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{{Short description|Public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
{{Short description|Public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
| name = {{nowrap|Millersville University of Pennsylvania}}
| name = {{nowrap|Millersville University of Pennsylvania}}
| image = Millersville University seal.svg
| image = Millersville University seal.svg
| image_upright = 0.7
| image_upright = 0.7
| former_names = Lancaster County Normal School (1855–1859)<br />Millersville State Normal School (1859–1927)<br />Millersville State Teachers College (1927–1959)<br />Millersville State College (1959–1983)<ref>{{cite web |title=History: Millersville University |url=https://www.millersville.edu/about/history/ |website=millersville.edu |publisher=Millersville University |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
| former_names = Lancaster County Normal School (1855–1859)<br />Millersville State Normal School (1859–1927)<br />Millersville State Teachers College (1927–1959)<br />Millersville State College (1959–1983)<ref>{{cite web |title=History: Millersville University |url=https://www.millersville.edu/about/history/ |website=millersville.edu |publisher=Millersville University |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>
| motto = Seize the Opportunity
| motto = Seize the Opportunity
| established = 1855
| established = {{start date and age|1855}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[liberal arts]]<br /> [[Master's degree|master's level]] <br /> [[Doctorate|doctoral level]]
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[liberal arts]]<br /> [[Master's degree|master's level]] <br /> [[Doctorate|doctoral level]]
| president = [[Daniel Asua Wubah|Daniel A. Wubah]]
| president = [[Daniel Asua Wubah|Daniel A. Wubah]]
| endowment = $43.9 million<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Millersville University of Pennsylvania |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/millersville-university-of-pennsylvania-3325}}</ref>
| endowment = $43.9 million<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Millersville University of Pennsylvania |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/millersville-university-of-pennsylvania-3325}}</ref>
| city = [[Millersville, Pennsylvania]]
| city = [[Millersville, Pennsylvania]]
| country = U.S.
| country = U.S.
| undergrad = 6,500
| undergrad = 6,500
| postgrad = 1,000
| postgrad = 1,000
| faculty = 299 full-time
| faculty = 299 full-time
| administrative_staff = 540 staff and administration
| administrative_staff = 540 staff and administration
| campus = Suburban, {{cvt|250|acre}}
| campus = Suburban, {{cvt|250|acre}}
| colors = {{color box|#000000}}&nbsp;{{color box|#EEB211}} Black and gold
| colors = {{color box|#000000}}&nbsp;{{color box|#EEB211}} Black and gold
|sports_nickname = [[Millersville Marauders|Marauders]]
| sports_nickname = [[Millersville Marauders|Marauders]]
| mascot = Millersville Marauder and Skully (Marauders)
| mascot = Millersville Marauder and Skully (Marauders)
|athletics_affiliations = {{nowrap|[[NCAA Division II]] – [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]}}
| athletics_affiliations = {{nowrap|[[NCAA Division II]] – [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference|PSAC]]}}
| website = {{url|www.millersville.edu}}
| website = {{URL|www.millersville.edu}}
| logo = Millersville University logo hz.svg
| logo = Millersville University logo hz.svg
}}
}}


'''Millersville University of Pennsylvania''' (commonly known as '''Millersville University,''' '''The Ville,''' or '''MU''') is a [[public university]] in [[Millersville, Pennsylvania]]. It is one of the fourteen schools that comprise the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]] (PASSHE). Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville is accredited by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Info724 Ltd. |url=https://www.msche.org/institutions_directory.asp?txtRange=m |title=Middle States Commission on Higher Education |publisher=Msche.org |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref> and the [[Pennsylvania Department of Education]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edna.ed.state.pa.us/Screens/Details/wfAdminDetails.aspx?InstitutionPK=34723 |title=EDNA |publisher=Edna.ed.state.pa.us |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref>
'''Millersville University of Pennsylvania''' (commonly known as '''Millersville University''', '''The Ville''', or '''MU''') is a [[public university]] in [[Millersville, Pennsylvania]]. It is one of the fourteen schools that comprise the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]] (PASSHE). Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville is accredited by the [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Info724 Ltd. |url=https://www.msche.org/institutions_directory.asp?txtRange=m |title=Middle States Commission on Higher Education |publisher=Msche.org |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref> and the [[Pennsylvania Department of Education]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edna.ed.state.pa.us/Screens/Details/wfAdminDetails.aspx?InstitutionPK=34723 |title=EDNA |publisher=Edna.ed.state.pa.us |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref>


First established in 1854 as the Millersville Academy out of the since-demolished Old Main,<ref>Bicentennial Committee, 1961</ref> the academy specialized in a series of workshop-style teacher institutes in response to the 1834 Free School Act of Pennsylvania.<ref>Downey, Dennis B. ''We Sing to Thee'', 2004.</ref>
First established in 1854 as the Millersville Academy out of the since-demolished Old Main,<ref>Bicentennial Committee, 1961</ref> the academy specialized in a series of workshop-style teacher institutes in response to the 1834 Free School Act of Pennsylvania.<ref>Downey, Dennis B. ''We Sing to Thee'', 2004.</ref>
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{{cite web|url = http://blogs.millersville.edu/newlibrary/2010/12/22/why-will-it-take-two-years/|title = Why Will it Take 2 Years| work = Millersville Library Renovation Information (blog)| date = 2010-12-22|access-date = 2011-01-01}}</ref> On August 26, 2013, the Ganser Library reopened as the McNairy Library and Learning Forum at Ganser Hall.
{{cite web|url = http://blogs.millersville.edu/newlibrary/2010/12/22/why-will-it-take-two-years/|title = Why Will it Take 2 Years| work = Millersville Library Renovation Information (blog)| date = 2010-12-22|access-date = 2011-01-01}}</ref> On August 26, 2013, the Ganser Library reopened as the McNairy Library and Learning Forum at Ganser Hall.


