Lyndon State College

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Established: 1911
Type: Public Liberal Arts
Chancellor: Robert G. Clarke
President: Carol Moore
Staff: 60
Students: 1,350
Location: Lyndon, VT, USA
Campus: Rural 175 acres (0.7 km²)
Website: http://lyndonstate.edu/

Lyndon State College is a public college located at Lyndonville in the U.S. state of Vermont. The town is located 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] History

The college was founded in 1911 as the Lyndon Normal School, and occupied the mansion built in 1883 by Theodore Newton 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 becoming a part of the Vermont State Colleges, a consortium of Vermont's five public colleges governed by a common board of trustees, chancellor and Council of Presidents. Since the college's founding, the original Vail Manor was insensibly torn down and the T.N. Vail Building currently sits where the manor once stood.

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 are also computer labs. 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. But there is no smoking on campus.

[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.

Business Administration

  • Business Administration (A.S.)
  • Accounting (B.S.)
    • Financial Accounting and Reporting
    • Management Accounting
  • Business Administration (B.S.)
    • Business Administration
    • e-Business
    • Finance and Accounting
  • Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship (B.S.)


Digital and Graphic Arts

  • Graphic Design (A.S.)
  • Graphic Design (B.A.)
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustration
  • Digital Media (A.S.)
  • Digital Media (B.A.)


Education

  • Elementary Education (B.S.)
    • Early Childhood Education1
    • Elementary Education1,2
    • Special Education - Special Educator (K-8)


English & Philosophy

  • English (B.A.)
    • Literature and Cultural Studies
    • Journalism and Creative Writing
  • Secondary Education (Licensure Program) 2


Exercise Science

  • Exercise Science (B.S.)
    • Secondary Areas:
    • Strength and Conditioning - Health and Fitness
    • Sport Management
    • Sport Medicine: Pre-professional physical therapy 3+3
    • Pre-professional athletic training 4+2
    • Self-Designed Program
    • Physical Education (B.S.)


Fine and Performing Arts

  • Music Business and Industry (B.S.)


General Studies

  • General Studies (A.A.)


Liberal Studies

  • Liberal Studies (B.A.)
  • Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies (B.A.)


Mathematics & Computer Science

  • Computing (A.S.)
  • Computer Information Systems/Business (B.S.)
  • Computer Information Systems/Meteorology (B.S.)
  • Mathematics (B.A.)
    • Pure Mathematics
    • Applied Mathematics
  • Secondary Education (Licensure Program) 2


Meteorology

  • Meteorology (B.S.)
    • American Meteorological Society/Graduate School
    • National Weather Service/Military
    • Broadcasting
    • Private Industry
    • Geographic Information Systems


Natural Sciences

  • Environmental Science (B.S.)
  • Natural Science (B.S.)
  • Secondary Education (Licensure Program) 2


Psychology

  • Psychology (B.A.)
  • Human Services (B.S.)


Recreation Resource & Ski Resort Management

  • Recreation Resource & Ski Resort Management (B.S.)
    • Adventure-Based Program Management
    • Natural Resource GIS Mapping and Planning
    • Ski Resort Management
  • Geographic Information Systems/Global Positioning Systems (A.S.)


Social Sciences

  • Social Sciences (B.A.)
  • Global Studies (B.A.)
  • Secondary Education (Licensure Program) 2


Television Studies

  • Television Production (A.S.)
  • TV News (A.S.)
  • Television Studies (B.S.)
    • Broadcast News
    • Broadcast Design & Production


Master of Education

  • Master of Science for Teachers
    • Vermont Teaching License available

[edit] Student Clubs

There are 20-30 clubs at Lyndon State College. Some of the most popular clubs are:

  • Student Government (House and Senate)
  • 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] Web site(Lyndon State College's Student Newspaper)
  • The Alexander Twilight Players (Local Acting Guild)
  • The LSNPA Lyndon State News Photographers Association: NPPA, RTNDA Chapters
  • The SPRI (Students for Paranormal Research and Investigation)
  • The AHC (Anti-House Club) devoted to getting commuters home on time.

[edit] Campus

Lyndon State College is located on a hill in the town of Lyndonville with approximately 1350 students. Half of the student population lives on campus in one of the eleven residence halls. Twenty-three Academic Majors and nine Associate degree programs provides students with lots of opportunities to explore their interests. 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.

[edit] Athletics

The Lyndon State Hornets compete as part of the USCAA and LSC is also a provisional member of the NCAA.

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