Towson University
Established:	1866[1]
Type:	Public
Endowment:	$31,478,143 [2]
President:	Robert L. Caret[3]
Provost:	James P. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Robert L Caret (1947 -) is the current president of Towson University. Provost is the title of a senior Academic administrator at many institutions of Higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent Clements[3]
Faculty:	1,276[1]
Students:	18,921[1]
Undergraduates:	15,374[1][2]
Postgraduates:	3,547[1]
Location:	Towson, Maryland, United States ( 39°23′34″N, 76°36′17″W)
Campus:	Suburban, 328 acres (1. A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described The United States of America —commonly referred to as the South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. 33 km²)[4]
Colors:	Black and Gold
Nickname:	Towson Tigers
Mascot:	Doc
Athletics:	NCAA Division I[5]
Website:	www.towson.edu

Towson University, often referred to as TU or simply Towson for short, is an American public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The Towson Tigers, formerly Towson College Knights, are the athletics teams of Towson University. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Doc is the official Mascot of Towson University. He is named after former sports department head Donald "Doc" Minnegan. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. Baltimore County is a County located in the northern part of the U It is part of the University System of Maryland. The University System of Maryland ( USM) is a Public corporation and charter school system comprising 13 Maryland institutions

TU was originally a training school for teachers in Baltimore, and over the years it has expanded and evolved into a 4-year degree granting institution consisting of 8 colleges with over 18,000 students enrolled. normal school was a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers Towson is also the second largest public university in Maryland, and still produces the most teachers of any university in the state.

The U.S. News & World Report ranked Towson University ninth in the Public Universities-Master’s (North) category for its 2008 America's Best Colleges issue. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D ^{[6] [7]}

Contents 1 History 1.1 Maryland State Normal School 1.2 Move to Towson 1.3 Name Changes 2 Academics 3 Enrollment 4 Student Life 4.1 Housing 4.2 OneCard 4.3 Transportation 4.4 Towson UnPlugged 4.5 Campus Police 5 Campus 5.1 Campus Master Plan 5.2 Towson Tiger 5.3 "The Beach" 5.4 A President's Blog 6 Traditions 6.1 Tigerfest 7 Community Outreach 7.1 The Cherry Hill Learning Zone 7.2 Baltimore Urban Debate League 7.3 Adopt-A-Campus 8 Controversy 8.1 Free Speech policy 9 Media and Publications 10 Student Organizations 11 Greek Life 12 Notable Attendees and Faculty 13 See also 14 External links 15 References

History

See also: Chronology of Towson University

Maryland State Normal School

The Maryland Legislature established what would become Towson University in 1865, with the allocation of funds directed toward Maryland’s first teacher-training school, or normal school. This is a timeline of major events and changes related to Towson University and its predecessor institutions Maryland State Normal School ( 1866 - The Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U normal school was a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers ^[8] On January 15, 1866, this institution, known as the Maryland State Normal School (MSNS), officially opened its doors. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ^[9] Located then at Red Man's Hall in Baltimore, the school originally enrolled eleven students and fostered three faculty members. ^[10][11] McFadden Alexander Newell served as the school's first principal as well as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and oversaw the first graduating class of sixteen students in June 1886. McFadden Alexander Newell (1824 - 1894 commissioned and was the first principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University) ^[9]

As time passed, the enrollment in the school grew exponentially. The school soon outgrew its facilities in Red Man's Hall and moved to a temporary location, later known as the Athenaeum Club, in 1873. ^[12] The following year, the General Assembly appropriated money to construct an exclusive building to house the burgeoning school. In 1876, the school moved its faculty and 206 students to this new facility located in West Baltimore on Carrollton & Lafayette Street. ^[10][11]

Move to Towson

The demand for qualified teachers became overwhelming by the turn of the century. The Maryland Department of Education reported an annual need for 350 new teachers, but the Maryland State Normal School was graduating less than 100. ^[9] The facilities in West Baltimore were now inadequate to meet state demands. Principal Sarah Richmond, one of the original eleven graduates, began a campaign to establish a campus where the school could function more appropriately. Sarah Elizabeth Richmond (1843 - 1921 was a teacher and fourth principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University)

