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Husson University

Coordinates: 44°49′37.07″N 68°47′35.60″W / 44.8269639°N 68.7932222°W / 44.8269639; -68.7932222
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Husson University
File:Husson University Shield.jpg
Former names
Husson College
MottoCharacter & Humility
TypePrivate university
Established1898; 126 years ago (1898)
Endowment$29.5 million (2020)[1]
PresidentRobert A. Clark
ProvostLynne Coy-Ogan
Academic staff
144
Students3,476 (Fall 2020) [1]
Undergraduates2,677 (Fall 2020) [2]
Postgraduates799 (Fall 2020) [3]
Location
Bangor
,
Maine
,
United States

44°49′37.07″N 68°47′35.60″W / 44.8269639°N 68.7932222°W / 44.8269639; -68.7932222
CampusSuburban (208 acres)
ColorsCyprus Green & Barley Corn Gold[2]
   
NicknameEagles
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III – NAC
MascotBaldwin
Websitewww.husson.edu

Husson University is a private university in Bangor, Maine. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and as of Fall 2020 had a total enrollment of 3,476 students, including 799 graduate students in master's and doctoral programs.[3][4]

Husson University is one of three universities in the Bangor area (the University of Maine at Augusta[5] and the University of Maine are the others) and the only private university in the region. Husson also offers a number of online programs. The university previously operated satellite campuses around the state. The last of these campuses, at Northern Maine Community College, was shuttered in 2021. Students were transitioned to Husson's online programs.[6]

History

Founded in 1898, Husson was originally named Shaw School of Business and was located on the second floor of a building in downtown Bangor. Enrollment was low until after World War II, when its reputation grew as a business school. In 1953 the Maine Legislature authorized the school, now known as Husson College, to grant Bachelor of Science degrees. It became a university in 2008.[7]

Today the University has four colleges, and two schools: the College of Business, the College of Health and Education, the College of Science and Humanities, the School of Pharmacy, and the New England School of Communications. The New England School of Communications, known by its abbreviation NESCom, was an independent school acquired[8] by Husson in 1997, and was separately accredited and operated semi-autonomously with control over its own tuition, hiring, admissions, and graduation requirements until 2014.

Since 2000, undergraduate enrollment has increased five to ten percent with each incoming class. In response, the University continues to add a significant number of new faculty to its ranks. Today, students graduate having trained both in the specialties of their chosen fields and in how those fields fit into a broader cultural context. Husson ranks 54th on U.S. News & World Report's ranking of top universities in the United States for social mobility.[9]

Accreditation

Husson University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). In addition, specific programs have their own professional accreditations or approvals:

Campus

The Husson University Campus in Bangor, includes the Newman Gymnasium, the Winkin Sports Complex, Robert O'Donnell Commons (the College of Health and Education is located here), Peabody Hall (including the Sawyer Library, the College of Business, and the Ross Furman Student Center), the Dickerman Dining Center (renovated in 2012), the Dyke Center for Family Business, the Wildey Communications Center (named for NESCOM founder George Wildey), and the Beardsley Meeting House (named for former Husson President and current Commissioner of the Department of Conservation William Beardsley) which houses the 500-seat Gracie Theatre, and Living Learning Center which houses upperclassmen in suites and holds offices and classrooms on the ground floor. There are four residence halls: Hart Hall, Bell Hall, Carlisle Hall, and the Living & Learning Center, a LEED Silver targeted student residence and academic building which opened in the fall of 2012. Two walking trails circle the outer perimeter and offer scenic walks through the Maine forest.

Gracie Theatre

The Gracie Theatre, located in the Beardsley Meeting House, is a 500-seat multipurpose venue. Opera singer Richard Troxell, comedian Bob Marley, and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra have all performed in the Gracie. It also serves as a "learning platform" for the New England School of Communications, which has staged musicals (including West Side Story and The Who's Tommy) there and operates the theatre during other events.[10]

Student life

There are dozens of student clubs and organizations, mostly professional, such as Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), Student Government, The English Society, Accounting Society, Criminal Justice Club, OPTS (Organization of Physical Therapy Students), OOTS (Organization of Occupational Therapy Students), the Organization of Student Nurses, Outdoors Club, Student Newspaper,[11] Husson University Theatre,[12] GAMERS, Q&A, Technology Club, Student Veterans Association, Running Club, Ski & Snowboard Club, Pep Band, Audio Engineering Society, Cru, and Husson College Republicans. The University also owns WHSN 89.3 FM, an alternative rock station operated by the New England School of Communications.

Husson currently has two active sororities and one fraternity. Delta Sigma Delta and Kappa Delta Phi NAS, chapter Kappa Lambda and Kappa Delta Phi National fraternity, Lambda Chapter. Previously Husson University Greek Life included Mu Sigma Chi, Epsilon Tau Epsilon, and Tau Kappa Epsilon. Husson's founder member of Kappa Delta Phi fraternity, Chesley Husson, founded the organization Mu Sigma Chi which then founded Epsilon Tau Epsilon and Delta Sigma Delta. Each active organization provides service to the school, students and campus as well as the greater Bangor Maine area. Husson Greek Life is organized by the Greek Governing Board. Greek life used to have a floor at the dorms assigned to their members, lounges, social events and more but during recent years these have not been allowed anymore. Members meet up on a reserved room for Greek Life or at off campus locations and hold community service and activities both on and off campus.

Athletics

Husson University teams are known as the Eagles. The university is a member of the NCAA Division III and fields twenty one varsity sports teams in the North Atlantic Conference (primary), Commonwealth Coast Football (football) and the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (swimming and diving). Sports offered include men's & women's soccer, men's & women's lacrosse, men's & women's cross country, men's & women's basketball, men's football, women's field hockey, men's and women's swimming & diving, men's and women's golf, women's outdoor track & field, women's indoor track & field, baseball, softball, and women's volleyball. Husson University also has three spirit teams including Cheer Team, Dance Team, and Pep Band.

Residence life

Residents on campus live in one of five living options; Hart Hall, Bell Hall, Carlisle Hall, or the Edward O. and Mary Ellen Darling Living and Learning Center, and Husson Townhouses. Roughly 1,200 students live on campus during the academic year. Until Fall 2012, Husson University sublet apartments off-campus to students, however the construction of the new Darling Learning Center provides enough on-campus housing to end that practice. Freshmen and sophomore students attending full-time must live in a residence hall until they complete 54 credit hours, or meet other requirements in order to move off-campus.[13] Husson is a wet campus.[14]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Welcome Recruits/Quick Facts - Husson Athletics
  3. ^ "Husson University". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ^ https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/husson-university-2043. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Bangor - Locations". Locations. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  6. ^ Smith, Cam. "Husson University satellite campus at NMCC switching to online format". www.wabi.tv. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  7. ^ HUSSON: About, Fast Facts
  8. ^ "NESCom History & Mission". Archived from the original on 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  9. ^ "Husson University Overall Rankings | US News Best Colleges". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 8 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Director's Information - Gracie Theatre
  11. ^ Husson Spectator
  12. ^ Husson University Theatre on Facebook
  13. ^ "Residential Policies & Procedures". Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  14. ^ HUSSON: Residential Living, Residential Policies
  15. ^ "Peter Lyford's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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