Central Connecticut State University ( Central Connecticut , CCSU , Central Connecticut State , or informally Central ) is a public university in New Britain, Connecticut . Founded in 1849 as the State Normal School, CCSU is Connecticut's oldest publicly-funded university. It is made up of four schools: the Ammon College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; the School of Business; the School of Education and Professional Studies; and the School of Engineering, Science, and Technology. As of Spring 2022, the university was attended by 8,898 students: 7,054 undergraduate students and 1,844 graduate students. More than half of students live off campus and 96 percent are Connecticut residents. The school is part of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system (CSCU), which also oversees Eastern , Western , and Southern Connecticut State Universities.
19-1500: [REDACTED] This article only references primary sources . Please help improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources . Find sources: "Central Connecticut Blue Devils" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( May 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Athletic teams representing Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut Blue Devils [REDACTED] University Central Connecticut State University Conference Northeast Conference NCAA Division I ( FCS ) Location New Britain, Connecticut Varsity teams 16 Football stadium Arute Field Basketball arena William H. Detrick Gymnasium Baseball stadium CCSU Baseball Field Soccer stadium Central Connecticut Soccer Field Nickname Blue Devils Colors Blue and white Website www .ccsubluedevils .com The Central Connecticut Blue Devils are composed of 16 teams representing Central Connecticut State University in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball and football. Women's sports include volleyball, lacrosse, swimming & diving, and softball. The Blue Devils compete in
38-594: Is a baseball venue in New Britain, Connecticut , United States . It is home to the Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference . It features an artificial turf surface, an electronic scoreboard, bullpens , batting cages , dugouts , and a covered press box . The facility, constructed prior to the 2010 season , opened on March 10, 2010. In
57-666: Is different from Wikidata Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut State University was founded in 1849 as the State Normal School to train teachers. It was the sixth normal school in the United States and is the oldest public university in Connecticut. It ran until 1867 when the school was temporarily closed due to opposition in the Connecticut General Assembly . Two years later,
76-1954: Is incomplete. v t e Northeast Conference Full members Central Connecticut Blue Devils Chicago State Cougars Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Mercyhurst Lakers Saint Francis Red Flash Stonehill Skyhawks Wagner Seahawks [REDACTED] Baseball associates Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Norfolk State Spartans Bowling associates Duquesne Dukes Monmouth Hawks Niagara Purple Eagles Field hockey associates Fairfield Stags Merrimack Warriors Rider Broncs Sacred Heart Pioneers Football associates Duquesne Dukes Robert Morris Colonials Golf associates Binghamton Bearcats (men) Delaware State Hornets (women) Howard Bison (men and women) Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (men and women) North Carolina Central Eagles (men and women) Men's lacrosse associates Cleveland State Vikings Detroit Mercy Titans Robert Morris Colonials VMI Keydets Women's lacrosse associates Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Soccer associates Delaware State Hornets (women) Howard Bison ( men and women) Swimming & diving associate Howard Bison (men and women) Tennis associate Binghamton Bearcats (men and women) Men's volleyball associates Daemen Wildcats D'Youville Saints Manhattan Jaspers (joining in 2025) Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (joining in 2025) Championships and awards Baseball Men's basketball Player of
95-729: The Division I ( Football Championship Subdivision football) level as a member of the Northeast Conference . The university fields 18 varsity sports, eight men's sports: baseball , basketball , cross country , football , golf , soccer , as well as indoor and outdoor track & field ; and ten women's sports: basketball , cross country, golf, lacrosse , soccer, softball , swimming , indoor and outdoor track & field, and volleyball . 41°41′35″N 72°45′54″W / 41.693°N 72.765°W / 41.693; -72.765 CCSU Baseball Field CCSU Baseball Field
114-1259: The NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Northeast Conference . Teams [ edit ] Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross country Cross country Lacrosse Football Soccer Soccer Softball Track & field Swimming & Diving Track & field Volleyball † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. Facilities [ edit ] Sport Facility Capacity Baseball CCSU Baseball Field Basketball William H. Detrick Gymnasium 2,654 Cross Country Stanley Quarter Park Football Arute Field 5,500 Lacrosse Arute Field 5,500 Soccer CCSU Soccer Field 1,000 Softball CCSU Softball Field Swimming & diving Jack Suydam Natatorium Track & field CCSU Track & field Volleyball William H. Detrick Gymnasium 2,654 Notable alumni [ edit ] Baseball [ edit ] [REDACTED] TT Bowens bats for
133-814: The University of Pennsylvania Dave Campo – Head Coach, the Dallas Cowboys ; Defensive coach, Cleveland Browns , Jacksonville Jaguars , University of Kentucky Jake Dolegala – Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots Justise Hairston – New England Patriots , Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts Scott Pioli – General Manager of the Kansas City Chiefs . Mike Sherman – Head coach, Green Bay Packers and Texas A&M Aggies John Skladany – Defensive coordinator, Houston Cougars ; special teams assistant, University of Central Florida Knights. [REDACTED] Mascot of