In 1910, the General Assembly formed a committee to oversee site selection, budget, and design plans for the new campus. John Charles Linthicum was appointed president of the committee, alongside State Superintendent Dr. John Charles Linthicum ( November 26, 1867 &ndash October 5, 1932) was a U M. Bates Stephens and Sarah Richmond. The committee surveyed locations at Roland Park, Lutherville-Timonium, Mount Washington, Pimlico, Glencoe, and many other areas. Roland Park is the first planned " Suburban " community in North America Lutherville-Timonium is a Census-designated place (CDP in Baltimore County, Maryland made up of the unincorporated communities of Lutherville Mount Washington is an area of northwest Baltimore, Maryland. Pimlico is a neighborhood in Baltimore Maryland, that is the site of the Pimlico Race Course, which holds the Preakness Stakes one of the three legs of ^[11] Eventually, the committee settled on an eighty-acre site in Towson and the General Assembly financed the $600,000 move in 1912. ^[8] Construction began in 1913 on the Administration Building, now known as Stephens Hall. In September 1915, the new campus, comprising Stephens Hall, Newell Hall, and the power plant, began classes. ^[12]

Name Changes

In 1934, the state decreed that new public school teachers must have baccalaureate degrees instead of two-year teaching certificates, and the school retooled its curriculum to issue Bachelor of Science degrees. A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S ^[8] The following year, the school changed its name to Maryland State Teachers College at Towson. ^[12][9] As the name implied, the college's single purpose was to train teachers. In 1946, however, the institution established a junior college to offer two years of college work on a transfer basis. This expansion lay the foundation of what was later to become the art and sciences program. In 1958, the college offered its first graduate program leading to a Master of Education degree. The Master of Education (MEd MAEd or EdM is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in a large number of countries In 1960, the college expanded the art and science programs into four-year courses and began awarding Bachelor degrees in these fields. Due to this change in focus, the name changed once more to Towson State College. ^[8][9]

Beginning in 1964, the college enrollment rates began a dramatic increase as the baby boomer generation began applying to colleges. Baby boomer is a term used to describe a person who was born during the Post-World War II baby boom between 1946 and 1964 ^[9] Within a decade, Towson State's enrollment climbed from 3,537 to 13,399. ^[8] This expansion led to the construction of the Center for the Arts, University Union, Cook Library, and many other new facilities. Under the presidency of James L. Fisher, the college expanded the courses offered to meet the demands of the growing student body. In 1976, the school's name changed again to Towson State University. In 1988, TU joined 10 other public institutions in the newly created University of Maryland System. The University System of Maryland ( USM) is a Public corporation and charter school system comprising 13 Maryland institutions On July 1, 1997, another name change took effect. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Towson dropped the designation "state" from its name and became Towson University. The new name recognized shifts in funding and the development and growth of Towson as a metropolitan university. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central ^[11]

Red Man's Hall

The Athenueum Club

Carrollton & Lafayette Street

Academics

Towson University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education^[13] and the Maryland State Department of Education. The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary peer-based Non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation ^[14] For 2007, Towson accepted about 69% of their applicants and had a yield rate of 29%. ^[15] The average grade point average was a 3. In Education, a grade (or mark is a teacher's standardized Evaluation of a Student 's work 45 and the middle 50% of matriculating students had ACT composite scores between 20-24. ^[16] Towson educates undergraduate and graduate students in thirty academic departments which are subdivided into eight colleges:

Name of College	Dean	Website
College of Business and Economics	Shohreh A. Towson University's College of Business and Economics has the academic departments of Accounting Economics Finance Kaynama	[1]
College of Education	Raymond Lorion	[2]
College of Fine Arts and Communication	Christopher Spicer	[3]
College of Health Professions	Charlotte E. Towson University's College of Education comprises the departments of Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Secondary Education Towson University's College of Fine Arts and Communication has the departments of Art Dance Electronic Media and Film Mass Towson University's College of Health Professions has the departments of Audiology Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies Exner	[4]
College of Liberal Arts	Terry A. Towson University's College of Liberal Arts, the largest of the eight colleges at Towson includes the departments of English Family Studies and Cooney	[5]
Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics	David Vanko	[6]
Honors College	Maria Fracasso	[7]
College of Graduate Studies and Research	Chou Lu	[8]

The university provides 64 undergraduate majors, 37 master's degree programs and 4 doctoral programs. Towson University's Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics comprises the departments of Biological Sciences Chemistry Towson University's The College of Graduate Studies and Research administers graduate programs leading to master’s and doctoral degrees and advanced certificates ^{[17] [18]} Once students have determined a program of study, they become a member of the academic college administering the program.

