Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Public university in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, US

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Shippensburg University

Former names

| Cumberland Valley State Normal School (1871–1927)
State Teachers College at Shippensburg (1927–1960)
Shippensburg State College (1960–1983)

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Type| Public university
Established| 1871; 154 years ago (1871)
Endowment| $36.9 million (2019)[1]
President| Charles E. Patterson [2]

Academic staff

| 302 full time
130 part time
Undergraduates| 6,942 full-time
Postgraduates| 1,311 full-time
Location|

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

U.S.

40°03′43″N 77°31′21″W﻿ / ﻿40.06194°N 77.52250°W﻿ / 40.06194; -77.52250
Campus| Rural, 200 acres (81 ha)
Nickname| Raiders

Sporting affiliations

| NCAA Division II – PSAC
Mascot| Big Red and Shippo the Hippo
Website| ship.edu

United States historic place

Cumberland Valley State Normal School Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

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Location| Roughly bounded by N. Prince St., Stewart, Old Main, Gilbert and Henderson Drs., Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Area| 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built| 1870
Architect| Samuel Sloan
Architectural style| Second Empire architecture, Classical architecture
NRHP reference No.| 85000076[3]
Added to NRHP| January 11, 1985

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Ship or SU) is a public university in the Shippensburg, Pennsylvania area. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

Founded in 1871, it later became the first teachers' college in Pennsylvania. Shippensburg University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

## History

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The commonwealth legislated the State Normal School for "the education and training of teachers" in the seventh district (seven counties) to be in Shippensburg,[4] and in 1871 the cornerstone was laid[5] for the 212 ft (65 m) building[5] designated the "Cumberland Valley State Normal School".[6][7] In 1917 the school was purchased by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[citation needed]

On June 4, 1926, the school was authorized to grant the Bachelor of Science in education degree in elementary and junior high education. The school received a charter on October 12, 1926, making it the first normal school in Pennsylvania to become a state teachers college. On June 3, 1927, the State Council of Education authorized the school to change its name to the "State Teachers College at Shippensburg".

The business education curriculum was approved on December 3, 1937. On December 8, 1939, Shippensburg State Teachers College became the first teachers college in Pennsylvania and the fourth in the United States to be accredited by the Middle States Association of colleges and (Secondary) Schools.

The State Council of Education approved graduate work leading to the Master of Education degree on January 7, 1959. On January 8, 1960, the name change to Shippensburg State College was authorized.

The arts and sciences curriculum was authorized by the State Council of Education on April 18, 1962, and the Bachelor of Science in business administration degree program was initiated on September 1, 1967.

On November 12, 1982, the governor of the Commonwealth signed Senate Bill 506 establishing the State System of Higher Education. Shippensburg State College was designated "Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania" effective July 1, 1983.

Since 1985, many of the original historic buildings of the campus, including Old Main, are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

## Campus

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Most of the campus is in Shippensburg Township,[9] including the sections of the census-designated place.[10] One portion of the campus grounds is in Shippensburg Borough,[11] and another portion is in Southampton Township.[12]

## Academics

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Shippensburg University offers more than 100 undergraduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Services, and the John L. Grove College of Business. It also offers more than 50 master's degree programs, two doctoral programs, and three post-bachelor or post-master's certificate programs in 17 fields of study in the School of Graduate Studies.

## Rankings

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For the 2022–2023 academic year, out of 181 colleges in the Regional Universities North division, U.S. News & World Report ranked Shippensburg University as tied for 101st overall, tied for 150th in Top Performers on Social Mobility, and tied for 33rd place in Top Public Schools.[13]

## Athletics

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Main article: Shippensburg Raiders

Shippensburg University is an NCAA Division II school and one of eighteen schools to compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The school maintains intercollegiate programs for baseball, basketball (Men & Women), cross country (Men & Women), field hockey, football, lacrosse (Women), soccer (Men & Women), softball, track and field (Men & Women), swimming (Men & Women), tennis (Women), volleyball (Women) and wrestling. Several club sports, such as rugby (Men & Women), Ultimate Frisbee and the inline hockey team, also participate in independent leagues. The home venue of the university's football and track & field programs is Seth Grove Stadium. The team name is the Raiders, and the mascot is "Big Red," a red-tail hawk wearing a pirates hat. The team colors are blue and red.

## Notable alumni

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Main article: List of Shippensburg University alumni

## Gallery

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* Old Main

* H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center

* Cumberland Valley State Normal School

* Shippensburg Engineering Building

* Keystone marker

## Demographics

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Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

Shippensburg University CDP,
Pennsylvania

Census-designated place

Coordinates: 40°03′42″N 77°31′22″W﻿ / ﻿40.06167°N 77.52278°W﻿ / 40.06167; -77.52278
Country| United States
State| Pennsylvania
County| Cumberland
Township| Shippensburg
Area

• Total

| 0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
• Land| 0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation

[14]

| 646 ft (197 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 2,625
• Density| 9,403/sq mi (3,630.7/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 42-70362
GNIS feature ID| 2633704[14]

Shippensburg University CDP is a census-designated place[15] that is located in Shippensburg Township, Cumberland County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

It is situated just north of the borough of Shippensburg and covers the campus of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010.[14]

As of the 2010 census the population of the CDP was 2,625.[16]

## References

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1. ^ As of June 30, 2019. "U.S. and Canadian 2019 NTSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2019 Endowment Market Value, and Percentage Change in Market Value from FY18 to FY19 (Revised)". National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
2. ^ "Dr. Charles e. Patterson named 18th president of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania". May 6, 2022.
3. ^ "National Register Information System – (#85000076)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
4. ^ Pennsylvania (September 8, 2009). School Laws of Pennsylvania, with Appendix – Pennsylvania, Its, Pennsylvania. Dept. of Education, Pennsylvania. Dept. of Public Instruction. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
5. ^ a b "Full text of "Alumni news bulletin"". Retrieved October 5, 2013.
6. ^ "Cumberland Valley State Normal School" (Google News Archive). The Star and Sentinel. June 16, 1871. "The counties of Cumberland, Adams, Fulton, Franklin, Bedford, Huntingdon and Blair comprise the Seventh Normal School district of the State. The Normal School for this district is being built at Shippensburg and will be known as the Cumberland Valley State Normal School. The building is 212 feet long and over 150 feet wide."
7. ^ "Cumberland Valley State Normal School". Retrieved March 16, 2016. [dead link]
8. ^ "Cumberland Valley State Normal School Historic District". Archiplanet.org/. 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
9. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Shippensburg township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2024. "Shippensburg Univ"
10. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Shippensburg University CDP, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2024. "Shippensburg Univ"
11. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Shippensburg borough, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2024. "Shippensburg Univ"
12. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Southampton township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/5). Retrieved October 17, 2024. "Shippensburg Univ"
13. ^ "Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania". U.S. News Best Colleges. n.d. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
14. ^ a b c "Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
15. ^ "By Decade".
16. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Shippensburg University CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

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