Former names | Pennsylvania State Forest Academy |
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Type | Public satellite campus |
Established | 1903 |
Parent institution | Pennsylvania State University |
Chancellor | Francis K. Achampong [1] |
President | Neeli Bendapudi |
Undergraduates | 672 (as of 2021) |
Location | , , U.S. |
Campus | Rural area |
Nickname | Nittany Lions |
Affiliations | PSUAC (USCAA) |
Website | montalto.psu.edu/ |
Penn State Mont Alto is a residential commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University. Located in Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, the campus offers nine four-year and seven two-year degree programs, including nursing, forest technology, occupational therapy assistant, physical therapist assistant, business, information technology, and project and supply chain management.
In 2021, 672 students were enrolled at the campus.
Joseph Rothrock, an explorer, botanist and medical doctor founded the academy to train men for service in the state forests.
In May 1903, Samuel W. Pennypacker, governor of Pennsylvania, established the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy in Mont Alto. With the precipitous closure of the New York State College of Forestry at Cornell in the same month, the new Pennsylvania school became one of three forestry schools in the nation, along with Yale and Biltmore. George Wirt, the academy's first administrator, patterned the curriculum after curricula in Germany. All first year students were required to bring a horse with them to the academy until the late 1920s. The horses were used to fight forest fires in the Michaux State Forest. [2] [3] The nation's first academically trained African American forester, Ralph E. Brock, graduated from the academy in 1906 as a member of the first graduating class.
The yearbook of the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy was called "The Oak Leaf". It was published in 1914, 1920, 1923 and 1927, and may now be viewed online through the Pennsylvania State University Libraries along with other items documenting the history of this campus. [4]
In 1929 the Forest Academy merged with Pennsylvania State University, establishing Penn State Mont Alto. Students were adamantly opposed to the merger, and they protested by hanging two state officials in effigy. [2]
The campus closed from 1943 to 1946 because the students and faculty were fighting in WWII. [2]
In 1963, Penn State Mont Alto became a Penn State campus.
In 1997, Mont Alto joined the Commonwealth College, and began to offer baccalaureate degrees.
Penn State Mont Alto offers two residence halls to students: Mont Alto Hall and Penn Gate II.
The Arboretum at Penn State Mont Alto is an arboretum located on the campus ( 40°48′36″N77°52′39″W / 40.81004°N 77.87744°W ). It was established on Arbor Day in 1905, just two years after the founding of the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy in Mont Alto. According to the college, on that day students searched for native tree species not present on campus, and brought back more than 400 specimens (30 species). These original plantings were then augmented by seeds from other trees native to the United States. This arboretum continues to provide a training ground for students, as well as a research site for the development of new hybrids.
Penn State Mont Alto teams participate as a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). The Nittany Lions are a member of the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC). Men's varsity sports include baseball, basketball, golf, and soccer. Women's varsity sports include basketball, golf, soccer, softball, and volleyball. Mont Alto also offers cheerleading as a club sport.
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