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Rowan University
Image:Rowan logo.png
Motto: Eruditio spes mundi ("Education, hope of the world")
Established: 1923
Type: Public
President: Donald J. Farish
Faculty: ~650
Undergraduates: 8,120
Postgraduates: 1,218
Location: Glassboro, New Jersey, USA
Campus: Suburban, about 200 acres
Athletics: 16 NCAA Division III sports teams
Mascot: Prof (owl in commencement regalia)
Website: www.rowan.edu

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School

Enrollment at Rowan from the fall semester of 2005 shows 8,120 undergraduates (6,853 full-time, 1,267 part-time), 1,218 graduate students, 59 doctoral students and 89 post-baccelaurate certification candidates. [3] It is divided into a Graduate School and seven academic colleges: Business, Communication, Education, Engineering, Fine & Performing Arts, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Professional & Continuing Education. A moderately-priced, high-quality institution, Rowan is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in the "Top Tier" of northern regional universities. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D Kiplinger's named Rowan one of the "100 Best Buys in Public Colleges and Universities" and the Princeton Review included Rowan in "The Best Northeastern Colleges. The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company "

Acceptance

For the class of 2011, 51. 7% of applicants were accepted. [4]

South Jersey Technology Park

A map outlining the new West Campus.
A map outlining the new West Campus.

On April 10, 2006, the school along with private organization, Lincoln Property Company, will break ground as the newest installment of the school's West Campus. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The 188 acre site will be reserved for the South Jersey Technology Park which will serve as an establishment for science and technology companies. [5]

Athletics

A member of the NCAA in Division III, the sports teams at Rowan University have been moderately successful on a national level. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. The football team is regularly a contender for the national title, having gone to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl five times (1999, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1993) and the national semifinals in 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a The NCAA Division III National Football Championship began in 1973. The women's field hockey team won the national championship in 2002 and had a perfect season of 21 wins and no losses. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick The men's basketball team has made the Division III National Championship Tournament 12 times, winning the national title in 1996. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The men's soccer team has made the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament 24 times, resulting in seven trips to the national semifinals. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Rowan men's soccer has won national titles in both 1981 and 1990, finished second in 1979 and 2000, and third in 1980, 1985 and 1998. Rowan hosted the Division III National Championship Tournament Final Four for men's soccer in 2000 and Women's Lacrosse in 2002. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. Rowan competes in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Member teams Football-only members Football Affiliates for 2008 Expansion State University of New York at Brockport and

West campus

On March 20, 2006, President Donald Farish announced a joint venture between the university and Major League Soccer to construct a new athletic complex based around a 20,000 seat soccer-specific stadium on property owned by the campus at the intersection of U.S. Route 322 and New Jersey State Route 55. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U Soccer-specific stadium (or football-specific stadium) is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada, coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer US Route 322 is a long east-west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Route description State Route 55 begins at an intersection with State Route 47 in the township of Maurice River The stadium itself is planned to be complete for the start of the 2009 MLS season. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. The project is proposed to be completed with little to no cost to the university or the state of New Jersey. However, critics counter that the Rowan West project is already costing taxpayers almost one million dollars a year in lost ratables (property taxes). The project is to be built on land that was seized through eminent domain. Eminent domain ( United States) compulsory purchase ( United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland) resumption/compulsory acquisition Furthermore, Route 322 and Route 55 would likely require expensive upgrades to handle the large volume of traffic that events at Rowan West would draw.

Oak Hall.
Oak Hall.

However, the future of the project, especially the soccer stadium, is in doubt after budget problems in New Jersey resulted in budget cutbacks, including funding for infrastructure upgrades required to handle increased traffic that would come with an MLS team. [6]

University student organizations

The facade of Bunce Hall shows both the old and the new names of the school.
The facade of Bunce Hall shows both the old and the new names of the school.

12% of men and 7% of women belong to a fraternity or sorority at Rowan University. There are over 75 University sanctioned student clubs and organizations on campus, underneath the Student Government Association.

National Fraternities:

National Sororities:

