The history page of the Towson University Marching Band (TUMB) begins “In 1979, Dr. Marchand, the Towson State Music Department, and the Towson State administration brought Mr. Robert Doster to Towson State to create a marching band.” Prior to establishing the band that would become known as TUMB, the school often hired high school bands
A year after his arrival at the State Teachers College at Towson but before founding the theater program on campus, Dr. Dick Gillespie started a new student group. “A debating society is being formed this year,” reported the September 28, 1962 Towerlight. It “will be open to all students regardless of experience as an extracurricular
One of my favorite ways to learn about history is through how people eat, and in particular, how people celebrate with food. I love looking at old cookbooks and menus, trying to glean what would make a dish special enough to share. Tracing the culture of Towson through the menus for things like graduation and
This history of student government at Towson University has been compiled using documents in the recently processed Student Government Association Records, 1921-2005 at Towson University Special Collections and Archives. If you would like to view the documents in this collection, or if you would like to contribute documents that would enhance our understanding of student
“Are you a Norm or are you a Pest?” Believe it or not, this isn’t really that unusual a question for students at the Maryland State Normal School, first incarnation of what is now Towson University. By 1876 — a decade after its creation — MSNS already had in place “literary societies”. There is no
This post was written by Nadia Nasr, former head of Special Collections and University Archives. Last Wednesday Towson University Dining hosted an Old English Holiday Party. Seeing the publicity for this event reminded us about the Old English Christmas dinner that used to take place on campus, when Towson University was the Maryland State Normal