haven to Milan, Italy,with a concentration of exhibits along the East Coast. She has hadsolo exhibitions at venues in several major American cities, includingthe National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.

A past recipient of Southern’s Faculty Scholar Award and aConnecticut State University Board of Trustees Research Award,Brownell also won recognition from the U.S. Department of State ArtIn Embassies Program. Earlier, she was awarded a prestigiousposition as visiting artist of the American Academy in Rome.

SCIENTIFIC IMAGERY PROVIDES RICH PALETTE


LEFT:Luisa Piemontese

uses a little-known but

highly effectivemetod ofteaching

beginningSpanish.

SHOWCASING

SOUTHERNIn a beginning Spanish class, where students are expected to learnthe basics of the language, the teacher typically stands in front of theroom, speaking Spanish words and phrases, and the students repeatback what they hear.

Now imagine that same beginning Spanish class with the teacherstanding quietly in the back of the room observing the students busilyhelping each other with an activity. Or with the teacher pointing tocolored spots on a board and silently mouthing sounds, as thestudents try to make the sounds the teacher is suggesting. What isgoing on here?

What is going on is The Silent Way, an approach to teachinglanguages developed in the 1960s, but rarely taught today. In fact,Luisa Piemontese, professor of world languages and literatures, whobegan to use this little-known method in her introductory Spanishclasses last year, may well be the only instructor in the country who iscurrently using The Silent Way to teach a foreign language.

The most unusual feature of the approach — the teacher’s silence —“gets everyone to focus on the structure of the language,” Piemontesesaid. Students have fun with the boards and other implements used inthis method, like a game, but they also retain the structure of thelanguage. She introduces vocabulary words later in the semester.

While The Silent Way is slower than other approaches and focusesmore on the quality of learning rather than quantity, “you are buildingsomething, and it stays with you,” Piemontese said, adding that it is agood approch for students who learn in different ways.

LEARNING A LANGUAGE IN SILENCE


LEFT:Faculty membersDeborah Carroll

(top), Barbara Aronson

(bottom left),Elizabeth Keenan (bottom center),

and Christine Petto (bottom right) were

recognized forexcellence in theirrespective fields.

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SOUTHERNDeborah Carroll, professor of psychology, views her position asmore of a journey than a job — a voyage she takes with her studentseach year and finds memorable, challenging, and personallyrewarding. But Carroll — who has taught as a full-time facultymember at Southern since 1994 — never imagined that journeywould include recognition as the Carnegie Foundation for theAdvancement of Teaching Connecticut Professor of the Year.

The Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement andSupport of Education (CASE) named Carroll as the 2012 recipient of the prestigious award. A professor of the year was chosen this year in 30 of 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia. A total of 300 professors were nominated throughout the nation for thevarious state awards.

“It is an honor to be named as the recipient of the award and I’mparticularly honored to bring recognition to SCSU,” she said. “I hopeit affords me opportunities to share discussions, strategies, andinformation about teaching with colleagues at all levels of education.”

Interim Provost Marianne Kennedy said that Carroll is a “giftedteacher and advisor, but she is also a gracious colleague, mentor, androle model to other faculty. She epitomizes the teacher-scholar that weall try to emulate.”

Other notable faculty awards during 2012 were earned by BarbaraAronson, coordinator of the new Ed.D. in nursing education andrecipient of the Connecticut Nursing Association’s prestigious VirginiaA. Henderson Award for outstanding contributions to the profession;and Elizabeth Keenan, coordinator of the B.S.W. program, who waschosen as Connecticut’s Social Worker of the Year, in part for herestablishment of a multi-faith organization committed to social andeconomic justice. On campus, Christine Petto, a professor of history,received the 2011 Faculty Scholar Award for her book, “WhenFrance was King of Cartography: The Patronage and Production ofMaps in Early Modern France.”

A JOURNEY TO THE TOP


Mary A. Papazian was formally installed as Southern’s

11th president on Sept. 28, 2012. Her inauguration

capped a series of activities and events celebrating the

university and its campus community. Events included the

ribbon-cutting for the new School of Business; a Buley

Library reception highlighting faculty authors; a student

festival; a creative arts showcase; and a faculty symposium

on liberal arts and the professions. Since President

Papazian is of Armenian descent, inauguration week also

featured several events with an Armenian flavor, including

an art exhibit and a book discussion of “The Sandcastle

Girls,” with New York Times bestselling author

Chris Bohjalian. Photo highlights and excerpts from the

President’s inaugural address are at right.

