Lyndon State College

Infobox_University
name =
established = 1911
type = Public Liberal Arts
chancellor = Robert G. Clarke
president = Carol Moore
city = Lyndon
state = VT
country = USA
campus = Rural 175 acres (0.7 km²)
enrollment = 1,350
staff = 60
website = http://lyndonstate.edu/
address = 1001 College Road Lyndonville, VT 05851
telephone = 802-626-6433|

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.

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 torn down and the T.N. Vail Building currently sits where the manor once stood.

Vail Hall has classrooms, and teachers offices, especially English, meteorology, mathematics, and education. It also contains the bookstore, student center, and snack bar. The science wing contains classrooms and laboratories. There is a television wing for the television studies. It also houses the small Alexander Twilight Theater. It is connected to the Library and Academic Center (LAC).

LAC contains classrooms, a 24 hour computer lab, and the three-floor library.

The Harvey Academic Center is located at the center of campus, and houses offices and classrooms for Recreation Studies, as well as for other classes.

The center of campus is around the fountain, which sprays into a small pond. There is a larger pond across from the library. Adjacent to the fountain is Stevens Dining Hall.

Adjacent to the theater is the Rita Bole Gym. (There is also a Rita Bole residence hall.) The larger gym is used for basketball games. The smaller gym is used mainly for intramural sports. In this complex is an Olympic size swimming pool, racquetball court, and a fitness center. There are computer labs.

On the north side of the campus, across from the baseball fields is the Brown House containing a dispensary. The Gray House is a special residential opportunity, currently for those performing service to the community.

No smoking is allowed on campus.

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

tudent 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] [http://www.lyndonstate.edu/Default.aspx?alias=www.lyndonstate.edu/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.

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.

Athletics

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

Related resources

* List of colleges and universities in the United States
** List of colleges and universities in Vermont

Notable Alumni

* Andre Bernier 1981. Meteorologist WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH
* Jim Cantore 1986, Meteorologist-announcer on The Weather Channel
* Nick Gregory 1982. Meteorologist WNYW-TV, New York City
* Jason Hatch 2000. Author: The Adventures of MDM: A Satire of College
* Cindy Fitzgibbon Meteorologist WFXT FoxNews 25 Boston

External links

* [http://www.lsc.vsc.edu/ Lyndon State College official website]
* [http://www.vsc.edu/ Lyndon State College is one of the five colleges in the Vermont State Colleges consortium]