In August 2021, a Millersville student by the name of Matthew Mindler was reported dead. He had been reported missing after not showing up for classes, and having cut off contact with his family. His body was found in Manor Township, Pennsylvania, near the Millersville campus. He was a 19-year-old freshman, and had been a child actor in the past, starring in the film "My Idiot Brother". His death was ruled a suicide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/death-of-millersville-university-student-ruled-a-suicide/article_bbe03b08-09c9-11ec-8ff0-f392ca04d910.html|title=Death of Millersville University student ruled a suicide|date=30 August 2021 }}</ref>
In August 2021, a Millersville student by the name of Matthew Mindler was reported dead. He had been reported missing after not showing up for classes, and having cut off contact with his family. His body was found in Manor Township, Pennsylvania, near the Millersville campus. He was a 19-year-old freshman, and had been a child actor in the past, starring in the film "Our Idiot Brother". His death was ruled a suicide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/death-of-millersville-university-student-ruled-a-suicide/article_bbe03b08-09c9-11ec-8ff0-f392ca04d910.html|title=Death of Millersville University student ruled a suicide|date=30 August 2021 }}</ref>


===School principals===
===School principals===
* [[John Fair Stoddard]] (1855-1856)<ref name="Presidents">{{cite web |title=Principals and Presidents at Millersville · My cms |url=http://millersvillearchives.com/exhibits/show/principals-and-presidents-at-m |website=millersvillearchives.com |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
* [[John Fair Stoddard]] (1855–1856)<ref name="Presidents">{{cite web |title=Principals and Presidents at Millersville · My cms |url=http://millersvillearchives.com/exhibits/show/principals-and-presidents-at-m |website=millersvillearchives.com |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
* [[James Pyle Wickersham]] (1856-1866)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[James Pyle Wickersham]] (1856–1866)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Edward Brooks (educator)|Edward Brooks]] (1866-1883)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Edward Brooks (educator)|Edward Brooks]] (1866–1883)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Benjamin Franklin Shaub]] (1883-1887)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Benjamin Franklin Shaub]] (1883–1887)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Eliphalet Oram Lyte]] (1887-1912)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Eliphalet Oram Lyte]] (1887–1912)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Peter Monroe Harbold]] (1912-1918)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Peter Monroe Harbold]] (1912–1918)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Charles H. Gordinier]] (1918-1928)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Charles H. Gordinier]] (1918–1928)<ref name="Presidents" />


===College/university presidents===
===College/university presidents===
* [[Charles H. Gordinier]] (1928-1929)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Charles H. Gordinier]] (1928–1929)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Landis Tanger]] (1929-1943)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Landis Tanger]] (1929–1943)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[D. Luke Biemesderfer]] (1943-1965)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[D. Luke Biemesderfer]] (1943–1965)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Robert A. Christie]] (1965-1968)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Robert A. Christie]] (1965–1968)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[William H. Duncan]] (1968-1981)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[William H. Duncan]] (1968–1981)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Joseph A. Caputo]] (1981-2003)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Joseph A. Caputo]] (1981–2003)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Francine G. McNairy]] (2003-2013)<ref name="Presidents" /><!--also Francine (G.) McNairy-Nelson-->
* [[Francine G. McNairy]] (2003–2013)<ref name="Presidents" /><!--also Francine (G.) McNairy-Nelson-->
* [[John M. Anderson (educator)|John M. Anderson]] (2013-2018)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[John M. Anderson (educator)|John M. Anderson]] (2013–2018)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Daniel A. Wubah]] (2018-)<ref name="Presidents" />
* [[Daniel A. Wubah]] (2018–)<ref name="Presidents" />


==Campus==
==Campus==


===Lombardo Welcome Center===
===Lombardo Welcome Center===
[[File:LombardoWelcomeCenter.jpg|thumb|The Lombardo Welcome Center at Millersville University]]
On August 29, 2015, local community members Samuel and Dena Lombardo announced a gift to Millersville University of $1.2M for the creation of the university's new Welcome Center and the first state-of-the-art Net-Zero energy building on campus. Then university president, Dr. Anderson, appropriated over $6.3M in university funds, bringing the final cost to over $7.5M.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Lombardo Welcome Center Opens on Campus |url=https://blogs.millersville.edu/news/2018/07/13/the-lombardo-welcome-center-opens-on-campus/ |website=Millersville NEWS|date=13 July 2018 }}</ref> This building, named the Lombardo Welcome Center, opened in January 2018. Equipped with solar panels, state-of-the-art energy-efficient glass, and an interior design inspired by feng shui principles, the Lombardo Welcome Center will produce as much energy as it consumes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/millersville-university-receives-million-gift-for-net-energy-zero-welcome/article_54fdc028-4dcc-11e5-83e5-0750e8a5a03e.html |title=Millersville University receives $1 million gift for 'net energy zero' welcome center &#124; Local News |publisher=lancasteronline.com |date=2015-08-29 |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref> On the grounds of former Hull Hall, the Lombardo Welcome Center houses the offices of Admissions, Housing & Residential Life, University Marketing and Communications, and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management.
On August 29, 2015, local community members Samuel and Dena Lombardo announced a gift to Millersville University for the creation of the university's new Welcome Center and the first state-of-the-art Net-Zero energy building on campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Lombardo Welcome Center Opens on Campus |url=https://blogs.millersville.edu/news/2018/07/13/the-lombardo-welcome-center-opens-on-campus/ |website=Millersville NEWS|date=13 July 2018 }}</ref> This building, named the Lombardo Welcome Center, opened in January 2018. Equipped with solar panels, state-of-the-art energy-efficient glass, and an interior design inspired by feng shui principles, the Lombardo Welcome Center will produce as much energy as it consumes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/millersville-university-receives-million-gift-for-net-energy-zero-welcome/article_54fdc028-4dcc-11e5-83e5-0750e8a5a03e.html |title=Millersville University receives $1 million gift for 'net energy zero' welcome center &#124; Local News |publisher=lancasteronline.com |date=2015-08-29 |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref> On the grounds of former Hull Hall, the Lombardo Welcome Center houses the offices of Admissions, Housing & Residential Life, University Marketing and Communications, and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management.