THE INAUGURATION OF MARY A. PAPAZIAN

‘i am truly honored to be installedas the 11th president of southernconnecticut state university, an energetic and notableinstitution with strong values and traditions. i pledge that i willdo my utmost to lead southernforward for the next decade tomeet the increasing challenges ofhigher education in an ever morecomplex and demanding world.’

‘it is public universities likesouthern that must lead theway in showing that what wecan accomplish here is vitallyimportant to the future of oursociety. we must make clear to the public, to the businesscommunity, and to the politicalestablishment that investing in an institution like southern is not only an investment in the students who attend the university but also, byextension, it is an investment in the whole community and in the very future of america.’

UPPER LEFT: President Papazian with her family, from left, daughters Ani and Marie, and husband Dennis. LEFT: With Vicki S. Hovanessian, curator of a special campus exhibit of artworks by artists of Armenian descent. BELOW: With author Chris Bohjalian.OVERLEAF: With faculty senate mace bearer Maria Diamantis.

‘… southern and its three sisterconnecticut state universitiesplay a unique role inconnecticut's higher educationsystem. we provide learningopportunities at theundergraduate and graduatelevels for students from all walks of life — from theteenaged freshman, to theworking parents, to the seniorcitizens who have truly earnedthe title ‘life-long learners.’

TOP LEFT:Amanda Thomas

finishes her collegeswimming career

as an 18-time All-American

and a four-timeNCAA individual

champion.BOTTOM:Sophomore

Nick Lebron (right)stands out at the

2012 NCAADivision II IndoorTrach and FieldChampionships.

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SOUTHERNJunior Amanda Thomas owned the pool at the 2012 NCAA DivisionII Swimming and Diving Championships. Her two national titles —the 400-yard individual medley and then the 200-yard individualmedley while establishing a new Division II record — earned her thecoveted Division II Swimmer of the Year title by the College SwimmingCoaches Association of America. Thomas had already shown shecould compete with the best with a national title in the 200-yardindividual medley and two runner-up finishes in 2011.

At the 2012 event, Thomas also finished second in the 200-yardbutterfly, and broke the Division II record along with the winner. In addition, she placed third in the 200-yard backstroke.

Coach Tim Quill said Thomas’ development since coming to Southernhas been extraordinary: “In the past two to three years, she has gone from a really good high school state swimmer to swimming at thenational level against some with international experience. She has abetter understanding of the sport and is learning how to handle (thepressure and expectations) better and better.”

Clearly. In the weeks before this publication went to press, Thomasearned her third straight national title in the 200-yard individualmedley, was runner-up in the 200-yard butterfly and was third in the400-yard individual medley — earning her the Division II NationalSwimmer of the Meet award for the second consecutive year. Thomascapped her outstanding collegiate career as an 18-time All-American,a four-time NCAA individual champion and four-time runner-up.

Nick Lebron was not the one whom most trackobservers focused upon when the two-dayheptathlon began at the 2012 NCAA Division IIIndoor Track and Field Championships. But after theseven events were completed, it was Lebron whotowered above the rest on the victory platform.

Lebron, a sophomore, compiled 5,225 points to takethe national title. In so doing, he elevated the Owlsto a third-place finish in the team competition —Southern’s best performance in school history.Lebron was third after day one, but vaulted to thetop of the field with three strong marks on the secondday of competition, with the penultimate event, thepole vault, proving to be the difference maker.

VAULTINGTO THE TOP

A NATIONAL SPLASH


TOP:‘HallelujahBroadway.’CENTER,

LEFT TO RIGHT: Dan Gediman,

‘Spring Awakening,’and Mark Kelly.

BOTTOM: ‘The Rocky

Horror Show,’ presented by the Crescent Players.

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SOUTHERNThe campus was alive with a number of performing arts and culturalevents during 2012, several of which were planned as part of thecelebration of President Mary Papazian’s inauguration in September.

The Crescent Players presented productions of the musicals “SpringAwakening” and “The Rocky Horror Show.”

In April, internationally known singers Alfreda Burke and RodrickDixon were the featured performers at the University Choir concert,“Hallelujah Broadway.”

