Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (also known as The Rock or SRU) is a public, master's-level university
that offers some doctoral programs in cooperation with Indiana University of Pennsylvania
. Both institutions are members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
. Slippery Rock University is located in Slippery Rock
, Pennsylvania
, approximately 52 miles (83.7 km) north of Pittsburgh
. The university has one of the largest campuses in western Pennsylvania, occupying 611 acre
s (2.4 km²). It includes new residential suites, the cornerstone being Watson Hall.
(PSAC).
In 2006 they cut men's/women's swimming and water polo, men's division 1 wrestling, men's golf, and others.
In 1987, the Slippery Rock women's judo team won the intercollegiate national championship conducted by the National Collegiate Judo Association.
In 2008 and 2009 the Slippery Rock Women's Rugby Team Won the Midwest Championship for the first time in SRU's History. This led them to go on to Nationals for 2 consecutive years in a row where they made it to elite 8's both years.
In 2010 and 2011, the Slippery Rock Women's Ice Hockey Club won the DVCHC championship. This was the first time for the team and was achieved on the team's third year in playoffs.
In 2010 and 2011, The Slippery Rock University Mens Ice Hockey Team won the CHMA regular season championship. The team plays ACHA Division 1.
Panhellenic Association Sororities:
Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Organizations:
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
that offers some doctoral programs in cooperation with Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
. Both institutions are members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a large public university system in the United States. It is the tenth-largest university system in the United States and 43rd largest in the world...
. Slippery Rock University is located in Slippery Rock
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,068 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.-Geography:Slippery Rock is located at ....
, 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...
, approximately 52 miles (83.7 km) north of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. The university has one of the largest campuses in western Pennsylvania, occupying 611 acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
s (2.4 km²). It includes new residential suites, the cornerstone being Watson Hall.
Notable alumni
- Chuck AberChuck AberChuck Aber is an American actor.A graduate of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Aber appeared in the films Creepshow and The Silence of the Lambs , He has appeared in commercials and in the children's television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood...
– Actor, "Neighbor Aber" on Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodMister Rogers' NeighborhoodMister Rogers' Neighborhood, also known as Mister Rogers, is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages, 2-5, but has been stated by Public Broadcasting Service as "appropriate for all ages"... - Janet AndersonJanet Anderson (golfer)Janet Anderson is an American professional golfer.Anderson was born in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States. She attended Slippery Rock Teacher's College. Her rookie year on the LPGA Tour was 1978. She achieved her only LPGA Tour victory in 1982 at one of the LPGA majors, the 1982 U.S....
- Professional golfer - Francis V. BarnesFrancis V. BarnesFrancis V. Barnes was the Secretary of Education for the Pennsylvania Department of Education from 2004 to 2005.-Career:He was appointed in July, 2004 by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell...
- Secretary of Education for the Pennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania Department of EducationThe Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...
from 2004 to 2005 - David BatraDavid BatraDavid Chadra Batra is a Swedish stand up comedian and TV actor. He was born in Lund and his mother is Swedish and his father is of Indian origin....
- Swedish stand up comedian and TV actor - Myron BrownMyron BrownJulian Myron Brown is a retired American basketball player, formerly in the NBA and the Italian basketball league. At 6'3" and 180 lb , he played as a shooting guard.-College:After a stellar high school career at Sto-Rox Jr./Sr...
- Former NBA player drafted in the 2nd round of the 1991 NBA draft - Stanley Joseph Dziedzic, Jr.Stanley Joseph Dziedzic, Jr.Stanley Joseph Dziedzic, Jr. is a former American wrestler who was a member of The New York Athletic Club. He is in NYAC Hall of Fame. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he earned a bronze medal in the welterweight category. 1972 Graduate of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania...
(1972 graduate) – American wrestler who earned a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Distinguished member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. - Greg HopkinsGreg HopkinsGreg Hopkins is a former Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker with the Albany Firebirds and the Los Angeles Avengers.-High school career:Greg Hopkins was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States...
- Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker, Los Angeles AvengersLos Angeles AvengersThe Los Angeles Avengers was an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009.-History:... - Donnie IrisDonnie IrisDonnie Iris is an American rock musician known for his work with The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the 1970s, and for his solo albums during the 1980s...
