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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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Md. ballerina featured in documentary 'First Position'
At a recent screening of the ballet competion documentary "First Position," the audience gasped audibly when, about a third of the way through the movie, Rebecca Houseknecht's hometown — Odenton, Maryland — flashed across the screen.
The film...Tags: Movies, Odenton, Documentary (genre), Dance, Entertainment Events
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After 34 years, Sister Maguire overseeing last commencement at Maryvale
After graduation rehearsal Wednesday at Maryvale Preparatory School in Brooklandville, Headmistress and President Sr. Shawn Marie Maguire insisted that her girls would put on a perfect showing when the real thing comes on Friday, June 1, on the...
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Gloria Lea Bledsoe, school counselor
Dr. Gloria Lea Bledsoe, a retired Baltimore County guidance counselor who established an Oldfields School early childhood education program, died of cancer May 30 at Glen Meadows Assisted Living. She was 85 and lived in Towson for many years.
Born Gloria...Tags: Baltimore County, University of Maryland, College Park, College Sports, Colleges and Universities, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Randallstown High unveils stock exchange classroom
Graduating Randallstown High School senior Brian McNair was wary of the Facebook IPO hype. Though he saw his fellow students buying into it, he had a gut feeling the risk was too high.
McNair, 17, steered clear of the social media giant's stock and...Tags: John Ward, Colleges and Universities, Colin Campbell, Randallstown, Teaching and Learning
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Maryland man charged with killing, eating man's brain, heart
The 21-year-old college student allegedly told detectives that he hadn't just killed the man who'd lived with his family for months, but had eaten his heart and portions of his brain. The victim's severed head and hands were found in the men's Harford...Tags: Murder, Thurgood Marshall, Harford County, Concerts, Judges
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Glenelg alum struck, killed by driver in Ocean City
Before Glenelg High School's graduation at Merriweather Post Pavilion Tuesday, May 29, a photo of Matthew Cheswick lit up large video screens on either side of the stage, framed with the words, "In Loving Memory." As Glenelg's graduates processed down to...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Head Injuries, Transportation Accidents, Health and Safety at School
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Student loans discharged because debtor has Asperger's
A Baltimore County woman had about $340,000 in student loan debt discharged by a federal bankruptcy judge this month because Asperger's syndrome prevents her from holding a job. Carol Todd of Nottingham pursued college degrees "as a stepping stone toward...Tags: Bankruptcy, Catonsville, Nottingham, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Education
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AACC president Martha Smith reflects on retirement
In one of her final duties as president of Anne Arundel Community College, Martha Smith stood before this year's graduating class during commencement and engaged in a moment of call and response that had all the trappings of a student pep rally. Smith...
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Richard Paul Sullivan, chairman and CEO of Easco Corp.
Richard Paul Sullivan, a former chairman and CEO of Easco Corp. who had been active in Republican state politics and civic affairs, died Sunday of cancer at his Owings Mills home.
The longtime Guilford resident was 79.
Mr. Sullivan, whose father was...Tags: Roland Park, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Colleges and Universities
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Harford's only International Baccalaureate program to have first graduation
A group of 21 high school seniors will not only have the privilege of graduating in June and moving onto the next chapter in their lives, but also next week they'll have the honor of being the first graduating class of Harford County's only...Tags: Music, Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Colleges and Universities, Schools
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Towson will receive $2 million to launch program designed to produce math, science teachers
Towson University will receive $2 million in state and private grant funds to start a new program designed to increase production of math and science teachers.
The initiative will be based on the 15-year-old UTeach program, which more than doubled the...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Science, Teaching and Learning, Nancy Grasmick, Colleges and Universities
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Lutherville: Girl Scout Troop a Gold Award group
Maryvale Preparatory School students in Girl Scout Troop 4441 have certainly helped make it a Gold Award troop. Four members were awarded the Gold Award, Girl Scouting's highest rank, at a ceremony April 15. Receiving this award were Beth Kennedy,...Tags: YouTube, Strawberries
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