April also brought a commemoration of Yom HaShoah: HolocaustRemembrance Day, with a panel discussion featuring several Southernfaculty members.

The annual Mary and Louis Fusco Distinguished Lecture featured MarkKelly, former commander of the Space Shuttle, with a special messagefrom his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz.

In September, an exhibition of Armenian artwork, curated by VickiShoghag Hovanessian, opened at the Lyman Center Lobby Gallery.The exhibit presented paintings, drawings and sculptures by 13 leading Armenian artists.

Bestselling author Chris Bohjalian gave a campus talk andbooksigning on the subject of his latest novel, “The Sandcastle Girls.”

Dan Gediman, executive producer of the public radio program “This I Believe,” and co-editor, with Jay Allison, of the books “This I Believe”and “This I Believe II: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Menand Women,” was on campus for a book discussion based on theradio series.

In December, The Haven Quartet presented a concert — “ImmigrantVoices: The Arab World” — which included a performance of Elegyfor String Quartet and Recorded Sound, composed by Mark Kuss,professor of music, and performed by the quartet, with student ManiMirzaee playing setar. The Haven Quartet is in residence at Southern,sponsored by the Stutzman Family Foundation.

THOUGHT-PROVOKING ARTS AND EVENTS


CLOCKWISE FROMUPPER LEFT:

Christopher Buter, Melanie Guillerault,

ChristopherKnickerbocker,Jonathan Uhl.

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SOUTHERNSouthern’s quartet of 2012 Henry Barnard Distinguished StudentAward recipients are pursuing careers with the intent of helpingothers develop a keen intellect and/or healthy body.

Christopher Buter, a public health major, eventually hopes to become a college professor. Buter won the Public Health Award for Excellence in 2011, an honor recognizing both high academicachievement and exceptional community service. A registered nursetrained in his native Nigeria, has worked in the adult daycare center of the Mary Wade Home in New Haven, assisting senior citizens with physical and psychological disabilities.

Melanie Guillerault, an elementary education and psychology major,plans to pursue a master’s degree in reading at Southern. Guilleraultwas a member of three honors societies and earned the Barbara G.Mastroianni Memorial Endowed Scholarship for her excellence as aneducation student. She has been a student teacher at variouselementary schools in Hamden, completing more than 80 hours offieldwork in curriculum courses, and seven to 10 hours a day in theclassroom.

Christopher Knickerbocker, an exercise science major, was the 2012 recipient of Southern’s Physical Education OutstandingFuture Professional (OFP) Award. He has served as co-president of the Physical Education Club and is a Certified Strength andConditioning Specialist.

Jonathan Uhl, a chemistry major, earned a 3.98 GPA and the Dr.Harry O. Haakonsen Memorial Award in Chemistry (2011). He hadbeen the vice president of the Chemistry Club. He served as assistantmedical director for Camp Abilities CT, a summer camp for blind andvisually impaired youth and has been self-employed piano teacherand math and science tutor.

SHARP MINDS AND BIG HEARTS


LEFT:Southern’s

outreach intolocal schoolsexpanded to

include the newGEAR UP

(Gaining EarlyAwareness andReadiness for

UndergraduateProgram.)

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SOUTHERNMore than 125 seventh graders from New Haven’s schools will takeclasses at Southern this summer as part of a federally-fundedprogram designed to improve college access and readiness.

Southern is one of only three higher education institutions inConnecticut participating in the Gaining Early Awareness andReadiness for Undergraduate Program (GEAR UP), a seven-year,$31.5 million project that is designed to serve 3,000 middle schoolstudents in New Haven, Waterbury, and East Hartford. Southern wasawarded $2 million from the grant, which is funded by the U.S.Department of Education.

The 125 students will be selected from about 320 incoming seventhgraders at New Haven schools. They will participate in classes andprograms in math, science, literacy, and arts and culture for a five-week period during the summer — and similar sessions will runthrough 2018.

“The GEAR UP grant presents Southern with the opportunity to strengthen our partnership with the New Haven School District,”said Patricia Zibluk, director of Sponsored Programs and Research.“By working together, we can bring services, mentoring, summerexperiences, as well as academic and arts enrichment to 320 entering seventh graders and their families for the next six years.”

