Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public university
in Millersville, Pennsylvania
, USA, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Lancaster
. Millersville University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
.
in Pennsylvania. It subsequently changed its name to the Millersville State Normal School in 1859 and Millersville later became a state teacher’s college in 1928. It was renamed Millersville State College in 1957 and officially became Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 1983. Millersville is one of 14 state owned universities administered by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
and one of two schools located in south-central Pennsylvania.
Completed in 1894, Biemesderfer Executive Center, also known as the Old Library, is the centerpiece of Millersville University's campus. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees designated $27,500 for the construction of the library in 1891 with the contract awarded to Lancastrian D.H. Rapp, who submitted the lowest bid in a blind auction.
Millersville University runs and operates nine Residence Halls which are divided into the North Side (3 Halls) and South Side (6 Halls) of campus. The university has four residence halls which are designated for freshman
: Bard, Gaige, Hull, and Harbold. Diehm is the designated hall for students in the university Honors College. Hobbs, Gilbert, Lenhardt, Burrowes, and Diehm are for upperclassmen students, though freshmen may be placed in those halls as well.
The library on campus is called the Helen Ganser
Library. In September 2011, the University intends to close its library for two years in order to complete renovation.
Millersville University is one of 300 colleges and universities to maintain a chapter of Phi Kappa Phi
.
In 2011, it was ranked 67th by US News and World Report in the Regional Universities (North) category, making it "the highest ranked among the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
(PASSHE) universities in this category", and it ranked 18th in the Public Regional Universities (North) category. Washington Monthly ranked Millersville at 113 among Master's Universities. In a national comparison by Forbes Magazine of all undergraduate colleges based on the quality of the education they provide, the experiences of the students, and how much they achieve, Millersville University ranked 535 of the top 600.
The average class size is 25, with 77% of the classes ranging from 20-49 students, 17% having fewer than 20 students, and the remaining 5% having 50 students or more. The student to faculty ratio is 21:1, the university-wide average GPA for current students is 2.88, and the calendar is a 4-1-4.
Millersville University's Carnegie Classification is Master's Colleges and Universities (Larger programs), meaning it awards at least 200 Masters-level degrees per year.
The University's largest program is in Education and Teaching, with 319 degrees granted in the 2008-9 year. A close second is the program in Liberal Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences), with 301 degrees granted for the same year. Overall, Millersville has 55 undergraduate and 44 graduate degree programs leading to an Associate's degree
, Bachelor's degree
, or Master's degree
. It also offers Post-Bachelor's certificates and Post-Master's certificates. These degrees and certificates are offered across the following schools and colleges:
Division II teams (Wrestling competes as a Division I Independent). Millersville is a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
(PSAC) conference. Millersville University also has a premier men's rugby team that is a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union
and has had success competing on the Division I level, with an undefeated season and Championship victory in 2007.
(Agriculture), Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling), Epsilon Pi Tau
(Technology), Gamma Theta Upsilon
(Geography) Kappa Delta Pi
(Education), Omicron Delta Epsilon
(Economics), Phi Alpha (Social Work), Phi Alpha Theta
(History), Phi Eta Sigma
(First-Year Students), Phi Kappa Phi
(all-discipline), Phi Sigma lota (Foreign Languages), Pi Sigma Alpha
(political Science), Psi Chi
(Psychology) Sigma Pi Sigma
(Physics), Sigma Theta Tau
(Nursing), Upsilon Pi Epsilon
(Computing and Information Disciplines)
, Kappa Alpha Psi
, Lambda Chi Alpha
, Lambda Sigma Upsilon
, Tau Kappa Epsilon
, Sigma Tau Gamma
, Alpha Sigma Tau
, Alpha Xi Delta
, Chi Alpha Tau, Delta Sigma Theta
, Delta Zeta
, Mu Sigma Upsilon
, Sigma Gamma Rho
, Sigma Phi Delta, Zeta Phi Beta
(Honor Fraternity—mixed gender), Delta Phi Eta (Honor Sorority)
from the university’s Discrimination Policy. University administrators have not amended the policy, despite a popular petition. A “Silencing the Hate” campaign was held from April 16 to April 20, 2007 that included various educational seminars, discussion forums, and a “day of silence” protest.
Also in April 2007, Stacy Snyder, a 27-year old mother of two, filed a $75,000 federal lawsuit against the university alleging that she was denied a teaching certificate and education
diploma
as a result of a picture on her MySpace
page labeled “drunken pirate” in which she is shown drinking out of a yellow Mr. Goodbar
cup while wearing a pirate hat. The courts ruled against Stacy Snyder.
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
in Millersville, Pennsylvania
Millersville, Pennsylvania
Millersville is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 7,774.-Geography:Millersville is located at ....