As a side note, Towson also has a gerontology program which is one of only 100 undergraduate programs offered in the United States. Gerontology (from Greek γερο gero, "old age" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit They're also the only public university in the United States that offers an undergraduate degree in e-Business. Electronic Business, commonly referred to as " eBusiness " or " e-Business " may be defined as the utilisation of information and communication

Enrollment

More than 20,000 full-time and part-time students are enrolled in the University. Their numbers include over 800 international students from 100 nations. There are more than 15,000 undergraduates; approximately 13% are minority students. Also, in 2006 Towson achieved more enrollment in its business school than any college in the state of Maryland. ^[19]

Student Life

Housing

About 77% of the freshman class, and over 3,573 students among all four classes, resides on campus. The University has 12 residence halls, which include apartment complexes, modern high-rise towers, and more traditional two- and three-story residential buildings. :^[20]While on campus, students have access to a counseling center, an academic advising center, a health center, and a career center.

OneCard

Students get access to their meal plan, dorm buildings, and computer labs through the use of their OneCard. They can also go to all of the school sporting events (which are many times free of charge to students) and several on campus events with the use of their card. It also serves dually as identification on campus.

Transportation

TU has its own on campus shuttle system that operates free of charge to students. The on-campus shuttle travels to most sections of the school, while the off-campus shuttle travels to more remote parts of TU, including some housing complexes (University Village) that students live in that are on the outskirts of the campus. An additional shuttle makes several trips to Penn Station every day. Pennsylvania Station (generally referred to as Penn Station) is the main train station in Baltimore Maryland. ^[21] There is also direct access to the MTA Maryland buses with services connecting to the light rail. The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA is a state-operated transit service in Maryland. For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems.

Towson UnPlugged

Towson Unplugged is one of the largest wireless networks in the Baltimore metro area, and spans the campus’ 328 acres (except inside residence halls).

The value of the updated wired network and new wireless network is $3. 2 million. Wireless coverage extends across majority of the size of the TU campus and there are 28 academic and administrative buildings that are wireless with approximately 400 access points in those buildings, with each access point having a range of 300 feet (91 m).

TU Unplugged uses 802.11 b/g standard Wi-Fi protocols with 11 Mbit/s is the approximate shared connection speed for Towson Unplugged users with 802. IEEE 80211 is a set of standards for wireless local area network (WLAN computer communication developed by the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee ( IEEE 802 Wi-Fi (ˈwaɪfaɪ is the trade name for the popular wireless technology used 11b wireless adapters and 54 Mbit/s is the approximate shared connection speed for Towson Unplugged users with 802. 11 g wireless networking. A wireless LAN or WLAN is a Wireless Local area network, which is the linking of two or more computers or devices without using wires ^[22]

On April 11, 2007, Baltimore County officials announced that they may provide wireless internet access throughout the county. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Baltimore County is a County located in the northern part of the U However, they will first pilot the program in the Towson area, using donated bandwidth from Towson University to send signals to the Towson area. ^[23]

Campus Police

The Towson University Police Department (TUPD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing the students, faculty, and visitors within the campus limits and adjacent streets and roadways. The TUPD is aided by the Baltimore County Police Department as directed by authority. The Baltimore County Police Department is the primary Law enforcement agency for Baltimore County, Maryland. The current chief of police is Bernard Gerst. ^[24] The TUPD is divided into several units such as the Patrol Unit and the Community Crime Reduction Unit. It also includes emergency communications. ^[25]

Campus

Main article: Towson University Buildings and Structures

Campus Master Plan

As a response to the University System of Maryland’s (USM) desire for Towson University to grow its enrollment, a new Campus Master Plan was developed for the university and approved by the USM, Board of Regents in December 2003. These are the former and current buildings and structures of Towson University and its predecessor institutions The university found that in the past, it has been guided by master plans that focused inward, resulting in disjointed campus development that was disconnected from the larger Towson community.

The resulting vision, called TU:2010. ^[26][27] addresses both University System of Maryland requirements and community concerns. The University System of Maryland ( USM) is a Public corporation and charter school system comprising 13 Maryland institutions It contains over 70 specific initiatives that range from growing diversity to increasing student involvement in service learning projects. Perhaps its most visible development is the creation of academic and student life buildings, as well as roads, parking, utilities and landscapes to support those buildings. ^[28]

As part of this vision, Towson's campus is undergoing many construction projects set into different phases with staggered completion dates.

COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Name of Project	Cost	Completion Date	Description
Union Third Floor Conference Rooms	$760,000	August 2006	Conversion of existing patio space on the third floor of the University Union into conference rooms for use by student organizations.
Cook Library Lobby Renovation and Starbucks Cafe	$1 million	September 2006	Complete renovation of the lobby area to include new inner and outer storefronts with Starbucks Cafe replacing the vending area. Starbucks Corporation ( is an international Coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington.
Burkshire Marriott Pub	$1 million	January 2007	The patio outside of Nathan T's at the Burkshire Marriott was enclosed and the interior of Pub Smedley was renovated and expanded to create the newly named University Club. The University Club boasts new interior finishes, bar, and bathrooms.
Childcare Center	$4. 5 million	January 2007	Formerly housed in the Lida Lee Tall Education Building, TU's Childcare Center now has its own newly constructed building located on Auburn Drive.
Towsontown Garage Expansion	$10. 6 million	December 2007	Expansion of the garage to add 500 parking spaces for use by students, faculty, staff and visitors. Construction is scheduled to begin March 2007 and was completed in December 2007.

FUTURE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Name of Project	Cost	Estimated Completion Date	Description
Campus Memorial Garden	$200,000	Summer 2007	Construction of a memorial garden between the University Union and the Glen Towers, scheduled for completion summer 2007. The garden will be open to all students, faculty and staff and is designed to provide visitors with a peaceful place where the lives of members of the Towson University community may be remembered and celebrated.
West Village Housing - Phase I	$36 million	Fall 2008	Delivery of 668 additional beds in the West Village sector of campus by fall 2008.
College of Liberal Arts - Phase I	$51. 5 million	April 2009	Design and construction of the first 100,000 square feet (9,300 m²) of the 250,000 square feet (23,000 m²) academic building that will house the College of Liberal Arts. The university broke ground on the building's construction in September 2007 with completion set for spring 2009.
Towson Center Arena	$30 million	Spring 2010	Renovation of interior with upgrades to exterior plazas outside of the arena. Completion scheduled for start of 2009-2010 Basketball Season.

Towson Tiger

Main article: Doc (mascot)

Before the 1960’s, the name of the sports teams at Towson were known as the "Towson College Knights". Doc is the official Mascot of Towson University. He is named after former sports department head Donald "Doc" Minnegan. Towson student John Schuerholz pushed for a new mascot, and the tiger was officially adopted in 1962. John Schuerholz (ˈʃɝhɔlts born on October 1, 1940 in Baltimore Maryland) is the President of the Atlanta Braves of the National Now a Towson alumnus, John Schuerholz is the General Manager of the Atlanta Braves, and the baseball complex is named in his honor. ^[29]

According to school newspaper The Towerlight, when the Student Government Association first bought the tiger statue that sits outside Cook Library in 1996, the organization hoped to boost school spirit. The Towerlight is the award-winning twice-weekly independent student newspaper at Towson University. Instead, it became subject to vandalism and disrepair. In March 2006, after several acts of vandalism, the statue was comepletlely removed from in front of the library.

In September 2006, the Towerlight reported that a new bronze tiger statue had been unveiled as the centerpiece of the university's "Capital Campaign" to raise $50 million dollars. The primary difference between the new statue and previous one is that the new one is made of bronze and all of the legs are on the ground and the tail is wrapped around its legs rather than raised, so it won't get damaged by vandals. ^[30]

The new statue is outside Stephens Hall and was unveiled on February 8, 2007 where Caret said it would be "visible to passersby on York Road as well as students". Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^{[31] [32]}

"The Beach"

During the warm months in the Spring and Summer, students will often sunbathe on the grass in front of the Cook Library.

A President's Blog

Towson University is one of the first colleges in the United States to have a president who has his own blog^[33] and podcast. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of A podcast is a series of audio or Video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated Download ^[34]. Robert Caret created the blog and podcast to convey different messages to TU students.