The New Haven seventh-graders, along with about 2,700 of theirpeers statewide — will be eligible for college scholarships after highschool graduation. In addition, Southern will allocate $1.2 millionspecifically for those students who participate in the summer programat Southern. They also will be allowed to take 6 credits of classes atSouthern tuition-free.

FULLFILLING COLLEGE DREAMS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS


Southern’s softball team completed its finest season in school historyto gain a berth for the first time in the 2012 NCAA Division IICollege World Series (CWS) in Louisville, Ky.

The Owls won 37 games in the regular season and claimed theirfirst Northeast-10 Conference regular season championship. In their first game of the CWS, the Owls defeated Midwest Region champion St. Joseph’s College (Rensselaer, Ind.), before being edged by the top two ranked teams in the country in their next two outings. In all, Southern closed the year with a school record of 43 wins and a No. 6 final national ranking.

Senior pitcher Jayme Larson threw 422 pitches over 26 2/3 innings in the Super Regional, a snapshot of excellence in a school-record 26-win season for the right-handed ace. Two All-Americans: junior outfielder Brittany Bucko (19 home runs and 69 runs scored) and junior third baseman Alyssa Downs (61 RBIs) also set school records.

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

LEFT:Senior pitcherJayme Larsonlooks to strikeout another

batter during her26-win season.


Many Southern athletic teams andindividuals have broken records over theyears. But a lesser-known mark, set last fall, bodes well for the future of theOwls’ athletes. The program’s 395 athletestallied a cumulative GPA of 3.057 —an all-time semester high.

Eleven of the Owls’ 19 programs achieveda team GPA of 3.0 or higher during the fall2012 semester. The women’s cross countryteam posted a 3.84 team GPA to lead allprograms, while the 3.11 GPA posted bythe men’s basketball team was tops amongthe men’s squads.

Individually, 104 Southern athletes —better than one in four — garnered a GPAof a 3.5 or higher, including nine students who scored a perfect 4.0 GPA.

ATHLETICPROGRAMSETS NEWSCHOOLACADEMICRECORD

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SOUTHERN

After too many years of teaching, working and learning in an agingbuilding inadequate for higher education, Southern faculty, staff andstudents finally have access to 21st-century accommodations andtechnologies in a newly renovated School of Business building.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last Sept. 21, kicking off aweek-long series of events celebrating the inauguration of Mary A.Papazian as Southern’s 11th president. The 23,000 square-footbuilding houses faculty offices, classrooms, meeting rooms, workshopspace, and a high-tech stock trading room where students wherestudents conduct research on the various market sectors.

Recently, the new buildling was identified as a LEED Gold- certifiedfacility by the U.S. Green Building Council, an award that recognizesprojects that excel in being environmentally friendly.

To fully develop the school’s potential and respond to Connecticut’swork force needs, the university is seeking additional funding todevelop the building’s adjoining annex as a Business StudentResource Center, which would offer internship development andmanagement, along with academic advisement and technologyassistance. A three-year, $90,000 grant from Northeast Utilities hasenabled the university to establish the center.

Southern’s business students competed in a variety of competitions lastspring, earning several noteworthy awards.

A team of marketing students tied for third place in the AmericanMarketing Association’s International Case Competition by developinga marketing plan for an academic publishing company. The contestpitted Southern against schools such as the University of Pennsylvaniaand the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Two Southern teams also earned first-place awards at the ConnecticutCollegiate Business Plan Competition — an event that included 23teams from 13 schools.

ALL ABOUT BUSINESS

TOP:The newlyrenovated

School of Businessbuilding brings21st century

accommodations to faculty

and students. BOTTOM:

Business studentsparticipate

in a variety ofcompetitions, which have

brought homeseveral awards.


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SOUTHERN

MAKING THE GRADE

LEFT:Southern remains

an accrediteduniversity by theNew EnglandAssociation of

Schools &Colleges

(NEASC), whichhas praised theinstitution for its

culture ofeducation andassessment.


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SOUTHERNSouthern has passed its final exam in the 2011-12 academic year and will remain an accredited university by the New EnglandAssociation of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) through 2021.

“The dedicated faculty and staff of SCSU are effectivelyaccomplishing the institution’s mission by offering high-qualityundergraduate programs, supported by a newly revised LiberalEducation Program and graduate education in applied fields,”wrote Mary Jo Mayhew, chairwoman of the Commission onInstitutions of Higher Education, the regional accrediting agency for colleges and universities in all six New England states. “We take favorable note of the development of a robust evaluationand assessment culture on the campus.”