, USA, 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
. Millersville University is a member 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...
.
History
Millersville University was established in 1855 as the Lancaster County Normal School, the first state normal schoolNormal school
A normal school is a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose is to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...
in Pennsylvania. It subsequently changed its name to the Millersville State Normal School in 1859 and Millersville later became a state teacher’s college in 1928. It was renamed Millersville State College in 1957 and officially became Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 1983. Millersville is one of 14 state owned universities administered by 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...
and one of two schools located in south-central Pennsylvania.
Campus
Millersville University is known for its campus and at the heart of the campus is Millersville's lake; home of Miller and S'ville, Millersville's resident swans, the pond was originally a brickyard in the 1800s.Completed in 1894, Biemesderfer Executive Center, also known as the Old Library, is the centerpiece of Millersville University's campus. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees designated $27,500 for the construction of the library in 1891 with the contract awarded to Lancastrian D.H. Rapp, who submitted the lowest bid in a blind auction.
Millersville University runs and operates nine Residence Halls which are divided into the North Side (3 Halls) and South Side (6 Halls) of campus. The university has four residence halls which are designated for freshman
Freshman
A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...
: Bard, Gaige, Hull, and Harbold. Diehm is the designated hall for students in the university Honors College. Hobbs, Gilbert, Lenhardt, Burrowes, and Diehm are for upperclassmen students, though freshmen may be placed in those halls as well.
The library on campus is called the Helen Ganser
Helen Ganser
Helen Alice Ganser was an American librarian. She became the first librarian at Millersville State Normal School in Millersville, Pennsylvania in 1911...
Library. In September 2011, the University intends to close its library for two years in order to complete renovation.
Academics
Phi Kappa Phi
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is an honor society established 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study and to promote the "unity and democracy of education"...
.
In 2011, it was ranked 67th by US News and World Report in the Regional Universities (North) category, making it "the highest ranked among 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...
(PASSHE) universities in this category", and it ranked 18th in the Public Regional Universities (North) category. Washington Monthly ranked Millersville at 113 among Master's Universities. In a national comparison by Forbes Magazine of all undergraduate colleges based on the quality of the education they provide, the experiences of the students, and how much they achieve, Millersville University ranked 535 of the top 600.
The average class size is 25, with 77% of the classes ranging from 20-49 students, 17% having fewer than 20 students, and the remaining 5% having 50 students or more. The student to faculty ratio is 21:1, the university-wide average GPA for current students is 2.88, and the calendar is a 4-1-4.
Millersville University's Carnegie Classification is Master's Colleges and Universities (Larger programs), meaning it awards at least 200 Masters-level degrees per year.
The University's largest program is in Education and Teaching, with 319 degrees granted in the 2008-9 year. A close second is the program in Liberal Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences), with 301 degrees granted for the same year. Overall, Millersville has 55 undergraduate and 44 graduate degree programs leading to an Associate's degree
Associate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
, Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
, or Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
. It also offers Post-Bachelor's certificates and Post-Master's certificates. These degrees and certificates are offered across the following schools and colleges:
- School of Education
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Science & Mathematics
- Honors College
- The College of Graduate and Professional Studies
Athletics
The Millersville Marauders participate in 21 intercollegiate varsity sports competing against other NCAANational Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division II teams (Wrestling competes as a Division I Independent). Millersville is a member of 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...
(PSAC) conference. Millersville University also has a premier men's rugby team that is a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union
Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union
The Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union is the Local Area Union for rugby union teams in Eastern and Central Pennsylvania, as well as Delaware and parts of New Jersey...
and has had success competing on the Division I level, with an undefeated season and Championship victory in 2007.
Academic
Alpha Epsilon Rho (Broadcasting), Alpha ZetaAlpha Zeta
Alpha Zeta is a professional fraternity for students and industry professionals in the agriculture and natural resources fields. Founded in 1897 at The Ohio State University, Alpha Zeta is the first and oldest collegiate society for agriculture...
(Agriculture), Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling), Epsilon Pi Tau
Epsilon Pi Tau
Epsilon Pi Tau is an international honor society for professions in technology.Membership in Epsilon Pi Tau may be at one of three levels: General Member, Laureate Member, and Distinguished Service Member. The latter two levels are attained through professional performance and accomplishment...
(Technology), Gamma Theta Upsilon
Gamma Theta Upsilon
Gamma Theta Upsilon is an international honor society in geography.-History:On May 15, 1928, a local professional fraternity by the name of Gamma Theta Upsilon was formed at Illinois State University under the guidance of Dr. R. G. Buzzard. Before that is was the Geography Club at Illinois State...
(Geography) Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, was founded in 1911 and was one of the first discipline-specific honor societies. Its membership is limited to the top 20 percent of those entering the field of education. Kappa Delta Pi claims over 600 chapters across North America and...
