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| Susquehanna University | |
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| Motto: | Achievement, Leadership, Service |
| Established: | 1858 |
| Type: | Private, Lutheran-affiliated university |
| President: | L. Jay Lemons |
| Faculty: | 120 |
| Undergraduates: | 2,000 |
| Location: | Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Campus: | small town, 306 acres (2.6 m²) |
| Colors: | Orange and Maroon |
| Mascot: | Crusaders |
| Website: | www.susqu.edu |
Susquehanna University is a national liberal arts college in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 50 miles (80 km) north of the state capital, Harrisburg. Founded in 1858, the university enrolls approximately 2,000 students in the School of Arts, Humanities and Communications;School of Natural and Social Sciences; and Sigmund Weis School of Business. Degrees are offered in Bachelors of Arts, Music and Science. Susquehanna offers more than 50 major emphases, with a student-faculty ratio of 13-to-1.
Susquehanna has more than 100 student organizations, 23 intercollegiate sports, numerous intramural sports, concerts, films, plays, and social events.
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Campus
The Susquehanna University campus spans 306 acres (1.24 km2) in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. There are more than 50 buildings on campus, two of which, Selinsgrove Hall and Seibert Hall, are on the National Register of Historic Places. The architecture is primarily Georgian in style.
Students are guaranteed housing all four years and must live on campus their freshman year. 80% of students live on campus with off- campus students comprising some juniors and about half the senior class. Off-campus versus on-campus trends have been changing because each summer Susquehanna builds a residence hall or renovates one.
Music
Susquehanna is traditionally most well known for its music program.[1] In addition to students earning a bachelor of arts or bachelor of music in performance or education within the program, minors are offered in music technology, literature, performance and theory. Over 100 students major or minor within the department with approximately 1/4 of the school participating department performance groups.
Outside of the music department, Susquehanna is known for having a small core of on-campus rock bands and singer/songwriters. There are several venues on campus for bands to play at so students/faculty/staff bands take advantage of them.[2][3]
The most popular rock band at Susquehanna is Faculty Lounge.[4] Faculty Lounge features Dr. David Imhoof, History Department Chair on the vocals,[5] Dr. Lawrence Roth, English professor and head of Jewish Studies on guitar,[6] Dr. Lucien "Terry" Winegar, Dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences on bass,[7] and Dr. Patrick Long, professor of music on the drums.[8]
Volunteer programs
Susquehanna University has a strong reputation for civic engagement in the community with an average of 20,000 hours of service logged every academic year. The Center for Volunteer Programs [9] runs a first-year student service event titled SU GIVE, or Get Into Volunteer Experiences, during the fall orientation. Additionally, Susquehanna offers three trips to the Gulf Coast region each year to assist with hurricane relief efforts.
Student Organizations
The variety of organizations for students to become involved with at Susquehanna is great. Areas of interest range from academic subjects, like Accounting or Chemistry, to athletic club sports, political organizations, Outdoors Club and the Pre-law Society.
University theme
Each year the university selects a theme for use in curricular and extracurricular activities. In addition, incoming students and faculty share a common reading related to the year's theme. Past themes include:
- 2008-2009: Memory
- 2007-2008: Water
- 2006-2007: On The Fringes: What Fades, What Flourishes
- 2005-2006: Latin American Mosaic: Nations and Cultures
- 2004-2005: Religion in the Public Square
Athletics
Susquehanna competes in 23 varsity sports in Division III of the NCAA as part of the Landmark Conference with other academically prominent Northeastern colleges. Susquehanna competes in the Liberty League for football and the newly-formed Landmark Conference for all other sports besides men's and women's golf (both independents). Cheerleading is Susquehanna's 24th varsity team.
Susquehanna offers 14 intramural sports which are free of charge to all students. Both flag football and basketball league winners advance to national tournaments, where teams have enjoyed success in past years. Students may also join several club sports — including men's and women's rugby, men's ice hockey, ultimate Frisbee, men's volleyball and men's and women's crew — that compete against other colleges.
Greek life
Sororities
Fraternities
Professional societies
Co-ed service fraternities
External links
- Susquehanna University website
- The Crusader student newspaper
- Susquehanna University Crusaders athletics
- Student Run College Radio 88.9 WQSU FM
Environmental health
In 2006 Susquehanna University was the subject of an article in the Harrisburg Patriot-News [10] that drew attention to the efforts of the mother of a former student to understand why a number of recent alumni who have lived off-campus housing contracted and subsequently died of rare cancers. Investigation by various Pennsylvania state agencies indicated no conclusive evidence that the cancers constituted a cluster or could be linked to local environmental conditions.
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