Frostburg State University
Frostburg State University | |
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Motto | “One University. A World of Experiences.” |
Established | 1898 |
Type | Public, University System of Maryland |
Endowment | $18,532,524[1] |
President | Jonathan Gibralter |
Academic staff | 392 (Fall 2014)[2] |
Students | 5,645 |
Undergraduates | 4,915 (Fall 2014)[2] |
Postgraduates | 730 (Fall 2014)[2] |
Location | 101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, Maryland, USA |
Campus | Rural, 260 acres (1.1 km2) |
Colors |
Red, Black, and White |
Athletics | NCAA Division III, CAC, Empire 8 |
Nickname | Bobcats |
Mascot | Bob Cat |
Website |
www |
Frostburg State University (FSU) is a four-year university located on a 260-acre (1.1 km2) campus in Frostburg, Maryland, in Western Maryland, and is part of the University System of Maryland. FSU is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.[3]
History
What is now Frostburg State University was created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly House Bill 742, the General Appropriation Bill, on Thursday, March 31, 1898 at 4 PM and an amendment offered on the floor by John Leake of Vale Summit in Allegany County:
For the direction [of the] erection of a building in Frostburg, Allegany [C]ounty to be known as The State Normal School No. 2, for the sum of $20,000; and for the support of said school when established $5,000 annually, provided, the people of the town [of] Frostburg furnish the ground for the site of said building and deed the same to the state.[4]
The State Board of Education selected and the town of Frostburg paid for the two acre Beall Park[5] as the location of the new school on August 9, 1898.[6]
The cornerstone was laid in a ceremony on September 4, 1899.[7] The Normal School's first building, Old Main, was positioned in Beall Park to face Loo Street (now known as College Avenue) and to look down Wood Street toward the downtown area of Frostburg.[8] State Normal School #2, the first institution being located in Baltimore and then Towson, opened with its first class on September 15, 1902 with 57 students with Frostburg's first administrator, Principal Dr. Edward D. Murdaugh (18 November 1853 - May 1925).[9][10][11] In 1904, 8 students became the first graduates of the college, receiving a diploma and a lifetime teaching certificate.[9][12] In 1912, a new gymnasium was authorized and completed in 1914.[9] In 1919, a dormitory was opened.[9] In 1925, a second dormitory was opened.[9] In 1927, Allegany Hall, a new auditorium, gymnasium, and heating plant was added.[9] In 1930, a six room practice elementary school known as the new laboratory school[8] was opened and the campus was extended to 40 acres taking over the Brownsville area of Frostburg.[9]
The institution's original mission was to train teachers for public school systems statewide. In 1935 the school was renamed State Teachers' College at Frostburg (also called Frostburg State Teachers College) and began offering a four-year degree program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, after expanding the curriculum from two to three years in 1931 and 1934, respectively.[12] Lillian Cleveland Compton[13] served as the first female president of the College from 1945 to 1954.[14] Compton replaced the 21-year President John L. Dunkle.[15][16][17] Her mission as President was essentially to prepare the College for its planned closing. Enrollment stood at a mere sixty-two students in 1945.[18] With outdated facilities and inadequate funding, the College was accredited only by the State Department of Education. As early as 1943, there had arisen in the General Assembly a movement to close the institution, which would eventually culminate in the Marbury Report.[18] In 1947, the American Council on Education suggested that Frostburg State Teachers College be closed.[19] The report states:
Your Commission does feel obligated to recommend the prompt discontinuance of the State Teachers College at Frostburg. We are convinced that the cost of operating this unit is not justified by the very small number of its graduates who are entering the school system of the state as teachers. In reaching this conclusion, we have been strongly influenced by the report of our survey staff as to the present condition of the physical facilities at Frostburg. It is apparent that the state faces a heavy capital expenditure if operations at that location are to be continued. Frankly, such an outlay seems to us to be an indefensible waste of public money....The facilities in Towson are adequate to care for all the students at Frostburg who are now studying to become teachers. [19]