(Education), Omicron Delta Epsilon
Omicron Delta Epsilon
Omicron Delta Epsilon is an international honor society in the field of economics. Resulting from the merger of Omicron Delta Gamma and Omicron Chi Epsilon, ODE was founded in 1963 . Its board of trustees includes well-known economists such as Robert Lucas, Kenneth Arrow, and Robert Solow...
(Economics), Phi Alpha (Social Work), Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history.The society is a charter member of the Association of College Honor Societies and has over 350,000 members, with about 9,500 new members joining each year through 860 local chapters.-...
(History), Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Eta Sigma is an American freshman honor society. Founded at the University of Illinois on March 22, 1923, is the oldest and largest freshman honor society and now has more than three hundred chapters throughout the United States and more than 1 million members.-Eligibility:Any first-year...
(First-Year Students), Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Kappa Phi
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is an honor society established 1897 to recognize and encourage superior scholarship without restriction as to area of study and to promote the "unity and democracy of education"...
(all-discipline), Phi Sigma lota (Foreign Languages), Pi Sigma Alpha
Pi sigma alpha
Pi Sigma Alpha , the National Political Science Honor Society, is the only honor society for college and university students of political science in the United States. Its purpose is to recognize and promote high academic achievement in the field of political science...
(political Science), Psi Chi
Psi Chi
Psi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. With over 1,050 chapters, Psi Chi is one of the largest honor societies in the United States...
(Psychology) Sigma Pi Sigma
Sigma Pi Sigma
Sigma Pi Sigma is the National Physics Honor Society. It strives to promote physics at all stages, to promote fraternity between those who excel at physics, and to promote service among its members. It is closely associated with the Society of Physics Students .- External links :*...
(Physics), Sigma Theta Tau
Sigma Theta Tau
The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International exists to improve the health of people by increasing the scientific base of nursing research...
(Nursing), Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Upsilon Pi Epsilon : International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines, is the first and only existing one of its kind....
(Computing and Information Disciplines)
Social—fraternities
ACACIA, Alpha Phi AlphaAlpha Phi Alpha
Alpha 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 ...
, Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin...
, Lambda Chi Alpha
Lambda Chi Alpha
Lambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest men's secret general fraternities in North America, having initiated more than 280,000 members and held chapters at more than 300 universities. It is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded by Warren A. Cole, while he was a...
, Lambda Sigma Upsilon
Lambda Sigma Upsilon
Lambda Sigma Upsilon is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded on April 5, 1979 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey....
, Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the United States, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent...
, Sigma Tau Gamma
Sigma Tau Gamma
Sigma 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...
Social—sororities
Alpha Sigma AlphaAlpha Sigma Alpha
Alpha Sigma Alpha is a US national sorority founded on November 15, 1901 at the Virginia State Female Normal School in Farmville, Virginia...
, Alpha Sigma Tau
Alpha Sigma Tau
Alpha Sigma Tau is a national Panhellenic sorority founded on November 4, 1899, at Michigan State Normal College...
, Alpha Xi Delta
Alpha Xi Delta
Alpha 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...
, Chi Alpha Tau, Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta
Delta 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...
, Delta Zeta
Delta Zeta
Delta 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...
, Mu Sigma Upsilon
Mu Sigma Upsilon
Mu Sigma Upsilon is the first multicultural national sorority associated with the National Multicultural Greek Council.It is a non-profit Greek letter organization of college-educated women committed to academics, unification of all women and the services for their communities and...
, Sigma Gamma Rho
Sigma Gamma Rho
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded on the campus of Butler University on November 12, 1922, by seven school teachers in Indianapolis, Indiana...
, Sigma Phi Delta, Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta 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...
Academic and social
Phi Sigma PiPhi Sigma Pi
Phi Sigma Pi is a national coeducational honor fraternity based in the United States. The fraternity is a 501 not-for-profit organization incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania, with the purpose of fostering the ideals of scholarship, leadership and fellowship...
(Honor Fraternity—mixed gender), Delta Phi Eta (Honor Sorority)
Notable alumni
- Joseph Franklin BiddleJoseph Franklin BiddleJoseph Franklin Biddle was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Joseph F. Biddle was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Millersville State Teachers’ College at Millersville, Pennsylvania, in 1894 and from the law department of Dickinson...
, U.S. Congressman from PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe 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... - Black ThoughtBlack ThoughtTariq Trotter , better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots and occasional actor...
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) - Malik B of The RootsThe RootsThe Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
- Nicole BrewerNicole BrewerNicole Brewer is a former Miss Pennsylvania from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who now works as a news reporter.As a junior and senior in college, Brewer won two local pageant titles, including Miss Central Pennsylvania 2004 and Miss Allegheny Valley 2005...
