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Towson University is a public university located on 328 acres in Baltimore County in Maryland. It is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools, and is the second-largest public university in the state. Towson was originially founded in Baltimore in 1866 as the Maryland State Normal School, the first public teachers college. The school was moved to Towson in 1915, and was renamed State Teachers College at Towson in 1935. It was renamed Towson State College in 1963, then Towson State University in 1976, and finally became Towson University in 1997. Towson offers bachelor's degrees in 63 fields, master's degrees in 38 programs, and doctorates in four programs. The Division I Towson Tigers...
Towson University is a public university located on 328 acres in Baltimore County in Maryland. It is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools, and is the second-largest public university in the state. Towson was originially founded in Baltimore in 1866 as the Maryland State Normal School, the first public teachers college. The school was moved to Towson in 1915, and was renamed State Teachers College at Towson in 1935. It was renamed Towson State College in 1963, then Towson State University in 1976, and finally became Towson University in 1997. Towson offers bachelor's degrees in 63 fields, master's degrees in 38 programs, and doctorates in four programs. The Division I Towson Tigers have 20 teams; 13 are in women's sports and seven are in men's. The school's colors are gold, black and white. Student groups include the Towerlight newspaper, the Grub Street literary magazine, the Tower Echoes yearbook, adademic and professional clubs, Greek life, cultural associations, honor organizations, religious groups, service clubs and special interest organizations. Notable Towson alumni include Catherine Curran O'Malley, a judge and First Lady of Maryland; Sheila Dixon, mayor of Baltimore; Mike Rowe, host of "Dirty Jobs;" and Dwight Schultz, an actor best-known for playing Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock on "The A-Team."
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Morgan State's MBA program director is fired
The director of Morgan State University's master's program in business administration was fired yesterday despite having significantly increased the program's enrollment in the past three years. Bill Vroman said that when he started as MBA program...Tags: Morgan State University, Towson, Colleges and Universities
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Hometown hero
With cascades of shrieks and the pounding of oh-so-many teenage feet, they heralded his coming. At the center of the herd, rolling down York Road, was a National Guard Humvee with a lanky young man waving from its open roof.
And they cheered again last...Tags: Saturday Night Live, The Hills, Multi-Sport Events, Fort McHenry, Morgan State University
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Nurse reaches out to breast cancer patients
Special to The Baltimore SunSandra Woodring has a soft spot for people with cancer. For a living, she works as an oncology registered nurse, and when she's off the clock, she supports breast cancer patients. "I just feel like I have to do something for women who have breast...Tags: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Health and Personal Care, Manicures and Pedicures, Diseases
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Opening books, minds
Special to The Baltimore SunCarolanne Kappus treasures the time she spends reading to her 2-year-old son, Jack. Every night since he was born, she or her husband, Mark Kappus, have read to the youngster. So when her sister in Tennessee called to tell her about a book program for...Tags: Dolly Parton, Children, Family, People
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Md.'s jobless residents feel pain of financial crisis
Beware, job hunters: The pain felt first by the real estate industry and more recently by Wall Street is starting to hit you in a big way. U.S. employers cut 159,000 jobs last month, twice as many as they did in August, the Labor Department said...Tags: Employees, Wages and Pensions, Layoffs and Downsizing, Employers, Labor Legislation
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Traffic restrictions expected for Phelps, Olympians celebration
By a Baltimore Sun reporterSaturday's celebrations of Michael Phelps and other local Olympians will cause significant traffic restrictions in Towson and near Fort McHenry in Baltimore. In Towson, Phelps' hometown, an afternoon "Parade of Gold" is planned for 3 p.m. Starting at 1:...Tags: Fort McHenry, Locust Point, Sheila Dixon, M&T Bank Stadium, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Towson University to test emergency systems
Towson University will test its emergency warning siren and public address system between 12:15 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. today. The system alerts students, faculty and staff in the event of a campuswide emergency. The test is expected to be audible in...Tags: Emergency Planning
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Careers in art and media
Howard Community College will offer a free program on careers in art and media from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 242 of the Rouse Company Foundation Student Services Hall, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia. College staff members will...Tags: Colleges and Universities
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Carlo Louis Crispino, roofing contractor
Carlo Louis Crispino, a retired commercial roofing contractor for whom a stadium at Calvert Hall College High School is named, died of cancer Monday at his Ruxton home. He was 78. Born in Baltimore and raised on 27th Street, he was a 1948 graduate of...Tags: Rose Marie, Major League Baseball, Death and Dying, Metal and Mineral, Colleges and Universities
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Md. taxpayers left on their own
Lisa Sullivan has hit a point of financial desperation. The Glen Burnie nutritionist and mother of four had been having trouble making ends meet on her $60,000 salary as the price of food, gas and electricity spiked. So she turned to credit cards to fill...Tags: Electronics, Odenton, St. Mary's County, Randallstown, Morgan State University
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Md. relocation effort gives second chance to box turtles with habitat in future highway's path
Associated Press WriterDERWOOD, Md. (AP) _ Boot-clad feet kick aside tall grass. Heads tilt to peer under logs. A Labrador retriever follows her eager nose through the woods. Suddenly, a triumphant cry rings out — "Turtle!" — and a hand gently scoops up the...Tags: Nature, Employees, Biology, Migration, Natural Science
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$600,000 in BRAC-related grants announced
Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown announced yesterday about $600,000 in federal funds for projects designed to ease the impact of the military base realignment process known as BRAC. Funding includes $94,000 for a new construction technology center at Baltimore...Tags: Anthony G Brown, Colleges and Universities
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