===Francine G. McNairy Library & Learning Forum===
===Francine G. McNairy Library & Learning Forum===
[[File:McNairy Library at Millersville University.jpeg|thumb|left|McNairy Library at Millersville University]]
[[File:McNairy Library at Millersville University.jpeg|thumb|left|McNairy Library at Millersville University]]
Originally built from 1965 to 1967 on the grounds of Old Main, the Helen Ganser Library closed its doors in 2011 for an extensive 2-year renovation project and re-opened in 2013 as the Francine G. McNairy Library & Learning Forum. The entire complex is named after Millersville's 13th President, Dr. Francine McNairy, who began her career at Millersville first as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs before becoming president in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.millersville.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/archives/mu-history/principals-presidents/ |title=Principals and Presidents &#124; MU Archives & Special Collections |publisher=Blogs.millersville.edu |date=2013-04-01 |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref> Ganser Hall, named for [[Helen Ganser|Helen A. Ganser]] (1911-1952), librarian and head of the Library Science Department,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.millersville.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/archives/mu-history/buildings-and-landmarks/ |title=Buildings and Landmarks &#124; MU Archives & Special Collections |publisher=Blogs.millersville.edu |date=1995-10-28 |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref> is the 9-story building that houses the university's academic collection. Serving as the academic heart of campus for over 40 years, Ganser Hall began with the two famous "Bookwalks" of 1967.
Originally built from 1965 to 1967 on the grounds of Old Main, the Helen Ganser Library closed its doors in 2011 for an extensive 2-year renovation project and re-opened in 2013 as the Francine G. McNairy Library & Learning Forum. The entire complex is named after Millersville's 13th President, Dr. Francine McNairy, who began her career at Millersville first as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs before becoming president in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.millersville.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/archives/mu-history/principals-presidents/ |title=Principals and Presidents &#124; MU Archives & Special Collections |publisher=Blogs.millersville.edu |date=2013-04-01 |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref> Ganser Hall, named for [[Helen Ganser|Helen A. Ganser]] (1911–1952), librarian and head of the Library Science Department,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.millersville.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/archives/mu-history/buildings-and-landmarks/ |title=Buildings and Landmarks &#124; MU Archives & Special Collections |publisher=Blogs.millersville.edu |date=1995-10-28 |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref> is the 9-story building that houses the university's academic collection. Serving as the academic heart of campus for over 40 years, Ganser Hall began with the two famous "Bookwalks" of 1967.

Currently, the Library offers a laptop borrowing service for students, has rooms available for reservation, is home to a 24-hour study room<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.library.millersville.edu/about-library |title=About the Library &#124; McNairy Library and Learning Forum |publisher=Library.millersville.edu |access-date=2015-11-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020559/http://www.library.millersville.edu/about-library |archive-date=2015-11-17 }}</ref> and is a part of the EZ-Borrow network, where students, faculty and staff can request a book from another library and arrives in as little as four days to the circulation desk.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.library.millersville.edu/tools-services/request-it-and-e-zborrow |title=Request It and E-ZBorrow &#124; McNairy Library and Learning Forum |publisher=Library.millersville.edu |access-date=2015-11-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063511/http://www.library.millersville.edu/tools-services/request-it-and-e-zborrow |archive-date=2015-11-17 }}</ref> The Library also hosts several student-worker positions each semester.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millersville.edu/services/library/student-app-form.php |title=Millersville University - Library Student Application |publisher=Millersville.edu |access-date=2015-11-18}}</ref>

===Bus service===
The [[Red Rose Transit Authority]] (RRTA) provides bus service to Millersville University via the Route 16, MU Xpress, and MU Park City Xpress routes. The Route 16 bus operates daily year-round and connects the university to [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]]. The MU Xpress bus operates on weekdays while the university is in session as a loop route around the campus. The MU Park City Xpress operates daily while the university is in session and connects the university to the [[Park City Center]] shopping mall. Students with their university ID can ride Route 16, MU Xpress, and MU Park City Xpress for free when the university is in session.<ref>{{cite web|title=Millersville University Bus Services|publisher=Red Rose Transit Authority|url=http://www.redrosetransit.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MUschedule2019.pdf|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>


== Performing arts ==
== Performing arts ==
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==Academics==
==Academics==
Millersville University has 8,725 students with a student-faculty ratio of 19:1 and an average class size of 26.


===Degree programs and certifications===
===Degree programs and certifications===
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* Track & Field (Outdoor)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wtrack&tab=outdoortrackandfield|title=Millersville Athletics|work=millersvilleathletics.com}}</ref>
* Track & Field (Outdoor)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wtrack&tab=outdoortrackandfield|title=Millersville Athletics|work=millersvilleathletics.com}}</ref>
* Volleyball<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wvball&tab=volleyball|title=Millersville Athletics|work=millersvilleathletics.com}}</ref>
* Volleyball<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wvball&tab=volleyball|title=Millersville Athletics|work=millersvilleathletics.com}}</ref>
{{Col-end}}[[File:Marauder2023CMD.jpg|thumb|A statue of the Marauder, one of Millersville’s mascots.]]
{{Col-end}}[[File:Marauder2023CMD.jpg|thumb|A statue of the Marauder, one of Millersville's mascots.]]


