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Susquehanna University

Type	Private, Lutheran-affiliated university
Established	1858
President	L. Jay Lemons
Administrative staff	120
Undergraduates	1,900
Location	Selinsgrove , Pennsylvania , USA
Campus	small town, 220 acres (2.6 m²)
Colors	Maroon and orange
Mascot	Crusaders
Website	www.susqu.edu

Susquehanna University, founded in 1858, is a nationally accredited liberal arts college in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania located approximately 50 miles north of the state capital, Harrisburg.

The university enrolls approximately undergraduate 1,900 students in the School of Arts, Humanities and Communications;School of Natural and Social Sciences; and Sigmund Weis School of Business. Degrees are offered in Bachelors of Arts, Music and Science.

Susquehanna University was recognized in the U.S. News and World Report's list of America's Top Liberal Arts Colleges, ranked at 106 from a list of 122 in 2008. Previously, in the 1995-2001 editions, U.S. News ranked Susquehanna University as the number one regional liberal arts college in the North.

Susquehanna has many opportunities for involvement and leadership in university life. There are more than 100 student organizations, 23 intercollegiate sports, numerous intramural sports, concerts, films, plays, and social events.

Campus

The Susquehanna University campus spans 220 acres in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. There are more than 50 buildings on campus, two of which, Selinsgrove Hall and Seibert Hall, are on the National Register of Historic Places. The architecture is primarily Georgian in style. About 80% of students live on campus.

Athletics

Susquehanna competes in 23 varsity sports in Division III of the NCAA as part of the Landmark Conference. Club and intramural sports are also offered. Susquehanna competes in the Liberty League for football and the newly-formed Landmark Conference for other sports.

Greek Life

Sororities

• Alpha Delta Pi
• Kappa Delta
• Sigma Gamma Rho
• Sigma Kappa
• Zeta Tau Alpha

Fraternities

• Phi Mu Delta
• Phi Sigma Kappa
• Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Tau Kappa Epsilon
• Theta Chi

Professional Societies

• Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
• Sigma Alpha Iota

Co-Ed Service Fraternities

• Alpha Phi Omega

Volunteer Programs

Susquehanna University has a strong reputation for civic engagement in the community. The Center for Volunteer Programs [1] runs a first-year student service event titled SU GIVE, or Get Into Volunteer Experiences, during the fall orientation. Additionally, Susquehanna offers three trips to the Gulf Coast region each year to assist with hurricane relief efforts.

University Theme

Each year the university selects a theme for use in curricular and extra-curricular activities. In addition, incoming students and faculty share a common reading related to the year's theme. Past themes include:

• 2008-2009: Memory
• 2007-2008: Water
• 2006-2007: On The Fringes: What Fades, What Flourishes
• 2005-2006: Latin American Mosaic: Nations and Cultures
• 2004-2005: Religion in the Public Square

External links

• Susquehanna University website
• The Crusader student newspaper
• Susquehanna University Crusaders athletics
• Student Run College Radio 88.9 WQSU FM

Environmental Health

In 2006 Susquehanna University was the subject of an article in the Harrisburg Patriot-News [2] that drew attention to the efforts of the mother of a former student to understand why a number or recent alumni who has lived off-campus housing contracted and subsequently died of rare cancers. Investigation by various Pennsylvania state agencies indicated no conclusive evidence that the cancers constituted a cluster or could be linked to local environmental conditions.