Slippery Rock University

Slippery Rock University, formally Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (The Rock or SRU), is a public university in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. SRU is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The university has been coeducational since its founding in 1889.[6] Its campus is on 611 acres (247 ha).

For other uses, see Slippery Rock.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Other name
The Rock
Former names
Slippery Rock Normal School (1889–1927)
Slippery Rock State Teachers College (1927–1960)
Slippery Rock State College (1960–1983)[1]
TypePublic university
Established1889
Academic affiliations
PASSHE
EndowmentUS $16.5 million
PresidentWilliam J. Behre[2]
Administrative staff
867
Students8,876[3]
Undergraduates7,345[4]
Postgraduates1,461[4]
Location
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
,
U.S.
CampusRural
Colors   
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II – PSAC
MascotRocky – The Pride of the Rock[5]
Websitewww.sru.edu

History

Slippery Rock University was founded in 1889 under the name Slippery Rock State Normal School as a teacher training school. James E. Morrow was the first president. The school was purchased by the Commonwealth in 1926 and became a four-year college.

Slippery Rock State College was established in 1960 and issued undergraduate and graduate degrees within the liberal arts and other professions.[7] As of September 2020, Slippery Rock University has 8,876 enrolled students[8] as well as 160 majors, almost 40 minors[9] and over 30 graduate programs.[10]

Administration

In 2012, Cheryl Joy Norton was appointed as the university's first female president.[11][12] Norton announced she would retire effective June 30, 2017.[13] William J. Behre became the university's president in 2018.[2]

Athletics

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania competes in the NCAA Division II and is a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).

Slippery Rock University's official mascot is Rocky the lion, The Pride of The Rock.[14]

Varsity sports

Men's teams: Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field.

Women's teams: Basketball, cross country, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, and Volleyball.

The announcement of Slippery Rock's football scores is a tradition at University of Michigan Football games, started in 1959 by Michigan Stadium's public address announcer Steve Filipiak.[15] The tradition spread to other stadiums as well - during a 1970 game at the University of Texas, the announcer failed to read Slippery Rock’s score, which resulted in the crowd demanding to know said score.[16] Slippery Rock was so popular with U of M fans that on September 29, 1979, they played in-state rival Shippensburg at Michigan Stadium, in front of 61,143 fans, a record for a Division II football game (Shippensburg won, 45–14). Slippery Rock played a second game at "The Big House" in 1981, attracting 36,719 fans in a 14–13 loss to Wayne State University. Slippery Rock made a third trip to "The Big House" on October 18, 2014, losing to Mercyhurst University, 45–23; a crowd of 15,121 braved a chilly wind to witness the contest.

Club sports

In 1995, the women's water polo team won the intercollegiate national championship conducted by USA Water Polo.[17] This remains the only collegiate water polo championship ever won by a non-California team.

In 1987, the women's judo team, a varsity sport team at the time, won the intercollegiate national championship conducted by the National Collegiate Judo Association.[18]

Slippery Rock ice hockey joined other colleges and universities in the region to form the College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA) in 2006. In 2020, the university suspended the hockey program for four years.[19]

Student life

Aebersold Student Recreation Center

The Aebersold Student Recreation Center is an 82,000 sq ft (7,600 m2) on-campus student recreation center.[20]

Fraternities and sororities

Interfraternity Council Fraternities:

Panhellenic Association Sororities:

Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Organizations:

Multicultural Greek Organizations:

Student media

SRU has a student newspaper, Local Access TV Station, a PR Club, radio station, and a student-run literary publication.

  • The Rocket, a weekly newspaper with a circulation of 3,000
  • 88.1 WSRU-FM, a 100-watt alternative rock station
  • WSRU-TV
  • SLAB, an annual student-run literary magazine publication.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "HISTORY AND TRADITIONS". sru.edu. Slippery Rock University. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "Message from President William J. Behre". Slippery Rock University. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  3. "Déjà vu: SRU again enrolls largest class in school history". sru.edu.
  4. , 2020 Enrollment.
  5. "Rocky, The Pride of The Rock". sru.edu.
  6. "Student Aid on the Web". Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  7. "History". Slippery Rock University.
  8. "SRU fall enrollment surpasses 8,800, led by record number of graduate students". September 8, 2020.
  9. "MAJORS & MINORS". Slippery Rock University.
  10. "Admissions Requirements by Program". Slippery Rock University.
  11. "Welcome!". Sru.edu. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  12. "Dr. Cheryl Norton named as first female president of SRU – News – The Rocket – Slippery Rock University". Theonlinerocket.com. 2012-04-05. Archived from the original on 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  13. Nuzum, Lydia (9 December 2016). "Slippery Rock's president announces retirement". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  14. "Rocky, The Pride of The Rock". www.sru.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  15. "Slippery Rock University Athletics – Tradition". Rockathletics.com. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  16. "Slippery Rock University Football - College Football's Biggest Little Team".
  17. "National Women's Collegiate Champs". Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  18. "Collegiate tournament results". Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  19. Major II, Ed (December 21, 2020). "Slippery Rock suspends men's hockey, future of program uncertain". Pittsburgh Hockey Digest. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  20. "Aebersold Student Recreation Center". sru.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
  21. Sybert, Steve (29 April 1992). "Campus life lures Stuper to Yale". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 76. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.