Montclair State University

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Montclair State University
Motto	Carpe Diem (Seize the day)
Established	1908
Type	Public University
Endowment	United States Dollar
President	Susan Cole, Ph.D
Staff	4,500
Students	16,063
Undergraduates	12,174
Postgraduates	3,889
Location	Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Campus	Suburban 480 acre (194.25 ha) campus, including NJ School of Conservation
Sports	Red Hawk Athletics
Colors	Red and White
Mascot	Red Hawks
Website	www.montclair.edu

Montclair State University is a public university located in Montclair, New Jersey, Little Falls, New Jersey, and Clifton, New Jersey. As of Fall 2004, there are about 9,600 full-time and 2,200 part-time undergraduate and 3,800 graduate students. About 80% of the students are commuters. Montclair State University is also home to one of the most diverse student populations in the whole of the United States of America with more than 100 nations being represented in its student body. As of 2005, the university had 56% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 6% Asian. The international student population is represented by the International Student Organization.

Contents 1 History 2 Schools 3 Athletics 4 Growth of Montclair State University 5 Parking Problems 6 Residence Facilities 7 Clubs and Organizations 8 Distinguished alumni & persons associated with Montclair State University 9 External links

[edit] History

Montclair State was established in 1908 as "Montclair Normal School" in response to a growing need for teachers. It was renamed "Montclair State Teachers College" in 1927, when it developed a program of educating secondary school teachers through a Bachelor of Arts degree. It became "Montclair State College" in 1958 with the introduction of an expanded curriculum to answer the increases in enrollment during the time. The university was designated as "Montclair State University" in 1994.

[edit] Schools

Montclair State is broken up into six colleges and schools: The College of Education and Human Services, The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, The College of Science and Mathematics, The College of the Arts, The School of Business, and the Graduate School. All colleges and programs specialize in majors ranging from English to Molecular Biology. The Graduate School offers the nations's only doctoral program in Pedagogy, a program that studies the unique fundamentals of teaching.

The John J. Cali School of Music was created in 2006 and is a part of The College of the Arts.

[edit] Athletics

Montclair State University's athletic teams have gone through several nicknames in its history. From the late 1920s-30s, the school went as the "Big Red", and featured a large scarlet "M" on its uniforms. Next, the then Montclair State Teacher’s College competed as the Indians, using a logo with a Native American chief's profile with the initials "MSTC" emblazoned on the charicature's headress. The initials were changed to "MSC" when the school became Montclair State College in 1958. At one point in the 1980s, the school's baseball team used the cartoon Native American used by the Cleveland Indians. Finally, in 1989, out of respect for concerns voiced by Native Americans, the school changed its nickname to the Red Hawks, named after the Red-tailed Hawks that are indigenous to the area.

[edit] Growth of Montclair State University

Over the past 10 years, Montclair State University has been adding new buildings to the campus. The first building added was Dickson Hall in 1995, which was dedicated to David W.D Dickson, the first African American president of Montclair State. The Floyd Hall Arena, an ice skating rink, was built in 1998. In 1999, Science Hall was opened. In 2001, the Red Hawk Diner was added to the campus, making it the first diner on a university campus in the United States.

In recent years, MSU has committed itself to a $250 million capital construction program[1]. Some major projects under this program are:

• The Red Hawk Deck, MSU's first parking structure, opened in spring 2003
• The Village Apartments at Little Falls, a new apartment complex accommodating 850 students, opened in fall 2003.
• A women's softball stadium, opened in 2004.
• The 500-seat Alexander Kasser Theater, opened in fall of 2004.
• The New Jersey Transit Rail Station & Parking Deck was opened in spring 2005.
• The Children's Center, opened in fall 2005.
• University Hall, the largest building on campus, opened in spring 2006.
• The George Segal Gallery, located on the 4th floor of the Red Hawk Deck, opened in spring 2006.
• Cafe Diem, a cyber-cafe attached to Sprague Library, opened in January 2007.
• A student recreation center is currently under construction.
• Chapin Hall, nearly 100 years old, will receive a complete renovation and substantial addition in order to house the newly created John J. Cali School of Music.

A new building for the School of Business, a third parking structure, and the realignment of Quinn Road are in the early planning stages.

Speculation suggests that the Clove Road Apartments and Mallory Hall will be replaced with new buildings. These projects, however, have been nothing more than rumor up to this point, as no actual steps have been taken to begin either.

By 2008, Montclair State is projected to have 18,000 students.

[edit] Parking Problems

Like Rutgers University in New Brunswick, Montclair State University is developing a parking problem because of the increase of students and the amount of space being used to build new buildings. In order to start building University Hall in 2003, a large faculty parking lot had to be taken away. The new recreation center, which was started in 2005, took a major student parking lot away. Montclair State has tried to address the problems by building two parking decks, which are the Red Hawk Parking Deck and the New Jersey Transit Parking deck. This alleviates some of the parking issues, but it requires a permit and additional fee to park in the decks and does not always guarantee a spot. The issue of the security of these decks has come into question after a Montclair State University student was assaulted by five bat-wielding men at a New Jersey Transit parking garage located on the college campus. One of the men broke from the group, and struck the student in the legs with the bat and in the head with his forearm.ABC 7 Eyewitness News

[edit] Residence Facilities

The current residence facilities at Montclair State University are as follows:

• Blanton Hall
  • This five story coed complex houses 640 residents in mostly triple rooms connected by a bathroom. Only 4, 5, or 6 residents share each "suite" bathroom.