The end of World War II brought a drastic change in the College's environment. In 1946, enrollment increased to 274 students, many being admitted under the new GI Bill. Though the movement to close the College persisted, it seemed misguided to those on the scene and was roundly opposed by both private citizens and civic groups in Frostburg and Western Maryland. With the strong support of State Superintendent of Schools Thomas Granville Pullen, Jr. and Governor William Preston Lane Jr., the General Assembly was petitioned to keep the School open and the Marbury Commission's recommendations died without ever being acted upon.[18]
Under Compton's leadership, the institution celebrated its 50th anniversary in the 1949-1950 academic year, enrollment grew from 62 students in 1945 to 500 in 1954, the faculty increased from 13 to 34 members, and the size of the campus increased from eight to 40 acres of land. In addition to plant expansion, she initiated programs in curriculum development, adding a program to train junior high school teachers.[18] R. Bowen Hardesty replaced Compton as President in 1955.[17] The continued southern expansion of the College saw Brownsville Schools and homes along Park Avenue demolished by 1955 to make way for Compton, Allen, and Simpson Halls. A new school-also known as the Lincoln School, and the current home of the University's Public Safety office-was constructed in the late 1950s. However, the building was used for only two years until national integration laws reassigned students to other Frostburg elementary schools.[8] Marking a shift in the educational mission of the institution, the College was granted the right to grant Bachelor of Arts degrees and the Master of Education degree in 1960.[12] The school was again renamed in July 1963, this time as Frostburg State College. Frostburg received university status in July 1987, thus being renamed to what it is today, i.e. Frostburg State University. [20] Continuing the shift and growth of the University, the institution opened a campus in Hagerstown in 1988, which became the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown in January 2005, and offered its first doctorate degree in 2012.[12]
Presidents/Principals of Frostburg State University
President | Tenure |
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Edward D. Murdaugh | 1901–1911[21] |
Edward F. Webb | 1911–1915[22] |
C. L. Staple | 1915–1917[22] |
James Widdowson | 1918–1923[22] |
John L. Dunkle | 1924–1944[13] |
Lillian Cleveland Compton | 1945–1955[13][23] |
R. Bowen Hardesty | 1955–1965[24] |
Rudolph S. Bremer | 1965 (Acting President)[23][25] |
John H. Morey | 1965–1969[23][26][27] |
Nelson P. Guild | 1969–1985[23][27] |
Herbert F. Reinhard, Jr. | 1986–1991[23][28] |
Harold Delaney | 1991 (Acting President)[23] |
Catherine R. Gira | 1991–2006[23][29] |
Jonathan C. Gibralter | 2006–Present[23] |
Academics
Frostburg has colleges in education, business, and liberal arts and sciences,[30] and, in addition to the baccalaureate, awards master's degrees in both arts and sciences.[31][32] The university has an associated campus at the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown.[33]
Colleges
FSU has the following three colleges:
- College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Colleges of Business and Education are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business[34] and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education,[35] respectively.
Hagerstown center
Established in January 2005, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown (USM-H) is a regional higher-education system center located in downtown Hagerstown, Maryland. The center offers upper level undergraduate classes, as well as master’s-level programs. Frostburg State University is one of five universities offering courses at the center.
Unusual programs
The Adventure Sports Concentration is offered as a collaborative program with Garrett College in Western Maryland.[36]
Ethnobotany, introduced in 2007, is one of only two of programs in the United States on the cultural use of plants.[37]
Notable faculty
- Brad Barkley, author
- Andy Duncan, science fiction writer
- Jonathan Gibralter, Current FSU president
Demographics
Overview
The average GPA of an undergraduate student accepted at Frostburg State University is 3.11. Additionally the combined reading and math SAT scores range from 870–1040 when looking at the 25th though 75th percentiles. In 2008 there was 1 professor for every 17 students. In 2008, the retention rate was 72%. It takes an average of 4.6 years for students to earn their undergraduate degree. In 2009 Frostburg State University accepted 59% of all 4,495 applicants. In 2008 94% of the graduates were employed within one year of graduating.[38]
Enrollment
The 2009 undergraduate population is made up of 51% male and 49% female students; the following chart shows the recent change in enrollment of undergraduate males and females.
