Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, commonly referred to as Bloomsburg, BU or Bloom, is a public university
University
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 in Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg is a town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 40 miles southwest of Wilkes Barre along the Susquehanna River. In 1900, the population of Bloomsburg stood at 6,170; in 1910, 7,413; in 1940, 9,799, and in 1990, 12,439. The population was 14,855 at the 2010 census...

, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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, United States
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. It is one of the 14 state universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
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 (PASSHE).

Bloomsburg University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...

 (MSACS) and by many other relevant commissions and authorities.

Programs

It is noted for its education programs, including its graduate degree program in Instructional Technology, its Elementary & Secondary Education programs, and the Audiology & Speech Pathology program. The Bloomsburg College of Business is an AACSB accredited university, the highest level of certification for business colleges. As of 2011,it offers 54 undergraduate programs and 20 graduate
Graduate school
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 programs and a doctorate in audiology program.
The university has two ROTC programs. They are Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (through a cross-town agreement with Detachment 752 at Wilkes University) and the Army ROTC. It also offers many work-study programs, including food preparation and office assistance, in order to assist students financially.

During World War II
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, Bloomsburg was one of 131 colleges nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program
V-12 Navy College Training Program
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 which offered students a path to a Navy commission.

Faculty

The University currently employs
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 approximately 520 professors. The student-to-faculty
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 ratio is roughly 22 to 1.

Students

There are 10,091 student
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s enrolled at the university (8877 undergraduates, 259 non-degree and 955 graduates), an increase of more than 100% increase over the past 20 years. A majority of the students live off-campus within the town limits, with a similar number of students who commute. About 88 % of the students are Caucasian and 12% are of other heritage. The ratio of women to men is 60:40.

Academically, students are slightly above average, with median
Median
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 SAT
SAT
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 scores of 1044. Most incoming freshmen are within the upper 29% of their graduating high school
High school
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 class
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.

The annual average tuition
Tuition
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 for a student at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2011 was about $7,498 for a student living in PA. Approximately 79% of the students receive at least some form of financial aid.

Athletics

Women (9)
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Lacrosse
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field


Men (9)
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Wrestling

Facilities

Nelson Field House, located on Bloomsburg University’s upper campus, serves as home for the university’s indoor athletic events. The facility, constructed in 1971, is currently undergoing a $13.4 million dollar facelift. Among the renovations to the field house will be a new bleacher system for the main gym area, a new scoreboard, a new wrestling room on the lower level of the facility, a new and expanded press box, dedicated locker rooms for each sport, including an expanded football locker room, improved office space and additional storage space. In addition the Nelson Field House Pool features six competition-length lanes, automatic Colorado Timing System, and bleacher seating for nearly 800 spectators in the gallery. The pool serves as the site of Bloomsburg varsity swimming and club water polo
Water polo
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 contests as well as PIAA District IV championship meets.The project also provides for enhancements to both the upper and lower entrances that will showcase the awards the teams have won over the last three decades.

Robert B. Redman Stadium is situated on the upper campus of Bloomsburg University as part of the university's 103-acre athletic complex and is home to the football and track & field programs. Originally built in February 1974, the new facility took the place of Athletic Park in downtown Bloomsburg as Home of the Huskies.

In the spring of 2008 the facility was completely renovated as a part of a $3.45 million dollar project which included a press box with elevator, new rest rooms, artificial turf field, track and field facilities, new railings and ADA compliance, new parking lot, new visitor bleachers and lights.

The stadium, which overlooks the scenic Susquehanna Valley, has seating for 5,000 spectators, although attendance at several events has exceeded that total. The largest crowd to see a football game in the facility totalled 7,483 at the 1985 Homecoming contest against Millersville
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 miles southwest of Lancaster. Millersville University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.-History:...

.

Originally, when planning began for the new stadium in 1963, the proposed site was on the lower campus across from where the Rec Center is now; however, a consultant's report recommended the upper campus development. The project finally got underway in 1972 at a total cost of $725,000.

Sports Stadium, a new multi-purpose, lighted field, was opened in 2006. The $1.5 million dollar facility features a state-of-the-art, Fieldturf monofilament, artificial surface used by the field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse teams. The facility also features a brand-new press box, sound system and seating for over 700 fans.

Jan M. Hutchinson Field is home to Bloomsburg softball. The stadium features large block dugouts, stadium style steating behind home plate and a scoreboard.

Danny Litwhiler Field is home to Bloomsburg's baseball program and features a large mesh screen and seating behind homeplate making it a fan friendly venue to watch college baseball.

Bloomsburg University Tennis Courts provide students with 13 courts and features four with lights, allowing for evening play.

Wrestling

The wrestling program at Bloomsburg is the only NCAA Division-I program the university sponsors. The wrestling program competes as a member of the Eastern Wrestling League
Eastern Wrestling League
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 and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference that participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. The conference is composed of 16 full-time members within Pennsylvania and one associate member in New York...