=== Intramural and club teams ===
=== Intramural and club teams ===
* Ice Hockey Club (D2) established 1978–
* Ice Hockey Club (D2) established 1978
1991–1992 DVCHC Co-Champions<br/>
1992–1993 DVCHC Champions<br/>
1993-1994 DVCHC Runner-Up<br/>
1993–1994 ACHA National Tournament participant hosted by Siena College<br/>
1994–1995 DVCHC Champions<br/>
1996–1997 DVCHC Runner-Up<br/>
1998–1999 DVCHC Runner-Up<br/>
2011–2012 GNCHC Runner-up<br/>
2011–2012 GNCHC Western Division Champions<br/>
2011–2012 GNCHC Regular Season Champions<br/>
2012–2013 GNCHC Runner-Up<br/>
2013–2014 GNCHC Runner-Up<br/>
2014–2015 CSCHC Regular Season Champions<br/>
2021–2022 season: Highest ranking at #13 in ACHA southeast (ranking period 3), Regular season runner-up<br/>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millersvilleicehockey.com|title=The Official Site of Millersville Ice Hockey|work=millersvilleicehockey.com}}</ref>
* Ice Hockey Club (D3) established 2021
* Ice Hockey Club (D3) established 2021
* Men's & Women's Rugby<ref>{{cite web|url=http://villerugby.org|title=Home|work=Millersville Rugby|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009183857/http://www.villerugby.org/|archive-date=2013-10-09}}</ref>
* Men's & Women's Rugby<ref>{{cite web|url=http://villerugby.org|title=Home|work=Millersville Rugby|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009183857/http://www.villerugby.org/|archive-date=2013-10-09}}</ref>
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* Men's Running Club<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/RunningClubOfMillersvilleUniversity|title=Running Club of Millersville University|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://getinvolved.millersville.edu/organization/runningclub|title=Running Club of Millersville University - Home|website=getinvolved.millersville.edu|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref> (Previously [https://www.ncaa.com/history/cross-country-men/d2 Men's Cross Country - 1981 Division II National Champions]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/cross-country-men/d2|title=Men's Cross Country DII|website=NCAA.com|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/hof.aspx?hof=19&path=&kiosk=|title=Millersville Athletics - Hall of Fame|website=www.millersvilleathletics.com|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref>) (and Track & Field)
* Men's Running Club<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/RunningClubOfMillersvilleUniversity|title=Running Club of Millersville University|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://getinvolved.millersville.edu/organization/runningclub|title=Running Club of Millersville University - Home|website=getinvolved.millersville.edu|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref> (Previously [https://www.ncaa.com/history/cross-country-men/d2 Men's Cross Country - 1981 Division II National Champions]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/cross-country-men/d2|title=Men's Cross Country DII|website=NCAA.com|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/hof.aspx?hof=19&path=&kiosk=|title=Millersville Athletics - Hall of Fame|website=www.millersvilleathletics.com|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref>) (and Track & Field)


==Greek life==
==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=September 2023}}
===Honor societies===
* [[Epsilon Pi Tau]] (Professions in Technology)
* [[Kappa Delta Pi]] (Education)
* [[Omicron Delta Epsilon]] (Economics)
* [[Phi Alpha Theta]] (History)
* [[Phi Eta Sigma]] (First-Year Students)
* [[Phi Kappa Phi]] (all-discipline)
* [[Phi Sigma Pi]] (Honor Fraternity—mixed gender)
* [[Delta Phi Eta]] (Honor Sorority)
*[[Omicron Delta Kappa]]


===Art and Literature===
{{Col-begin}}
*[[Joseph Berg Esenwein]], an American editor, lecturer and writer
{{Col-2}}
*[[James Hoch (poet)]], an American poet
*[[Jesse Krimes]], artist
*[[Michael Lavigne]], an American author
*[[Lawrence Nowlan]] (B.A. 1987), sculptor, designer of the [[ESPN]] [[Espy Award]]<ref name=pdn>{{cite news|first=John F.|last=Morrison |title=Lawrence J. Nowlan Jr., 48, sculptor who was working on Frazier statue |url=http://articles.philly.com/2013-08-08/news/41171279_1_frazier-statue-joe-frazier-sculptor |work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] |date=2013-08-08|access-date=2013-08-27}}</ref><ref name=bmta>{{cite news|title=Sculptor commissioned to complete Joe Frazier statue has died|url=http://www.timesargus.com/article/20130802/NEWS03/708029923/0/FEATURES10|work=[[Barre Montpelier Times Argus]]|date=2013-08-02|access-date=2013-08-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221231935/http://www.timesargus.com/article/20130802/NEWS03/708029923/0/FEATURES10|archive-date=2014-02-21}}</ref>
*[[Silvia Vasquez-Lavado]], global explorer, mountaineer and author
*[[Constantina Zavitsanos]], a conceptual artist


===Social fraternities===
===Business and Industry===
*[[John Francis Carroll]], a newspaper publisher and editor
* [[Acacia Fraternity|Acacia]]
*[[Clair McCollough]], an American broadcasting executive
* [[Alpha Phi Alpha]]
* [[Kappa Alpha Psi]]
* [[Lambda Chi Alpha]]
* [[Lambda Sigma Upsilon]]
* [[Sigma Tau Gamma]]
* [[Phi Delta Theta]]
* [[Tau Kappa Epsilon]]