Traditions

Tigerfest

Tigerfest is TU's annual spring festival that features interactive activities for students, as well as live musical entertainment. Tigerfest, which is also open to the public (not just TU students), occurs in late April and is held on Burdick Field. The event has become increasingly popular throughout its history, mainly because mainstream music acts headline Tigerfest each year. The Roots, Immortal Technique, and The Calling performed at the 2008 Tigerfest on April 26. The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Felipe Coronel, better known as Immortal Technique, is a Hip hop MC and political activist The Calling is a rock band from Los Angeles, California. The band was formed by Alex Band (vocals and Aaron Kamin (guitar when Artists such as Third Eye Blind, Dashboard Confessional, The Used, and Yellowcard have appeared at Tigerfest in the past. Third Eye Blind (sometimes abbreviated 3eb) is an American Alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton Florida, led by Singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock Yellowcard is a Pop punk band from Jacksonville Florida. Their music features a rare contribution to the genre incorporating the use of a Violin.

Community Outreach

The Cherry Hill Learning Zone

The initiative is a partnership among the Baltimore City Public School System, Baltimore City government, Towson University and Cherry Hill's community organizations. The Baltimore City Public School System ( BCPSS) is one of the most historic public School districts in the United States. Together, the programs are trying to rebuild the Cherry Hill neighborhood in southern Baltimore. The program interacts with Cherry Hill’s civic leaders, community organizations and citizens, the Learning Zone hopes to serve as a resource for the academic progress of Cherry Hill’s young residents and improvement of the overall environment in the community. ^[35][36]

Baltimore Urban Debate League

See also: Baltimore Urban Debate League

The Towson Speech and Debate team has close ties with the Baltimore Urban Debate League and often volunteers people from the team and the university to judge and facilitate the running of the tournaments. The Baltimore Urban Debate League ( BUDL, pronounced 'boodle' is an American non profit, Urban debate league, which is intended as an educational and Towson University Speech and Debate is the forensics team at Towson University in Towson Maryland, United States. The Baltimore Urban Debate League ( BUDL, pronounced 'boodle' is an American non profit, Urban debate league, which is intended as an educational and

The university often acts as a host for league tournaments at least once a year.

Towson also has what they call an Urban Debate Scholar award that they give to one graduating senior every year. The scholarship pays for full tuition and fees at TU. They also offer varying awards between $2,000 - $4,000 to other graduating seniors. ^[37]

Adopt-A-Campus

President Caret has also established a program called Adopt-A-Campus, which gives local businesses, organizations and others an opportunity to help beautify the TU campus. Every group will be assigned a certain section of the campus, and will be encouraged to pick up litter and help keep the area clean of trash and debris. ^[38]

Controversy

Free Speech policy

Recently the school newspaper, The Towerlight, announced that in February 2008, the school administration was planning to implement a "Free Speech Policy". The Towerlight is the award-winning twice-weekly independent student newspaper at Towson University. Within the policy, it defines several things that would be considered free speech, and that students would be restricted to where they could assemble and have demonstrations or protests. Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without Censorship or Limitation. ^[39] This has caused serious backlash from the students, and has solicited various protests on campus and vocal dissent from the Student Government Association as well^[39]. The current SGA president, Jenny Haley, said the policy was not discussed nor negotiated with the SGA, and feels it's a mistake to exclude students from the decision making process^[39]. It was also noted that during a meeting with the administration to discuss the policy, several administrators said that the only input initially solicited from students for the Free Speech policy was from a committee called the Student Leadership Council that consists of student leaders who are in charge of very large student groups. Several of the students contested that not only did they not know who was on this committee, but that most of them did not even know that kind of committee even existed.

The administration is currently reworking the policy and will rename it the Time, Place and Manner policy. ^[39]

Media and Publications

Television	Radio	Print
WMJF – The university's student-run TV station [9]	WTMD – The student-run FM Radio station. WMJF-LP is low powered Terrestrial television station broadcasting on channel 16 UHF in the Baltimore Maryland area WTMD is a Radio station licensed to and located at Towson University in Towson Maryland. [10] XTSR – The student-run AM Radio station (formerly WTSR) [11]	The Towerlight - Towson's bi-weekly student newspaper. XTSR, formerly WTSR, is a Radio station on Channel 42 on the Towson University campus television system The Towerlight is the award-winning twice-weekly independent student newspaper at Towson University. [12] Grub Street Literary and Arts Magazine Journal of Philosophical Ideas - The Philosophy Forum's Undergraduate Journal The Prelaw Society Journal