There are a myriad of other Chartered Clubs, all of which report to the Student Government Association including national award-winning programs such as the local PRSSA, and The Student University Programmers (SUP) The University also has the award-winning[7] Rowan Radio, 89. Alpha Chi Rho ( ΑΧΡ) is a men's collegiate fraternity founded on June 4 1895 at Trinity College in Hartford Connecticut by the Reverend Membership requirements Member The NIC membership requirements are detailed in the By-Laws of the North-American Interfraternity Conference Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans Founded on December 4 1906 on the campus of Alpha Phi Omega (commonly known as APO but also ΑΦΩ A-Phi-O and A-Phi-Q is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses an Delta Chi ( ΔΧ) (del-ta kai or D-Chi is an international secret letter college social Fraternity formed on October 13, 1890, at Cornell Membership requirements Member The NIC membership requirements are detailed in the By-Laws of the North-American Interfraternity Conference Kappa Alpha Psi ( KAΨ) is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership Lambda Theta Phi (also Lambdas was founded on December 1 1975 at Kean College in Union New Jersey Membership requirements Member The NIC membership requirements are detailed in the By-Laws of the North-American Interfraternity Conference History Established in 1998 NALFO the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations set out to become the uniting force for Latin-based fraternities and sororities Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ is an international fraternity and was the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ Phi Psi is a US national college fraternity. Membership requirements Member The NIC membership requirements are detailed in the By-Laws of the North-American Interfraternity Conference Phi Kappa Sigma ( ΦΚΣ) is an international all-male college leadership and social fraternity. Membership requirements Member The NIC membership requirements are detailed in the By-Laws of the North-American Interfraternity Conference Phi Mu Alpha (ΦΜΑ Sinfonia is a collegiate social fraternity for men with an interest in music Sigma Pi ( ΣΠ) is an international College social fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada. Membership requirements Member The NIC membership requirements are detailed in the By-Laws of the North-American Interfraternity Conference Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ is a predominately African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington D Tau Kappa Epsilon ( ΤΚΕ or Teke, pronounced T-K-E or ˈtiːk as in Teak wood is a College fraternity founded on January 10th Membership requirements Member The NIC membership requirements are detailed in the By-Laws of the North-American Interfraternity Conference Alpha Epsilon Phi ( ΑΕΦ) is a sorority and member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Members History Early histories of women's fraternities contain accounts of "rushing and pledging agreements" or "compacts" among fraternities Alpha Kappa Alpha ( ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered Sorority established and incorporated by African American college women Alpha Sigma Alpha ( ΑΣΑ) is a US national Sorority founded on November 15, 1901 at Longwood College (now University in Members History Early histories of women's fraternities contain accounts of "rushing and pledging agreements" or "compacts" among fraternities Members History Early histories of women's fraternities contain accounts of "rushing and pledging agreements" or "compacts" among fraternities Delta Sigma Theta ( ΔΣΘ) Sorority is a Non-profit Greek letter organization of college educated women who perform public service placing emphasis on the Lambda Theta Alpha ( ΛΘA) is a Sorority founded in December 1975 at Kean University in Union New Jersey and has since grown to over History Established in 1998 NALFO the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations set out to become the uniting force for Latin-based fraternities and sororities Sigma Sigma Sigma (ΣΣΣ also known as Tri Sigma or Sigma, is a national American women’s Sorority with membership of more than 92000 members Members History Early histories of women's fraternities contain accounts of "rushing and pledging agreements" or "compacts" among fraternities Theta Phi Alpha ( ΘΦΑ) women's Fraternity was founded at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor on August 30, 1912. Members History Early histories of women's fraternities contain accounts of "rushing and pledging agreements" or "compacts" among fraternities Zeta Phi Beta ( ΖΦß) is an international historically black Greek-lettered sorority and a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. 7 WGLS-FM. WGLS-FM, known as Rowan Radio is a College radio station licensed to Rowan University that broadcasts on 89 Rowan University's Student Publications include the weekly newspaper, The Whit, and a periodical humor magazine called Venue. Cinema Workshop, the University's student film club, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007[8], and The Rowan Television Network, the campus' very own Closed Circuit TV station[9]

Admissions

Students entering the University in 2008 had a mean SAT I range between 1090 and 1260 (math/critical reading only), and average GPA of 3. 6, and were ranked in the top 21% of their high school classes. [10]

Famous events

Hollybush Mansion, site of the Glassboro Summit Conference.
Hollybush Mansion, site of the Glassboro Summit Conference.

The Cold War Glassboro Summit Conference between U. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Glassboro Summit Conference was a 1967 summit meeting held during the Cold War, between United States President Lyndon B S. President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin took place on June 23-25, 1967, in Hollybush Mansion at Glassboro State College. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Alexey Nikolayevich Kosygin (Алексе́й Никола́евич Косы́гин Aleksej Nikolajevič Kosygin; February 20 1904 - December Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The college was chosen because of its location equidistant between New York City, where Kosygin was making a speech at the U. N. , and Washington, D. C.

While not occurring on University grounds, a significant event occurred in 1986 at Glassboro High School (which exists on the outskirts of the campus). Ronald Reagan spoke at the Glassboro High School graduation. [11] This was the only time in American history that a sitting President spoke at a high school graduation ceremony. In the speech, Reagan reflected on the Glassboro Summit Conference and offered an optimistic analysis of the future of the Cold War. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The event brought a high level of media attention.

