Lyndon State College
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| Established | 1911 |
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| Type | Public Liberal Arts |
| President | Carol Moore |
| Staff | 60 |
| Students | 1,350 |
| Location | Lyndon, VT, USA |
| Address | 1001 College Road
Lyndonville, VT 05851 |
| Telephone | 802-626-6433 |
| Campus | Rural 175 acres (0.7 km²) |
| Website | http://lyndonstate.edu/ |
Lyndon State College is a public college located in Lyndonville, Vermont. This town resides in Caledonia county in a region of Vermont known as the Northeast Kingdom. In addition to a range of Bachelor's Degree programs, the college offers a Master's Degree program in Education.
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[edit] Facts
- Campus area: 175 acres (0.7 km²)
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,350
- School type: Public
- Year founded: 1911
- Academic calendar: Semester
[edit] History
The college was founded in 1911 as the Lyndon Normal School, and occupied the mansion built in 1883 by T.N. Vail, the first president of AT&T. The term "normal school" is based on the French école normale supérieure, a school to educate teachers. The College's first president was Rita L. Bole who has two buildings named for her on the campus. In 1947, the Normal School became Lyndon State Teachers College. In 1962, it was renamed Lyndon State College and was made a part of the Vermont State Colleges consortium. Since the college's founding, the original Vail Manor has been torn down and the T.N. Vail Building currently sits where the manor once stood.
[edit] Campus
The campus is of modest size relative to the student population, on a hill above the town. The Stonehenge residence hall complex is located on the southern end of campus, and consists of six residence halls. Whitelaw/Crevecour are both Freshmen only dorms. The other four dorms are Arnold/Bayley and Poland/Rogers. They are clustered around a central courtyard, and shaped in a circle, hence the nickname "Stonehenge." Wheelock is a residence hall that is also for Freshmen only, and is located in the center of campus. Rita Bole is the newest of the dorms, which features apartment style living for upper classmen.
Vail Hall is the home of many classrooms, as well as teachers offices, especially english, meteorology, mathematics, and education. It is also the home of the mail room for all students on the first floor, and the bookstore, student center, and snack bar on the second floor. The science wing contains classrooms and laboratories for science classes, and there is also a television wing for the television studies major. It is also home of the Alexander Twlight Theater, a small intimate theater used for performances for the campus and community as well. It is connected to the Library and Academic Center, more formally known as LAC, which contains classrooms, a 24 hour computer lab, and the three-floor library. Harvey Academic Center, formally known as HAC, is a small building located at the center of campus, and houses offices and classrooms for the Recreation major, as well as for other classes.
The center of campus is located around the fountain, which sprays into a small pond. This is not to be confused with the much larger pond across from the library. Adjacent to the fountain is Stevens Dining Hall, the only dining hall on campus. Adjacent to the theater is the Rita Bole Gym, not to be confused with the Rita Bole residence hall. It contains a large gym, used for basketball games, as well as a smaller gym, used mainly for intramurals. Also in this complex is an olympic size swimming pool, racquetball court, and the fitness center. There is even a secret computer lab underneath the racquetball court. On the far north side of campus, across from the baseball fields is the Brown House, the place where students can go and see a physician, and Gray House, a special residential opportunity, currently for those performing service to the community.
[edit] Degree Programs
Along with the Masters Degree program, the college has 21 Bachelor Degree Programs and 9 Associate Degree Programs. There are also several Licensure Programs in Education and two certificate programs.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Programs
- Digital Media
- English
- Global Studies
- Graphic Design
- Liberal Studies
- Interdisiplinary Liberal Studies
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- Social Science
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Programs
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Computer Information Systems
- Elementary Education
- Exercise Science
- Human Services
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
- Natural Science
- Recreation
- Small Business Management
- Television Studies
Associate of Arts (A.A.) Programs
- General Studies
Associate of Science (A.S.) Programs
- Business Administration
- Computing
- Digital Media
- Geographic Information Systems/GPS
- Geographic Information Systems/Meteorology
- Graphic Design
- Television Production
- TV News
Licensure Programs
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Physical Education
- Special Education
- Secondary Education (English, Mathematics, Natural Science, or Social Science)
Certificate Programs
- Paraeducator
- Pre-Nursing Curriculum
[edit] Student Clubs
There are 20-30 clubs at Lyndon State College. Some of the most popular clubs are:
- Student Government (House and Senate)
- NEWS 7, a student-operated newscast
- WWLR 91.5FM (The Impulse-Student Run Radio Station)
- The LSC AMS/NWA (Lyndon State College Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society)
- The Critic (Lyndon State College's Student Newspaper)
- The Alexander Twilight Players (Local Acting Guild)
[edit] Related resources
[edit] Notable Alumni
Jim Cantore - The Weather Channel
[edit] External links
- Lyndon State College official website
- Lyndon State College is one of the five colleges in the Vermont State Colleges consortium
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