Student Organizations

SGA Affiliated	Cultural Organizations	Recreation and Sport Clubs	Religious Organizations	Community Service
Actuary Club American Advertising Federation American College of Health-care Executives American Marketing Association Anime Club Athletic Training Club Campus Greens [13] College Democrats [14] College Libertarians [15] College Republicans [16] Communications Society Computer and Technology Club E-business Association Economics Society [17] English Club Excelsior Financial Management Association Geography Club Hillel Honors College Student Council Mathematics Club Minority Science and Technology National Association of Future Doctors of Audiology National Science Teacher’s Association National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association Nursing Student Association Philosophy Forum [18] Physical Education Majors Club Prelaw Society [19] Psychology Club Public Relations Group Sign-Up Club Society of Physics Students Society of Professional Journalists Speech and Debate Team Sports Management Club Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society Student Council on Family Studies Student Education Association Students for Ron Paul Students for a Sensible Drug Policy Wall$treet Investors Investment Club [20]	African Diaspora Club Black Student Union Caribbean Students’ Association Chinese Student and Scholarship Association Delta Phi Omega Queer Student Union [21] Filipino Cultural Association International Student Association Japanese Association Latin American Student Organization South Asian Student Association Towson Zionist Organization of America Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority	Surf Club Chess Club Dance Team Pom Squad Baseball Badminton, Bowling Cycling Dodgeball Field Hockey Figure Skating Ice Hockey Men's & Women's Lacrosse Martial Arts Outdoor Adventures Unlimited Rock Climbing Contingent Roller Hockey Rugby Men's & Women's Soccer Stunt Tennis Track & Field Men's & Women's Ultimate Frisbee Men's & Women's Volleyball, Wrestling Triple T (Towson’s Tapping Tigers)	Athletes in Action Baptist Student Ministry BASIC Campus Crusade for Christ Collegelife Episcopal Campus Fellowship Gospel Choir(Infinite Praise Ministries) Korean Campus Ministry Lutheran Student Movement Muslim Student Association Newman Club Reformed University Fellowship University Bible Fellowship	American Red Cross Corps Best Buddies Brotherhood: Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle [22] Choice Tutoring Circle K Dance Marathon Habitat for Humanity Proud Athletes Who Serve (PAWS) Project L. Grub Street is Towson University's arts and Literary magazine. The American Red Cross (also known as the American National Red Cross) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance disaster relief and education inside Habitat For Humanity International ( HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international Ecumenical O. U. Sisterhood SWING PHI SWING Social Fellowship,INC Towson Volunteer Board

Greek Life

Sororities	Fraternities	Honor and Recognition	Religious	Service
Alpha Gamma Delta 1979 Alpha Kappa Alpha 1977 Alpha Omicron Pi 1986 Alpha Phi 1990 Alpha Xi Delta 1990 Delta Phi Epsilon 1984 (closed) Delta Sigma Theta Kappa Delta 1992 Phi Mu 1992 Phi Sigma Sigma 1977 Zeta Tau Alpha 1981	Alpha Epsilon Pi 1994 Alpha Phi Alpha Delta Sigma Phi 1989 Kappa Sigma 1984 (closed) Lambda Chi Alpha Omega Psi Phi Phi Sigma Kappa 1985 Pi Lambda Phi 1985 Sigma Alpha Epsilon 1981 Sigma Chi 1997 Sigma Pi 1990 Tau Kappa Epsilon 1985 Zeta Beta Tau 2006	Alpha Kappa Psi 2006 - Professional Business Fraternity Beta Alpha Psi – Accounting Gamma Theta Upsilon - Geography Golden Key International Honor Society Kappa Delta Pi – Education Kappa Kappa Psi – Honorary Band Fraternity Lambda Pi Eta – Communication Honor Society Omicron Delta Kappa – Leadership Order of Omega – Greek Life Pi Kappa Delta - Forensics Phi Alpha Theta – History Phi Sigma Pi – National Honor Fraternity Psi Chi – Psychology Sigma Alpha Lambda Sigma Delta Pi – Spanish Sigma Rho Delta – Dance Upsilon Phi Delta – Healthcare Management Upsilon Pi Epsilon – Computer Science	Alpha Nu Omega	Alpha Phi Omega

Notable Attendees and Faculty

Main article: List of Towson University people

See also

Main article: Towson University articles

• List of presidents of Towson University
• Towson University colleges

External links

• Towson's Official website
• Towson University By Dean Esslinger, Lori Armstrong, Angie Brickhouse

References

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