[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

 Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Central Connecticut State University as it celebrates its 150th 
anniversary. Under the dynamic leadership of President Richard Judd, 
this fine institution has continued to achieve the vision of academic 
excellence upon which it was founded.
  Originally the New Britain Normal School, CCSU was established by the 
State General Assembly in 1849 and stands as the oldest public 
institution of higher education in Connecticut. Whether under the name 
Normal School, Teachers College of Connecticut, or Central Connecticut 
State University, its students have never received less than a first-
rate education. CCSU has cultivated a rich academic environment in 
which both graduates and undergraduates have the opportunity to better 
understand themselves as well as the world around them.
  Academically, athletically, and culturally, CCSU and its more than 
11,000 students have much to celebrate throughout this special year. 
What makes CCSU so unique is that it has never isolated itself from the 
surrounding community. Instead, the university embraces its position 
within the larger civic arena and, in doing so, offers its students the 
valuable opportunity to make a real difference in the city of New 
Britain and beyond. CCSU students, faculty, and facilities have played 
a significant role in the city's development and will continue to weave 
themselves into the city's social fabric for many years to come.
  Mr. President, I ask that my colleagues join me in celebrating the 
sesquicentennial anniversary of Central Connecticut State University, 
one of the Nation's great academic institutions.

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