| Farmingdale State College: A History Contributor(s): Cavaioli, Frank J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438443676 ISBN-13: 9781438443676 Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New Yo OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering - Education | History - Education | Higher |
| Dewey: 607.747 |
| LCCN: 2011042035 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.14" W x 8.27" (1.69 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |