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Central Connecticut State University
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Central Connecticut State University to Welcome more than 12,000
Students
NEW BRITAIN – (August 31, 2007) Central
Connecticut State University will open its doors to more than 12,100
full-time and part-time students when classes begin on September 4.
More than nine in 10 of them are Connecticut residents while four
percent hail from other states and two percent are international
students.
Approximately 9,600 undergraduates and 2,500 graduate students make
up the incoming 2007 CCSU student body.
An almost endless array of activities are planned for opening week,
including an International Carnival of events from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on
opening day and outdoor movies on September 5, and 9. “Memoirs of a
Geisha” will be screened at 8 p.m. both evenings on the Robert C.
Vance Academic Center lawn. The performances will be moved indoors
to the Torp Theater in Davidson Hall in case of inclement weather
and Torp Theater will also serve as the location for a showing of
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” September 7, at 8 p.m.
A September 11 Barbeque is scheduled in residence hall areas with a
club fair aimed at introducing students to the many campus clubs and
organizations set for the afternoon of September 12 in the Student
Center Circle.
Participation in many campus activities requires an ID card, also
known as a Blue Chip Card. The card is needed to borrow books from
the Elihu Burritt Library or access the Microcomputer Lab for
example. They can be used as a debit card to make purchases from
vending machines and public-use copiers, as well as at dining
locations in the Student Center and Memorial Hall. There are many
off-campus locations that accept the cards as well. Additional
information is available at the Card Office or on the Card Office
Web site,
www.cardoffice.ccsu.edu.
A popular program known as The Devil’s Den@10 returns this year as
an alternative to off-campus parties or simply ‘hanging out” on
campus. The Student Center stays open late on Thursday nights and
features student-directed/organized entertainment in the Devil’s Den
area. Performances can range from student, staff, and faculty acts
to professional entertainers, games, karaoke, and other fun,
non-alcoholic activities.
Colleges across the nation are showing an increased emphasis on
preventing underage and “binge” drinking on campus and CCSU recently
hosted its annual law enforcement conference dealing with the
subject.
Ms. Victoria K. Ginter, coordinator of substance abuse programs at
Central’s Counseling and Wellness Center, said “We are very grateful
to the Governor's Prevention Partnership for bringing the Combating
Underage Drinking - Annual Law Enforcement Conference to Central
Connecticut State University this year. We recognize that working
to help prevent underage drinking is vital to helping our students
be safe and successful at CCSU.”
Students returning to campus will also find that the School of
Technology has changed its name to reflect the growth in its
academic scope. The Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State
University System has approved a new name -- the School of
Engineering and Technology. According to Lawrence D. McHugh, Chair
of the Board of Trustees: “The School’s new name reflects the
significant growth in students and scholarship in the field of
engineering at Central as well as the University’s strong commitment
to this cutting-edge field. The Board is well aware of the critical
importance that Connecticut’s businesses place on high caliber
engineering education and the impact these graduates can have on our
economy.”
CCSU admitted its first students 158 years ago and is the oldest
institution of public higher education in the state as well as the
largest of the four universities comprising the CSU system.
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