| this section is under construction. please inform foster [fosterp @ ccsu . edu] of inaccuracies, omissions, etc. | |
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a history of technology education at Central Connecticut State University |
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under construction!ChronologyBeginnings through Postwar Expansion: 1936 to 1965 New Identity, New Curriculum: 1976 to 2003
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Reports
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• The evolution of CCSU’s TE curriculum: 1969 to 2009 • Comparing CCSU’s TE curriculum to requirements at other colleges List of graduates since 1971 |
Departmental name changes |
Department chairs |
Facilities |
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1936: Industrial Arts 1941: Industrial Arts and Vocational Education 1969: Industrial Education 1983: Industrial Arts and Vocational-Technical Education 1988: Technology and Vocational-Technical Education 1992: Technology Education 2007: Technology and Engineering Education |
1936 - 1945: Raymond W. Phipps 1945 - 1972: Paul N. Wenger 1972 - 1980: Robert H. Thompson 1980 - 1993: Michael J. Williams 1994 - 1998: W. Tad Foster 1998 - 2002: Michael J. Williams 2002 - 2003: Peter A. Rodrigues 2003 - present: James A. DeLaura |
1936: One room on the second floor of the Administration Building (now Davidson Hall) 1937: A second I.A. room is added across the hall 1939: Facilities expand to include a temporary building for power mechanics and electricity 1947: All facilities moved to East Hall (a temporary building near the site of the present Copernicus Hall) 1953: I.A. facilities relocated to Henry Barnard Hall. 1961: Industrial Arts Library is opened on the first floor of Barnard. 1974: Copernicus Hall opens. 1994: Copernicus 101 (formerly the wood shop) is converted into a general technology lab. 2007: New Human-Powered Vehicle laboratory created in Copernicus 145. |
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