Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Type Public
Established 1867
Endowment US$31,000,000
President Dr. Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson
Provost Dr. Pam Gent (interim)
Academic staff
 287
Undergraduates 4,330
Postgraduates 895
Location Clarion, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Campus Rural on 201 acres
Colors Blue and Gold          
Athletics NCAA Division II – PSAC
Nickname Golden Eagles
Website www.clarion.edu

Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It is one of fourteen universities who are part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The school was founded in 1867 and offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees, post master's certificates and a Doctorate degree.[1]

History

Clarion University was founded Sept. 10, 1867, as the Carrier Seminary of Western Pennsylvania. Carrier Seminary began operation and offered a normal program in 1871. However, it wasn’t official for another 16 years. Clarion State Normal School, the successor to Carrier Seminary, opened its doors on the old Seminary grounds April 12, 1887. The commonwealth’s purchase of Clarion was official in December 1915 with the state assuming full control the following year. Clarion became a college-level institution in 1920. The school became a university in the 1980s. By Legislative Act 188 of 1982, all 14 state colleges were taken from the control of the Pennsylvania Department of Education and placed under the jurisdiction of the newly created Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson, Ph.D., became the 17th president of the university July 1, 2018.

Student body

In fall 2016, Clarion University's student body totaled 5,225 students, of which 4,330 were undergraduates and 895 of those were graduate students. Of these students, 35 percent live in university housing. The university's students are mostly female (66 percent), another 830 are minorities (16 percent) and 27 are international (.05 percent). Of the total number of students 4,624, or 88.5 percent, come from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Students come from 44 states, the District of Columbia and 11 countries around the world.

Faculty and staff

Clarion University has 294 faculty members and 451 administration and staff members.

Other locations

The university maintains a regional campus, Clarion University - Venango in Oil City, and a site in Pittsburgh at West Penn School of Nursing. Clarion also offers an extended studies program featuring online courses, remote sites, and various hybrid learning situations.

Academics

Accreditations

Clarion University’s programs are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In addition, through other accrediting agencies, it offers 39 nationally accredited programs, which is the most in the state system. The College of Business Administration and Information Sciences has internationally recognized AACSB accredited programs.

Colleges and schools

College of Arts, Education and Sciences

The College of Arts, Education and Sciences features more than forty undergraduate and graduate degree programs across numerous departments, centers, and programs. Departments within the College of Arts, Education and Sciences include:

  • The School of Education - The Department of Education and The Department of Special Education
  • The Department of Biology and Geosciences
  • The Department of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics
  • The Department of Communication
  • The Department of Economics
  • The Department of English and Modern Languages
  • The Department of Social Sciences
  • The Department of Visual and Performing Arts

College of Business Administration and Information Sciences

The College of Business Administration offers 15 different undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Departments within the College of Business Administration and Information Sciences include:

  • The School of Information Sciences - The Department of Computer Information Science and The Department of Information and Library Science
  • The Department of Accountancy
  • The Department of Finance
  • The Department of Management and Marketing

College of Health Sciences and Human Services

Clarion University - Venango is composed of the School of Health Sciences, and the Department of Justice, Law, Technology and Liberal Arts. Schools within the School of Health Sciences include:

  • The Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders
  • The Department of Human Services, Rehabilitation, Health and Sport Sciences
  • The Department of Nursing
  • The Department of Psychology

Student groups

Clarion University offers more than 130 student organizations including academic, athletic, Greek, political, multicultural, service, and other special interest groups.

Athletics

The Clarion University Department of Athletics currently sponsors men's intercollegiate baseball, basketball, golf, football, swimming and diving, and wrestling along with women's intercollegiate basketball, softball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, track and field, volleyball and tennis. All sports compete in the NCAA Division II, except for Wrestling which participates in NCAA Division I. The athletic director is Dr. Wendy Snodgrass.

Notable former Golden Eagles include Kurt Angle National Wrestling Champion and Olympic Wrestler; former UFC Champion Frankie Edgar who was a four-time NCAA Division I tournament qualifier; Reggie Wells, NFL offensive lineman; Cy Young winner Pete Vukovich; and Men's NCAA Division I Basketball Champion Coach at Kentucky John Calipari, a point guard for Clarion University from 1980–1982.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Oram, Fern A, ed. (2006) [1986]. Peterson's Colleges in the Middle Atlantic States. Peterson's. ISBN 978-0-7689-2421-3. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  2. ↑ Godson, Susan H. (2001). Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-317-6.
  3. ↑ Feitl, Steve. "BACK TO HIS ROOTS: Frank Edgar part of fight card in UFC's return to New Jersey", Home News Tribune, November 15, 2007. Accessed December 28, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Frankie Edgar UFC Bio". Retrieved 2016-08-26.

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