Connecticut State University System

 

 

 

At a Glance

 

WILLIAM J. CIBES, JR., Chancellor

Established - 1965 

Statutory authority – CGS Sec. 10a-87 through 10a-101, inclusive

System office - 39 Woodland Street,

Hartford, CT 06105-2337

Average number of full-time employees – 3,001

Recurring operating expenditures -

General Fund - $186 million

CSU Operating Fund - $191 million

Value of real property - $659 million

Annualized number of students – 34,800

Richard L. Judd, President - Central Connecticut State University

David G. Carter, President - Eastern Connecticut State University

Michael J. Adanti, President - Southern Connecticut State University

James R. Roach, President - Western Connecticut State University

 

Mission

     The four comprehensive universities of the CSU System -- Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University and Western Connecticut State University -- are Connecticut's universities of choice for students of all ages, backgrounds, races and ethnicities. CSU provides affordable and high quality, active-learning opportunities that are geographically and technologically accessible. A CSU education leads to baccalaureate, graduate and professional degrees, including applied doctoral degree programs consistent with its historical missions of teacher education and career advancement. CSU graduates think critically, acquire enduring problem solving skills and meet outcome standards that embody the competencies necessary for success in the workplace and in life.

 

Improvements/Achievements 2001-02

     This past academic/fiscal year was characterized by significant changes in approach toward the goal of serving more effectively Connecticut’s various constituencies.

 

·         Fiscal year 2001-02 marked the fifth year of CSU’s five-year, $320 million capital improvement program to rebuild and revitalize Connecticut State University campuses.  A number of construction and renovation projects were completed this year, and others have been started.  Major projects completed at Central include renovations to the basement of Marcus White Hall, the reconstruction of parking lots, and elevator improvements in various campus buildings.  Construction is underway on a new energy center and a 1,000-vehicle parking garage.  Work continued on the renovation and expansion of the campus student center, while renovations began at several facilities including Copernicus Hall science building, Sheridan Hall residence facility and Kaiser Hall gymnasium.  Eastern reopened the High Rise apartment facility, which had undergone comprehensive renovation, and completed roof replacements on Goddard Hall and the North Campus heating plant.  Projects in construction include a new administrative office building and a 710-vehicle parking garage.  At Southern, completed projects include renovations to the Jennings Hall science facility and development of a new baseball field.  Construction continued on the comprehensive renovation and expansion of Engleman Hall, while work began on an addition to Moore Field House for athletic storage, repairs to underground steam lines and electrical distribution systems, and development of a new boiler plant.  Projects completed at Western include renovations to the first floor of Old Main administration building, and the development of a multipurpose practice field.  Construction is underway on an observatory addition for planetarium and classroom space, the interior fit-out of the second and third floors of Warner Hall for classrooms and offices, and site improvements and foundations for an outdoor multi-sport athletic complex on the Westside campus.

 

·         Since CSU launched OnlineCSU, its web-based course delivery initiative in 1998, OnlineCSU has presented 300 courses to more than 8,500 students from 50 states and 15 countries.  More than 100 CSU faculty from all four CSU universities have delivered online courses during the summer, fall, winter, and spring semesters. In addition to single course selections, OnlineCSU offers Southern's Master of Library Science as a fully online degree, attracting students from 17 states. This year Central will launch its online Master of Science in Data Mining as well as its Certificate program in Data Mining, and Eastern will launch its Master of Science in Educational Technology online.

 

·         Advancing Central’s historical mission of preparing future teachers and leaders of teachers, the University’s first class of doctoral students (Ed.D. in educational leadership) enrolled this year. CCSU has been selected as the only institution in Connecticut to receive a coveted one million-dollar federally funded PT3 grant to Prepare Teachers to Teach with Technology. In a special report on America’s Best College Sports Programs (March 18, 2002), U.S. News and World Report ranked Central 12th in the nation among Division I colleges for its commitment to providing Athletic Opportunities for women.

 

·         Eastern received approval to offer a new Master’s in Educational Technology program both on ground and online to serve current and future teachers in the state, and the Bachelor in Social Work program was accredited by the Council of Social Work Education.

 

·         Southern received licensure for its first doctoral program, the Ed. D. in Educational Leadership.  The first cohort of students has entered the program, designed to address the shortage of educational administration professionals in Connecticut. Southern has received licensure for a new undergraduate major in Anthropology that includes summer internships at the University’s Field School in Tanzania.

 

·         Western began offering programs in nursing and management at a new satellite campus in Waterbury, located on the campus of Naugatuck Valley Community Technical College, in the fall 2000.  These programs allow students obtaining two-year associate degrees at NVCC to continue their education by entering into our bachelor’s degree programs.

 

Information Reported as Required by State Statute

     It is the intellectual and moral responsibility and the policy of the Connecticut State University System to advance social justice and equity by exercising affirmative action to remove all discriminatory barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility.  Accordingly, through its affirmative action plans, the university system has undertaken programs to overcome the present effects of past practices, policies and barriers to equal employment opportunity, and to achieve the full and fair participation of all protected groups found to be underutilized or adversely impacted in its workforce.

     For the most recent reporting period, all five of the system’s affirmative action plans were in compliance with the requirements of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, pursuant to the Regulations for Affirmative Action by State Government, Sections 46a-68-31 to 46a-68-74.

     The system’s Affirmative Action Office is located at the CSU System Office, 39 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105.