Glenville State University

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Glenville State University
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Former names
List
  • 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;153 years ago (February 19, 1872) [2]
Accreditation HLC
Academic affiliation
WVHEPC
President Mark Manchin
Students1,582 [3]
Location
Glenville
,
West Virginia
,
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
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Glenville State University

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, legislators changed the name of the institution to Glenville State University. [9]

Academics

Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023 [10]
Race and ethnicityTotal
American Indian/Alaska Native 1%
 
White 77%
 
Black 13%
 
International student 4%
 
Hispanic 2%
 
Two or more races 2%
 
Asian 1%
 
Unknown1%
 
Economic diversity
Low-income [a] 57%
 
Affluent [b] 43%
 

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

Athletics

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Glenville football team in 2012

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 and men's wrestling.

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

Notes

  1. ↑ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
  2. ↑ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

References

  1. ↑ "Glenville State Becomes a University". glenville.edu. Glenville State University. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "The West Virginia Encyclopedia - Glenville State University". Archived from the original on 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  3. ↑ As of fall 2019. "Enrollment". West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "IPEDS-Glenville State University". Archived from the original on 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ↑ "Glenville State Pioneers". Archived from the original on 2023-12-30. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ↑ "A Brief History of Glenville State University". Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  7. ↑ "Glenville Normal School, Glenville, Gilmer County, W. Va". Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  8. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Glenville State Becomes a University". Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  10. ↑ "College Scorecard: Glenville State University". College Scorecard. United States Department of Education . Retrieved August 18, 2025.

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