Susquehanna University - 1990 to 1999

In the summer of 1999, two new schools debuted at Susquehanna University, The School of Arts, Humanities and Communications and The School of Natural and Social Sciences. The School of Arts, Humanities and Communications encompassed the departments of art, communications and theatre arts, education, English, history, modern languages, music, philosophy, religion, and classical studies. The School of Natural and Social Science served the departments of biology, chemistry, geological and environmental sciences, mathematical sciences, physics, political science, psychology, sociology and anthropology. Prior to 1999, the academic structure was last reorganized in 1983.

The joy of Alumni Day! This 1995 photo shows Rudy Gelnett, Class of 1937, still going strong as he enthusiastically entertains former students at an alumni luncheon.

Alumni Weekend gives old friends a chance to catch up as the next generation begins to form friendships of their own as seen in the 1997 photograph.

Apfelbaum Hall, the new home of the Sigmund Weis School of Business and the Department of Communications, opened its doors in the fall of 1999. Today it is a high technology learning center for the entire campus.

The dining experience for students at SU evolved a great deal from the more formal era of the 1940s and 1950s to the casual offerings of entrée lines and salad bars of the 1990s.

All students residing on campus are required to have their meals in the Degenstein Campus Center Evert Dining Hall. In the 1990s the weekly menu was published in the campus newspaper, The Crusader.

As more students began bringing cars to campus, parking became a bigger and bigger issue. It was not uncommon to drive around campus several times before a spot could be found. The number of parking tickets issued in 1980 was 30. In 1991 it was 900. Despite the sharp rise, the Director of Public Safety felt there was adequate parking available on campus.

The Christmas Candlelight Vigil has been an annual tradition at Susquehanna since 1966. Attended by students, faculty, staff and friends, the service begins in the dark with only one lit candle carried by the chaplain. From this single light, all of the candles are lit until the room moves from darkness to light. The University chorus is seen sharing the light in this 1996 photo.

Leading the way into the future at the 1996 commencement are professors Dr. James Sodt, in the background, and Dr. Richard Kozlowski '75.

Let the job search begin! Friends celebrate their graduation and job hunt simultaneously in this 1991 photograph.

As the divorce rate among the parents of SU students began to rise in the 1990s, the Counseling Center formed a support group for those whose parents were separated or divorced. Weekly, hour long meetings gave students the opportunity to voice any fears, stresses or worries involved with their familial situation.

In 1989, it was decided that the "knight" would be eliminated as the Crusaders' mascot. Rytter & Associates as well as a mascot committee were charged with developing a new graphic identity for the team. The new graphic was unveiled in the April 8, 1994 edition of the Crusader.