===Education===
{{Col-2}}
*[[Gertrude I. Johnson]] (1895), co-founder of [[Johnson and Wales University]]<ref name="Grzyb">{{cite book|author1=Frank L. Grzyb and Russell DeSimone|title=Remarkable Women of Rhode Island|date=2014|publisher=History Press|url=http://smallstatebighistory.com/gertrude-johnson-and-mary-wales-two-trailblazers-in-rhode-island-education/}}</ref>
*[[Donald Kraybill]], educator and author on [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]], in particular the [[Amish]]
*[[Eliphalet Oram Lyte]], teacher for Millersville and wrote modern "Row Row Row Your Boat"
*[[Benjamin Franklin Shaub]], an American educator and businessman
*[[Patricia Snyder]], an American sociologist
*[[Jim Testerman]], labor leader and former president of the [[Pennsylvania State Education Association]]
*[[Mary T. Wales]] (1893), co-founder of [[Johnson and Wales University]]<ref name="Grzyb" />


===Social sororities===
===Entertainment and Media===
*[[Black Thought]], lead MC of [[The Roots]] from [[Philadelphia]] (currently the house band for [[The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon]])
* [[Alpha Sigma Alpha]]
*[[Nicole Brewer]], 2005 [[Miss Pennsylvania]], TV news reporter and anchor for [[KYW-TV]] in [[Philadelphia]]
* [[Alpha Sigma Tau]]
*[[Matthew Knisely]], an American TV Photojournalist and an American author
* [[Alpha Xi Delta]]
*[[Malik B]] of [[The Roots]] from [[Philadelphia]] (currently the house band for [[The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon]])
* [[Delta Sigma Theta]]
*[[Bob Van Dillen]], morning [[meteorologist]], for [[CNN Headline News]]
* [[Delta Zeta]]
* [[Mu Sigma Upsilon]]
* [[Sigma Gamma Rho]]
* Sigma Phi Delta (local)
* [[Zeta Phi Beta]]
* [[Chi Upsilon Sigma]]
{{Col-end}}


===Politics, Government, and Military===
===Music fraternities===
* [[Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia]]