Gender | Fall 05 | Fall 06 | Fall 07 | Fall 08 | Fall 09 |
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Male | 2217 | 2230 | 2223 | 2368 | 2416 |
Female | 2104 | 2022 | 2112 | 2214 | 2339 |
The graduate population is made up of 30% male and 70% female students; the following chart shows the recent change in enrollment of graduate males and females.
Gender | Fall 05 | Fall 06 | Fall 07 | Fall 08 | Fall 09 |
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Male | 251 | 228 | 226 | 219 | 190 |
Female | 469 | 430 | 432 | 414 | 440 |
Geography of students
At Frostburg State the largest class as of 2009 is the freshman class. However, the classes are fairly evenly distributed.[39] In the 2009 academic year, 1,610 undergraduates lived on campus, while 3,145 lived off campus. Additionally, 9 graduate students live on campus, while 629 live off campus.
The top six counties in Maryland that undergraduate students come from are Allegany, Montgomery, Prince George's, Baltimore, Frederick, and Anne Arundel counties.
Maryland Counties | Fall 05 | Fall 06 | Fall 07 | Fall 08 | Fall 09 |
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Allegany | 791 | 755 | 751 | 789 | 792 |
Montgomery | 465 | 457 | 484 | 475 | 495 |
Prince George's | 324 | 330 | 373 | 423 | 470 |
Baltimore County | 271 | 294 | 292 | 346 | 347 |
Frederick | 249 | 240 | 260 | 270 | 302 |
Anne Arundel | 254 | 248 | 242 | 254 | 296 |
The top six counties in Maryland that graduate students come from are Allegany, Washington, Garrett, Frederick, Montgomery, and Anne Arundel.
Maryland Counties | Fall 05 | Fall 06 | Fall 07 | Fall 08 | Fall 09 |
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Allegany | 229 | 219 | 215 | 174 | 173 |
Washington | 162 | 139 | 164 | 167 | 139 |
Garrett | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 46 |
Frederick | 33 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 40 |
Montgomery | 13 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Anne Arundel | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
The top six states undergraduate students come from are Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, "foreign", West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
States | Fall 05 | Fall 06 | Fall 07 | Fall 08 | Fall 09 |
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Maryland | 3864 | 3821 | 3940 | 4182 | 4330 |
Pennsylvania | 135 | 123 | 120 | 133 | 151 |
Virginia | 95 | 102 | 86 | 79 | 68 |
Foreign | 41 | 43 | 22 | 34 | 48 |
West Virginia | 74 | 57 | 45 | 46 | 46 |
Washington D.C. | 28 | 22 | 36 | 37 | 34 |
The top five states graduate students come from are Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Foreign, and Virginia.[39]
States | Fall 05 | Fall 06 | Fall 07 | Fall 08 | Fall 09 |
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Maryland | 533 | 489 | 490 | 456 | 471 |
Pennsylvania | 102 | 105 | 99 | 104 | 82 |
West Virginia | 52 | 39 | 40 | 36 | 41 |
Foreign | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Virginia | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Full Time Vs. Part Time
The undergraduate and graduate population as of the beginning of fall semester 2009 is:
Undergraduate | Graduate | Total | |
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Full Time | 4439 | 243 | 4682 |
Part Time | 316 | 387 | 703 |
Total | 4755 | 630 | 5385 |
Athletics
Frostburg State University participates in the NCAA Division III level and is currently a member of the Capital Athletic Conference. However, prior to 2010, FSU was competing as a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.[40] FSU’s football team was a member of the ACFC, but has moved to Empire 8 in 2011.[41] FSU teams have participated in and won many championships, Baseball having the most championship victories.[42] There will be a total of 19 varsity teams during the 2010–2011 academic year. Various club and intramural sports are available on campus as well.
