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{{Infobox university
|name=Clarion University of Pennsylvania
|name = Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion
|motto=
|image = PennWest Lockup Clarion FINAL SM.svg
|established=1867
|image_upright = 0.7
|type=[[Public university|Public]]
|former_name = Carrier Seminary (1867–1887)<br />Clarion State Normal School (1887–1929)<br />Clarion State College (1929–1982)<br />Clarion University of Pennsylvania (1982–2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=HISTORY |url=https://www.clarion.edu/about-clarion/history/index.html#:~:text=Beginnings%20as%20a%20seminary&text=The%20institution%20began%20operation%20Sept,in%20the%20old%20academy%20building. |website=clarion.edu |publisher=PennWest Clarion |access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref>
|endowment=[[United States dollar|US$]]10,386,829
|established = {{start date and age|1867}}
|president=Joseph Grunenwald
|closed = <!-- {{End date|2022|06|31}} -->
|city=[[Clarion, Pennsylvania|Clarion]]
|type = [[Public university|Public]]
|state=[[Pennsylvania|PA]]
|parent = [[Pennsylvania Western University]]<br>
|country=[[United States|USA]]
[[PASSHE]]
|undergrad=5,927
|endowment = $39.2 million (2020)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
|postgrad=664
|president = Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson
|postgrad_label=graduate
|provost = Pam Gent
|staff=286
|city = [[Clarion, Pennsylvania|Clarion]]
|campus=[[Rural]]
|state = [[Pennsylvania]]
|mascot=Golden Eagles
|country = U.S.
|website=[http://www.clarion.edu/ www.clarion.edu]
|undergrad = 4,330
|postgrad = 895
|faculty = 287
|campus = Rural, {{convert|201|acre}}
|colors = {{color box|#003366}}{{color box|#97824A}} Blue & gold
|athletics_affiliations = [[NCAA Division II]] – [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]
|sports_nickname = [[Clarion Golden Eagles|Golden Eagles]]
|website = {{URL|www.clarion.edu}}
}}
}}


'''Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion''' (abbreviated as '''PennWest Clarion''') is a [[public university]] in [[Clarion, Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of [[Pennsylvania Western University]]. The institution was originally founded in 1867. It now offers [[Associate degree|associate]], [[Bachelor's degree|bachelor's]], and [[master's degree]]s, as well as certificate programs and a [[Doctor of Nursing Practice]].<ref name="petersons">{{cite book |editor=Oram, Fern A |title=Peterson's Colleges in the Middle Atlantic States |orig-year=1986|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qmlKhz-PYpgC&pg=PA121 |access-date=2008-03-03|year=2006|publisher=Peterson's|isbn=978-0-7689-2421-3}}</ref>
'''Clarion University of Pennsylvania''', located on a {{convert|100|acre|km2|sing=on}} campus in [[Clarion, Pennsylvania]], is one of fourteen universities of the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]] (PASSHE).


==History==
Clarion University was founded in 1867 and offers [[Associates degree|associate's]], [[Bachelors degree|bachelor's]], [[Masters Degree|master's]] and post master's certificates.<ref name="petersons">{{cite book|editor=Oram, Fern, A|title=Peterson's Colleges in the Middle Atlantic States |origyear=1986|url=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|accessdate=2008-03-03|year=2006|publisher=Peterson's|isbn=978-0-7689-2421-3|page=}} </ref>
In 2021, PASSHE announced that, due to budget troubles resulting from declining enrollment and revenue, Clarion University would merge with [[Edinboro University of Pennsylvania]] and [[California University of Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McClellan |first1=Fletcher |title=The University of All of Them: PASSHE merger mania is on the fast track |url=https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/the-university-of-all-of-them-passhe-merger-mania-is-on-the-fast-track-fletcher-mcclellan/ |website=Pennsylvania Capital-Star |access-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref> On October 14, 2021, the state officially adopted the new name of the combined universities: [[Pennsylvania Western University]], and began operations with a singular accreditation the following year.


==Student body==
==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 48 other states and 31 other countries.<ref name="petersons"/>
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.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

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


==Other locations==
==Other locations==
The University maintains a regional campus, [[Venango County|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.
The university maintains a regional campus, Clarion University - Venango in [[Oil City, Pennsylvania|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.


