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The State University College at Buffalo, known as Buffalo State College or SUNY Buffalo State,〔http://collegerelations.buffalostate.edu/buffalo-state-specific-editorial-style〕 is a public college in Buffalo, New York, United States, and is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Buffalo State College was founded in 1871 as the Buffalo Normal School for the training of teachers. Located on a 125-acre campus in the heart of Buffalo’s cultural corridor, SUNY Buffalo State now offers a wide array of academic programs, including 171 undergraduate programs with 11 honors options, 11 post baccalaureate teacher certification programs, and 61 graduate programs. The college is almost always referred to as Buffalo State to contrast it with the much larger nearby school State University of New York at Buffalo, known locally as the "University at Buffalo", "UB", or "SUNY Buffalo". ==History== Buffalo State was founded in 1871 as the Buffalo Normal School for the training of teachers. Later it became the State Normal and Training School (1888–1927), the State Teachers College at Buffalo (1928–1946), the New York State College for Teachers at Buffalo (1946–1950), SUNY, New York State College for Teachers (1950–1951), the State University College for Teachers at Buffalo (1951–1959), the State University College of Education at Buffalo (1960–1961), and the State University College at Buffalo (1961–present). Eighty-six students attended the Buffalo Normal School on the first day of classes, September 13, 1871. The school’s purpose at the time was to train teachers to serve Buffalo’s fast-growing student population in the public schools. Today, Buffalo State remains one of only 136 colleges in the nation to host a teacher-preparation program, but its curricular offerings have expanded dramatically over the years and now include more than 250 undergraduate and graduate programs. In 1910, the Art Department was added to the areas of study for incoming students. In 1930, Buffalo State was the only college to offer art education, and in 1944, the special education program was founded. In 1920, five students founded an organization that would become Delta Kappa National Fraternity. In 1948, the first dormitory building was erected where the present-day Moot Hall is located. In 1961, Buffalo State was the first institution in the SUNY system to offer a study-abroad program, a semester-long immersion program in Siena, Italy. International study programs have expanded vastly since then and now include international exchange and study-abroad programs in Australia, Canada, England, Italy, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and Spain. In 1964, the Buffalo State College Planetarium opened its doors with a 24-foot dome at the height of the space race. In 1966, Dr. James Orgren was recruited as Director. On November 17th, 1978, a devastating fire destroyed the facility, but it was re-opened on April 18, 1980 due to the generosity of the community. In April 1982, it was renamed to reflect is greatest benefactor to the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium. In 1984, Dr. Orgren stepped down as Director and hired Mr. Arthur Gielow as his successor. Mr. Gielow died in 2010, and after a brief remodeling, the planetarium reopened in 2011 under the direction of Dr. Kevin Williams. In January, 2013, the planetarium closed its doors to make way for a new modern facility at a closing ceremony highlighting is 48-year history including in-house produced programming. Through 2010–2012, staff members Tim Collins, Stephen Dubois, and Terry Farrell created several programs during the final years. In 2015, the planetarium reopened again from a generous donation, with a temporary 20-foot inflatable fulldome system and is currently operating again for students, area schools, and the general public. The new 35-foot dome facility is slated to open in Phase III of the Science And Math Complex, currently slated for 2019. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buffalo State College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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