Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Established	1867
Type	Public
Endowment	US$10,386,829
President	Joseph Grunenwald
Staff	286
Undergraduates	5,927
Postgraduates	664
Location	Clarion, PA, USA
Campus	Rural
Mascot	Golden Eagles
Website	www.clarion.edu

Clarion University of Pennsylvania, located on a 100-acre (0.40 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]

Contents 1 Student body 2 Other locations 3 Campus housing 3.1 On-campus 3.2 Off-campus 4 Student groups 5 Greek life 6 Notable alumni 7 Athletics 8 References 9 External links

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Campus housing

[edit] 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)

[edit] Off-campus

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

[edit] Student groups

• American Civil Liberties Union of Clarion
• AMA (American Marketing Association)
• ASIA
• ALLIES
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Black Student Union
• 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
• Clarion Young Democrats
• Eagle Ambassadors
• Golden Eagle Marching Band
• InterHall Council
• Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
• MENC
• Mystics Cove Pagan Network
• Photography Club
• Political Science Association
• Relay For Life
• Society for Advancement of Management
• Speech and Debate Team
• Student Senate
• University Activities Board (Handles campus events, concerts, and trips)
• WCUB (Campus/Community TV Station; broadcasting 5+ days a week of news, sports, educational, public affairs and informational programming.)
• WCUC (College Radio Station)
• 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 ([1]).

[edit] Greek life

Clarion is also home to a number of Greek organizations.

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)

[edit] Notable alumni

•Clarion University Distinguished Alumni Association Awards

• Kurt Angle, 1996 Summer Olympics wrestling gold medalist and 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.^[2]
• Evan John Jones (1872-1952), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (1919-1923)
• Mike Miller, Arizona Cardinals passing game coordinator
• Larry Richert, host of the 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
• Brian Cook, news and sports reporter & producer for the American Urban Radio Networks

[edit] 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, 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 www.clariongoldeneagles.com.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Clarion University of Pennsylvania
• Clarion Athletics
• Clarion University News
• Clarion University - Venango Campus
• Yahoo! Education Profile: Clarion University of Pennsylvania
• Clarion University Alumni Association website
• Clarion Autumn Leaf Festival

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