Mayhew also credited Southern for the various building projects it has completed during the last decade and its solid financialpositioning, in spite of reductions to its state appropriation andmodest reductions in undergraduate enrollment. Southern hasachieved annual net operating surpluses for the last three years.

“We share the judgment of the visiting team that, as SCSUwelcomes a new president, it is well positioned to build upon theaccomplishments of the past decade and continue its institutionaldevelopment.”

Interim Provost Marianne Kennedy said she was pleased with theresults of the review: “If Southern were a student, you could say thatwe received very good grades. But like all good students — wecan’t allow ourselves to rest on our laurels. We have a lot of hardwork ahead of us to continue improving as an institution.”

READY, SET, JUMP!

LEFT:Southern’s rolein the national

Jumpstartprogram notonly provides

support for localpreschoolers

but givesparticipating

Southernstudents

valuable hands-on experience.


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SOUTHERNSouthern students are working with local preschool childrenfrom low-income neighborhoods in an effort to bolster their literacy,language and socio-emotional skills. Thirty-five students are currentlycompleting 300 hours of service in New Haven, serving about 85children in five classrooms in two different preschool locations.

The university is only the second in Connecticut to join Jumpstart —a national program funded by AmeriCorps that seeks to close theachievement gap by connecting college students with classes ofpreschoolers. The Southern students offer instruction to the children for two hours per day, twice a week, as part of a supplementalprogram to the preschools’ existing curricula.

“This truly is a wonderful opportunity, both for the preschool childrenand our own students,” said Adam Goldberg, a Southern associateprofessor of education who is serving as a liaison to the Jumpstartprogram. “Studies have shown that the kids who participate in thisprogram show significant gains in their literacy and language skills,and that it also helps with their social skills.”

Southern students — generally those in the teacher-training programs — also benefit in several ways, Goldberg said.“They gain valuable, hands-on experience in working with youngchildren; a significant accomplishment to put on their resume, and even a financial reward,” he said.

Jumpstart is working with 12 universities in the tri-state area, serving more than 1,400 children. College students work more than 300 hours per year in the program, and after completing those hours, they receive an award of $1,175 to use toward tuition,books or loans.

LEFT:The NursingDepartment

continues to findways to address

the nationalnursing shortage

with a new Ed.D. program

and extra supportfor its accelerated

program.

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SOUTHERNStudents accepted into a new Ed.D. program in nursing educationoffered collaboratively by Southern and Western Connecticut Stateuniversities can now have a portion of their tuition, fees and bookspaid through a federal loan — most of which is forgivable if theybecome nursing professors after earning their degree.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration awardedthe universities a grant of $98,720 to help students afford the costfor the three-year program.

“The Ed.D. (Doctor of Education) program is really distinctive —one of the few that specifically seeks to bolster the teaching ofnursing,” said Barbara Aronson, the university’s programcoordinator. “It is crucial to create a larger pool of nursing facultyso that we can develop more highly qualified nurses.”

The Ed.D. requires students to earn 51 credits on a part-time basisand the classes will be online, eventually costing each student about$50,000.

“We believe this loan program will be very attractive to our studentsto help them afford their degree,” Aronson said. “The fact that we were awarded the federal grant is an indication of the quality of the program.”

Southern also received an $80,000 grant from the Robert WoodJohnson Foundation, enabling enable eight individuals from theAccelerated Career Entry nursing program to receive $10,000scholarships. The university was among 55 institutions nationally —and one of only two in Connecticut — to receive the grant.

ACE enables students to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in 12months, about the half the time it generally takes.

A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR NURSING Ed.D.


TOP:The universitycontinues to

work towardsreducing energy

consumptionand building the

campus’awareness of

the importanceof recycling.BOTTOM:

Megan RudneHoffecker and

James Hoffecker.

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SOUTHERNIts school colors may be blue and white, but Southern has stampeditself as one of the up-and-coming green campuses in the nation.

Southern placed fourth of 98 schools in the country in reducing itselectricity use during the Campus Conservation Nationals 2012, aspring competition coordinated by the U.S. Green Building Council toencourage colleges and universities to reduce energy consumption. Thanks in large part to the efforts of residence hall students and staff,the university posted a reduction rate of 20.5 percent during thethree-week period from March 26 to April 16. Equal to 76,251kilowatt hours, this reduction translated to a cost savings of $11,437.