Men's sports
Baseball
Started: 1937
Records:
- 2014: 28-13
- 2013: 25-15
- 2012: 22-20
- 2011: 28-13
- 2010: 32–13
- 2009: 25–16
- 2008: 22–15
- 2007: 31–15
- 2006: 29–13
- 2005: 29–13
- 2004: 26–18
- 2003: 34–12–1
- 2002: 20–14
Men's basketball
Started: 1936–1937
Records:
- 2009–2010: 17–9
- 2008–2009: 17–10
- 2007–2008: 9–16
- 2006–2007: 10–16
- 2005–2006: 12–15
- 2004–2005: 14–12
- 2003–2004: 15–13
- 2002–2003: 10–16
- 2001–2002: 16–12
Men's cross country
Started: 1970
2009 Records:
Place/Teams | Scoring |
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Shippensburg University Alumni Open | 4th/5 |
Dickinson Long-Short Invit. (6k only) | 4th/21 |
Don Cathcart Invitational | 5th/12 |
DeSales University Invitational | 10th/25 |
Gettysburg College Invitational | 7th/28 |
AMCC Championship | 2nd/10 |
NCAA Division III Regional | 12th/44 |
Football
Started: 1961
Former coaches:
- Jim Crawley
- Mike Davis
- Neil Hattlestad
- Oscar Lewis
- Mike McGlinchey
- Dean Peterson
- John Peterson
- Dennis Riccio
- Rubin Stevenson
- Ed Sweeney
- Ron Van Ryswyk
Records:
- 2009: 1–9, 1–2 ACFC
- 2008: 3–6, 1–2 ACFC
- 2007: 2–7, 0–4 ACFC
- 2006: 3–6, 1–3 ACFC
- 2005: 6–5, 1–4 ACFC
- 2004: 2–8, 1–4 ACFC
- 2003: 4–5, 3–0 ACFC
- 2002: 6–5, 3–0 ACFC
- 1994: 8-1-1
- 1993: 9-1, NCAA Playoffs
Men's soccer
Started: 1936
Records:
- 2009: 12–7–1, 7–3–0 AMCC
- 2008: 14–5–1, 7–1–1 AMCC
- 2007: 12–9–1, 5–3–1 AMCC
- 2006: 7–11–1, 4–4–1 AMCC
- 2005: 9–10–0, 7–3–0 AMCC
- 2004: 11–8–2, 5–3–1 AMCC
- 2003: 10–7–2, 5–1–0 AMCC
- 2002: 8–9–2, 3–4–0 AMCC
- 2001: 12–7–1, 5–1–0 AMCC
Men's tennis
Started: 1952
Records:
- 2010: 9–6, 6–4 AMCC
- 2009: 7–7, 5–3 AMCC
- 2008: 2–16, 2–4 AMCC
Women's sports
Women's basketball
Started: 1964–1965
Records:
- 2009–2010: 19–8
- 2008–2009: 16–10
- 2007–2008: 9–16
- 2006–2007: 17–9
- 2005–2006: 18–10
- 2004–2005: 21–7
- 2003–2004: 16–12
- 2002–2003: 12–15
Women's cross country
Started: 1970
2009 Records:
Place/Teams | Scoring |
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Shippensburg University Alumni Open | 6th/6 |
Dickinson Long-Short Invite. (4k & 8.1K) | 15th/30 |
Don Cathcart Invitational | 7th/11 |
DeSales University Invitational | N/A |
Gettysburg College Invitational | 18th/25 |
AMCC Championship | 3rd/11 |
NCAA Division III Regional | 38th/45 |
Field hockey
Started: 1970
Records:
- 2009: 9–11
- 2008: 15–7
- 2007: 11–6
- 2006: 16–13
- 2005: 11–7
- 2004: 8–12
Women's lacrosse
Started: 1966
Records:
- 2010: 9–7
- 2009: 7–9
- 2008: 8–9
- 2007: 5–8
- 2006: 6–11
- 2005: 7–10
- 2004: 10–5
- 2003: 6–8
- 2002: 6–8
- 2001: 8–6
Women's soccer
Started: 1994
Records:
- 2009: 18–4–0, 9–1–0 AMCC
- 2008: 16–2–4, 8–1–0 AMCC
- 2007: 16–5–1, 8–1–0 AMCC
- 2006: 12–7–0, 9–0–0 AMCC
- 2005: 12–6–2, 8–0–1 AMCC
- 2004: 14–3–3, 8–1–0 AMCC
- 2003: 16–5–0, 6–0–0 AMCC
- 2002: 10–8–4, 4–2–0 AMCC
Softball
Started: 1996
Records:
- 2014: 19-16
- 2013: 33-12
- 2012: 23-18
- 2011: 19-18
- 2010: 22–12
- 2009: 26–18
- 2008: 21–22
- 2007: 16–19
- 2006: 24–18
- 2005: 17–19
- 2004: 26–14
- 2003: 13–12
- 2002: 8–16
- 2001: 14–17
Women's tennis
Started: 1971
Records:
- 2009: 11–4, 8–1 AMCC
- 2008: 8–8, 5–2 AMCC
- 2007: 2–10, 1–3 AMCC
- 2006: 7–9, 3–3 AMCC
- 2005: 1–15, 1–5 AMCC
- 2004: 1–13, 1–5 AMCC
- 2003: 7–10, 3–3 AMCC
- 2002: 2–10, 2–4 AMCC
- 2001: 7–5, 5–3 AMCC
Volleyball
Started: 1994
Records:
- 2009: 30–5, 10–0 AMCC
- 2008: 29–6, 8–1 AMCC
- 2007: 21–11, 8–1 AMCC
- 2006: 13–19, 7–2 AMCC
- 2005: 17–16, 7–2 AMCC
Championships and postseason appearances
Baseball
MIC Championships 6- 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 NAIA District Tournament Appearances 9- 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 NAIA District Championships 3- 1967, 1970, 1972 NAIA Area Appearances 3- 1967, 1970, 1972 NAIA Area Championships 1- 1972 NAIA World Series Appearances 1- 1972 (fifth place) Mason-Dixon Conference Championships 1- 1978 NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances 5- 1984, 1987, 2006, 2007, 2011 ECAC Appearances 11- 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 ECAC Championships 2- 1990, 1991 AMCC Championships 5- 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007 ESAC Championships 1- 1982 CAC Championships 1-2011