- American rock n' roll artist from Ellwood City - Charles William KerrCharles William KerrCharles William Kerr was a Moderator of the General Assembly for the Presbyterian Church in the United States, as well as the longtime pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the second largest Presbyterian church in the United States...
- pioneer Presbyterian minister in Oklahoma - Jodi KestJodi KestJodi Kest is the head women's basketball coach at Akron University. In her first season at Akron, the Zips posted double digit wins for the first time in more than 8 years. That included a 6 game winning streak, which was the longest in several years. Prior to coaching at Akron, she coached at...
- Head Coach, University of Akron Women's Basketball team - Matt KinsingerMatt KinsingerMatthew Mark Kinsinger is an Arena Football League fullback/linebacker for the Chicago Rush. He was previously with the Las Vegas Gladiators and San Jose SaberCats...
- Arena Football League fullback/linebacker for the Chicago RushChicago RushThe Chicago Rush is an arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. It is a member of the Central Division of the National Conference of the Arena Football League. The team was founded in 2001 and is co-owned by Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame player and coach.The Rush have qualified for the... - Gary L. LancasterGary L. LancasterGary L. Lancaster is a United States federal judge.Born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, Lancaster received a B.S. from Slippery Rock State College in 1971 and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1974. He was a Regional counsel, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission from 1974...
- Federal District Judge Western District of Pennsylvania - Brian MintoBrian MintoBrian Matthew Minto is a professional heavyweight and cruiserweight boxer.-Pro:Minto turned pro in 2002 and won his first 18 bouts, gaining the West Virginia heavyweight boxing title....
- Professional boxer - Sarah PattersonSarah Patterson (coach)Sarah Patterson is the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team. She has built the program at the University of Alabama into one of the most successful in the history of college gymnastics....
- Head Coach, University of AlabamaUniversity of AlabamaThe University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
Gymnastics team, winner of four national championships, six SEC championships. - Pedro PowerPedro PowerPedro Humberto Power is a professional soccer player. Played for professional clubs Club Bolivar from Bolivia and Miami FC from the USL First Division. Pedro Currently plays for Guaynabo Fluminense FC from the Puerto Rico Soccer League.Power played four years of college soccer for Slippery Rock...
- Professional SoccerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player, - Lawrence ReedLawrence ReedLawrence W. Reed is president of the Foundation for Economic Education , headquartered in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York, a position he has held since September 1, 2008. Before joining FEE, Reed served as president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a Midland, Michigan based free-market...
- president of the Mackinac Center for Public PolicyMackinac Center for Public PolicyThe Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a free market think tank headquartered in Midland, Michigan. It is the USA’s largest state-based free market think tank... - M. Richard RoseM. Richard RoseM. Richard Rose was the tenth president of Alfred University from 1974–1978 and the seventh president of the Rochester Institute of Technology from 1979–1992....
(1955) - Former President of Alfred UniversityAlfred UniversityAlfred University is a small, comprehensive university in the Village of Alfred in Western New York, USA, an hour and a half south of Rochester and two hours southeast of Buffalo. Alfred has an undergraduate population of around 2,000, and approximately 300 graduate students...
and the Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester Institute of TechnologyThe Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States... - Robert J. StevensRobert J. StevensRobert J. Stevens, born in 1951, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin.-Early life:Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Mr. Stevens is a summa cum laude graduate of Slippery Rock University from which he received the Distinguished Alumni Award...
- Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer - Lockheed Martin Corporation - C. Vivian StringerC. Vivian StringerCharlaine Vivian Stringer is a prominent African American basketball coach, with one of the best records in the history of women's basketball...
- Rutgers Women's basketball coach - Royce WaltmanRoyce WaltmanRoyce Waltman is a former NCAA Head Basketball Coach. He was the Head Coach at Indiana State University from 1997–2007; at the University of Indianapolis from 1992–1997 and the 2007-2008 season and at DePauw University from 1988-1992....
- Former Head Coach, Men's Basketball; Indiana State University, Univ. of Indianapolis and DePauw University. - Brandon FuscoBrandon FuscoBrandon Fusco is an American football center for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Vikings with the 172nd overall pick in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft...
