Glenville State University

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Glenville State University
Former names
Glenville Branch of the West Virginia Normal School (1872–1900)
Glenville State Normal School (1900–1931)
Glenville State Teachers College (1931–1943)
Glenville State College (1943–2022) [1]
Type Public college
EstablishedFebruary 19, 1872;152 years ago (February 19, 1872) [2]
Accreditation HLC
Academic affiliation
WVHEPC
President Mark Manchin
Students1,582 [3]
Location, ,
United States
CampusRemote town [4] , 325 acres (1.32 km2)
NewspaperThe Phoenix
Colors Blue and white [5]
  
Nickname Pioneers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II - MEC
MascotPioneer
Website glenville.edu

Glenville State University (GSU) is a public college in Glenville, West Virginia, United States.

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History

Glenville State University was founded in 1872 as a branch of West Virginia Normal School. It became known as Glenville State Normal School. [6] [7] It served the higher education needs of Central West Virginia. By 1910, the college enrollment had exceeded the population of Glenville and grew into a full four-year college by 1931.

The Glenville State College Alumni Center, known as the John E. Arbuckle House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [8]

On February 22, 2022, Glenville State College attained university status. [9]

Academics

The college awards bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, master's degrees, and certificates.

Athletics

Official athletics logo GlenvillePioneers.png
Official athletics logo

In athletics, the school's sports teams are known as Pioneers and Lady Pioneers, and they compete in the Mountain East Conference. They have teams in football, basketball, track and field, softball, golf, baseball, cross country running, acrobatics & tumbling, and volleyball.

The women's basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2022. Their head coach Kim Stephens was then named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Coach of the Year in Division II. Stephens was also selected as the 2022 recipient of the Fufari Award, which recognizes the college coach of the year for the state of West Virginia, an award which she also won in 2019. The team previously competed in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which disbanded following the 2012–13 season.

Notable alumni

See also

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