About Southern Connecticut State University

Southern Connecticut State University (Southern Connecticut, Southern Connecticut State, SCSU, or suitably Southern) is a public academic world in New Haven, Connecticut. Part of the Connecticut State University System, it was founded in 1893 and is governed by the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education.

New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor upon the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, and is share of the New York metropolitan area. With a population of 129,779 as determined by the 2010 United States Census, it is the second-largest city in Connecticut after Bridgeport. New Haven is the principal municipality of Greater New Haven, which had a total population of 862,477 in 2010.

New Haven was one of the first planned cities in America. A year after its founding by English Puritans in 1638, eight streets were laid out in a four-by-four grid, creating what is commonly known as the “Nine Square Plan”. The central common block is the New Haven Green, a 16-acre (6 ha) square at the center of Downtown New Haven. The Green is now a National Historic Landmark, and the “Nine Square Plan” is certified by the American Planning Association as a National Planning Landmark.

New Haven is the house of Yale University. As New Haven’s biggest taxpayer and employer, Yale serves as an integral portion of the city’s economy. Health care (hospitals and biotechnology), professional services (legal, architectural, marketing, and engineering), financial services, and retail trade as a consequence contribute to the city’s economic activity.

The city served as co-capital of Connecticut from 1701 until 1873, when sole governance was transferred to the more centrally located city of Hartford. New Haven has back billed itself as the “Cultural Capital of Connecticut” for its supply of time-honored theaters, museums, and music venues. New Haven had the first public tree planting program in America, producing a canopy of times trees (including some large elms) that gave the city the nickname “The Elm City”.