==Campus housing==
==Academics==
PennWest Clarion offers 175 degree and certificate programs through its three colleges and two schools, delivered on campus and online.<ref>{{cite web |title=Academics |url=https://www.clarion.edu/academics/ |website=Clarion.edu |publisher=PennWest Clarion |access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref>
===On-campus===
Current on-campus housing on Clarion University consists of:
*Ballentine Hall (all male)
*Givan Hall (all female)
*Nair Hall (co-ed)
*Wilkinson Hall (co-ed)
*Campus View Suite (co-ed)
*Valley View Suite (co-ed)

===Off-campus ===
*[http://www.aoinc.com/proppages/?property=13 Reinhard Villages]
*Clarion University Foundation RSO Housing
*Eagle Park Apartments
*College Park Apartments
*Campus Habitat - Clarion


==Student groups==
==Student groups==
Clarion University offers more than 130 student organizations including academic, athletic, Greek, political, multicultural, service, and other special interest groups.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}
*American Civil Liberties Union of Clarion
*AMA (American Marketing Association)
*ASIA
*[http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~allies ALLIES]
*[[Association for Computing Machinery]] (ACM)
*Black Student Union
*[http://www.clarioncallnews.com Clarion Call, The] (College Newspaper)
*Clarion College Conservatives
*Clarion Men's Volleyball Club
*Clarion Men's Rugby
*Clarion Women's Rugby
*Clarion University Theatre
*Dance Marathon
*[http://www.clarionyoungdems.com/ Clarion Young Democrats]
*[http://www.clarion.edu/groups-orgs/alumni/eagle.html Eagle Ambassadors]
*[http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~cumarching/ Golden Eagle Marching Band]
*[http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~interhall/ InterHall Council]
*[http://eagle.clarion.edu/~grads/intervarsity/ Intervarsity Christian Fellowship]
*[http://eagle.clarion.edu/~grads/menc/ MENC]
*[http://www.mysticscove.com/about_cup.htm Mystics Cove Pagan Network]
*[http://www.clarion.edu/68906/ English Club]
*Photography Club
*Political Science Association
*Relay For Life
*[http://www.clarion.edu/68922/ Sigma Tau Delta]
*Society for Advancement of Management
*[http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~negblock/debate/index.htm Speech and Debate Team]
*Student Senate
*[http://www.clarion.edu/uab University Activities Board] (Handles campus events, concerts, and trips)
*[http://www.artsci.clarion.edu/wcub/ WCUB] (Campus/Community TV Station; broadcasting 5+ days a week of news, sports, educational, public affairs and informational programming.)
*[http://www.myspace.com/wcuc WCUC] (College Radio Station)
*[http://www.techfloor.org Clarion Technology Floor] (Provides the means to a better campus through the development of applications)
*Students for Life
A list of all student organizations can be found on the Office of Campus Life website for Clarion University ([http://www.clarion.edu/79842/]).


==Greek life==
==Athletics==
{{main|Clarion Golden Eagles}}
Clarion is also home to a number of Greek organizations.
The PennWest Clarion Department of Athletics, which maintains the institution's pre-merger athletic branding as "Clarion", 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 [[Clarion Golden Eagles wrestling|wrestling]] which participates in [[NCAA Division I]].


Notable former Golden Eagles include wrestling great [[Kurt Angle]], a former Olympic gold medalist and national champion who went on to a successful professional wrestling career in [[WWE]] and [[Impact Wrestling]]; former UFC Champion [[Frankie Edgar]], who was a four-time NCAA Division I tournament qualifier; World Long Driver [[Justin Moose (golfer)|Justin Moose]] ranked # 6 in the world; [[Reggie Wells (American football)|Reggie Wells]], NFL offensive lineman; Cy Young winner [[Pete Vuckovich]]; and [[List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] basketball coach [[John Calipari]], who was a point guard for the Golden Eagles from 1980 to 1982.
''Fraternities''
*[[Alpha Phi Omega]] (Co-ed Community Service)
*[[Beta Beta Beta]] (Biology)
*[[Kappa Kappa Psi]] (Co-ed Band)
*[[Phi Delta Theta]] (Social)
*[[Phi Mu Alpha]] (Music Social)
*[[Phi Sigma Pi]] (Honors)
*[[Tau Kappa Epsilon]] (Social)
*[[Sigma Alpha Iota]] (Music Professional Fraternity for Women)
*[[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] (Social)

