Public university in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, US
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.
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SRU is fully accredited by the
Middle State Commission on Higher Learning
.
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As of fall 2023, SRU's total enrollment was 8,362, including 6,815 undergraduates and 1,547 graduate students.
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There were also more than 950 employees including 496 full-time faculty and a 20:1 faculty-to-student ratio.
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Academics
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SRU offers more than 150 undergraduate majors and 40 graduate degree programs and certificates across the following five colleges:
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- College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Engineering and Science
- College of Health Professions
- College of Liberal Arts
SRU offers 51 programs that hold national accreditations and 92% of faculty members holding a Ph.D. or other terminal degree.
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SRU was ranked by
U.S. News & World Report
on its list of "Best Regional Universities - North" and "Top Public Schools - Regional Universities (North)."
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SRU has earned a spot on the U.S. News' Best Regional Universities 15 straight years.
The Princeton Review
also recognized SRU on its "Best Mid-Atlantic" list.
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History
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Slippery Rock University’s campus
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.
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From 1960 to 1971, enrollment rose from 1,314 to 6,020 students, before eclipsing 7,000 in 1988 and 8,000 in 2005.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
became the school's current and formal name on July 1, 1983, when Act 188 went into effect to establish
Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education
, and converted 12 state-owned colleges into universities.
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Administration
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Cheryl Joy Norton, the university's first female president, was in office from 2012 to 2017.
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William J. Behre served from 2018 to 2022.
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Karen Riley
took office in 2023.
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Athletics
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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.
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Varsity sports
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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.
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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.
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Discontinued Sports
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The varsity
wrestling
program was competed in from 1958-59 to 2005-06 academic years at the university.
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Club sports
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In 1995, the women's water polo team won the intercollegiate national championship conducted by USA Water Polo.
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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.
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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 the indefinite future.
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Slippery Rock Men's Rugby won the 2024 7's rugby National Championship at the Collegiate Rugby Championship in Washington DC on April 27, 2024.
Student life
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Aebersold Student Recreation Center
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The Aebersold Student Recreation Center is an 82,000 sq ft (7,600 m
2
) on-campus student recreation center.
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Fraternities and sororities
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Student media
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SRU has a student newspaper called
The Rocket
, the radio station
88.1 WSRU-FM
, and the literary magazine
SLAB
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Notable alumni
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References
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"HISTORY AND TRADITIONS"
.
sru.edu
. Slippery Rock University
. Retrieved
12 December
2022
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"SRU President Karen Riley provides updates on enrollment, finances and strategic plan at Fall Assembly"
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"Rocky, The Pride of The Rock"
. sru.edu.
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"History and Traditions"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2024-01-29
.
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"Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania"
.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
. Retrieved
2024-01-29
.
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"SRU President Karen Riley provides updates on enrollment, finances and strategic plan at Fall Assembly"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2024-01-29
.
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"Fast Facts"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2024-01-29
.
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"Colleges & Departments"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2024-01-29
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"Admissions"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2024-01-29
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"SRU named a top 50 'Best Regional University' in 2024 U.S. News Best College rankings"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2024-03-15
.
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"SRU listed among 'Best Mid-Atlantic' Colleges in 2024 Princeton Review's Best Colleges Guide"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2024-03-15
.
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"History"
.
Slippery Rock University
.
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"History and Traditions"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2024-03-15
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"About the State System | PA State System of Higher Ed"
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passhe.oudeve.com
. Retrieved
2024-03-15
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"Welcome!"
. Sru.edu. 2012-04-05
. Retrieved
2012-10-02
.
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"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
.
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Nuzum, Lydia (9 December 2016).
"Slippery Rock's president announces retirement"
.
Pittsburgh Business Times
. Retrieved
10 December
2016
.
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"SRU President William Behre announces retirement"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2023-07-08
.
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"Karen Riley named president of Slippery Rock University"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2023-07-08
.
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"Rocky, The Pride of The Rock"
.
www.sru.edu
. Retrieved
2018-10-09
.
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"Slippery Rock University Athletics ? Tradition"
. Rockathletics.com
. Retrieved
2012-10-02
.
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"Slippery Rock University Football - College Football's Biggest Little Team"
.
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"Rock Wrestling History"
. Retrieved
January 1,
2024
.
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"National Women's Collegiate Champs"
. Retrieved
2009-09-02
.
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"Collegiate tournament results"
. Archived from
the original
on 2009-09-09
. Retrieved
2009-09-05
.
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Major II, Ed (December 21, 2020).
"Slippery Rock suspends men's hockey, future of program uncertain"
.
Pittsburgh Hockey Digest
. Retrieved
December 21,
2020
.
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"Aebersold Student Recreation Center"
. sru.edu
. Retrieved
2018-07-03
.
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Sybert, Steve (29 April 1992).
"Campus life lures Stuper to Yale"
.
The Pittsburgh Press
. p. 76
. Retrieved
27 September
2022
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