Bloomsburg Academy (1839–1856) Bloomsburg Literary Institute (1856–1869) Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School (1869–1916) Bloomsburg State Normal School (1916–1927) Bloomsburg State Teachers College (1927–1960) Bloomsburg State College (1960–1981)
It was established as Bloomsburg Academy in 1839. In 1856, it was renamed Bloomsburg Literary Institute. The name became Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School in 1869. In 1916, the state of Pennsylvania took control and named it Bloomsburg State Normal School. The name was changed to Bloomsburg State Teachers College in 1927. In 1960, the name was changed to Bloomsburg State College. The name was changed to the current Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania on July 1, 1983.[5]
Bloomsburg terminated its Greek Life program on May 13, 2021.[6]
In July 2021, Pennsylvania higher education officials announced that Bloomsburg would merge with Mansfield University and Lock Haven University in response to financial difficulties and declining enrollment, and each institution would represent a campus of a single university.[7] In March 2022, the new institution was created to oversee the three campuses, and was named the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.[8][9]
AcademicsEdit
In 2022-23, Bloomsburg University showed enrollment of 6,804 undergraduate and 636 graduate students.[10]
In 2019–2020, the university employed approximately 521 faculty. The student-to-faculty ratio was roughly 17:1 with 96% of its faculty holding terminal degrees in their field.[11]
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^"President Bashar W. Hanna". Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
^Pennsylvania Local Government Fact Sheet, 2005 September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^"Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania history". Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
^Rogers, Nicole (May 13, 2021). "Bloomsburg University cuts ties with fraternities, sororities". from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
^Snyder, Susan. "In unanimous vote, state system merges Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield; California, Clarion and Edinboro universities". Call.com. The Morning Call/Tribune News Service. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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^Whitford, Emma (March 4, 2022). "Pa. System Picks New Name for Consolidated Universities". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg BU or Bloom is a campus of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania and it is located in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania 3 4 It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education PASSHE The campus is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education with some degree programs accredited by specialized accreditors Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaFormer nameBloomsburg Academy 1839 1856 Bloomsburg Literary Institute 1856 1869 Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School 1869 1916 Bloomsburg State Normal School 1916 1927 Bloomsburg State Teachers College 1927 1960 Bloomsburg State College 1960 1981 TypePublicEstablished1839 184 years ago 1839 Academic affiliationsPASSHEEndowment 50 3 million 2020 1 PresidentBashar W Hanna 2 Undergraduates6804Postgraduates636LocationBloomsburg Pennsylvania U S CampusRuralColorsMaroon and gold NicknameHuskiesSporting affiliationsNCAA Division II PSACMascotRoongoWebsitewww wbr bloomu wbr edu Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Athletics 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditIt was established as Bloomsburg Academy in 1839 In 1856 it was renamed Bloomsburg Literary Institute The name became Bloomsburg Literary Institute and State Normal School in 1869 In 1916 the state of Pennsylvania took control and named it Bloomsburg State Normal School The name was changed to Bloomsburg State Teachers College in 1927 In 1960 the name was changed to Bloomsburg State College The name was changed to the current Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania on July 1 1983 5 Bloomsburg terminated its Greek Life program on May 13 2021 6 In July 2021 Pennsylvania higher education officials announced that Bloomsburg would merge with Mansfield University and Lock Haven University in response to financial difficulties and declining enrollment and each institution would represent a campus of a single university 7 In March 2022 the new institution was created to oversee the three campuses and was named the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania 8 9 Academics EditIn 2022 23 Bloomsburg University showed enrollment of 6 804 undergraduate and 636 graduate students 10 In 2019 2020 the university employed approximately 521 faculty The student to faculty ratio was roughly 17 1 with 96 of its faculty holding terminal degrees in their field 11 Athletics EditMain article Bloomsburg HuskiesNotable alumni EditMain article List of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania alumniReferences Edit As of June 30 2020 U S and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 Report National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA February 19 2021 Retrieved February 21 2021 President Bashar W Hanna Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Retrieved August 17 2017 Home Dgs state pa us Retrieved May 17 2018 Pennsylvania Local Government Fact Sheet 2005 Archived September 27 2007 at the Wayback Machine Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania history Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Retrieved September 15 2015 Rogers Nicole May 13 2021 Bloomsburg University cuts ties with fraternities sororities Archived from the original on May 28 2023 Retrieved May 18 2021 Snyder Susan In unanimous vote state system merges Bloomsburg Lock Haven and Mansfield California Clarion and Edinboro universities Call com The Morning Call Tribune News Service Retrieved August 8 2021 Murphy Jan March 2 2022 Three Pa state universities are given a new name that surprisingly wasn t already taken pennlive Retrieved March 8 2022 Whitford Emma March 4 2022 Pa System Picks New Name for Consolidated Universities Inside Higher Ed Retrieved March 8 2022 Institutional Research www bloomu edu www bloomu edu Retrieved August 23 2023 Fast Facts 2019 20 External links EditOfficial website Bloomsburg University Athletics website 41 00 29 N 76 26 53 W 41 008 N 76 448 W 41 008 76 448 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania amp oldid 1171844772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