''Sororities''
*[[Alpha Sigma Tau]] (Social)
*[[Delta Phi Epsilon]] (Social)
*[[Delta Zeta]] (Social)
*[[Phi Sigma Sigma]] (Social)
*[[Sigma Sigma Sigma]] (Social)
*[[Tau Beta Sigma]] (Co-ed Band)
*[[Zeta Phi Beta]] (Social)
*[[Zeta Tau Alpha]] (Social)


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Kurt Angle]], [[1996 Summer Olympics]] [[amateur wrestling|wrestling]] gold medalist, professional wrestler, and member of the [[WWE Hall of Fame|WWE]] and [[Impact Hall of Fame|Impact Wrestling]] Halls of Fame.
•[http://www.clarion.edu/9452/ Clarion University Distinguished Alumni Association Awards]
*[[John Calipari]], NBA and college basketball coach, currently at the [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|University of Kentucky]] (2009–present)

*[[Kurt Angle]], [[1996 Summer Olympics]] [[amateur wrestling|wrestling]] gold medalist and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling|TNA Wrestling]] superstar
*[[John Calipari]], NBA and college basketball coach, at [[University of Kentucky]] beginning in 2009
*[[Carol Castagnero]], [[Florida]] education activist and politician
*Jason Dambach, [[State College Spikes]] General Manager
*[[Frank Edgar]] (1981-), [[mixed martial arts]] fighter.<ref>Feitl, Steve. [http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071115/SPORTS01/711150311/1002/sports "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."</ref>
*[[Evan John Jones]] (1872-1952), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1919-1923)
*[[Mike Miller (football coach)|Mike Miller]], [[Arizona Cardinals]] passing game coordinator
*[[Larry Richert]], host of the [[KDKA (AM)|KDKA]] Morning News
*[[Pete Vukovich]], former professional baseball player and Cy Young Award winner
*[[Reggie Wells]], [[Arizona Cardinals]] offensive lineman
*[[Guy Conti]], [[New York Mets]] pitching rehab coordinator
*[[Guy Conti]], [[New York Mets]] pitching rehab coordinator
*[[Adam Earnheardt]], academic and author
*Brian Cook, news and sports reporter & producer for the American Urban Radio Networks..
*[[Frank Edgar]] (1981–), 4-time D-1 NCAA Wrestling qualifier and Collegiate Freestyle All-American in 2004; professional [[mixed martial artist]]/[[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] fighter and former [[UFC Lightweight Championship|UFC Lightweight Champion]].<ref>Feitl, Steve. [http://www.thnt.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071115/SPORTS01/711150311/1002/sports "BACK TO HIS ROOTS: Frank Edgar part of fight card in UFC's return to New Jersey"]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', November 15, 2007. Accessed December 28, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Frankie Edgar UFC Bio |url=http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Frankie-Edgar|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>
*[[Jennifer Meyer]], Religon teacher
* [[Joan Marie Engel]], Rear Admiral with the Navy Nurse Corps (1994–1998)<ref name="Godson">{{Cite book |last=Godson |first=Susan H. |title=Serving Proudly: A history of Women in the U.S. Navy |year=2001 |publisher=[[Naval Institute Press]] |location=[[Annapolis, MD]] |isbn=1-55750-317-6 }}</ref>

