Farmingdale State College : a history / Frank J. Cavaioli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cavaioli, Frank J.

Series:

Excelsior Editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--New York (State)--History.

Universities and colleges.

Farmingdale State College--History.

Farmingdale State College.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Located on 380 acres on the Nassau-Suffolk border, Farmingdale State College (FSC) is the oldest public college on Long Island. In this fascinating and lavishly illustrated history, Frank J. Cavaioli chronicles the school's rich history from the time it was chartered in 1912 up to the present. He investigates the leadership of such important directors and presidents as Albert A. Johnson, Halsey B. Knapp, Charles W. Laffin Jr., and Frank A. Cipriani, and demonstrates how they motivated faculty to create progressive, innovative programs, and urged them to give service to the community. The school's original mission was to provide training in agricultural science, but over time it has transformed into a comprehensive college focused on applied science and technology with a strong humanities and social science component. Now a campus of the State University of New York with nearly seven thousand students, the story of FSC is unique, one that mirrors the transformation and growth of the surrounding Long Island community.

Contents:

""Farmingdale State College a History""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: Chartering the New York State School of Agriculture on Long Island""; ""Chapter Two: Laying the Foundation""; ""Chapter Three: Albert A. Johnson, 1913�1923""; ""Chapter Four: Halsey B. Knapp, 1923�1956""; ""Chapter Five: The World War II Era""; ""Chapter Six: The Industrial�Technical Division""; ""Chapter Seven: The Charles W. Laffin Jr. Years, 1961�1976""; ""Chapter Eight: Dr. Frank A. Cipriani Heralds the Future, 1978�2000""; ""Chapter Nine: Transition and Transformation""

""Chapter Ten: Into the Twenty-First Century""""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438443683

1438443684

OCLC:

923418361