, 2005 Miss PennsylvaniaMiss PennsylvaniaThe Miss Pennsylvania competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss America Pageant. Pennsylvania, including early years' city representatives, has won the Miss American crown on 5 occasions....
, digital journalist for KYW-TVKYW-TVKYW-TV, virtual channel 3, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. KYW-TV shares a studio facility with its sister station, CW flagship WPSG just north of Center City Philadelphia...
in Philadelphia, PA - Marriott Henry BrosiusMarriott Henry BrosiusMarriott Henry Brosius was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Education and military service:...
, U.S. Congressman from PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe 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... - Elizabeth H. FieldElizabeth H. FieldElizabeth Hirak Field is an academic scholar and professor in the University of Iowa’s Department of Internal Medicine.Field received her BS degree in Physics from Millersville University of Pennsylvania. She received her MD degree from Penn State's Hershey Medical Center where she also performed...
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, BA(mf), Best TSS to ever grace planet Earth , Elizabethtown School District - Chris KingChris King (politician)Christopher J. King was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives who represented the 142nd District from 2007 to 2008....
, Pennsylvania politician - John MillerJohn Miller-Politics:* John Miller , Governor of North Dakota, 1889–1891* John Miller , Governor of Missouri, 1826–1832; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1837–1843...
, former executive producer for JackassJackass (TV series)jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002, featuring people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and pranks...
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and Jackass: The MovieJackass: The MovieJackass: The Movie is a 2002 American reality film directed by Jeff Tremaine with the tagline "Do not attempt this at home." It is a riskier and uncensored continuation of the stunts and pranks by the various characters of the MTV television series Jackass, which had completed its unique series...
for MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.... - Robb RiddickRobb RiddickRobbert Lee Riddick was an American football running back in the NFL who played for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Millersville University....
, former NFL player - Sean ScottSean ScottSean Scott is an Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker playing currently for the Philadelphia Soul. He went to Millersville University...
, Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker for the Philadelphia SoulPhiladelphia SoulThe Philadelphia Soul are an Arena Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They began play in as an expansion team. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the American Conference. They won their first ArenaBowl in 2008, defeating the San Jose SaberCats 59–56 in ArenaBowl XXII... - Mike Tyler, syndicated radio co-host of the The Todd-n-Tyler Radio Empire on KEZO-FMKEZO-FMKEZO-FM , better known as Z-92, is an album-oriented rock radio station in Omaha, Nebraska. It is owned by Journal Broadcast Group.Todd-n-Tyler host the station's morning show, with a replay starting at 10:00 P.M....
based out of Omaha, NE, and heard on the radio - Robert Smith WalkerRobert Smith WalkerRobert Smith Walker, popularly known as Bob Walker, is a former American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1977 to 1997. He was known for his fiery rhetoric and knowledge of parliamentary procedure.Born in Bradford,...
, U.S. Congressman from PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe 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... - Bob Van DillenBob Van DillenRobert S. Van Dillen , is an American meteorologist currently working on the Morning Express with Robin Meade show on CNN Headline News....
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, professional football player, Seattle Seahawks - Eliphalet Oram LyteEliphalet Oram LyteEliphalet Oram Lyte was an American teacher and author of grammar and composition textbooks. He is credited as the composer of the tune to the popular song "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in the publication The Franklin Square Song Collection...
, was a teacher for Millersville and wrote modern "Row Row Row Your Boat"
Controversies
In April 2007, The Snapper, the university's student newspaper, published an article that highlighted the omission of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientationSexual orientation
Sexual orientation describes a pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to the opposite sex, the same sex, both, or neither, and the genders that accompany them. By the convention of organized researchers, these attractions are subsumed under heterosexuality, homosexuality,...
from the university’s Discrimination Policy. University administrators have not amended the policy, despite a popular petition. A “Silencing the Hate” campaign was held from April 16 to April 20, 2007 that included various educational seminars, discussion forums, and a “day of silence” protest.
Also in April 2007, Stacy Snyder, a 27-year old mother of two, filed a $75,000 federal lawsuit against the university alleging that she was denied a teaching certificate and education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
diploma
Diploma
A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic degree. In countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, the word diploma refers to...
as a result of a picture on her MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page labeled “drunken pirate” in which she is shown drinking out of a yellow Mr. Goodbar
Mr. Goodbar
Mr. Goodbar is a chocolate-flavored candy bar containing peanuts, whose packaging can be easily identified by its distinctive yellow background and red text. It is manufactured by The Hershey Company and was introduced in 1925...
cup while wearing a pirate hat. The courts ruled against Stacy Snyder.