Black Sabbath's first American gig was played at Glassboro State College on October 30, 1970. Black Sabbath are an The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [12]

Social climate

Riots took place during Spring Weekend 1986, primarily off campus (though dominated by students) around the Beau Rivage townhomes and the Crossings apartment complex. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) As a result, Glassboro State College was ranked as the #28 Party School in the nation in the January 1987 issue of Playboy magazine. " Party school " is a term used to describe a college or university (usually in the United States that has a reputation for heavy alcohol and drug use or a general culture of licentiousness Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy [13] Coincidentally, in the Greek section of that same issue of Playboy, the Epsilon Eta chapter of Zeta Beta Tau was also named one of the Animal House Contenders. Zeta Beta Tau ( ZBT, brothers of which are nicknamed Zebes) is a historically Jewish, presently Nonsectarian international fraternity [14]

Though the alcohol-fueled Spring Weekend was cancelled by then-President Herman James (a non-alcoholic version continued for several years), Glassboro State College remained known for its hard partying culture. However in 1988, there began one of the biggest crackdowns in school history. As result of the drinking death of freshman James Callahan at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, Herman James decided to make GSC an example for the rest of the State colleges and universities to follow. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey He invited the NJ Alcoholic Beverage Control commission (ABC) to the school and began shutting down off-campus parties, and placing undercover agents in the local liquor establishments. This prompted Morton Downey, Jr., who was based in Secaucus, NJ, and very popular at the time, to do an untelevised show focusing on the drinking age and the classic argument that an eighteen year old can go off to war and die for their country, but they cannot legally buy and consume a beer. Morton Downey Jr (born Sean Morton Downey; December 9, 1932 - March 12, 2001) was a American Television Talk Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 15931 Needless to say, he sided with the student opinion on this issue. The following year, the ABC did not return, and the partying atmosphere that Glassboro State College was known for, returned in earnest and continued into the 1990s and early 2000s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999

The Presidency of Donald J. Farish was noted for a continued crackdown on this partying culture which declined alongside a rise in SAT scores and class rank among the incoming freshman classes. Donald J Farish (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a biologist and president of Rowan University in Glassboro New Jersey. The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for College admissions in the The crackdown on the partying culture began in earnest in 2002 with the official banning of kegs for use by Greek letter organizations. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A keg is a cylindrical container usually constructed of aluminum steel or wood [15] In 2006, two Rowan University students were found guilty for serving alcohol to minors that resulted in the death of a 16-year old male at an off campus party, with Rowan promising to follow up with its own penalties. [16] While many look back on the wild past with nostalgia, the more tame University of the 2000s has shown a higher degree of academic aptitude among its students.

Campus violence

On October 27, 2007 (during Homecoming festivities) 19-year old sophomore Donald Farrell was robbed and beaten to death by unknown assailants while walking behind the Triad dormitory. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [17] Farrell was leaving a local convenience store with a group of friends when he was approached by three individuals. After asking Farrell where there was a party, the assailants then began punching and kicking him, knocking him down. They took his wallet, got into their car and drove away. University and local police arrived on-scene in less than 90 seconds[18] and Farrell was rushed to Cooper University Hospital. Cooper University Hospital is a provider of comprehensive health services medical education and clinical research in southern New Jersey and the Delaware Valley. En route, EMTs revived Farrell multiple times but he died in the hospital the next morning. Autopsy reports show that he died of blunt force trauma to the right side of his neck. [19]

A reward of $100,000 has been offered for information leading to the capture, arrest of conviction of the assailants. [20]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Gurney, Kaitlin. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government "10 years later, Rowan still reaps gift's rewards - Rowan Milestones", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, 2002. The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily Newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Accessed August 1, 2007. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Rowan University catapulted onto the national stage a decade ago when industrialist Henry Rowan gave sleepy Glassboro State College $100 million, the largest single sum ever donated to a public institution. . . . Rowan and his late wife, Betty, gave the money on July 6, 1992, with just one requirement: that a first-rate engineering school be built. In gratitude, Glassboro State changed its name to Rowan College. "
  2. ^ O'Brien, Gina. "R U READY? / ROWAN CELEBRATES ITS NEW STATUS AS A UNIVERSITY", The Press of Atlantic City, [[{April 8]], 1997. The Press of Atlantic City is a Newspaper based in Pleasantville New Jersey. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Accessed August 1, 2007. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "For years, Rowan had the makings of a university, but it just recently applied for university status, achieving it with a nod of approval from the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education on March 21. "
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ http://www.rowan.edu/open/irp/documents/CDS07.pdf
  5. ^ About : Overview
  6. ^ http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/15418323.htm
  7. ^ Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM - The Music That Matters
  8. ^ Cinema Workshop at Rowan University: 30th Anniversary
  9. ^ RTN :: Rowan Television Network
  10. ^ 2005-07 Rowan University Fact Sheet
  11. ^ Remarks at the High School Commencement Exercises in Glassboro, New Jersey
  12. ^ Black Sabbath Online: Tour Dates 1971
  13. ^ Urban Legends Reference Pages: Playboy's Party Schools
  14. ^ GLASSBORO STATE: The Zeta Beta Tau boys who like to trash their living quarters were evicted 4 times in 3 years, Playboy Magazine, January 1987. [2]
  15. ^ The Whit - University bans kegs from Greek life
  16. ^ The Whit - Students sentenced in underage drinking death
  17. ^ "Rowan killing was ‘robbery, pure and simple’ says prosecutor", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 29, 2007
  18. ^ Rowan Family Newsletter, Fall 2007
  19. ^ Fatal Beating Unnerves University in Quiet Town, The New York Times, November 5, 2007
  20. ^ $50,000 Reward in Homicide Investigation, Rowan University publication, October 2007
  21. ^ Biography of Tia Bella
  22. ^ Patti Smith biography, Arista Records

External links

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