Men's basketball
AMCC Championships 1- 2001 ECAC Championship Appearances 8- 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001 ECAC Runners-Up 1- 2001
Women's basketball
NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances 6- 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2005 AMCC Championships 2- 2000, 2005 ECAC Appearances 9- 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2004, 2006 ESAC Championships 3- 1991, 1992, 1993
Men's cross-country
AMCC Championships 9- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 ESAC Championships 4- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 NCAA Tournament Appearances 15- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Women's cross-country
AMCC Championships 7- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006 ESAC Championships 3- 1987, 1990, 1992 NCAA Tournament Appearances 8- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Field hockey
NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances 6- 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 ECAC Mid-Atlantic Tournament Appearances 3- 1999, 2000, 2008 ESAC Championships 1- 1987
Football
ACFC Championships 3- 1999, 2002, 2003 ECAC Championship Appearances 7- 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005 ECAC Championships 2- 1991, 1996 NCAA Division III Playoff Appearances 1- 1993 (advanced to national quarterfinals)
Woman's lacrosse
ECAC Tournament Appearances 6- 1984, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2001 ECAC Championships 2- 1991, 1993 NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances 1- 1992 Maryland State Championships 3- 1973, 1984, 1991
Men's soccer
AMCC Championships 3- 1998, 2000, 2001 AMCC Runners-Up 3- 1997, 1999, 2003 NCAA Division III Championship Appearances 3- 1981, 1983 (second round), 2000 (second round) ECAC Championship Appearances 16- 1978, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008 ECAC Championships 4- 1980, 1982, 1989, 1992 NAIA District Championship Appearances 5- 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977 NAIA District Championships 4- 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977 ESAC Championships 3- 1985, 1989, 1991
Women's soccer
AMCC Championships 5- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 AMCC Runners-Up 1- 2000 NCAA Tournaments 5- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 ECAC Tournaments 4- 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008
Softball
AMCC Championships 1- 1998 ECAC Tournaments 2- 2004, 2013 (champs)
Men's swimming and diving
NCAA Appearances 6- 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990
Women's swimming and diving
NCAA Appearances 12- 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Men's tennis
AMCC Championships 2- 2001, 2007 AMCC Runners-Up 3- 1998, 1999, 2000
Women's tennis
ESAC Championships 5- 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992
Men's indoor track and field
NCAA Tournament Appearances 14- 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008 NCAA Champions 1- 1986 NCAA Third Place 1- 1987
Women's indoor track and field
NCAA Appearances 19- 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
'Men's outdoor track and field
NCAA National Champions 2- 1986, 1987 NCAA Third Place 1- 2001 NCAA National Championship Appearances 25- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 Mason-Dixon Conference Championships 2- 2000, 2001
Women's outdoor track and field
NCAA National Runners-Up 1- 1982 NCAA National Championship Appearances 21- 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008
Volleyball
AMCC Championships 9- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 NCAA Division III Championship Appearances 7- 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 ECAC Tournament Appearances 1- 1998 (South Region runners-up)
Facilities
The Bobcat Arena is located in the Harold J. Cordts Physical Education Center. It seats 3,600 people and is used for the men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as for the volleyball team. Other club and intramural teams also practice in the Bobcat Arena.