152-915: The Blue Devils in the 2019 Fayetteville, Arkansas Regional at Baum-Walker Stadium Ricky Bottalico – pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies ; analyst, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia John Hirschbeck – MLB umpire Alfred "Skip" Jutze – catcher, St. Louis Cardinals , Houston Astros , and Seattle Mariners Evan Scribner – Relief pitcher, San Diego Padres , Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners Basketball [ edit ] Corsley Edwards – center and forward , New Orleans Hornets Keith Closs – center, Los Angeles Clippers Football [ edit ] Steve Addazio – Assistant coaching positions: Syracuse, Indiana, Notre Dame, and Florida; Head Coach: Temple University (2011–2012), Head Coach: Boston College (2013–2019), Head Coach: Colorado State (2020–2021) Al Bagnoli – Head Coach ,
171-2858: The Central Connecticut State University athletic teams [REDACTED] Beryl Piper, Head coach of the Central Connecticut State University women's basketball team [REDACTED] Plaque, commemorating the induction of Beryl Piper into the CCSU Athletic Hall of Fame References [ edit ] ^ CCSU Identity Manual (PDF) . May 1, 2011 . Retrieved April 6, 2016 . ^ "Central Connecticut State Athletics" . ccsubluedevils.com . Retrieved 2012-06-17 . External links [ edit ] Official website [REDACTED] CCSU Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils Apparel v t e Central Connecticut State University Located in : New Britain, Connecticut Academics Carol A. Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences School of Business School of Education & Professional Studies School of Engineering, Science & Technology Athletics Sports: Central Connecticut Blue Devils Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Venues: Arute Field CCSU Baseball Field William H. Detrick Gymnasium Founded : 1849 Students : 9,653 Endowment : uS$ 80.0 million v t e Central Connecticut Blue Devils Sports Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's soccer Women's soccer Facilities CCSU Baseball Field William H. Detrick Gymnasium Stanley Quarter Park Arute Field Stanley Golf Course CCSU Soccer Field CCSU Softball Field Jack Suydam Natatorium CCSU Track & field v t e Connecticut State University System Central Eastern Southern Western v t e New Britain, Connecticut K-12 schools New Britain PS New Britain HS St. Thomas Aquinas HS (CLOSED) Colleges and universities Central Connecticut State University Charter Oak State College Landmarks Beehive Field New Britain Stadium Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Veterans Stadium Culture Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain Bees This list
190-697: The Normal School resumed its services and continued to do so until the 1930s. In 1933, the Connecticut General Assembly created the Teachers College of Connecticut and the first bachelor's degrees were granted. In 1922, the campus moved to its current location on Stanley Street. In Fall 2023, the university unveiled its new logo. The school was again renamed in 1959, becoming the Central Connecticut State College . In 1983,
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#1732852576825228-512: The game, Central Connecticut State lost to Hartford 12–11. During the 2009 season , while the field was under construction, the program played at Beehive Field in New Britain. The previous venue, known as Balf–Savin Field, was on the same site. The new facility retained the name of the old until 2014, when it dropped the previous name. This article about a baseball venue in Connecticut
247-603: The largest of which is located in Marcus White Hall. Dining facilities are located in Memorial Hall, Hilltop Dining Center, and the Student Center. Additional computers and laboratories are spread across all of the academic halls. Welte Hall, Maloney Hall, and the Student Center function as large gathering areas for events, music performances, and theater productions. Welte contains the main auditorium and Kaiser Hall houses
266-661: The main gymnasium, and houses an Olympic-size pool. Fitness classes are freely available to students in Memorial Hall and fitness equipment is provided in four locations across campus through RECentral. Administrative offices, including Admissions, the Registrar, and Financial Aid are located in Davidson Hall. New building projects have expanded liberal arts classroom space and made significant upgrades to all sports facilities. Residence halls can accommodate up to 2,500 students in nine residence halls in two quads, which are split between
285-538: The new facility. During the past several years, the new $ 37-million Social Sciences Hall, 4,300-square-foot Bichum Engineering Laboratory, and 12,500-square-foot Campus Police Station opened. In 2011, the first floor of the Elihu Burritt Library was renovated to create a new common area with seating, couches, computers, and food vendors. Arute Field and its adjacent practice and baseball fields also underwent extensive construction and renovation from 2010 through
304-451: The north and south ends of campus. A new eight-story residence hall (Mid Campus Residence Hall) opened for occupancy in the Fall of 2015. The $ 82 million dorm features "suite" style rooms, in addition to a 2,000 square foot fitness facility, a kitchen on each floor, and a server kitchen and main lounge with a fireplace on the main floor. The Office of Residence Life is located on the first floor of
323-514: The present, including new football, soccer, track, and practice field turf. New football, track, and soccer stadium seating were added, as well as construction on the Balf–Savin baseball field. The university's athletic teams are known as the Blue Devils. Their mascot was originally named Victor E, but was changed to Kizer in 2011 after unveiling a new logo. Central Connecticut State participates in NCAA at
342-654: The school transitioned from a college to a regional university and thus became Central Connecticut State University . Organizational governance changed in 2011 when the Connecticut Department of Higher Education was dissolved and replaced by the Office of Higher Education and the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education . There are over 400 full-time faculty, 83% of whom possess the terminal degree in their field. Another 501 part-time instructors also teach at
361-472: The university. Graduate programs are in all of the academic schools. These include programs in accountancy, education, literature, international studies, engineering technology, and information technology. A number of doctoral degrees are also offered. Facilities include 10 academic halls, the Student Center, the Burritt Library, and numerous laboratories. Computer labs are available throughout campus,
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