*[[Evan John Jones (politician)|Evan John Jones]] (1872–1952), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1919–1923)
==Athletics==
*[[Rad Martinez]], [[mixed martial arts]] fighter for [[Bellator Fighting Championships]] and featured on [[ESPN]]'s [[Outside the Lines]]
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, the assistant athletic director is Wendy Snodgrass. More information on the Golden Eagle athletic teams including schedules, stories, rosters and statistics can be found at [http://www.clariongoldeneagles.com www.clariongoldeneagles.com.]
*[[Mike Miller (football coach)|Mike Miller]], [[Arizona Cardinals]] Offensive Coordinator from (2011-2012)
*[[Ruth Bermudez Montenegro]], United States federal judge for the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of California|Southern District of California]]
*[[Justin Moose (golfer)|Justin Moose]], Golfer ([[Long Drive]])
* [[Donna Oberlander]], Pennsylvania state representative (R-63)
*[[Larry Richert]], host of the [[KDKA (AM)|KDKA]] Morning News
* [[Alex Sandusky]] (1932–2020), professional football player
*[[Wade Schalles]], all-time record holder for most pins and most wins in amateur wrestling, inventor of the [[spladle]] and cement mixer
*[[Randall Silvis]], author
*[[Peter Talleri]], Major General, [[United States Marine Corps]] (1979-2013)
*[[Pete Vuckovich]], former professional baseball player and 1982 A.L. Cy Young Award winner
*[[Reggie Wells (American football)|Reggie Wells]], [[San Diego Chargers]] offensive lineman
*[[Dan Wilson (biologist)|Dan Wilson]], biologist and science communicator


==References==
==References==
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*Clarion University News, August 24, 2005.
{{Refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.clarion.edu Clarion University of Pennsylvania]
* {{Official website|http://www.clarion.edu}}
*[http://www.clariongoldeneagles.com Clarion Athletics]
* [http://www.clariongoldeneagles.com Clarion Athletics website]
*[http://news.clarion.edu Clarion University News]
*[http://www.clarion.edu/academic/venango/ Clarion University - Venango Campus]
*[http://education.yahoo.com/college/facts/5741.html Yahoo! Education Profile: Clarion University of Pennsylvania]
*[http://www.clarion.edu/alumni Clarion University Alumni Association website]
*[http://www.autumnleafclarionpa.com/ Clarion Autumn Leaf Festival]


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Revision as of 00:57, 6 April 2024

Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion
Former name
Carrier Seminary (1867–1887)
Clarion State Normal School (1887–1929)
Clarion State College (1929–1982)
Clarion University of Pennsylvania (1982–2021)[1]
TypePublic
Established1867; 157 years ago (1867)
Parent institution
Pennsylvania Western University
PASSHE
Endowment$39.2 million (2020)[2]
PresidentDale-Elizabeth Pehrsson
ProvostPam Gent
Academic staff
287
Undergraduates4,330
Postgraduates895
Location, ,
U.S.
CampusRural, 201 acres (81 ha)
Colors   Blue & gold
NicknameGolden Eagles
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IIPSAC
Websitewww.clarion.edu

Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion (abbreviated as PennWest Clarion) is a public university in Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Pennsylvania Western University. The institution was originally founded in 1867. It now offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees, as well as certificate programs and a Doctor of Nursing Practice.[3]

History

In 2021, PASSHE announced that, due to budget troubles resulting from declining enrollment and revenue, Clarion University would merge with Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and California University of Pennsylvania.[4] On October 14, 2021, the state officially adopted the new name of the combined universities: Pennsylvania Western University, and began operations with a singular accreditation the following year.

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.[citation needed]

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

PennWest Clarion offers 175 degree and certificate programs through its three colleges and two schools, delivered on campus and online.[5]

Student groups

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

Athletics

The PennWest Clarion Department of Athletics, which maintains the institution's pre-merger athletic branding as "Clarion", 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.

Notable former Golden Eagles include wrestling great Kurt Angle, a former Olympic gold medalist and national champion who went on to a successful professional wrestling career in WWE and Impact Wrestling; former UFC Champion Frankie Edgar, who was a four-time NCAA Division I tournament qualifier; World Long Driver Justin Moose ranked # 6 in the world; Reggie Wells, NFL offensive lineman; Cy Young winner Pete Vuckovich; and Hall of Fame basketball coach John Calipari, who was a point guard for the Golden Eagles from 1980 to 1982.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "HISTORY". clarion.edu. PennWest Clarion. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ McClellan, Fletcher. "The University of All of Them: PASSHE merger mania is on the fast track". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Academics". Clarion.edu. PennWest Clarion. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ^ Feitl, Steve. "BACK TO HIS ROOTS: Frank Edgar part of fight card in UFC's return to New Jersey"[permanent dead link], Home News Tribune, November 15, 2007. Accessed December 28, 2007.
  7. ^ "Frankie Edgar UFC Bio". Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  8. ^ 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.

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