- Drafted by the Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
in the 6th round of the 2011 NFL Draft2011 NFL DraftThe 2011 NFL Draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL Draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players...
. Played center while at Slippery Rock.
Accreditations
- National Recreation and Park AssociationNational Recreation and Park AssociationThe National Recreation and Park Association provides information and services to communities in the United States attempting to make them conscious of the environment around them. It supports the construction of parks and recreational facilities around the United States...
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and TechnologyAccreditation Board for Engineering and TechnologyABET, Inc., formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, is a non-profit organization that accredits post-secondary education programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology...
- American Music Therapy Association
- American Physical Therapy AssociationAmerican Physical Therapy AssociationA Historical PerspectivePhysical therapists formed their first professional association in 1921, called the American Women's Physical Therapeutic Association. Led by President Mary McMillan, an executive committee of elected officers governed the Association, which included 274 charter members...
- Association of Collegiate Business Schools and ProgramsAssociation of Collegiate Business Schools and ProgramsThe Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs , formerly the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, is a U.S. organization offering accreditation services to business programs focused on teaching and learning....
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
- Commission on Sport Management Accreditation
- Institute for Safety and Health Management
- Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
- Council on Social Work EducationCouncil on Social Work EducationThe Council on Social Work Education is the national association for social work education in the United States of America.The CSWE sets and maintains standards of courses and accreditation of bachelor's degree's and Master's degree programs in social work.The CSWE specifies foundation social work...
- Middle States Association of Colleges and SchoolsMiddle States Association of Colleges and SchoolsThe 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...
- National Association of Schools in Dance
- National Association of Schools of MusicNational Association of Schools of MusicThe National Association of Schools of Music is an association of post-secondary music schools in the United States and the principal U.S. accreditor for higher education in music...
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher EducationNational Council for Accreditation of Teacher EducationThe National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education was founded in 1954 to accredit teacher certification programs at U.S. colleges and universities. NCATE is a council of educators created to ensure and raise the quality of preparation for their profession. NCATE is recognized by the U.S....
- National League for NursingNational League for NursingThe National League for Nursing is a national organization for faculty nurses and leaders in nurse education. It offers faculty development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to more than 25,000 individual and 1,200 education and...
, Inc. - Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP)
Student media
SRU has a student newspaper and radio station.- The RocketThe Rocket (Slippery Rock)The Rocket is a weekly paper published by the students of Slippery Rock University. The Rocket publishes every Friday during the academic semester with the exception of holidays, exam periods and vacations....
, a weekly newspaper with a circulation of 3,000 - 88.1 WSRU-FM, a 100-watt alternative rock station
Athletics
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania competes in the NCAA Division II and is a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic ConferencePennsylvania 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...
(PSAC).
Men's teams
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Soccer
- Indoor Track & Field
- Outdoor Track & Field
- bowling
Women's teams
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Soccer
- Softball
- Indoor Track & Field
- Outdoor Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Lacrosse
In 2006 they cut men's/women's swimming and water polo, men's division 1 wrestling, men's golf, and others.
Club sports
In 1995, the Slippery Rock women's water polo team won the intercollegiate national championship conducted by USA Water Polo. This remains the only collegiate water polo championship ever won by a non-California team.In 1987, the Slippery Rock women's judo team won the intercollegiate national championship conducted by the National Collegiate Judo Association.
In 2008 and 2009 the Slippery Rock Women's Rugby Team Won the Midwest Championship for the first time in SRU's History. This led them to go on to Nationals for 2 consecutive years in a row where they made it to elite 8's both years.
In 2010 and 2011, the Slippery Rock Women's Ice Hockey Club won the DVCHC championship. This was the first time for the team and was achieved on the team's third year in playoffs.
In 2010 and 2011, The Slippery Rock University Mens Ice Hockey Team won the CHMA regular season championship. The team plays ACHA Division 1.
Greek life (fraternities and sororities)
Interfraternity Council Fraternities:- Sigma Tau GammaSigma Tau GammaSigma Tau Gamma Fraternity also named "Sig Tau" or "the Knights" is a U.S. all-male college secret-social fraternity founded on June 28, 1920 at University of Central Missouri...
