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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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Longtime coach Combs out at Towson
By a baltimoresun.com reporterTowson University announced today that football coach Gordy Combs has been fired after a 3-9 season (1-7 Colonial Athletic Association). Combs compiled a 92-90 record during 17 seasons as Towson's head coach. He leaves with 39 years of affiliation with... -
Young adults hit by mental health issues
Nearly half of college-age adults struggle with a mental health disorder, from alcohol dependency to depression and anxiety. But only a quarter seek treatment, according to a study published today. "This study gives a picture of the magnitude of the...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Columbia University, Medical Specialization, Mental Illness, Colleges and Universities
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Ashley Gilbert
Special to The Baltimore SunTowson University student Ashley Gilbert has a thing about the decade in which she was born. "A lot of stuff from the '80s is coming back. ... I love the look." When we "glimpsed" her at Towson Town Center, the 21-year-old Towson resident was sporting one...Tags: Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Shoes, Clothing and Textiles Industry, H&M, Jewelry Trends
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Holiday kicks
Six glittering Rockettes, each with impossibly long, impossibly slim legs and full makeup, though it's only a Monday afternoon, are offering enthralled Towson University dance students a glimpse behind the curtain. Is there a height requirement? Yes. A...Tags: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Super Bowl, Macy's, Baby Products, Games, and Toys
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Economic upheaval creates virtual parallel presidency
President-elect Barack Obama is grabbing the mantle of national leadership in unprecedented ways, creating what has emerged as a virtual parallel presidency just three weeks after his election. Obama indicated this week that he felt he had no choice....Tags: 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Heads of State, Government, Stock Activities, Federal Reserve
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Arts calendar
fine art Museums American Visionary Art Museum 800 Key Highway. 410-244-1900. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Permanent exhibits: Rotating selections from museum archives. Baltimore Museum of Art Art Museum Drive at North Charles and 31st streets....Tags: Walters Art Museum, Elkton, Hippodrome Theatre, Maryland Science Center, Enoch Pratt Free Library
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People on the Move
Advertising •MGH announced the appointments of Robyn Bowers as media assistant, Katie Beach and Rusty Walters as word-of-mouth account coordinators, and Christopher LaRoche as traffic coordinator for the Owings Mills-based marketing communications...Tags: Technology, LSI Logic Corporation, Government, National Government, Marketing
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Safety roles unclear at nightclub
James E. Troxel is barely discernible on Iguana Cantina's crowded dance floor, lost amid a mass of drunken patrons gyrating to thundering music under pulsating lights. One moment, he's there, the next moment he vanishes, swallowed by the crowd without...Tags: Law Enforcement, Government, Injuries, Dance, Dining and Drinking
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Tigers' Smith, Franklin excel
Special to The Baltimore SunTwo years ago, forward Jarrel Smith was a highly touted freshman at Colorado State. A year ago, guard Troy Franklin was earning All-Metro honors at Mount Carmel High. Last night, the two took the court together for just the third time as members of...Tags: George Mason
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College sponsors lecture on China's resurgence
Towson University will sponsor a lecture on "The Revival of China as a Great Power and What It Means for the United States," by Richard Bush at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Burkshire Marriott, 10 W. Burke Ave., Towson. He will talk about Americans' perception... -
Project Access session
Project Access of Howard Community College, a program to facilitate the transition of high school students with disabilities into postsecondary education, will hold a professional development event from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday in Room 400 of the Rouse...Tags: Further Education, Colleges and Universities
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Pa. midshipman who died of infection is identified
Frederick Henry Eissler, 20, a midshipman at the Naval Academy, died Monday of bacterial meningitis, according to a Naval Academy spokeswoman. Eissler, a first-year student from West Chester, Pa., who had attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School,...Tags: Death and Dying, Colleges and Universities, Meningitis
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