• Bohn Hall
  • The tallest building at MSU, housing approximately 600 co-ed residents in double and triple rooms. Each wing has its own community bathroom facility.

• Clove Road Apts.
  • These coed apartment units house 350 upperclassmen and the international community of MSU. Each apartment has 2 bedrooms, housing 4 or 5 residents. Each apartment has a kitchen and bathroom.

• Freeman Hall
  • Housing approximately 235 coed residents, the Freeman community is home to the honors program. Residents live in a "suite" style double or triple room, in which two rooms share a bathroom.

• Russ Hall
  • Russ Hall is a coed upperclassmen community, housing 91 residents in a "suite" style community. Russ Hall was converted from an administrative building into a residential facility in the late 1990s. It is the unknown treasure of residence at MSU.

• Stone Hall
  • Stone Hall is the oldest continuous residence facility in operation. It houses 109 residents in a traditional residence hall layout.

• The Village (student housing) at Little Falls
  • 'Made up of four separate buildings: Williams Hall, Basie Hall, Fenwick Hall, and Alice Paul hall.
  • The newest residential apartment facility is an 848 bed apartment complex consisting of four residential buildings and a recreation/office building, many amenities such as cable, laundry facilities, fitness center and more than 500 parking spaces.

• Webster Hall
  • MSU's only all female residence hall community houses approximately 100 residents. This three floor facility has triple rooms in "suite" style arrangements. Two triple rooms are connected by a bathroom.

• Wellsley Inn
  • Due to overcrowding and overbooking of the on-campus housing MSU has many of the over flow students staying in a local hotel a short car ride from the school. Transportation to and from the hotel is offered once in the morning and once in the evening. Students are also able to commute to the school via car at a small additional cost.

[edit] Clubs and Organizations

[edit] Distinguished alumni & persons associated with Montclair State University

• Eric Discher, class of 2003, Associate Director, ESPN
• Peter Czech, class of 2000, President & CEO, New Possibilities Group
• Eugene Maleska, class of '37, NY Times crossword editor
• Bruce Willis, attended MSU as a theater major
• Allen Ginsberg, New Jersey Poet; icon of the Beat Generation.
• Lesley Choyce, author of novels, non-fiction, children's books, and poetry.
• Sam Mills, late star linebacker for Carolina Panthers, coach
• The Shanghai Quartet, the quartet in residence at MSU.
• Jason Biggs, actor, briefly attended as an English Major.
• Christine Nagy, radio personality, studied broadcasting.
• Herman Sokol, a nationally renowned biomedical scientist.
• Wendy Coakley-Thompson, class of '89, writer, studied broadcasting.
• Michael Price (writer), class of '81, writer/producer for "The Simpsons".
• Kevin Carolan, actor and comedian, best known for his portrayal of Amos Hart in the US Broadway Tour of Chicago the Musical
• Sharpe James, former mayor of Newark
• Christopher W Martin, Award Winning Bond Analyst, Citigroup Global Markets
• Yogi Berra, Hall of Fame Baseball Player, Catcher for the New York Yankees
• Bruce Alan Elfstrom, class of '71, educator and former Dean at Heald College, San Francisco, California.
• Chris Klug, Creative Director of Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment,noted RPG creator.
• Kevin Lee Allen, Emmy Award Winning Scenic Designer
• Denise Simone, Actress and Artistic Director of Company of Fools
• Michael Smanko, Broadway Propperson
• Robert McClure, Broadway Actor in "Avenue Q" and "I'm Not a Rappaport"
• Ray Toro, Lead Guitarist of My Chemical Romance
• Dania Ramirez graduated from Montclair State University.
• Anatoliy Shir graduated from Montclair State University.
• Gerry McIntyre Noted dancer, director and choreographer

[edit] External links

• http://www.montclair.edu/
• http://www.themontclarion.org/
• http://www.wmscradio.com

New Jersey Athletic Conference
Buffalo State† • Kean • Montclair State • New Jersey • New Jersey City‡ • Ramapo‡ • Richard Stockton‡ • Rowan • Rutgers-Camden‡ • Rutgers-Newark‡ • SUNY Cortland† • Western Connecticut State† • William Paterson † football-only member  ‡ non-football member

New Jersey state colleges and universities
The College of New Jersey • Kean University • Montclair State University • New Jersey City University • New Jersey Institute of Technology • Ramapo College • Richard Stockton College of New Jersey • Rowan University • Rutgers (New Brunswick-Piscataway, Newark, Camden) • Thomas Edison State College • University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey • William Paterson University