Waynesburg University
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Waynesburg University is a private, university
located in Waynesburg
, Pennsylvania
, USA. The university offers graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations, and enrolls over 2,500 students, including approximately 1,500 undergraduates.
Waynesburg University was founded in 1849 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
, and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
. Waynesburg University is located on a contemporary campus in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, with three adult centers located in the Pittsburgh regions of Southpointe, North Hills and Monroeville.
The University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
(CCCU) and is one of 27 Bonner Scholar schools in the country, offering local, regional and international opportunities to touch the lives of others through service.
Waynesburg University also offers a Doctoral Program of Nursing Practice.
(PAC) fielding 9 varsity teams for both men and women.
game against Fordham University
, losing by a score of 34 to 7. In 1966 under head coach Carl DePasqua
, The Yellow Jackets football team won the NAIA Football National Championship game in Tulsa, Oklahoma
. The Yellow Jackets are also 2–0 against Penn State
. They played the Nittany Lions in 1931 and 1932, beating them 7–0 and 7–6, respectively.
Lanny Frattare
-Sports Broadcasting faculty, Pittsburgh Pirates announcer for 33 years
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...
located in Waynesburg
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Waynesburg is a borough in and the county seat of Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 4,184 at the 2000 census....
, 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...
, USA. The university offers graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations, and enrolls over 2,500 students, including approximately 1,500 undergraduates.
Waynesburg University was founded in 1849 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Christian denomination spawned by the Second Great Awakening. In 2007, it had an active membership of less than 50,000 and about 800 congregations, the majority of which are concentrated in the United States...
, and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities is an organization designed to help primarily Protestant and evangelical Christian institutions of higher education cooperate and communicate with one another...
. Waynesburg University is located on a contemporary campus in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, with three adult centers located in the Pittsburgh regions of Southpointe, North Hills and Monroeville.
Community service
Through the Center for Service Leadership, students are connected with organizations according to their field of study. The college community commits over 38,000 hours of service each year to over 50 agencies and community projects. On average, University students perform 1,400 hours of community service a week, both domestically and internationally.The University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities is an organization designed to help primarily Protestant and evangelical Christian institutions of higher education cooperate and communicate with one another...
(CCCU) and is one of 27 Bonner Scholar schools in the country, offering local, regional and international opportunities to touch the lives of others through service.
Graduate and professional studies
The Graduate School of Professional Studies program offers degrees in business, nursing, education, and counseling in three Pittsburgh locations as well as in Waynesburg. The Master of Business Administration program is the third largest in the Pittsburgh region.Waynesburg University also offers a Doctoral Program of Nursing Practice.
Athletics
Waynesburg University's athletics, the Yellow Jackets, compete in the Presidents' Athletic ConferencePresidents' Athletic Conference
The Presidents' Athletic Conference is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member teams are private, liberal arts institutions of higher learning located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky....
(PAC) fielding 9 varsity teams for both men and women.
Cross Country/Track & Field
The Yellow Jackets cross country teams are headed by coach Blair Zimmerman, which hosted the PAC championship meet and NCAA mideast regional meet during the 2006 and 2008s cross country seasons. This team consistently has many players named to the PAC Conference Academic Honor Roll. The Track and Field team was re-started beginning with the 2005 season. Coaches include: Jason Falvo (head), Chris Hardie (throws), and Luke Payson (jumps).Football
In 1939, Waynesburg University's football team played in the first televised football1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game
The 1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game was a college football game between the and the played on September 30, 1939. The game was played at Triborough Stadium on New York City's Randall's Island. Fordham won the game by a score of 34 to 7...
game against Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
, losing by a score of 34 to 7. In 1966 under head coach Carl DePasqua
Carl DePasqua
Carl A. DePasqua is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg University from 1966 to 1967 and at the University of Pittsburgh from 1969 to 1972, compiling a career college football record of 32–30...
, The Yellow Jackets football team won the NAIA Football National Championship game in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
. The Yellow Jackets are also 2–0 against Penn State
Penn State Nittany Lions football
The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the...
. They played the Nittany Lions in 1931 and 1932, beating them 7–0 and 7–6, respectively.
Notable people
- John F. "Jack" WileyJohn F. WileyJohn Franklin Wiley is a former American football player and coach in the United States.-Coaching career:Wiley was the head football coach for the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He held that position for 4 seasons, from 1951 until 1954...
, former National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
player (Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
), University of PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
Assistant Coach, and Waynesburg University's football stadium bears his name. - Charles E. Boyle, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- Albert Baird Cummins, the 18th Governor of Iowa, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate.
- John Clark Knox, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Edward Martin, General in the United States National Guard, who was prominent in the development of Fort Indiantown Gap and after his death, the United States Senate renamed the facility the Edward Martin Military Reservation.
- Thomas Ellsworth Morgan, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
- Morgan Ringland WiseMorgan Ringland WiseMorgan Ringland Wise was a member of the 46th and 47th Congress of the United States.Wise was born in West Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He engaged in gold mining in California in 1850 and while there voluntereed under Major Stammins, to defend the miners against the depredations of the Indians...
, member of the 46th and 47th Congress of the United States.
Lanny Frattare
Lanny Frattare
Lanny Lawrence Frattare is a former American sportscaster. For 33 years he was a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates, the longest such tenure in the team's history...
-Sports Broadcasting faculty, Pittsburgh Pirates announcer for 33 years