The Bobcat Natatorium is located in the Cordts PE Center and houses the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams.
Bob Wells Field is home to the FSU baseball team, and is long through center field and long down the sidelines. In addition to the 250 person seating next to the field.
The FSU softball team plays in the Bobcat Field, which opened in 2001. There is seating for around 250.
The Cordts Tennis Complex is home to FSU’s men’s and women’s tennis teams and is located behind the Cordts PE Center. It contains 6 courts.
The Bobcat Stadium was opened in 1974 and has an 8-lane, track. There are 4,000 seats. It is home to the FSU football, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s track and field teams.
Student life
Activities on campus
The Bottom Line, the student newspaper, has a weekly circulation of 2,500 copies.[43]
SGA (Student Government Organization)
All students are represented by the two branches of the Student Government Association: the Executive Council and the Senate. The SGA develops and administers student self-government policies, provides services to students, communicates with faculty and administration and decides how the student activity fees will be spent.[44]
Frostburg TV/News
Frostburg News is the campus TV station.
Radio
WFWM Radio is a public service of Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland. It broadcasts informational, educational, and cultural programming 24 hours a day to the westernmost counties of Maryland and adjacent areas in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. WFWM operates at an assigned frequency of 91.9 MHz, with studios located in the Stangle Building on the campus of Frostburg State University. It also operates a translator station, W242AD (96.3 MHz), in Oakland, Maryland. Main transmission facilities are located on Dan's Mountain in Midland, Maryland. WFWM also maintains and assists XFSR, the FSU student intranet radio station.[45]
Fraternities and sororities
The school has a large number of nationally and internationally recognized fraternities and sororities. Recognized fraternities and sororities and the date that they were established at Frostburg State University:[46]
Sororities
- Alpha Sigma Alpha (2010)
- Alpha Sigma Tau (1975)
- Delta Zeta (1993)
Fraternities
- Kappa Delta Rho (2013)
- Phi Mu Delta (2009)
- Pi Lambda Phi (2013)
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon (1991)
- Tau Kappa Epsilon (1962)
NPHC
- Alpha Phi Alpha (1977)
- Delta Sigma Theta (2013)
- Iota Phi Theta (2003)
- Kappa Alpha Psi (1983)
- Omega Psi Phi (1977)
- Phi Beta Sigma (1978)
Music organizations
Professional organizations
- Alpha Phi Omega (1993) (Co-ed Community Service)
- Alpha Psi Omega (2013) (Co-ed Theatre)
- Delta Sigma Pi (2007) (Co-ed Business)
- Kappa Pi (2007) (Art Fraternity)
Local Greek Letter Organizations
There are also several Local Greek letter organizations that have either started in Frostburg, MD or were previously nationally recognized organizations but have since been made inactive. These organizations are not recognized by Frostburg State University as student organizations and students are highly discouraged from participating in them. [47]
Local Fraternities
- Alpha Delta Chi (Formally Delta Chi, Inactive 2011)
- Alpha Theta Chi (Formally Tau Kappa Epsilon)
- Delta Phi Omega
- Kappa Chi Kappa
- Omega Epsilon
- Omega Kappa Zeta
- Sigma Tau Psi (Formally Sigma Tau Gamma, Inactive 2014)
Local Sororities
- Delta Delta
- Kappa Beta Gamma (Formally Kappa Beta Gamma national sorority, Inactive 2013)
- Kappa Beta Sigma
- Kappa Gamma Delta
- Kappa Tau Epsilon
- Zeta Phi
Notable alumni
- Richard Robert "Ricky" Arnold II (1985), NASA astronaut, selected in 2004 as an Educator Mission Specialist[48]
- John N. Bambacus, former Maryland State Senator, former Mayor of Frostburg[49]
