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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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Harford Council appoints first-ever county auditor
The Harford County Council appointed the first-ever county auditor at Tuesday's legislative session. An unanimous vote approved the appointment of Chrystal Moore to the new position. Moore was at the meeting and thanked the council members for their...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Maryland native at center of Komen controversy steps down
The resignation of Maryland native Karen Handel from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation on Tuesday could be a first step toward the organization's recovery from a week of negative headlines, comments and tweets.
But crisis communications...Tags: Frederick Douglass, Family Planning, Media Industry, Abortion Issue, Cancer
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Harford County Native Rossilli Joins Redmer Insurance Group
Redmer Insurance Group has named Caesar Rossilli, a Harford County native and Kingsville resident, personal lines manager. Rossilli is a 17-year veteran of the insurance industry. At Redmer Insurance Group, he oversees the sale of personal lines...Tags: CEO Pay, MetLife Incorporated, Pension and Welfare, Harford County, Insurance
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Maria C. "Titine" Esteves, resources manager
Maria C. "Titine" Esteves, who had been assistant human resources director at the Johns Hopkins University, was killed Jan. 22 in a head-on automobile collision on U.S. 1 in Key Largo, Fla. The former Ellicott City resident, who was pronounced dead at...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Employment, Conservation, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Towson president completes unusual rise from theater to her alma mater's top job
As the chandeliers began to swing and the ceiling panels shifted to and fro, the interviewers seated around the hotel conference table seemed uncertain how to react.
Was Baltimore really experiencing an earthquake? In the middle of a meeting vital to the...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, John Glover, Teachers, College Sports, Celebrities
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President's proposal on tuition, student aid raises hopes and concerns
Higher-education leaders in Maryland praised an effort unveiled by President Barack Obama on Friday to make college more affordable but expressed unease about still-emerging details that could have an impact on federal funding and student aid. Calling...Tags: University of Michigan, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Executive Branch, Finance, U.S. Department of Education
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Visiting bishop welcomes new members at Sherwood Episcopal Church
Recently, the congregation of the Sherwood Episcopal Church, 5 Sherwood Road, was host to a visit from Bishop Joe Goodwin Burnett. He came to the Diocese of Maryland after serving as Diocesan Bishop in Nebraska. He assists Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton in...Tags: Culture, Roman Catholicism, Music, Hunt Valley, Christianity
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Kenneth H. Masters, legislator
Kenneth Halls Masters, an attorney who represented Catonsville and Arbutus in the Maryland General Assembly, where he had been House majority leader, died of cancer Tuesday at Sinai Hospital. He was 68.
Born in Washington and raised at Scientists Cliff...Tags: Dundalk, University of Maryland, College Park, Annapolis, Roman Catholicism, American Legion
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Loyola's Abbott steps down as football coach
Loyola football coach Brian Abbott has stepped down after 10 years, four Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference titles and six Turkey Bowl victories.
"I just think your internal clock tells you it's time," Abbott said. "My goal was...Tags: High Schools, Loyola University Maryland, Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, College Sports, Schools
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Raymond A. Benson, framer
Raymond A. Benson, a picture framer and former art gallery owner, died Dec. 29 of complications from an ulcer at St. Joseph Medical Center.
He was 65.
The son of an engineer and a homemaker, Raymond Alan Benson was born in Philadelphia and spent his...Tags: Hereford, Arts, Fine Artists, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Timonium
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Maryland sees improvement in jobs picture
Maryland's employment picture continued to improve in November, and local economists are hopeful that 2012 will be an improvement over this year — but they aren't expecting much.
Several economists predicted only slightly better job growth next...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Layoffs and Downsizing, Employment, University of Baltimore, Business
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Gina Giordano to wed Kevin Reich
Tom and Lynn Giordano, of Bel Air, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Gina Giordano, to Kevin Reich, son of Charles and Kathy Reich, of Fenwick Island, Del., formerly of Fallston. The bride to be is a graduate of C. Milton Wright High...Tags: Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Schools, Public Schools
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