==Notable alumni==
*[[Brian Axsmith]], [[paleobotanist]]<ref name=ua>{{cite news |title=Directory: Dr. Brian Axsmith, Research Associate of Paleobotany |url=https://museums.ua.edu/people/brian-axsmith/ |work=[[University of Alabama|University of Alabama Museums]] |access-date=2020-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510131741/https://museums.ua.edu/people/brian-axsmith/ |archive-date=2020-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Guy K. Bard]], a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
*[[Guy K. Bard]], a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
*[[Joseph Franklin Biddle]], a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Joseph Franklin Biddle]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Scott W. Boyd]], a former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Black Thought]], lead MC of [[The Roots]] from [[Philadelphia]] (currently the house band for [[The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon]])
*[[Scott W. Boyd]], a former [[Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Marriott Henry Brosius]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Nicole Brewer]], 2005 [[Miss Pennsylvania]], TV news reporter and anchor for [[KYW-TV]] in [[Philadelphia]]
*[[Marriott Henry Brosius]], a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Marie Kachel Bucher]], an American school-teacher and the last surviving resident member of the German [[Seventh-Day Baptists]] religious congregation of the [[Ephrata Cloister]]
*[[John Francis Carroll]], a newspaper publisher and editor
*[[Andrew Cassilly]], a senior advisor to Maryland governor [[Larry Hogan]]
*[[Andrew Cassilly]], a senior advisor to Maryland governor [[Larry Hogan]]
*[[Scott D. Conn]], a retired [[United States Navy]] vice admiral
*[[Rick Comegy]], an American former college football and college baseball coach
*[[Judith Nelson Dilday]], an American lawyer and the first person of color appointed as a judge of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
*[[Judith Nelson Dilday]], an American lawyer and the first person of color appointed as a judge of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
*[[Bob Van Dillen]], morning [[meteorologist]], for [[CNN Headline News]]
*[[Joseph Berg Esenwein]], an American editor, lecturer and writer
*[[Paul Evanko]], former commissioner of the [[Pennsylvania State Police]]
*[[Paul Evanko]], former commissioner of the [[Pennsylvania State Police]]
*[[Robert E. Evans]], a Nebraska Republican politician
*[[Robert E. Evans]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Nebraska]]
*[[Mindy Fee]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Ward V. Evans]], a chemist who served as a professor at [[Northwestern University]] and [[Loyola University Chicago]]
*[[Mindy Fee]], a [[Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[D. Newlin Fell]], a former justice of the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]]
*[[D. Newlin Fell]], a former justice of the [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]]
*[[Wendy Fink]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Elizabeth H. Field]], physician, immunologist, professor, College of Medicine, [[University of Iowa]]
*[[Justin C. Fleming]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[R. William Field]], PhD, public health researcher and educator, College of Public Health, [[University of Iowa]]
*[[William Walton Griest]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Jose Dolores Fuentes]], a meteorologist at [[Pennsylvania State University]]
*[[Dondre Gilliam]], a former [[American football]] player, [[San Diego Chargers]]
*[[William Walton Griest]], a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Jordan A. Harris]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Jordan A. Harris]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Christopher J. King|Chris King]], a former [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Hugh Herr]], PhD, Associate Professor, Head of Biomechatronics Research Group at Media Lab, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
*[[James Hoch (poet)]], an American poet
*[[Margaret Catherine Alice Hyson]], an American missionary
*[[Chris Johnson (safety, born 1960)]], a former American football player for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
*[[Gertrude I. Johnson]] (1895), co-founder of [[Johnson and Wales University]]<ref name="Grzyb">{{cite book|author1=Frank L. Grzyb and Russell DeSimone|title=Remarkable Women of Rhode Island|date=2014|publisher=History Press|url=http://smallstatebighistory.com/gertrude-johnson-and-mary-wales-two-trailblazers-in-rhode-island-education/}}</ref>
*[[Umar Johnson]], Psychologist
*[[Jack Kiefer (golfer)]], an American professional golfer who won two [[Senior PGA Tour]] events
*[[Christopher J. King|Chris King]], Pennsylvania politician
*[[Don Kilhefner]], an LGBTQ rights activist, community organizer, and Jungian psychologist
*[[Don Kilhefner]], an LGBTQ rights activist, community organizer, and Jungian psychologist
*[[Matthew Knisely]], an American TV Photojournalist and an American author
*[[Diane Koken]], an American legal and regulatory consultant
*[[Diane Koken]], an American legal and regulatory consultant
*[[Jesse Krimes]], artist
*[[Donald Kraybill]], educator and author on [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]], in particular the [[Amish]]
*[[J. Richard Landis]], an American biostatistician
*[[Michael Lavigne]], an American author
*[[H. Craig Lewis]], a former [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]]
*[[H. Craig Lewis]], a former [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]]
*[[Scott Martin (Pennsylvania politician)|Scott Martin]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]]
*[[Will Lewis (American football)|Will Lewis]], professional football player, Seattle Seahawks
*[[Eliphalet Oram Lyte]], teacher for Millersville and wrote modern "Row Row Row Your Boat"
*[[Malik B]] of [[The Roots]] from [[Philadelphia]] (currently the house band for [[The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon]])
*[[Scott Martin (Pennsylvania politician)|Scott Martin]], a [[Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]]
*[[Tim Mayza]], baseball pitcher in the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] organization
* [[Chas McCormick]] (born 1995), baseball player
*[[Ashley Moyer-Gleich]], an American professional basketball referee in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA)
*[[Nate Mulberg]], an American assistant baseball coach
*[[Lawrence Nowlan]] (B.A. 1987), sculptor, designer of the [[ESPN]] [[Espy Award]]<ref name=pdn>{{cite news|first=John F.|last=Morrison |title=Lawrence J. Nowlan Jr., 48, sculptor who was working on Frazier statue |url=http://articles.philly.com/2013-08-08/news/41171279_1_frazier-statue-joe-frazier-sculptor |work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] |date=2013-08-08|access-date=2013-08-27}}</ref><ref name=bmta>{{cite news|title=Sculptor commissioned to complete Joe Frazier statue has died|url=http://www.timesargus.com/article/20130802/NEWS03/708029923/0/FEATURES10|work=[[Barre Montpelier Times Argus]]|date=2013-08-02|access-date=2013-08-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221231935/http://www.timesargus.com/article/20130802/NEWS03/708029923/0/FEATURES10|archive-date=2014-02-21}}</ref>
*[[Elijah Obade]], an American-Lebanese former professional basketball player
*[[Elizabeth Reifsnyder]], an American physician, surgeon, teacher, and missionary
*[[John Merriman Reynolds]], lawyer, publisher and politician from the state of [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[John Merriman Reynolds]], lawyer, publisher and politician from the state of [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[John A. Schlegel]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Robb Riddick]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] player
*[[Meghan Schroeder]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Benjamin Franklin Shaub]], an American educator and businessman
*[[Jere Schuler]], a former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Sean Scott (American football)|Sean Scott]], [[Arena Football League (1987–2008)|Arena Football League]] wide receiver/linebacker for the [[Philadelphia Soul]]
*[[Meghan Schroeder]], a [[Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[Jere Schuler]], a former [[Republican]] member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
*[[William Preston Snyder]] (1851–1920), [[president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate]] and [[Pennsylvania Auditor General]]
*[[William Preston Snyder]] (1851–1920), [[president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate]] and [[Pennsylvania Auditor General]]
*[[Bob Walker (Pennsylvania politician)]], former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Jim Testerman]], labor leader and former president of the [[Pennsylvania State Education Association]]
*[[Robert Smith Walker]], former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Silvia Vasquez-Lavado]], global explorer, mountaineer and author
*[[Gregory B. Williams]], a United States district judge of [[United States District Court for the District of Delaware]]
*[[Mary T. Wales]] (1893), co-founder of [[Johnson and Wales University]]<ref name="Grzyb" />
*[[Bob Walker (Pennsylvania politician)]], former [[Republican]] member of [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]]
*[[Jacob Zern]], an American physician, judge, and politician who served as a member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] and [[Pennsylvania State Senate]]

*[[Phil Walker (basketball)|Phil Walker]], Basketball Player, member of the world champion 1977-78 Washington Bullets
===Science and Medicine===
*[[Robert Smith Walker]], former U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
*[[Brian Axsmith]], [[paleobotanist]]<ref name=ua>{{cite news |title=Directory: Dr. Brian Axsmith, Research Associate of Paleobotany |url=https://museums.ua.edu/people/brian-axsmith/ |work=[[University of Alabama|University of Alabama Museums]] |access-date=2020-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510131741/https://museums.ua.edu/people/brian-axsmith/ |archive-date=2020-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Ward V. Evans]], a chemist who served as a professor at [[Northwestern University]] and [[Loyola University Chicago]]
*[[Elizabeth H. Field]], physician, immunologist, professor, College of Medicine, [[University of Iowa]]
*[[R. William Field]], PhD, public health researcher and educator, College of Public Health, [[University of Iowa]]
*[[Jose Dolores Fuentes]], a meteorologist at [[Pennsylvania State University]]
*[[Hugh Herr]], PhD, Associate Professor, Head of Biomechatronics Research Group at Media Lab, [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]
*[[J. Richard Landis]], an American biostatistician
*[[Bruce M. McLaren]], an American researcher, scientist and author
*[[Lilian Welsh]], an American physician, educator, suffragist, and advocate for women's health
*[[Lilian Welsh]], an American physician, educator, suffragist, and advocate for women's health

