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The C.L.U.E. Project C ollege L ife U nder E xamination

The C.L.U.E. Project C ollege L ife U nder E xamination. By: Kristin Collins. Bloomsburg Then vs. Bloomsburg Now. Problem. What was college at Bloomsburg University like in the past compared to now? Was it more strict of a college? How has it grown as a college?

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The C.L.U.E. Project C ollege L ife U nder E xamination

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  1. The C.L.U.E. ProjectCollege Life Under Examination By: Kristin Collins Bloomsburg Then vs. Bloomsburg Now

  2. Problem • What was college at Bloomsburg University like in the past compared to now? • Was it more strict of a college? • How has it grown as a college? • What activities/sports teams were students involved with then compared to now?

  3. Methods • Interviewing research center • Asked about the University in general • Archives of Bloomsburg • Looked at student handbooks at the library • Online Collections • Looked at year books, newspapers, and postcards of Bloomsburg University

  4. History Behind Bloomsburg -In 1839, an Academy was formed with C. P. Waller as its’ head. -The growth of the Academy in 1856, forced the legal formation of the Bloomsburg Literary Institute. -In 1866 a new leader was elected, Henry Carver, due to its’ struggle during the Civil War. -The commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the school, it officially became the Bloomsburg State Normal School and in 1927 it became Bloomsburg State Teachers College. -The first president of the school was Francis B. Haas and in 1960 the teachers was dropped because the graduate studies section of the school was formed. -Finally, in 1983 Bloomsburg University was formed with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

  5. Bloomsburg State Normal School

  6. Buildings of State Normal School Here shows Institute Hall, now Carver Hall, the gymnasium, the dormitory, and a junior high school. In the distance you can see Science Hall, now Old Science, and a WWI tree memorial to the right.

  7. Classrooms of State Normal School To the left we have the art studio classroom which was held on the upper floor of Science Hall, Old Science. To the right we have a gym class being held in the old gymnasium. This was replaced with Centennial Gym in 1942.

  8. Athletics of State Normal School These tennis courts are from 1922 and were heavily used, until they had gotten torn down in 1956 for the Campus Commons, which is now the Bookstore. The School’s baseball team from 1921-1922. The team practiced and played on a field where Colombia Hall now stands.

  9. Activities of State Normal School The choral group on the left was one of the many choral groups on campus. The choral group met once a week in the auditorium. To the right is the first session of summer school in 1919. This was one of the requirements for teachers who were coming back to school for advanced certificates.

  10. Football Stadium … • The first picture depicts the football field of Bloomsburg’s Normal School, 1898. • The second picture depicts Bloomsburg University’s Redman Stadium, 2010.

  11. Bloomsburg State Teachers College

  12. Teachers State College Campus • The link below shows the entire campus of Bloomsburg Teachers State College • http://www.bloomu.edu/library/Archives/bloomu59/1959map.ht m

  13. Bloomsburg State College

  14. Bloomsburg State College Activities CGA (Community Government Association) North Hall Men (officers) Maroon and Gold (School Newspaper)  

  15. Sports in the State College Yearbook Football Team , each player pictured individually with their names beneath them. Wrestling, pictured the same as well.

  16. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

  17. Enrollment… • 1960 • 1,743 • 1983 • 4,743 • 1994 • 7,277 • 2011 • Undergraduate Students: about 9,000 • Graduate Students: about 1,000

  18. Bloomsburg University Of Pennsylvania • Clubs/activities: • DASL, Helping Others,CGA, Homecoming Committee, Program Board, Concert Committee,BU Iron Club, S.L.E.D., Band, History Club, Anthropology Club, Fraternities, Sororities,Student Nurses Association, etc. • Club Sports, Intramurals, University teams

  19. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania • Dorm Buildings: Northumberland, Columbia, Lycoming, Luzerne, Elwell, Schuylkill, Montour • Classroom Buildings: Centennial, Old Science, Ben Franklin, Hartline, Bakeless, McCormick, Navy.

  20. Websites • http://www.flickr.com/photos/danwashburn/sets/72157605688762044/detail/ • http://bloomu.edu/library/Archives/football/BUfootballindex.html • http://library.bloomu.edu/Archives/1951history/0506.pdf • http://www.bloomu.edu/library/Archives/Bsns1921/bsnsindex.htm • http://www.archive.org/details/obiter1961bloo • http://www.bloomu.edu/studentlife/organizations

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