As one of the top 10 schools in the conservation contest, Southernalso received a credit for 200 megawatt hours of renewable energyfrom Sterling Planet, a company that works with organizations towardbecoming carbon neutral. The 200 megawatt hours of free energywere enough to power one of the university’s smaller residence hallsfor about a year.

CAMPUS CONSERVATION IS ELECTRIC


Megan Rudne Hoffecker and James Hoffecker met as members of the Environmental Futurists, a student group that focuses on improvingenvironmental policies and practices on campus.Now both graduate students, and married to eachother, they work to emphasize to the campuscommunity the value of creating a more sustainableenvironment.

Meg is the interim director of Hickerson Hall andleads the Residence Life Sustainability Committee.She helped coordinate the inaugural FallSustainability Programming Series, working withcampus departments to engage students in makinghealthy and environmentally-conscious decisions.

Jim is a staff member of the university’s new Officeof Sustainability, which coordinates and overseesprojects aimed at reducing the university’s carbonfootprint. Jim coordinates the university’s Day ofService in the fall and the Big Event in the spring —Southern’s two largest community service initiativesof the academic year.

Both Hoffeckers are involved with the campus’organic garden, part of an initiative to bring urbangardening and farming to Southern’s campus.

STUDENTS HELP DRIVESUSTAINABILITY

CLOCKWISEFROM TOP LEFT:Joseph Manzella,Julian Madison,

Gene Birz, Lisa Bier,

Marie McDanieland Jessica

Kenty-Drane,Jonathan

Weinbaum, andWes O’Brien.

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SOUTHERNSouthern’s faculty members gained some well-deservedrecognition — by their peers and in the media — for a variety ofresearch projects. A sampling includes:

• Joseph Manzella, professor of anthropology, traveled around the Western world to study alternative spirituality. His findings include: a community in the foothills of the Italian Alps in whichnine interconnected temples pay homage to European andEgyptian mythological deities and an Indian woman who spreads aglobal message of peace by hugging people from all walks of life.

• Julian Madison, associate professor of history, researched andwrote a book about a 1960s white civil rights leader in Clevelandwho died during a protest when he was accidentally run over by abulldozer.

• Gene Birz, assistant professor of economics and finance, conducteda study of how newspaper headlines on articles aboutunemployment and the Gross Domestic Product can influence thestock market.

• Lisa Bier, social science reference librarian, wrote a book about thechallenges and accomplishments of female American swimmersduring the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

• Marie McDaniel, assistant professor of history, and Jessica Kenty-Drane, associate professor of sociology, both conducted researchon the phenomenon of apocalyptic movements in the United States,creating two new courses on the history of doomsday predictionsand the sociological aspect of the phenomenon.

• Jonathan Weinbaum, assistant professor of biology, spent much of the last decade studying Postosuchus kirkpatricki, a prehistoricancestor to modern crocodiles.Weinbaum’s research confirms thatthe first crocodiles exhibited traits typically associated withmammals: they lived on land, walked on two legs and were mostlikely endothermic, or “warm-blooded.”

• Wes O’Brien, professor of media studies, published a book called“Music in American Combat Films: A Critical Study.” The bookdiscusses film representations of masculinity, what it means to be ahero, and how pop culture views war in general.

FACULTY IN THE HEADLINES


COMMENCEMENT 2012

SHOWCASING

SOUTHERNFundraising results for fiscal year 2012 significantly exceededestimates with $1.52 million raised. The SCSU Foundation’s directfinancial contribution to the university increased by 64 percent tomore than $1.2 million, making it the strongest year of support since 2009.

The ability to provide this level of support to the university is the resultof the generosity of alumni and friends. Of note, the Stutzman FamilyFoundation and the Werth Family Foundation sustained their long-standing tradition of significant support for Southern’s music andmarine science programs, respectively.

Also, the SCSU Foundation received increased support throughplanned gifts, with bequests this year from the estates of FrancesPoloshian, ’45, M.A., ’51; Wanda Dick, M.L.S., ’72; Rebecca Ward,’69, M.S., ’77 and Dr. Dorothy Schrader, faculty emeritus.