*[[Danyelle Wolf]], an American boxer and mixed martial artist
===Religion===
*[[Astor C. Wuchter]], an American Lutheran pastor
*[[Marie Kachel Bucher]], last surviving resident member of the German [[Seventh-Day Baptists]] religious congregation of the [[Ephrata Cloister]]
*[[Constantina Zavitsanos]], a conceptual artist
*[[Margaret Catherine Alice Hyson]], missionary
*[[Jacob Zern]], an American physician, judge, and politician who served as a member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] and [[Pennsylvania State Senate]]
*[[Elizabeth Reifsnyder]], missionary
*[[Astor C. Wuchter]], pastor

===Sports===
*[[Rick Comegy]], baseball coach
*[[Dondre Gilliam]], football player
*[[Chris Johnson (safety, born 1960)|Christ Johnson]], football player
*[[Jack Kiefer (golfer)|Jack Kiefer]], golfer
*[[Will Lewis (American football)|Will Lewis]], football player
*[[Tim Mayza]], baseball player
* [[Chas McCormick]], baseball player
*[[Ashley Moyer-Gleich]], basketball referee
*[[Nate Mulberg]], baseball coach
*[[Elijah Obade]], basketball player
*[[Robb Riddick]], football player
*[[Sean Scott (American football)|Sean Scott]], football player
*[[Phil Walker (basketball)|Phil Walker]], basketball player
*[[Danyelle Wolf]], boxer


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File:CivilWarObelisk.jpg| The Civil War Memorial in front of Biemesderfer
File:Millersville Quad.jpg| Gordinier Hall as viewed from Millersville’s quad
File:Millersville Quad.jpg| Gordinier Hall as viewed from Millersville's quad
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Former names
Lancaster County Normal School (1855–1859)
Millersville State Normal School (1859–1927)
Millersville State Teachers College (1927–1959)
Millersville State College (1959–1983)[1]
MottoSeize the Opportunity
TypePublic liberal arts
master's level
doctoral level
Established1855; 169 years ago (1855)
Endowment$43.9 million[2]
PresidentDaniel A. Wubah
Academic staff
299 full-time
Administrative staff
540 staff and administration
Undergraduates6,500
Postgraduates1,000
Location
Millersville, Pennsylvania
,
U.S.
CampusSuburban, 250 acres (100 ha)
Colors    Black and gold
NicknameMarauders
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – PSAC
MascotMillersville Marauder and Skully (Marauders)
Websitewww.millersville.edu

Millersville University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Millersville University, The Ville, or MU) is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It is one of the fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools[3] and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.[4]

First established in 1854 as the Millersville Academy out of the since-demolished Old Main,[5] the academy specialized in a series of workshop-style teacher institutes in response to the 1834 Free School Act of Pennsylvania.[6]

History

Millersville University was established in 1855 as the Lancaster County Normal School, the first state normal school in Pennsylvania. It subsequently changed its name to Millersville State Normal School in 1859 and Millersville later became a state teachers' college in 1927. It was renamed Millersville State College in 1959 and officially became the Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 1983.

The original Old Main of 1854

In November 1852, the Lancaster County Educational Association met in Strasburg to form an institute for teacher training. The first institute, which led to the Lancaster County Normal School and received significant support from Thomas H. Burrowes, was held in January 1853. While the Association was working to organize, Lewis M. Hobbs, a popular teacher of the Manor district, lobbied heavily in Manor township for a more permanent training facility for teachers. Jacob Shenk, a local farmer, donated a tract of five acres (the present-day site of Ganser Library, Biemesderfer Executive Center, and Dutcher Hall) with Hobbs collecting investments from local residents. On April 17, 1855, Lancaster County Normal School opened with James P. Wickersham as principal and a peak of 147 teachers in attendance. The school president was Thomas H. Burrowes and the vice president was Lewis M. Hobbs. November 5, 1855, marked the start of the first full session, with a new expansion of the original Academy building that made 96 rooms available for nearly 200 students and their teachers.[7]

Completed in 1894, the Biemesderfer Executive Center, also known as the Old Library, is the centerpiece of Millersville University's campus. The executive committee of the Board of Trustees designated $27,500 for the construction of the library in 1891, with the contract awarded to Lancastrian D.H. Rapp, who submitted the lowest bid in a blind auction.[8]

The Millersville University Library is housed in Ganser Hall. In September 2011, the university closed Ganser Hall for two years for renovations.[9] On August 26, 2013, the Ganser Library reopened as the McNairy Library and Learning Forum at Ganser Hall.

In August 2021, a Millersville student by the name of Matthew Mindler was reported dead. He had been reported missing after not showing up for classes, and having cut off contact with his family. His body was found in Manor Township, Pennsylvania, near the Millersville campus. He was a 19-year-old freshman, and had been a child actor in the past, starring in the film "Our Idiot Brother". His death was ruled a suicide.[10]

School principals

College/university presidents

Campus

Lombardo Welcome Center

The Lombardo Welcome Center at Millersville University

On August 29, 2015, local community members Samuel and Dena Lombardo announced a gift to Millersville University for the creation of the university's new Welcome Center and the first state-of-the-art Net-Zero energy building on campus.[12] This building, named the Lombardo Welcome Center, opened in January 2018. Equipped with solar panels, state-of-the-art energy-efficient glass, and an interior design inspired by feng shui principles, the Lombardo Welcome Center will produce as much energy as it consumes.[13] On the grounds of former Hull Hall, the Lombardo Welcome Center houses the offices of Admissions, Housing & Residential Life, University Marketing and Communications, and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management.