(1961 - rechartered 1993) - Theta XiTheta XiTheta Xi was founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York on 29 April 1864. Theta Xi Fraternity was originally founded as an engineering fraternity, the first professional fraternity...
(1966 - rechartered 1987) - Alpha Sigma PhiAlpha Sigma PhiAlpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is a social fraternity with 71 active chapters and 9 colonies. Founded at Yale in 1845, it is the 10th oldest fraternity in the United States....
(1970) - Pi Kappa PhiPi Kappa PhiPi Kappa Phi is an American social fraternity. It was founded by Andrew Alexander Kroeg, Jr., Lawrence Harry Mixson, and Simon Fogarty, Jr. on December 10, 1904 at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina...
(1985) - Pi Kappa AlphaPi Kappa AlphaPi Kappa Alpha is a Greek social fraternity with over 230 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in the United States and Canada.-History:...
(1997) - Kappa SigmaKappa SigmaKappa Sigma , commonly nicknamed Kappa Sig, is an international fraternity with currently 282 active chapters and colonies in North America. Kappa Sigma has initiated more than 240,000 men on college campuses throughout the United States and Canada. Today, the Fraternity has over 175,000 living...
(2006)
Panhellenic Association Sororities:
- Sigma Sigma SigmaSigma Sigma SigmaSigma Sigma Sigma , also known as Tri Sigma, is a national American women’s sorority with membership of more than 100,000 members. Sigma Sigma Sigma is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference and hosts chapters on more than 110 college campuses and 89 alumnae chapters in communities all...
(1961) - Alpha Xi DeltaAlpha Xi DeltaAlpha Xi Delta is a women's fraternity founded on April 17, 1893 at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois. Alpha Xi Delta is one of the oldest women's fraternities as well as one of the ten founding fraternities of the National Panhellenic Conference...
(1963 - rechartered 1987) - Delta ZetaDelta ZetaDelta Zeta is an international college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Today, Delta Zeta has 158 collegiate chapters in the United States and over 200 alumnae chapters in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada...
(1963) - Alpha Omicron PiAlpha Omicron PiAlpha Omicron Pi is an international women's fraternity promoting friendship for a lifetime, inspiring academic excellence and lifelong learning, and developing leadership skills through service to the Fraternity and community. ΑΟΠ was founded on January 2, 1897 at Barnard College on the campus...
(1966) - Alpha Sigma TauAlpha Sigma TauAlpha Sigma Tau is a national Panhellenic sorority founded on November 4, 1899, at Michigan State Normal College...
(1966) - Phi Sigma SigmaPhi Sigma SigmaPhi Sigma Sigma , colloquially known as "Phi Sig," was the first collegiate nonsectarian fraternity, welcoming women of all faiths and backgrounds...
(1991)
Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Organizations:
- Alpha Kappa AlphaAlpha Kappa AlphaAlpha Kappa Alpha is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle...
sorority - Zeta Phi BetaZeta Phi BetaZeta Phi Beta is an international, historically black Greek-lettered sorority and a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.Zeta Phi Beta is organized into 800+ chapters, in eight intercontinental regions including the USA, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean...
sorority - Delta Sigma ThetaDelta Sigma ThetaDelta Sigma Theta is a non-profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University...
sorority - Phi Beta SigmaPhi Beta SigmaPhi Beta Sigma is a predominantly African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students. The founders A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I...
fraternity - Alpha Phi AlphaAlpha Phi AlphaAlpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...
fraternity
Facts
- Slippery Rock's unofficial mascot is Rocky—The Pride of The Rock. Technically the university has no official mascot. "Rocky" and "Rock Pride" are initiatives of the Student Government Association and the Department of Athletics.
- The announcement of Slippery Rock's football scores is a tradition at University of Michigan Football games, begun in 1959 by Michigan StadiumMichigan StadiumMichigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan Stadium was built in 1927 at a cost of $950,000 and had an original capacity of 72,000. Before playing football at the stadium, the Wolverines played on Ferry Field...
's public address announcer Steve Filipiak. Slippery Rock was so popular with U of M fans that on Sept. 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 UniversityWayne State UniversityWayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
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