- John Ellinger, American soccer coach, formerly of the Under 17 United States men's national soccer team and Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer[50]
- Gregory Thomas Garcia, Emmy-winning writer and TV producer; he has referenced Frostburg State University in episodes of Yes, Dear and My Name Is Earl[51]
- James A. Graham (1963), Medal of Honor recipient[52]
- Henry B. Heller (1964), Democrat, member of Maryland House of Delegates[53]
- Gary Howell (1990), Republican, member of West Virginia House of Delegates[54]
- Donald P. Hutchinson (1967), Baltimore County Executive, 78–86; member of Maryland House of Delegates, 67–74; and State Senate, 75–78.[55]
- Kevin Kelly (1975), member of Maryland House of Delegates[56]
- Bob Maddox (1973), defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs[57]
- Robert A. McKee (1991), former member of the Maryland House of Delegates[58]
- Debra Monk, Tony and Emmy award-winning actress, has appeared in Center Stage, "NYPD Blue", "Law and Order", "Desperate Housewives", and "Grey's Anatomy"[59]
- Jim Riggleman, former manager of the Washington Nationals[60]
- Stephanie Roper, murdered student, namesake of the Stephanie Ann Roper Gallery on campus
- James Wolcott, journalist and cultural critic for Vanity Fair magazine[61]
Arts and culture
Music facilities
Most performances are in the Pealer Recital Hall, one of the best recital halls on the East coast.[62] It seats 458 people.[63]
Mountain City Traditional Arts
Mountain City Traditional Arts is dedicated to the education, sales, documentation and perpetuation of regional art and cultural heritage, and is a partnership of the Allegheny Arts Council, Folklore & Folk life Programming at Frostburg State University, and the Frostburg First Main Street Program
Children's Literature Centre
The Children's Literature Centre at Frostburg State University is housed within the College of Education. This centre was founded by Dr. William Bingman in 1982 to honor two former Education faculty.
Each year, the centre sponsors the Spring Festival of Children's Literature, which brings together nationally and internationally recognized children's authors and illustrators with teachers, librarians, media specialist and lovers of children's literature. In 2009, the festival included featured speakers Kadir Nelson, Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares and Gennifer Cholendenko. The centre sponsors several free community events for children, based around children's literature.[64]
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- ↑ College of Business
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- ↑ Capital Athletic Conference Adds Frostburg State University For the 2010–11 Season
- ↑ Frostburg State University and Salisbury University Join Empire 8 Football; Teams Will Play Full Conference Schedule Starting in 2011
- ↑ Frostburg State Championships & Postseason Appearances
- ↑ Bottom Line
- ↑ Student Government Organization
- ↑ Frostburg State University Radio
- ↑ Greek Life » Fraternities and Sororities
- ↑ http://involvement.frostburg.edu/fsu/assets/File/SCI/Greek%20Life/FINAL_Greek_Life_Brochure_14-15.pdf
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- ↑ "John Ellinger". 2014 MLS. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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- ↑ NFL draft history for Frostburg State University
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- ↑ Facilities - Frostburg State University
- ↑ Facilities at FSU - Frostburg State University
- ↑ Centre's web page
- Colleges in the Middle Atlantic States, Peterson's, p. 46. 25th edition, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7689-2694-1
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