The Lived Experience at Rowan University - Past and PresentMain MenuIntroductionMy First EncounterThe History of the Glassboro Normal SchoolResidential Life at the Glassboro Normal SchoolGrowth and ChangeMy First Year at Rowan UniversityWorks CitedNadine El Maalem2d0eead9f34ef491c7ace13bdd95d5b9d6dd4950Nadine El Maalem
The Normal School's First
12019-04-27T00:01:35+00:00Nadine El Maalem2d0eead9f34ef491c7ace13bdd95d5b9d6dd4950591The Glassboro Normal School's Firsts standing outside of the original school building (what is today Bunce Hall)plain2019-04-27T00:01:35+00:00Nadine El Maalem2d0eead9f34ef491c7ace13bdd95d5b9d6dd4950
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1media/West-Jersey-Train-Depot.jpg2019-04-24T22:02:08+00:00The History of the Glassboro Normal School16image_header2019-05-06T19:58:58+00:00What is today Rowan University had rather humble, historical beginnings. Largely a result of the Industrial Revolution, Southern New Jersey's population had increased rapidly by the start of the 20th-century. Free public education was mandated by the state in 1896, and with this boom in births, there was a greater need for properly-trained elementary school teachers (Donahue, 2016). However, there was a striking lack of schools to provide teachers with the necessary education and resources. In response to this, it was decided that a new normal school were to open Looking back, I had no idea what I had gotten myself into, as I first encountered Rowan University, the city of Glassboro, and Southern New Jersey as a whole. However, long before my first day of class, my orientation, my commitment date, and my first tour, Rowan University stood as a place of meaning in the minds of many other students before me.