Francine G. McNairy Library & Learning Forum

McNairy Library at Millersville University

Originally built from 1965 to 1967 on the grounds of Old Main, the Helen Ganser Library closed its doors in 2011 for an extensive 2-year renovation project and re-opened in 2013 as the Francine G. McNairy Library & Learning Forum. The entire complex is named after Millersville's 13th President, Dr. Francine McNairy, who began her career at Millersville first as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs before becoming president in 2003.[14] Ganser Hall, named for Helen A. Ganser (1911–1952), librarian and head of the Library Science Department,[15] is the 9-story building that houses the university's academic collection. Serving as the academic heart of campus for over 40 years, Ganser Hall began with the two famous "Bookwalks" of 1967.

Performing arts

Millersville's Office of Visual and Performing Arts manages two performing arts centers in Lancaster County: The Ware Center and Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center.[16]

Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center

Millersville University Music Students utilizing the tech in the piano lab.

Built as an expansion of Lyte Auditorium in Alumni Hall,[17] the new Charles R. and Anita B Winter Visual and Performing Arts Center has a new entrance off Cottage Avenue in Millersville. The grand opening occurred on Friday, October 12, 2012, after two years of renovations to the original structure, Lyte Auditorium. Named for local philanthropist Charles Winter, whose daughters are both Millersville graduates,[18] The new Visual and Performing Arts Center, a $26 million construction and renovation project,[19] enhances the original 29,041-square-foot building of 700 seats with a 59,452-square-foot addition.[20] Part of the university's master plan to effectively use and reuse existing land, facilities, and infrastructure, the new Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center houses features a concert hall, recital hall, performance hall, classrooms, a recording studio, piano lab, a music library, faculty offices and more.[21] Known by students as the VPAC (for Visual and Performing Arts Building), other features of the state-of-the-art building are a scenery shop, soundproof classrooms, several sitting areas, a music library and approximately 20 Soundlok rooms, which are modular sound-isolation rooms for practicing.[17]

The Ware Center

Crowd applauding a performance at a live theater.
A crowd watches a performance at The Ware Center
Main article: The Ware Center of Millersville University

The Ware Center is a performing arts center in Lancaster, PA and the Lancaster city campus of Millersville University. Located on North Prince Street at the end of Lancaster's Gallery Row, the center is part of the Millersville University's Department of Visual & Performing Arts.[22][23] Originally designed by architect Philip Johnson, the $32 million building opened in 2008 as the home of the now defunct Pennsylvania Academy of Music.[24][23][25] Since 2010, it has hosted classes for nearly 1,000 Millersville University students during Fall and Spring semesters.[26] Various art exhibits and live performances are held at this venue throughout the year, and the facility can be rented out as a private event venue and banquet hall.[24]

Academics

Degree programs and certifications

According to the 2020-2021 undergraduate course catalog Millersville University offers:[27]

  • 150+ bachelor's degree programs

According to the Graduate and Professional Studies program finder, Millersville University offers 74 graduate programs:[28]

  • 3 doctoral degree programs
  • 25 master's degree programs
  • 46 certificates and certifications

Colleges

  • College of Science and Technology[29]
  • College of Education and Human Services[30]
  • College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences[31]
  • The Lombardo College of Business[32]
  • College of Graduate Studies and Adult Learning[33]
  • Honors College[34]
  • The Tell School of Music

Athletics

Millersville University sponsors 19 intercollegiate varsity sports which compete in NCAA Division II.

A statue of the Marauder, one of Millersville's mascots.

Intramural and club teams

Notable alumni

Art and Literature

Business and Industry

Education

Entertainment and Media

Politics, Government, and Military

Science and Medicine

Religion

Sports

  • Pond
    Pond
  • Biemesderfer main entrance
    Biemesderfer main entrance
  • The oculus of Biemesderfer
    The oculus of Biemesderfer
  • Swans at the Millersville University pond
    Swans at the Millersville University pond
  • The South Village Suites Collection of Dormitories
    The South Village Suites Collection of Dormitories
  • The Civil War Memorial in front of Biemesderfer
    The Civil War Memorial in front of Biemesderfer
  • Gordinier Hall as viewed from Millersville's quad
    Gordinier Hall as viewed from Millersville's quad

References

  1. ^ "History: Millersville University". millersville.edu. Millersville University. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Millersville University of Pennsylvania". U.S. News & World Report.
  3. ^ Info724 Ltd. "Middle States Commission on Higher Education". Msche.org. Retrieved 2015-11-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "EDNA". Edna.ed.state.pa.us. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  5. ^ Bicentennial Committee, 1961
  6. ^ Downey, Dennis B. We Sing to Thee, 2004.
  7. ^ Graver, Lee. (1955). A History of the First Pennsylvania State Normal School.
  8. ^ Slotter, Carole L. (1982). The Centerpiece of the Campus. Science Press. LCCN 82-62395. OCLC 9223539.
  9. ^ "Why Will it Take 2 Years". Millersville Library Renovation Information (blog). 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  10. ^ "Death of Millersville University student ruled a suicide". 30 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Principals and Presidents at Millersville · My cms". millersvillearchives.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  12. ^ "The Lombardo Welcome Center Opens on Campus". Millersville NEWS. 13 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Millersville University receives $1 million gift for 'net energy zero' welcome center | Local News". lancasteronline.com. 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  14. ^ "Principals and Presidents | MU Archives & Special Collections". Blogs.millersville.edu. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  15. ^ "Buildings and Landmarks | MU Archives & Special Collections". Blogs.millersville.edu. 1995-10-28. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  16. ^ "Office of Visual and Performing Arts - Millersville University". involved.millersville.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  17. ^ a b "New Millersville University performing arts center getting its final touches | News". lancasteronline.com. 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
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