Summary
Towson University is a public university located on 328 acres in Baltimore County in Maryland. It is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools, and is the second-largest public university in the state. Towson was originially founded in Baltimore in 1866 as the Maryland State Normal School, the first public teachers college. The school was moved to Towson in 1915, and was renamed State Teachers College at Towson in 1935. It was renamed Towson State College in 1963, then Towson State University in 1976, and finally became Towson University in 1997. Towson offers bachelor's degrees in 63 fields, master's degrees in 38 programs, and doctorates in four programs. The Division I Towson Tigers have 20 teams;...
Towson University is a public university located on 328 acres in Baltimore County in Maryland. It is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools, and is the second-largest public university in the state. Towson was originially founded in Baltimore in 1866 as the Maryland State Normal School, the first public teachers college. The school was moved to Towson in 1915, and was renamed State Teachers College at Towson in 1935. It was renamed Towson State College in 1963, then Towson State University in 1976, and finally became Towson University in 1997. Towson offers bachelor's degrees in 63 fields, master's degrees in 38 programs, and doctorates in four programs. The Division I Towson Tigers have 20 teams; 13 are in women's sports and seven are in men's. The school's colors are gold, black and white. Student groups include the Towerlight newspaper, the Grub Street literary magazine, the Tower Echoes yearbook, adademic and professional clubs, Greek life, cultural associations, honor organizations, religious groups, service clubs and special interest organizations. Notable Towson alumni include Catherine Curran O'Malley, a judge and First Lady of Maryland; Sheila Dixon, mayor of Baltimore; Mike Rowe, host of "Dirty Jobs;" and Dwight Schultz, an actor best-known for playing Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock on "The A-Team."
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Feeling kicked out, Blast owner considers own arena in county
Sun ReporterWith Baltimore possibly building a new arena on the site of his team's home, 1st Mariner Arena, Blast owner Ed Hale will be looking for a new place to play - or he might just build one himself in Baltimore County. "I knew this could eventually happen,"...Tags: Ed Hale, 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore Orioles
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Fine Arts
Fine Art Museums American Visionary Art Museum800 Key Highway / 410-244-1900. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. •Permanent exhibits: Rotating selections from museum archives. •Through Aug. 31:All Faiths Beautiful. Baltimore Museum...Tags: Baltimore Museum of Art, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Dundalk, Fells Point, History
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Nancy G. Manger
Nancy Galloway Manger, a watercolor artist who also worked in real estate in the 1950s, died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Monday at Woodlands Assisted Living in Middle River. The longtime Towson resident was 89. Born...Tags: Parkville, Colleges and Universities, Cancer, Massachusetts, Diseases
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Lifelong learning courses offered
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University will hold a fall preview of courses at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the conference center at Sheppard Pratt, 6501 N. Charles St. Check-in for the free program starts at 10 a.m. Information: 410-704-...Tags: Adult Education
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Education Beat
Harford Community College is offering its Computer Training for Re-entry Women series to help women who are re-entering the work force, need to gain or improve computer skills, or want to advance or change their career. Workshops include: •...Tags: Jazz Music, Natural Resource Industry, Harford County, Research, Edgewood
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Driver pleads guilty in hit-and-run death of Towson freshman
Sun reporterWeeping came from both sides of a Baltimore County courtroom Thursday where the drunken driver who fatally struck a Towson University freshman in an October hit-and-run was sentenced to 18 months in the county detention center. Matthew David Miller, 26,...Tags: Towson, Murder, Crimes, David Miller, Vehicles
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Courtroom gripped by grief, remorse
Sun ReporterWeeping came from both sides of a Baltimore County courtroom yesterday where the drunken driver who fatally struck a Towson University freshman in an October hit-and-run was sentenced to 18 months in the county detention center. Matthew David Miller, 26,...Tags: Murder, Crimes, David Miller, Kevin Ryan, Vehicles
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Jacqueline Lamp
Sun ReporterJacqueline T. Lamp, a longtime Baltimore County educator who was principal of Loch Raven High School, died Tuesday of ovarian cancer at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. The Rodgers Forge resident was 61. At her death, Mrs. Lamp had been principal of...Tags: Catonsville, Roman Catholic, Los Angeles, Family, Schools
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Obama cartoon riles Democrats
Sun ReporterA satirical New Yorker cover cartoon picturing Barack Obama in the Oval Office dressed as a Muslim, his wife as a terrorist, and a portrait of Osama bin Laden hanging over a fireplace with a burning American flag elicited angry responses yesterday from...Tags: Books and Magazines, Al Gore, Periodicals, Newspaper and Magazine, NAACP
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Health notes
Six local college students are taking messages about smoking prevention, healthy eating, physical activity and sun safety to hundreds of children at day-care centers and summer day camps, through the peer educator program sponsored by the Anne Arundel...Tags: Obesity, College Park, Illnesses, People, University of Maryland Medical Center
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