In appreciation for the warm welcome from the Southern communityand the university’s supporters, President Mary A. Papazian and herhusband Dr. Dennis Papazian, opened their home to meet and thankvarious constituents following her inauguration. Receptions were held for contributors, corporate partners, faculty leadership andstudent leaders.

Among a host of activities and programs offered by the AlumniAssociation throughout the year was its annual Distinguished andOutstanding Alumni Luncheon held on Oct. 12, 2012. Clifford R.Nordquist, Jr., ’90, and James J. O’Connell IV, ’90, were recognizedas the 2012 Distinguished Alumni for exhibiting the true college spiritand entrepreneurship in founding Just Bagels. This event was followedthe next day by the annual President’s Donor Recognition Breakfastand Homecoming.

BANNER YEAR FOR SUPPORT


LEFT:Thanks to the

generosity andinvolvement of

alumni and friends,the university had its

strongest year ofsupport since 2009.


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SOUTHERNIn fiscal year 2012, Southern continued to exhibit strength in itsprincipal “lines of business” — teaching, research, and public service.The state funding continued to decline and represented just 31.3percent of total revenue for the fiscal year. Comparatively, in fiscalyears 2003 and 2007 the percentage of state support was 44.4percent and 40.2 percent, respectively.

While overall enrollment dipped in 2012, adding to the university’sfinancial challenges, the future looms bright with 1,360 new full-timefreshmen enrolling last fall — the highest number in six years. Studenttuition and fees, following the Board of Regents for Higher Educationguidelines, were increased conservatively, with an effort to keep thecost of a Southern education affordable.

To maintain a balanced budget, the university implemented a costcontainment program. The plan represents a continual effort to spendresources only on essential services, while at the same time providinga quality educational experience for Southern’s students.

Due to the loss of revenue, expenditures in 2012 were decreased inall segments, excluding financial aid scholarships. Southerncompleted the year with a modest surplus and was able to maintainthe operating fund balance guidelines established by the Board ofRegents.

Looking to the 2013-14 fiscal year, the university stands ready to facethe continued challenge of reduced state resources and adapt tochanges resulting from the reorganization of Connecticut’s highereducation system.

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Tuition and Fees 44.3%

State Appropriations

31.3%

FY 2012 Operating Revenues

Investment Income 0.0%

Indirect Cost Recoveries 0.1%

Other Sources of Revenue 1.8%

Private & Local Grant Revenues 1.0%

State Grant Revenues 2.4%

Federal Grant Revenues 7.4%

Auxiliary Sales & Services 11.7%

FY 2012 Operating Expenditures

Auxilary Enterprises 13.0%

Scholarships & Fellowships 14.4%

Operations & Maintenance –Plant 7.3%

Institutional Support 12.4%

Student Services 9.7%

Library 2.7%

Academic Support 3.4%

Public Service 0.3%

Research & Sponsored Programs 0.9%

Instruction35.9%

LEFT:Despite the

economic downturnand the resulting

impact on revenues,Southern continued

to move ahead.

Connecticut State Colleges & Universities Board of Regents for Higher Education

Senior Administrative Officers for the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities

Officers for Southern Connecticut State University

Produced by the Office of Public AffairsMary A. Papazian President

Marianne Kennedy Interim Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

James E. Blake Executive Vice President

Tracy Tyree Vice President for Student and University Affairs

Gregg Crerar Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Pablo Molina Chief Information Officer

Philip E. Austin Interim President

Elsa Nuñez Vice President for Connecticut State Universities

David L. Levinson Vice President for Community Colleges

Lewis J. Robinson, Jr. ChairYvette Meléndez Vice ChairRichard J. BalducciEugene BellNaomi K. CohenLawrence DeNardisNicholas M. DonofrioMatt FleuryMichael FraserMerle W. Harris

Gary F. HollowayCraig LappenRené LererMichael E. PollardZac ZeitlinEx-Officio Members:Jewel MullenSharon PalmerStefan PryorCatherine Smith

Patrick Dilger DirectorPatrick Dilger, Betsy Beacom, Joe Musante

Editors and WritersMike Kobylanski, Villia Struyk WritersIsabel Chenoweth PhotographerAlisha Martindale Assistant PhotographerJohn Steady Sports PhotographerBarbara Kagan DesignerMansir Printing Printer

Mission StatementSouthern 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.








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