Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clarion University seal.png
Established 1867
Type Public
Endowment US$10,386,829
President Karen Whitney
Academic staff 387
Undergraduates 5,927
Postgraduates 664
Location Clarion, PA, USA
Campus Rural
Mascot Golden Eagles
Website www.clarion.edu
Clarion University logo.png

Clarion University of Pennsylvania, located on a 128-acre (0.52 km2) campus in Clarion, Pennsylvania, is one of fourteen universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).

Clarion University was founded in 1867 and offers associate's, bachelor's, master's and post master's certificates.[1]

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Student body

As of 2008, Clarion University's student body totaled 7,100 students, of which 5,975 were undergraduates and 1,125 of those were graduate students. The university's students are mostly female (61%). 96% of students come from the state of Pennsylvania while the remaining 4% come from 45 other states and 31 other countries.[1]

Other locations

The University maintains a regional campus, Venango Campus in Oil City, and a site in Pittsburgh at West Penn Hospital. The Department of Library Science also offers the Master of Library Science degree through face-to-face courses in Philadelphia, at the Free Library's Main branch and other locations. Clarion also offers an extended studies program featuring online courses, remote sites, and various hybrid learning situations.

Campus housing

Off-campus

  • Reinhard Villages (University-affiliated)
  • Clarion University Foundation RSO Housing
  • Eagle Park Apartments
  • College Park Apartments
  • Campus Habitat - Clarion

On Campus

  • Nair Hall & Wilkinson Hall - traditional dorms, co-ed by wing
  • Givan Hall - traditional dorms, all-girls hall
  • Ballentine Hall - traditional dorms, all-boys hall
  • Valley View & Campus View - new "suite"-style living, coed by room

Student groups

A list of all student organizations can be found on the Office of Campus Life website for Clarion University ([5]).

Greek life

Clarion is also home to a number of Greek organizations.

Fraternities

Sororities

Notable alumni

Athletics

The Clarion University Department of Athletics currently sponsors Men's Intercollegiate Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Football, Swimming & Diving, and Wrestling along with Women's Intercollegiate Basketball, Softball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Track, Volleyball and Tennis. All sports compete in the NCAA Division II, except for Wrestling which participates in NCAA Division I. The athletic director is Dave Katis, and the assistant athletic director is Wendy Snodgrass.

Notable former Golden Eagles include Kurt Angle, Olympic Wrestler; UFC Champion Frankie Edgar; Teagan Riggs, NCAA Division II champion; Reggie Wells, offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles; and Cy Young winner Pete Vukovich. More information on the Golden Eagle athletic teams including schedules, stories, rosters and statistics can be found at the Clarion Eagles website here.

References

  1. ^ a b Oram, Fern, A, ed (2006) [1986]. Peterson's Colleges in the Middle Atlantic States. Peterson's. ISBN 978-0-7689-2421-3. http://books.google.com/books?id=qmlKhz-PYpgC&pg=PA121&lpg=PA121&dq=Christopher+Newport+University+%2B+1960+%2B+william+and+mary&source=web&ots=qJKB67Tgld&sig=OmUoWCRpgiNwrD8tNzjlTGFkzWk#PPA76,M1. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
  2. ^ 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. "After an accomplished wrestling career — one that saw him place twice at states while at Toms River High School East and qualify for nationals all four years as an All-American at Clarion University in Pennsylvania — Edgar chose to train for the combat sport that merges numerous disciplines from wrestling to jiu-jitsu to kickboxing."
  • Clarion University News, August 24, 2005.

External links

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