Susquehanna University - 1980 to 1989

Alumni Day 1983 saw over 1,000 students and alumni gather on the soccer field to mark the opening of the University's 125th anniversary celebration.

Susquehanna University began offering Adult Continuing Education courses in 1970, but as far back as 1920 the University offered informal classes scheduled after regular classes. These gatherings were referred to as extension courses. Students take advantage of the University's Continuing Education program in this 1984 photo.

The aerobics instructors are shown in this 1989 yearbook photo. These individuals made classes available to students who wished to improve their cardiovascular health and athletic abilities.

In an effort to help students be in the best possible physical and emotional health, educational programs were presented by the Health Center of Susquehanna University. CPR certification and healthy lifestyle advice as well as the timely subject of AIDS awareness were discussed.

The social sorority Alpha Xi Delta joined the University in 1957 when students complained of too few sororities on campus. This photo shows members of Alpha Xi Delta clowning around for the camera in 1982.

This 1986 image shows members of the Crusaders football cheerleading squad posing at the dedication stone of Amos Alonzo Staff field.

Homecoming Weekend in 1981 saw the dedication of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Field, named in honor of the father and son coaching team that led the Crusaders from 1947 to 1952. President Messerli and Douglas Arthur '49 spoke at the dedication and Lou Santangelo '50 offered the invocation.

Sponsored by the Apple-Zimmerman Fund for Elizabethan Studies, a fund named in honor of Jane C. Apple and Joan Apple Zimmerman '48, Dr. Samuel Schoenbaum, a Shakespearean scholar from the University of Maryland, spoke at the University in 1981. Schoenbaum was the fund's inagural speaker. Photographed is Dr. Schoenbaum autographing his book.

The Susquehanna Universtiy Concert Committee secured popular English rocker Billy Idol to perform in Weber Chapel Auditorium. At the time, Idol had several hits including "White Wedding" and "Rebel Yell." Susquehanna was quite proud to present the show on January 30, 1984.

In 1980, the Blough Learning Center began to offer database searching with the introduction of DIALOG and ORBIT. Because both databases were located in California, searching via phone connections resulted in large long-distance phone bills and so searches were only done for faculty and special research projects.

The renovation and technical enhancement of the Roger M. Blough Learning Center began in 1988 with the help of funding from Robert F. and Patricia Ross Weis. The library was renamed the Blough-Weis library and this drawing depicts the front of the striking building as it appears in the present day.

Students who brought their own TVs to campus often had trouble with reception. This led to the illegal wiring of their sets to the line in the dormitory lounge. Cable wires strung through windows presented a security risk and so the Univesity began to offer students the option of cable for their rooms. The installation fee was $15.00 and the service fee was $20.75 every three months.