. Bloomsburg wrestlers have earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships 23 times with 4 National Titles. In addition to their success at the NCAA Championships, Bloomsburg has crowned one champion at the National Collegiate Open Wrestling Championship
National Collegiate Open Wrestling Championship
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.

Notable alumni

Prominent alumni of Bloomsburg University include:
  • Richard Benyo
    Richard Benyo
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    , journalist and long distance runner
  • Joe Colone
    Joe Colone
    Joseph F. "Bells" Colone was an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks.-Early life:...

    , one-year NBA player for the New York Knicks
    New York Knicks
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     (1948–1949)
  • Chuck Daly
    Chuck Daly
    Charles Jerome "Chuck" Daly was an American basketball head coach. He led the Detroit Pistons to consecutive National Basketball Association Championships in 1989 and 1990, and the Dream Team to the men's basketball gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He had a 14-year NBA coaching...

    , NBA coach, and head coach of the first USA Dream Team
  • Jahri Evans
    Jahri Evans
    -New Orleans Saints:Evans was signed to a three-year contract by the Saints on July 25, 2006. He emerged as a consistent performer in training camp and preseason, and won the starting job after the projected starter, Jermane Mayberry, was injured in training camp and ultimately retired. In his...

    , Offensive guard for the New Orleans Saints
    New Orleans Saints
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    , Super Bowl XLIV Champion (2010)
  • Percy W. Griffiths
    Percy W. Griffiths
    Percy Wilfred "Red" Griffiths was a Republican politician, coach and athlete.-Early years:After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War I, "Red" Griffiths attended Bloomsburg Normal School...

     (1893–1983), U.S.
    United States
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     Representative
    United States House of Representatives
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     for the 15th District of Ohio
    Ohio
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     (1943–1949)
  • Tim Holden
    Tim Holden
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    , U.S.
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     Representative
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     for the 17th District of Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania
    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

     (1993-current)
  • I. Clinton Kline (1858–1947), U.S.
    United States
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     Representative
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     for the 16th District of Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania
    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

     (1921–1923)
  • Jessica Leccia
    Jessica Leccia
    Jessica Leccia is an American actress. She is known for her portrayals of Natalia Rivera on Guiding Light from 2007 to 2009 and of Inez Salinger on One Life to Live since 2010.-Career:...

    , actress best known as Natalia Rivera on Guiding Light
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    .
  • John V. Lesher (1866–1932), U.S.
    United States
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     Representative
    United States House of Representatives
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     for the 16th District of Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania
    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

     (1913–1921)
  • Gerry P. Little
    Gerry P. Little
    Gerry P. Little Ocean County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders. Little was appointed to the Board of Chosen Freeholders in December 2003 following the death of Freeholder James J...

    , member of the Ocean County
    Ocean County, New Jersey
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 510,916 people, 200,402 households, and 137,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 803 people per square mile . There were 248,711 housing units at an average density of 151/km²...

    , New Jersey
    New Jersey
    New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

     Board of Chosen Freeholders
    Board of Chosen Freeholders
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  • Frederick W. Magrady (1863–1954), U.S.
    United States
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     Representative
    United States House of Representatives
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     for the 17th District of Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania
    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

     (1925–1933)
  • Charles Clarence Pratt
    Charles Clarence Pratt
    Charles Clarence Pratt was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Pratt was born in New Milford, Pennsylvania to Ezra and Addie Pratt...

     (1854–1916), U.S.
    United States
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     Representative
    United States House of Representatives
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     for the 14th District of Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania
    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

     (1909–1911)
  • Phyllis Mundy
    Phyllis Mundy
    Phyllis Mundy is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and minority party chairwoman of the House Finance Committee. She is a graduate of Kingston High School and Bloomsburg University...

    , State Representative
    Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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     for Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania
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    's 120th legislative district (1991-current)
  • Susan Roman
    Susan Roman
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    , Canadian voice actress
  • Michael Schearer
    Michael Schearer
    Michael Schearer is an American computer security researcher and writer who is known for his research and presentations on the technology of improvised explosive devices, wireless security, cryptography, and privacy. He is a contributing author to multiple books on computer security, and was...

    , Author and computer security researcher
  • Mark S. Schweiker
    Mark S. Schweiker
    Mark Stephen Schweiker is a businessman and politician who served as the 44th Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2003. Schweiker, a Republican, became Governor of Pennsylvania on October 5, 2001, when his predecessor, Tom Ridge, resigned as Governor of Pennsylvania to assume...

    , Former governor of Pennsylvania
    Pennsylvania
    The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

     (2001–03)
  • Jimmi Simpson
    Jimmi Simpson
    James Raymond "Jimmi" Simpson is an American actor. He has had recurring roles on the television shows 24, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Psych, My Name Is Earl, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Late Show with David Letterman...

    , television and film actor
  • Bob Tucker, a former NFL player (1970–1980)

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